Rita(The Adventure of the Conglomerate Grandchild)
Chapter 74: Greg's Funeral
One of the young businessmen, Gregory Hammington, husband of actress Ashley Hammington . Gregory struggled with a long-standing chronic illness. He breathed his last in the hospital at 10:00 a.m. The burial will be held in two days at the funeral home of “Forever Love” and will be buried at the family cemetery, according to news from online media read by Rita this morning. He passed the news on to Andi.
“It looks like the family hid the cause of death Greg” Andi said after reading the news.
“Why?” ask Rita
“Suicide is a disgrace to the family, not to mention in the eyes of religion, Greg is a Catholic, could-can the church will refuse the funeral.” Answer Andi again
“But Greg survived, according to the news he struggled for two days.”
“Means help lo useful tuh Rit, because he had critical.”
“If there is life insurance can be liquid not kak?”
“Know brother that death caused by suicide usually can not be claimed, but do not know the story if he can last two days.”
“It should be yes brother, although he is a rude person, Rita pity his wife, at least he can continue living with her husband's insurance money. Uh I got an email, a funeral invitation.”
“Lo invited?”
“Not, om Radian, his funeral is two days away.”
“Om is still in Tokyo right?”
“Iya”
“Daniel?”
“Come Om to Tokyo, time not controlled!”
“Means lo who came Rit!”
“But the ceremony in the church sister, it includes worship right?, in religion we follow the worship of other religions can not be?”
“Then it comes just after the funeral, do not fit in the church, many kogs are so. There used to be relatives of grandfathers who died, grandfathers came to the cemetery, this will also respect the deceased and also save our faith, said grandfather.”
“Ah right too, wise grandfather also yes!”
“Yaa hence called grandfather, hehehe”
“Kak Andi want to come with us to snack?”
“Whose name?”
“Rita and aunt Saye”
“Do not want ah, girls chat is not endless. I will not understand.”
“Oh yes already, yesterday Auntie said tell ngajak brother Andi, let's race.”
“No friend wants to come see Andi's drone prototype, if he likes. We can start production.”
“Wah cool nih kak Andi become a businessman.”
“Not yet Rit, I'm still learning this, so I'm long here, actually a lot I want to ask grandfather, uh he even fled abroad.”
“After sister!”
“Neither ah, later Geer's grandfather, he if Geer is fussy, feel needed so, nanyanya later if he has gone home.”
“Actually brother Andi same Grandpa his personality is similar, both are high prestige. Uh higher, Andi anyway. “
“Iya?”
“It seems so, because grandpa once said you have to do well brother Andi so want to stay here for a long time.”
“Kakek tuh strange, he told all his friends, have a granddaughter, very happy he, uh granddaughter punished already once he lived-stay, strange right?” andi ngotong
“Oh yes, right also Kak, does Rita have to prestige also like Andi's sister, so that grandfather does not miss Rita?”
“Yaa try Rit!”
“Saranya will Rita consider kak!”
The next day, Rita reports Greg to Radian via a VC at the office.
“Hmm..so ya?”
“Iya sir, his funeral is tomorrow afternoon!.”
“Rita replace me yes!, can you? Just come after the funeral, if you can approach Ashley and entertain her.”
“Good sir!”
“The brown envelope in the closet, well sir!”, after VC Rita did as requested by Radian, she took out the Envelope that read Ashley, when she closed the closet back by accident she pressed something. The big cupboard shifted, Rita was very shocked and confused.
“What's new?” muttered,
There's a room in the closet. Before going deeper into the room, Rita closed the office door first and locked it from the inside. After that, he returned to the room in the closet. The room inside the closet was quite spacious, there was a massage chair, and a small bar. There is also a bathroom and elevator. He got into the elevator, there are only 2 buttons there, 35th floor and a parking lot.
“It looks like this elevator that brought Om, directly from the parking lot to here” muttered Rita. He got out of the elevator and walked around the room.
“This is the room where Om” muttered again.
Then he came out of the room, confused about how to close the room. He tried to move the closet
“Weight, how to close it!” he panicked
He looked for secret buttons around the closet
“Normally here!” muttered
“Well this is it!” he pushed that button
Sound of shift again. It turned out that the closet shifted and opened another narrower room . As Rita grew curious, she walked into the smaller room, and she saw the collection that Radian had hidden. Rita smiles at the collection of Radian who turns out to be a Blink. Blink is a fandom name for Blackpink fans, Korean k-pop. There are also photos of Radia with Blackpink members, even seen he had vacationed together on his cruise ship.
“Wahhh, Om Radian quietly nge-Blink!” he muttered with a smile, then he walked out of the room and pressed the button earlier, the sound of the closet shifting shut. Then he pressed a button somewhere else from the closet, this time the closet shifted and closed the larger secret room. Rita tidied up the scars of the room
“Don't get caught, later can be critical!” He muttered, after which he exited his boss' room with a brown envelope that read Ashley.
The next day at 3 pm, the funeral was carried out, sobs of relatives accompanied the entry of bodies into the grave. Greg's father, sobbing like a child, beside his daughter Georgina, Greg's sister, he was also crying. Suddenly Ashley shouted, she cried loudly, everyone present was shocked. Her crying was heartbreaking, making those present also shed tears. After the grave is closed one by one the guests leave the cemetery, Rita who accidentally came late, tried to approach Ashley, but before that happened Georgina approached Ashley, and said something
“Acting a nice big brother IPar!” she was upset, Ashley did not reply to her words
“My sister is stuck by a cheap actress like you, her business is failing, you are such an unlucky carrier wife! Georgina said again.
“All Greg assets have been liquid, some debts related to papa company have been paid off, the rest you who bear as his wife. I hear you're the one who pushed him to expand until he lost. I also guarantee you will get nothing from us other than to bear the debt you made yourself!” after saying this, he left Ashley alone, distraught, empty-hearted.
Rita waits for everyone to leave, Ashley is alone at Greg's funeral, and none of Greg's relatives come near or comfort her.
Rita approaches Ashley
“Bu Ashley!” sapana
Ashley looked up, and looked at Rita, a familiar face, as she hugged Rita and cried out. Rita rubbed Ashley's back gently, after Ashley calmed down Rita took her somewhere, she felt sure no one would notice their departure, especially Greg's family who hated Ashley.
Rita's car stopped somewhere, a green field, where there was a car selling drinks and food. Rita bought Ashley a coffee and a hot dog. He himself drank only tea.
“ini bu!” Rita gives coffee and 2 hot dogs
“Thank you!, you really are Radian's nephew, very kind. This is the second time you buy a hungry person.” Ashley ate the hot dog voraciously, apparently she hasn't eaten since yesterday
“You want this?” ask him to Rita for the second hot dog.
“No, for mom only.” He went back to the food truck and bought some more coffee and some hamburgers and fries.
Rita's serving Ashley a hamburger,
Ashley received it with pleasure, biting the hamburger, then stopped at the second bite, then she cried bitterly.
“Huaaahhh..” His cries are like a child.
this “Hamburger reminds me of my first date with Radian.” He put his burger down and drank his second coffee.
“You've heard, if me and Radian ever dated?” ask Ashley
Rita nodded
“Then, Radian and I were dating, we spent our college days as a couple. Then a producer offered me a model for jewelry. From there many offers to be a model, presenter, even starring in the film.” Ashley's Story
Rita just listened, occasionally she sipped warm Tea and tasted fries.
“Greg is my loyal fan. He always supported me. My heart turned away from Radian, I broke his heart and chose Greg as my husband. Greg's family didn't approve of our marriage, because of our different backgrounds, his family threatened not to give him an inheritance if he married me. But he insisted, we stay married, and he gave me the Ashton hotel as a wedding gift.”
“Three years we lived abroad, Greg started financial difficulties, but he always forced himself and gave me all-expensive stuff. I just found out, it turns out he was jealous of Radian. He read Forbes magazine about Radian as a successful entrepreneur. Greg was afraid I left him and went back to Radian.”
“When his business failed, he started gambling and drinking, every time he went home smelling alcohol. He also started to lightly hand against me. I have never been treated harshly by anyone. Greg's rant, offending me, had thought of me returning to Radian. I'm a really shameless woman.” His words are self-abusing
“Meeting Me and Radian at the hotel, it was the first banquet time we arrived here. I tried to seduce Radian, but she seemed to have no more taste for me. But Greg wants to take advantage of my closeness to Radian. He forced me to approach Radian, but Radian subtly rejected me. His refusal only challenged me, I had to do the right thing. I sold all Greg's gifts to help pay off his business debts. Jewelry, home, hotel, land, clothes – clothes I bought with my hard work as an actress have also been sold. Just eating everyday is hard. I can't owe, my credit card is rejected, they're afraid I can't pay the debt. The loan sharks were like endless cancer gnawing at us. I was no longer strong, so I filed for divorce. Greg is hurt, and he knows how much I still love him, but his treatment and words hurt my heart. His words and ill-treatment were toxic to me, I was determined to get out of this situation. Coming back from zero, it looks like Greg can't accept my decision. Now Greg's family blames me for causing Greg's suicide and forcing Greg to do business beyond his means. Now what should I do?” roar
Rita holds Ashley's hand, then she gives him a brown envelope. Ashley saw a brown envelope with her name on it, written on a piece of paper. The paper listed repayment of debts from loan sharks that are officially branded and protected by state law so that they can no longer collect debts to Ashley. In addition, Radian also gave money of 50,000 USD to Ashley to start a new life in America. Ashley reads the letter from Radian, and she cries again, then she hugs Rita tightly. This time his cry was more relieved than before.
There was no news of actress Ashley Hammington following her husband's funeral.
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