
The sedan car they were riding through a large three-meter-high fence after waiting less than five minutes for security confirmed to the host, then drove deeper through the park that Ashqar had never seen before in the yard of anyone he had ever visited. Decorated with flowers, ornamental plants and some trees, the front yard was much more luxurious than the front yard of the house in general. Even from behind the car glass, Ashqar can see how well-maintained and green the garden grass is.
Pensive ashqar, the shadow of Alvin and Zain playing on the green grass filled the mind. It is imagined if the beloved krucil duo will feel at home playing in the spacious yard, maybe Safira or himself will have trouble shouting both to rest and finish the game. Unfortunately, Ashqar daydreams broke up as the car stopped slowly and the driver got off the seat. He noticed how the yellow man was circling the car and opened the back door where Rafa was sitting.
“You want to see when you sit on the floor?” said Rafa who attracted Ashqar's attention. “Don't tell me you wish Fikri had opened your door?”
Ashqar clucked instead of responding to his brother-in-law. Then he took his place beside Rafa while continuing to pay attention to the surroundings. Ashqar does not know who the figure of “one who can solve this problem”, but he clearly realized that the person is not an ordinary person. And more than his curiosity about it, Ashqar was much more interested in how much he did not know about Rafa.
“Pak Aditya.” Sapa a short-statured man who walked from inside the house. “Please come with me. I'm in the backyard,”
Rafa and Ashqar follow the man, walking around a classic European-style mansion through a walkway made of natural stone to reach the back porch. From a distance Ashqar could see a middle-aged man, perhaps his age-in-law, focusing on the newspaper on the table.
After the man who escorted them approached the host, they were called over. Rafa and the man shake hands, asking for news, and then Rafa introduces Ashqar. Being the only person who knew nothing in the middle of the water flow surfing chat made Ashqar choose to be quiet and ask themselves, what are they really doing here?
“So what help do you need?”
Rafa exhaled a smooth breath, squeezing his fingers on the table. “I'm actually embarrassed to bother Mr. Han this early.”
Handoko laughed crisply until her eyes narrowed. “Bad child.” Handoko threw a mischievous look. “You think I don't know you. I told you, you need anything tell me.”
Rafa raised one corner of his lips that made Ashqar shudder, his in-laws aura changing as fast as the wind. “I am sure the help I requested will be very easy to do by Mr. Han.” Rafa reached out a hand, grabbing the teacup in front of him. “By the way, how is Mr Handoko's business? Smoothly?” ask, then sip tea.
Handoko, a middle-aged man, is one of the richest businessmen in Indonesia with billions of rupiah worth of assets, someone who has long struggled in the coal and natural minerals business. He had already met many people with all sorts of characters and traits, but only Rafa made him feel disinclined.
“Which business?” tanya Handoko interspersed with laughter. “Coal is safe, although yesterday had obstacles that you know yourself. Other business smoothly aja.”
Quickly Handoko's expression turned serious and she straightened up. “Is there a problem I don't know, Dit?”
As Rafa chuckled, all attention was on him. Even Ashqar was increasingly clueless about the current situation.
“I don't know if Mr. Handoko knows this or not.”
“Aditya, please do not convolve.”
The atmosphere between the two men of different ages was suddenly high. However, a moment later the tension slowly decreased when Rafa thrust his phone in front of Handoko.
“I want gossip about this woman, who deliberately your management made immediately stopped.”
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This novel is not on hiatus, but also the update is not clear 😢
I don't want to give you an update schedule and an appointment every day, afraid I can't keep an appointment. You see now again the preparation of audits from BPK, gaes. So please forgive me