The Lantern of Love of the Gods

Chapter 5 Two Mysteries

"You can only make things worse, Al! Our family reputation is ruined, our business is on the brink of bankruptcy as well. You should be able to think more maturely and avoid reckless actions that only add to the problem. Now I don't know what else to do. Love's business has made you dark in the eyes."

"But, Father...."

"What?" Cut off master Akbar.

"Nico ruined my life."

"Jeez, Alvino!" Mr. Akbar was furious. "In this world even all women can be crazy about you and you let yourself be slumped by one woman? You idiot! You're a weak man!"

"I don't like what should be mine being taken by someone else. It's not about a father's weakness or strength. I was proving the persistence of my struggle to have what I wanted."

"Already, you don't need to worry about love. I've chosen Rania's replacement. Your meeting is arranged tomorrow. Make sure you don't disappoint me!"

Alvino's mouth can only gap and clench. It was hard to find his voice so surprised. Really news this is another heavier blow. It was easy for his father to deal with matters of the heart, as if it was just a trivial matter.

"Dad..."

"Suppose this is your punishment because you shot Nico. You're still lucky that Nico wasn't dead. If the child dies, your punishment will be far more severe than marrying a girl you don't love."

"Dad can't determine my way of life!"

"Oh, of course it could be Alvino. That's so easy."

"It's not forever that your money and power can control someone's life, Dad. I gotta..."

Alvino suddenly appears a very familiar female figure on the screen of Mr Akbar's smartphone through a video call. The figure that Alvino often misses.

The woman smiled.

"Alvinoku dear," she softly brushed a motherly tone.

"What cunning trick did you do?"

"none. Just wanted to grant your wish all along to communicate with your real mother."

"Mother! Tell me where Mom is now. I'll come get you. I'll give you a good life and free you from the hell you've created."

His mother just shook her head full of an understated smile.

"Not my son. Mom here is fine. I'm happy even though I don't deny I miss you very much. It would be better if you stayed here. Your presence will only destroy your future. Mistakes you have made in the past cannot be forgiven by the public. You have to live with your father. Only your father can give you a good life."

"No Mother." Alvino shook his head strongly.

"There is no mistake that cannot be forgiven. There is no sin that cannot be forgiven."

"Alvino my son, if so then forgive your sister. He also made mistakes but you can forgive him, right?"

Alvino swallowed his own words. He can only be silent.

"Your father is right if you have to get up and reorganize your life. Meet the girl, baby. This is Mom's request. Please don't be rejected. I'm sure the girl can be the cure for your heartache."

Alvino.

"Will you promise me to get up again?"

Silence has no answer.

"Your time is running out Al. After this you won't know when else you can communicate with your mother. Make your choice now!" Tuak Akbar.

"I..."

"Alright, Mom. I promise."

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Bruukkkk!!!

Someone hit Alvino to make him almost strayed back. The file he was holding slipped and scattered.

"Ah, fuck!" Alvino.

He immediately picked up the sheets of paper scattered in the front yard of his office. In the midst of his busy picking up paper he saw a pair of feet clad in short socks and black shoes, a short gray skirt covers her legs to the lower limit of the furrow featuring the calf skin of the owner of the foot that is smooth white like porcelain. Curious. Alvino raised his gaze on the face of the owner of the leg.

The one being stared at actually displayed a sinless expression. He never hit Alvino. Moreover, making him bother with the business of picking up scattered papers. Piqued. Alvino quickly tidied up his file and then got up with an angry expression.

"Have no eyes?" Alvino asked in a snapping tone. Honestly, his mood has never been really good since he failed to get married. Especially early in the morning he was more sentimental.

"Have Bang" replied the girl in the high school uniform with a centile.

"Gini has no eyes" he continued.

Cih, what's beautiful? Uh, but wait a minute. That girl is beautiful. Her nose was flat, her eyes were beautiful, and her lips were tiny like dolls.

Ah, what the hell Al, even so pay attention to the girl. Conscious, let's be aware.

Alvino is trying to control himself.

"Heh, if you have eyes to wear. Don't see if anyone else hastily got hit."

"Yee... Brother is very fierce. I wasn't intentionally. It's not just my brother who is in a hurry. I'm also."

"Don't call me brother! Is it a meatball?"

"What does he want to call?" Asked the girl in a slightly seductive tone, like the boy was not really her behavior. It was fortunate that she was beautiful, let alone that her eyes, were extremely beautiful. His eyelashes look natural and his eyeballs look brilliant.

"For whatever reason do you call me. Like we'll just meet again. This is weird anyway. Just this time I saw a schoolboy passing through this office."

"Okay, Bang. I told you I was in a hurry. This is a shortcut to my school. So, I'm through here. Strange according to brother?"

Hmmm.. It makes sense also the answer, inner Alvino.

"Well, if you want to go to school. I'm busy, wasting my time."

"Don't you think you're wasting my time? I should have arrived at school. Because my brother is angry I'm still here. I don't want to know if you have to take me to school!"

"Males!"

"That's no responsibility!"

"What responsibility? You're the one who hit. You should have been my assistant all day."

"Not a bad idea."

Mad girl, thought Alvino.

"You want to skip school?"

"Lho was the brother himself who said he was told responsibility. Yeah, I had to skip school."

"Suell up."

Alvino stepped into the office. Lazy response to the affairs of the crazy High School girl is unclear. This morning's meeting was far more important to save his company than serving an obscure boy who came from the middle of a barantah.

Just as Alvino set foot in the lobby he felt an awkwardness. How not, suddenly all eyes were on him. Okay, this is not unusual considering Alvino is indeed handsome and popular. But this time it was a little different. Not a look of amazement but a question mark.

Cue. Alvino continued his steps until he reached the door of his study.

"Who are you Al?" Reno asked, he was Alvino's secretary and best friend since childhood.

Alvino. He realized that the high school girl was following him. It is appropriate that from entering the lobby there are many pairs of eyes that observe it.

"Know Kak, my name is Jelita," he said as he reached out.

A name that matches his face, Jelita. Inner Alvino. He was busy nagging the girl without even asking her what her name was. Alvino, after all, thought the meeting was just a short coincidence. No one would think if this crazy girl would follow him into the office.

"I'm Reno." He shook Jelita's hand.

"Your name is beautiful, just like the man."

Jelita smiled, she blushed in embarrassment at the praise. Alvino was disgusted to hear Reno's praise. Stale, all crocodile men have used the trick of seduction gombal thousands of times. Surprisingly, women still like the seduction of stale models so. Unknowingly Alvino himself had time to make up if the name and the face of Jelita fit.

Reno let go of their hands, then walked up to Alvino to whisper.

"Morning bring flocking to the office. Who is Al?"

"Child..."

"I'm Abang Al's new boyfriend, brother. Isn't that Bang?"

Goggled. Both Alvino and Reno were equally surprised by Jelita's statement. It's good to confess to Alvino's girlfriend. Girlfriend from Hong Kong? I just met you this morning. Jesus, Alvino really wants to snap Jelita's head.

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In the next episode, readers. In this episode there are two unanswered mysteries. First, it was Alvino's mother's fault. What the hell did Alvino's mother do that the public couldn't forgive? Second, who is Jelita? Well, to get the answer, see the next episode of the story of the Lantern of Love of the Gods. 😄😄😄