The Love of the Sinner

Chapter 72. Retaliation for the Barata Family

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Chapter 72

     Hearing his mother's words, Rangga did not necessarily believe. If Aulia whom he met when they were in Pesantren Al-Ikhlas it is Aulia his lover, and now he is the personal assistant of his best friend, Alvan. 

"Why is Aulia not being honest with me that it was her? Does she hate me that much?" rangga asked the monologue to himself.

"Oh my God, I know that I was the first to ask him to fall into the pit of sin. Forgive me for the sins of Aulia and my sins. I hope Aulia doesn't hold any hatred in her heart, but there's another reason why she's avoiding me" Rangga murmured.

     The man is now busy helping Ilham, his younger brother Iqbal. He is trusted by Pearl to help and supervise the company he just owned with the help of papi Kenzo and Alvan. Rangga was also now able to bring Safiyah to his house. The little girl was medicine for Rangga, in a time when she felt tired and tired. Moreover, his mother often daydreamed and his papa who continued to want to meet him, but was forbidden.

"Safiyah, you take care of grandma first, huh? I'll open the door first. There seems to be a guest," pinta Rangga on the adopted child.

"Yes." Yeah." Safiyah also brought her favorite teddy bear and approached Shinta.

     The middle-aged woman looked at the little boy who was staring at her with an innocent look. Suddenly, Shinta remembers the dreams that have haunted her for five years. Yusril dreams and the baby girl who always torments her in her dreams. He had to go to a psychiatrist. Even so, the dream still bothers him every night.

"Sana, go!" Send Shinta to Safiyah.

"Papa's word should take care of grandma," Safiyah replied with her clear eyeballs and cute smile.

"Go! You're gonna kill me, aren't you?" Shinta glared at Safiyah so that the little boy would not approach her. However, the name of the boy sometimes does not want to listen to the words of adults, if the person does not click with his heart.

     Meanwhile, the guest who came to Rangga's house was Damar, his father. She comes every day and asks Shinta to come home.

"Papa, don't force mama just now. It will get worse" Rangga said.

"But—" said Damar cut off.

"Assalamu'alaikum," greetings someone at the door.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," replied Rangga and Damar.

"Damar, you haven't managed to persuade Shinta?" mulyono asked, Damar's brother.

"No, Bang. Although it was not as hysterical as before, but Shinta did not want to be brought home," replied Damar.

"Why weren't you honest with us from the beginning? There could have been a solution at that time," Mulyono said.

"I was confused, scared, and unsure. So after that incident I always ask Shinta to always follow me if going out of town," said Damar with a face full of regret.

"So you said a long time ago, find a real business friend. You have to be smart in choosing business friends. If they are asking for something that is not true, do not follow it. If they threaten to break the rope, don't be afraid. Allah is Most Rich, there are still many good entrepreneurs or investors who do not like to do such things," explained Mulyono and Damar just silent and nod.

"What, are you sure that he's papa's biological son? It could not be just papa sleeping with her," asked Rangga.

"Of course, papa used to do DNA tests and the results were positive" Damar replied.

"His name is also mother and son, Om," replied Rangga with a smile mocking him while Damar was just silent.

"Until forgot. Om came here to say, you didn't interfere in the apartment building business that used to be run by Barata, did you?" mulyono asked Rangga with a serious look.

"Mega luxury apartment project that means, Om?" ask Rangga.

"Yes, you weren't involved in this project, were you?" Mulyono.

"No, Om. Why?" Rangga felt suspicious when Mulyono looked at him with eyes filled with anxiety and now looked relieved.

"It turns out Barata committed fraud against prospective buyers of the apartment. He promised a super luxurious apartment, but it was not in accordance with what he had promised. Because they think the apartment is ordinary not in accordance with the money they spend. Now hundreds of people reported Damar and his wife to the police," Mulyono explained and made Rangga surprised.

"So, my two ex-in-laws are suspected fraud cases?"

"Yes, and now they're at large." 

'This is a vengeance from God to the family of Barata. After life becomes poor and have nothing now they have to deal with the police, Rangga's inner.

"Rangga, what's wrong?" asked Damar because he saw his son was still pensive.

"The Barata family once tortured a child to the point of becoming disabled. Perhaps this is a vengeance from God" replied Rangga.

"What's? Who has Barata tortured?" mulyono and Damar asked simultaneously.

"Pearl of aunt Marni's biological child with her first husband. If his name is not wrong Darmawan, Om Kenzo knows the person well. He said they were good friends first" replied Rangga.

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Alvan is pleased. He had just finished depositing memorization and was tested by Halima's grandmother and Joseph's grandfather. He said he could become a prayer priest for his family later.

"Alhamdulillah, means that if I already have a wife I can be the priest of prayer" said Alvan.

"Although so, try again memorizing other verses. Likewise with hadith, read, understand, and practice. If you do not understand ask people who understand and understand the science of Islam, do not let you just follow without knowing where the science comes from," said Yusuf's grandfather.

"Yes, insha Allah, Cake. Alvan family also now often take part in studies in several places," said Alvan.

"Allah, may you and the whole family always be Istiqomah on the straight path that is riddled by God" said Joseph's grandfather.

"Aamiin, insha Allah may be granted."

"Then, Cake. I want to edit Aulia, can I?" whispered Alvan.

"If so, ask Aulia directly. You two pray istikharah ask for the best. Whatever it takes, believe me it's the best for you" replied Joseph's grandfather.

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What was Aulia's answer, huh? Insha Allah I try to end the month Aulia story is finished. Hopefully given smooth thinking and typing 😁. Wait for it to go on, yeah.