The Love That Remains

grandfather invitation

the time went fast, Darwin was still struggling with his work until the clock showed at 18:00, his mind was chaotic, not to mention the debate this morning with malika made his concentration a little faded because mind2 that much disturbed him.

aldo and Wulan were revising some files, they were still in the same room as Darwin, some phone calls made the wulan look busy, and the aldo was pacing back and forth checking the phone and files alternately,but darwin..he seemed to forget where he was, since his eyes were staring at the file but not with his mind, but not with his mind,the sad face of malika and the tears that bore in the round eyes continued to haunt darwin ever since he sat in the chair of his greatness, what a feeling this is, what a feeling this is,clearly he felt uneasy since leaving for work leaving Malika this morning.

in darwin's apartment, ben was standing staring at the pias-faced mallika, he knew the woman had been afraid since her arrival, but he could not explain at the mail the reason for picking up the malika at this time, he knew that she was afraid since then,he only received orders from his great master, went to pick up his young lady and brought her to the big house.

maybe he will be maki again by Darwin as a traitor, he thought.

"what darwin will also come?." malika ventured to ask, even though he doubted whether he would be answered by ben or not, the color he knew, ben would have thought that he already knew the answer.

"young master was also invited by miss, but I'm not sure he would accept it." ben replied naturally, he did not want to give hope to malika.

"is there to have dinner with the rest of the family?I mean not just me and the chairman? there will be aunts, uncles or anyone else in the family, right?it's an invitation to a big family, isn't it?."

"no miss, just you and the chairman."

"why?."

"this color is just an ordinary dinner invitation, just you and the chairman."

"yes but why only me and the chairman, explain the more mailed, ben secretary you will know that I am very afraid of facing2n with the chairman, what if later I can not say2 in front of the chairman."

"then you just shut up and say it's okay every chief says something, miss." ben looks at the watch in his hand, he feels it's time he brought his young lady. "let's miss, see,please grab your bags and we'll get to the car to hurry."

"wait, I can call darwin first, I have to ask permission my husband dulukan if he wants to go out of the apartment." Malika grabbed hp on the table, but quickly ben first took the thing, he said,malika was shocked and panicked.

"sorry miss, the chairman said you are not allowed to contact anyone including your husband, your phone while I'm going to keep it, we should leave soon miss, the chairman is very unwilling to wait."

am I being kidnapped?why does it look like I'm in a threat. Malika did not respond, she was fixated so surprised at the actions of ben just grabbed her cellphone quickly, and when she regained consciousness, she was stunned,ben grabbed his bag on the couch.

"let me take it, here's my bag." Malika's hands seized with annoyance and trembling, ben just nodded, then told malika to come out first before they finally walked towards the car park.

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in the office, at exactly 20:00

"sir darwin, there's a phone call, he said invite the father to the big house now." wulan gave information that immediately made aldo and darwin stop his activities at the table respectively2, he said, aldo stared at the look on the face of darwin who had been tired with the pile of files now increasing irritated that made him throw a pen in his hand.

"what am I there for?."dukas darwin, wulan to nervous in such a cynical gaze.

"eumm..I don't know sir, just called me an invitation to a regular evening, it looks like a family dinner invitation."

"tell him I won't come." Darwin grabbed the pen he had thrown, wulan nodded his head to carry out the order, but before the wulan returned to the phone, darwin's phone rang,making all eyes including aldo staring at the desk darwin, ben's name appears on the screen of the phone."click" darwin raised it.

"come, your wife is here now" said 2 ben who was heard before the greeting darwin across there, when the face of Darwin changed, his hands clenched the grayish hungga, laki2 was restrained.

"the traitor's base."maki darwin, he threw his cell phone until it hit the feet of aldo, wulan and aldo was surprised and stood together from their seats, he said,instantly panicked to see their boss arriving2 craze grabbed the jass hanging on the shoulder of his chair with an angry face and clenched hands hard.

"what's win?where are you going?." asked aldo, he reflexively followed Darwin's steps, who walked quickly out his office door.

"after today's work, continue tomorrow, send them all home."command darwin, he's in front of the elevator now.

"but...loe where are you going?".

aldo still looked confused and worried

"gua had to accept grandfather's invitation, and I had to beat ben because I had dared to kidnap the cave wife to get there." Darwin's hand hit the elevator door that had not yet opened, Aldo understood now,he patted darwin's shoulder and squeezed it slowly, trying to resuscitate his best friend who might be crazy there.

"settle your mind first win, who knows brother-in-law is only invited to dinner."tukas aldo

yaelah, very sensitive really use realize I call the bininya brother-in-law, but again angry2 also.aldo grunt2 in the heart

"iya2 so the cave says elo think clear first do not get angry2 first, fear there brother.I mean I'm loe's wife just really doank dinner."

"my grandfather wouldn't do that just for dinner, he'd have meant that, when he couldn't reach me, he'd use a malika for his gun, ah jerk...pantesan from earlier my feeling was not good left him alone in the apartment." darwin back upset, lif open, rush2 he entered and left aldo who was wasting his breath tired, tired, and,he had to go back to the room darwin to clean up everything left there.

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malika is pias-faced, she is like running out of energy when holding a knife and fork in her hand, in front of her a plate containing a very tempting piece of meat can not arouse the taste of malika who is fixated sitting there. although it looked calm, it could not be denied that his tiny little body trembled slightly in fear, karna realized, the old man he called grandfather was at the end of the chair there, he was at the end of the chair,they are only limited by a long dining table, in the middle2 of the table, a beautiful candle lit together with fresh fruit2n dominates the color on the table.

"eat.after that you can go with him." the grandfather wiped his mouth with a handkerchief available at a nearby table,he then went up the stairs that led him to the upper floor where his room was, his face was cold and his steps were upright despite his age, the grandfather did not look weak sick people, he said,he looks handsome though wrinkles do not disguise the time he has passed, his aura remains the same as before, when he was young and a lot of passion to fight anything that prevents him.

nana approached the malika who was still limp in her dining chair, she gave the malika a cold melon juice, then nana pulled the chair to sit near the mallika who woke up and now cried in her arms,nana's hand was raised and stroking her hair full of love, she knew the girl must have been terrified after going through dinner that she never imagined, whatever they were talking about, but nana knew, after dinner,the chairman must have been very intimidating malika until 2 the little body of this girl shaken in his arms.

"it's okay 2 miss, don't cry, everything will be fine 2 in time." nana tried to strengthen, but Malika increasingly cried hiding her head on nana's shoulder, there's bitter implied in nana's face, nana,he was very upset with the chairman who made Malika scared like this, fortunately darwin was not with him, if darwin to see this is possible.....

"why are you crying." the voice echoed in the corner2 of the room, nana and malika gasped in shock, Darwin came from the direction of the entrance, hastu2 malika raised her head and wiped her tears, she said,nana stood up wanting to get closer to the direction darwin came.

"young master.". nana's steps came to a halt as darwin stared at her furiously, as if the gaze was an arrow bow piercing into his chest hinting at his dislike for his current treatment.

"didnana not look after him as long as he was brought here? did nana not prevent it when the old man might threaten her? I was very disappointed nana, did not come back to my place because I would take her away." darwin stepped again, approaching the now aghast malika standing from his seat he saw a sad nana.

"honey, nanana took care of me since, he even entertained when I felt afraid alone, not so to nana, apologize to nana" said Malika anxiously, said,but darwin instead wiped the remaining 2 tears that had fallen on his cheek, his face looked very upset, his breathing was hunting irregularly.

"why are you crying?what is Grandpa talking to you about?did he threaten you?tell me don't lie to me." darwin half yelled, making Malika again quiver in fear, she clasped Darwin's fingers, swiped his 2 trying to make the man calmly hold back his emotions.

"no baby, my grandfather just greeted me, he told me about the pain alone it makes me sad and cry in the arms of nana, nothing serious, we just dinner." malika was back pias, pias,darwin glanced at the dishes that were still intact and untouched in the slightest, a line of cynical and evil smiles slapped him because he was found lying.

"you think I'm easily fooled by your lies?I told you not to lie but you kept the truth hidden just because you were afraid of my grandfather, you really weren't afraid of me? and I am your husband?I'm supposed to be the one you're afraid of, not my brother."

darwin shouted as if mad, he looked at Malika who could not speak because of nervousness in front of him, and then his gaze led to the top of the stairs where the location of his grandfather's room, nana look riled, and,darwin couldn't find his grandfather if he was feeling this way.

"sir, she is already very shaken at this time, you better take her home now, go please do not have any commotion here" said Nana worried

"why nana? nana's still standing up for grandpa when nana knows my position here."

"i do not defend who2 my master knows the position of the young master, for that come home, we will talk again if the young master is calmer."

"let me talk to Grandpa, won't he want to talk to me? why should my wife who made him cry." darwin already wanted to step, nana held him but unsuccessfully, wide steps darwin stopped when a tall strapping body held him near the stairs, ben's face right in front of his face.

"sorry young master, chairman or big master is resting can not be disturbed." ben's reply again ignited the anger of darwin, darwin's gaze mnusuk sharp with very cynical.

"get out of the way". said Darwin very coldly.

"can't sir, I'm assigned to watch over him and keep his rest, I hope you understand, come back again after the chairman is ready to meet." Darwin grabbed ben's collar,very angry darwin already wanted to hit ben's face, but immediately his hand in the hands of ben strong2, on the edge very easily, made darwin back a few langakah and finally he released his grip on ben, and look..ben's face was only straight2 without feeling guilty, he was true2 became a secretary to his obedient grandfather.

"you're a traitor, dare2nya bring a man's wife without her husband's permission."darwin spoke with annoyance

"forgive me sir, that's the chief's order."

ben nodded his head slowly, then immediately "dugh" his leg was kicked strong2 by darwin, making him a little pain because his shin was the target of darwin, asshole, dare to attack when my position is off guard. ben cursed in his heart, the lyrics of a cynical smiling darwin caught him grimacing earlier.

"i will make calculations outside your working hours later, traitor." darwin left, after issuing his threat, he pulled the arm of Malika who had been astonished 2 pay attention to her husband's behavior in front of ben, after issuing his threat,malika just glanced slowly towards nana and ben, her pamphlet sign to leave immediately, then her steps continued to follow the wide darwin steps, there was still a residual aura of annoyance enveloping her husband's body, and her steps continued to follow the wide darwin steps,and Malika only dares to be silent, not daring to speak, even breathing she tried not to be heard by her husband.

seriate....