The Port of Hearts of the Duda

The Dara

Kenzo still gaping wide to hear Rendi's words. He looked towards Dara where the woman was currently looking down with her body shaking.

"Tell me Ra ! If Rendi's speech was wrong" said Kenzo who is now standing next to Dara.

"Sorry mas" Dara replied in a soft voice.

"Why apologize Ra?, just tell me that Rendi is lying and you're not Mr. Mario's daughter"

Dara lifted her head when she heard Kenzo's echoing snapping, the woman looked at Kenzo's face holding back anger.

"Rendi's words are true mas, I am Papa Mario's son"

Kenzo instantly fell silent, digesting every utterance Dara made. He still wants to dismiss everything if Dara is not Mario's son but the village girl he has known.

But Rendi's remarks and Dara's confession kept ringing in her head, frustrating the man himself.

"So you've been lying to me and Mama all this time ? You have Ra, why did you break our trust"

"I'm sorry, I did this for a reason. I ran away from home to avoid my matchmaking with Rendi" explained Dara while holding Kenzo's arm but quickly the man brushed off Dara's hand.

"Don't touch me ! You big liar" back Kenzo snapped at Dara.

Do not accept Kenzo's behavior, - Rendi also approached. As a man who loves Dara he certainly does not accept if Dara is snapped like that.

"Enough Ken ! you have no right to blame Dara like this, you have to remember she's the daughter of Mr. Mario the most powerful man in the country"

Kenzo turned to look at Rendi. The man stared hard.

"Take this woman out of this house ! I don't want to see her again" Kenzo said.

Hearing that Dara immediately grabbed Kenzo's hand.

"Mas please don't throw me out ! I still want to be here, what about Neysa if I go" Dara pleaded.

"Neysa's my daughter so I can take care of her. You don't have to bother to look after my daughter"

"Then what about our relationship ?"

"Forgot all that, because from now on we have nothing to do with it"

Dara instantly fell silent with tears that had already dripped down profusely. It was as easy as Kenzo breaking off their relationship.

While the atmosphere was still tense, Ningrum and Wilda came over. The two middle-aged women had just run out from the outside. Seeing Dara cry Ningrum immediately approached, but his steps were immediately stopped by Kenzo.

"Don't approach that liar Ma !" kenzo said it was painful for Dara.

"Why Ken ? Do you have any problems ?" tanya Ningrum looked at Kenzo and Dara alternately.

"She's been lying to all of us Ma, she's not the village girl we've known all along"

"I mean ?"

"Here are his sons, Mr. Mario, successful businessman and most feared"

Although not very familiar with who Mario is, but Ningrum knows how Mario's power in this city. The woman stared intensely at Dara.

"Dara didn't mean to lie to aunt and Kenzo mas. At that time Dara fled because she avoided the matchmaking that Papa made" said Dara with a severed breath. His chest feels so tight now.

"Please pack your things ! And get out of this house" Kenzo's voice came back.

"Are you sure you're going to expel Dara ?" ask Ningrum.

Dara clenched her hands together, there was no other way but to leave this house, convincing Kenzo was not an easy thing for Dara.

"I'll go mas, thank you for making me happy all this time" said Dara Lirih.

The woman walked towards her room, leaving everyone with mixed feelings. But there were two people who were happy to see Dara leave.

Although shocked and in disbelief but this is a happy moment for Vio and Wilda. Because if Dara leaves, there will be nothing to stand in the way of their plan to get Kenzo to marry Vio.

"Gue thinks he's a real country boy, he doesn't know the son of a conglomerate" Vio's inner self feels content with Dara's status.

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After putting her clothes Dara out of the room, her tears still continued to trickle down her cheeks.

In front of her bedroom door, Neysa stood hugging her favorite hello kity doll, the girl staring at Dara.

Dara tried to smile, she sat down to align her body with Neysa, her palms stroking Neysa's cheeks gently. Maybe today was his last day with Neysa.

"Where are you going ? Last time Ney with Big Brother will be a real pain" asked Neysa with her checkered voice.

"Dear baby, you have to go home. Ney is fine here ! Sort of Papa !"

"Ney goes with her sister" Neysa did not think immediately crying made Dara's chest feel more pain. He pulls Neysa's body into a hug.

"Can't baby, you're here ! There are Papa and Grandma who take care of Ney" Dara said in a hoarse voice.

"I'm coming" retorted Neysa who further tightened her embrace.

As the two were hugging tightly, suddenly Neysa's body was lifted by Kenzo, making their embrace slip away.

"I want to go with Pa's sister" Neysa said in tears.

But Kenzo did not answer, he looked at Dara getting sharper "Wait what else ? Now go far away !"

"Yes, take good care of Neysa ! Sorry if I hurt you. But believe me there is no intention to lie to the mas all this time" replied Dara.

Seeing Dara's tears dripping more and more, somehow there was guilt in Kenzo's heart. But he brushed off all those feelings and then turned his face the other way.

As Dara passed from the presence of Kenzo and Neysa, she grew even more ill when she heard Neysa's cry calling her name. Dara wants to go back and reach for Neysa's body, but she remembers that her presence was no longer expected by Kenzo.

Before reaching the main door, Dara hugged Ningrum tightly, all this time she had already considered Ningrum her own mother.

"Tante is not angry with Dara, maybe Dara has a reason to do that" Ningrum said with a hoarse voice holding back tears.

"Once again forgive Dara Tan !"

"Dear, thank you for loving Neysa all this time, she must have been so sad to lose you"

Not just Neysa, but you feel the same way.

Dara let go of his embrace, then looked at Vio and Wilda. The two women smiled mockingly towards Dara.

"Come on Ra" asked Rendi to take Dara's bag.

"No need, I'll go home in a taxi" Dara replied showing her hatred for Rendi.

Dara left that house, a house that had painted many memories in her life. It hurts so much to go this way. Moreover, Kenzo who broke off their relationship without giving Dara a chance to explain.