THE STAR OF HEAVEN
PART 28'S
Previous day
Tok.dok..
"Lake in." Ardhi Al Farobi's. Arion appears to enter Ardhi's office
"Sir, this is the marketing division report you asked for." Arion said while giving some documents
Ardhi nodded while receiving the pile of files from Arion
"One more sir, there's Beno sir outside." Arion
Ardhi nodded back
"Yes, tell me to come in."
Arion bowed respectfully then immediately walked out of Ardhi's room. Beno soon entered Ardhi's room
"Mas Ardhi call me?" Ask Beno
At a glance Ardhi looked at Beno, then approached the documents he examined
"Sit Ben." Ardhi. Beno immediately sat down in front of Ardhi
Ardhi closed some files in front of him then looked towards Beno
"You know why I call you, Ben?"
Beno shook his head because he had no clue why Ardhi had called him. Usually Ardhi calls him to investigate something. Beno has a lot of connections for investigations when viewed from his background
"Want me to investigate who?" Ask Beno
Ardhi. Silence created. Beno hates silence, because usually after that there will be surprising things
"Ben.what do you know about Ray's secret?"
"That's right!" Bathin Beno was a little surprised, but the man managed to take control of him
"What secret, mas?"
Ardhi pulled the tip of his lips. Beno is good at finding information, but Beno is not good at lying
"Ben, I know you know Ray's secret. Try saying, don't make me su udzhon with my own son."
Beno sighed. Ardhi can always read people. There's no point in Beno lying. Ardhi can tell from anyone and Ardhi can be very disappointed in him
"Alright mas. For as long as I know and I'm investigating..Ray was following a woman yesterday."
Ardhi squinting, woman? Like it wasn't Ray
"Is that?"
Beno nodded "Ray asked me to investigate the woman he recently met. Ardhi once asked me to investigate."
"Who?"
"Zalynda Navulia's. Chairman Fabulous Sorority on the campus of Gemilang University."
Ardhi. It was a long time ago, about four years ago. Ardhi forgot to remember
"What's wrong with that woman?" Ask Ardhi again
"Ng, if Mas Ardhi remembers.. Zalynda Navulia was a distant brother of Lord Vijaya. The case at Gemilang University during the senate election first, he pitted large groups to rise to the senate seat and master the University money."
"For what?"
"Destroying the Frederick Groups Company.."
Ardhi smiled as he shook his head. How dare the girl want to play with her family company. The money from the University would not have been possible to destroy a giant corporation like the Frederick Groups Company
"Ray wants to know someone who wants to destroy the family business?" Ask Ardhi. Beno seemed hesitant to say it. Ardhi squinted his eyes
"Say, Ben."
"At first, Ray just asked me to bring a woman's face and shirt at club XX.."
"What?!!"
Ardhi's face was flushed red, his jaw hardened. Although he never set foot into club XX, but Ardhi knows exactly what club XX is. Why is Ray there?
Beno bowed down not daring to look at Ardhi. Ardhi exhaled, trying to regulate his emotions
"Continue." said Ardhi
"Then Ray asked me to investigate, a woman named Zalynda Navulia. From my research, the girl was sold by her step-uncle to club XX to pay off her debts."
Ardhi closed his eyes. A very cruel and unjustifiable act from any side
"Zalynda Navulia, the girl is no longer working at club XX. According to the information, someone made it up to him."
Mata Ardhi. I think he can guess the direction Beno talks
"I'm just concluding myself, mas. It seems like Ray and Zalynda had an unresolved relationship. Then, Ray meets Zalynda at club XX and makes up for it."
Ardhi remembered these few weeks that Ray rarely even came home. Does this have anything to do with the girl?
"For more details, Ardhi can ask Ray." Say Beno again
Ardhi nodded "Thank you, Ben. You can go.."
Beno nodded respectfully, then left Ardhi's room
"Rayhan Son of Farobi, you have to explain everything to father.." said Ardhi slowly
***
"Dad.."
Ray is surprised by Ardhi's arrival. Not usually Ardhi visited his apartment. Ardhi looked towards Ray with a smile
"Assalamu'alaykum, bang. Can I come in?"
Ardhi's words awakened Ray. Soon the young man opened the door wide
"Ah yes, Wa'alaykumussalam. Come in, Dad."
Ardhi stepped in while looking around Ray's apartment. Ray's apartment looks neater than when Ardhi last visited there
"Daddy bother?" Ardhi asked as he looked at Ray who was just standing at the door
"Eh, no. Sit Well."
Seen a nervousness on the face and behavior of Ray. Ardhi memorized the movements of his eldest son
Ardhi sat quietly, while Ray was seen glancing towards the door of Zalynda's room
"May Za sleep.." Ray prayed in his heart
"Dude.."
"Yes Dad?"
Ardhi chuckled "You why bang? I think I'm really tense when Dad comes. I'm gonna have to wait."
Ray scratched his non-itchy nape
"Well, what's up here?"
Ardhi looked at Ray "Can't you come?"
Ray laughed blandly "No, I mean you don't have to bother here. I just called my brother, brother went straight to see me."
"Ooh so.." Ardhi leaned his body against the sofa. His eyes looked at Ray's coffee glass
Ardhi immediately went to Ray's kitchen. Ray's reflexes follow Ardhi. Ardhi knows Ray is nervous, but Ardhi pretends not to know
The man casually made coffee in Ray's kitchen. His eyes looked towards the washed and neatly hanging dishes and rags. Ardhi's eyes squinted, Ray seemed to have started diligently doing the cleaning
"Daddy make your own coffee. I'm not offered to drink with you, bang." Ardhi said as he looked at Ray who was following him behind
Ardhi sat back on the sofa and sipped his coffee. Then look around
"Rapi is also your apartment bang. You hire a maid?" Ask Ardhi
Ray just stared at Ardhi. Ray guessed that Ardhi wanted to interrogate him. Ardhi smiled
"Father is just kangen, rarely talk to you bang. Mother protested, she said father gave a lot of work to you until he could not go home because the work was not finished."
Ray laughed a little. Everyone knows that Ray is most on time to finish his job. Ray is a duplicate of Ardhi who is always on time and professional
Ardhi leaned his body towards Ray
"Is there anything you want to tell dad?"
Ray looked at Ardhi. Maybe it's time Ray told Ardhi about Zalynda.
Just as Ray was about to open his mouth, Zalynda's room door opened. The girl came out wearing red lingerie covered with her partner's thin robe.
The girl's face lowered so that Zalynda did not know that Ardhi was in the living room
"Is this enough to pay for the groceries, Ray?"
