The Substitute

Refusal

" I'm sorry Pah, Mah, Dad... I'm done eating her. Good night, " said Ozan to stand up from his seat.

Hah, what did he call dad? Are they that close? Ameera caught the astonishment. He bit his spoon so surprised.

"Zan, it's not polite of you. " Zarima whispered holding Ozan's arm.

"Mah..."

"Shut up here. Don't freak you out. " Zarima said while holding Ozan's arm to stay in place. Ozan snorted in annoyance as he occasionally glanced at Ameera who was sitting quietly in front of him.

Who's the real weirdo here. Like people's soul mates.

Ozan is forced to sit back in his place until dinner is over. After dinner, they all went to the family room. Talked at length about Ozan and Ameera's wedding plans.

Ameera did not speak a word. He became a good listener. Sometimes he only glanced at his father who looked so relaxed chatting when they were his father's boss.

"Ozan, take Ameera for a walk to the back garden. "decree Hasan who saw the awkwardness between the two.

"It's already night, Pah. Why go to the park. "Ozan protest.

" Yes good, in the back garden is romantic, Let you and Ameera can have a casual chat to get closer" said Zarima

Ozan's face grew more upset. Somehow to escape from the dinner.

"Come, Ameera. We take a walk to the back garden. "with a sweet talk made when in fact forced.

"I want to be here" he said. Ameera then glanced at her father and got an intimidating look. Instantly Ameera's guts shrieked if it had gotten a plot from her father.

Ameera immediately stood up from her seat, walking after Ozan who headed to the back garden.

Ameera walked behind Ozan, occasionally staring at the man's upright back.

They arrived at the back garden. The atmosphere of the park is very romantic at night. Yellow decorative lights decorate the garden. Amera was amazed by the night view in the park.

"Have you known this matchmaking plan before?" Ozan opens up a conversation about Ameera's daydreaming.

"No. I just found out too." she replied.

" Are you glad we're in a match?"

"No. " Ameera answered briefly while shaking quickly.

"Keep why were you silent. Why don't you protest? It's like you're a good kid who knows what parents say." Ozan was sitting next to him in the park chair, while Ameera stood up.

"Keep I have to say what? "ask Ameera. Being too shocked, he was speechless.

"Yes, you can protest. You don't want to marry someone you don't like?"

If I protest, Dad will throw me to the north pole.

"Hmmm. " Ameera just cleared her throat while nodding her head. "I can what? if you've decided something, I won't have the strength to argue. You think I'm happy? I don't want to be treated like this either. I haven't even graduated from school" Ameera said.

Glekk

Ozan gulped his saliva rough. Ozan is well aware of who and how a Rudianto who has known him from childhood and has been considered his own father. If Rudianto had spoken, no one would have been able to refute him except Hasan. The decision is in Hasan's hands. Only the man can change his decision.

"So you gave up, and will accept our match?" ask Ozan

"Sit here first." Ozan patted the empty space next to him, allowing Ameera to sit there.

"Huuftttt" Ozan sighed harshly. He scratched his non-itchy head, trying to get rid of his frustration.

"I don't want to marry you, or anyone else your mom's partner is equally poor. I've got my own choice, someone I love" Ozan said softly.

"You think I want to marry you. I don't want to either. Just imagining it makes me creep." said Ameera.

"Indeed you don't have that guy you like until it has to be this secret ?" Ozan asked again.

"It's none of your business either. "he said later.

It feels like Ozan's heart is about to explode. He even felt unable to breathe properly. It is impossible for her to marry a woman she does not love. After all, he already had Naura in his heart.

"How about we work together to cancel their plans" Ozan suggested

"Cooperation?" Ameera looked at Ozan. It is guessing what kind of cooperation can free them from the chain of matchmaking.

"Yes, you can do something that mommy doesn't like. If they don't like you, they'll cancel our match, right? I couldn't act in front of your father, because he knew me from childhood. Your father knows very well what I am. "proposed by Ozan

"What do you mean I should do?" ask Ameera curiously.

"Make yourself look like a bad girl in front of your mom" Ozan replied excitedly.

Ameera rounded her eyes. Didn't expect Ozan to propose that crazy idea.

"Ckck this is not the cooperation of his name. You know that if I did, not only would the great masters and mistress dislike me, but my father would skin me and plunge me into the crust of the earth" Ameera said. Can't imagine how angry his father would be.

"In other words you're going to give up on this matchmaking?"

How do I explain to this alien that I can't argue with you. The only person I fear in this world.

"I beg you young master. Begging the great masters and mistresses to call off our matchmaking. I don't deserve you. I am a poor man who has no price. You're not shy about marrying the son of a security chief?"

"Head security?" asked Ozan confused.

He's a father's son. Why did he say he was the son of a security chief?

"Dad was just the head of security at his place of work. You'd be ashamed to have in-laws as security chiefs." Ameera's words made Ozan laugh.

Haha this little boy is funny too. So as long as he doesn't know his father's position at CJG? In fact he thinks Dad's just the head of security. What father didn't give him was a life of luxury so he thought his father was just the head of security.

"That's not the case, Ameera. It's just a status. I don't care about any of that" Ozan said later.

"I can't do anything. Dad's not someone to argue with."

"Ehm... So you're going to resign like that? You will accept your fate of becoming the mistress of Chandra Jaya."

" No way!" Ameera stood up from her seat, accidentally stepping on Ozan's feet with her heels.

"Auuuwwwhhhhh.. hurts...my feet...!" Ozan gripped his right leg which Ameera stepped on.

Ameera moved her legs as soon as she realized she was stepping on Ozan's feet. Without guilt he left Ozan and wanted to re-enter the mansion.

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