The Successor of the President

Episode 12's.

Alden's luxury car entered the large gate of a very magnificent house, Hanna clucked in awe, she looked up to see the building dominated by white color.

"Whose house is this?" asked Hanna who could not cover her amazement.

"My house. Yuk, down!" Alden got off immediately when a guard opened the car door for him.

"Welcome, Young Master," The guard bowed respectfully.

"Please open the other door!" pinta Alden, the guard hurriedly ran around the car and carried out the orders of his young master.

Gracefully Hanna came down after the guard also opened the door for her.

"Welcome, Miss Raline," said the guard kindly.

Hanna was nervous and awkward, "Te-thank you, sir."

The guard frowned in surprise, it seemed like something was unusual, but he did not dare to ask.

Alden walked over to Hanna and held her hand, "Let's go in!"

Although feeling uncomfortable, Hanna did not dare to protest. He followed Alden's steps into the palace's magnificent mansion hand in hand.

The guard looked at their departure confusedly, "Why did Miss Raline call me Sir? Doesn't he usually call names?"

Inside the house, Adel immediately greeted Alden and Hanna cheerfully.

"Hi, Brother Raline! How are you?" Adel hugged Hanna.

"Ba-good," replied Hanna who was getting nervous.

Adel let go of his embrace and looked at Hanna's face, "I miss Big Brother, I think Brother and Brother Alden really broke up."

Hanna smiled stiffly, she was confused as to what to answer.

"Hey, kid! You didn't say hello to your sister?" admonished Alden, he tried to divert the conversation.

Adel turned his head to look at Alden, but he gasped at the corner of his bruised and injured lip.

"Bibir Kak Al why? Al's brother fighting?" ask Adel worried.

"Biasalah, his name is also a boy," said Alden casually, then one hand embraces the tiny shoulders of Adel, "already, let us eat!"

"Yes, Brother."

Next to Alden's hand again holding Hanna's hand, "Your darling!"

Hanna followed them with resignation, she felt annoyed at the same time uncomfortable because from earlier Alden just continued to hold her hand.

At the dinner table, Cindy and David were already there, both of them gasping to see the arrival of Alden and Hanna, who they thought was Raline.

Cindy and David look at each other, as far as they know Raline has severed her relationship with Alden, but why are the two men together again tonight?

Hanna sat down as a waiter pulled a chair for her, then took her rice and side dishes. Hanna's whole life, she's never been served and entertained like this.

"You think you've broken up, because the news has spread everywhere" Cindy said cynically.

Alden smiled and looked at Cindy lazily, "It seems you're disappointed that the news proved to be untrue."

Hanna was surprised to hear Alden's rude manner of speaking to Cindy, who was none other than her mother. While Adel and David were just unmoved, it seemed like they were used to hearing this.

Cindy laughed, then folded her hands on the table, "Oh, now Mama understands, apparently you're just playing and looking for sensation!"

"I'm sorry, dear Madame Cindy, I'm not you!" alden reply booed.

Cindy who was getting annoyed just laughed mockingly.

Alden grabs Hanna's hand affectionately, "Sorry yes, dear. You must have lost your appetite because of Mak Lampir's chatter earlier."

Hanna was stunned, she looked at Alden and Cindy alternately tensely.

"You!" Cindy glared angrily while clenching her hands holding back furiously, since long ago her stepson was always rude to her.

"Ma, stop!" David touches Cindy's hand and tries to calm her down.

Cindy, who could no longer hold back her emotions, moved and left the dining table. David soon followed his mother.

Hanna who witnessed the commotion earlier suddenly felt confused, what is it really? Why would Alden behave like that to his stepmother?

"Sorry, yes, Raline. Please understand!" adel said he felt bad.

Hanna smiled and nodded.

"Hopefully understand? Were they always like that even in front of Raline?" hanna wondered.

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After dinner, Adel invited Hanna and Alden to relax in a wooden gazebo in the back garden, he wanted to interrogate the two men about the news of their marriage which he said was canceled.

"So the news isn't true, is it? Brother Al and Raline's sister are not unmarried?" Adel asked with a look.

Alden smiled softly before speaking, "Unfortunately the news is true, we are indeed void of marriage."

Adel was dumbfounded, staring at Hanna and Alden alternately, "Seriously? Wh why? But you didn't break up, did you?"

"Sister has broken up with Raline," Alden replied steadily, leaving his sister even more confused.

Hanna was just unmoved, she did not dare to make a sound.

Adel shook his head, "Sister Al must be kidding, I can't believe it!"

"Serious brother, Del."

Adel turned to look at Hanna who was silent, "Sir Raline, why just shut up? Al's lying, right?"

Hanna looked at Alden, she was afraid of mispronouncing.

"He's not Raline!" suddenly Alden whispered.

Adel was surprised, as well as Hanna, he did not expect that man would say everything so blatantly.

Adel laughed, he was amused by his brother's statement.

"Sister Al, don't joke! It's clearly Raline's sister, you're not. Brother Al wants to prank me, huh?" adel said with a laugh.

"Hey, kid! Who else is prank? Seriously brother!" sumpul Alden's gnarled.

Adel's laughter instantly disappeared changing into a serious look.

"He's Hanna, not Raline! Their faces are similar."

Adel was stunned and immediately looked at Hanna with furrowed brows, he looked at every inch of Hanna's face, the woman before him

it's like Raline.

Hanna tried to smile tensely.

"So Brother asked him to play a show to replace Raline" Alden continued.

Adel's eyes turned to Alden, "Replace? Meanin?"

Alden then recounted his plans to marry Hanna to quell the current rumors.

"Sister Al sure? Will it not be a problem? What if Raline and her family open their voices? Kak Al's good name could get more broken."

"You just calm down! Everything Brother has thought about, and Brother is sure there will be no problem. That's why you have to keep this secret, lest anyone else know, especially the Vampire Mak and his son" Alden pinta.

"Alright, I will keep this a secret like I keep my diary but on one condition, Brother Al must increase my pocket money, otherwise I reveal this secret." Adel pretended to threaten her sister.

Alden immediately glared, he then curled Adel then rubbed his sister's head with anxiety, "You want to blackmail Brother, huh? You bad boy!"

"Agod, Brother! Haha ...." Adel rebelled while laughing.

Hanna was stunned to see the intimacy of the brother-sister relationship, it turns out that behind her annoying attitude, Alden is a warm figure.

From behind the window of his room facing the back garden, David was watching the three with a sharp look, he stiffened his jaw and clenched his hands firmly to hold back the upset.

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