
#21 Years ago
#Flashback
Ryan was 8 years old at the time. He came out of his room with a half-conscious face. Sleep disturbed.
That night a tense atmosphere occurred in the Candra family home, the rain and lightning increasingly cold atmosphere.2 middle-aged men who were face to face both resist anger.
“How dare you deceive my company, and divert entirely into your mikik,!!!” said a handsome man with the age of 37 years. Dad Kandung Delista.
“Please, you scared your daughter,!!” candra said as she looked at the little girl, who just looked down with fear behind her friend's body. “But... This is also your fault.you know."
Ferry clasped his little Princess' hand tightly “Are you really my friend?? Why do you have to do this so much,”
“Friends?? you were the first to not think of me as a friend, you wanted to snatch my shares, you secretly cooperated with another Company to stab me in the back!!”
“What are you talking about,”
"You can be a good actor now, you can even pretend you don't know.now get out of my house! your home is now mine. So just pack up and get out of the house, I plan to move out in the morning!"
"CANDRA!" Ferry yelled, "How can I make Gisella suffer because of me?" He said, when her name was called, the girl looked up at the father.
"Ahh, okay. I can be a little kind to you, stay in this old house with your daughter, at least she does not have to be a victim of her father's actions,” said Candra haughty.
“Dad,?” call Gisella lirih.
“Go to the car first, wait for Dad in mobil” said Ferry calmly, Gissella nodded obediently and got out.
After Gissella's departure, Ferry stared at Candra. “If what you mean about your ex-wife's contract, you've been wrong about me. Della came to me alone and begged me to invest in her boutique, I accepted because I needed the boutique to get a uniform sponsor. I'm sorry I never told you about it, because Della asked me to keep it a secret from you. You're keeping your distance from him, too, aren't you?"Clear Ferry.
Candra's face flushed, “Ah, don't argue with me anymore. Now I am the owner now. Tomorrow morning, leave your house, and move here!" Candra was rude, she did not care anymore about the reason her friend made. Ferry's desperate face was clearly visible, with power left, the man was gone.
After her friend left, Candra reached into her pocket, and called someone.
“Kill them!”
Little Ryan covered his mouth, he heard everything from upstairs and rushed after his father's friend. The little man knew who Dad was telling him to do the dirty work. Frans. His father's personal driver, he's ready in his black suit. Unbeknownst to the man, Ryan got into the car and crouched behind the driver's car seat, followed by Frans with a small suitcase.
Ryan glared in shock, as Frans opened his small suitcase, a black gun and a few bullets. The man filled the bullet and put it back, then started the engine of his car. His little eyes stared at the rain stubs that started to drench his car. He did not expect at all, if his father dared to tell someone to kill.
He felt, the speed of the car was increasing more than before. Ryan tried not to arouse suspicion and stay in position.
'Braaaka!!!'kkk!!!!'
A loud sound was heard. Ryan shut his mouth tightly holding out a cry of surprise. He then heard the car door open, Frans rushed down from the car, Frans's feet creaking and getting smaller signaled the farther Frans went. When he felt safe, Ryan got out of the car. The sound of the impact that he had just heard came from here, the car that Frans hit was pushed 4-5 meters away.
Ryan approached the car. Blank. Perhaps, his father's friend knew his life was threatened and ran for safety. His hand opened the back door, a teddy tedy lying on the baby's seat.
'DOORRrr!!'
The boy was jerked. "No!" slowly oozed.
#Flashback Off
Ryan's roaring breath sounded, his face already covered in sweat sweat. The dream again. He rubbed his face, Erlangga's explanation of the past wounds Delista had gotten made her return to the dream. Ryan looked at the girl who was still asleep, then glanced at the clock. It's 3 in the morning. He then reached into his pocket and searched for the destination number.
"Tell Victoria to get ready, I'll be home in a minute!" His word. He got up, opened the refrigerator, and sipped cold water up the toilet. He sighed again.
.
.
"Maafan!!" the girl's statement made Ryan's steps stop, he turned to look at Delista. "Hopefully have a great day! Fighting!!" The girl cheered Ryan with her sweet smile. Ryan just nodded and left.
'No. Don't be nice to me! please, once you know what my father did to your family. Are you going to keep smiling like that?'
"I'll go first!"
The girl could only stare at Ryan's back which disappeared from her sight. "Did I make a mistake? Why isn't he staring at me?" muttered. "Why don't I remember anything at all?"
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On the other hand, someone in shabby clothes found Delista's stuff. He opened the bag, his eyes sparkling when he found some money from the wallet.
"Can I wear it?" muttered pleased. He found a piece of paper tucked between ATM cards, where it was written several digits. His eyes turned to the picture of a woman. "Who is he? Why is he so careless about leaving his things here?" without further ado, he pulled the suitcase he had just met and took it away.
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Gilang sipped his tea slowly, "You want to eat something?" Ask Hera to him.
"I'm not hungry,"
"How can you not be hungry? You haven't even eaten since last night" Hera lamented.
"What about Delista? Has he eaten too?"
"Darling, he must be fine. Are you really not afraid of Resti's threats?"
"Resti son! Same with Delista!" His voice rose, "If you're hungry, eat. Don't worry about me" he said and went back to his room.
Hera could only sigh in annoyance, "Will Delista remember you as well?" muttered
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Resti pulls his suitcase, he will depart from John F International Airport. Kennedy New York, and back to Seoul. Not 24 hours since Delista's departure from her life, news and gossip covering the girl have been increasingly bouncing to be heard.
'*Delista made president's dark girlfriend'
'Delista's HP number is off, probably because of the President's order*'
He's sick of hearing all the ridiculous things about Delista. Although in reality he himself does not know for sure how the child is. Impossible, the little boy turned into Cinderella in one night.
Resti checked his clothes again, which is when Sherly came. "Is Delista seriously ill?"
"What do you mean?" He was sick of hearing the news related to Delista, but still he had to update right?
"Someone saw the President coming out of the hospital at dawn"
"What does this have to do with Delista. Why do you always hook them both?"
"This color is weird! First, Delista was appointed as a VVIP flight attendant on the orders of the President. Second, the prepaparazi secretaries found they enjoyed leisure time. Third, Delista disappeared without a trace. And lastly, the President was out of the hospital at dawn!"
"Maybe, he's visiting his family?"
"Have you forgotten? Adryan's living a prince's version of kara."
"Maybe, she needs something there?"
"Only by calling, everything he needs will come to his house."
Resti's upset to hear all Sherly's refutations, "Then what are you thinking?"
"As you said yesterday, the possibility of Delista getting pregnant" the girl replied casually.
"What empty omong is this. Don't spread a no-no hoax or you can be fired later, Sher!!" Hardik Resti, "I've told you how many times not to discuss Delista in front of me, get back to work"
"All right,,"
Resti gawked away, his jaw hardened. The more thought out the crazier it feels. "I should've killed him on the spot! So I don't need to hear this shit!" Aspersion.
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Victoria came with some clothes. The woman was pacing back and forth preparing everything. "You can sit down, madam? I'll call you stylish to fix your hair"
"Why so troublesome? I just need to go home and rest" he lamented
"If you're just an ordinary woman, maybe you could've gone home this afternoon. But you are the fiancee of the President." he replied. He had the chair ready and patted it, "Come on, I'll help you"
Victoria led the girl down from the bed. "By the way, what exactly happened? I don't remember anything. You just told me my name"
"Master forbid me to tell you. He said you could go into shock later. Trust her, Miss. Gisella"
"Okay, everything feels foreign to me. Ryan didn't seem too enthusiastic when chatting with me." Gisella took a comfortable sitting position. "Did I make a mistake? What before this accident, we had a fight?"
Victoria was a little confused, Ryan just told her to tell this girl's name and about them getting engaged. "Master, maybe you're thinking a lot. Don't worry too much, wait here I'll call her stylish. Gisella nodded, she looked at herself in the mirror. "I don't like how I'm doing right now" he murmured softly.
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Ryan stared at his Tab screen with a flat face, an article about him could have beaten a celebrity. This is because of the previous article, and it resulted in all his activities immediately felt surrounded by paparazzi.
"What are you gonna do?" Ask Wildan.
"Leave it. I don't want to get dizzy. What about Delista? Ah... I mean Gisella?"
"They were getting ready to leave the hospital. But, maybe it's not that easy...."
"Why? What else is the problem? Didn't I tell you to look after him? Where's your men? Can we trust them? Why don't you go straight to the field?" Ryan's barrage of questions made Wildan roll his eyeballs.
"I'll do my best for your fiancee's sake" he said, Ryan threw a displeased look.
"Return yourself. I don't want to hear the news no longer. One more thing, don't let the reporters know about Gisella. We can't break it down until the time is right! I don't want my plan to fail again."
"All right,"
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The atmosphere outside the hospital was filled with dozens of journalists. They are ready to cover anyone they suspect to be the lover of the President of the most famous airline in the whole country.
"Mother..conscious! Mother..please hold on!"
One of the female reporters managed to sneak in among the ambulance officers. This hospital belongs to Adryan, if security is tightened there must be something he tries to hide.
Vertas. He peeked through the VVIP hallway. Some guards stood guard. There is nothing special or there is no movement.
.
.
Victoria looked at the reporters warily, "Why are they so diligently observing the lives of others?" He turned around, Gisella was ready as well as the bodyguards. "It's not going to work," his eyes turned on one of the female bodyguards. "You change your clothes, let's move them!"
All who follow what Victoria says, "I'll take Catrine to the back door, you escort Ms. Gisella to the main door!"
"Good!"
All the reporters were distracted, and immediately stormed the back door. From inside, Gisella came out wearing a mask, accompanied by a bodyguard immediately ran out. Verta knew this plan so clearly, immediately took a picture. The camera lens is ready to aim at the targeted object. But, the object is blocked.
Adryans.
Verta was glued for a moment,
"Sorry, can you take a picture of her another day?" ryan made an offer.
"Huh?"
"Can I get your card?"
Verta obeyed and thrust a business card, "What....She...really your fiancee, sir?"
"You're gonna be the first person to get exclusive news from me. Believe this. I'll call you!" Ryan ended it with a smile, leaving Verta who was trying to come to her senses.
"Is he really human? Why is he so handsome?"
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Gisella searched every room in that luxurious house. Moving from one room to another, trying to recall the debris of his memory. His efforts have still not come to fruition, his memory is completely lost. He opened a big door. Ryan's office.
'Bruck!'
As the sound came from the corner of the room, Ryan looked overwhelmed with books.
"What are you doing?"
"Sit down, I know you're bored. So, I'm looking for some books for you" Ryan replied, returning to the bookshelf. Gisella according to,
"Do I look like... hobbies reading?"
Ryan came up with a stack of books on finance and put them on the table. Gisella looked at Ryan in confusion. "How to quickly become a leader? You want me to read this?"
The man nodded, "Learn to take care of the company,"
"I? Wh why? Isn't there you?"
Ryan crossed his arms, "You asked for it first."
"I? No way, I don't even remember anything about this. Sorry, I can't. It's all too foreign to me."
Ryan knelt down, clasped Gisella's hand and looked at the girl gently. "I'm just running your company, and you're the owner."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm only replacing you for a while, so please cooperate with me. Tomorrow you'll be assisted by some tutors, I'll be busy for the next few days, be excited!" Ryan kissed Gisella on the forehead, "I'm going to sleep, don't sleep too late"
Gisella held Ryan's hand, "Don't avoid me. If you're not ready to tell me anything right now, I'll wait for you to be ready. I'm the only one who doesn't understand the situation. What the hell is going on? What's going on between us? You're... Victoria. Even this house, I can't remember a single shred of it. Wait, do I have a family?" Ryan was stunned, looking at the man's expression, Gisella could only sigh, "Even I can't know my family?" His eyes then turned to Ryan's ring finger, "We're not even wearing a ring. Are we really engaged?" The girl got up from her place. "Tell me when you're ready. I'll take them to my room" he brought some books and went back to his room,
Ryan was silent for a moment, he stared at his ring finger with a blank look, "Color is all sudden. Because everything didn't go according to my plan. I made a mistake" he murmured.
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Gilang still had no appetite, he only finished his meal in the fourth mouthful. Resti who had rejoined, felt it was just his father's way to make him retreat.
"I'm done eating. Continue to eat you guys, I have a little work to do" he said, then got up.
"Eat a little more, this is your favorite fish" Pinta Hera told her husband.
"I'm full,"
"Dad, don't force yourself. Stop making me worry about you" said Resti. "Delista will not go home. I'll make sure of that!" he continued while continuing his dinner.
Gilang sighed, without answering he went straight into his study.
"Since Delista left, her appetite has dropped dramatically. I'm afraid that his health will deteriorate." Resti didn't care and focused on the food, "Do you know where Delista is?"
Chopsticks stopped.
"I don't know"
"Actually, where did you leave the boy?"
"Do you want me to lose my appetite? Mom know? Now that Delista is a hot topic all over the airline, I'm sick of hearing her name being called! Can't you understand?" Resti ended his dinner violently and went up to his room.
"Actually, what scared him of Delista?" the question arises. He knows, his son is not the type of vengeful without cause, although this is outrageous, but it feels uncomfortable with circumstances like this.
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The next day, Gisella had breakfast alone. Ryan had left for work early in the morning, Victoria told him. The girl did not seem to enjoy her breakfast.
"Mrs. Gisella, the first tutor is coming in an hour. So, get ready," said Victoria. The girl nodded weakly.
Gisella follows Ryan's request to learn about the company. Maybe slowly he can regain his lost memories. The lesson ended with a cup of tea, Mr. Dicsen the tutor who taught him about finance sipped his tea slowly. Gisella's eyes did not escape the ring the man was wearing.
"You're married apparently?"
Mr. Dicsen followed Gisella's eyes, then smiled, "No, we're engaged, the plan is next year we get married"
"really? Congratulations to you, hope your plan goes well"
"Thank you. I also pray for you with Mr. Ryan, you guys are so compatible" he said.
The girl smiled wryly, "How long have you known Ryan?"
"Since he's been in college until now."
"Hm... Do you think there's anything I should know?"
"About?"
"Our engagement. Are we really engaged?" Gisella asked, Dicsen looks deathly pale,
"Then...if you're not his fiancee, how can you stay here?"
Gisella showed me her ring finger, "No ring?" Dicsen gulps, spit, dicsen,
#Flashback On
Ryan called her into his study. Giving Dicsen the assignment to become one of Gisella's tutors.
"Teach him everything. Remember that! Whatever happens, don't tell me what you heard and what you saw when you were in my house. Be a wall without ears. Don't tell him anything about useless things. Your job is only one, teach him about finance" Ryan explained
Dicsen nodded in understanding.
#Flashback Off
Gisella sipped her tea quietly, her mind tangled just thinking of a ring.
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Gisella hasn't seen Ryan in two weeks. The man was scheduled to leave for a few days abroad. No news, no saying anything. Gisella no longer asked about her memory. Whatever Victoria said she did well. All Ryan's directions, all Ryan's wishes, and all Ryan's books come together. The man demands that he be perfect, whatever his purpose, Gisella demands only one thing. Acknowledgments.
"Your Foreign Language Tutor will be here in an hour. Enjoy your dinner, Miss. Gisella"
"Thank you Victoria!"
Gisella put some shrimp in her mouth. The eating habits that Victoria taught her were well practiced.
His movements stopped, something was wrong with his throat, his chest also suddenly felt tight and his voice choked. He sipped water to the toilet.
"Mrs. Gisella, you can't drink like that" Tegur Victoria. Gisella did not answer, the itching in the throat replaced with a stifling pain. Victoria frowned, slowly a reddish rash appeared on the surface of the skin area of the girl's throat. He immediately approached Gisella "You okay, Madam?" the girl clasped Victoria's hand firmly.
"Teng..my throat..ahh...I feel strangled...uhuukk.... uhukkk!!" Gisella keeps massaging the arena of her neck, it's really torturous.
"Call doctor Erlangga! HURRY UP!"
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"Seafood Allergy??" Ryan nodded after hearing from home.
Wildan nodded, "It's pretty bad, luckily he didn't eat too much"
"Exit my schedule, we're going home to Seoul tonight!!" Ryan's orders.
"Good!" Wildan left his master. After his secretary left, Ryan's eyes turned to a small parcel on the table.
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Rena prepares a variety of delicious seafood dishes, Resti comes followed by Gilang from behind.
"Uwaahhh,, seafood! Why are you suddenly eating so hard? Mom, we're not going broke tomorrow, are we? I feel like you're spending stock material"
Hera laughed at hearing that, "No, I was just being diligent in preparing it. Let's eat!"
"Delista seafood allergy. What if he gets hurt? The situation will deteriorate even if only eating one shrimp only" said the father made Resti smile disappear instantly.
"Dad"
"Let's eat, after all, you also do not think Delista exists" Cross chopped one shell and tasted it. Resti could only stare at the empty seat beside him, Delista's seat while eating together. A moment of his heart was longing, but soon he was sad.
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Ryan arrived home at 2 a.m. The man speeds up his steps towards Gisella's room, but he holds back when he sees Victoria.
"What did Erlangga say?"
"For these few days, he had to keep his voice vital. I'm sorry, sir, I don't know this" Victoria replied.
"It's okay, I was wrong too. Rest, I'll take care of her for the night." Ryan ordered, Victoria nodded.
In the room, Gisella fell asleep. His neck was wrapped in a warm towel to relieve his itchy rash. Ryan walked in without a sound, walked up to the girl and sat down beside her. The condition of Gisella is slowly improving. Ryan rubbed his face. How could this be passed by him?
Slowly, the man pulled Gisella's hand. A silver ring was already attached to his ring finger. Now Gisella's turn is slow, Ryan puts the ring on the girl's ring finger.
"Please. For your Father and Mother, please hold on" he murmured softly as he rubbed the girl's hand slowly. "Whatever I do, is to give it all back to you."
"Let's start a new chapter,"