
Resti returned to his routine. But, he had not retreated so much from his steps all this time. The career he built, and his sacrifice should pay off. Fuck, with the stupidity of his father first, anyway all must walk forward. His steps came to a halt as Ryan's line of dozens of bodyguards passed through him.
He's sculpting. Actually he was quite scared. Officers' families, they could have finished him off like the father, and he remembered Delista's fate. The girl also almost died if Gilang did not help her.
"Resti?" Felish's voice spread his mind. "You're okay?" ask again.
"Felish!!!" Viola's shriek was immediately heard after, Sherly nudged her best friend to not attract the attention of other passengers. But, indeed Vio did not want Felish to linger in chatting with the woman who ruined his relationship.
"All right," Felish walked away from Resti and came to them, and sauntered away.
Resti doesn't care. He can survive without friends. Even before it was like that. So, what's the point.
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Gisella did not enjoy her breakfast. After the incident that night, they immediately went home without saying anything, this morning Ryan had to fly to Taiwan to visit the branch there.
"Mrs? Are you all right? Is the food bad?" Victoria's voice did not make her flinch, until she finally touched her shoulder to make sure she was in shape.
Gisella wakes up, "Hm. I'm fine, I just don't have a taste for food." Gisella cleans her mouth with a tissue. "When did Ryan come home?"
"I don't know, Madam. Sir didn't tell me just now. But it seems, not a serious problem. Maybe he'll be home sooner as usual." Victoria's reply was convincing.
Gisella took a deep breath. Did Ryan avoid it? That's all that bothers him, if only he hadn't done something as embarrassing as yesterday, would Ryan still have left?
His eyes glanced at the phone that had been silent, there was no notification, no message, or phone from the man. As expected, the days will be boring again.
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Taoyuan International Airport Taiwan. Resti and his partner arrived at 2pm local time. The girl again meets Ryan and the group. It seemed, that young man was indeed scheduled to fly here.
Ryan does have a regular schedule of visits at a Taiwan branch company, but the incident last night was unexpected. If only there was no flight schedule today, he could somehow deal with the girl.
"No problem from home?" Ryan asked Wildan, the man shook his head. "What about Gisella?" continued
"He didn't call you at all,"
There was a sense of relief enveloping his heart, "Good." His gaze diverted in another direction, his eyes catching the figure of Resti who was also staring at him. But that's not his priority. He doesn't care.
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Gisella decided to join Victoria shopping needs. He's bored at home. The woman put some food that she had researched, quite good at consumption into the trolley.
"Why are there so many ingredients you bought Victoria? Did I eat that much?"
She simply smiled, "We don't just serve you Madam, Master also sometimes once woke up in the middle of the night just to make a sandwich. So, I'm more on guard."
"Ryan's? She woke up in the middle of the night?"
"Master suffered Insomia. Difficulty sleeping, he says he likes to have nightmares, or indeed spend time reading and forget time." Gisella sighed, she didn't even know about it. "You know. I've seen him sleep in your room."
"Huhh??"
"Either maybe a week ago, 5 days in a row. He woke up and made Sandwich, I'm still awake by chance to see him come into your room." Victoria put some cucumbers back in the trolley. "At dawn, I've prepared breakfast and morning necessities, and.... You're out of your room."
"What?? I don't even know?"
Victoria chuckled, "Maybe you made her fall asleep. That's why he chose to use that way, just right, his face was always fresh and vibrant every morning."
"Next time, I'll make sure." both of them laughed.
"You...." Someone came over to Gisella and Victoria. Their laughter stopped. Hera. The woman came to say hello, while trying to remember the face of Gisella who he thought was not a stranger. "You're not Resti's friend?"
"Ah, Hello. It's nice to meet you."
"How are you?" Hera looks happy to see Gisella,
"I'm good."
"Oh yes." He reached into his sweater pocket, then handed a business card to Gisella. "Come to my shop. Next week of opening, I'm glad you could come and support me."
Gisella stared closely, Hera's business card. He smiled, "Go ahead"
"Alright, thanks. I'll wait for you." Hera then passed.
"You know her lady?"
"Mother Resti, my half-brother. My stepfather's wife." replied Gisella. Victoria just muttered a long ah, "There's more we need?"
"Nothing is,"
"All right, let's stop." Gisella keeps Hera's business card in her pocket and follows Victoria to the checkout.
Without realizing it, Hera turned to look at herself. Stare meaningfully.
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Resti separated himself from his partner, after all they also did not care if Resti left. The girl chose to look for a restaurant and the choice fell on Mume restaurant, this place is the best restaurant popular with Michelin stars. It is listed as one of the best restaurants in the world as well as a typical Taipei restaurant. Mume combines typical Taiwanese raw materials with a typical Nordic touch, this will arouse his appetite.
But, it was not comparable to his encounter with Ryan. That guy just came in with Wildan. He also looks just as shocked.
"Uwahh, you guys have dinner here too?" Sapa Resti, he showed off a row of teeth forming a sweet smile.
"You're having dinner here too?" Ryan asked, Resti nodded. "Alright, let's move Wildan." The man turned right without waiting for his friend's response.
"Dirgayoga."
Ryan stopped, and so did Wildan. Both are compact.
Resti clasped his handbag tightly, "You... You know that name, don't you, sir?" Tanya Resti with a heavy tone.
All three have now moved to one of the VIP tables, the food is served with luxury and appetizing. But that's not their purpose. Ryan looked straight at Resti who was sitting in front of him.
"I know everything. Then what do you want? You want revenge?"
Resti tilted her smile, "No. It was purely my father's fault, he who was not responsible for his family. I don't want to talk about that,"
"Then?"
"Delista."
Ryan's eyes grew colder, he couldn't let his guard down in front of this woman. "You want to re-question my relationship with Delista first? You're too involved..."
"Do you know that she is the Princess of Ferry Agrariansyah?" Cut Fast Resti. "That's why you're guarding him to such an extent. Because your father's fault was with his father." Resti gulped down a little of his water, "Then, I came back to find something strange." He put the glass back. "Gisella Arvalettaa... That name is Delista's real name."
Ryan clenched his hand furiously. Fear began to come from the upper reaches of his heart. The girl in front of him was frustrating. While Wildan was waiting outside, hearing everything also put on a stern face. Resti really didn't want to back down.
"Then? You think my fiance is Delista?"
Resti leaned her back against the backrest, "Could it? There are many things you can do, sir, a rich man like you can even escape the law and blame others. Of course, changing your identity and making it all authentic isn't hard for you either."
Ryan crossed his arms, "What do you really want to say? What would you do if it was true? And...what's in it for you to do that? I never even mentioned our parents' past and let you work in my mascapa, then? Especially?"
"I want you to lose everything."
Ryan took off his cross and his arm rested on the table.
"Same like me. Losing someone you love makes you hate and look disgusting." Resti said with full confidence. "It doesn't matter if you fire me or kill me like your father did. But, I promise I'll survive before I see you lose it all."
"Funny. It was amused to hear that coming out of your mouth. Then what's the difference with you? You're just the daughter of a con man. What your father did was wrong, and you know it. And my father and Mr. Ferry's business is none of your business. Why are you so fucking pushy? You want to do the same thing your father did? Sacrificing a career to get things back? Do you want to look like a human now?"
"What?" Resti growled, his face crimson withstanding emotions.
"You left Delista on the edge of town alone. You made my plan fall apart. I originally did want to pick Delista into my arms, and give her all rights. But, I almost lost it and it was your fault. You're just jealous of his achievements, not even knowing that you've lost to him in the first place. Delista and you are different levels." Ryan's long statement made Resti bowed, this was a hard slap for him.
This time it was Resti's turn to clench his hands furiously, "You...save Delista?"
Ryan moved his body closer. "Yes. I saved him."
That line of words makes Resti not warty. Allegedly right. The man showed his cynical smile.
"Yes. Your guess is true, Gisella is Delista. The girl who became my fiancee was your step-sister. You already know the facts, right? Making sure it's just a waste of your time. You should have stayed where you were, no need to be boisterous as if you won against me."
"How is it possible? His face changed and he lost his memory? that so?"
"Yes. I'm changing. I'm a rich man who can make anything he wants."
Resti looked at Ryan, "You... Are you really not afraid of losing her?"
Ryan gulped, Resti's question enough to scare him back, but he didn't show. "No. Sooner or later, separation is the right word for both of us. How yes, your efforts are in vain Resti. I was planning to let go of everything, because it wasn't mine. I'm not greedy like my father,"
Resti mengelik follow cynically, "You will be greedy in time, Sir. Fruits never fall far from the tree. Prepare yourself for the worst, I will prepare myself." The girl got up from her seat.
Wildan met with Resti up ahead. Didn't say anything. Resti immediately let go without looking. The man glanced into the room, where Ryan calmly started his dinner.
Carefully, Wildan sat opposite Ryan. "You told him your weakness. You realize?"
"I'm sober. I followed after you. If you do it yourself, I'll do it through an intermediary. That is, if Resti can reveal it." Ryan replied calmly. Wildan no longer commented,
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Gisella stared at Hera's business card, the woman is now in the middle of a career in fashion, which she heard from Wildan is Hera has a quick calculation. Their old house was sold and as a result closed the company and paid the salaries of the employees. While his stepfather's insurance money was used to open a new business.
He breathed deeply, his brain was dead-end. It feels like opening his head and dissecting the contents of the brain, especially the memory. He needs his memory back.
"*If my father didn't. I'll love him easily."
Wildan's eyebrows and forehead wrinkled, "You.... really love him? That easy?"
"From time. The feeling of wanting to protect her was already there. That's why I'm not interested in anyone but her. Until fate finally brought us together, he came after I began to tire of searching." His body leaned forward, "You know, how relieved my heart was when I found it*."
Gisella recalls Wildan and Ryan's conversation, focusing on Ryan's father's problems, which led the man to reason strongly against allowing him to reciprocate the young man's love.
He just knew, Ryan's father's name was officer Candra and died of a heart attack, his mother? they have been divorced and live in Japan for a long time. That's all Victoria told me. The woman never showed a picture of Ryan's father, so it's hard to describe the man who raised Ryan.
What did Ryan's father do? which part is wrong?
His daydreams crumpled when, lightning sounded. The rain hit the earth that very second. The strong wind blew making the window curtain of the work room break. Gisella got up and closed the window, after which her foot stepped out of the room.
The clock was showing at 11 p.m., and Gisella was still standing straight in front of Ryan's room. Come to think of it, he had never entered this room during his stay here. Slowly the girl opened the door to Ryan's room and stepped in.
The refreshing aroma of mint makes his nose linger in this room. The shades of blue dongker become the dominant color, the rest are colored black, the effect is really mysterious.
Gisella sat down on the bed and broke down. Soft, warm, and comfortable. His hand reached for the bolts, hugging him tightly as if it was Ryan's body.
"Hmmm..."
As his eyes opened, his gaze pointed at a picture frame on the bedside nightstand. He rises near. There's a picture of Ryan with his parents, maybe. The photo was taken during Ryan's graduation, the man wearing an oversized robe with a cumlaude sash, his face looking happy.
His eyes were on the face of the man beside him. This is Ryan's father's face. But, it feels familiar and like ever met, I don't know when.
Drrrttt drrrttt
Gisella quickly grabbed her phone. Smile widens. The phone he was waiting for. Ryan.
"Hallo!"
'Where are you?'
"Hm. shouldn't I ask you?"
'I have to go to Taipei, without even having time to tell you. Abis, you sleep so hard I can't wake you up.'
"alright. You really have some business there, huh?"
'Then? Did I deliberately avoid you because of our kiss?'
Gisella puts the frame back in place, then shuffles out of Ryan's room. He was biting his lips when he heard an unexpected question.
"Maybe?"
'No, I'm not avoiding. There's something I have to do here. By the way, once in a while I have to bring you here. The food here is really good.'
"Victoria's food tastes better."
'Hmm.. Are you in your room?'
"Why indeed?"
'I'll try the video call feature, '
Without waiting for Gisella's answer, Ryan switched the call to a video call. Quickly, he shifted the screen accepting the man's request.
"Uwaaaahh, lovely. Where're you?"
'I'm in the Taipei 101 skyscraper. It's really beautiful here.'
"You're right,,"
The camera changed positions, and now Ryan's handsome face adorns his phone screen. Longs. A word from Gisella's heart.
"When are you coming home?"
Ryan took a deep breath, from the look on his face he didn't really like the question from him. 'From Taipei I have to fly again to London, maybe next week I can just go home. You missed me?'
Deg.
"Yes. I miss you."
Ryan was silent for a long time, but finally smiled, 'Remember...'
"Why? What's your father for?"
This time, Ryan moved into the room. I don't know, men are looking for a comfortable place. 'What..are you talking about?'
"Sorry, I overheard your conversation with Wildan yesterday. You're saying, if it wasn't for your father, you could love me freely."
The man took his breath, turned his gaze away and finally returned to the screen. 'You...heard the others?'
Gisella. "Why? What did your father do?" gisella asked quietly, not wanting to force Ryan too much, but because their conversation led to their relationship, he was forced to open his voice. It's not comfortable. Hugely.
Ryan was silent for a long time, he seemed unable to answer, and did not know what kind of conversation to divert.
"Alright, don't answer. I'm not forcing. I shouldn't have discussed it." said Gisella.
'Sorry...'
That's all that came out of Ryan's mouth, Gisella forced a line of smiles. "It's okay. All right, I want to sleep, you take care of your health there. Don't work too hard."
'OK, I'll remember that.'
Their phone relationship ended. In a different part of the earth, both of them heaved heavy sighs.
Gisella laid her body on the bed, the first time Ryan contacted her via a video call they should have been able to talk about something more pleasant for longer. But, Gisella had ruined the atmosphere.
On the other hand, Ryan could only stare at the screen of his phone with a flat face. Ever since his encounter with Resti, his heart was completely far from calm. Should he follow Wildan's ways? But would he be able to lose the woman who had been the occupant of his heart for years?
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Resti pulled his suitcase, his steps suddenly pulled by someone. Wildans. With a power fuse the girl tried to break away. They're another passenger spectacle, but Wildan doesn't care. He pulled Resti up the emergency stairs.
"Let go!!"
"Are you crazy!" Hardik Wildan, his breathing was panting, his face was holding back emotions.
"What's wrong with you!" Resti back rebuking, she is not a woman who is easily dropped.
Wildan clasped Resti's shoulders strongly. "Can't you think before you act? The person you're dealing with is Adryan."
Resti tried to break away, then with a single blow the woman slapped Wildan hard. The man stroked his cheek and grimaced in pain.
"I told you not to pay attention to me. Why are you so stubborn? Stop taking care of my life...."
Wildan pushed hard the woman against the wall. Corner him, "You know, your life is on the edge of the abyss. Are you not aware? you've caused a lot of trouble. You've been denounced by your comrades with your indifference towards your stepfather..."
"THAT MAN IS NOT MY FATHER!!" Pekik Resti's
Wildan paused for a moment, then distanced himself "You know, your mother killed that man?"
Resti sculpting. "lik! That's not true!"
"Ryan knows about this. Your mother planned this, and juggled it as if the man had actually died of a heart attack. To be able to claim Mr. Gilang's insurance. But, he won't interfere, only Gisella has the right to punish you."
"THAT'S NOT TRUE!!"
"That's a fact of rest. Even your mother tried to cheat and tried to claim Delista's insurance. Aren't you suspicious? all of a sudden your mother asked about the money?"
Resti's eyes were round, his jaw was hardened and his arms clenched tightly to the point of hurting his palm.
"What... You're the one who transferred Delista's money to the orphanage?"
"Yes. At Ryan's behest. Like you said, Ryan's power makes it easy. A lot of things Ryan has done." Wildan paused, "Then you hired a detective, right?"
Resti looked quickly, "Where do you know?"
"Everything you do is known to Ryan. So please..." Wildan held onto the girl's shoulder and stared pleading, "Stop caring, or else you'll fall more and more into the abyss."
"From a long time ago, you were never on my side"
"You're the wrong color, Resti!"
The girl removed Wildan's hand from his body. "I have to get on the plane, I'm too late." He came straight out of the emergency exit leaving Wildan limp in place.
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Upon arrival in Seoul, Resti immediately stepped on the gas pedal to his mother's house. It didn't take long to meet the mother who was relaxing enjoying a movie in the living room.
"You just got home?"
Resti gripped Hera's shoulder strongly. "Mom, answer my question.."
Hera who didn't know anything just grimaced in pain, "Resti, let go first. It hurts, son."
"Did you really kill that man?"
Hera fell silent, the hand that tried to release Resti's grip dangled down. "You...where are you?"
"What's? Mom... You really did it?"
Hera took off Resti's grip, then clutched her son, "You... Do you know where you're from?"
Resti brushed off his mother's strong hand, "The one who became my superior. The son of Candra that officer!!! She knows Mom, SHE KNOWS WHAT MOM DID!!" Resti's tone exploded, he held his head and then wiped his original hair. "Why? Why did mom do it? WHY??"
"BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CONSIDER YOU BLESSED!! MOM'S SICK OF HIM!!" Hera's voice went up. "He was more concerned with the little man than my own son."
Resti nibbled his lips furiously, "Then? Are you aware of what mom's doing? A collect? The delista you call the collect boy..... IS THE REAL DAUGHTER OF THE ERTAIN OWNER!!"
Hera was glued, her lips were shaking. "Ba..ba...barusan.... What did you say?"
"Not until there," Resti gulped his saliva strongly, his eyes hot, his tears wanting to come out. "Delista. She is now Ryan's fiancee mom! I lost a landslide! I've lost to him!!"
He rubbed his wet cheek violently, "And you? Officers' families can destroy our families overnight. Then what I don't think Delista can" The girl grabbed her hair in frustration.
"What have I done in my previous life, that I should suffer like this!!" After saying that, Resti immediately picked up his bag and ran away.
"Resti!! Rest.... I'm not done talking!! Explain to me first, son!"
Too late, Resti has gone far away from his mother's residence. Hera growled furiously. Father and son both destroy her peaceful life.
He has to do something.
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Later that night, Victoria comes to Gisella who is busy embroidering, "Mrs, there's a package for you."
Gisella turned her tense head around, "Package for me?"
"From Ryan."
His face changed. "RYAN?" he quickly grabbed the package and opened it. Victoria just shook her head and left the girl's room.
Gisella opened the package. His expression changed when he took out the contents of the package. Not a gift as expected. Just a newspaper, a letter and some photos.
His hand reached for a handwritten letter,
'Your stepfather. Sparkling. Killed because of you.'
Gisella squeezed the paper and threw it away. He took a deep breath. Then switch to another paper.
'Ferry Agrariansyah was found shot dead by Candra Perwira's men'
His eyes quickly read the content of the news, after which it reverted back to another one. There is a photo of his childhood with a man, he turned over the photo that read.
'I'm with my little princess'
The man who held her had the same face as the murder victim in the newspaper. Gisella was silent, she was unable to say anything. Many surprising facts he received. Head's dizzy. Mysterious puzzle debris has finally gathered.
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"What are you saying!!" Ryan stood up from his place, the news he received made him panic. "Gisella went to drive? What are you doing Giandra!!"
Over there, Giandra replied in a stammer. "Madam, Madam asked for the car keys by force. I offered to take her, but she yelled at me."
"What?"
"Then. before that..." Giandra handed Victoria his phone.
"Master, it's me. Victoria. You... sent him a package?"
"Package? Whatchu mean?"
"Pa. the package was written in your name Sir, the Madam left after receiving the package. I'm checking it. And the package contains.." Victoria's words were floating, making Ryan even more crazy.
"CONTAIN WHAT!!"
"Everyone Sir. It's all about Gisella, everything you've been hiding!"
Ryan froze, lightning as if it had just struck his head. He rubbed his face rough. "FIND GISELLA!! DON'T LOSE IT, OR YOU'LL LOSE YOUR LIFE INSTEAD!!"
Relationships were cut off, Wildan came crashing. "You why?"
"We're going back to Seoul, now!" Ryan's orders were firm. He grabbed his coat and walked ahead of Wildan, without any intention of telling him the cause.
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While the man sought, Gisella. Amidst the torrent of rain the girl ran among the trees that became a resting place. No matter how wet his body is. His eyes are looking for Gilang's name.
Gisella did not stop crying. "A.. Ayaahh.forgive me.. I-i'm.." Gisella's cries broke, repeatedly rubbing her face to clear her gaze. "Dad.." His cries grew as he found the tree he was looking for. Here, the ashes of the father were buried.
His body sank and fell into the muddy ground. Nothing he cares about. "Yeah... What happened to you.. Ke. why this happened. Please forgive me.."
She squeezed out her nightgown, slowly got up and left the place. His chest tightened, his head dizzy rained down on rain stubs that seemed to punish his stupidity.
Gisella stepped on the gas pedal. Up next. This is the most important thing. The biggest puzzle that has not been answered has finally been found.
'*This company is yours, I'm just replacing you'
'You're Resti's half-brother, but the man you call dad isn't your real father either.'
'This house is yours,'
'If only my father hadn't, maybe I could have loved him so easily*'
A fragment of Ryan's sentence appeared filling his head. That guy. He can't even say anything. So, this is what Ryan has been hiding all along. This is the real reason Gisella can't love Ryan.
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Resti gulped down his Wine to the toilet, he faced the sparkling night in the rain. Laughing at his situation and his life that feels ridiculous.
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Gisella's steps are being limped. He finally confronted his real father. More precisely, only Abu the Father is neatly stored in the crematorium building.
Gisella crossed her arms forward, then lowered her head in salute. Holding back her cries. "Hallo, A.dad. I'm coming." He opened his eyes, not wanting to cry anymore. "I'm sorry... I'm late."
The girl pursed her lips tightly. Breathe in strongly. "I'm letting you down, aren't I?" Her breathing was choked up, "A. I live comfortably with a family that's ruined our lives...."
She wiped away her tears that were breaking nonstop, there was nothing she could do but cry in front of her biological father. Ferry Agrarian.
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