An Unwanted Wedding
Eps3r. News of Grief 1
...Emerald Group Building...
Inside his office, Alex seemed distracted by his grandfather's words this morning. What does grandfather mean about 'the girl is innocent?' All along, the one Alex knew Viona was a wild girl who used her grandfather just to earn money.
From the very beginning the grandfather asks her to marry Viona, Alex has found out about Viona's identity, but none of the information she gets. Alex is increasingly convinced, Viona is one of the top class players aka senior players who have been experts in hiding his identity.
Alex forgets one sure fact that, the grandfather was Mr. Volcan Emeraldi, the more influential person of his time. The thing about hiding the identity of a grandfather is a real senior.
"David? My room is now." said Alex, from a cable phone on his desk.
It didn't take long, the man named David arrived.
"How's your search?" ask Alex.
"Sorry, Boss. Until now, my people have not received any information" said David.
"Cihhh, this little business of yours is not so bad. Do I need to intervene ?"
"Sorry." Only an apology can the man say, David memorized the character of his superior, if there are already words like that out means Alex has been at the peak of his patience.
"Exit all the schedule later in the afternoon, grandfather is sick, I will go home sooner" said Alex. Don't know why? The feeling was not good since seeing grandfather this morning.
"Good, Boss." David said goodbye, he realized the mood of his boss who was not good.
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"Vid, even faster" said Alex in a gelisa tone. Previously Alex planned to go home at three in the afternoon, but who would have thought, five minutes ago, he just got word from the house that the state of grandfather was getting worse.
Davin turned for a moment to Alex who was sitting next to him and refocused on the wheel, David trying to break through the traffic jam, several times he turned on the horn so that other riders gave them a way.
David can feel the anxiety of his boss, Alex would want to be near his grandfather at the last moment like this.
Ciiitt.
Alex's black sedan had been perfectly parked in front of his mansion. The man rushed down and stepped quickly towards the grandfather's room.
All the families had gathered there, clearly a sad and uneasy look on their faces. Especially Miss Veronika. The old woman clasped his hand tightly.
"Your grandfather, Lex" said Mrs Veronika as Alex approached her grandfather's basket, crying as she pleased in her son's arms.
Alex took a deep breath trying to neutralize his feelings, no matter what, he should not look weak. Alex stroked her mother's shoulders gently.
"Where are things, Grandpa?" ask Alex to Dr. Irwan.
"Sorry cave, Lex." said Dr. Irwan while shaking slowly as if to give a sign, grandfather is no longer hopeful.
Alex fell silent, he understood the meaning of Doctor Irwan's answer. The man looked up with both eyes closed. Alex threw a rough breath trying to let out a tightness in his chest, it felt like Alex was not ready to lose his father figure for the second time. But destiny says something else. Alex had to cut off his grandfather.
Alex stepped forward and sat on the side of the grandfather's bed, immediately his defense collapsed as he stared at the wrinkled face of the grandfather was lifeless again.
"I'm sorry Alex, Cake" The man's body trembled while kissing the grandfather's hand.
On the other hand, Viona was no less saddened by the passing of Grandpa Volcan, eager for Viona to come closer, hug, kiss her hands and say her last words.
However, the girl had no power, let alone come closer, crying must hide. Fortunately, at the last moment Mrs Veronika who accompanied the papa, if Viona who was with grandfather at that time, maybe the girl will immediately be thrown into prison for being accused of killing Grandpa Volcan.
If Viona knew grandfather would be leaving today, Viona would accompany him all day. The girl felt sorry for not being near the grandfather in his last moments.
"There's no need to be too sad, he's not your grandfather" Jessica said in a soft voice right in Viona's ear. Apparently the woman had been watching Viona ever since.
"What do you mean say that? Can't you sympathize a little at a time like this?" asked Viona with a face full of tears, she felt Jessica was really unreasonable.
"Cry as much as you will soon be kicked out of this house. Your defender's already ringing-gal." Jessica deliberately spelled the word died to make it clearer in Viona's ear.
Viona shook her head in disbelief, a classy woman like Jessica was really lacking empathy for the people around her, was it possible that all the veins of the woman's taste had died?