EL NATH (Glorious Regrets)
BonChap - Hair (15)

Rion comes to his parents' house, he immediately meets Ray-Papinya in his workroom. Despite his retirement, Ray keeps a close eye on the company statistics that Rion currently runs.

"Pi, can Rion come in?" Rion opened the door of the room a little. He's still standing outside.

"Come, Yon!"

Rion immediately walked in and sat down in front of Ray's desk. The two sat facing each other.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the office?" ask Ray. The 55-year-old was leaning on his chair.

"Nothing, Pi. All safe."

"Then?"

"Ehm... Papi knows Rahardi."

"Rahardi's in Semarang?" ask Ray.

Rion nodded. "hey are. So which one is Rahardi again?"

"Whose house is at the end of F's block there, his name is also Rahardi, Yon."

"Yes, look Rion doesn't know, Pi." Rion replied.

"OKAY. Ja. Rahardi's supplying batik."

"Yes..." Rion nodded.

"Why with him? You've met a few times, haven't you?"

"Yes the owner of the Light of the Nation never met him."

"Ck!" Decak Rion's. "Rion has always been just a deputy papi. It's only been a year that Rion has really taken care of the Light of the Nation alone."

"What's wrong with him, Yon? Any serious problems?"

Rion shook his head. "Not Rion, but Nair!"

"Haaa? Nair's? How can?" Ray's shocked. He did not know what was going on between Nair and Rahardi, his partner.

"Yes, Pi. Nair likes his daughter Rahardi." Rion's words again managed to surprise Ray.

"Kok Papi don't know, Yon?"

"Rahardi never told you, Akhtar never told you?"

"Rion also does not know why papa did not tell the papi," said Rion.

"You don't tell me either!" cut Ray.

"Astaghfiullah! This is Rion still telling me, Pi." Rion growled at his papi. "Fire is horrified first."

Rion sighed trying to calm himself down. This is how when dealing with Ray, there is just a small, insignificant debate going on.

"Nair's almost 7 years old, likes Naira."

Ray is tickling. Seven years? Not married yet? What's wrong?

"Well, surprised, right?" Ray nodded.

"Think of it, Nair is good."

"Shby, obviously the seedlings, and the bebet, the tree is almost perfect."

"Ruby, Yon. He's the best of the four of you."

"Wrong! Six anyway. Number two is Caraka."

The six are Ethan, Nair, Nath, Rion, Shaka and Caraka.

Dih, papi do not know if the child has been eyeing Chiara! Inner Rion laughed cynically.

"So, Rion wants to help."

"Bapi can also lobby Rahardi," proposed Rion gave the task to Ray.

"You think it's a company problem, Yon!"

Lobbying is an attempt to influence the target party to a particular business in order to have a positive viewpoint about you or your company.

"Come on, papi."

"Over this time Rahardi hasn't given his blessing, Pi."

"Nair looks thinner, too, Naira. Many Pi thoughts both. Papi knows himself, they are too good to fight parents let alone to exceed the limit."

"They have their own parents, Yon. Papi has no right to get into their problems." Ray seemed to disagree with Rion's idea as if to interfere in the affair.

"Come on, Pi."

"Yes..."

"Yes..."

"Yes..." Rion pleaded and forced in his way.

"Geez!"

"Okay, Papi try."

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Naira gets a short message from someone she didn't expect. A message from Nair's older sister named Zoya.

Naira was asked to come to one of her restaurants closest to the hospital.

"Sir Naira?" ask the waiter who greeted him at the entrance.

"Yes...?" Naira frowned because she felt she did not know the woman who worked at this restaurant.

"Come, sister, Zoya's waiting for her sister inside."

Naira followed the steps of the woman who dressed the restaurant uniform. He walked into a room on the second floor with a woman sitting on the sofa with a boy and an adult man sitting in his chair.

"Assalamualaikum, sis," Naira said to Zoya.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Naira's..."

After thanking his employees, Zoya did not forget to order a drink for Naira.

"You want to eat something, Nai?" bargain Zoya.

"Not brother."

"Oh yeah, meet me, that's my husband. Her name is Ezra." Appoint Zoya to Ezra who is completely unperturbed by Naira's presence.

"Greetings, Mas?" Naira cupped her hands together on her chest.

"Greetings too, Naira." Ezra did the same.

"Well, this is our son, Nai. He's almost five years old."

"Name of Zidane."

"Hi Zidane?"

"Hi aunt..."

Naira smiled to see the boy who was twirling the rubik size of 3x3 trying to compose the same colors.

Zoya asks Ezra to take Zidane out, as he wants to speak to Naira.

"Then..."

"You must understand, if I ask you to come here not without reason."

Naira nodded.

"The reason is one, which is my brother, Nair."

Naira nodded back. This must have something to do with Nair, because for what a busy woman Zoya asks him to come if not for important things.

"Naira's..."

"Hoo!" Zoya sighed.

"Where to talk." Zoya laughed softly and it seemed as though it was contagious to Naira who was also smiling a little.

"What usually does this is Bi. You must know or have heard his name." Naira nodded.

"I'm not as wise as he is, but I'll try to make you understand."

Naira thumped to hear the woman before her who looked firm and earthy. A simple look to the level of a restaurant owner with many branches.

Zoya only wears a shar'i robe with a hijab outstretched on her chest.

"You know what, Nai?"

"My brother's hurt." Naira's speechless.

"I'm a brother who lived and knew him since he was in the womb."

"Blood in our body is not the same. But even for the slightest thing the feelings of the four of us are very sensitive."

Naira frowned, only to find out if Zoya and Nair had different fathers.

During this time Nair never said the difference between himself and his two brothers to Naira. He felt that it was not an important thing that others should know.

"We have a kind of inner bond that I don't know why there is."

"Nair always tries to look okay, Nai."

"Because of you he turned 180 degrees."

"He was like Nath. But since I wanted to be with you, it changed. Yep... Like Nair the last few years you've known."

Naira is still listening despite the uncertainty that Nair is changing because of her.

"I'm proud to have him. We are proud to see the change."

"But the last five months, Nair's not like Nair." Zoya shook her head slowly.

"He lives in pretence."

"Nai, have you fought for my sister?" zoya's question makes her teary.

He was determined to tell his parents that he loved Nair. In fact, he didn't do that. Naira was too afraid of her Abinya.

Naira undoes her intentions because Abinya until this moment also has not met any man.

Zoya smiles. "It's been five months, Nai. Please, stand by my brother and fight with him."

"Don't just wait for fate."

"Acquire of your feelings, Nai."

Zoya wiped her tears. He understood the position of both. If he and Ezra used to have complete freedom to decide their future, neither would.

They were too naive, they were too afraid of Abinya Naira - the most powerful shield that did not want Nair to break through.

"I. I don't dare to fight Abi brother," Naira replied in a trembling voice.

Zoya sighed. This is your specialty, Bi. Speak wisely and from heart to heart.

Not that Bi doesn't want to see Naira, but there is a baby Prince that he has to take care of. Because Zoya has a longer time, the ledua agreed that Zoya will do this task.

"I know, Nai. But is honest talk about your heart included in the context of fighting parents?" ask Zoya firmly.

"You just need to be honest, Nai. And I think you've been making the mistake of lying to yourself, even your brother."

"But Umi knows how I feel" continued Naira. "Umi would also not dare to tell Abi about my feelings, sis."

"Said Pakde, it's only a matter of time. We have to be patient until the Internship is over."

Zoya again breathed a heavy sigh. "Do you feel calm while you wait for time, Nai?"

Naira was silent. Her heart is increasingly turbulent between obeying what Zoya says or remaining silent for a time.

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Papi Ray want to make a plan yes guys 🤔🤔🤔🤔