Mysterious Gus
#35. Tree House

..."Whatever you have experienced, you must remain strong. Go as far as you want, but don't forget to go back,"...

...Phishas...

Ley's luxury car runs down the street. The view left right there are only green trees that look very well maintained, there are even some shower water.

The further along the path Ley car, the more it looks like there is a magnificent building waiting for Ley and Fisha. The building is like a palace, big, tall, whitewashed but seems creepy to Fisha.

"Where are we?" Finally, Fisha voiced her confusion.

"You'll know soon enough" the mysterious Ley replied.

The towering black gate opened automatically as if it was indeed waiting to welcome their presence. Going deeper, Fisha saw several large-bodied men in all-black clothes who looked down respectfully as their car passed by. The building that had previously stolen his attention was already clearly visible, adding to the admiration of a Phisha.

"Let's get off! Or should I open the door?" Tawar Ley's.

"I go down alone," rejected the delicate Fisha and came out first, while Ley chuckled at Fisha's still awkward behavior towards her.

"Mr Ley, thank God you came today," a middle-aged woman approached Ley in a hurry.

"Hm? Wh why? Is there a problem?"

"Master Tiam from last night in the tree house. He would not eat or drink, not even a little. His face looked chaotic and pale. I was worried that Mr. Tiam would get sick," explained the woman with a worried sirat.

There was a heavy sigh from Ley, "Prepare food for her and bring it to the tree house,"

"I have prepared the food from earlier. Would you like to eat too?"

"No, you want to eat, Fisha?"

"No need, I've had breakfast,"

"Drink?"

"White water, though,"

"Bring water and two colas,"

"Good, Master,"

"I'm going to the tree house first,"

"Okay, but Mr--"

"There's a problem again? You can tell me,"

"Last night Mr. Tiam picked up a beer and some drinks from the basement. I'm not ta-"

Without waiting for the middle-aged woman to finish speaking, Ley immediately ran away somewhere. Even the man left a very awkward Fisha.

"Hallo, Miss! I'm Kim, the manager of this mansion,"

"I'm Fisha, Ley's friend,"

"Ohh, Mr. Ley's friend, I think her lover," said Kim, who made Fisha even more awkward.

"I will take Mr. Ley's order and will escort Miss to follow. Don't mind if I grab the food first?"

"Ah, yes, no problem" gagu Fisha.

While on the other hand, Ley continued to run towards the mansion's magnificent backyard. Sweat on his forehead, fortunately the sweat is increasing the level of good looks.

"Si*l, why do you have to have a mansion this big?!" Umpat Ley growled.

Successfully out of the mansion and next Ley was greeted with a large green grassy land with one large tree in the middle of the vastness of the land. There is a tree house in the tree.

"I have to ask Dad to think of a way how I'm not exhausted anymore surrounding this mansion! Sia*an!" Ley continued to curse violently even though she was running fast.

After a struggle, Ley finally arrived at the big tree. His feet immediately moved up the hanging stairs that were already available.

"BUT!!" Ley's wrath at the sight of a bottle of beer in Tiam's hand. Without thinking long Ley immediately grabbed the bottle and threw it down, the bottle shards sounded.

"Are you crazy, huh?! Where is your common sense?! You wanna die, huh?!" Furious Ley.

Tiam looked up and frowned dislikeingly, "What are you doing here?"

"I should have asked like that! What were you doing here all night with this beer and alcohol, huh?!"

"none. I just want to be here. Beer and alcohol are just friends. I didn't drink it even though I wanted to," Liam replied coldly.

Ley immediately sniffed Liam's body odor, making sure that the man's speech was correct that he was not drinking the illicit drinks.

"Thankfully," relieved Ley then took a sitting position beside Tiam.

"What are you sad about? You must know where Asz is now" Ley said.

"You won't do any good, either,"

"Where is he now?"

"You don't need to know,"

"Why did you come here? Didn't you come here last night? It's not uncommon for you to come in a row,"

"Hm, I brought Fi- uh, I forgot about Fisha," Ley just remembered that she came not alone.

When he was about to return to meet Fisha, Ley had seen Fisha with Kim from afar towards the tree house. His intention to catch up with Fisha was he paused and again sat beside Tiam.

"Why did you bring him?"

"I saw him like a bum on the side of the road. So I brought him here. Apparently, he was hiding his sadness over Asz's departure,"

"Sir, this is your food" Kim exclaimed from below.

Ley lowered a hanging face so Kim could put the food in the face and she pulled it up.

"Thank you, Mrs Kim,"

"Sama-sama Sir. What about this Miss?"

"Fisha, up! I guarantee everything's okay,"

Fisha seemed to think but still obeyed Ley's words after seeing Kim's reassuring nod.

"This?" Fisha was silent when she saw the contents of the tree house. Looks very spacious, there is one mattress, a small nightstand and some photos in the tree house. Also don't forget Liam's beer and alcohol bottles.

"This is the Asz tree house. That drink you're ignoring! We don't drink it because Asz forbids it. It's just a momentary display of Tiam's, '" Ley explained.

"Ouuhh," that was the only response of Fisha and ventured to sit in front of the two men.

"Eat! I don't want you to die, it'll trouble me" Ley said, giving Liam food.

"I'm not going to die just from not eating,"

"But you're gonna be sick. If you get sick, you have a better chance of dying! Eat before I feed you,"

Tiam sighed and inevitably began to devour the food.

"This is Om Xander's mansion and Aunt Mayang's?" Ask Fisha.

"More precisely Dad's mansion. I don't know where this mansion is. This mansion is special to us. Not just anyone can come. So you should feel lucky,"

"Aren't I afraid to tell Mayang's mother?"

"I brought you in because I believe, I hope you understand what I mean,"

"Gue Farel comes here often?" Fisha asked with a look that began to touch the surroundings.

"He's always here when his mood is very happy and very chaotic. He was last here when Mom and Dad got married. He said he was very happy to see a married father, even more so married to a mother whose status was her caretaker," Ley explained openly without covering up from Fisha.

"Ohh, so,"

"Actually who are you? What is your relationship with Gus Farel?" Ask Fisha hesitatingly.

"Actually, our relationship is a bit complicated to explain. In short, one day Asz once came to this place through the backyard where the place was rather secret. Somehow he was able to find this place, Dad was shocked at that moment. Especially seeing Asz who is said to be carving on this tree. Since then the relationship between Father and Asz was established. Even Dad gave his own stately legal name to Asz,"

"Name Asz?"

"Just like Laszlo Atmaja,"

Fisha nodded in understanding, "If you and Tiam?"

"I'm an orphan who's lucky to have met them. Actually, I was born in Korea, precisely Seoul. It was winter and my parents died in terrible circumstances from being killed. I was born into a poor family with a lot of debt. However, just then that day, I was met by Father and Asz. They are like parents to me. Raised me, educated me and loved me. You never made a distinction between me and Asz, either,"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you sadder" Fisha said.

"Not a big deal, I'm fine, too,"

Fisha nodded and smiled, then her eyes were fixed on Tiam who was just engrossed in her eating activities.

"What's? You want to know who I am too?" Tanya Tiam finally made a sound, while Fisha was silent which meant that she was very curious.

"Shortly, it was Asz who saved me from serial murder as well from my stepmother" Liam explained briefly.

"Serial murder?" Fisha Kaget.

"Hm. Being born into a crazy family sucks,"

"meaning?"

"My family can only give birth to one male, while I'm a fourth. The first offspring lived happily, the second and third ones had already died. I was the only one left who was trying to escape their stupid rules,"

"You are great people" that's all Fisha can say.

"Farel's life is harder than ours,"

"meaning?"

Tbc...

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