Not the Substitute Girl
I'm Going Home

"He's not Sera!" Mario repeated his words, with a finger pointing towards Alea. It could be imagined how pale Alea's face was, as well as the astonishment of Orion's face. He thought from where Mario had evidence to be able to make accusations so confidently. There was no doubt at all on Sera's father's face. Confidence was clearly drawn on Mario's face.

"Pa, what did papa say? I'm Sera, your daughter. How can you say that I'm not papa's daughter." Alea found her courage, the girl charged forward. Closer towards Mario, who instantly cast a look of disdain at Alea.

"Sir, please Sera. What grandfather doesn't believe in Sera either. Even after DNA tests proved that Sera was grandfather's granddaughter." Please Alea is full of drama.

"It seems I should give you a bonus. Your acting is good too." Inner Orion while smacking a smile. I want him to laugh.

"Hey, Sera's a fake! Don't pretend to be pitied. We know you're cheating on us." Darrel is making a sound. The man was fed up with Alea's behavior which seemed to be looking for sympathy.

"Craud how? DNA tests already, you asked me to open the safe door I did. Now I'm asking if you guys know the six-digit safe door password?" challenge Alea back. She is not a girl who is easily bullied by ordinary threats. Let's say the cover is exposed today. Pol mentok he will be jailed, eat free drinks, bed provided. Delicious right?

Everyone looked at each other hearing Alea's challenge. No one knows the code. "Just like that you wanted to kick me out. Now show me the evidence. I want to know." Grunts Alea. Already the mood is not good, even there are people who deliberately add to his anger. A good chance, Alea could vent her pity here. Than he had to find a samsak to be targeted by blows.

Mario, who still feels in the wind, asks his assistant to play a recording. Orion coded Xuan to be on the lookout. And the man nodded in understanding.

A live recording was heard in the lobby of Star Jewelry via an audio video without a picture. It seems Mario wants everyone to know who Alea really is. Everyone seemed to put full focus on the recording that was playing. Where clearly was the sound of Alea and Orion there.

The two people looked at each other, as Orion called himself by the name of Alea, instead of calling Sera. That's not the case, but how Mario got the footage. Alea and Orion knew it was their original voice. They remember having that conversation. In Alea's room.

"You still want to deny? You're definitely not Sera. You two, conspiring to deceive us. To master Star Jewelry, you kill Sera and put her in place of Sera." A cruel accusation was uttered from Mario's mouth. Beni even staggered back, hearing Mario's words.

"Kill Sera? Mastering SJ? Is that true?" asked Beni not to believe.

"Of course not the cake. Sera's alive Grandpa saw for himself." Orion approached Beni trying to strengthen the old man. On the other hand, Nika immediately dropped her files upon hearing the commotion as well as one recording that showed that Sera was Alea.

"When are you okay?" One colleague asked. While picking up the fallen files. Nika's memories go back to a week ago. "If she were Alea, she would be home any minute. Believe this. At least we know our daughter's okay."

Alea's mother's words flashed back in Nika's mind. "So it's true that Sera is Alea." Inner Nika. He and his partner were still standing there, as if hypnotized by the commotion that was going on in the lobby where they were working.

"How should we trust you? What if that sound was just a piece of engineering you made to bring us down." Orion's voice sounded. Ordinary, Orio's cold and resolute voice was already a threat to everyone.

Especially people who have been in contact with Orion. They know clearly that Orion's speech is a series of words that are difficult to refute. Even Alea who was famous for being good at negotiating would lose if Orion started debating it.

"You.you know that's your real voice. You still want to argue? That voice is proof..."

"What evidence? Proof that I have another call for Sera."

Mario gawks at Orion who cuts his words. One sentence and it instantly broke Mario's accusation to Alea.

"What do you mean?" Darrel finally made a sound.

"I mean.I have another call for Sera. Alea was my nickname for him during our time in Milan." Orion said as he clasped Alea's waist, then unhesitatingly kissed the girl's lips. Alea snorted in acceptance of Orion's sudden action.

"Crazy how? It's just a kiss, last night we even made out....." Alea silenced Orion's lips as he spoke.

"So you still want to doubt who Sera or I personally prefer to call her Alea." Challenge Orion.

Mario runs out of words to counter-attack Orion, because Mario is very confident that with this evidence Orion and Alea will not be able to convolve. They will be cornered and admit that Alea is not Sera. But what happened was just the opposite. Orion and Alea were able to turn things around.

Simultaneously, a car stopped right in front of the Star Jewelry lobby. Everyone's attention now turned to the front. Where Xuan was directly approaching Orion. A single whisper from Xuan made Orion's eyes move rapidly towards the front.

"He's back." Orion immediately hid Alea behind his body. As if he did not want the presence of Alea to be the first thing seen by people who will soon get out of the car.

"He who?" asked Alea from behind Orion's back.

"You'll know." Reply Orion briefly. The car door opened, and a man came down from inside.

"Surprise for you." Orion said as he raised one eyebrow towards Darrel and Mario.

Mario's heart was pounding, looking at one figure who slowly walked into the lobby of Star Jewelry. Mario even rewinded, trying to strengthen himself, facing the possibility that was now raging in his mind. With Darrel. Seeing Orion's happy face, it could be a disaster for him.

The figure was getting closer, and immediately Mario's heart seemed to stop beating, seeing who was standing in front of him.

"Damn! How is he still alive!" Upset Darrel hates half dead.

A curious Alea peeked out from behind Orion's back. Alea's eyes were perfectly rounded. Looking at the face of the handsome man she had seen on the lock screen of Sera's phone. The figure that lately Alea knows, if the date of birth of the man that became one of the numbers in the door code safe.

"626201, Sis......." Mumbled Alea Oghed.

Orion's smile expanded perfectly, seeing the figure standing before him. Stand with confidence.

"Grandfather, I'm home."

The sound made Beni stagger back.

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