The Return of Love

The Return of Love
No wrong address


That afternoon at the cafe Carissa


"Where's Ma's cake ? good, right ? " Mayang asked the In-Law and answered with a thumb sign by him.


"It just so happens to be my friend Ma's cafe, nice guy, humble again".


The two women of different generations are now in the cafe owned by Carissa. And of course the friend that Mayang meant was Carissa who he only knew a few months ago when he was in the salon.


"This is he who has ", he told the In-laws when he saw Carissa coming from the back of the middle-aged woman's chair.


"Have you waited a long time ?" rissa asked as she hugged Mayang.


Realizing that someone else was with her, Carissa greeted him.


Their gazes met and he was now surprised to see the woman who was similarly shocked by him. This situation is very difficult to explain especially Mayang introduce both but their response is rigid like something is wrong. Realizing that Mayang tried to divert the two.


Because Rissa feels very awkward, she can excuse herself if she has other business. His departure attracted the heart of his Mama Duta. He admitted that Carissa had changed and that one thing he had to make sure about the boy he saw in the hospital was his son as the husband had thought.


Realizing that her in-laws were paying attention to Rissa's departure, Mayang is now increasingly convinced that her guess is not the wrong address.


*flashback


That afternoon Mayang remembered a book that he did not read, he was curious and took it and opened it. Two faces were clearly printed on the paper that she recognized as her husband and new friend. And one ring wrapped in paper with initials C&D which means Carissa and Ambassador.


The short stories written by Duta were read out by him. Even though he has become his wife, there is still pain that touches his heart. Now he knows why the Ambassador had refused their matchmaking.


"i'll put you back together like you used to, even though I know the toughest obstacle is Papa Bram, Carissa you are so miserable and I will take you to your true happiness and your Ambassador deserves it back" Mayang monologued.


*flashback off


"Why so dreamy, Mama why ?"


"Dear father, if we go home soon Papa and the Ambassador will be there soon".


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In the room, Bram Prasetyo was listening to the story of the wife who this afternoon met the woman who had been with her son. Bram still holds anger towards Carissa since Duta dared to defy her request first. On the other hand, the wife still questioned about the child she had met at the hospital.


Bram rubbed his face with a huff making the woman beside him feel annoyed because there was no response from her husband.


He had to make sure that his guess was wrong. And one thing that Bram now fears.


In another room Mayang and Duta were hugging each other. Mayang felt afraid if indeed she had to give up her husband for another woman, however, he has lived with Duta and certainly he loved him somehow feeling Ambassador towards him even though all this time his attitude was always sweet and honest and loyal to his partner. But still love alone does not make Duta forget his past, Mayang thought.


How not, if indeed the Ambassador has forgotten Carissa whose incidentally his first love in the past is certainly not the item he kept.


Ever since he read the book, he has always been nervous, fear and even feel the most evil person for accepting the match without thinking about whether the Ambassador is also willing or not at least the Ambassador no longer has anything to do with other women.


At least if you still can't forget the past, you don't have to accept the match. Being jealous has no right because it's his past.


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That night it was difficult for Carissa to close her eyes, how not the first she had met Bram Prasetyo who required her to limit her space of movement, which she did, the second he met with Mayang who turned out to be the wife of the man he had loved and the third he met his Mama Duta, who was the wife of the man he had once loved, the woman who once met him after he was brought by Duta met his parents first.


*flashback


On a park bench Carissa was talking to a woman who looked fresh unlike her age. Yes, she is the Mama Duta.


"Tante knows you love each other, but the Ambassador is our only hope to continue the continuity of the company he now leads. Aunty hope you understand if the attitude of his father is so when he knows about you".


"no papa kok Tan, Rissa knows why about Rissa, Rissa knows Rissa is not a rich person like the Aunty family but Rissa's sincere love for the Ambassador regardless of anything"


"Tante knows you are a good boy, therefore Aunt wants to meet you, your future is still long, you and the Ambassador must also continue your studies. Destiny can change and Aunt believes it, but for now please ask me to release the Ambassador for the future as well".


Carissa did not know how else to answer, especially at that time she had just learned the truth.


"Tante believes you and the Ambassador will meet at the right time, and now is not the time for that, you need to prove to everyone including the Ambassador's Papa if you deserve to be with the Ambassador".


"How can I release the Ambassador if I am currently pregnant with his son, Aunt's own grandson, what about my own fate that I also do not know how to go forward, my fate depends on Aunt's children " inner Carissa.


Without telling the condition of the meeting was ended by the two with Carissa's feelings which of course were not because of. What next step should he take.


*flashback off