"A will?" Darren asked softly while holding the letter with hands that were still shaking.
There was disbelief at what he was reading today, and all this time he had just kept the letter in his wallet. Luckily, all is still in good condition.
Again, Darren continued reading the message, but before that, he turned off his cellphone. Right now, he didn't want to be disturbed by anyone. Let him face the anger of Renata and Gia, his mother-in-law.
"Sorry," Darren muttered as he put his cell phone in his trouser pocket.
"Meet Arras Samuel at the Ambassador Bank. [Bring this letter.]'
His father asked Darren to meet someone named Arras Samuel, and that made Darren quite dizzy. This is because Bank Duta in this city has several branches.
"Which branch should I go to?" Darren asked quietly.
"But is this true?"
Darren was still engulfed in a profound ape account, and he still wasn't sure about everything. However, what surprised him was that he received the letter directly from his father. This should be true.
Darren was silent for a long time while slowly finishing the food he ordered. He was contemplating whether he would go to the person mentioned or if he should ignore him.
"Should I believe it?" asked Darren again in his heart, because it seemed impossible that he had that much money. And what hurts, if that's true, is that all this time he has had to suffer and live a pretty tough life.
Darren pondered. His eyes, looking in front of the cafe, saw many people walking around the lake for afternoon exercise or just spending time with loved ones.
There were also lots of children's play areas, so Darren could see so many parents accompanying their children to play while smiling and enjoying the snacks sold by the existing food vendors.
An image flashed through Darren's mind when he used to force his mom and dad to spend their afternoons playing in parks like that. Even if it was just the garden complex, it made him feel happy.
"It's not wrong for me to try to meet Mr. Arras Samuel, who knows he has the answers to all the questions that are stored in my mind. And hopefully the hope is that he will still be there," said Darren slowly as he lit a cigarette, which would make his afternoon more meaningful.
"Tomorrow it's impossible to immediately take leave; Radi certainly hasn't entered yet. Then we will meet on the weekend; Monday is also a holiday," said Darren again while looking at the calendar on the cell phone that he had just turned on. Luckily, Renata no longer continues to contact him, but there is a message with a caps lock that lights up on his cell phone from Renata.
Again, Darren ignored the message sent by Renata. He was still deciding when he would meet the person mentioned by his father. And it's surprising that it's possible to cash out the deposit as long as Darren has met the requirements. But why do you have to meet Arras Samuel?
"Yes, on Wednesday I will take leave and come to the central Duta bank. Who knows, I might meet Mr. Arras in person," Darren decided.
Finally, after deciding what steps to take, Darren left the cafe. By using an online motorcycle taxi, he will return to his parents-in-law's house.
"If that's true, I have to get out of the Martano family's house immediately; I'm in a lot of pain. If you only do homework, it's not a problem. But the insult after insult they give makes me sick!"
Darren kept talking in his heart while enjoying the evening breeze as he sat on the back of a very friendly motorcycle taxi driver.
"You dare to fight and ignore my call?" asked Gia when Darren had just set foot on the shiny terrace.
Sorry, Mom. Darren has something to do before he goes home," Darren replied, looking down.
"You're so busy! Even though it's just a cleaning service! Do you think you're going to be the president and director of that office, so you're always looking for opportunities to get attention?" shouted Gia, immediately attacking Darren when he arrived home.
"Quickly wash my car; tonight I have an event!" Gia ordered it then.
Darren could only sigh heavily; his in-laws, who had been calling him like there was an emergency, only asked him to wash the car.
"Gosh, I didn't expect that washing cars was included in the emergency work that I have to do in this house," Darren said, heading straight to his room. And of course there is Renata, who has various orders.
tap! tap!
Darren climbed the stairs quickly because he didn't want to be yelled at again by his in-laws if he was late doing the task given to him.
Kriet!
Darren opened the door and found Renata lying relaxed on the bed, wearing a transparent and very sexy satin dress. Her smooth thighs look very tempting, even though her stomach is starting to bulge, and that is also an attraction for Darren.
Darren swallowed his saliva; he could only see but would not be able to feel everything that was in front of his eyes.
"At 7 tonight, I have an appointment with the doctor. You take me; no driver can. Everyone has their own duties," Renata said when Darren had just taken off his clothes.
Everything was impromptu, and it was already 5.30. That meant an hour and a half from now they had to be in the hospital, and now he had to wash the car.
"Yes," Darren replied without arguing, even though his body felt very tired.
He had no other choice but to do what he was told. As long as he hasn't left the house, he will still lead a double life. Son-in-law or husband, and also a maid.
Hurriedly, Darren had to finish Gia's car wash in at least 45 minutes so they wouldn't be late arriving at the hospital to check up on Renata's pregnancy.
"I have to leave first; I already booked number one. At least ten minutes before the doctor opened, he was there. I don't want to wait too long!" Renata said when she saw Darren coming out of the room.
"Yeah," Darren answered slowly.
Working deftly and in a hurry, here is Darren at this time. I was waiting for the arrival of the obstetrician, who said he would start practicing in five minutes. The tired face is very visible.
"You come with me, check!" asks Renata later.
The next day, Darren met his manager to apply for leave on Wednesday because he had decided to look for Mr. Arras.
"You want to leave? What do you need?" asked Pak Kodir, the manager, who is known to be vicious and rude.
Darren just nodded his head slowly.
"Necessity?" asked Kodir briefly.
"I have to go to the bank; I have a problem with my card and account," Darren answered slowly.
"That's because there really isn't anything in it! No one can take any more time off!" shouted Kodir loudly.
Darren clenched his fists; he was very emotional. He was never given the right to leave, even though he always worked well.
"I have rights! How many times have I wanted to take time off and been banned? Allowed or not, I will leave!" Darren replied in a loud voice and even bravely looked at Kodir with a burning gaze until his eyes turned red.
Braaak!
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Darren, who was already angry, banged the table hard."You!" shouted Kodir angrily and pointed at Darren, but Darren, who was covered with anger, no longer cared."Why? Why do you always hold back my leave? I am also the same as the others—an employee who has the right to leave!" replied Darren, no less angry."Don't think that you, Martano's son-in-law, can work as well as you do!"Kodir, who felt cornered by Darren's answer, took Martano instead. Even though all Darren wanted was just one day off. However, Kodir's response was greatly exaggerated."Sir, I just want one day off! So far, I have always been a backup for other people who are on leave; whoever the cleaning service is on leave, it is my duty to replace them. But this time I only ask for one day, sir!" replied Darren."This is all because of Martano's orders!" Kodir said then.Darren's blood was boiling when he heard what Kodir said, because it was his father-in-law who asked Kodir to torture him at work, and he was not al
"Who?" Darren asked again with deep curiosity.Arras sighed heavily; he seemed hesitant to say it. "Martano and Buston."Darren's blood stopped flowing when he heard the answer from Arras. How not? The person who ruined his life was very close to him. Even now, she is a servant for that person."Meaning this is the connection," Darren muttered as he took his cell phone out of his trouser pocket. He looked back at the documents he had archived on his cell phone. "He's the mastermind."Darren's hands clenched, and his jaw set. "I must repay him!"Seeing Darren's significant change made Areas look surprised because Darren's face seemed to show something when he saw his cell phone."What's wrong? Did something happen?" Arras asked quietly.Darren then thrust his cell phone towards Arras, asking the middle-aged man to read what he found a few days ago, and that's why Darren was in this room."Don't be hasty, because this can also destroy you," Arras said later after he heard Darren's story
Darren flinched hearing what Martano said; even that face was full of intimidation, like the one he met yesterday afternoon."But I--""Shut up!"Martano snapped at Darren, causing not only Darren to be silent but everyone who was there. This was the first time they had heard of Martano's anger; he had so far seemed indifferent to lowly employees like them."I really didn't take anything!" Darren answered firmly. He did not accept being carelessly accused answered firmly. He did not accept being carelessly accused. "Even though I don't know what you guys mean, I was just sitting here with all the assignments you gave me!"This time Darren really couldn't hold himself back; he was silent about all the excessive burdens he had to work on all this time, but when it comes to his pride with accusations of theft, he won't just keep quiet!"Why are you overreacting so much?" asked Martano, smiling cynically at Darren. "You react as if you know what file is missing."Darren took a deep breath
"You!"Martano shouted angrily when he saw Darren tearing the paper. "What are you doing? You really want to die?"Darren glared at Martano. This time he wouldn't be afraid of anything: "Why do I have to sign something I don't understand? If I owned a company, I wouldn't be here as a cleaning service!"It turned out that Darren did not admit that he was the heir of PT. Daze.Yes, the stamped paper given by Martano contained the transfer of rights from Daze's legal heir to Martano. And it's clear that Martano actually knows who Darren is, maybe because Darren's name contains Zervano.And now Darren knows that Martano is still trying to get that right legally, even though they have changed their name. And it could be that it is an attempt by Martano to completely control Daze from Buston."Don't mess with me!" Martano shouted, pulling Darren's neck. "You are the son of Rudi Zervano, right?" asked Martano then.Darren smiled wryly. "You have my data, starting from employee data and also
"Gosh, you coward!" Darren just kept cursing. He was very annoyed with what Martano did; it was not gentle.Kodir, who caught the paper that Darren threw, seemed to be reading its contents, then muttered, "Shooted like that?"Darren smiled sarcastically at Kodir. "What should I do? After wronging someone and defaming someone's name, what should I do with you guys?" asked Darren again, loudly, making Kodir speechless."N-not like that," Kodir replied, stuttering."What?!" asked Darren with a shout while packing up all his things.His colleagues could only see what happened because they also did not expect Darren to be fired, and there was no official statement whether Darren was the one who stole or not. "But if you see how Darren dared to fight and was angry, that means Darren wasn't the culprit," they whispered.Darren looked at them by pulling the corners of his lips into a perfect smile: "Not a single file was lost; we were just tricked by them. They only wanted to set me up for a
"Don't joke, because it's not funny!" Gia shouted with a chuckle.He felt that Darren's dream was too grandiose because he knew how poor Darren's life was and that he would not be able to support Renata.Darren could only shake his head: "I've never lied, nor have I joked. I'll take Renata out of this house, and you won't be able to dictate to me or Renata anymore!" Darren answered firmly.Darren also knows that Renata's life with her parents is not going well either. Renata is often used as bait to bait Martano's business partners. Even though it hasn't reached the stage of being sold yet, Renata is often invited to meet her colleagues as a display. And also, Renata has to follow their wishes; even the college majors are arranged by them.And the Martano family felt cheated when Renata became pregnant, because all this time they had given Renata freedom, but that didn't mean that Renata had a relationship with just anyone. Nanun, it turns out that Renata rebelled indirectly with her
Tap!Renata stopped in her tracks and then smiled at Martano, saying, "That's better than me continuing to be used as collateral."Martano widened his eyes at the answer given by Renata. Even his teeth were chattering. "You want to be removed as heir?" asked Martano then."Renata doesn't need that," Renata replied, then pulled her suitcase and walked with certainty out of the big house.Gia looked even more panicked when she saw Renata leave without looking back. "Renata! You will regret it!" Gia shouted after Renata, but Gia's hand was held by Martano. Even though Gia screamed for Renata not to leave them, her husband still let Renata go with Darren. And his hands clenched in anger, staring hard with red eyes at Darren."In the name of Darren?" A taxi stopped in front of the two just as they were just leaving Martano's fence.Darren nodded his head, then put his bag into the taxi and opened the door for Renata.Even now, Darren hasn't said a word to his wife. Even so with Renata.The
"That company is gone; we'd better forget about it," Darren replied then, trying to smile at Renata.However, it seems not to be for Renata. He will not give up if what he asked has not been answered. "I suspect something; where is that company now? Have you been pretending to be poor all this time? Or are you really poor?"Darren could only sigh heavily at Renata's question. Because he felt like he couldn't tell Renata everything. He didn't want to make a child hate his parents."The company is currently under the Abitex banner under the name Martin," Darren answered quietly.Finally, Darren had to answer honestly about the company. Because before he answers, Renata will definitely continue to pursue the answer.Renata frowned at the answer given by Darren. "Why can it be under Abitex? Bankrupt? Or sold?" Renata insisted.Even now, the two of them had not entered their new home because the conversation was so serious and important."We'd better go inside first; it's already getting l