"Are we going to stay here, Ethan?" Amel asked immediately after being around the beach for a while. The woman was quite bored, especially since she hadn't heard from Lecturer Malik, which made her even more worried. Ethan immediately turned to Citra, where the woman chose to remain silent. After that, he turned to Amel and said, "Yeah, I think we'd better go home."Amel frowned, going home? Was she not hearing it wrong?"Go home? What if Martin's men are still in the apartment? Isn't that dangerous?"Hearing Amel's words, Citra immediately rebutted. "You'd better go home, I can find a hotel," said Citra who certainly didn't want to get them into trouble.Of course Ethan couldn't accept Citra's words. How could he let her stay at a hotel? Of course he couldn't let her."You're coming with us to the village, Citra."Hearing her brother's words made Amel round her eyes. Had she not heard wrong? Did they really decide to go to the village? Then what about Lecturer Malik? Were they going
On the way home, Ethan occasionally looked over at Citra and Amel. Both of them looked sound in their sleep. It seemed like they really needed to rest.The smile on his face was clearly visible, indicating that he was happy to see the two of them enjoying their sleep so much. In fact, the few bumps on the broken road to the village didn't wake them up at all. They really looked tired, so there was no response from them.The journey to the village was quite long, and until this moment Ethan was still driving the car. He continued to drive the car through several forests. Indeed, to get to his hometown, they had to pass through dense forests with towering trees. If passed at night, this road feels so tense. Luckily, they crossed it during the day so that the tense atmosphere was not felt.Citra, who had fallen asleep in the car for too long, suddenly woke up. Her gaze was directed outside the window, where several large trees towered high, giving the impression that it was so cool to be
"Looks like you guys haven't come to this house for a while, right?" said Citra after seeing how the dust condition was on the porch of Ethan's house. The house really looked like it had never been swept, with some dust and dirt stuck there.Ethan who had just gotten out of the car was quite surprised when he saw the condition of his house. Hadn't he given money to one of his neighbors to take care of his house? But why did his house look so dirty, it even looked like it hadn't been swept for several months.Amel, who also knew that her brother had paid his neighbor to clean the house, immediately turned to her brother. The girl frowned, confused and not at all expecting their house to look so dirty. What if it was dirty inside too? Surely they would have to clean up first before deciding to rest. Wouldn't that just make them feel even more tired?"Aren't you going to pay our neighbor?" asked Amel finally, looking seriously at the man who had just gotten out of the car.The man quickl
"It's getting late, Martin. Have your men not found Citra's whereabouts until now?" The mother of Citra immediately approached Martin, whose face was no longer friendly. How could the man's face be friendly, considering that all the business partners who had attended this event had already gone home? In fact, not just some-they had all left the party after the announcement that the bride had suddenly disappeared. Martin turned his head towards Citra's mother. Obviously, he was angry at the middle-aged woman for Citra's disappearance, but still Martin could not vent his anger at the middle-aged woman, considering that she had been the one who supported this marriage, even to the point of forcing Citra to marry him. Only this time, Citra suddenly ran off with Ethan. Martin chose to shake his head, indicating that his men had yet to locate Citra. In fact, they had mobilized their energy to search for Citra throughout the city, but still she was not there, as if she had been submerged
It was getting late, and a woman could be seen sitting on the sofa, staring nervously at her cell phone. She was eager to turn on the phone and call her parents. However, hesitation shackled her heart. She knew that her parents would most likely not worry about her; they would probably scold her for running away from the wedding that was supposed to take place that day.The woman looked at her cell phone lying on the table. The urge to pick up the phone and turn it on was strong, but the fear of her parents' anger held her back. She didn't want to hear a voice reprimanding and blaming her. She felt desperate and confused, between the desire to tell them she was fine and the fear of facing their disappointment."What should I do?" she muttered under her breath, as she continued to stare at her phone without taking her eyes anywhere else.Before she knew it, a man was standing in the doorway, watching her. The man, Ethan, could read the anxiety on the woman's face. He knew for a fact th
"What about this, Dad? Until now, Citra hasn't been found."Citra's parents were on the terrace, waiting for news from Martin. However, until now, the man had not given any news, indicating that Martin's men had not found the whereabouts of their daughter.The middle-aged man beside the woman could only sigh. Since the beginning, he had actually disagreed with Citra being married off to Martin, considering that his daughter had never had any feelings for Martin. However, his wife kept trying to persuade Citra to marry Martin.And now, they were confused because Citra had suddenly disappeared. This should have been thought of from the beginning, considering that there will be no happy marriage if it is not based on love. Now it's evident that Citra has left with someone she loves. What else could they do now? Complaining was all she could do."Papa told Mama not to force Citra to marry Martin. Look at her now, she's gone because of him."Citra's mother immediately turned to her husband
It had been almost a week since Citra had stayed in Ethan's hometown, and during that time, she had not activated her phone. She hasn't been able to take the nagging from her parents who would definitely demand her to go back home and have a wedding that she certainly never wanted.Currently, she is sitting on the terrace while enjoying the morning atmosphere. Apparently, being in the village has made her heart calm these past few days. Even though she missed her parents a little because she hadn't heard from them in a while, at least here, she really felt calm; there was no one to disturb her peace.Ethan, who saw Citra alone while enjoying the morning atmosphere, decided to walk over to her. He then immediately sat right beside her. In fact, his presence at this time was not even noticed by Citra who was completely enjoying the tranquility until whoever was beside her was not even glanced at by her."Ehem!" Ethan's deheman instantly made Citra turn her head. She was a little surpris
After everyone finished getting ready, Ethan immediately got up from his seat, walking over to his car that was parked neatly in front of the house's terrace. He then turned to Amel and Citra who were currently chatting."Are you guys going to continue to be there?" he asked, looking at the two of them who were busy chatting, when they should have immediately left for a place that might make them feel a little calm.Amel and Citra laughed at Ethan's words. They hurried over to the car and got in."Of course we're leaving now, let's step on the gas, Brother Ethan."Hearing those words from Amel made Ethan shake his head, but in the end he started the car engine and immediately drove the car through the village streets that were not too crowded."Where is this going, Amel?" asked Ethan after getting out of the yard, turning to Amel who was currently playing with her cell phone.Amel, who had been silent for a while, actually also didn't know where she was going, considering that this ev