Nia Threatens Radit

Until Irwan gave up and then both of them drove away towards their own residence.

The two of them separated again at the crossroads, Arsya to the right and the direction of Irwan's house to the left.

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"What time is Arsya coming back, anyway? It's been a long time," Radit muttered uncomfortably.

He went back and forth to the window to peek outside, to see if Arsya's car was already downstairs.

But there's no sign of anything.

Radit also closed the comic book that he had read a quarter of the time.

He got off the bed and opened the desk drawer, in Arsya's room.

The drawer that was the place for the medicines, became the place where his brother kept the medicine.

Radit is used to rummaging through Arsya's room again. They were too close to know where each other was kept.

Radit looked at the medicine that had been given by his own mother to his stepbrother.

Seen, the dose written is still the same. But there are some new drugs out there, and even in small quantities.

Radit also took his cellphone to write down the name of the drug and he recognized the contents on the internet or he could ask his close friend in the pharmacy department.

But, when he wanted to take notes suddenly someone entered Arsya's room.

Raditz was surprised. "Mom?"

Nia glared at Radit who was seen holding Arsya's medicines.

She walked quickly to his son and immediately grabbed the drugs.

Put it straight into the drawer again. Radit also could not prevent the mother.

"Mom, why aren't you sleeping yet?" asked Radit awkwardly. He tried to divert.

"Radit, what do you want to do to check Arsya's medicine? Hah? Want to leak everything?" Nia asked glaring and her jaw tightened.

It looks very emotional plus a frightened face if the secret is revealed by his own son.

However, Radit actually looked more scared because he was caught by the perpetrator who was none other than his own mother.

The perpetrator is the mastermind behind Arsya's addiction to drugs.

"Mom, Radit just-"

"Just what? Just want to spoil Mama's plan, okay?" Nia is very angry. "You want to destroy the goal we are about to achieve? Hmm? Yes? Watch out, Radit. If you dare to leak out the plan that Mama has arranged for a long time …."

"Our destination? Radit never wanted to be involved in Mama's plan. Come on, Mom, don't keep doing this. I'm sorry, Arsya. He can't live without drugs, Ma."

"Open your mind, Radit! You have to be more realistic, Mama is doing this for you too. If you don't, you won't get anything from your stepfather's wealth. Do you want to be Arsya's errand boy?"

"Radit is better off being an ordinary worker, Ma, rather than Radit having to support Mama's plan."

Radit then held Nia's hand, while looking at his two eyeballs that looked almost popping out of his mother's eyelids.

Because of ambition and anger that collide. Nia's bulging eyes just narrowed.

"Mom, okay ...don't do it again. Tomorrow, let's take Brother Arsya to rehab, okay Ma? Radit doesn't need money, Ma, Radit just wants our family to get along. Even though Radit won't be the heir, the important thing is that Radit is happy and Mama doesn't need to be this ambitious, Ma. After all, brother Arsya is more entitled to get wealth from his own father. Not Radit. Radit can still be grateful that he can be educated, given food and good facilities. Radit can be successful with Radit's own efforts, Ma. Although maybe the struggle won't be instant."

Nia then brushed off Radit's hands that were holding her shoulders.

"No, Radit!" Nia snapped at the child and pointed at Radit's face. "Mama wants you to be happy, Mama is doing this for you! You have to support Mama."

"From the beginning, Mom. From the beginning, Mama was like that until Fahter killed Mama too."

DEGGG!

Radit grimaced to himself discussing the death of his father who was deliberately killed by his own mother.

Even though his father had treated them arbitrarily, Radit still didn't agree that his mother dirty herself at that time and managed to hide the case of his father's death.

However, the result is still that his father's property cannot fall on Radit and his mother. Instead, it was taken over by his father's parents and siblings.

Since then, Nia's relationship with her former husband's extended family has been severed and Radit is forced to join Nia and is also forced not to communicate with his father's extended family.

As if there were no words for relatives, no words for grandchildren for Radit.

Radit also knows that his mother took Arsya's father from his wife.

Radit still remembers that Arsya's mother used to bump into his mother—Nia, to their small house.

But instead of the bully who won, it was his mother—Nia who violently grabbed Arsya's mother's hand and even slapped her.

Knowing that his mother can take the place of Arsya's mother, Radit is actually very disappointed in Nia.

However, he is just a child who still stands by his mother and because his mother remarried, Radit was able to continue his education and live a decent life.

Although there is a broken heart of the first wife and prefers to leave her own home.

Leaving his son who almost went crazy and might still be depressed because Nia was constantly being fed drugs.

Radit feels very sore, he must remain silent for all his mother's crimes.

And while they were still arguing, the sound of the car roaring came. That's Arsya!

The two of them immediately approached the window, looked down where Arsya's car was parked in the trunk and Mr. Dodo closed the house gate.

Bizarre, Arsya parked his own car, thought Radit.

But that wasn't something he had to think about right now.

The mother looked at her son. Staring full of threats.

"Remember, Radit, watch out if you dismantle Mama's plan." Nia glared at Radit and she immediately went outside.

Radit was just silent, he was confused what to do more so that his mother realized.

Leaking his mother's behavior would also be risky, Radit also didn't want Nia to go to jail.

Radit is in a difficult choice, when his heart wants to side with the truth but his other logic also tells him to protect his mother from the threat of prison bars.

Arsya opened the door and suddenly she was surprised because the lights immediately turned on when she entered.

"Mama?"

Nia smiled at him and approached Arsya who still hadn't stepped foot.

Her stepson was still frozen. There was a fear in him not to be questioned.

"Arsya, where are you from, dear? Hmmm?" Nia stroked Arsya's hair.

Arsya hesitated to answer honestly. Thus, he only answered half of the truth.

"Arsya was with a friend, Ma." Arsya smiled, his eyes could be read by Nia if her stepson was hiding something.

"Where to? To the Club?" Nia guessed.