Provoked Emotion
"This is the room, sir?" Ghea asked Malik because he saw the man who had been leading the way seemed to stop at a room that had the words 'Mini Meeting Room' written in front of it.
"Yes," replied Malik briefly, seeing that Ghea could only nod her head as a sign that she understood all that and there was nothing more that Malik needed to explain.
"You are ready?" It seems that Ghea has no other choice but to be prepared.
"Ready or not I have to be ready, sir." Malik pulled the corner of his lips when he heard what Ghea said.
"It's the best choice. Don't worry, I will handle everything. You just sit back and watch me silence a Firmansyah Satria Utama."
Without waiting for Ghea's approval, Malik then turned the doorknob. So the attention of the people in it must be diverted.
"Good morning, Mr. Firmansyah Satria Utama." Even though Malik looks older than Firman, the manners between them must still be upheld.
Moreover, Malik's current status is his guest.
"Why come—"
"Mr. Akbar Maulana Bagaskara and Ms. Suci Indah Lestari have resigned as attorneys for the respondent, in this case Mrs. Gita Rahayu Maharani."
"We have offered to Ms. Gita to find another lawyer, but unfortunately she is not interested and continues to entrust the case to the Bagaskara Law Firm and Partners. There is no other choice, Ms. Ghea Laurensia and I were finally given the power to handle this. Is there anything to say? me just now which is still difficult for you to understand?"
Actually, the Word wants to refuse, but what's the use will also not produce anything.
"Nothing, I understand. Really understand." Malik only moved his head up and down when he heard what Firman just said.
"Okay, so I can save my energy on what doesn't address what I'm not capable of." From the way Malik spoke, Ghea could very well conclude that there was something wrong with the two people in front of her right now.
"Then shall we begin our discussion?" Malik asked with a sharp glance at the man in front of him right now.
"Y-yes," said Firman stammering.
"Well, we both know that Mrs. Gita and also the applicant, in this case Mr. Pramudya Eka Putra, are not two people we can look down on. Both of them have agreed that they don't want journalists in their divorce case," explained Malik giving an opening to Firman .
"Even though in the end we know that it is impossible considering they already have a big name that is quite capable in the national entertainment scene."
"Mrs. Gita as an artist who has starred in many films and soap operas and also Mr. Pram, whom we all know is a cold-blooded director," said Firman, continuing what he said earlier.
"Yes, Mrs. Gita only wants a divorce certificate, the custody of Putri Giska Maharani falls into her hands. My client does not demand any gono-gini, iddah, mut'ah and past assets," said Malik in a tone that sounded firm and unconcerned. want a rebuttal of any kind.
"Sorry, but regarding custody issues, my client, in this case Mr. Pramudya Eka Putra, also wants my client's custody of their daughter to fall." Firman explained in a tone that tried to intervene with Malik.
Unfortunately Firman lost far from Malik in this regard. "Fall into the hands of my client." That is Malik Bagaskara who will always assume what he says is the right thing and cannot be contested no matter what is going on. If that's what Ghea can understand at this time.
"But—"
"Article 105 of the Compilation of Islamic Law." Malik interrupted quickly over what Firman was about to say again. And a moment later Firman fell silent.
For now, maybe Malik is in the clouds, because indirectly he has succeeded in silencing Firman. But don't forget that Firman is also a lawyer who wants the best for his son.
"Maintenance of a child who is not mumayyiz or not yet 12 years old is the right of the mother. The maintenance of a child who has mumayyiz is left to the child to choose between his father or mother as the holder of the right of care. The cost of maintenance is borne by the father." Malik just nodded at what Firman said.
Malik was wrong. The person in front of him now turned out to have extraordinary intelligence.
"Okay, in a civil case maybe he is right. But for love, the contents of his brain are no more than zonk." Malik thought to himself, while continuing to make Firman his best point of attention for now.
"I was wrong to think you were a lawyer yesterday afternoon." Hearing what Malik said just now, Ghea was even more convinced that there was indeed something Malik and even Firman were hiding.
Unfortunately, Ghea had to restrain herself so as not to overstep the boundaries she shouldn't have broken.
"Don't judge by the cover." Maybe what Firman said was his way of defending himself, but unfortunately Malik Bagaskara was the only person who had a strong enough stand.
Only certain people can make him change his mind in a fairly short time in the world and of course that person is not Firmansyah Satria Utama.
"But sometimes we also need an interesting cover." Firman was silent, after all, he was once a person who knew a man who was two years younger than him.
"Back to the topic! My client, Mr. Pram still wants the custody to fall into his hands." It seems that after this it will not be easy for them to find the best solution for this, especially considering they are two who have one thing in common, which is both stubborn.
Assuming what they think is right is the most right thing. And in this case, Ghea seems to be being forced to just be a loyal audience, without getting involved in it. Both Firman and Malik have closed the gap between Ghea.
"On what basis does your client want custody?" asked Malik who didn't even lower his ego for a second. Firman really wanted to be naughty, replying to what Malik also said in his highest tone, but unfortunately he still considers the man in front of him as his own brother.
"Remember, there is no agreement between Mrs. Gita and Mr. Pram that if they divorce later, Ananda Giska will come with your client."
Malik did not hesitate to draw his index finger at Firman. Meanwhile, Firman can only deepen his stock of patience. For now he relents not because he is unable to fight, but because he wants to smile the sweetest smile he has if at the end of the trial his client gets custody.
"But indirectly, Gita's environment led Giska to be in her father's care." One of Malik's eyebrows rose up when he heard what Firman said.
"Don't let me ensnare you with Article 310 of the Criminal Code, Firmansyah Satria Utama." If in this world there is something difficult for Malik to do then it is to lower the level of temperament in himself.
"I have prepared evidence that what I have accused just now is in accordance with the facts on the ground. Do you want to see it, Sis Malik Bagaskara?" Firman puts emphasis at the end of his sentence when he pronounces the name Malik Bagaskara.
But unfortunately Malik will not be provoked just by such circumstances. It was too small for Malik who was full of surprises and hard to predict every plot.
Malik was silent, because he knew Firman was not a fool who didn't understand sign language like that.
"Here," said Firman, handing him an envelope which for Malik was very thick, but it wasn't money.
"Everything I accused about Mrs. Gita Rahayu Maharani's environment being not good for Giska was all there." Malik wouldn't know what was in the letter if he didn't open it. It was the only way to assuage all of Malik's curiosity.