CHAPTER 19

Adit tidied the files on his desk, all the work was done, it was just waiting for the time to go home.

He saw that the boss—Robi, was resting and enjoying his tea. There was a sense of regret, but he would not be able to return because he had already received the payment from the master.

Because of the urgency of the circumstances, he must be willing to be trapped in the Wijaya family drama, even having to betray his best friend. Of course, if he could choose, he would prefer to remain neutral, but unfortunately, fate doesn't allow that.

He walked over to Robi and brought some documents that his boss had to sign with him.

"Come in, Dit," said Robi when he saw his friend and secretary about to knock on the door.

The tall man walked in. "Want me to add some tea, sir?"

"No, this is enough."

"This is the last document, you can go home early."

"Hm ... Amelia did ask me to come home early."

"What is it?"

"It's okay, we have an appointment to buy some gifts for tomorrow's event."

"Oh ... I see. Tomorrow the CCTV installation officer will come, what time will it be?"

"When Amelia and I are gone, you guys come in."

"Okay, just tell me."

"Hmm ... Dit."

"Yes, why?"

"Shouldn't I just cancel, okay?"

"What?"

"Install CCTV. I feel guilty doing it secretly."

Adit had expected his best friend's fickle nature to be a significant obstacle to the master's plans, he had thought about it carefully before.

"You didn't do it for a bad purpose."

"That's right, anyway ...."

"I'm not going to insist, but ... we should be ready before anything happens."

"It means?"

Adit smiled faintly. It was not difficult for him to persuade Robi, it was enough to make him worried and anxious because only Adit knew that his friend was paranoid.

At first, he wasn't sure, but when he observed Robi since they became friends, Adit generally understood that his friend had a problem.

"Don't worry me, ah!"

"Bi, be realistic. There are only Amelia and Mrs. Narsih in the house, a house as big and luxurious as it is only inhabited daily by two women. It could invite crime, right?"

"But—"

"Crime happens by chance," he interrupted again, making Robi even more nervous.

"But ... Mrs. Narsih has brought two of her relatives to work, I'm also looking for a security guard."

"They are only human, Bi. There is carelessness and forgetfulness. I speak like this out of concern, but it's all up to you."

"Give me time."

"Don't overthink. I'll wait for your decision tomorrow, okay?"

"Yeah, so much the better."

"I'll go back first. Tasya has been calling all the time."

"Careful, I'll catch up in a minute."

"Yeah, you too ... be careful."

Adit walked away, leaving Robi who was undecided about his decision. He reached for his cellphone from his shirt pocket, then immediately sent a message to his subordinates to carry out a backup plan for tonight.

[He falters, immediately executing plan B.]

***

Amelia has prepared various gifts for essential guests tomorrow. Everything is based on Mayang's suggestion because tomorrow is not an ordinary tea event.

If previously the event was dominated by Ayu, this big event should be hers—Amelia thought.

The brooch decorated with freshwater gems was her choice, those influential women would surely resent her for being given such a good gift—she thought. Money is not a problem for her, while she can win the hearts of Mayang and Yustina, she is sure that in the future, it will be easier to get money.

The proof is that she got a new house and car in her name, not to mention a beautiful set of jewelry worth it. The best key to extracting Wijaya's fortune is gaining control over these two influential women—she thought.

"Robi, look ... this brooch is so cute, the freshwater gems are beautiful too."

"Eh ... y-yes, good."

"Why, anyway?!" she protested.

"I just tired. You continue wrapping all this, I wants to go to the study first."

"You said you were tired, why did you go to work?" she asked in surprise.

"I still have a little work to do, don't you know, if mommy doesn't like it delaying work?"

"That's right, anyway. Don't be too late, I'll be waiting in the room."

"I'll try."

Amelia landed a kiss on her husband's forehead, then returned to busy wrapping brooches to be used as souvenirs the day after tomorrow.

Robi locked his study tightly, then turned off the light to make the room pitch black.

He opened the window, letting in the night air and moonlight.

Adit's words kept bothering him, even though he tried to forget them. As long as everything was under control, he was sure of that. However, Adit's words did not hurt.

Robi massaged his dizzy forehead. It had been a long time since he had last felt so restless. Whereas he was on duty out of town for more than a month, he wasn't as nervous now.

Robi recalled the last time he felt such anxiety, precisely at the beginning of their marriage. Robi secretly installed CCTV in every corner of the house, he was worried that Amelia would do things.

However, Amelia, who knew it, was furious and accused him of not believing in her sincerity. Since then, Robi has tried to overcome his excessive worry.

Childhood trauma makes him always haunted by suspicion. What his mother always said when his father had an affair outside kept echoing in his memory.

"Don't trust anyone but yourself."

His love life before meeting Amelia always ran aground, sadly for the same reason; he is too overprotective and paranoid that his lovers will betray him.

These symptoms can go away on their own since Amelia, with her hard work has proven herself to be a person who loves him sincerely and faithfully. However, it was strange that Adit's words this afternoon kept ringing.

No! He didn't want to do that because he suspected Amelia like he used to, he was only worried about his wife's condition. But, his heart seemed conflicted about whether to do it or not.

"You are crazy!" he cursed to himself.

Robi lit his cigarette and took a deep breath. Smoke billowed from the ceiling, at least able to make his heart calm again after thinking for a moment.

Everything will return to the way it was if I keep doing it—he thought.

While he was enjoying his calm, from outside came the sound of something breaking, followed by the screams of Narsih and two other servants.

Robi, shocked, immediately stubbed out his cigarette and walked out of the room. He walked towards the source of the sound, which turned out to be in his wife's room.

There, Amelia looked shocked after seeing broken glass scattered on the floor.

"What is it?" he asked.

"S-so, sir ... someone broke the glass with a brick," said Narsih, pointing at the broken window.

"You see what it looks like?"

"I don't see it clearly, sir. When I was serving tea to Mrs., I saw someone's shadow and after that, he threw a stone and left," replied Narsih's nephew.

"Robi ... I'm scared," said Amelia as she clung to his arm.

"You guys calm down, I'll call the officers at the main post first."

"I'm coming, Bi."

"You just stay here, there is Mrs. Narsih."

"Let me go to the security post, sir."

"Be careful, ma'am."

He hugged his wife, the woman who was pregnant was shaking with fear. Robi felt guilty for not being by his side at the time of the incident, somehow what would have happened if something worse had happened than this.

Looking at the bricks carefully, he remembered the crime of the empty house committed by the robbers.

Could it be that this house is being targeted? Considering that this house had been empty for a while after the developer's completion, it is not impossible that this would happen. If that's true, it looks like I'll have to follow the original plan—he thought.