Beautiful Affair
BA #24 - It Is Another Love?

Feeling Alira's soft lips, Ryan's brain became blank and he wanted to feel those lips even more.

Ryan pursed Alira's lips while pressing on her nape, a foreign feeling overrunning her soul and heart as Alira returned the kiss.

Beautiful, like he was in the middle of a garden filled with butterflies. It was thrilling, as if it had been...

Ryan flinched when suddenly Alira pulled away and moved away from Ryan.

Alira's breathing was hunting, her gaze was so sad looking at her sister-in-law and Alira touched her own lips that were slightly wet from Ryan's kiss.

What has he done? Alira is confused, how can she kiss with Daniel's sister while Daniel is in a coma?

"Alira.." - Ryan but Alira just ran to his room, leaving Ryan who was also confused by what happened to him.

Ryan lowered his head, staring at his still sleeping grave, he had no desire for Alira. However, Ryan was holding his chest that was pounding, even his breathing felt so heavy just because of one lip kiss.

Ryan held onto his lips as if he still felt her soft lips Alira. "Yes God! What's going on with me?"

In her room, Alira sat pensively on the edge of the bed while holding her chest which was also pounding incoherently. "Yes God! What have I done?" Alira asked softly, she rubbed her lips and recalled how soft Ryan's kiss was.

"No! It's just a mistake, it can't be repeated!"

...

The next day, Alira and Ryan try to act ordinary despite the unusual taste in their hearts.

Alira and Ryan go to Daniel's office to take care of the office that began to deteriorate after a lot of gossip spread about Daniel, even some investors withdrew which made Alira even sadder.

Alira sat in Daniel's chair, peering at the base of his nose while watching the array of files in front of him. "We will do our best to make the company stable again, ma'am" Tessa said.

"In this business it's normal, Al," Ryan continued, trying to calm Alira down. "Daniel's business enemy must have taken this opportunity to take him down, and to restore Daniel's good name, we must prove that it's all fake news."

"Tessa, I want to talk to Ryan alone" Alira said and Tessa nodded in understanding, leaving Alira and Ryan behind.

"What's wrong?" Ryan asked after Tessa came out.

"How do we prove that it's fake news when the facts are like that, Ryan?" Alira half whispered to Ryan. "Daniel did take Calista to the hotel that night, and Daniel did hit a woman. It's all fact!"

"I know," replied Ryan softly. "But we can definitely find a solution to clear Daniel's name, Alira. You don't give up, I'll help you, hm?"

Alira seemed increasingly frustrated, many times he massaged his head that hurt until then his phone rang. Alira answers the call, which turns out to be from the hospital, and Alira smiles with relief upon hearing the good news that the woman named Pita has regained consciousness.

"The woman is conscious, let's go to the hospital!"

...

Arriving at the hospital, Alira and Ryan immediately meet Pita in her ward.

"Hello, Pita's mother," Alira said with a friendly smile. "Declose, I'm Alira. Daniel's wife, the one who put Mom in this hospital," said Alira, who made Pita's forehead wrinkle.

Alira gripped the woman's skinny hand, she looked into her eyes and said again. "I'm sorry for what my husband did, Mom. But I promise, I will bear all of your treatment until you make a full recovery" he said convincingly. Because Alira doesn't want it until this woman sues Daniel later.

Ribbon smiled and nodded, then she tried to release the oxygen attached to her mouth to be able to talk to Alira.

"Don't let go" said Ryan, but Pita kept it off.

"I...." Pita said with some difficulty. "I was there because I wanted to end my life, Mom," he said, leaving Ryan and Alira stunned, both looking at each other with confused looks.

"meaning?" Ask Alira.

"I have no one, poverty suffocates me, I want to die, to overtake my husband" Pita said in a trembling voice and wept.

Alira felt sorry to see it, let alone see this woman was old, weak. Alira clasped Pita's hand and said. "Everything's gonna be fine, ma'am. I also had no one until Linda's mother found me and took care of me in the orphanage, if she wanted to, she could stay there."

Pita's mother cried again to hear Alira's words, she seemed to have new hopes and of course she immediately nodded in agreement.

While Ryan, he felt this was the solution they were looking for.

" Can we ask for help?" Ask Ryan on the Ribbon. "Will you bear witness to everyone about Daniel?"

...

Alira and Ryan came out of Pita's ward with glowing faces after Pita said she was willing to testify that the accident happened not because Daniel was drunk but because she wanted to crash herself.

"Thank you." said Alira enthusiastically to Ryan, even he immediately embraced Ryan very tightly which made Ryan's body stiffen immediately. "Thank you very much, Ryan."

With hesitation, Ryan returned Alira's embrace, rubbing the woman's back, with a smile he said. "Whatever to you, Alira."

Tbc....