Forced to Be Stepmom
Zara Asked to Return Home

Not long after Lathan's arrival at the country hotel D. A photo circulated widely on social media with a caption

The prince of one of the big business families in A country is in a country D hotel with a girl. Do they spend time together as lovers?.

The post certainly triggers various assumptions among the community. Moreover, netizens are very happy with things like this.

"His face feels familiar. But who is it?"

"Isn't that one of the sons of the Nugraha family?"

"Is that Radit's son? Oh my goodness .. he was with a girl at the hotel when he was too young"

"The youth of today is scary"

In an instant the post was flooded with thousands of negative comments, even the gossip has reached the ears of his father Zara who is also a businessman.

Tok tok tok tok

"Excuse me, sir"

"Lake in!"

The man immediately entered his boss's work room after obtaining permission.

"What's wrong?" ask Mr. Zein to his assistant.

"Sorry, Sir. There's something I want to show you" the assistant said with some hesitation.

"Just say it. No need to beat around the bush" Mr. Zein responded in a calm manner while continuing to check the documents in his hands.

"This, Sir. Non Zara is currently the subject of social media discussion. He was seen in one of the hotels with a young man" Mr. Zein's assistant spoke while showing a photo of Zara.

Mr. Zein who was busy with documents immediately kept silent and turned his eyes on the phone that the assistant had thrust at him.

"When did it happen?"

"Today, sir"

"Have you got the hotel information?"

"Already Sir. They're in the Nirwana hotel"

Rian always answered quickly questions from Mr. Zein with a calm attitude.

Mr. Zein was silent for a moment hearing the answer Rian gave him.

"Isn't the Nirwana hotel in this city as well? but, Zara now lives with my sister's family. Are there any other Nirwana hotels in A?" mr. Zein asked Rian in a calm manner.

"No, Sir. There is only 1 Nirwana hotel. And right now Miss Zara is here".

Mr. Zein's face was visibly irritated and angry when he heard Rian's reply.

"Call Zara and ask her to come home right now!" mr. Zein spoke in a cold manner.

"Well, sir" Rian immediately left Zein's room to contact Zara

"Trouble maker!". Mr. Zein complained after Rian came out of his room

...****************...

The Nirwana dihotel

Lathan, Zara and Fandy were waiting for the food they had come to talk cheerfully.

Drrt drrt drrt

Zara who previously laughed cheerfully with Fandy and Lathan immediately changed her facial expression after her phone rang. Fandy and Lathan looked at each other and saw Zara's facial expressions.

"I'll take the phone first. Shhh". said Zara while covering her mouth with one finger so that Fandy and Lathan did not make a sound.

"Hello, Om?" greet Zara with a calm demeanor as she received the call.

"Hello, Non. Look, Mr. Zein is asking Miss to go home right now!" Rian immediately spoke to Zara without further ado.

"Why?" ask Zara briefly.

"Pak Zein already knew that you were in the Nirwana hotel, so he asked you to come home soon"

Deg

Zara was so surprised, she seemed tense as she bit the tip of her lips.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" lathan asked as soon as Zara hung up.

"Papa's assistant just called me. He said, Dad asked me to come home". Zara explained with a sad face.

Lathan and Fandy stared at each other in surprise.

"How did your father know you were here?"

"I don't know either. Is Don't-don't .. Papa spying on me huh?"

Drrt drrt drrt

As Lathan, Zara and Fandy are having a conversation, Lathan's phone suddenly rings. He also grabbed the phone lying on the table and saw the name on the screen, it turned out to be a call from Ardhan.

"Hello" said Lathan in a calm manner.

"Hello, Brother. Have you seen any posts on social media?" Ardhan immediately said his goal to the older brother.

"postings? What post?" asked Lathan who still did not know what Ardhan meant.

"I can't see for myself on social media" said Ardhan, who no longer knows how to explain to Lathan.

"Yes already. I'll see the post for myself" said Lathan, who hung up. After that he immediately opened his phone again to see the post that Ardhan meant.

"What the fuck?" lathan said, annoyed at the post.

"What's wrong?" asked the curious Fandy with Lathan's expression.

"Look at this!". Lathan showed Fandy a post on her phone.

"This is crazy. They just said you two! Then what am I?" fandy grumbled at the post saying that Lathan was alone with Zara.

"Wait on! Ra, don't you think Zein knows you're here because of this crazy post?" connect Fandy with a frown after remembering Zara's father.

"You're right. Looks like papa knows that I'm here because of this post. It would be weird if papa asked a spy to watch me wherever I go".

"Then ... will you still go home?" Lathan switched the conversation and asked Zara for her decision.

"Euh .. I have to go home. I wonder what papa will tell me. All this time papa never cared for me, what now papa started to worry about me or on the image of the company that he had built with hard work" Zara answered with a nod of the butler and a faint smile on her lips.

"I'll come along. I need to explain to your papa that we're only here for a vacation, and we're not alone either, but there's Fandy among us" Lathan responded in a cold and firm manner.

"Haaah .. At a time like this, I was just seen by you guys. Alright, I'll be your god of salvation until you can't pay this debt until anytime!". Fandy let out a long sigh first before he spoke excitedly.

"Yes, we will never repay this debt until now, so you can continue to follow us on the grounds of debt". Lathan responded to Fandy with a sneering tone and a mocking smile.

"good. When are we going to your house? if now ... it seems like it's too late" Fandy said while looking at the clock on his phone screen.

"Tomorrow in the morning. I'm so tired today, you guys must be so tired too, right?. After all, I have to prepare myself to be able to meet my papa later" Zara responded with a thin smile on her lips. Her hand did not let go of Lathan's hand

"alright. Then tomorrow morning we go to your house without having to cancel this hotel reservation".

Zara and Fandy nodded their heads in unison at Lathan's proposal.

"Yes already. Let's enjoy dinner first".

The three of them resume their dinner which is delayed because of the conversation about returning to Zara's house.

After enjoying a nice dinner. Lathan, Zara and Fandy return to their rooms.

"See you tomorrow, baby. Have a good dream" Lathan told Zara when she was in front of the door of their respective rooms.

"Yes, see you. May you also have a good dream". They waved hands before opening the door.

Zara went into her room and turned on the lights when she came in. How surprised he was when he was in the room.

"Who are you?!" asked Zara sarcastically.

"We've been ordered to take you home right now!"

"Who asked you to pick me up?" ask Zara to make sure.

"Tell papa that I'll be home in the morning!" zara said with a firm attitude.

"Sorry, Miss, we're ordered to take you right now. Please come with us without any resistance!"

Zara looked at the 4 men before her with cold eyes and confused thoughts.

Why is it that papa who has not cared about me all this time is doing something like this?