My husband's CEO Paralyzed (Reply Paralyzed Man's Revenge)
AFTER WITHOUT YOU

The world stopped turning for Daniel. Once again he must feel the loss of the only reason that makes his life meaningful. Rani leaves without leaving a trace, other than a farewell letter that makes her eyes wet every time she reads it.

He has been looking for Rani's whereabouts to all possible places, even hiring a detective to search. However, the results remain nil. 

Some time ago, he also visited the hometown of Rani's parents who were located quite far from the capital, but there was no sign of Rani's whereabouts there.

Daniel doesn't know where to look anymore.

"Mariska and Leon, the perpetrators behind the video have confessed, and have been officially arrested. They also have clarified in the media. Rani's name has been cleared" Aris said. "Elana and Jovan have also been found guilty."

Daniel just glanced at Aris without any spirit. "Juna how? Does he still not want to talk? I'm still sure he knows where Rani is."

"I don't think he knows. Juna has been acquitted of all charges. He was only designated as a victim and a witness.” 

Daniel's eyes flashed furiously at the information. “What does that mean? Isn't there evidence of a recording of Jovan and Elana's conversation?” 

“Iya, indeed.” Aris did not reject Daniel's argument. “But Juna is under Elana's threat. There is no evidence of anything incriminating. So he was only set as a city prisoner.” 

Daniel could only take a long breath. Nor give an exaggerated response as if the right is not something that is too important.

He doesn't really care.

Because all that matters to him is how to find Rani's whereabouts. To atone for all the pain he had ever given, which might not have been erased with just an apology. If there is a chance he will repeat everything from the beginning again.

"Yes, let it go." Finally, only that sentence was spoken. "Importantly all the charges against Rani have been proven to be untrue."

At first Daniel is sure to find Rani wherever she is hiding. He also had hoped the revelation of the truth would make Rani consider returning.

But Daniel was wrong.

One month ....

Three months ....

Six months ....

One year ....

Rani never returned, nor was she found.

Things that made Daniel start to falter. Slowly doubt began to reign over the positive thoughts that he had been instilling in him. All the hard struggle he went through seemed to be in vain. It brings up question marks in the heart.

Does the universe not approve?

...........

That afternoon he and Aris were spending their afternoon break at the office cafe. A few months ago, Daniel started working. Take over all the work that Elana left behind.

"Hasn't those people found any information about Rani's whereabouts?" ask Daniel.

"Not yet" answered Aris. "Rani may be using a new identity. And it's making it hard for us to trace his whereabouts."

Daniel thought for a moment. "New identity?"

"Yes. Like you back then, replacing Daniel Mahardika to Mahardika Lanang Sutejo Soepenralegowo to remove the trace." Aris sipped a cup of coffee deliciously. "Good name," he poked without caring the irritated expression of the man before him.

"Call that name again, I'm kicking you to Africa!" threaten Daniel seriously.

Aris laughed out loud. The boss and his friend will become very upset when he remembers the strange name he used to disguise for several years.

"I'll praise, not mock." Aris laughed again.

Daniel did not show any reaction. Since Rani's departure, she almost never laughed again. Daniel became very cold and irritable. People say time can heal the wounds of the heart. But that doesn't seem to be the case for Daniel.

"Stop babbling, it's not funny!" abugn. Making Aris clench her lips held back a laugh.

"Little relax. You're too serious."

"Good day" said a man who had just walked into the cafe.

Daniel glanced at it, then again threw away his gaze.

"Jiang ..."

He who always put a flat face that sometimes makes anyone's guts shrivel. Including the man who just said hello.

"If you don't bring any results don't come here!" it was cold, almost expressionless.

The man exhaled slowly. Pull up a chair and sit right in front of the boss. "I received a report about the existence of someone who looks a lot like Rani, but with a different identity."

"Where?" It was as if Daniel could not wait to receive the next piece of information.

The man pulled the phone out of his pants pocket. Opening it for a while is like looking for something, then sliding it in front of Daniel.

Daniel's eyeballs instantly widened. His heart pounded fast when he saw the show on the phone screen. A beautiful woman in a beautiful fairyland dress was standing on a theater stage.

A pair of neutrals belonging to Daniel suddenly inundated clear liquid. He almost cried.

Seeing Daniel's reaction, Aris shifted his sitting position. Then he watched the thirty-second video. "He is very similar to Rani. Just a different haircut."

"Where is this?" ask Daniel with a demanding tone.

"Maybe not in this country. I'm investigating the source. Some of the information I got was less accurate. Some say it's one of the theatrical stages in Italy, but some say it's in Paris" he said. "When I came here to ask, which country is possible for Rani to come to?"

Daniel was silent for a while, along with the memories of Rani spinning around in his mind.

Rani's mother once told me, during school, Rani really likes to play opera. He was often involved in various shows. Rani once had a small desire to play opera on one of the world's leading theater stages.

The Sydney Opera House ...

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