
"I didn't expect Diana to do any of this. He was willing to sacrifice his life for me, I felt guilty for him .. I regret." Reino bowed sadly.
"Alright, baby. It's all happened, don't regret it." Venus stroked Reino's shoulder gently, trying to calm her husband down.
"Pity .. He is very young. But because of her parents' greed and selfishness, she had to experience all of this." Vino said with a sad face.
"It's like karma for Tomi and Liana. They wanted to kill someone else's child, but instead their own daughter was the victim." Johan chimed in on Vino's remarks.
"My sister's love, she just found her real family, but it all has to end like this. He's like a victim of his own parents' actions." Erik bowed with a face full of sorrow.
"Here you go, now we'd better pray Diana's quiet down there." Venus. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"And you, why have you been lying to me all this time, haaa ...?" Reino turned to look at Erik who was sitting beside him.
"I'm forced. I just want to protect you from my father's foul intentions." Said Erik with a flat face.
"But can you be honest and tell me, why disguise yourself as someone else?" Ask Reino.
"If I were honest, you wouldn't want to make me your driver and bodyguard. How can I protect you if I'm not always around you?" Erik answered what it was.
"Since when have you known Om Tomi's bad intentions to me?"
"Before my mother passed away, I told you all my father's evil intentions, I once overheard my father talking to someone over the phone that he was going to eliminate you after you got married. And from then on, my mother asked me to look after and protect you, and the only way was to disguise myself as your driver and bodyguard. Thank goodness you accepted me well, so it made my plan easier. But after 3 years of undercover, dad knew my guise out of nowhere. He began to terrorize me and I conspired, but I always refused and threatened to expose his rotten plans. And dad says if I dare to tease him, he'll take my cover off you." Erik started telling stories.
"So aunt Yuna is dead? But Tomi said Aunt Yuna took you away?" Reino was both surprised and confused.
"Yes, my mother had a heart attack. Almost 20 years ago, my father took us to Japan. But there she treated her mother like a maid, she brought another woman home without thinking about my mother's feelings, and she often hit her. I could only cry when I saw all of that. And as I grew up, I took my mother away from home and hid from my father. I worked hard to support our lives, until my mother died and I came back here." Remember Erik with teary eyes.
"What a pity Aunt Yuna. Tomi is a bada4b! Even he had the heart to slander Aunt Yuna having an affair and take you away. The human race has no heart!" Reino hardened his jaw, holding back the growl of hearing Erik's story.
"I wonder why God created man like that?" Vino chimed in.
While Venus and Johan only listen to their conversation.
"So now what should I call you? Erik or Hendrik?" Tanya Reino is teasing Erik.
"As far as you go, Young Master!" Erik turned around to tease Reino.
"Ciihh .. Don't call me that again! You're not my subordinate now, you're my cousin .. brother." Reino suddenly hugged Erik and sobbed. Erik who was shocked by Reino's treatment just silently shook his head.
"You know how hard my life has been since you and Dad left? I lost the figure of the father who always protected me and the brother who was always there for me. I miss you so much .. miss our childhood." Reino spoke with a trembling voice. Suddenly the atmosphere rained blue, even Venus and Johan could not resist the drops of tears so as not to fall.
"Hey .. Don't I always look after you? Don't you cry like this? Soon you'll be a father, not ashamed of what your title is?" Erik tried to calm Reino down, the man returned the embrace of his cousin's sister while removing a drop of clear liquid that escaped from his own eyes.
"So you feel comfortable hugging your cousin? Yeah, well, just hug him every day." Venus pretends to sulk.
The awakened Reino immediately pushed Erik's body away from him, "It's gone! Don't hug me for too long, my wife's jealous!"
"Bas crazy, didn't you hug me." Erik grumbling.
Vino, Johan and Venus just smiled at the behavior of the two people.
"Oh yes, Rein ... Vin. .. I think I know who the woman who kidnapped Venus was." Erik's words surprised everyone.
"Who?" They all asked simultaneously.
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After a 2-hour drive, Erik stopped the car he was driving in front of an orphanage.
During the journey Erik told everything, even he also told everything that happened in the warehouse to Vino and Venus.
Venus even cried to hear the story of the tragic death of her parents.
The four of them were already standing in front of the door of the orphanage, because it was dark, the door of the orphanage was already closed. After the third knock, the door was opened by a middle-aged woman who was none other than Susi the mother of the orphanage.
"Who are you?" Lusi asked with a confused face.
"Mom still knows me?" Erik asked to be sure.
Lusi seemed to think for a moment and finally he remembered something. "Oh, if it's not wrong that you came with Mr Winata then? What's the matter here tonight?"
"I came with the little girl that you kidnapped about twenty years ago, you remember?" Erik knitted his eyebrows together and stared fixedly at Luci's face.
Lusi glanced at Venus, suddenly Luci's face turned frightened, he hurriedly wanted to close the door of the parlour, but Erik held her back.
"So you kidnapped my sister?" Vino gripped onto Lusi's shoulder with emotion. Lusi just grimaced and bowed in fear.
"No stop ...!! Don't hurt him! She's just an old woman." Venus pulls Vino's hand out of Luci's shoulder.
"You should be in jail!" Reino was upset.
"Don't!!! I'm sorry ...! I admit I'm wrong, but don't imprison me. I beg!" Susi prostrated herself at the feet of Venus and everyone else.
"Why did you kidnap my sister? You know for what you did, my mom and dad died." Vino shouted with emotion.
"Sorry .. At that time I was dark because I was offered a lot of money so I did not think sanely, but after that I regret." Trembling Lusi spoke.
"If you're sorry, why don't you give my sister back?"
"I'm afraid of prison. At that time Mr. Tomi reported that Mr. Adyatama's master and mistress died and he asked me to throw away or kill your sister, but I could not bear it. I finally decided to take Venus to this orphanage and raise her here. I wish Venus could still meet her family one day, so I don't open the silver bracelet in her hand and call her by that name." Lucia explained everything.
"You said Venus was interraceded by a woman named Lena, why did you lie back then?" Erik asked.
"Because I'm scared." Susi bowed wiping her tears.
"You've committed a crime. You have to admit it in front of the police!" Vino stared at Lucia's face.
"Don't .. don't .. I beg you! If I go to jail, who's gonna take care of the children?" Luci pleads.
"Already, brother! Let him remain free, at least because of his compassion, at this time we are all still together.
If only he had thrown it away or killed me, we wouldn't be here today." Venus Saying.
Everyone was stunned to hear the words of Venus, the instant Vino and Reino's anger subsided.
"That's it, I've forgiven you. My mom and dad will forgive you. Now stand!" Venus helps Lusi stand up.
"Thank you Venus, your heart is truly as good as your compassionate mother. Again I apologize!" Lusi's crying broke. Venus hugged the old body of Lucia.
Vino, Reino and Erik went silent not knowing what else to say? It is noble that the heart of Venus easily forgives Luci, the man who separated her from her family.
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