
Everyone was standing bowed with a face full of sorrow beside a pair of white-laced tombs, a quiet burial atmosphere, adding to the sense of haru in the hearts of everyone, especially for Venus. This was the first time he made the pilgrimage to the graves of his parents on the day of their deaths.
Venus sits between two gravestones bearing the names Noah Adyatama and Vivi Hendrawan, their father and mother. Venus cried as she rubbed the two headstones.
"Dad ... mother .. I'm coming." Only those words were heard from the mouth of Venus. The girl's body shook from crying.
"This year I came with your beloved daughter, I kept my promise to find her." Vino approached Venus and stroked her sister's shoulder gently.
"Let's not cry anymore, let's pray that your father and mother are calm there." Robby.
They all raised their hands and closed their eyes, and chanted prayers that only they and God knew.
"Dad ... mother .. I say yes." Venus said as she moved from the side of the tomb of her parents. Reino immediately greeted his wife and guided her steps.
They all walked away from the funeral to the car, Erik who was staying in the car was waiting for them. After everyone got into the car, Erik immediately drove at a moderate speed.
"Om, I was wondering, why did my mom and dad die? Accident huh? How can it go together?" Venus asked curiously. He didn't know much about his family's past.
"No! A few days after you went missing, your father and mother were found shot dead in a villa. It just so happened to be out of town, om shocked and rushed home." Robby recalled that sad moment.
"What do you mean, my mom and dad were murdered? Then who did it?" Venus was curious, and the girl was surprised to learn the cause of her parents' death. While Vino, Reino and Erik only listened to their conversation.
"Looks so! The perp of the villa guard himself, he turned himself in shortly after shooting your father and mother. But there was one oddity, and your father and mother seemed to have come separately to the villa, because they were riding in different cars. And the servants said in the house, they always went together, for some reason on that fateful day, they went apart. But that suspicion was not responded to by the police." Robbie continued his story.
"Where is the culprit now? What's the mode of doing that?" This time it was Reino who asked because he was curious.
"He died in prison because he was sick. He confessed to the murder because of a love triangle. I don't know, it seems like it's hard to believe it. I'm sure your mom and dad's house is fine, it's highly unlikely there's a third between them." Robby's face has been increasingly sad when remembering all the tragic events.
"Alright, om! It's all over. At least now that he's got the right payback, he's gonna rot in hell." Vino chimed in on their conversation.
"Yes, brother is right. He's got his karma." Venus.
"Hmmm .. do you know a woman named Lena?" Reino asked.
"Lena ...? If it's not wrong she was Venus's nanny and she was the one who kidnapped Venus. Why why?" Robby was a little surprised by Reino's question.
"Said the mother of the home, at that time a woman named Lena put Venus in the home. If it's obvious that she kidnapped Venus, why can't the police find her and arrest her?" Reino said curiously.
"Police have been looking for her, but she's lost to the earth. Until finally this kidnapping case just disappeared." Robby.
"That's weird! I'm sure he must be hiding or someone's hiding him." Reino frowned as if he was thinking of something.
"Don't think too much, you'll get old soon! Most importantly, Venus is back with her family again." Vino mocked Reino.
"Yes, you're right, brother!" Reino turned around mocking Vino with a voice made like a child talking.
"Shut up! I told you, don't call me that!" Vino screeched inadmissive.
"So what should I call you?" Reino won't lose. The atmosphere in the car suddenly warmed. Erik and Robby who were sitting on the front bench just shook their heads at the behavior of the two handsome men.
"Hush still! Or I'll get off this car!" Venus shouted, making the two childish men speechless.
All went back to silence, only the roar of the car engine accompanying their journey. Robby and Erik just breathed a sigh of relief.
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Ever since her meeting with Liana back then, Diana decided to follow her adoptive parents to city A. The girl was still unable to accept the reality she was facing, what else since Helen even confirmed Liana's words, Diana's heart was getting broken, even more, he felt lied to and dumped by his own biological parents. Diana feels hurt for Liana as well as the father she doesn't know who she is. From that moment on, Diana had always locked herself in a room.
Liana was already in the room she was heading to, her cries increasingly becoming to see Diana already lying weakly helplessly with her wrists bandaged.
"Darling, why are you doing all this?" Liana approached Diana and clasped tightly onto the princess' hand.
"Calm down, Liana! She's fine!" Helen tried to calm Liana down.
"What's really going on? Why is Diana like this?"
"She cut off her wrist with the shard of the glass she threw against the wall of her room, it seemed like she was really struck by hearing this reality." Helen explained.
"I am a fool! I shouldn't have gotten carried away with my emotions and told the truth." Liana grew sobbing cursing herself.
"Oh, it's all happened. Maybe Diana should have known the truth, she just needed time to be able to accept." Helen rubbed Liana's shoulder with a slight smile.
"Mrs ..." Diana's voice sounded weak. The girl began to realize the effect of the drug.
"Yes, baby!" Liana and Helen answered simultaneously.
The two middle-aged women looked at each other, while Diana who had been fully aware only looked at Liana and Helen with contemptuous eyes.
"You're conscious, honey?" Liana ventured to ask.
"What are you doing here?" Diana asked in a taut tone and looked cynically at Liana.
"Darling, my mom is worried about you! Why are you doing this?" Liana is back. Helen was only paying attention to both the mother and the child, she purposely gave them time to talk.
"Now do you care about me? All those years you lied to me after you dumped me. What kind of mother are you?" Diana spoke in a soft voice, her tears dripping down the pillow.
"I'm sorry .. Mama, baby! Mama was wrong! Mama will do anything you want to forgive mama." Liana pleaded with Diana.
"I'll forgive if you tell me who my father is? I know he's still alive?" Ask Diana.
Liana fell silent. The woman's face turned tense.
Helen approached him and whispered something to Liana's ears, "Say! Don't lie to her again!"
"Alright, mama will tell you who your father is, but after this you have to come home with mama, we'll meet your father." Liana finally relented and gave the choice to her daughter.
Diana nodded and agreed to Liana's request, she was also very curious about who her real father was.
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