Rheizada Mansion, New York, USA.,
Evening.,
A handsome man is neat with the clothes used. He intended to go somewhere he always visited. Snooping on someone, he's been eyeing for a long time. Even though he was the head of a giant corporation, it didn't make it easy to get hold of that person.
The man is a lover of the pure result of hard work. He wants someone he is after to be obtained with a business's success. Not by coercion or threats of kidnapping.
"We are ready to go, sir," said Leonard, his private secretary.
"I'll bring my car. You guys can be in a separate place far from me. If I need any help from you guys, I'll be in touch right away." After saying that, the man went to the car that the bodyguard had prepared.
"Avnan, wait," a woman called before entering her car.
"Where are you going, honey?" asked Fiera Rheizada, Avnan's mother. Still beautiful at half a century, the woman walked over to her only son.
"Yes, Mom?" Avnan refused to enter the car. He turned and walked closer to his mother.
"Where are you going, honey?" Again, Fiera repeated her question in a voice that was so soft and soothing.
"I just wanted to get some fresh air outside, Mom." Avnan hugged and kissed the top of his mother's head.
"Come on, Mom. Let's sit down first. I don't want Mommy to get tired from standing."
"Would you like to sit here or inside, Mom?" asked Avnan, still hugging his mother affectionately.
"You don't mind if we sit inside, Avnan?"
Hearing his mother's question, Avnan frowned. He thought, why can his mother ask like that. While so far, he has never denied or refused a request from his mother. Is he now doing something wrong that offends a mother? Avnan thought to himself.
"Mom, what did Mommy say?"
"Of course, I wouldn't mind. I'll always be there for Mommy all the time. Don't ever ask me that again, hmm?"
Avnan led Fiera inside. The woman he loved and cherished dearly. The only woman who is most respected in this world.
Never once in his life did Avnan speak loudly to his mother. Especially to yell and scream. It would be the biggest mistake of his life if he did that.
Avnan glanced at Leonard. The Coded with a blink of his eye for the man to wait for him until everything his mother wanted to say was done.
Leonard, who knew the meaning of Avnan's gaze, nodded his head. Leonard understood that his boss would always put his mother's business first. Avnan is willing to leave whatever busy he is for his mother's sake. And Leonard knew all about it by heart.
"Come on, Mom. After they reached the family room, let's sit here first," said Avnan. Avnan invites Fiera to sit on the sofa.
"Mommy wants me to get you something?" asked Avnan in a soft voice.
"No, honey. Mommy just misses you. Mommy wants to hold you like this a little longer."
"Because the last few days, you always left early in the morning and came home late at night after Mommy fell asleep. To worry about not seeing Mommy's little son who used to always whine for milk." Fiera hugged Avnan and leaned against her only son's chest. She was inhaling deeply the distinctive fragrance of an heir to the Rheizada family.
"I'm sorry I made Mommy worry. Lately, I have had too much business. Because of my busy life, we can't meet even though we live under the same roof."
Avnan responds to his mother's words. He returned the affectionate embrace of the woman who had given birth to him into the world. Until a man's voice was heard there, interrupting their conversation.
"Well, well. What are mother and daughter doing here?"
"Hug affectionately, then forget me who was waiting in the room to reach a sweet dream together. Is it like that, honey?"
Zalmi Rheizada, Avnan's father. The man walked up to the two people he loved very much. Even though one of them has become a grown man, Zalmi always thinks Avnan is still a child who can be tweaked by his ear when naughty.
Although he had never done that in the past, no matter how naughty Avnan's childhood was, Zalmi always made you a special moment that will never come back when his son grows up.
"Daddy always doesn't come on time. Has it become Daddy's habit to interrupt the fun of the two of us having quality time?" Avnan asked Zalmi.
Avnan uses a normal tone when talking to his father. Not out of disrespect, but more out of wanting to comfort his mother in their family of only three.
But if Avnan were alone with Zalmi, he would use the most polite language when speaking to his father. Just as polite as when he talked to his mother. Avnan's respect for his father is so high. It's just that, to look more familiar, his father asked Avnan to speak casually in front of his mother.
"Daddy also wants to join you guys for some quality time. Do you mind that, honey?" Zalmi was already sitting beside Fiera, who was hugging their child.
"Of course not, honey. Why are you talking like that?" Fiera answered without turning away from hugging Avnan.
"But I object to that, Mom." Avnan protested with a sulky tone that sounded adorable
"Why is it like that, honey?"
"Of course, he'd mind. But if he's spending quality time with his girlfriend, he'll let me be with you, honey." Zalmi quickly answered his wife's question addressed to Avnan.
"What?" Suddenly Fiera quickly released her arms from Avnan after hearing her husband's answer. She looked at Avnan with a big question mark.
"You already have a lover, honey?" Fiera asked to make sure the news that her husband said was actual.
"Mom, why does Mommy have to believe the news that is not necessarily true from me?" asked Avnan exasperatedly as he cupped his hands over his mother's face. But his eyes narrowed to see his father, who had made a fuss. As for his father, he looks away, pretending to do nothing.
"Therefore, now Mommy wants to ask to make sure it's true from you, dear." Despite demanding an answer, her tone was still soft. Making an Avnan does not have the heart to destroy his mother's enthusiasm and hope.
"Mom, I promise, I will bring my lover home soon. And I will introduce her to, Mommy."
"I assure you, she will be as beautiful and gentle, Mommy. But not for now or shortly. When the time is right, she will come here and accompany Mommy to cook."
With tenderness and care, Avnan explained to his mother. He didn't want to disappoint the woman he loved so much. Avnan knows very well what his mother wants. But if the time is not right, what can he do. Avnan thought.
"So you can't bring her here, honey?" Fiera's sad tone was visible. I imagined her hope that had just appeared turned out to be wishful thinking.
"I'll take her to see, Mommy. But not, for now, Mom. Just give me a little more time."
"But Mommy doesn't mind if she doesn't come from a wealthy family?" Avnan asked carefully. Although he had already far predicted what his mother's answer would be.
"You, what are you saying?" asked Fiera, lightly hitting her favorite child's strong arm.
"Of course, Mommy doesn't mind. We can't judge a person just by material things, honey. As long as she's a good person, it's okay for Mommy, simple people will enter our family."
Fiera explained with her hand gently stroking her son's firm jaw. She gave an understanding that if any woman Avnan will bring into their family later, Fiera has no problem with the woman's material. As long as she comes from good family background and has good qualities, she will accept it.
"Thank you so much for all understanding, Mommy." Avnan hugged and kissed the top of his mother's head.
As for Zalmi, he smiled happily, watching his little family love each other warmly. Zalmi gave a triumphant smile to Avnan, who was glancing at him. If he didn't go fishing like that, he was sure his son would take their son-in-law to come.
Zalmi knows how Avnan is doing in the world of women out there. Meanwhile, he and his wife couldn't wait to hold their grandson. But it's a shame that his grown son seems to be afraid of women.
"Then may I excuse me to come out, for now, Mom?" continued Avnan asked. Apart from avoiding the unexpected later, Avnan wanted to make sure something was out there. He tried to get away from his current state immediately.
"Of course, you can, honey. You have as much time as you want, to approach the woman and bring her here," said Fiera hopefully. She couldn't force her son, but Fiera slipped great expectation into her tone.
"I don't promise to take her home this time, Mom. But one day, I will bring her here to meet Mommy." Avnan again explained the purpose of his departure.
"Yes, go there. Have fun looking for fresh air out there. But remember, keep boundaries when hanging out. Mommy doesn't want it, freedom out there takes Mommy's handsome son," Fiera warned while giving advice. But her words managed to invite a burst of laughter from Zalmi.
Well, the one-child middle-aged man felt funny with his wife's words. He couldn't imagine what if his wife knew what their son was doing out there. He was sure that Avnan would not end well every time he left the house.
"What are you doing, honey?" Fiera asked, confused to see her husband spouting laughter accidentally. Though she felt there was nothing funny in her words just now.
"Nothing, honey. Don't think about it. You'd better let your beloved son out now. Poor him who has been waiting for your permission for a long time." Zalmi changed the subject. He didn't want to invite anything long because it could be dangerous if Grandmother Rheizada's mood broke.
"Oh God, Mommy forgot about you, honey. Mommy sorry, okay?"
"No problem, Mom," Avnan replied, smiling.
"Then I'll go now, Mom. Don't wait for me to come back home. Mommy will get some rest after this, hmm?"
"Be careful on the way, dear."
"Okay, Mom. Dad, please look after Mommy while I'm away." Avnan reminds his father. After that, he immediately left there without listening to his father's answer.