When he arrived at his private office, Abimana immediately lunged at his work chair. Anger and irritation still felt thick, until the emotions that never subsided made him not hesitate to kick every item. The sound of furious groans, disappointed sighs, and angry shrieks filled the entire room. Abimana never felt humiliated before. Especially by a woman who he believes has no power whatsoever.
It is true, from the beginning Abimana knew that Kinara was an intelligent, high-esteemed, and strong woman. However, Kinara's ability to corner someone is far more than the expectations that Abimana always imagined at this time. Not only made Abimana lose his intention to maintain the marriage, but Kinara could also even make Abimana suffer a huge loss. Could Diamond Palace be as successful as it is today thanks to Kinara's greedy nature?
"Shit! What use is there to me, other than just to harm me? Should I end up losing like this?! What… what, if I get blamed again by—"
Abimana's words had to be stopped when the door to his office was suddenly broken by someone. Abimana almost vented his emotions, before he knew who the guests were. Rodian Erlangga—Abimana's father. The old man entered his son's study with an unmistakable look on his face; there was great anger painted on his face.
"D-daddy ...?" Abimana swallowed saliva. The angry expression on his face turned into an expression of numbness. His body stiffened, plus his heart was pounding wildly. It would be better if the pounding indicates that he is in love, unfortunately, it tends to describe anxiety.
"You stupid, Abimana!" Rodian's voice was loud. "How can you give up on maintaining your marriage with Kinara, Abimana?! We've come this far and a merger is in sight! But, why did you destroy everything?! Don't you want to inherit the company?"
Abimana trembled. Oh no, he doesn't have a good reason. Even though he had predicted that his father would be furious, Abimana was still unable to say anything to rebuttal. He didn't even think that his father would come so soon.
"D-daddy...!" Shortly after mentioning his father's name, Abimana immediately kneeled. "I'm sorry, Father. I didn't know things would end up like this. I-I tried. B-but, Kinara doesn't want to forgive me."
"You are useless! Such a beautiful, intelligent, and rich girl, how could you betray the girl, Abimana?! Just for the sake of that poor comfort woman?!" Rodian still can't understand Abimana's attitude. For him, Abimana had thrown away a shiny diamond just to get a river stone. "It's not only Kinara who doesn't want to be in touch with you anymore, Abimana. Bram and Meysa don't want to know our family anymore. The merger is canceled!"
Rodian took a step forward. furious. It felt like he wanted to slap Abhimana hard on the cheek. However, he tried his best to refrain from violence. Because he knows, he's still in the office. His image would be tarnished if someone saw the bruises on Abimana's cheeks after meeting him.
"You ... if you can't maintain the jewelry store that is starting to grow, you'd better get out of my company. Get out of the sight of me, Abimana! You will truly be a useless child! You destroy your future, as well as the future of the company that you will inherit! You are a complete fool, Abimana! I almost regret having a child like you! Completely useless!" said Rodian who was already very irritated.
"Remember you, Abimana!" continued Rodian.
After that, Rodian decided to leave the workroom that he had given to Abimana a long time ago. And every threat and insult that he gave to Abimana was not mere nonsense. Even though he didn't know the reality of what would happen in the future, but, giving a stern warning was no problem.
After all, Abimana's mistake was already fatal. Apart from having betrayed an affair on Kinara, the opportunity to merge the two companies will only be a dream. Coupled with Kinara's demands about jewelry outlets whose turnover is getting bigger every day. You can imagine how much loss Erlangga Real Estate suffered after the case occurred.
Abimana's breath hitched. His body gradually weakened and he finally sat down on the floor after his father disappeared from behind the door. One of the reasons why he was so adamant about maintaining the marriage was not only because of his selfishness. His father always urged him to do something for the company, with the lure of absolute inheritance of all assets owned by his father.
As a child who never struggled alone, of course, Abimana had to obey his father. He admits that his situation is almost the same as Kinara's, the difference is that Kinara is too obedient and difficult to incite.
"I have to seize the jewelry store. Kinara, you can disappear from my side, but you don't deserve everything you want! Even the house we live in, I will never give up on you, Greedy Woman!" said Abhimana firmly.
Until the sound of the phone ringing made Abhimana immediately get up from his position. He took the phone out of the pocket of the blazer he was still wearing. When he looked at the screen of the smartphone, Abimana found Bianca's name as the caller which he thought was enough to comfort the restlessness in his heart at this time.
"Hi, Darling!" said Abimana so sweet. "Just be patient a little longer. I'll be picking you up. Don't worry... yes, I miss you too."
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The live press conference was arranged by Isabela according to Kinara's request. Of course, Kresna will take part in the implementation of these activities later. It was not difficult to invite journalists, because Kinara's name was already familiar to them. Although not an artist or singer, Kinara is often mentioned as a beautiful young CEO who has led Diamond Palace and even succeeded in developing her company's business in the real estate sector. The figure of Kinara is a dream for most social media users which has become a trend nowadays.
"Is it okay?" mumbled Kresna who honestly still hesitated to reveal all the facts. He rarely plays attacking as openly as now, let alone involving news seekers. Kinara's position as a celebrity will also enlarge the news. Even though there is accurate evidence regarding Abimana's affair, Abimana still can find a loophole to blame Kinara for not being able to keep a secret.
"Mr. Lawyer, you just have to do it. I hope you can believe what Mrs. Kinara said. She will not make decisions arbitrarily," said Isabela who was still with Kresna in the office lobby.
Hearing Isabela's words, Kresna couldn't help but smile without saying anything. Hopefully, the way to expose Abimana's mistakes to the public is not something wrong.
After trying to convince himself, Krishna immediately took a step. He must go to the place where the press conference is. He had prepared several pieces of evidence and data in a black tote bag.
Meanwhile...
"Everything will start from now on, Abimana ...." Kinara mumbled in her workroom while looking out the window and found Kresna's car and other lawyers' cars walking out of the gate of her company.
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