Chapter 7 Cancellation Of The Match

"Cilla, your hand, why?"

'Well, it's actually Ernest who is aware, but it's okay, Mommy and Daddy also immediately saw my hand', thought Cilla, smiling to herself, feeling relieved that soon her plan would run smoothly and succeed. Very confident, right?

"Where?" asked Prana, who was curious and had not seen Cilla's wrist, which was covered in a plate. Cilla deliberately did that so that her mother would be even more curious.

Frans, who had only been listening, also turned his attention to Cilla's hand. While Ernest immediately pulled Cilla's left wrist, which he had seen, Ernest was sure he was not mistaken.

"What's this, Cilla?" Ernest asked once again, making Cilla a little scared and nervous. How could it not be? Ernest looked so intently at Cilla as if demanding that the girl answer honestly.

"Uh, yeah, why is it red and bruised like that, Cilla? Someone hurt you?" Prana also asked worriedly after seeing the condition of Cilla's wrist.

Naturally, the mother of three children was so worried about her youngest child because Cilla was the only daughter she cared about very much. You could say that Cilla had always been the most pampered of her two older siblings.

'Huh, how come I'm so nervous and afraid to complain to them like this?' Cilla thought, lowering her gaze.

"Answer honestly, Cilla!" This time it was Frans who spoke firmly, asking Cilla to be honest in a firm tone without rebuttal.

Cilla looked at her family one by one. She was one hundred percent sure that her match with Neiro would be canceled after she complained. Cilla was so sure because she saw the expressions of both her parents and her brother, who looked worried and were waiting for an answer.

"Neiro, Neiro, who grabbed my hand until it was red and bruised," Cilla said honestly. She immediately looked down because she was afraid to see the response from her parents and older sister.

"What?" Frans asked by looking at Cilla in disbelief, as well as Prana.

"I told you, didn't I? He's not good for you, Cilla! So just cancel Daddy's arranged marriage!" said Ernest, who seemed to be provoked by emotion after hearing the answer from his sister.

I was so annoyed and angry that Ernest clenched his fists under the table; he really did not accept that his younger brother was being treated harshly by another man he had just met. Even Ernest never roughed up Cilla, but other men casually roughed up his sister.

"Calm down, Ernest. How come Neiro can grab your hand until it's bruised like that, Cilla?" As if he knew the situation was turning tense and heated, Prana spoke up to intervene so that Ernest would not get more emotional.

Especially when she saw her husband, who looked silent and contemplative with an expression holding back his anger, Prana became a little wary of the current situation.

"Earlier after I got home from work, when I just left the office, suddenly there was Neiro who was already waiting for me at the front and asked me to go for a walk so we could get to know each other better. I didn't want to and refused, but Neiro didn't accept it, so he continued to persuade and forced me to go with him."

"When I wanted to leave him, suddenly he held me down and grabbed my hand like this; luckily my boss saw and helped me get away from Neiro," Cilla continued, ending her story with a heavy sigh while looking at her wrist, which Ernest stroked slowly.

"Are you serious, honey?" asked Prana in disbelief at Cilla's explanation.

In contrast to Frans, who remained silent with his hands slowly clenched tightly.

Cilla nodded reassuringly to her mother. "If it's like this, does Daddy still want to set up Cilla with a man like that?" Ernest said, able to slap Frans, who had been silent all along.

Crack!

Frans roughly pushed back his chair and left the dining room in a fit of rage. In fact, the man left the dinner that was about to start.

Cilla, Ernest, and their mother looked at their father's departure with different looks.

"Mom," Cilla called with a scared expression, looking at her mother.

Prana, who seemed to know Cilla's gaze, sighed softly. "Don't worry, maybe Daddy wants to calm himself down, and maybe later Daddy will cancel your betrothal with Neiro," said the middle-aged woman soothingly.

"Must! If Daddy still doesn't want to cancel his arranged marriage, I will act!" Ernest replied firmly. It seemed that if what he said was true, this man would change and no longer be like before, who did not dare to contradict his parents.

"Calm down, bro," Cilla said to calm Ernest, who was still emotional.

"That's it; this matter can be discussed later; for now, it's better for us to have dinner first; let Daddy take care of it," Prana said, stopping their hot chat action.

"Fine, Mom," replied Ernest and Cilla at the same time. It made Prana smile slightly, even though his headtaste wanted to break thinking about the problem that just came when they were going to dinner.

"For you, Cilla, go to the living room first. Okay, let Mommy treat your wrist," Prana said again, remembering the bruises on Cilla's wrist.

Cilla answered with a nod before the three of them in the dining room became silent and focused on eating.

**

On the other hand, at the Jeffrey Raymond family's residence, there was this middle-aged man who had just finished calling his friend Frans.

"That kid, just getting to know him, is already acting up!" Jeffrey growled with an expression of anger.

Predictably, the two of them must have just had a very serious talk about their working relationship or about an arranged marriage between their children.

Jeffrey took big steps towards the room where his only son was, each step showing he was in a bad mood after receiving a call from Frans.

Knock, knock, knock!

Without relaxing, Jeffrey knocked on the door of his only son's room. "Neiro! Open the door! I want to talk!"

About a minute or so later, Jeffrey was knocking on Neiro's door while continuing to scream, but only now did Neiro open his bedroom door with an innocent look on his face.

"Why is Dad yelling like that?" asked Neiro in the typical voice of a person who had just woken up. Apart from that, his face looks lethargic with both eyebrows together and a pair of narrowed eyes, which is very typical for people just waking up from sleep.

As a result of being filled with rage, Jeffrey immediately slapped Neiro's left cheek roughly, causing the man to flinch in shock with his eyes, which had narrowed and now immediately opened wide. However, after that, Neiro winced in pain while holding the corner of his lips, which felt sore beyond the cheek.

"Ssshh, Daddy, why, anyway?" grinned Neiro as he asked in an irritated tone.

"How dare you be rude to Cilla!"

Hearing his father's yell made Neiro stutter, and he remembered his mistake this afternoon in being rude to Cilla by reflex. Actually, Neiro's temperament would only come out if he felt provoked, and this afternoon he couldn't take it anymore and ended up being rude to Cilla.

"Sorry, Daddy, I didn't do it on purpose," Neiro replied, looking down, because after all, he too had realized his mistake.

Neiro is resigned to being punished by his father after this, especially when it concerns the cooperation between his father and Cilla's fath

"Sorry, you're useless! Because now Frans has canceled the cooperation between our companies! And all of this was caused by you, Neiro!" Jeffrey snapped, who continued to speak in a high tone; his anger was still burning and overflowing; even the hand that had just slapped his own son was not satisfied to vent his anger.

"I have emphasized many times, Neiro! Keep your attitude and endure your temperament! If this is the case, it can't be fixed anymore because Frans's decision is unanimous! And I have to find another company to work with so that my company can develop!"

"Wait for your punishment, Neiro!" continued Jeffrey firmly before walking away, leaving Neiro alone at the door of the man's room.

While Neiro was silent like a statue, staring at his father's departure with a look of annoyance mixed with regret, "Huff! This time, what punishment again?" he muttered softly while stroking his left cheek, which also felt sore like the corner of his lips.

"Can I still persuade, Cilla?" asked Neiro to himself as he stepped back into his room in a worse mood after the events of earlier this afternoon.

"Arghh!" shouted Neiro, sounding very frustrated after he locked his bedroom door.

The man has a new problem: the punishment his father usually gives is not an ordinary punishment that makes him have to be vigilant. That was why Neiro looked really frustrated after hearing what his papa said earlier.

Neiro had not expected what he had done earlier this afternoon to turn into a boomerang for himself, more precisely in the collaboration between his father and the George Corp. company.

***

Prana's face looked happy after he left his room with his husband. The middle-aged woman had just heard Frans tell her that he regretted setting up Cilla with Neiro and was sure that he would cancel their betrothal.

After her husband told her that, Prana immediately went to Cilla's room to tell her the good news for her youngest daughter.

Initially, Prana had asked Frans to tell Cilla directly, but unfortunately, Frans felt doubtful and reluctant because he felt guilty for Cilla, who had become a victim of his selfishness.

Creak!

Without knocking on Cilla's bedroom door, Prana just walked into her daughter's room with a happy smile. Prana is also happy because, from the start, he didn't support Frans' plan, which was very detrimental to Cilla.

Cilla! Prana called excitedly, looking for her daughter in a quiet room.

"Cilla! Where are you?"

But Prana did not see her daughter's figure in the room.

"Yes, Mom? Just a moment! I'm in the bathroom!"

While looking for Cilla, Prana was startled by the sound of screaming coming from the bathroom. The middle-aged woman immediately breathed a sigh of relief; earlier, she had negative thoughts that Cilla had run away from home

"Mommy, wait here! We have good news for you, honey!" replied Prana no less loudly while standing in front of the bathroom door.

"Yes, Mom, one moment!"

"Yes, dear!" replied Prana before sitting himself on the chair in front of Cilla's dressing table.

About two minutes later, Prana waited for Cilla's exit before the girl appeared with a wet face. "What's wrong, Mom? Talking about what's important?" asked Cilla while sitting on the edge of the bed.

Prana smiled broadly, then got up and moved to sit beside Cilla, and Cilla, who saw that, was a little surprised and wondered what the good news was that made her mother look so happy.

"What is it, Mom? It just makes me even more curious," Cilla asked once again because her mother had not answered her question earlier.

Without losing his smile, Prana took a deep breath before explaining. "So you see, Mommy just finished treating your bruises; Daddy spoke seriously to Mommy and said that your betrothal with Neiro was canceled, and Daddy had previously called Jeffrey to tell Daddy of his decision."

"Mommy, are you serious?" asks Cilla with a twinkle in his eyes. A smile instantly appeared on his face.

"Yes, dear, Mommy is serious," Prana replied convincingly, making Cilla look even happier, and she immediately hugged her mother tightly.

"Finally, I'm really happy, Mom," said Cilla, smiling broadly in Prana's embrace. The middle-aged woman was no less happy, returning Cilla's hug no less tightly.

"Mommy's happy too, honey."

"I have to find Daddy," Cilla said, letting go of Prana's hug.

"Yeah, go meet Daddy! He doesn't want to talk to you directly because he's too shy," Prana replied, agreeing with Cilla's intention.

Without thinking twice, Cilla said goodbye and left her mother in her room. With a little trot, the girl arrived in front of her parents' room, which was not far from theirs.

"Daddy!" While knocking on the door, Cilla called her father loudly and loudly.

Creak!

The door opened, and Cilla immediately rushed into Frans' arms tightly. "Thanks for canceling the match, Daddy."

Frans returned Cilla's hug no less tightly while smiling. "You're welcome, Cilla; forgive the selfish Daddy," she replied regretfully.