Chapter 5 Five

The atmosphere was quiet again after the children and grandchildren of the Altezza-Adaline couple returned to their respective homes. Now the core inhabitants of the large house had returned to their original state. Only Altezza, Adaline, Elara and Rayyan.

More or less, Elara listened to the men's conversations during the evening program. When they thought the women and children were asleep, they had a serious conversation. Especially the reason why Rayyan had returned to America.

"After what happened to Francisca, Meizar was already preparing herself to take over Coskun Company. He felt guilty for continuing to refrain from returning here just because Abrisam Corp had just started until he finally neglected Coskun and handed over full responsibility to Francis, who in fact did not master the management of the company.

"Not to mention with Kralligimiz, although Abigail never commented, but Meizar knows that Eric really wants Abigail to retire soon.

"The incident that happened to Uncle Antony made Meizar feel even more guilty. Therefore, he then took all the risks by choosing to go home and start Abrisam Corp from scratch here.

"Uncle Antony himself had previously asked me to help Meizar. But if Meizar is capable, why do I have to intervene?

"But then, Meizar said that she wouldn't be able to carry out all the tasks alone. In the end, she asked for my help too.

"He said that I'm luckier than him because I have Liam who Papa can rely on for Quirino's Construction.

"And in fact, he was right." Rayyan said with a chuckle. "Compared to him who has a lot of responsibilities, I do relax more." He chuckled. "I agreed to help him as long as he gave me time to finish the rest of my work in England. He agreed and yes, here I am now." Rayyan said in a calm tone.

"Then, when will you return to Quirino's Cosntruction?" Liam asked his brother-in-law.

"Oh my God, it hasn't been five minutes since I praised your existence and you're already demanding me to come back." Rayyan complained to his brother-in-law. "Honestly, I like my current job better. So for the time being, allow me to start my career from scratch. I'll start teaching this semester along with opening my company here. After all that, then I'll help you occasionally, even if it's necessary. Because the way I see it, you don't need my help at all to take care of Papa's company." Rayyan replied with an ignorant smile.

Elara was still pricking up her ears even though her eyes were closed. She honestly didn't intend to eavesdrop either, but she was having trouble falling asleep. And the men's voices were loud enough for her to hear.

Elara had to admit that she knew very little about the business history of the entire Quirino family. But she does know enough about Antony Quirino's family business history from her parents.

Elara knew about the Coskun Company, the company Rayyan discussed earlier was a construction company founded by Grandpa Tony's father which later grew rapidly when it was run by Grandpa Tony himself.

It was led by Grandpa Tony's first son Ignazio. However, due to his personal problems, Ignazio disappeared and the company was taken over by Francisca Quirino, Antony Quirino's second daughter.

Elara also knew about Kralligimiz. It was an entertainment company. A production house that was created by Grandpa Tony's late mother at Grandpa Tony's request for his ex-wife. Kralligimiz grew bigger when it was led by Ignazio, but since Ignazio disappeared, the leadership was handed over to Abigail-Elara's mother-who used to model at the company and had also led it until Ignazio was ready to take over.

Not to be arrogant, the fact is that Abigail-Elara s mother-is indeed a smart person and a reliable businesswoman because she can hold two positions at the same time because at that time her mother also created an organizer company and also helped manage Granny Joanna's boutique because Granny Joanna decided to live in Turkey.

The problem that Rayyan mentioned earlier about Coskun Company was a problem that occurred when Francisca was at the helm. At that time, the Coskun Company was declared a huge loss and was almost taken over by a tycoon named Tiziano Salvatore.

What was surprising after the fact was that it was Francisca who decided to marry the tycoon, which in the end everyone knew was some kind of contract marriage or transaction done internally by Francisca and Tiziano to keep Coskun from going bankrupt.

After the Coskun Company case was over with all the intrigue in Francisca and Tiziano's marriage, Coskun was finally taken care of by the CEO chosen by Tiziano and Grandpa Tony.

However, not wanting to involve outsiders for too long, Grandpa Tony asked Meizar to return to America and lead the company again.

It's not that Tiziano is incapable of managing the company, and it's not that Grandpa Tony doesn't trust his son-in-law. But Tiziano apparently prefers to focus on spending time with his family instead of struggling with paperwork. While his company is in Italy and for the company in America, he entrusts it to the CEO he has recruited.

As a result, Meizar gave up on his dream of building his own company in the UK and returned to Manhattan, starting to dig her claws in from scratch even though she knew it wouldn't be easy.

Yes, Elara knows more about Claire-Antony's family because they are more closely related. Unlike Elara's relationship with Altezza-Adaline.

Whatever the reason for Rayyan returning to America at this time, Elara was surprised to hear that it was the request of his uncle and grandfather. Doesn't that mean Rayyan is a reliable person?

Still, as great as Rayyan was in her family's eyes, Elara hoped he wouldn't cause her any trouble. Or not interfere in her personal life. But again, her hope was just an empty hope because a few days after the night she eavesdropped, Elara got a surprise that almost gave her a heart attack.

"Our faculty has a new lecturer." Said Gio, Elara's new friend who then placed his bag on the empty bench to the right of her seat.

"Yes. Male lecturer, handsome and young!" replied Divya who sat on the empty bench to the left of Elara's bench so that she was now flanked by the two friends she had known since the first semester.

"Who?" asked Elara curiously.

"There is something, for sure he is handsome. Very handsome. Just now I saw him in the lecturer's room, he was being surrounded by single lecturers." Divya replied, referring to the female lecturers who usually always acted in a clingy manner and liked to spread charm. "If I'm not mistaken, they call him Mister Rei."

"Rei Q?" asked Elara as she frowned. Rei Q? Does Rei stand for Rayyan and Q stand for Quirino? Elara asked herself silently.

She suddenly had a bad feeling after hearing that name. But she immediately shook her head. There was no way the person she had in mind would suddenly become a lecturer.

No, Elara knew from Granny Adaline that Rayyan was setting up his own architecture firm, so there was no way that her step-uncle would become a lecturer. Let alone teaching at Elara's college.

But then, two minutes later Elara had to swallow because with a tall well-built body, a friendly gaze and always showing a smile, the man walked into the room which was then rewarded with a welcome in the form of cheers from his friends.

"Afternoon, Class." The man greeted with an informal tone that made the students-in general-cheer with excitement. "I am Rayyan, your new Constructive Drawing lecturer. You can call me Rei or Mr. Q. It sounds cooler." He continued to the cheers of the students.

"Mr. Q. May we know what the letter Q stands for?" Asked one of the students whose name Elara did not know.

"Maybe later, after I sign your papers?" Rayyan replied mysteriously.

"But you're really a lecturer, right? Not a student playing the role of a lecturer?" The student continued.

"In your opinion, am I still fit to be a student?" asked Rayyan with an ignorant expression."

"It's very suitable. Especially if you become my girlfriend, it's much more suitable." Said a girl who Elara knew was her senior sister.

There was no reply from Rayyan. He just smiled and shook his head. "Okay class, let's take attendance one by one." The man said as he opened the folder in front of his desk.

The man called out names from the beginning of the alphabet, until he called out "Elara Fulton!" and Elara felt that it was more of a threat than a lecturer calling out to a student.