With one drifting move, Shawn overtook the Mustang that was driving around the corner just a few meters from the finish line. The Mustang's driver was already optimistic that he would emerge victorious from the turn, at least until the flawless drifting action of the matte black GT-R erased any confidence in the Mustang's driver. In just a few seconds that seemed blurry to the eyes of the Mustang's driver, the GT-R managed to touch the finish line and greeted his victory with a twisting action using an amazing drift technique.
Shawn came down confidently from the GT-R. Sleight of a smile crept on his lips. In an instant, Shawn had become the center of attention in the wild race arena filled with crowds that night. A man slipped through the crowd to hand Shawn a roll of a hundred thousand before returning to let Shawn have fun with all the attention given to Shawn, including from two girls who were busy clinging to Shawn's side.
Shawn let go of the girls when Toni approached him. Before he could ask, a booming voice coming from the hut on the sidewalk caught his attention.
"FREE BEER!" the man said, making everyone now rush to the gazebo.
Tony laughed. "The free one always wins, yea?" he mocked. He patted Shawn's shoulder. "It's okay. Just give other people a chance to be noticed sometimes, okay? You stole all the attention every week, Mate. It's not fair anymore," he said.
Shawn snorted, but he didn't refuse when Toni led him over to the crowd in the gazebo for a free beer. Just as he got there, Shawn knew who the madman wanted to spend his money on this many people.
Standing at the table holding up a beer bottle, Adam babbled and laughed. Some of his friends forced him to get off the table, but Adam refused. He was so drunk that Shawn doubted he was serious about giving away free beers, but none of his friends stopped people from getting beers. So maybe it was confirmed that Adam had gone mad.
"Ah, 'The Mad Shawn,'" Adam said, waving as soon as he saw Shawn standing in the gazebo. "Have a beer, bro. I'll let you have as many as you want, for you're the winner!" he shouted, which was immediately greeted by everyone with excited shouts.
While the crowd seemed to be having fun, Shawn frowned. Adam didn't usually get out of control like that. Adam rarely even wanted to get drunk.
"What is it with him?" Shawn asked Randy, one of the people standing by Adam.
"He just saw a video of his father checking in the hotel with a girl, though his mother is still critical in the hospital. Adam's men just sent the video," said Randy.
"And that means he should waste the money?" Shawn asked. It's so easy for these rich assholes to squander money. Didn't Adam even bother to take time to think of the people who were dying to get a bite of rice?
"He just wants revenge, Shawn. You can see for yourself what kind of child Adam has been, right? He never got into trouble. But turns out, being a good child is still not enough for his father. His father thinks that as long as Adam is given money, his father can be free to play out there. Adam just wanted to show that the money from his father meant nothing to him." Randy said.
"Show him what now?" Shawn asked. "His father isn't even here to see it."
"No need, Shawn!" Adam shouted, making Shawn and Randy turn their heads. Adam knelt on the table. "He doesn't need to see. He needs to feel," he said hatefully.
"Meaning?" Shawn asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "Need to feel what?"
Adam smiled a little. "Need to feel removed from office and kicked out from the DPR seat," Adam said. "...for has been playing with my mother and me."
"And how the hell do you do that? Your father is an influential person. Just by acting like this, you think you can bring down your father? What actually happened is, you are destroying yourself while your father is having fun out there," Shawn said, trying to wake Adam up.
Instead of waking up, Adam laughed. Next, he patted Shawn's cheek instead. "Out all of the people, Shawn, I never thought you would be the most innocent," Adam said, and when he saw Shawn's expression harden, Adam quickly added, "Not this way. I told someone to sabotage my father's room and record his lewd actions with that bitch! And...." Adam spread his arms, looked up, and laughed as he said, "I'm going to spread it all over the world."
Adam laughed again while his friends were already grimacing.
Shawn laughed sarcastically. "You want to destroy your father just for a momentary emotion?"
Adam stopped laughing and looked back at Shawn with his face red with anger. "Momentary, Shawn? Momentary, you say? He has been acting like this for almost half of my life! I've been trying to be patient all this time, but what I can't tolerate is that he does lewd things while my mother is dying! If you were me, could you just be silent?" Adam asked, making Shawn speechless. "He's been in power over my mother and me way too long just because he's an important person in the state. And I... don't know any better way to change him other than this."
Adam laughed, but his eyes started to water as he snatched iPhone from Randy's hand and handed it over to Shawn, forcing Shawn to see what the screen was showing.
Shawn lowered the gaze to iPhone to watch a video of a middle-aged man is walking while hugging a sexy girl who seemed more suitable to be called his daughter. Or even his granddaughter. The expression on Shawn's face remained unchanged until the video showed the girl's face in the man's arms more clearly.
And soon as Adam shouted, "That bitch ruined my family!" Shawn looked up and glared at Adam.
The cell phone in Shawn's hand fell, but Adam didn't even protest. Adam was too surprised to see Shawn's cold face that looked at Adam as if he wanted to kill him.
Adam was almost shaking. He who had been so disorganized was now silent. Just as he was about to ask what his mistake was, Shawn grabbed him by the collar and asked in a voice that was nothing more than a whisper, "Where are they now?"
Adam frowned. "W-w-what you… mean, Shawn?" Adam asked, confused.
"Which hotel?" Shawn asked again.
Adam lost words. Apart from not understanding what happened to Shawn, he also couldn't trust Shawn, especially when he saw Shawn's change of attitude that is frightening.
And before Adam managed to digest it, Shawn had pulled Adam off the table and slammed him to the floor, causing an instant chaotic atmosphere. The people who had been busy getting the beers were now back around to surround Shawn to see what was happening. Meanwhile, their friends tried to hold back when Shawn stomped Adam's body on the floor to get him to speak.
"Calm down, Bro. What are you doing?" Randy asked. "Come on, Shawn, you know Adam is drunk. Don't take to heart what he said," Randy held again.
Randy could see Adam was terrified beneath Shawn, but Randy didn't have the courage to touch Shawn before Shawn hit him. He didn't want to be on Shawn's black book. It wasn't the first or second time Randy had seen Shawn fight and create some victims. Randy thought he wasn't the only one who didn't want to mess with Shawn.
"Which hotel, Dam?" Shawn asked again. His eyes were sharp, and his voice full of threatening.
"Hot-hotel ..." Adam stammered.
Shawn was really losing his temper. Then, Shawn stomped Adam's body again until his back hit the floor. Adam didn't even have time to moan because what happened next was Adam saw Shawn had lifted one hand and held in a fist.
Shawn wanted to punch Adam? Oh, this isn't good! So, before that happened, Adam immediately said, "Hotel... hotel... I don't know, Shawn, I swear!"
Adam crossed both hands to cover his face when Shawn was about to hit him. "My iPhone. Check there," Adam said quickly.
Without a second thought, Shawn picked up the phone on the floor and checked it. After finding what he was looking for, Shawn let go of Adam and left the crowd, leaving people wondering what had just happened.
Whether this was fate or just coincidence, but not long after Shawn arrived at the hotel's parking lot, he could already see a girl in a mini dress covered with a calf-length coat walking out of the hotel. Well, it was a bit of luck. If the girl hadn't come out, Shawn would have gone in and broken in the room's door, then beat up the damn official who took advantage of the girl. However, it seemed that God still loved Shawn for letting him meet the girl outside. Shawn would definitely wake up in jail the next day if he injured an important and powerful state official.
Without waiting any longer, Shawn got out of the car and went straight to the girl who was walking while tidying up her clothes. "Samara!" Shawn called, and just as Shawn expected, the girl stopped her step.
She lifted his head, turned his head, and when he saw Shawn, the girl was stunned.
"What are you doing here?" Shawn demanded.
"B-b-bro... Brother?" Samara stammered.
"What the hell are you doing here?" said Shawn loudly. "Answer me!"Instead of answering, Samara looked around, looking for something. Her eyes were full of worried. Shawn frowned, but before Shawn could ask, Samara had already said, "No, you can't be here. You have to get out of here. Go, Brother," as she tried to push Shawn away.Of course, Shawn refused. Samara couldn't even move Shawn, not for a second. "I'll go if you come," said Shawn making Samara glare."Sammy can't do that. Sammy has to work.""Working on what at this late, Sam?" Shawn snapped. "And in the hotel?" he asked.Shawn slightly pulled Samara's coat, causing Samara to get rid of Shawn's hand quickly."With clothes like that?" added Shawn."Sammy's just....""Don't try to fool me!" Shawn snapped to silence Samara. "I know what you're doing, and don't force me to go upstairs to kill the person in that room!" Shawn said, and before Samara could argue, Shawn had
Samara's face was sad, but she tried to calm Shawn down. "Brother, no...""Fuck!" Shawn cursed while kicking a nearby trash can. His face was red, and his hands were clenched into fists. "Where is she? Let me find her!"Samara quickly shook her head and looked at Shawn worriedly. "No, Brother, please. Sammy is sincere as long as mommy can recover quickly.""She's not sick, Sam! Why is it so hard for you to understand, huh?!" said Shawn angrily. "500 million? Which rehab that's so expensive like that! And where do you think she got the money to pay off? There's no way she can collect that much money! Do you know what she means by doing this?" he asked sharply. "So that she doesn't have to think about you again for the rest of her life," he said. "Why? Because she doesn't love us, that's why she wants us away from her life!"Samara's tears finally spilled. She tried to hold back, but she couldn't. The memories and all those violent words were still vivid in
Shello suddenly remembered that she had not yet given an answer to Satya. So Shello nodded. "Yes, I will marry you," answered Shello. Satya immediately put the beautiful ring on Shello's ring finger, then kissed Shello's hand. Ah, Shello couldn't believe she was getting married. And this fast. With Satya, her lover. Wasn't that every girl's dream? Was this happiness enough? Yes, this should be the happiest day for her. Shello knew that. But, for some reason, something stuck in her heart. Of course, she wanted to get married. But why didn't it feel as fun as she imagined? Or... it's just that her expectations were too high? However, how high would she want to be? Satya took Shello to a luxury villa that has the perfect spot to watch the sunset. Just as the sun was setting, Satya got down on one knee and proposed to Shello accompanied by music played by the saxophone player Satya had hired. Proposed to her with a diamond ring that Shello knew cost hundreds of m
Shello smiled. "Not believe it more and more," Shello answered, making Satya finally carve a smile on his face. "It's just a myth. I've always believed it was just a myth." Shello then removed the ring from Satya's ring finger and transferred it to Satya's little finger. "So it's a bit loose," said Satya, little goosebumps that the ring still didn't fit on his finger. The ring might just accidentally fall. "We'll enlarge the measure of the ring so it will fit your ring finger," said Shello. "It's mine now. So, I think this is my right," said Shello before Satya could argue. "Now, come on, let's go home!" she invited. Satya stretched out his hand. "Ah, I can't wait to go home and tell the world that I'm gonna be your husband," Satya said, making Shello laugh. *** "Are we going to pick up mommy?" asked Samara on the way. Shawn glanced at Samara for a second, then looked back at the road with a grin. "What for? Do I have excess mo
"Are you sure you want to drive? Kinda far away, you know, Shell? And it's midnight already," said Satya anxiously as soon as Shello got into the driver's seat and fastened the seatbelt. "It’s okay. It's not like we have a choice. You left your wallet, right? So lucky we realized it now. Try if we find out later when the police stop the car." "I think it'll be safe, Shell. It was safe when we were on the way here, right? I'm also not the type of person who draws attention when I drive—not easily suspected by the police, aka not a speeding and reckless driver. That's if there are police. When we came here, there were no police," said Satya. Shello clicked on the handbrake and stepped on the gas pedal until the car started to run. "There weren't. It's not a guarantee that there won't be any, right? What's the problem anyway? Not that I don't know how to drive this. Can't believe I can take you safely?" "It's not like that, sweetheart," said Satya softly
Amnesia?! Ah, Jocelyn could even feel the chills on her spine when she heard the doctor say that word. A week ago, Shello was still fine. Jocelyn even happily let Shello go to the villa on the highland with Satya, already knowing that Satya would propose to her there and Shello would return with an engagement ring. Yes, Shello did come back with a ring on her ring finger, not with memory in her head. Shello awoke with no memory. She did not recognize Jocelyn, the only aunt who took care of her while in Indonesia. She did not recognize Ethan, her cousin, aka Jocelyn's son, who, together with Jocelyn, took care of Shello during a coma. And as if it wasn't bad enough, Shello even looked terrified at Jocelyn. There were only two things Shello kept saying. Ring and Satya. That meant those were the only things she could remember. Jocelyn's half-consciousness drifted to all the preparations, plans, and now... change of plans? Oh, Jocelyn couldn't bear to ima
Jocelyn's voice was too low for the nurse accompanying them to hear, but Jocelyn's pale face caught the nurse's attention. "Is there something wrong, Ma'am?" the nurse asked, but Jocelyn ignored her. She was still too surprised to find that the one sleeping in the room was not Satya but someone else. Seeing his mother's unresponsiveness, Ethan spoke up, "Is this one of the victims of the accident?" asked Ethan, and when the nurse nodded, Ethan continued, "How did you identify the victim and determine if this person was Satya?" The nurse frowned in confusion but still answered, "Indeed, his name is Satya." Ethan looked at the nurse in annoyance. "Then, another victim, what is his name?" "Incidentally, they have the same name. Satya too," said the nurse, which instantly made Ethan frown, and Jocelyn looked at the nurse in confusion. The nurse immediately added, "It's not exactly the same. But they both have Satya on their full name." "Th
Jocelyn and Ethan glared. The same thought flashed through their heads. Shello did not recognize Satya's face. Shello only knew his name, not his face. And it was evident from the way Shello looked at Satya. Shello was really relieved. Or rather, incredibly relieved. It was as if all this time, Shello had been lost and felt surrounded by strangers until she finally met her family. Damn, that person wasn't even her family! Shello gently stroked the man's hand, then said, "Get well soon, okay, Satya? I don't know how I would be without you. I need you." And it was those words that made Jocelyn stop forcing herself to think about doing whatever was best for Shello right now. There was an answer. Right in front of her. "Nurse, please let me know as soon as Satya wakes up, okay?" Shello ordered, which the nurse immediately agreed to. Shello then let go of Satya's hand and nodded at the nurse, allowing the nurse to take her back to her room.
Was this woman out of her mind? Yeah, yeah, Shawn had heard the rest of the talk. That her niece was an amnesiac and his niece's fiancée died. The problem was, this Shello only remembered Satya, and that way, only Satya could help recover Shello's memory. However, was that could make Jocelyn easily say, "And since none of this would have happened without your negligence, I think if anyone could be responsible for the mess in our family..., then you're the one." Silence. There was no sound or response from Shawn. There was only the sound of the wind blowing from the air conditioner in the room. Shawn's friends gawked, and Shawn remained silent, at least until a moment later, when Shawn's laughter suddenly broke out, startling everyone in the whole room. While Shawn's friends immediately understood why Shawn laughed, Jocelyn and Ethan were confused. How could Shawn laugh at other people's suffering?! "You think this is funny?" snapped Ethan, annoyed as
Arga and May were suddenly dumbfounded, and Shawn... gasped. Shawn tried to control the emotions that made him unmoved for a long time before he finally spoke again. This time, his voice sounded softer even though his face still looked tense. "It was an accident. No one wanted that, but if it was bad fate..." "We could minimize traffic accidents by driving straight in our lane instead of stealing other people's lanes recklessly which causes those who drive their vehicle according to the rules to get the sap and... die on the spot." Jocelyn's words sounded like speeches that had been rehearsed days before. Shawn was surprised, of course. However, he had nothing to say. So, it was May who came forward and said in an annoyed tone, "Ma'am, please, don't make carelessly accusations like that!" "Carelessly accuse?" Jocelyn laughed a little. "I have seen the evidence directly from the footage cam of the victim's car. And that's precisely what I saw happened that nig
What precisely Jocelyn did all day, even the next few days, were verifying data, removing anything that could be used for further identification, pulling files from the police, and other things that could make people suspicious about Satya. It turned out that there was an advantage that Satya had lived alone and had been working in Malacca all this time. He had almost no contacts in Jakarta other than those related to Jocelyn and Shello. It was very helpful. In addition, Jocelyn also asked her lawyer to do a background check on Shawn, the person who would replace Satya in the future. After getting enough information, Jocelyn grew more optimistic about this plan. So, as soon as she got a call from the hospital stating that Shawn was awake, Jocelyn immediately rushed to the hospital with Ethan. At least, until she found the two people who picked up Satya's body the other day were now in Shawn's room, talking to Shawn, who was already able to sit on his bed. Joc
Jocelyn and Ethan glared. The same thought flashed through their heads. Shello did not recognize Satya's face. Shello only knew his name, not his face. And it was evident from the way Shello looked at Satya. Shello was really relieved. Or rather, incredibly relieved. It was as if all this time, Shello had been lost and felt surrounded by strangers until she finally met her family. Damn, that person wasn't even her family! Shello gently stroked the man's hand, then said, "Get well soon, okay, Satya? I don't know how I would be without you. I need you." And it was those words that made Jocelyn stop forcing herself to think about doing whatever was best for Shello right now. There was an answer. Right in front of her. "Nurse, please let me know as soon as Satya wakes up, okay?" Shello ordered, which the nurse immediately agreed to. Shello then let go of Satya's hand and nodded at the nurse, allowing the nurse to take her back to her room.
Jocelyn's voice was too low for the nurse accompanying them to hear, but Jocelyn's pale face caught the nurse's attention. "Is there something wrong, Ma'am?" the nurse asked, but Jocelyn ignored her. She was still too surprised to find that the one sleeping in the room was not Satya but someone else. Seeing his mother's unresponsiveness, Ethan spoke up, "Is this one of the victims of the accident?" asked Ethan, and when the nurse nodded, Ethan continued, "How did you identify the victim and determine if this person was Satya?" The nurse frowned in confusion but still answered, "Indeed, his name is Satya." Ethan looked at the nurse in annoyance. "Then, another victim, what is his name?" "Incidentally, they have the same name. Satya too," said the nurse, which instantly made Ethan frown, and Jocelyn looked at the nurse in confusion. The nurse immediately added, "It's not exactly the same. But they both have Satya on their full name." "Th
Amnesia?! Ah, Jocelyn could even feel the chills on her spine when she heard the doctor say that word. A week ago, Shello was still fine. Jocelyn even happily let Shello go to the villa on the highland with Satya, already knowing that Satya would propose to her there and Shello would return with an engagement ring. Yes, Shello did come back with a ring on her ring finger, not with memory in her head. Shello awoke with no memory. She did not recognize Jocelyn, the only aunt who took care of her while in Indonesia. She did not recognize Ethan, her cousin, aka Jocelyn's son, who, together with Jocelyn, took care of Shello during a coma. And as if it wasn't bad enough, Shello even looked terrified at Jocelyn. There were only two things Shello kept saying. Ring and Satya. That meant those were the only things she could remember. Jocelyn's half-consciousness drifted to all the preparations, plans, and now... change of plans? Oh, Jocelyn couldn't bear to ima
"Are you sure you want to drive? Kinda far away, you know, Shell? And it's midnight already," said Satya anxiously as soon as Shello got into the driver's seat and fastened the seatbelt. "It’s okay. It's not like we have a choice. You left your wallet, right? So lucky we realized it now. Try if we find out later when the police stop the car." "I think it'll be safe, Shell. It was safe when we were on the way here, right? I'm also not the type of person who draws attention when I drive—not easily suspected by the police, aka not a speeding and reckless driver. That's if there are police. When we came here, there were no police," said Satya. Shello clicked on the handbrake and stepped on the gas pedal until the car started to run. "There weren't. It's not a guarantee that there won't be any, right? What's the problem anyway? Not that I don't know how to drive this. Can't believe I can take you safely?" "It's not like that, sweetheart," said Satya softly
Shello smiled. "Not believe it more and more," Shello answered, making Satya finally carve a smile on his face. "It's just a myth. I've always believed it was just a myth." Shello then removed the ring from Satya's ring finger and transferred it to Satya's little finger. "So it's a bit loose," said Satya, little goosebumps that the ring still didn't fit on his finger. The ring might just accidentally fall. "We'll enlarge the measure of the ring so it will fit your ring finger," said Shello. "It's mine now. So, I think this is my right," said Shello before Satya could argue. "Now, come on, let's go home!" she invited. Satya stretched out his hand. "Ah, I can't wait to go home and tell the world that I'm gonna be your husband," Satya said, making Shello laugh. *** "Are we going to pick up mommy?" asked Samara on the way. Shawn glanced at Samara for a second, then looked back at the road with a grin. "What for? Do I have excess mo
Shello suddenly remembered that she had not yet given an answer to Satya. So Shello nodded. "Yes, I will marry you," answered Shello. Satya immediately put the beautiful ring on Shello's ring finger, then kissed Shello's hand. Ah, Shello couldn't believe she was getting married. And this fast. With Satya, her lover. Wasn't that every girl's dream? Was this happiness enough? Yes, this should be the happiest day for her. Shello knew that. But, for some reason, something stuck in her heart. Of course, she wanted to get married. But why didn't it feel as fun as she imagined? Or... it's just that her expectations were too high? However, how high would she want to be? Satya took Shello to a luxury villa that has the perfect spot to watch the sunset. Just as the sun was setting, Satya got down on one knee and proposed to Shello accompanied by music played by the saxophone player Satya had hired. Proposed to her with a diamond ring that Shello knew cost hundreds of m