Chapter 7. New Problem

"Never mind, uncle; please stop. I'm sick of hearing about that old man. Please don't keep defending him; just go. Please get out of my way!" Aditya snapped, his emotions uncontrollable, at the praise and defense of his father.

"Alright, I'll go; if you need me, I'm in the next room." Uncle Yosef said and left, leaving Aditya full of anger.

Aditya was just pensive, thinking about every word of Uncle Yosef and his mother, who always said all this is for him, your father is doing this for you, and everything is just about and for him, but all he knew all along was that his father was the one who had kicked him and his mother out, the one who had abandoned him and his mother, and he was the most irresponsible human being in his version. But why did everyone admire and defend him so much, even his own mother, who often advised him not to hate his father like that?

Now that Aditya is caught up in the company's problems, the more anger and hatred he feels towards his father for involving him so deeply and taking away his and his mother's freedom of life.

Kring...

The sound of the phone interrupted Aditya's chaotic thoughts, and he immediately pressed the call button.

"Yes," Aditya replied curtly.

"Aditya, come to my room immediately." Mrs. Sandra's voice was heard on the other end of the line.

"Okay." Aditya could not refuse, then hung up the phone and immediately stood up, walking out of his office to Mrs. Sandra's office, which was located downstairs, exactly one floor away from his office, which was in the top position.

Knock, knock, knock. Aditya knocked on Mrs. Sandra's office door. Someone opened the door, and it was Mrs. Sandra herself.

"Hello, my son..." greeted Mrs. Sandra, who then embraced Aditya's arm.

Aditya was still stubborn; he thought Mrs. Sandra's acting was really funny and ridiculous. Aditya tried to let go of his stepmother's hand, but when he entered, it turned out that in the room there were several guests already standing to welcome him. Immediately, Aditya put a smile on his face and stroked and held back Mrs. Sandra's hand, which he had previously tried to release.

"Come on... your uncles said, you said you didn't want to accept them in your office, is that true, son?" Mrs. Sandra asked in a joking tone.

Aditya suddenly felt nervous; he didn't think that these two leeches would go to his stepmother to complain.

"Sorry, mom, you quickly gave me this tough task; that's why I need time to learn everything. Am I still here? There's still plenty of time to meet me. Why are they in such a hurry? Don't we know each other?" Aditya answered Mrs. Sandra's question with another series of questions.

Suddenly Mr. Billy and Mr. Benny stood stunned because what Aditya said was not entirely wrong: "Isn't the leadership going to be a few years in the hands of his nephew? Then why are they in such a hurry?" Mr. Benny asked silently.

"Well, that's the right answer, my son, but it seems that your uncles are eager to meet you soon, to see our resemblance, your behavior, and your origin; to be precise, they can't stand to unmask you," said Mrs. Sandra, who then chuckled, making her two younger siblings pale, because it was true her brother's accusation.

"My dear mother, earlier too, when Mr. Benny and Mr. Billy wanted to see me, my position was with other guests, namely Mr. Weber and Mr. Abraham. How could I be impolite by receiving other guests when I was with other guests too?" I asked Aditya again.

"Oh, apparently the leader is with the guests who have already visited, and these two guests barged in to see him, but because you refused, they came to my place to report the leader's impolite attitude towards them." Mrs. Sandra replied with another chuckle.

"Ti-no, sister, forgive us; we didn't mean it like that," said Mr. Billy, looking so nervous that he stuttered and stammered.

"Please, Billy, Benny, from the beginning you have always made trouble; instead of defending me and my nephew, you stabbed me in the back. Weren't you ashamed when you ran for leader? You fools, who gave you the courage to behave like that?" I asked Mrs. Sandra while yelling at her younger siblings, even though her attitude had just looked so sweet.

"Kak Benny, sis, I didn't nominate myself." Answer: Yuan Billy blamed his second brother, Yuan Benny, to protect himself.

"You should know yourself a little bit: who gave you that many shares, if not the leader, the big master, my husband, or your brother-in-law? Who is now lying and dying on a hospital bed, huh? Who? Shame on you! What a shame!" Madame Sandra snapped again.

The two younger siblings looked down, not expecting them to be berated by their eldest sister.

"I'm sorry, sis; I didn't know that my brother-in-law was experiencing a disaster at this time." Mr. Benny replied.

"Even if he doesn't suffer any calamity, you should be the frontline shield to defend him. Remember his services to you. He gave up the leadership position to continue to be troubled because he gave you so many shares for free just so that your lives are sufficient, seen, respected, and appreciated, but what are you doing to him? You stabbed him in the back; even your own nephew, you consider me a hired man, so you consider it disrespectful when he hasn't received you in his office. How funny." Mrs. Sandra's shout was so loud that the whole room immediately fell silent.

"Sorry, sis, please forgive us. We just feel that today's events are so surprising. Suddenly, we have a nephew that we have never met and known before, not to mention that when the brother and sister-in-law have not arrived, the leadership seat has become a struggle. I saw other members collaborating with that snot-nosed kid Calvin; they wanted to appoint him as the new leader. I got carried away earlier, sis. Please forgive me, sis." replied Mr. Benny, whose voice sounded shaky with fear.

For Benny and Billy, even though Sandra is the most elegant, respectable, polite, and smart woman judged by others, for them she is a magical grandmother figure that they are very afraid of. Sandra is indeed a good sister, and it is thanks to her that they can have jobs, shares, and abundant wealth for her life for seven generations. They will not be exhausted and distressed, but Sandra can also take away the treasure and honor at any time. For that reason, they are very afraid if Sandra gets angry.

"Even so, you should still support me; I am still alive even though your brother-in-law is not there." Asked Mrs. Sandra, "Whatever happens, you should still protect me, not the other way around; you want to get rid of me and become the new leader. Well, for this reason, I hid my son. I thought my father's strategy was only in the movies, but it turns out I experienced it myself." Mrs. Sandra explained.