"Herra"
Harrel yang telah kembali dari Malta serba salah apabila mengetahui Herra betul-betul terkilan pada Anna dan dia cuba memujuk sepupunya itu untuk mendengar penjelasan mereka sebaik sahaja melihat Herra telah balik ke rumah agam mereka, dia juga lega Herra kembali ke situ bukan ke private house miliknya kerana itu bermakna level kemarahan Herra masih rendah.
"Harrel? Don't tell me you also involved on their planning?" Herra menghentikan langkahnya dan memandang wajah Harrel tajam.
"I'm sorry Herra.. I can not refuse my mom words this time." Harrel menundukkan kepalanya mengelak pandangan tajam itu.
"But you know i already have a boyfriend!" Herra menekankan perkataan 'BOYFRIEND' itu.
"No! i didn't knew that. I just know when we meet at Malta recently. So please don't get mad.."
Harrel tersenyum cuba memujuk. Herra menghela nafas panjang, Herra mengangguk cuba tersenyum. Kalau ikutkan hati dia tidak mahu kembali ke rumah itu buat masa ini namun dia juga tidak mahu memanjangkan hal itu.
"I'm tried.. Goodnight.." Herra melangkah menaiki tangga ke atas.
"Okay goodnight. Sleep well, don't thinks much!" Harrel juga menghela nafas lega memandang langkah Herra sehingga hilang dari pandangannya.
Keesokkan paginya, Herra turun ke bawah ingin keluar ke pejabat tanpa bersarapan. Namun dia disapa oleh Samuel yang kebetulan berada ruang tamu bersama Harrel dan Anna menunggunya untuk bersarapan bersama.
"Good morning Ms. Herra, good to see you back.."
"Good morning Uncle Sam. How are you?"
"I'm good Ms. Herra. How about you? you okay?"
"I'm fine. I have to.." Belum sempat Herra menghabiskan ayatnya.
"Herra come join us for breakfast with Uncle Sam.." Harrel menyampuk.
Anna hanya mendiamkan diri begitu juga Herra hanya mengganguk. Sewaktu mereka sedang menikmati makanan masing-masing tiba-tiba suara Anna kedengaran.
"Herra? About yesterday it's not Shawn fault, it's my plan from begin so please forgive him. Also honey he's really like you"
"Aunt Anna please!" Herra meletakkan sudu dan ingin berdiri meninggalkan meja makan tersebut namun tangannya dicapai oleh Harrel meminta dia untuk terus berada disitu. Herra mengalah kerana dia tahu Harrel tidak mahu mereka berterusan begitu.
"Sweetie please listen to me, Shawn's really a good guy, trust me. Like i said before he's the right person for you. Why you can't accept him?" Bersungguh Anna memujuk Herra menerima Shawn. Herra mula beremosi, dia menghela nafas sebelum menjawab.
"Aunt Anna? do i really look like a joke to you?" Soalan itu membuatkan semua terkelu!
"Why you so hard to understand my feelings? I don't like Shawn and will never like him! I'm only love Jeon Sae hyun! Can you see that? He's the right person for me! Only him! So please Aunt Anna, please stop talking about this to me again. It's annoying! Excuse me, i have to go.." Kesabaran Herra berkurang saat itu! Dia melangkah sekali lagi berniat untuk meninggalkan meja makan tersebut.
"If that's your decision do not blame me if i have to do this to you! Guard?!"
Herra terkejut termasuk Harrel dan Samuel apabila 5 orang bodyguard datang mendekati Herra menghalangnya daripada melangkah.
"What's you mean by doing this?" Soal Herra.
"From now on you can not go anywhere at this time even going to office. Guard, bring Ms. Herra to her room now!"
"Mom!" Harrel terkejut!
"Mrs. Dallton.." Samuel juga terkejut.
"I'm not a kid! you can't doing this to me!" Herra membantah kasar.
"Let my daughter go!" Clara tiba-tiba muncul..
"Mum? You're here.." Semua terkejut terutama Anna.
"You don't have the right to do something ridiculous like this to my daughter Anna. I said let her go!" Kata Clara tegas kepada Anna dan kemudian kepada bodyguard yang ada di sekeliling Herra.
"She's my niece, so i also have the right to her.."
"Absolutely! So why you doing this to her? As a Aunt you shouldn't let her sad, you should to support her whatever she wants and whoever she loves. She trust you more than me, she loving you and she respect you so much so why you should break her heart just because she don't like that guy Anna?" Dan seperti yang disangka Anna terdiam terkebil-kebil seperti baru menyedari kesilapannya.
"Mum, it's okay. I'm fine.." Airmata Herra mengalir, kakinya melangkah pelahan meninggalkan mereka sambil diikuti Minzu. Dia mahu bersendirian!
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