historical

Upon arriving at the hospital parking lot, Oscar threw Rangga's body onto the rough asphalt with a passionate rage. He growled like a tiger bothered by a hunter. How could he not, he lost his flesh and blood and the woman he loved was lying in the hospital, both physically and mentally exhausted. Even if Oscar was a divine envoy or a god himself, he couldn't possibly be able to accept this painful reality!

The golden haired man beat Rangga mercilessly until the man with black curly hair was battered. However, Rangga didn't fight back, he only protected himself from Oscar's attack. He did not intend to fight Oscar back until he exhausted all his strength and fell on the asphalt.

All this because he thought he deserved every punch and beating Oscar had done on him. Rangga blamed himself because he felt he failed to protect Lisa and let her suffer for the umpteenth time.

For him, every punch he got from Oscar was the rightful retribution for Lisa's suffering.

Oscar lifted Rangga's collar and pressed the man's body against the wall. He stared at his battered face with a cold, murderous gaze. "Rangga, didn't I tell you that if you can't protect Lisa, then you will suffer the consequences!?"

"Do you think I'm happy to see Lisa like this? I feel worse than anyone, including you Oscar!" Rangga spat out the blood that flowed from his mouth to the left.

"Do you feel worse than me, huh? Where were you when Lisa was in danger? The child in her womb is yours, Oscar. Your own flesh and blood! You have no right to judge what I felt!" Rangga gritted his teeth as he stared at Oscar's clear blue eyes that were radiating with anger.

Suddenly, Lisa came over to them with unsteady steps, watching the two fight. "Hey you! Stop fighting...!!!"

Oscar diverted his gaze when he heard a familiar voice screaming.

Lisa is wearing a blue hospital gown with white stripes, showing a silhouette of her body that looks even thinner than when Oscar last saw her. She tried to get to them but she was too weak to walk.

"Lisa! What are you doing out here! Go back! The doctor told you to rest, you haven't fully recovered yet!" Rangga shouted from a distance. Without saying much, the man immediately ran from Oscar's grip and approached Lisa with accelerated steps, preventing her from falling again.

"No, I want Aditya to pay for all this!" Lisa lifted her head and looked at Rangga's eyes closely. Her tone sounded very earnest without a doubt.

"Lisa, calm down, I'll take care of it. I won't let you suffer like this!" Rangga replied, no less confident. The man led Lisa back to her bed in the ER and accompanied her, waiting for the woman to fall asleep then crept out of the room.

Outside the ER, Oscar was still standing in the corridor staring at Lisa's pale face through the window. How devastated and torn his heart was to see Lisa like this.

If he could choose, he would rather bear all of Lisa's suffering so that she wouldn't have to feel the pain.

"How come it turns out like this? How did it happen to her? God..." Oscar stared at Rangga's face, who didn't show any expression while asking in a sorrowful tone.

Rangga raised his head so that their gazes were level and replied, "I promise to seek justice for Lisa. I will make Aditya pay for all this!"

"No need," said Oscar sternly and sharply. "Let me take care of it, it was my child who was killed. I won't let that irresponsible man get away from this problem. I'll take care of this matter myself!"

After saying that, he turned around and left Rangga without saying anything. Behind him, Dani stepped in to follow Oscar, but before he did, he decided to approach Rangga for a moment and said, "I beg you, please protect Miss Lisa."

"Yes, of course! She's my girlfriend so I will definitely protect her. It's not your business to remind me," Rangga replied irritably. His forehead creased.

Meanwhile, inside Oscar's black Alphard, the blonde-haired man sat in the passenger seat without making a sound, staring blankly at the streets of the capital city as the sky turned dark.

"Mr. Oscar, I will immediately send some of my acquaintances to track down Aditya Satyadibrata!" Dani said spontaneously.

Oscar's gaze was sharp when he heard what Dani had just said. His pair of blue eyes were filled with flames of hatred and burning rage. "No need! I will look for him myself!"

"But sir..."

"Gather the information about Aditya Satyadibrata. I want it in detail! I will find out about him even to his family's tree!" Oscar said, his tone was cold as he clenched his hands tight.

***

Two days later, Dani finished looking for information about Aditya Satyadibrata and handed it over to Oscar. He entered the elevator and carried the thick file to the president's room in a hurry.

Without knocking on the door, the giant man burst in and placed it on Oscar's desk.

Oscar was stunned to see him who suddenly entered carrying a thick book that reminded him of bricks.

"I have found all the information about Aditya, sir," said Dani briefly.

Oscar stared at the thick file with knitted brows. The man carefully opened and read the file without missing a single detail. He was only halfway through when his face suddenly stiffened with surprise. Dani who stood beside him didn't dare to say anything.

Oscar really couldn't stand the content of information about Aditya. Furiously, the blonde-haired man crumpled up the remains of what he thought was terrifying and threw them into the trash.

Dani then took the document and slowly tidied it back. "Mr. Oscar, Aditya Satyadibrata is Miss Lisa's first lover. They dated when she was still in college... Aditya tricked Miss Lisa into making her want to give all of her savings for future investment. However, the money was used by Aditya to finance his affair," Dani said in a flat tone so that his boss wouldn't be too offended.

He tidied up some of the documents that Oscar had crumpled and continued, "A few days ago, Aditya met with Miss Lisa again to ask for money, but she didn't want to,"

"What kind of man could beat up a pregnant woman!?" Oscar could not stand it anymore, he poured out all his anger with his loud voice that thundered into all corners of the room.

"Not only that, Aditya also threatened Miss Lisa with indecent photos and videos of them when they were together. So if she didn't want to give him money, he would spread it on the internet and taint her image forever," Dani continued.

Oscar got up from his seat and thumped his desk as hard as he could. "Son of a bitch!"

"Sir, what should I do after this?"

"Bring this bastard Aditya to me now!"

Without asking many questions, Dani nodded and then set out to find Lisa's ex-lover.

***

In a cheap bar on the outskirts of Jakarta, Aditya was seen drinking mixed alcohol alone. Without realizing it, someone was tapping the man's shoulder until he gasped from his reverie.

"Mr. Aditya Satyadibrata?" The giant man who tapped his shoulder asked.

Aditya turned his body and looked at the man's face with a frightened look, "What's the problem?"

"My boss wants to meet you, come with me."

Dani immediately dragged him, ignoring his chatter.

"Hey! Hey! Don't joke with me! I don't even know who your boss is! Why should I come with you? Hey, let go of me!"