From Forced Marriage To True Love

The burial ground was still wet. Even the mourners were still at the funeral home. Still, the presence of a lawyer made the family members inevitably gather, including Vienna who left the crowd with hasty steps.

The girl walked half-run towards the living room. The place where the whole family was waiting for her. Her tanned eyes were fixed on her aunt's family who was only accompanied by her son. While the uncle who was the family's archenemy was not there. He obviously felt suspicious.

"One moment. Where did Uncle Zafar go?" interrupted Vienna before deciding to sit beside her mother.

Mrs. Farah bit her lower lip as she shook her head slowly. "Your uncle is out of town on an assignment, Win. He'll probably be back here the day after tomorrow. I'm sorry, son. There's something that can't be avoided."

"It's not because you're afraid that the contents of the will won't match your wishes, is it?" she asked.

"Vienna, watch your language!" snapped her mother, who immediately put a firm hand on her shoulder.

"Okay. Since everyone who is expected is already here, I, as the lawyer for the Bisma Kesuma family, will read out the will mandated by the deceased," the lawyer started his sentence. "Since Mr. Adi Kesuma, who is his son, has passed away as well, the remaining family is Mrs. Farah, his daughter," he continued.

Vienna's family and her aunt were still silent while listening to point-by-point about the division of her grandfather's family inheritance from her father's side. Until arriving at the very end, the middle-aged man who read the contents of the letter was silent for a moment.

"The distribution of shares worth 50 percent above will occur if ...," The speech was paused for a moment because the lawyer glanced at Mrs. Farah as the last family member left behind. " ..., one of the daughters of the late Mr. Adi marries Mr. Ray, who is Mrs. Farah's son," the lawyer continued.

Suddenly, everyone listening to the story was shocked. No wonder the arrival of Vienna, Ray, and their respective mothers was highly anticipated. It turned out to have something to do with them.

"Wait a minute, sir. Why do you have to read the will now? Why not after Grandpa dies?" protested Vienna with a sharp look in her eyes.

"Yes, sir," Ray replied a few seconds later.

"I'm sorry, this has been decided long ago. Your late Papa and Mrs. Farah also knew about the contents of the letter."

"What?" said Vienna and Ray simultaneously.

Within seconds, both of them glanced at Mrs. Farah, the living witness to the making of the will.

"Why did you and Uncle Adi agree, Mom?" asked Ray, already out of breath.

"I'm sorry, son. This is all your grandfather's decision. We love you so much that we couldn't refuse," Mrs. Farah replied, trying to calm her son down.

"So why is our family involved? Didn't you ever think about Rani's feelings?"

"Rani? Why does it have to be with Rani?" interrupted the lawyer with an astonished look on his face.

Mrs. Farah looked at Vienna with a surprised look. The next second she signaled Mrs. Arista Vienna's mother to give an explanation. Meanwhile, Wina who saw the scene looked at them in turn with a question mark on her head.

"There's no way Ray is marrying your sister Rani, Win. She's still in middle school. Even your father never said that," said her mother.

"You know that too, don't you? So why didn't I just set you up with Septi?" protested Vienna.

"It's not them, it's ... you."

No. That wasn't the answer Vienna wanted to hear. She swore that she still had a lot of dreams that certainly wouldn't be realized anytime soon. Her gaze now glanced at Ray who was still frozen in place.