They did not continue the topic regarding Parma.
Jas had never been there, so he didn't understand the real situation.
After Jean smoked half a stick, he lit a little bit of soot on his fingertips. "Have you heard about the Ricardos from Yogyakarta?"
Jas stopped from pouring tea when he heard his words. "The Ricardos? Do you an the family of that Iron Lady?"
He wasn't that familiar with the family's na, but the legendary Iron Lady was pretty much famous even for him.
Jas then raised his eyes to see his brother nod, and without hesitation, he thought as he said, "When our parents were still alive, our family must've established a relationship with the Ricardo family. When I took over the family-owned company that year, I saw the plan for cooperation with the Ricardos in so docunts. However, it's been too long and our family never contacted them again after the accident. So what? What's wrong with the Ricardo family?"
Jas was studying his younger brother's expression.
Jean is always a rambling thing.
There had to be sothing that he took the initiative to ntion that family in front of him.
After a mont of silence, Jean put out his cigarette.
He walked slowly to the table and sat down, taking an elegant sip from the cup. "Do you still rember whose na was written on that docunt?"
Jas felt that Jean was about to humiliate him.
It has been nearly 20 years, even if he had read the agreent docunts, he would not rember.
However, seeing the man's focused and serious gaze over the edge of the cup, Jas tried to rember it hard and gave a vague answer. "Looks like it's called... Daerr… What is it again?"
"Darrel."
After speaking, the tea clip in Jas' hand fell on the table. "Yes, Darrel!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that sothing was wrong. "How do you know?"
The man did not answer at this ti as Darrel was Alfred's father.
And he died in a plane crash.
This incident was ntioned in the report while investigating Alfred's news.
Initially, he did not associate the Widjaya family with the Ricardo family.
But what is more coincidental is that, the flight that Darrel was taking at that ti was the sa plane that also took away his parents and second sibling's lives.
This news was enough to prove that Darrel had a good relationship with the Widjaya family at that ti.
If he considered it further, perhaps Alfred himself also knew this information.
However, the man did not intend to talk about this internal information too much.
At this ti, things were still unclear, and Jean could only have an early guess.
At this mont, Jas was staring at Jean with sharp eyes. He took the tea pot again, and said carefully, "Is there a problem? Jean, you shouldn't take it all alone if it really involves trouble between two big families. Don't lie to !"
Jean was blowing his tea, sipping it and then said weakly, "Brother, can you give a copy of the cooperation docunts relating to the Ricardo family at that ti?"
Jas' face was serious, he held his cup and nodded at it in midair. "Sure."
He could see that his brother had no intention of explaining.
However, he still agreed to his request. As for the past affiliation with the Ricardo family to his forr family, Jas also planned to investigate as the eldest son but had not had the chance.
Obviously, it was not easy to guess what was in his younger brother's mind.
...
That night, Lilia and Jean stayed at the old house of the Widjaya family.
Perhaps since she didn't co back to accompany them for the New Year, Jas and Irene had prepared a lot for Lilia.
She felt really sorry, and after thinking about it, she planned to stay here for one night.
Lilia had just returned to the room on the third floor, smiled and opened the red envelope of New Year's money that Jas gave her.
She sat cross-legged on the bed and took out everything.
A thick pile of cash in red fell on the white sheet along with so folded docunts.
No wonder the red envelope is so big!
At this ti, the man leaned against the bookshelf beside the bed and watched her movents. He smiled then asked softly, "What is this?"
When Lilia looked at the folded docunt, she took it in her hand and looked at it curiously.
She raised her head suspiciously, and saw the man staring at her for a mont.
Lilia felt her face hot. To prevent herself from looking embarrassed, she cleared his throat. "Your brother gave ten million as a New Year's gift, how about you?"
The man pursed his lips, then handed her a red envelope the size of a baby's palm from the pocket of his pants. "A hundred thousand? I don't know."
Lilia leaned forward to retrieve it, and when she opened it, she looked a little strange.
She blinks and shows the red envelope towards the man. "Isn't this wrong? It's... just one sheet?"
The man rubbed his brows helplessly, but he didn't say anything.
He might be considered a fake brother.
After that, Lilia sneered and took out the money. The crumpled hundred thousand bill was a stark contrast to the pile of new banknotes scattered in front of her.
Not long after, the man sat by the bed slowly, growling at the docunt. "Open it!"
Lilia put down the money and took out the docunt, still muttering. "This is very mysterious. If we hadn't co here today, this docunt might have been abandoned."
However, when she unfolded the docunt, she was surprised to see the title. It was a transfer agreent.
She handed the docunt to Jean and didn't look down again. "Is that for you?"
"Look again."
Lilia pursed the corners of her lips, and carefully read the agreent again.
In the end, she lowered her head and remained silent for a long ti.
When the man saw that she was not moving, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of her head. "What's wrong?"
Lilia shook her head, and when she pulled her hand down, her voice was soft. "Brother Jas gave six jewelry shops and a family fund."
At this ti, she finally understood that she had truly beco a mber of the Widjaya family.
"Do you like it?" The man's eyes were gentle, filled with pampering and love.
She nodded, and as she put down the docunt, she plunged into the man's embrace.
How could she not like it!
Lilia may not really like the idea of ??this jewelry shop, but what she likes is the subtext of this gift— she is already considered as a family.
She truly felt that her sister and brother-in-law's care and love were not as simple as words.
The family fund proved everything.
Lilia embraced the man's waist with both hands. With her chin resting on his shoulders, she blinked her wet eyes, and her head lodged against his neck.
Thinking it might be because of her pregnancy, she beca sentintal. Every ti she returned to her new family's ho, she always felt like crying.
The man hugged her back, turned and kissed her cheek. "Are you happy?"
"Of course. How could I not be happy...?"
She answered softly, and the man slowly moved the distance between the two, laughing and joking. "I see, Mrs. Widjaya is touched by the six jewelry shops. Looks like I have to work harder then."
Lilia glanced at him. "I wasn't moved by the jewelry shops."
The man then kissed her lips gently. "Since it's been given to you, keep it. You can go to the shops to see if there is any jewelry you like, and get so for yourself."
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