Jeronimo, The Way of Love
10

" Akkhhh .. Oh my Dad !! " the young girl that Odelia had left behind was suffocating in pain because an old man threw his body hard on the bed .

" Are your ears deaf ?? I've told you so many times that pretending you don't know me is out there !! You know if I'm a gentleman, did you intentionally do that to escape my snare ??! " the old man turned out to be a client that Jero had met this afternoon .

" I don't dare Dad ! I'm sorry but I did it because I heard there's a new girl coming to replace me. I love you Dad.. Don't replace me with anyone ! I promise to serve you well "whimper the girl with a tearful divorce .

She is an innocent girl who departs from a small town because in the lure of a decent job in this big city . But when it came to what he imagined it was far from reality .

His chastity should be snatched away by the old man who bought it from the person who brought it to this city . And he had to hang on to the old man named Tom until he got bored and threw it away . And when the person who bought it expensively threw it away, the girl would be placed in a brothel scattered at some point in the big city .

Actually not an option to be the mistress of the man named Tom, but the girl thinks at least he is not forced to serve a different man every day . If only he could run then he had run away for a long time, but the safety of his family is a bet . That fellow threatened to kill the people closest to him if he dared to flee .

And this afternoon when he saw Jero he immediately knew that the handsome man was one of the family members who was very respected by everyone, including his sugar papa . He really hoped that Jero could catch the sign he gave , a sign that showed if he was in need of help .

But it seemed like the world would never take his side, all the things he did were in vain . Perhaps it had been her fate to be the girl who peddled her body for a mottled nose .

" You think who you are so you can say love to me hahh !! You think I bought you to wear forever ?? Dream ... " said Tom with red eyes because of burning anger .

From his people he found out that the girl named Deasy was approaching Jeronimo . Perhaps the girl will use the objection of the name Adipraja to free her from the snare of human trafficking that became her dark business .

Deasy's face turned very pale as Tom slowly took off his trouser belt, he knew very well what would happen next . That belt scuff was his daily meal when he made a mistake or was less able to satisfy the old man .

" Dad ... don't !! " lirih Deasy getting cornered on the bed . But Tom just kept walking closer with a grinning face .

" .... !!! "

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" Boss why is your face like a old newspaper fold ?! Did the meeting not go well !? " ask Ryota who saw Jero's very disheveled face when returning from his lunch meeting .

" A few blocks from this building there is an art gallery that is holding an exhibition, we can go there to just muffle our brain clutter . I just saw that coming there was a pretty socialite, and I think we could get a date there" Ryota said , the man scooped his face because he suddenly remembered the face of the girl who had argued with him yesterday . The 'ordinary' face of it from yesterday just kept it in his brain .

" You want to see the painting or find the prey !? Besides I don't like painting .. it's boring "Jero said then, his ego doesn't want to meet Odelia even though he really misses that pretty face .

" Don't like painting ? Are you sick ?? " summer Ryota by looking at Jero's office room filled with ornaments of paintings in every corner .

" Maybe you mean you like paintings but don't like artists.... Yeah I get it. .. They do suck !! Especially the women, they are too ordinary for men like us . Never mind dressing up, the way they talk is very bar bar like the women of antiquity "

BRRAAKKKK ...

" Keep your mouth b*ngsat !!! "

Ryota scratched his nape as Jero stood up looking at him sharply after pounding the table violently . It seemed like there were no words he said that were wrong or offensive to his best friend .

" Jer ... Don't you have a trance !! "