And The Answer is ...

Bayu's message made Aksa's heart waver a little. After all, Rika is the mother who gave birth to him. Although his disappointment is still as big as Mount Everest because of his mother's affair with Papa Tanu. Hearing the news of their illness made Mount Everest melt a little.

The sound of the telephone ringing suddenly deafening made Aksa startled and woke up immediately. At that time he put his cellphone near the pillow where he was lying. The ringing sound surprised Aksa because the phone was positioned close to Aksa's ear.

It's almost midnight and who's calling him.

Daniel is calling...

"What's he calling at this time of night?" said Aksa grumbling annoyed. Already annoyed the sound of the phone ringing right in front of his ear. And apparently, his secretary called. Aksa lazily slides the green button.

"Hmm...." Aksa said lazily without the usual greetings.

"Sir, sorry to disturb your enjoyment of your rest. I have something to report to you. Shall I report it now or tomorrow at the office?" Daniel's voice sounded excited.

"You want me to fire. You had the nerve to call me in the middle of the night and you asked when to give the report, why did you call me if it had to be reported tomorrow?" shouted Aksa annoyed with Daniel who innocently made him irritated doubled.

"S-sorry sir!"

"Never mind... tell me what's wrong?" asked Aksa slowly softened. The first point is from Aksa as Daniel's superior. It's easy to get angry and annoyed at Daniel but easily again he softens up. It's unstable.

"Regarding Hana's manager's information, you asked first."

"Hmm, did you find the information?" asked Aksa curiously.

"According to the informant, Irene was Rika's assistant before becoming Hana's manager."

"What, my Mama's Assistant."

"Yes sir. And it turns out that Irene is the daughter of Kevin Liu, a luxury car importer in Indonesia, sir."

"What is that Kevin Liu, why did she become Hana's Manager, and did you say earlier that she has been my mom's assistant?"

"Yes sir, I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing the photo sent by the informant, I only believed that she was indeed Irene, whom we met in America in the past."

"How can a conglomerate's daughter end up being Hana's Manager. It's really suspicious," Aksa muttered.

"That's also what I don't know, and the information is only limited to her identity as you asked yesterday, if it's a matter of background and motive why she can become Hana's Manager, you didn't ask, right?"

"Geez Niel. Why are you giving me this half-assed information." Aksa was annoyed again.

"Sorry sir, I'll find out more about it later." There was a nervous voice from Daniel.

"Well, it looks like I really have to go to Berlin and ask my Mom directly and grant their request to go there."

"All right, sir. When do you plan to go to Berlin, sir?"

"You check my empty schedule, we go there if I have a loose schedule."

"Okay sir, then have a good rest, sir. Congratulations ma ...."

"Wait a minute !" hold Aksa making Daniel there become anxious. Surely Aksa will give him a new assignment.

"Y-yes sir."

"For this you don't call me sir, because this is a personal matter not a company."

"Okay Aksa, what's wrong?" asked Daniel now changing his voice and attitude to mode on "friendship".

"You help me find out what is the difference between Lutung and Orang Utan, what are their unique habits in every detail!"

"W-what Ka, you're not joking right?" asked Daniel in surprise.

"No, I'm serious, and I don't have time to look for it. Look for it. By tomorrow morning you should have the answer!"

"B-but you. For what?"

"Just find it, and o-yeah that's your punishment for waking me up." Aksa then hung up the phone.

In other parts of the world, Daniel looks annoyed and slams his cellphone on the bed because he is annoyed with Aksa who is back to work on him again.

"Even though he asked me to act like a friend for his business, but instead he returned to pretending to be the boss for his request." Daniel held his breath in his chest. But even so, he also carried out his boss's orders obediently.

Daniel then opened his laptop and started his search. An odd task from Aksa who asked him to find the difference between a Lutung and an orangutan. What the two types of primates have to do with the personal life of their boss. To the extent that his boss asked for such a thing.

"Does he intend to keep the animals in his home. But they are wildlife protected by the government. He might be subject to the article on protecting endangered species again," said Daniel as he continued to stare at all the results of searching for information on the two animals on his laptop screen.

***

Meanwhile, Aksa just smiled imagining that tonight Daniel would stay up all night looking for information that should be his homework from Agung. But since Aksa is already exhausted and he is looking for a shortcut with all his money and power through Daniel.

"We'll see tomorrow, if Daniel manages to answer it," Aksa smirked evilly and closed his eyes. But he couldn't wait for tomorrow.

***

The next day when Aksa as usual asked to be picked up by Daniel to the office. Daniel's face looks dull and his eyes are baggy like pandas. Looks like he really did stay up all night.

"Good morning, sir!" said Daniel in a low voice. Then handed his breakfast according to Aksa's order. Chicken porridge.

"Yes morning, how was your last night did you sleep well?" asked Aksa holding back a laugh.

"How could you do this to me, sir, I didn't sleep last night, later when I fall asleep at the office, I hope you understand!" said Daniel asking permission first to sleep in the office.

"Indeed, why are you not sleeping, is it difficult to find answers to my assignment?" asked Aksa with a characteristic laugh. (The typical laugh was unheard of when Hana was with him).

"Sir, seriously I ask. What's that for?" asked Daniel with a slight frown on his face.

"Yes, hurry up and tell me the answer now!" Aksa ordered without caring about Daniel's question.

"If you're just looking for the difference without what context is the variable, it's hard for me to tell you the answer."

Aksa looks hesitant to tell Daniel the truth. He's afraid Daniel will laugh at him.

"In the context, you just want to know the difference between them to be kept. Both are endangered species that are protected by the government."

'Does Agung think of me as a rare animal. As a rare person in the world and must be protected from the extinction of his species,' thought Aksa.

"But if your context is what you want to know from species and families, it's length, sir. But if you look at the size and shape. Lutung is smaller but has a long tail, and orangutans are bigger and don't have a tail."

'If Bang Gor aka Agung intentionally calls me Lutung because I have a long tail, that makes sense too. But where did he come from when I had a long tail up front?' murmured Aksa thinking that Agung knew that he had a long "heirloom".

"But if you look at it from the context of legends and folklore. Lutung has a legend of "Lutung Kasarung", while Orang Utan doesn't seem to exist."

"Lutung Kasarung, I forgot the story. I read that once when I was in elementary school. Do you know the story?"

"Sir, I first asked what the real motive was that made you want to know the two species of cute creatures?"

"Funny....?"

"They're adorable and funny animals, sir. Especially the Lutung, it's funny when you see them want to carry them. Orangutans are cute too, but I don't really like them, because orangutans have bad habits, sir."

"Bad habit. What is it?" asked Aksa curiously.

"The male orangutan after marrying the female, he will leave the female and let the female give birth and take care of her child alone."

Aksa's words immediately made Aksa's eyes almost pop out of shock.

"Bingo," Aksa thought.

"Thank you Niel, you are great!" said Aksa while patting Daniel's shoulder hard.

"Y-yes sir." Daniel was surprised to see Aksa who heard his last answer just now.

"For today, I'll just drive, you can sleep in the car all the way to the Hotel!" said Aksa kindly.

Aksa finished his breakfast while being watched by Daniel. He doesn't know how many times Daniel counted Aksa's smile that was on his lips. Daniel wonders why Aksa is like that. But he also feels satisfied that this work staying up all night is paid off with Aksa's good mood today. That means he will feel relaxed today without Aksa's always grumpy attitude lately.