Light and Night: Across Two Worlds

Chapter 10: Matias's Concern

Since Tania came to bring Aya in the womb, Matias had considered it a nightmare. Matias had been serving the Angkasa family since he was 7 years old. Matias was adopted from an orphanage by Peter Angkasa, father of Tania and Alex. By Peter, Matias was given special education to become a special bodyguard for Tania and Alex. He received various kinds of education, including shooting, martial arts, operating various vehicles, practicing various languages, cooking, cleaning houses, caring for children, and digital technology. Matias was 5 years older than Alex and Tania. At first glance, they look like cousins and playmates. Peter Angkasa indeed deliberately took Matias to be trained as child bodyguards. The goal was that Tania and Alex had a bodyguard as well as playmates.

Matias received a full discipline education. He knew the education he received was complete. His life was guaranteed, and he didn't need to worry about starvation or cold anymore. He did his job wholeheartedly. His life was dedicated as a protector for both twins Peter Angkasa. Since childhood, Matias liked Alex more than Tania. In Matias's perspective, Tania was difficult to regulate and often brought trouble. Often, Matias was troubled to solve Tania's problems. While Alex, quiet and easy to manage. Both were very genius, so in a short time, Alex and Tania had received the same lesson with Matias. Shortly thereafter, Alex and Tania had received a lesson that was far more difficult than Matias.

There were lots of maids, servants, chefs, and other employees who help Peter Angkasa and Maya Angkasa's work. Peter Angkasa's wife was very good at cooking and designing fashionable clothes. She had a culinary business in the form of channel restaurants and fashion brands. Peter Angkasa itself was well known in the field of digital technology. He owned the Angkasa Corporation, which leading digital innovations and solutions for many aspects of life. Alex inherited the ability of Peter Angkasa.

Lots of competitor companies were trying to defeat Peter Angkasa's business. Some people wanted to buy companies, acquire, joint ventures, and so on. The method used to convince Peter Angkasa from the other side varies from a good and dirty way. There were a lot of threats of k********g or murder with targets aimed at Alex and Tania. Matias was busy and alerted, protected Alex and Tania. Of course, besides Matias, there was a special bodyguard force consisting of adults to protect Alex and Tania.

The situation changed drastically when the terrible accident occurred. Mysteriously, Peter and Maya Angkasa died in a severe accident. The vehicle and its contents were burned into ashes, and even their bodies were never found. Immediately after the incident, the shares of Angkasa Corporation dropped on the capital market and were bought by another company, Ufuk Corporation. Angkasa Corporation escaped from the hands of the Angkasa family. Tania and Alex were 14 years old at the time.

The employees of Angkasa Corporation, which had been acquired by Ufuk Corporation, mostly had lost their jobs. Ufuk Corporation still retained few people with income below the average of other employees in general. In the Angkasa family itself, many employees were dismissed because the costs were too expensive. Only culinary and fashion businesses could still run independently. Alex and Tania did not interfere in business operations, but both inherited their mother's shares.

Finally, all that remains were Matias, Melati, and Head of Chef Bondan. Alex modified the digital robots that his family already had to do most of the housework. With Tania and Alex's inheritance, they did not need to worry about living in a shortage. Alex survived by making his home became Smart Home Living using digital technology. For jobs that need help, Alex created robots with their specific functions. Angkasa houses could still be protected with the help of existing protective technology. With a little modification, Alex made it more sophisticated. Moreover, the threat to the Angkasa family had dropped dramatically. Since Ufuk Corporation took over the digital technology business owned by Angkasa Corporation, the threat of murder and k********g of Tania and Alex dropped down on its own.

Even though Tania and Alex's life experienced a drastic change, the times of peace came in their lives. Matias, who was then 19 years old, helped them with Melati to manage an ordinary life focused on learning and developing new businesses on a small scale. Matias was quite enjoying the peaceful times. There were no threats or kidnappings like before. Matias could breathe a sigh of relief and feel a little relaxed.

There was a desire in Matias to find and reveal who was the perpetrator of the murder of Peter and Maya Angkasa. He believed the accident was a trap of a murder plan involving many parties. His conscience screamed for truth and justice. On the other hand, his other inner voice reminded Matias of the threatening danger if he tried to confront this situation. In his consideration, Matias chose the safest and most peaceful way for Tania and Alex's survival. It would be wiser to keep a low profile attitude, not attracted any attention, tried to live an ordinary life, hid all skills so that enemy radar did not focus on destroying the lives of Tania and Alex for the moment.

Matias was disturbed when Tania behaved carelessly and brought great danger by bringing Aya in her womb. This was really a nightmare. Moreover, the magnitude of the damage caused when Tania gave birth to Aya really caught the Light Land people's attention. The moment became the most trending topic of the day. That event completely turned Matias's life from a peaceful day to the center of danger again. Matias needed to try hard with Alex to hide the incident and eliminate all the evidence that could be a threat. After that, Matias needed to hide Aya to keep her alive.

During the last five years, the situation had been under control. Even though there were threats, all could be anticipated by Matias and Alex. Until then, Alex expressed his intention to pick up Aya. Bad idea. Matias didn't like this idea. Why did Alex put himself and Matias back in danger and becoming enemy targets once again? Matias could only obey Alex's wishes. As long as they could manage the situation below the radar, then Matias could still accept it.

Alex just received a letter containing a royal order to receive Prince White Cakrawalla as an apprentice student in a private mentoring program. Of course, Alex was appointed as Prince White Cakrawalla's personal mentor. The Digital Technology Ministry recommended Alex as the right mentor for the Prince. Alex couldn’t reject this order. Prince White Cakrawalla would come and stay for several months with Alex at Pullau Villa. Since the incident five years ago, the Angkasa family's main house was no longer inhabited and sold to other parties. Alex used Pullau Villa as the main home of the Angkasa family.

Matias knew how bad this condition was. He grumbled to himself. If only Alex gave up and forgot about Aya, of course, his life would not be as complex as now. Indeed, Aya should never be born. Matias was never able to think of Aya as an ordinary human. She was a monster that needed to be watched constantly. Aya was the child the subject of a super confidential elite experiment. How could Matias not be afraid of her? He didn’t know what Aya capable of for sure.

Matias took a deep breath. His job and life were to protect the safety of Alexander Angkasa. That was Peter Angkasa's order to him. How did about Aya's life? Matias didn't really care. Aya was just an experimental result. If Aya threatened Alex's safety, Matias would act decisively. If necessary, Matias would kill Aya with his own hands. Alex might hate him. He didn't give his loyalty to Aya or Alex. From the very beginning, Matias's loyalty was directed to Peter Angkasa. His life mission was only one, safeguarding Alex's safety.

Killing Aya was part of maintaining Alex's safety. Of course, Matias would do it if necessary. However, Matias was worried, the time would soon arrive.