(Not) My Crown Ruler
010
Inside a spacious room located on the eighth floor of the magnificent building. Anisa was silent. Staring sharply at the man who is now seen sitting on a single sofa there with one leg bent over the other leg.
Yes, now the two human children are in a workspace owned by the man. The man deliberately invited Anisa to his room to talk to each other. Betrand, an assistant and cousin of the man, was asked to wait outside.
The man in the western line looked flat at a two-striped testpack lying on the table. It was Anisa's testpack. The only evidence Anisa has is to prove that she is pregnant with Luke's child.
The man changed his gaze, turning towards the face of a beautiful woman named Anisa who had been looking at him since as if full of revenge. A young woman with a sweet face as well as a simple appearance typical of a plain village virgin. Interestingly enough, it made a single smile form from the man's lips.
"Extm...." The man cleared his throat. Anisa did not change her perspective at all.
"May you ask me for help, don't look at me like that?" ask the man who was not responded by Anisa. It seemed like grudges, resentments, and true emotions ruled the village girl.
Not getting any answers, the man then straightened his sitting position while taking a deep breath.
"Okay, then now we can start our conversation" the man said later. He lowered one leg. Then move both arms resting on both ends of his thighs. He looked at Anisa with probing eyes.
"So what's your purpose for coming here?" ask the man. Anisa is widening her eyes. He had already expended a lot of energy furiously in front of the office. He thinks Luke pretended to be stupid because he did not want to be stamped ugly by employees. But it turns out he was wrong, had arrived in this room he was still plain pretentious. It's disgusting!
"You still want to pretend to be stupid?" ask Anisa. "Aren't tired of what pura keep going?!"
The man was silent for a moment, then smiled knots later.
"Okay, so you're pregnant? My kid? That so?" ask the man. Anisa did not answer. He was sick of seeing the man's style that looked pretentious and wise. This guy is good at acting...!
"Now I'm asking you, you have proof that you're actually pregnant and that's my son, other than this thing?" ask the man while glancing at the testpack on the table.
"I see your stomach flat" said the man again as if doubting Anisa.
Anisa shook her head faintly as if inexhaustible with the man's mannerisms.
"Still plain pretentious? Didn't you say that you turned off all the CCTV cameras of the cafe so that I didn't have any evidence to charge you?!" anisha started crying again. The man raised his chin.
"You want to forget you? Want to pretend to forget that you ever come to the cafe where I work night, the cafe belongs to your boyfriend. You come, you ask me to clean your girlfriend's room and then you lock all the doors of the cafe, you ask my friend to go home leaving me alone in that same place as you. Then you force me, you hurt me, you laugh at my cries, you break me, then you drive me home after I pass out, you threw me in front of my house after you managed to snatch the only treasure I have!! Want to pretend to forget, you?!!" anisa said hysterically while throwing an ashtray on the table at the man at the end of her sentence.
The man dodged. Ashtray fell right on his lap. Making cigarette butts and his ashes fell scattered about his expensive suit. The handsome man let out a long breath. He then grabbed the ashtray quietly and placed it on the table, then calmly cleaned the dirty shirt and pants.
Anisa cries again with her chest up and down in light of the terrible tragedy of the night. The man then looked towards Anisa, still in her calm mode.
"good. Now I ask, what is the purpose of you coming here? You want me to marry you?" ask the man. Anisa did not answer.
The man then took a long breath.
"I can't just marry a woman. I'm sorry, but you're not the first person to come to me and claim to be pregnant with my child" she said.
Anisa shook her head faintly.
"I'm sorry if I ruined your life. But if you hold me accountable, it takes time and proof," said the man again wisely as if not describe the figure of a man like Luke basket people often say.
"Where are you staying now?" ask the man again.
Anisa was silent for a moment. He seemed to be wiping away her tears.
"In the boarding house of my friend's sister's daughter," he said later.
"alone?" ask the man again. Anisa nodded.
"Your parents know that you came here to see me?"
Anisa was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I was only gone for a few days. I'm just saying that I'm going to take you to see them and say that I'm not wrong. You are the one who stained me. I'm not asking you to marry me. Because I knew it wouldn't be possible. I just want you to tell my grandmother and stepmother that I'm not a cheap woman because I'm pregnant without a husband! I'm just saying that I'm a victim of rape* here, and you did it!" said Anisa again, who again can not control her emotions. He spoke with a hunting voice and sharpened eyes.
The man was silent for a moment. He smiled warmly. "alright. For a while, you stayed in that place. Tell your parents you may stay here for a long time, perhaps until your child is born."
"If you are pregnant, I will be responsible. All the needs of you and your baby during this city I will fulfill. I will wait until the child is born. And we prove whether the child you said was in your womb was my son or not. If true, then I will marry you as soon as possible." said the man. Anisa remained silent. He was a little surprised to hear the man who claimed to marry him.
"I'm sorry, not that I don't believe you or doubt you, but anyway, all that needs proof, right? Like I said, you're not the first person to come to me and say something like this. And of the many women who came, all were dubious and not a few were proven to be lying. They're just after my treasure."
"But, if you are proven to be lying, then I will not hesitate to bring this matter to the legal track. Because this is my good name and my family. How's it?" ask the man.
Anisa quiet. This is not what Anisa imagined. Luke's response wasn't as bad as he thought. He thought the man would dodge, expel, and then twist the facts when he revealed his pregnancy.
But this is not. Although the man had pretended to be stupid at first, but the man said that he was willing to take responsibility for the baby conceived by Anisa even though there must be proof first. He even said he would marry Anisa. Really this? Or is this just the good-looking guy's wits? Anisa is doubtful.
"How, Anisa?" ask the man again.
Anisa was silent for a moment. He lifted his chin.
"What about Miss Jesslyn? Don't you want her fiance?" ask Anisa. The man narrowed his eyes.
"Jesslyn?" tanyakanya. The pair of human children were silent for a moment. They look at each other. The man seemed to be trying to remember something. Then...
"Oh, Jesslyn?! Yes, Jesslyn!! Emm, that's my business. I will handle everything. The most important thing for you right now is, you take good care of the baby in your womb. I will meet his nutritional needs while in the womb. He has to stay alive if you want me to take responsibility for all my actions as much as you do" the man said. The man then got up, approached a wooden shelf there and grabbed a notebook and pen on it.
"Write your boarding address and phone number here" the man said as he placed the notebook paper in my hand right in front of Anisa. The pregnant woman looked at the paper and pen. While the handsome man now appears back to sit his body on a single sofa there. Anisa started writing down the boarding address of her daughter, then handed it to the man.
The man smiled at Anisa's handwriting. He then reached into his pants pocket, took out a wallet and took one business card from there and handed it to Anisa.
"That's my business card, if there's anything, you can call me to that number. Remember, if you are really pregnant and want me to take responsibility, you must follow my word. I want the child in your womb to be healthy and safe without a lack of anything. If anything happens to that child, then never dream for me to take responsibility for what you accuse me of."
"Tomorrow morning I'll pick you up. I went to the doctor to check your pregnancy. I want to make sure that you are pregnant right now!" the man said as if he did not fully believe what Anisa said about her pregnancy.
Anisa did not answer. He was busy reading the business card that was now in his hand.
"Louis Edgar Davis?" anisa asked while looking towards the man.
The man smiled. "That's my name" he said.
Anisa scrunched her forehead. "Not Luke?"
The man smiled. "Luke was my nickname when I was a kid" he said.
Anisa quiet. Not connected, he thought.
"You can call me Louis from now on. Because everyone calls me by that name," he added.
Anisa was silent and did not answer. The man who claimed to be named Louis then uphold his sitting position while tidying up his suit that was already neat.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" ask Louis.
Anisa was silent, then shook her head.
"Well, if there's nothing you want to say, you can get out. I want to go home too" Louis said.
Anisa did not answer.
"Or, you need a driver to drive you?" he added. Anisa shook her head.
"All right then. You can go out now" he said.
Anisa did not answer. The woman then got up. "I'm sorry!" he said a little judes while wiping his tears. Louis did not answer. He smiled and nodded without moving from his sitting position.
Anisa passed away. The man then got up, walked towards the door of the room. Seen there, Betrand was standing right next to Louis's door.
Louis moved his hand, handing over a piece of paper containing Anisa's phone number and boarding address with eyes staring straight ahead.
"Again?" ask Betrand.
Louis lifted one corner of his lips. "Emang anj*nk tuh human one!" he swore without looking while moving his feet forward leaving the place. Betrand took a long breath. He followed Louis' footsteps behind.
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