Bonds Without Love
ITC #88

Everything is back to normal since Erina and Bhishma made up, even Erina has fully trusted Bhishma and decided to make peace with her heart, Erina does not want to continue to be trapped in the shadow of her family's past.

That day Erina and Bhishma were preparing to go to Leo and Krystal's wedding. It has been two months, the man who invited Bisma in exchange for the woman will officially become the husband of the person. Bhishma hopes Leo will stop harassing his household.

Ha, since Leo invited a female exchange, Bisma was always wary of her best friend, because it was possible that Leo seriously wanted to exchange their women, even Bhishma tried to narrow the possibility for Leo to meet with Erina.

Bisma asked Erina to call every time she wanted to go to the office to deliver lunch. Because Bisma must make sure Leo is not in the office when his wife comes, so that there is nothing to worry about later.

"Mas, what do you think?" Erina asked as Bhishma approached her, the wife of Bhishma asked for an opinion on her makeup. Erina looks very beautiful wearing makeup, especially her thin lips are wearing red lipstick.

Bisma was silent looking at Erina, she was like deja vu when she saw her wife wearing makeup. Bisma recalled their wedding day, the same feeling and the same heartbeat, Bhishma had experienced it by the time they got married.

"Mas, am I ugly? make up my thickness?" Erina asked in panic. Erina had suspected that she would not deserve to wear makeup, since the beginning she also did not want to wear it, but Bisma forced her to specifically hire a makeup artist.

"No! you're beautiful, you look so pretty, you barely recognize yourself." Bisma answered with a smile, then pulled Erina's waist closer to him until she could smell his scent.

"Maos ..." Strangled Erina while getting the sudden treatment of Bhishma. The problem was that not only were the two of them in the room, there were still makeup artists and maids helping Erina prepare, Erina was uncomfortable because of their existence.

"My wife, you could've beaten her bride's beauty." Whispering Bhishma without caring Erina who tried to get away from him, Bisma tidied up Erina's hair that slightly covered her beautiful face, Erina was only able to throb.

All really has returned as usual, Bhishma always makes it difficult for the people around her, not difficult in the sense that Bhishma is judging them, the man just never looks around when making out with Erina.

As Bhishma's employers make it difficult because the maids in the mansion they have to pretend not to see when Bhishma and Erina are making out, not even infrequently Bhishma and Erina do intimate things in a place that is not their room.

"Bisma, Erin, are you ready? Leo can be late for the woman because of you!" Said Sekar's grandmother interrupting the two people who were clinging to each other, he shook his head at the behavior of his grandson and daughter-in-law.

Erina pushed Bisma, then slightly tidied her hair, the woman was suddenly mistaken to see Grandma Sekar. While the maid and makeup artist had already disappeared from there because Sekar's grandmother told them all to leave.

"Y-yes, we're ready." Erina answered the grandmother. Erina approached Grandma Sekar and held her hand. "Oh yeah, where's Leo? is he not ready?" Erina asked averted her embarrassment by asking Leo.

Yes, all the men's stroking entourage is indeed gathered in the Bisma and Erina mansion, including the groom who stayed at the mansion, Leo has lost all his family and can only rely on the Bhishma family.

Initially, Bisma did not agree to Leo staying at the mansion because then Leo would meet Erina, but because Sekar's grandmother and some other relatives stayed over Bisma was forced to agree. Most importantly Leo did not dare to disturb Erina.

"Darling, come here. You must stay by my side." Bisma interrupted before Sekar's grandmother could speak, and Bisma pulled Erina away from Sekar's grandmother, she seemed to dislike Erina asking for Leo's whereabouts.

"Grandmother, look! your grandson is very possessive of his wife." Not Erina, but Leo who came to them, the man looked handsome wearing a white suit with both hands put in his pocket.

"Indeed why? you don't like it, huh?" Bisma asked annoyed and increasingly attracted Erina to be closer to him. Leo was like a dangerous signal that made Bisma have to keep Erina from being separated from him.

"No, it's normal!" Leo replied lightly, then sighed. "Bisma, how long have we been friends? why don't you know me? did you forget I like to joke? I wasn't serious at the time ..."

"Just because I know you so well, you've been playing women a lot, so I need to be vigilant." Bhishma cuts off Leo's words and makes Leo sigh again. While Erina and Grandma Sekar showed confused faces.

"Bisma, I've changed since I graduated from college, you've been considered my own brother and Erina has also become my sister-in-law, so there's no way I'm taking Erina away from you." Leo's speech increasingly makes others confused, except for Bhishma of course.

Well, actually Leo knew that for two months Bhishma always tried to keep Leo from meeting Erina, everything seemed very clear even though Bhishma had tried to hide it, Leo often sees Erina coming to the office after Bisma tells him to leave the office.

During this time Leo only pretended not to know and let Bhishma, because Leo also had no interest in meeting Erina. But today, Leo is getting married and Bhishma is still going overboard, Leo feels like a bad guy who is going to snatch his best friend's wife.

"Leo, I couldn't have thought you'd snatch my wife if you never said ..."

"You two stop bullshit, don't make Krystal and the others wait long." Erina said cutting off the words of Bhishma as well as mediating between the two people who were either talking about what, Erina also did not understand.

"Well Erin, you go with grandma's car, let Bisma accompany Leo in the bridal car." Sekar's grandmother's words snatched Erina's words. Without waiting for approval, Sekar's grandmother pulled Erina's hand and made Bisma snort, apparently her grandmother was more on Leo's side.

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"Well." Right." Everyone prayed for the happiness of Leo and Krystal, right after they had said the word, including the Bhishma who prayed that Leo would stop thinking about taking Erina again, because her best friend had a wife.

Leo and Krystal's wedding can be categorized as a luxury wedding, they invite quite a lot of people, including Krystal's best friend and business partner Bhishma, even though in fact they come at the invitation of Bhishma, but at least they all said congratulations.

"Congratulations Leo, I hope you and Krystal live happily ever after." Erina said as she approached the temple with Bhishma beside her, but when Erina was about to shake hands with Leo, Bhishma's hand first greeted Leo's hand, as did not allow Erina and Leo to shake hands.

Leo snorted in disbelief at the behavior of Bhishma, even Erina just congratulated her best friend was still childish. Leo is eager to curse Bhishma, but is worried that his job will be threatened, especially now that Leo has a wife to live with.

"Congratulations Leo, finally your long wait is not in vain." Bhishma's words were accompanied by her evil smile, then when Bhishma would congratulate Krystal, unexpectedly Leo followed the steps of Bhishma and welcomed the hand while saying a word of thanks.

Erina and Krystal just shook their heads at their husband's behavior, but instead of feeling happy, Erina and Krystal spontaneously hit their partner, instead, Erina hits Bisma's arm while Krystal hits Leo's head and makes the two men grimace.

"Ck, I just hit your head softly, don't overdo it like that!"

"Pellies said? my head hurts a lot and you call it .. mmpphh"

Bisma and Erina throw each other a glance, then shake their heads, not believing Leo and Krystal will argue at their own wedding, then Bhishma pulls Erina's hand away from the newly married couple. Nah! Krystal did not silence Leo's mouth with a kiss, but Krystal gave the tissue into her husband's mouth to keep quiet.

"Whispering, there are still a lot of people here, you're embarrassing me." Krystal said she was upset with the man who just a few minutes ago became her husband. Leo snorted hearing that, then took the tissue that Krystal put into his mouth.

"Well, you won, I'm sorry for making you feel ashamed."

Meanwhile, Bisma invited his wife to enjoy a dish at a table that had been prepared specifically for them. Bhishma did not feel the slightest guilt after making Leo and Krystal quarrel.

After all, Bisma was innocent, she alone who got a blow from Erina did not protest, indeed Leo who was too emotional to scold Krystal, though Leo should be patient to face his wife as all this time Bhishma did.

"Mas, shouldn't you apologize?" Erina asked who was a little worried about the fate of Leo, when she and Bhishma left behind a guarantee of Leo's facial expression looked very sad added tissue in her mouth.

"Sorry?" Bisma asked while putting on an innocent pretentious face, Bhishma knew Erina meant, but she did not intend to apologize, Leo and Krystal had a fight because Leo could not control emotions, so they could not control their emotions, so Bhishma did nothing wrong.

"Sir, may I join you?" Asked a beautiful woman dressed in sexy clothes, the woman came alone with a glass of wine on her staircase, making Erina restrain herself from responding to the words Bhishma.

"Oh, Miss Rose, please." Bisma replied with a smile, she had a glance at Erina who seemed to dislike the presence of the woman named Rose, then Bhishma's hand held Erina's hand and tried to convince her that Rose was a nobody, just one client.

Rose smiled and took a seat in the front seat of Bhishma. "Over time you don't meet, you look more handsome. oh yeah, how are you? and this woman beside you ..." Rose hung up her sentence while observing Erina still with a smile on her lips.

"Erina, my wife." Bhishma replied quickly, in fact she did not want the existence of Rose, but she was also unlikely to reject Rose's presence considering they were at Leo and Krystal's wedding.

Rose nodded in understanding while looking at Bhishma's wife, then suddenly returned smiling. "I greatly admire your taste." although Rose said that, her gaze did not say so, Rose regretted the choice of Bhishma.

"I think you're overdoing it." Not Bhishma, but Erina who slightly understood the situation, she knew Rose's intent and purpose. "In my opinion, nothing is admirable of his taste, Bhishma married a poor and not beautiful woman."

Bhishma gave a sharp look to his wife, should not Erina humble herself in front of a lowly woman like Rose. While Rose was smiling, it was good that Erina realized about it.

Erina was still casually looking straight at the woman sitting in front of her husband. "Because the wonderful person here is my husband, his taste is not very good, but his attitude and treatment of me is amazing."

The turn of Erina who smiled satisfied to see Rose's face, it turns out that it was true, Rose wanted to make Erina embarrassed, maybe because Rose liked Bhishma. Erina could see Rose's dissatisfied expression hearing her words.

"Mas, did you forget we had an appointment?" Erina asked turned to Bhishma who had been trying to hold back a smile ever since. "I think it would be better if we leave now." Erina got up from her seat and pulled Bhishma's hand.

"Wait!" Rose said holding off Bisma's departure by holding the man's hand. "i heard your wife can't get pregnant, how about ..."

"meaning?" Erina asked Rose. "do you intend to get pregnant and hand your child over to us, do you?"

"Max ..." Lirih Bisma panicked, seeing Erina angry was the scariest thing in her life and it seemed that now Erina was being emotional.

"If it is true, I will accept your child, but do not expect my husband will want to impregnate you!" Erina's words pressed down on Rose.

Erina looked at Rose's hand holding that of Bhishma, then brushed it off. "you are really disrespectful and shameful."

"Miss Rose, there's no such thing as a third person in our lives, so you better stop expecting my husband and leave!"

Rose laughed softly. "Miss Erin, you seem to have misunderstood me, I have no intention of seizing your husband." Say it while smiling.

"I mean, how about you guys consult my friend, what a coincidence my friend is an expert in the womb." Continue Rose pretentious good.

Rose deliberately provoked Erina's emotions, her goal was indeed to make Erina embarrassed because now many people noticed them and whispered something that cornered Erina's attitude towards Rose that was considered disrespectful.

"Thank you, but we don't need that, besides my wife can't get pregnant, we just don't want to have children yet." Said the bisma who finally spoke up. Right Erina said, Rose had already been acting so shamefully.

Bhishma pulled Erina's hand to leave the place, she didn't care about anything others said. According to Bhishma, Erina's heart and feelings were more important, Bhishma did not let Erina hear the bad words of others who knew nothing.

~TBC

"No matter what others say, good things don't turn bad just because of what they say, we just have to believe what we believe. That's enough."

Leo and Krystal are finally legal. And please forgive the moments that are not good Erina and Bhishma, instead of making a baper even the contents are rich in gini, but here there will be no big conflict anyway. Just something that makes Erina and Bhishma feel each other's love.

Regards,

Nur Alquinsha A | IG: light.queensha