Camouflage Love of the CEO
Chapter 2 Marriage

Merrik and Elena were taken to the village hall to be married off. Throughout the marriage process Elena did not stop shedding tears, she did not expect her words to make herself married. He thought that if they said they liked each other, they would just be let go. However, his reality did not match what he was thinking. She must accept her fate of marrying a foreign man who nearly desecrated her. Somehow he did not dare to tell the truth that this man had indeed deliberately tried to desecrate him.

They were only married religiously. “Because Elena is still in school then you are married religiously first, after graduation then you go to register your marriage officially,” said the Village Head.

‘What? So he's still a schoolboy!’ inner Merrik.

“Now Elena is your responsibility. Take care of him!” continued the Village Chief.

“Ya.” Merrik answered briefly.

Elena and Merrik leave the village hall, they go to Elena's house, on the way home Merrik opens a chat. “Hey, why was the Village Chief your marriage guardian? Where's Yourdad?” ask Merrik. He was curious as long as they were married no one introduced Elena's relatives.

“My name is Elena, Uncle. Looks like you were good at saying my name when I was. I don't have a father or a brother, I just live with my Grandma. However, she left six months ago,” said Elena sadly remembering her Grandma.

“So you are kara?” ask Merrik.

“Iya.”

Merrik was silent after hearing the words of the girl he had just married. He was a little pity. Yeah, just a little. He never liked poor girls, for him all poor girls are the same as his stepmother, humans who seek shortcuts to pursue wealth. Marrying Elena was just a joke to her in order to avoid the customary law and also the authorities. There was relief in his heart after hearing their marriage was only done religiously. He did not have to bother taking care of the divorce if he left the girl.

“It's up.” Elena opened the door and entered the house.

Merrik saw the state of the house, a semi-permanent and small house, no larger than his own room. “You've stayed here?”

“Iya, Uncle.”

Merrik is distracted by his uncle's call. “Can you change your call to me? My ears hurt hearing it!” merrik scratched his ear.

“So I have to call, what?” ask Elena.

“That's important don't Uncle!”

“Om,” says Elena hesitate.

“Aish .. just call Brother! Am I that old until I have to be called Om?” Merrik doesn't want to be called Uncle or Om. Especially to be called a husband. He prefers to be called Big Brother.

“Iya, Brother!”

“You're really still in school?”

“Already graduated, just wait for diploma.”

“What's your plan after graduation?”

“I will find a job, after which I plan to continue college.”

“During this, the cost of living can be from where?”

“When Grandma was alive, we sold cookies. I'll take it to school to sell it. But now I also make accessories from grains for sale.”

“How old are you?”

“Four months again eighteen years.”

“You don't want to ask me? I was the only one asking you.”

“Emm ...” Elena was confused as to what to ask. “How old is it, Brother?” he asked like Merrik's last question.

“27 years,” replied Merrik briefly.

“Owh,” says Elena slightly lowered her head.

“Why?” Merrik saw disappointment on Elena's face, Is she too old for Elena? They were only adrift for less than ten years.

“There's more you want to ask?” ask Merrik.

‘Come ask! Ask me who I really am! What job? How much is my fortune? You definitely want to know, don't you! You can definitely see for yourself that I am not from the poor!’ inner Merrik.

Elena just looked at Merrik and shook her head, she really had no idea what she should ask.

“You don't want to ask me anything?” said Merrik again and stared fixedly at Elena.

‘You must be pretending, right? I'm sure you know from my appearance that I'm not the same as you. All the things I wear are from famous designers. You're just pretending to be innocent so I can fall in love with you. Searching for rich men to get wealth and luxury instantly.’ His brain talking constantly convinces Merrik not to easily believe in poor women.

Elena was confused as to what to say, finally thinking of something. “Kak hungry?”

“Ha?”

“Sorry, I did not offer to eat Brother from earlier. I'll make dinner for Brother.” Elena left Merrik alone and headed for the kitchen. Fifteen minutes later Elena came up with two bowls of instant noodles, instant food like their instant wedding.

“Sorry Brother, there is only this in the kitchen.” Elena put two bowls of noodles on the table.

Merrik stared at the instant noodles. ‘Sign up once you pretend to be innocent!’ merrik said in his heart.

They ate while talking a little, “What were you doing in the woods?” ask Merrik.

“I look for mushrooms and some herbs to cook, quite reduce the expenditure. Since childhood I have been familiar with the forest.” said Elena honestly.

“The people who caught us are also the same, looking for plants?”

“No, they're just patrolling.”

“Patrol? Forests on patrol?” asked Merrik curiously.

“Finding wild boar, lately the livestock of many citizens are missing. Possible wild boar stole it.”

“You are not afraid to go to the forest alone?”

“Accustomed!” Elena sipped the noodle soup.

After dinner, Elena cleaned up the bowl of instant noodles. After that, he took Merrik to his room. “Mari Kak, I show Brother's room.” Elena led Merrik to her grandmother's room. “This can Sister wear.”

“This is for me to sleep?”

“Ya,” Elena replied.

“You also sleep here?”

“What!” panic Elena.

Merrik saw the fear on Elena's face, seeing the panicked face made Merrik tease her even more. “Are we not married? It's not natural to sleep in the same room!” Merrik stepped closer to Elena. Elena took a step back, Merrik took a step forward.

“Sister, please don't do.” Elena's tears began to flow, she was very afraid of being close to the man whose status was already her husband. At dinner last Elena didn't feel scared. However, at this moment Merrik was extremely terrifying, he was afraid that the events in the forest would happen again.

Merrik looked at the tears flowing down Elena's cheeks, for some reason something was stirring up his heart. He reached out and wiped away the tears on Elena's cheek. “Already, I was just kidding. Go to your room.”

Elena raised her head to look at Merrik's face, then left Merrik and returned to her own room.

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