Child Contains Husband of Others
11.

"Give me a suggestion." Erekleus rubbed his face again. "Give me a suggestion that there's no need to hurt the girl. At least a way for me to make him understand that it must be forgotten."

"Let's hope it's easy, Young Master." Yohana bowed, patting Erekleus' back gently. "What if you just slowly move away?"

"away?"

"Close to that girl named Dinda, naturally. We'll help. I think Dinda's existence can intimidate Mutia and make her think she should give up on you."

Erekleus turned. "You think it can?"

"Let's hope it can."

Erekleus nodded. Not that he doesn't want to apologize, really. That's not. He will apologize even twice if necessary. But the problem is that Mute can hope and it can't.

He can't misunderstand.

"I'm a Narendra." Erekleus smiled bitterly. "My job here is just to improve social and economic conditions, not to find women."

"That's right, Young Master."

"Call my sister later this afternoon. I need to talk to him."

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Mute gave permission to Grandma Iyem before moving on to Young Master Erekleus' tent. There was only one bodyguard and one secretary left, if not mistakenly named Mein. When they arrived, they stared blatantly at Mute until he knew they heard him.

They heard it, for God's sake!

You see, the nine members of Erekleus' team slept around the man's room to look after him. So if they wake up, maybe even wake up to hear everything.

"I-I was told to come here a-take some dried persimmon, brother."

Mein nodded, giving a small jar filled with dried persimmon to Mute.

Then he also gave me another jar. "This is a special chocolate. Young Master was indeed planning to give it to you."

In some people too, but Mein felt she didn't need to know anyone.

Mute left with a beaming face that made Mein and Ikarus somewhat go awry.

"From his face, I don't think Young Master said anything" Mein said as she tidied up the box sent from the Rose Castle. "I feel guilty. He was of course also carried away."

"But thinking too much about the girl's feelings is also a waste of time, too" Ikarus replied. "I mean, anyway it looks like we're back at the Rose Castle in two months. He'll accept reality slowly."

"Yes, of course." Mein nodded in agreement as there would never be another option.

Two months from now all Erekleus programs will be completed and all who will stay here are representatives only. Because four months later he had to go again to another location to do the same.

Two months should have been enough time for Mute to accept reality.

It should be enough, actually.

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Erekleus did not think that for the first time, he was afraid of something.

Erechleus was not taught to be afraid. Even when he was afraid, he was taught to fight his fear.

At the age of Erekleus the tenth, he was told to jump from a horse that was walking. It made her mother hysterical, but her stupid father kept telling her to do it until Erekleus broke a bone.

After recovering, Erekleus was told to do it again until he stopped breaking a bone and could survive the jump from the horse.

His life as Narendra was like the life of a king but he had to bear the weight of his crown by living beyond normal limits.

Erechleus was also forced to drink poison regularly and then in training, he was left to peck at the poisonous snake to see how much his body was resistant.

Fear is not Erekleus. Fear is not Narendra.

But Erekleus was now afraid to go home.

"I feel guilty" the man murmured while alone. "I obviously snatched something but didn't pay for it. It's not mine."

It was like stealing. Erekleus never stole so he felt restless and felt compelled to return the stolen property.

Narendra got married at the age of seventeen to prevent adultery outside of marriage.

In the end Erekleus came home at eleven p.m. The clock is very abnormal for him because Narendra also gave the rule to sleep under nine, without age exception.

In the tent, Erina kept preparing a transmission for Erekleus to talk to her sister, Eusebia.

"Ese," he called weakly to his sister.

"I woke up because they said Big Brother wanted to talk in the afternoon, but it's twelve o'clock."

"Sorry, Little Brother." Narendra can only apologize to their sister or mother. "You waiting for me?"

"Yes, Brother. What does my brother want to talk about? And why does Brother look so lethargic? Does working there suck? Do people keep shrouding Brother like ants?"

"Yes, that's it." Erekleus smiled. "Ese, I think I made a mistake."

"One Narendra did nothing wrong, Brother."

"But I took someone else's mikik, without permission."

Eusebia. "What's that?"

"I slept with the girl in this place."

"really? Was she so pretty that Big Brother was tempted?"

Erekleus had to shake. Yes, at least to Narendra's standards, Mute is not a bit pretty.

"I did it when I thought it was just a dream. I was exhausted, and I missed my wife. It wasn't even planned."

"Where is the problem?"

"I think he likes me back."

"Any girl doesn't like you? He'd be blind if he wasn't."

"I see." Erekleus. "I'll be out of this place in two months, if everything goes well. If I'm impressed to like him back then leave him—"

"Hey, you're bothering me for a problem that isn't even worth calling a problem?" Eusebia. "So, you're being so stupid!"

"Eh?"

"If you keep thinking about it, even impressed you love him. If not, then don't think about it and just do the job. Want the girl to like Big Brother, misunderstand Big Brother, it's her business with her own heart. Brother need not be responsible for the affairs of a girl's heart other than me, sister brother, and Mother, of course."

"But, my sister, I still feel—"

"If you care about anyone who hopes for you, then your wife is not one person but a million! If you understand, forget it!"

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Eusebia may be right. Let's forget it even if it seems badjangan. Because what else, right? It happened and it was not like it could be returned.

The most important thing is to keep no one in the know and then make fun of the girl. Let's just slowly move away.

"Young Master."

Erechleus was jolted by the gentle call of Mute. Though he intended to run away early in the morning, but it turns out he was out drying clothes.

"Good morning, Mute." Erekleus smiled.

"Morning." Mute smiled sweetly. "You want to go to the office?"

"Yes, sure."

"Taste good. I have eaten. Grandma also wants to but can't nelen anymore because there's no teeth." Mute told a sweet laugh that made Erekleus feel guilty.

"I-I'll give you soft fruit if I want." Erekleus tried to keep smiling. "Then I'll go first."

At least say that running away is really the best option because now Erekleus feels like a villain!