
Currently, the clock shows at 10:00 am. The sun has gone up high. But it does not hinder Grandma Anne's desire to enjoy the sunlight that hit her fragile skin that is getting wrinkled.
Anne's grandmother was not alone, as she was accompanied and had a casual conversation with Rose, her only favorite daughter-in-law. Enjoy the fresh morning air on the terrace of the house with a variety of flowers and colors. They seemed reluctant to move even though they had spent quite a long time there.
Occasionally, their motherly hands cut off the dried stalk, not forgetting to pluck the yellowing leaves of the flower. The two women still wanted to take a little longer to see the beauty of color degradation in the park before a waiter told them that there was a female guest looking for Louise up ahead.
Rose inevitably had to get up from her seat, asking her in-laws to stay while she rushed to see the guest with some loyal servants following her wherever she went.
Rose had just set her foot in the spacious living room, but her eyes immediately caught a figure of a woman's face that she very much did not want to see again in the rest of her age. The woman is Agria, a once-crazy woman clamoring in front of her house only to call Louise as she grieves the loss of her second child.
"Why is this damned woman coming?" rose was full of anger.
"Good morning, Ma!" sapa Agria once saw Rose, the woman who according to her calculations would soon become her mother-in-law.
"Who do you call mama?" rose asked with an unhappy facial expression.
"Of course you are, Mrs Rose!" agria replied without hesitation.
"I don't think I ever gave birth to a daughter like you" Rose said.
"Ma, Mama doesn't have a daughter, but that doesn't mean she won't have a daughter-in-law, right?" agria asked casually but it made Rose very sick.
"What do you mean?" rose's originally good mood instantly deteriorated. The daughter-in-law said, if she had a daughter-in-law, they would be Joanna and Marissa, not this crazy woman standing before her. Because in a dream or to death though, Rose did not want to get a daughter-in-law and heard the call of mama from this woman.
"Ma, do you remember what happened five years ago. I came here to find Louise. But not only did he ignore and hide himself somewhere, but you also threw me away like a piece of trash. So, now that Louise is back here, it's time for me to get her accountable. I want her to marry me legally immediately" Agria replied at length.
"Do you think Louise is interested in you. My son, it's impossible to want a marriage with a rough, ethical woman like you!"
"Ma, I'm not lying. I just want to demand what I should get. Especially after the presence of a child among us. So, do you not want to meet and pet your own grandson immediately. He is, already grown up," said Agria.
"Son, don't dream. Louise can't possibly have a child with a woman like you" Rose argued with stiffening veins.
"Because you don't believe me, next time I'll bring the boy before you all as proof. Of course I'm also willing to do a DNA test if you don't believe it."
"Enough, shut up and get out of my sight right now. I, don't want to see your face again!" rose shouted with trembling hands.
"Ma, is this your way of welcoming your future son-in-law?" agria replied with a triumphant smile, "Alright, I will leave now. But please tell my future husband I'll come see him as soon as possible. This time she won't be able to escape like before, because soon the whole world will know that Louise Matthew once refused to take responsibility for the child I bear."
"What are you trying to do?" ask Rose grimly.
"Nothing, I just invited some media and told you this fact. Perhaps the news will soon be spread out in a moment," Agria replied with a triumphant smile. Then just leave regardless of Rose who is now limp and fell on the floor.
"Hurry, get the car ready. I want to see Louise right now!" rose's orders to the waiter.
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"How did it go?" louise asked as Arthur walked into her room. Louise was not alone, as William was also sitting in front of her at the moment.
A few days ago Arthur had just passed a series of examinations to be a donor to Oskar and had just returned from the hospital to find out the results, "very mismatched," Arthur replied lethargic.
Arthur glanced at Louise and William in turns before looking back at Louise. The man who could not guess the direction of his mind seemed to have truly fallen in love with Joanna. Because since Oskar was declared suffering from cancer some time ago, he never relaxed a bit. He mustered all his abilities to find a suitable donor for Oskar.
Every hour contact his people to get the latest news. And hope there will be good news that they get even though until now they have not got it. Of course, a Louise would not give up because of this. Because there are still so many hemispheres that he has not explored and examined everything carefully.
"Why see me like that?" louise asked on the sidelines to check on the work that William had delivered.
"Louise, can I ask you one thing?" ask Arthur.
"Since when do you have to ask permission to ask me something. It's not like you used to be" replied Louise.
"Ck, well then I won't hesitate anymore," Arthur took a deep breath and continued, "you really love Joanna don't you?"
Now it was Louise's turn to look at Arthur and smile cynically, what kind of question was that. If she didn't love Joanna would she have cared about her to this extent. Louise plays her stationery, twirling it between her fingers.
"I don't have to answer your question, do I?" ask Louise back. Teasing Arthur who hides his anxiety.
Yeah, Arthur's worried. Worried about Oskar's condition and anxious about what would happen to Joanna if anything happened to Oskar. Even more anxious when he finds out the woman named Agria whom Louise is looking for has returned.
"I just want to make sure you feel for her. However Joanna I have considered like my own sister" replied Arthur, folding both hands together.
Arthur leaned against the glass window, setting his gaze on the small buildings below. There seems to be something wrong with what she said, as her feelings for Joanna seem to be more than just a sister relationship. But, because there is Alexa and Louise, Arthur prefers to be a sister to Joanna.
"I know," said Louise.
"Louise, what is your relationship with that woman?" ask Arthur.
"Who?" ask Louise.
"Agria, that" replied Arthur.
William who had been silent since then began to respond. Actually he was very curious but afraid to ask questions rather than be considered as a half-brother as before.
"I don't know her at all" Louise replied casually.
Agria is who, which. How could Louise remember one of the many women who had stopped by for a while in her life. While their numbers can't count Louise with her toes and hands.
"Louise, if she wants accountability from you, doesn't that mean you've done something?" asked William with a serious mimic. Finally he started to make a sound after almost ten minutes of being a statue.
"Do something, what is it?" ask Louise not to understand.
"Ehm, don't be mad I'll explain. It's like you slept with her. Then you left her when she was pregnant until she gave birth. It's more or less like that" William explained.
"Will, are you asking this again?" ask Louise.
Louise started scratching her non-itchy head. A little doubt about his memory. Then start to recall the incident that happened years ago. As he remembered, it had been a very long time that he had not slept with any woman. Last time, he even just managed to pepper with Joanna. Good luck to Joanna, but bad for her.
Now, Arthur and William both look at Louise with serious eyes. Waiting anxiously for the answer that will come out of Louise's mouth. Moreover, if Arthur did, then Arthur could not imagine what would happen to Joanna.
"I don't remember, but I don't think I ever slept with this guy."