Discernment
Ch 48's. Old Friend

In the afternoon, at work, Darren picked up his wife. The man already knew that the position of Aya now is not a financial director anymore, but the CEO. Just like her.

Darren is proud to have a smart wife like Aya. For that, tonight he plans to invite Aya to dinner outside as a celebration of the new position of the wife.

Darren has reached the office.he immediately headed to Aya's work space, because indeed Aya said he was still completing his work. He asked Darren to wait a bit.

“Pa, Papa want to go home?” sapa Darren makes small talk when he crosses paths with his in-laws.

“Iya. Papa first. Your wife was busy like.”

Darren just nodded, then he immediately headed for Aya's work room. Darren thought in the room it was just Aya alone. So he just walked in without knocking on the door first. But it turns out that in there his wife was with a man who seemed to be discussing work.

“Sorry!” darren felt guilty.

“Nothing. You wait a minute!” aya said then refocused with her co-workers.

While the man who was sitting in front of Aya's work desk had also turned to look at the door that had just opened. The man was Naufal, the new finance director who came from the branch office.

“Darren?”

Feeling his name being called, Darren turned to the source of the voice. He went straight to the sofa to wait for his wife.

“Iya? you know me?” darren asked back, feeling familiar with the man, but he forgot.

Naufal moved from his seat and approached Darren who still looked confused. Naufal greeted Darren with a joyful gesture. The confused Darren followed.

“Jeez, Darren! Cook you forgot and don't remember me at all?”

“Sorry! I forget. But it seems like your face is very familiar. You who?” darren was confused.

“I Naufal. Your college friend used to be a class. Remember?” answer Naufal.

Darren still thinks. He had completely forgotten about his friends in college. Especially for a long time.

“Jeez, Ren! Has my face become more handsome? Until you don't recognize me. Oh I know how to remind you. I'm the one you used to always invite to stalk your target girl. Jenifer. Now do you remember?”

Darren immediately remembered that time.he had a close friend, Naufal. Even Naufal was the one who always asked Darren to spy on his target girl who was none other than Darren's sister, Jenifer, Darren's former wife who had died.

“You That Naufal?-“

Darren did not continue his words. He immediately hugged his best friend, because both miss and have never met for a long time.

Aya who had been sitting in her work chair listened seriously to the moment of meeting her husband with his old friend who was none other than now a financial director at his Papa company. At first Aya was moved. But after Naufal mentioned the name of a woman who became the target of the husband during college first, why his heart hurt. Moreover, Aya knew the name of the woman was the name of Darren's late first wife. So that woman has been in Darren's heart for a long time.

“How are you doing now? you're cool, Ren. Then why are you here? to Miss Ayara's room? Do you still have a relative relationship with him?” asked Naufal who was still standing opposite Darren.

Darren completely forgets where he is now.Naufal has just brought up his past with his ex-wife.

“Oh,-“

“Then, how's Jenifer doing now? I just heard that you got it, and married her. Truly your struggle is not in vain,-“

“Let's talk again yes, Fal. Now you continue your work with my wife.I will wait here.” said Darren does not want to make the atmosphere more runyam.

Naufal. He was aware of his mispronunciation. Then he chose to finish his work with Aya.

“Sorry, Miss. I just found out that you're Darren's wife.” Naufal.

“Nothing. Yes, this is all the files I have checked and it is correct. Tomorrow I ask for a copy in the form of hard copy’nya only. After this you can go home.” said Aya politely.

Naufal. He received the document and immediately walked out of the CEO's room. He greeted Darren at a glance. Though wanted to ask for Darren's phone number, but suddenly Naufal's guts shrunk.

“Come, go home now!” take Aya then while wearing her bag.

Darren smiled. Actually he wanted to explain about his chat with Naufal earlier, but the time was not right.

Darren held Aya's hand out of his study. It turned out that outside he met Naufal who was about to go home too. let alone they entered the same elevator.

Aya behaved normally while in the elevator with Naufal. Because the two men no longer discuss the matter but work. Naufal and Darren also exchanged mobile numbers.

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Now Aya and Darren are already in the car on the way home.Aya seemed to lean his back on the car jog. Because his job today is very busy.

“Congratulations yes, dear to his new post!”

“Iya, equally. I'm so tired. This is my first day of work. But it has a lot of work.” Complain Aya.

“Patience! It's still early. For a long time if you enjoy it, surely will not feel tired like this. yes already, to celebrate your new position, how about tonight we dinner outside?”

“Bby. Thank you, Darling.” Aya replied as she struggled on the husband's arm.

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Aya has dressed up pretty tonight, because she will go to dinner with her husband.of course it's Darren's request for Aya to dress up pretty. Although actually without any makeup, Aya already looks beautiful. Especially when not wearing anything. What is right? Wkwkw

“Aready?” darren asked his wife who was sitting at the dresser.

“Already. But is this make up not thickness?” ask Aya for an opinion.

“Ngak, Darling. Seriously!”

They finally left dinner.

Darren takes Aya dinner to one of the elite restaurants in the city. Upon arrival there, Darren continued to grip the waist of the wife as if he did not want to lose the woman.

“Mr Darren?” greet a man who happened to cross paths with Darren and Aya.

“Nona Ayara!” he said it again after seeing the woman he knew and met several times.

Yes, that man was none other than Very Atmaja. Aya and Darren smiled kindly in return for Very's greeting. But the man's gaze was fixed on Darren's hand that was clutching Aya's waist.

“Ehm, you guys,-“

“We are a couple, and will have dinner here.” Darren said.

“Oh so. Yes already, enjoy dinner.” Very said, then Darren and Aya continued their steps towards one of the visitor tables.

Meanwhile Very looked at the couple with meaningful smiles.

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*TBC

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