
Lendra snorted in annoyance as she entered into his spacious room. Behind him followed Natalie, who had been nagging since then did not stop. Today, two days after their return from Sidney. Being there for three days pissed Natalie off.
"You can see for yourself, right? If your grandmother doesn't like me."
"Then try to take his heart."
"I've been trying...."
"Where's the evidence?"
Lendra's voice rose because she was fed up with the incompatibility between Vera and Natalie. On the one hand, Vera is her paternal grandmother. Lendra obviously can't fight Vera. Even just persuading Vera to like Natalie, Lendra did not dare. Vera herself is a woman who always holds principles. Once he dislikes people, he will find it difficult to change his outlook. About Natalie. Vera has explained why she doesn't like Natalie. Only one sentence was spoken by Vera when Lendra asked.
"She's not a good woman."
Lendra scratched his head. Not a good woman? All this time people sent to spy on Natalie always reported good things about the woman. There was nothing suspicious about Natalie's behavior. Then from where the grandmother can say that Natalie is not a good woman.
That day, Lendra and Natalie argue. Things always happen when they talk about Vera. The debate turns heated, as Lendra's emotions go up. He was quite upset that his investigation in Sidney was deadlocked.
The man found no trace of Livia in the city. For three days there. Lendra is secretly looking for Livia. Bian's friend, an IT expert, said the transfer came from the city. More precisely one of the ATMs in The City. And while there, Lendra had been monitoring one ATM that Bian's friend pointed at. But unfortunately, Lendra did not find Livia.
The man breathed heavily. Lendra himself was astonished. Five years have passed, but Livia's shadow has not disappeared from her mind. It is precisely the face and smile of the woman increasingly become penetrated into his heart and mind. He married Natalie, made love to that woman. But her mind can't escape Livia.
Crazy one! That's what Lendra thought. How can he stick with one woman. Without turning away, she was with another woman. Did he love Livia? The question sounded ludicrous in Lendra's ears. He was the deadliest land crocodile of his time. But that was before she met Livia. Ever since she met Livia that day, the man started to change. Livia can slowly change the habit of changing the couple that Lendra lived.
Especially after the two had one hot night which was the end of their relationship. From then on, Lendra completely changed. Livia's departure makes Lendra's heart feel guilty. He knew he had hurt the woman. The man ended the nickname the land crocodile Bian gave him.
Lendra wants to see Livia. He wants to apologize. He wants to improve. And if Livia got pregnant because of her tadpole that night, she'd be responsible. But from the day they met at the cafe where Livia worked, until this moment, Lendra did not find Livia's whereabouts. The man wanted to meet Livia even if only once.
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"Then how?"
Christo asked with a panicked look. The factory in Rungkut is having problems. And the leadership there asked a representative from Sidney to negotiate with the workers. The workers demanded clarity on the fate of the employees not yet contracted or outsourched. Vera obviously couldn't leave because she had just gone through a two-day window due to her suddenly soaring tension.
"For Natnat, my tension skyrocketed."
Maki Vera half whispered to Christo. In front of them Livia walked while carrying a paper bag. While the Irish walk in arms of Retno.
Livia's voice makes Vera and Christo turn to Livia. They're at Livia's house.
"But we don't know when the matter is clear. If it's a long time ago, barbie's late again don't see her mom."
Christo said as he pointed at Irish with his chin. The so-called barbie just stuck out her tongue. I don't know why Irish and Christo have been getting teased lately.
"Irish will start the year-end holiday next week, Grandma. Grandma must have recovered her condition. So it could happen that the business is not finished. All holidays."
Christo and Vera looked at each other. They know Livia misses her mother. All this time the woman just sent money. Call once. But for months now, Livia hasn't contacted her mother again.
"Let's talk to Christo first. At most tomorrow, Grandma will decide on you, or Christo or the others, who will go there.
Livia nodded in understanding. Women understand, if this problem is not immediately resolved can have an impact on the productivity of their factories. And that would ruin the image and good name of the factory that was built for decades by the Grandmother. At once Livia wants to return the favor to Vera, with a little ease the woman's problems. He knew his help was not worth what the woman had done for him and the twins.
Vera's decision is not final. But that night, Livia started talking to the princess. He told me that Grandma's place of work was in trouble. So he wants to help. Livia asks Irish to stay with Grandma and Retno while she goes there.
The little girl nodded as soon as Livia said she wanted to help Grandma Vera work. She knew very well that Grandma Vera loved her, her sister and her mother very much. So the Irish have no problem parting ways for the next few days.
"Where is the place, Mom?"
Livia breathed. Returning to the city was actually just scraping a wound in the woman's heart. Livia has long tried to forget about it. But how can Livia forget the event, if her scars always shadow her every step. Irish and Isac are indelible memories of the incident. Moreover, the twins inherited the face and intelligence of Lendra.
"Irish knew the city of Surabaya, in East Java. Indoneszian. Mom's going to that town. Later next week if Mom hasn't come home, Grandma will take Irish there. What kind of holiday?"
It's not about the holidays that make Irish silent a thousand languages. The girl seemed to be remembering something. Until Irish eyes glazed over. Livia was in the bathroom, cleaning her face, after helping Irish brush her teeth and wash her feet.
"Sister, Irish is going to Surabaya. Irish will find Dad."
Whisper the little girl while holding the bracelet Isac is now wearing with his bracelet. Irish hurriedly wiped away the tears welling up in her large round eye pelup. When Livia reentered their room.
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