La Luna (Bias Asa)
Chapter 21

"Darling, can you borrow Adam for a second?" pinta Ellard on Luna.

"Where is Papa going?"

"Papa will take Adam to the field. Sometimes we need to check the development of our new building."

"Oh, okay. Luna just wait here then," said Luna who is now in the father's room.

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"Ehem...."

For what reason Stefan died a flea and was nervous to see Luna was in there.

The woman looked up. His heart was also nervous when he found the owner of the eagle's eyes glued to him. Until finally Luna escaped her gaze elsewhere.

"Uncle Ellard is there?" ask Stefan to Luna. Of course, he only felt stale because he did not know what to say. The uncle's secretary just let the man in earlier.

"Papa's still out. If there's no important business, just come back later." Luna replied without seeing Stefan. He chose to examine some of the files that his father's secretary had given him.

"But Uncle Ellard sent me here today. And the secretary said, I can wait inside." Stefan wasn't lying. That's exactly what Ellard's secretary told him.

"Liar!" aspir Luna.

"What?" Samar Stefan heard Luna's curse. But he himself was not sure what it was for him.

"If you insist here, I'd better get out!" Luna immediately cleared up some of the files that were in front of her.

"No, Lun. Let me wait outside." Stefan with a stiff gesture stared at the exit.

"No need! Aren't you my father's guest? And it's clear this isn't my room." Luna forced. He was about to step in when Stefan's hand grabbed his arm.

"Lun...."

The woman threw out a burly hand that held her arm. "Don't you dare touch me!"

"sorry. I'm sorry." Stefan lowered his head, slowly releasing his hands that were reflexively holding onto Luna's arms as the woman was about to leave. "Let me wait outside and sit back."

Stefan's rigid gestures are very visible. The man immediately twisted his body and walked out of Ellard's room.

Luna's rejection was painful, especially now that Stefan's feelings for his cousin were no longer an ordinary feeling. But again the man understood him, because in the past what he did was really evil.

Stefan's move out of Ellard's room catches the attention of Nina, Ellard's secretary.

"Sir ? Mr. Ellard asked you...."

Stefan simply nodded and extended his thin smile, giving an answer to Nina's question. Then the man sat in the waiting room with a resigned look.

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"Is this really our building, Pa?" Adam clucked in amazement. From the skeleton alone is imagined if this building will be larger than the company building that he manages now.

At first, Ellard did build it without anyone's knowledge. This will be Luna's birthday present.

"Comm ... This is a surprise for Luna. I wish you could keep it a secret. All this time he knew, I was building a branch of our company. But this is not at all," said Ellard who stared proudly at his own efforts.

"So this?"

"New company. Which will be temporarily managed by my nephew, Stefan," Ellard explained.

Stefan? Even the father-in-law has just told if Luna has a cousin named Stefan, the son of Ellard's brother who turned out to be a reliable businessman and there is no way Adam does not know him. He thought they just happened to have the same surname.

Because when marrying Luna first, there was no family present other than Ellard and Ofelia's aunt, which turned out to be just the trust service of the Luna family.

Only Adam realized now, if Luna was really a rich man. Although it does not appear on his lifestyle all this time.

"Isn't Stefan the CEO of two big companies in Italy, Pa?"

"Yes. He wouldn't have refused if I had asked for it" Ellard said.

The construction of this building is 50 percent. And that means that soon this company will be inaugurated.

"Don't we manage it ourselves, Pa? I mean there's also Brother Aglen. Or maybe if Papa would give Kylie a chance to develop this company under my guidance of course" suggested Adam. Kylie is the only sister of the man.

Ellard glanced at the son-in-law. Certainly not directly, just past the tail of his eyes. Then the man whose hair was filled with gray hair smiled discordantly.

"You know Stefan's reputation, don't you? I'm sure he's more than capable, let alone a special request from his uncle." I don't know what Ellard is feeling right now.

Apparently, the plan he had today to bring Adam to this place was the wrong decision. Though at first he thought because the man was the closest person to Luna all this time.

He felt something.

"Ah .. yes, Papa has always been the best decision maker." Adam tried to melt the atmosphere. Because suddenly their conversation became very awkward.

"Let's go back, before Luna gets suspicious. I also have an appointment" Ellard said.

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"Hey... Why not go straight in? You're like a guest!" Ellard had just arrived when she saw Stefan sitting alone in the waiting room adjacent to her room.

Stefan then stood up to his uncle. The man returned Ellard's greeting by shaking and hugging him.

"Didnina not open my door for you?" ellard asked in surprise, as he remembered he had left a message to his secretary before leaving.

"I'm the one who wants to wait for Uncle outside. Not his fault," Stefan replied glancing at Nina who was unaware that her superior had arrived.

"Ahh .. This is my son-in-law, Stef. Luna's husband," said Ellard slightly pulled over, giving Adam a place behind him to go forward and get acquainted with Stefan.

"Ohhh...." Stefan nodded, then replied to Adam who extended his hand.

"Adam, Sir. Adam Walton's. It's nice to meet you. I didn't expect us to be family." Adam was a little stale, of course he realized now that he was really proud to be part of the Efrain family. I have a cousin like Stefan.

"Let's go in. We'll just talk inside" Ellard hugged her niece and took her into her room.

"Darling, let me take you to your office" Adam asked as soon as the door opened and he saw the figure of the wife.

Without answering Luna immediately stood up, tidied up the file in front of her and took her bag.

"I still have to be with your wife. Let him here first," hold Ellard.

"Alright, Pa. Then I'll just go to my room. Later if Luna's done, I'll drop her off." Adam looked at his wife for a moment and then smiled at Stefan and walked out of the room.

"I know you're not close. But I want you to work together on this project" Ellard said.

A few minutes there, both of them were silent. Ellard as the parent of them to his astonishment. Luna used to be normal with Stefan, only answering if asked first. But today, Ellard feels Stefan is a stranger to Luna. Even his daughter looked indifferent to her cousin.

"Project? Shouldn't Papa be talking to Adam" said Luna. Because he's just behind the scenes, helping out if needed.

All things related to the company he has handed over to his father and husband.

"Darling, Papa just wants this project to be held by our family, not someone else."

"But Adam was already my husband, Pa. That means he's part of our family now. All this time, he had managed the company well. Papa admitted it, didn't he?"

Truly, Luna was shocked by the words of her father. Ellard thought Adam was just another person.

"Darling, Papa's intention with family is where Efrain's blood flows to him." Ellard made clear. "In our project this time, Papa just wants you young people to hold it. You, Stefan and Aglen."

"Does Dad trust Adam?"

"For our other projects, yes. But for our family business this time, with a heavy heart Papa said no, darling," Ellard said. It seemed that the father could not be disputed by Luna.

"But seeing the development of Uncle's company here, it looks like Adam deserves our chance." Stefan suddenly expressed his opinion amid a delicate debate between father and son.

"You're great right now, Stef. But your experience is certainly below us parents. And all this time Uncle's predictions have never been wrong."

"But, Pa. Adam was good all this time, papa knew it too." Luna started to get emotional.

Women elevate feelings more than logic. And luna brought her past which the husband received with a spacious chest as the reason this time. After all, during their five-year marriage, Adam also looked straight.

"Honey, business and personal are different. This company is purely yours, so wanting you to trust anyone is your right. But our new project this time is Papa's. Doesn't papa have the right to choose anyone who is involved in it?"

Luna. Just this time the father was very different from himself. All this time Ellard always agreed what Luna wanted, what Iuna said. And luna was also personally responsible, because she did not abuse the trust of the father at all.

"Uncle, right said Luna. I don't know Adam either. Maybe this can be used as a place to try out his abilities as well."

"No, Stef! It's not me and I'll never do it."

"Then I'll back off, Pa. You're the only guys who do it." Luna had run out of ways to survive. He chose not to interfere rather than have problems with his relationship with Adam.

"If Luna retreats, I also retreat Uncle. This time just listen to what your daughter wants." Stefan tried to help Luna with her decision. He hesitated to continue it, if the actual parties concerned just wash their hands.

"Don't act nice in front of me. Because it won't change anything!" Luna spoke loudly to Stefan, even though the woman did not scream.

"I'm going to my office, Pa. Don't be late for lunch" said Luna without looking back at her cousin.

Ellard was surprised, especially Stefan. Luna's current gaze reminded the man of the incident when she came to the uncle's house to apologize and detained Luna from leaving for Canada.

Fierce and kill.

"Are you two in trouble?" ask Ellard suddenly.

Of course the question made Stefan nervous.

"No, Uncle. There aren't. Maybe Luna was just upset with me about Adam."

"But Luna has never been so rough all this time. Why are you different?"

Because your niece is guilty of your beloved daughter's uncle, I ruined her life.

"Luna is just an emotion, Uncle. We'd better get back to talking about this job next time. Maybe when things go back down."

"alright. How long have you been here?"

"Lusa I'm back in Italy. I'm free Uncle. If there is nothing important that desperately needs my presence there, I am free to go anywhere. Including if Uncle needs me here," Stefan replied calmly.

"Wahh .. tantalizing. Don't you want to take a walk here? But dear Aglen is back in America this afternoon."

"Emm.it looks like I'm just taking a break. Oh .. yes, if I can replace Uncle to pick El up," pinta stefan with a pleading gaze.

Stefan knew that almost every day his uncle was the one who picked Elea up at school. Aglen told me yesterday.

"Actually...." Ellard was doubtful. "But take it straight to Uncle's house. Luna was emotional, Uncle was worried that she was getting angry to see you pick her up" Ellard told his niece.

"Yes, Uncle. I-i promise. Thank you, Uncle." Stefan pampered while running. He was very happy to meet the little girl who looked like him again.

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"Honey take me to the office," Luna came in suddenly into the husband's room.

"Okay dear," said Adam immediately stood up. "You why? Are you all right?" Adam suddenly worried to see Luna's eyes reddened.

"It's okay. My eyes just got dusted." Luna dodged, then the woman took the husband out to deliver him.

Throughout the hallway, they joked and threw smiles at each other. Both of them seem very happy at this time.

Luna and Adam passed by as Stefan walked out of Ellard's room.

"You want to go home too?" say hello to Adam to the man. While Luna who was next to him just remained silent did not react.

"Yes." Yeah." Stefan blinked with a forced smile. He answered Adam's greeting but his eyes were fixed on the two hands of the husband and wife who were linked.

"Let's just be together then." Adam says well.

"Please." Stefan nodded stiffly. And then he followed behind the couple.

Stefan's heart is hot right now. Luna was so friendly with Adam that she felt like an invisible figure there.

Arriving in front of the elevator, Luna did not also take off her hand with her husband. Unfortunately, Stefan, no one in the elevator was about to slide down besides the three of them. The more complete the memory in his head was forced to record events that he did not want it.

Adam appeared several times to push out the hand of the wife and changed he who embraced the woman. But no matter what happened to Luna at this time, the woman was struggling spoiled on her from the very beginning to enter the human carrier's advanced black box.

Not wrong indeed. Because their status is husband and wife. But adam feels luna is very excessive today.

"Honey, there's your cousin" whispered Adam at the end, because frankly he was getting uncomfortable, with the wife's behavior.

"Leave it. Wrong himself is here," ketus Luna who made the husband shocked. Luna's face also seemed unfriendly at all. Making Adam wrong in front of Stefan. The neat blonde guy didn't want to be stamped unprofessional, even though they were family.

❤❤❤amici mio, Thanks for the support ya🙏