Madelin Tough Women
8. Envy and Jealousy

"Good Mom." Madelin tried to restrain himself.

"Isn't this really a coincidence, we can meet here Miss Lily?" greet someone who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Madelin can see clearly. That the person who greeted Madame Lily was holding her husband.

"Madelin, what are you doing here?" Sam is shocked to find his wife, along with his stepmother.

"I should have asked you, what are you doing here, Sam?" Madelin stared hard at Sam.

"Ah like this" Sam wanted to answer but his words were immediately cut off, by Flora.

"He was with me shopping. Introduce my name Flora, I'm Sam's distant brother. Lady Lily herself already knows me quite well." Flora then extended her hand to Madelin. "Greetings, Madelin? Ah ... Sam's been telling me a lot about you."

Madelin welcomed the hand. "Greetings know too. If you can tell, what's your name?" Madelin tried to maintain his manners, even though he was holding back his own emotions.

"You can call me Flora or what if Flo is? I just happen to want to be close to you. Do you mind?" Flora suddenly approached Madelin and held him as if they were already familiar. "I really want to know you well" she said with a sweet face.

Jeez I'm actually dealing with a female snake right now, Madelin thought lazily.

"Of course, we have to be familiar. Even now, I want to get closer to you." Madelin immediately hugged Flora tightly. "Hopefully we can become familiar quickly" he whispered.

Sam and Lady Lily, were completely taken aback by the sight. They think, Madelin will slap or blaspheme Flora, all-out but the opposite happens.

Is that woman's head broken? madam Lily said in her heart of astonishment.

"Because we all happened to meet here. What if we eat together? Let me pay," Flora bargained.

"of course. Maybe this could be a way for all of us to become more familiar with each other. Especially I'd really like to know you, Flora." Madelin suddenly pulled Flora's face and stroked her cheek.

Flora laughed, she looked a little surprised but didn't seem to move away immediately.

Crazy woman, he thought.

Madelin silently smiled obliquely. Maybe until here he was not lucky, but maybe there will be something fun later.

***

"How does the cooking taste, isn't it so good Madelin?" ask Flora in a sweet voice.

Madelin smiled, he wiped his mouth with the napkin that had been prepared. "Enak. But ... to be honest there is less than the taste of this cuisine, even though it tastes very good when eaten."

Madam Lily snorted. "Just ignore him, Flora. Madelin has bad taste. You can't equate your expensive taste with the taste of a poor person like her" Lily said.

Madelin only smiled faintly, then responded like this, "it looks like what Mom, saying is true. My tongue is too simple, so I can't feel the taste of expensive cuisine. Ah if you can be honest, home cooking feels more delicious. After all, no one puts a sincere love, for expensive dishes like this, except just trying to make these foods seem expensive."

"I'm just trying to be honest, Mother," Madelin replied calmly.

Flora just laughed awkwardly, trying to cover up the uncomfortable atmosphere. “Don't we not have to fuss over taste?”

“Indeed it shouldn't. Someone has the right to have their own favorite taste. Including some who like cheap tastes but also, some like expensive tastes. This is of course the choice of each is not?” Madelin deliberately tried to fish.

Flora was speechless, she was a little surprised but not for long her mouth was open. “Isn't you used to eating foods with cheap ingredients, of course, making someone's tongue sensitive to expensive quality ingredients? This world not only offers bitter and boring things, no human being becomes sinful just because trying to enjoy something considered expensive and delicious in this world.”

Those words were more than enough to leave Madelin speechless. To be honest it was a bit of a blow to him.

Including taking and feeling something that shouldn't be yours? madelin thought.

“What if we continue our meal? It feels very uncomfortable, letting the food we eat be cold and useless like this,” complained Sam tried to divert the topic.

“That you said was true dear. O, yes, dear do you want to accompany me after you finish accompanying Flora later?” Suddenly Madelin asked.

Sam choked, the food he almost digested almost came out again. “Sure ... of course. Even if you want, I can accompany you now. Flora would definitely not mind. Isn't that so Flora?” Sam looked at Flora.

“I'm not sure I said that before. However, since you've already said it, without even asking for my approval. Then I will say yes,” said Flora accompanied by a smile that seemed bitter and not iklas.

Madelin laughed in his heart silently. It seemed, Flora was a woman who had extremely high self-esteem. He was not even ashamed, as he said that in front of him.

Does it contain horse shit inside its head? Madelin.

“I'm sorry Flora. However, in any case, Madelin is my wife her request certainly can not be refused. Maybe I'm being disrespectful to you. But still Madelin is my priority.” Sam grabs Madelin's hand and kisses her in front of Flora and her mother.

Flora fluttered her hands in front of her face. “Sure .. sure. You should prioritize your wife. Than others.” Flora purposely feeds on more words.

“I hope you don't feel jealous about it,” Madelin said.

Flora's eyebrows raised next to. “Jealous? Hahaha .. gosh it seems like this conversation, has gone further. There is no word of jealousy here. You're his wife, while I'm just someone else here. Of course, Sam will be much more your priority.”

“Hmm so apparently. I'm really grateful for this understanding side of you.” Madeln smiled patting Flora on the shoulder. “Then next time, we have to spend time together because it looks like it will be much more fun when we get to know each other more closely.”

“If you don't mind, of course I'm happy to say yes,” Flora said in a happy-sounding voice. But clearly there was a tone of falsehood that he put in.

***s

“Do you want to accompany me to the bookstore, across the street Sam?” Madelin pointed towards the bookstore he wanted, he came.

Sam nodded. “Good. Let's go there.”

When Madelin and Sam cross the street. Flora just stared lazily at the two people. His face looks so messed up.