
To date, the marriage status between Richard and Gloria is still official. But since Gloria was pregnant, Richard had never forced his will. They are more like friends who live together. There was never any physical contact between them.
Richard drifted away on his own, he wanted Gloria to be comfortable with him, he wanted Gloria to get used to him again and he didn't want Gloria to consider him an enemy.
In the plan that Richard has prepared, he wants to melt Gloria's heart first, as he also fosters his own feelings for the wife. All he did was for the chemistry between them to grow back without any coercion. She wanted Gloria to look at her caring attitude without remembering her past mistakes.
Once Gloria can soften her, she will fix everything, including by accepting the child that Gloria was born with even though she realizes it is not her flesh and blood.
Gloria went through her early pregnancy quite hard. He is often not appetizing to eat, causing him to be powerless until his body weight decreases dramatically.
Any food that comes in, will come out again from Gloria's mouth. Nausea that torments not only in the morning, but in the afternoon even at night he will vomit all that he had put into the stomach.
The situation made Richard could not bear to see the condition of Gloria is alarming. But Gloria said she would be fine.
Often Richard offers something that would make Gloria tasteful, but Gloria can only eat dry bread and hot tea, the rest she will refuse firmly. Let alone eaten, still served in front of his eyes he already felt nauseous.
"I'm afraid the baby's gonna be malnourished, Gloria..." Richard still persuaded him to eat, even though Gloria did not want this situation.
"I'm free to eat if I'm gonna vomit."
"At least fill your stomach" Richard insisted.
"I'm tired of having to vomit, it's better to have my stomach empty so there's nothing else I'm going to spit out" Gloria replied insisting.
"Hungry pregnant mom is stubborn!" murmured Richard annoyed. But looking at Gloria's state, her sense of sadness disappeared again, changing with deep concern.
"All right, I'll work. If there's anything you want tell Lauren right away or you call me let me buy it for you," Richard relented.
As soon as Richard Gloria turned on the television, pounding the channel that seemed to attract interest to him to watch.
The choice fell on a domestic event that featured news about one of the tourist attractions that are loved by the community today.
He stared enthusiastically at the tourist spot, and the turmoil of his desire actually led him to go to the place as soon as possible.
Gloria stroked her stomach which had not yet appeared to bulge. "Calm down, we'll be there, baby." he said softly as if talking to the fetus in the womb.
He rushed to take a shower, got ready and set himself in front of the mirror. Her pretty face looked pale yet she covered it with a light sweep of make-up.
Gloria started calling Richard, she wanted to convey her intention to go to the place of tourism right now because her desire could not be delayed anymore.
During these two months Gloria has never been anywhere, she rarely went out of the house, besides not getting permission from Richard, she was in an unhealthy condition. Only occasionally when checking his condition did he and Richard go to the obstetrician.
This time, Gloria wanted to try her luck. It's possible that Richard was kind enough to give him access out of the house. Although he was not sure but tried no harm, let alone the relationship of the two began to improve.
"Richard, I want out today."
"Where?" asked Richard in a flat voice from across there.
"Tourist place J," he replied.
"You're at work, let me go alone."
"It's okay, we can go together."
Gloria could not argue anymore, even though she actually wanted to go alone. However, he was well aware that Richard could not let him go alone.
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Gloria breathes deeply, the tourism place they visit is really beautiful and suitable for unwind. Not too many because only a few people are in a place like this during the weekdays.
There is a calm lake in the middle of this place. The surrounding scenery is the hills lined up neatly. Although the journey taken from the Richard Mansion to this place is quite long, but all paid off with the scenery obtained after arriving at that place. The air is also free of pollution, very soothing.
"Are you happy with a place like this?" ask Richard.
Gloria nodded.
"I think you're just happy to be at the Club' night" he mocked.
"Don't remind me of that kind of place!" gloria complained, however, it reminded her of the first time she knew Owen. He wanted to remove the figure and did not want to remember it again even though it was very torturing him because forgetting loved ones is not easy.
Richard chuckled, he tried to embrace Gloria, looking for an opportunity - perhaps with a walk like this could make Gloria fall in love with her again.
However, Gloria brushed aside Richard's hand, distancing her position from getting too close to the man.
"Don't force me" Gloria warned. Richard immediately gave up and did not want to force his desire on Gloria.
They also started walking down the side of the lake, at the end there was a kind of cafe that is aesthetic, Richard invited Gloria there to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee.
"Gloria ..."
Gloria looked at the person who greeted her behind the body, she found a beautiful woman there, but she frowned because she did not recognize the woman.
"You called me?" gloria asked still with a look of confusion.
The woman nodded with a faint smile. "This..your husband?" the question led to Richard standing beside Gloria's body.
"Yes, I'm Gloria's husband" Richard replied directly.
The woman nodded her head.
"Sorry, I don't remember you.. Have we ever known you before?" ask Gloria.
Richard listened, because he knew Gloria did not have many friends in this country, especially the look of this woman shows clearly if she is not an Indonesian woman.
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