
“Dion?” muttered Laras while looking at the young man. Dion was a close friend of his on-campus, they often worked on assignments together.
“Pak, please stop first,” continued Laras again on the driver, who was directly carried by the driver.
“What's up, Yon?” laras asked the man who now appeared to be standing next to him.
“Don't go, Race. I like you, you can not marry another guy besides me,” said Dion suddenly.
The man was about to grab Laras' hand, but Laras immediately dodged and took a step back while saying slowly “Sorry, Yon. This has been my decision.”
“But you don't know who that guy is! What if he turns out to be a bad guy? I'm not willing to marry her, Ras.” Dion's still trying to hold Baras.
“Sorry, Yon. You better forget me soon. You're a good guy, I'm sure you can find a girl better than me.” The barrel got back into the car after saying all that.
“But, Race ... Barrel!” Dion can no longer stop the car carrying Baras. He could only stare at the passing of the girl he had loved so much in silence. Regret began to seep into his heart, because he never expressed his feelings and chose to continue delaying, until it was too late.
“I will never let you go, Ras. Even though you are already the wife of others, but your name will always be in my heart.”
...❤️🩹
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About an hour's drive from the orphanage, the car was boarded Laras was finally stopped in front of an iron gate towering very high. Until, a few moments later Laras saw the gate open with the help of remote control.
The car drove back and began to enter a luxurious courtyard, a large road with many trees on both sides looked very beautiful. Laras even felt like he was entering a fairyland when he saw the beauty behind a towering fence.
Many times Laras was amazed by the beauty presented along his way to the residence of the mansion, where he married for a while longer. Until, his eyes were stunned when the car began to move closer to a large house with a mid-European feel dominated by white. Large pillars appear towering, supporting large buildings that look very beautiful to the eye.
The car slowly stopped right in front of the main door of the house. A man opened the car door afterwards and helped Baras get out of the car. Meanwhile, some people helped to clean up the dress she was wearing when she was standing on the side of the car door that was tightly closed.
Laras smiled faintly when he saw Dedrik walking from inside the house and approaching him with a fluffy smile. He then stopped at a distance of about two meters from her and bent his body ninety degrees in front of Laras, making the woman confused and surprised instead of playing.
“Thank you for accepting this marriage, I hope you can take responsibility with your decision,”, said Mr. Dedrik while allowing Laras to start entering the house.
Laras glanced at the fifty-year-old man, then nodded faintly without chiming in master Dedrik's words.
“Your husband-to-be is waiting inside,”, said Mr. Dedrik as they walked side by side.
The deg! Laras was still surprised when he heard the word prospective husband mentioned. He could not even tell if he was in a dream or if all this was the reality he had chosen in his life.
Everything he saw inside this area of the mansion was too beautiful and amazing for him to imagine in his real life that was filled with struggles for survival.
“Waah.” Barrel could no longer hold back his admiration as he began to step into the mansion.
Everything is so beautiful even though there are no special decorations typical of a wedding there. Everything looks normal with the beauty and luxury that accompanies it even without any flowers that beautify the room. The variety of crystal lamps hanging on the ceiling of the house adds a luxurious value in every room.
Not to mention, some jars that looked very expensive and large. Also various kinds of paintings that color the breadth of the wall there so that it does not look empty. Shades of white with a few gold accents are still dominant in the house, looks so spacious and luxurious that spoils the eye.
His steps came to a halt when he saw a man sitting in a chair with KUA staff and a hiker who was preparing to perform kabul ijab. Mr. Dedrik seemed to direct her to sit next to the man who did not even glance at her at all.
Laras glanced at the slightly thin man who now seemed to be sitting next to him. His face was slightly pale with a look that looked flat to the point of looking expressionless. His gaze was blank and blank, as if there was no longer any hope in there.
Laras was silent when he saw Dedrik guiding the man's hand to shake hands with the ruler and prepare to perform kabul ijab.
He blind? Why didn't Mr Dedrik tell me in the first place? batin Laras glanced at Mr. Dedrik who seemed to ignore him.
The kabul ijab procession went very smoothly, Ervin seemed to do all that perfectly without any repetition at all. In a matter of minutes, now Laras has officially become a wife of a man he even just met today.
After seeing the man leave, Laras immediately approached Mr. Dedrik who was seen giving instructions to the workers to clean everything again.
“Master, can we talk to you for a minute?” the words of Laras distract Mr. Dedrik.
“Don't call me Master again, Mistress. Now you are the employer only, so just call my name,” said Dedrik while turning his attention to Laras.
Laras shook his head while saying in a polite tone. “You are older than me, it is impolite that I just call names. What if I call Mr Dedrik?”
“Anything that makes you comfortable, Mistress,” nod Mr. Dedrik with a very different word selection than before.
Dedrik's change of attitude actually made Laras very uncomfortable, but he chose not to ignore it first, because he had more important questions than to talk about him.
“Why didn't you tell me that the man I married couldn't see?” asked Laras, no longer able to hold the curiosity in him.
“You're sorry?” Dedrik asked back, without answering Laras's question.
“Bu—not so, Sir. A—aku only ...”
“Master Ervin lost his eyesight a few years after the accident, at this time he was able to adapt to the darkness that accompanied him. Mr. Ervin can do anything for himself. It's just that, occasionally you do have to help him, such as choosing suitable clothes, preparing food, and reminding him of the time,” explained Dedrik.
“Mr Ervin doesn't easily believe in others, and it will probably be the hardest task for you,” Dedrik continued.
Laras exhaled softly while turning his gaze in any direction, there was a sudden sense of pity and pain seeping in his heart when he saw all the luxuries in this house. He could also conclude, perhaps that was why this house felt empty. It is all because the owner of the house can not enjoy the beauty that is there.
“But, do you not feel if this is unfair to me?” ask Laras with a deep frown.
“You can decide now if you feel this is unfair. But, you should know ... If only the young master was not blind, then he would not need you now and maybe this matchmaking would never happen.”
“So, I suggest. You'd better take it anyway You won't be here in vain. You will have power over all the money that the young master has. Isn't that a very tempting offer?”
“Wait a minute, Sir, it looks like you misjudged me‐”
“I've never been wrong in judging someone, Madam. I certainly have other reasons as well as Mrs Davina when we chose you. So, my advice, you better accept it, because it will also be good for you,” said Dedrik who made Laras immediately speechless.
“Mari, I'll take you to the room. All your goods from the boarding place we have moved to your room,”, Dedrik said after they had a conversation for a while.
Laras who was already feeling very tired finally nodded, he was ushered in an elevator to reach the second floor then walked straight to reach a wooden door that looked so sturdy and big in front of him.
Different from the one floor which is dominated by white and gold, on the second floor, the atmosphere is more gripping, with black and dark white dominating. Likewise with the door of the room in front of him that was perfectly black.
Dedrik knocked on the door a few times before saying in a loud enough voice. “Pour, young mistress is already here!”
“Log in!” there was a voice of response from within that was so cold. The barrel even goosebumps when the sound goes into his ears.
Dedrik immediately opened the door very carefully then allowed Baras to enter.
Laras took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly before finally venturing out to step into the room of the man who had become her husband.
His body froze when he saw the man sitting on the side of the bed with a straight forward look, as if he was looking at him so sharply. Baras was not even aware that Dedrik had started to close the door, until his body grew shocked when his ears heard the sound of wood clashing behind him as the door closed tightly.
A—what should I do now? Inner Barrel while staring at Ervin's flat face. Until suddenly the man spoke and made Laras surprised instead of playing.
“You how much longer you stand there?”