
Both of Dina's hands clenched in jealousy. He forced a smile on his lips even though it was difficult because there was a bitter cracking sound that sounded from the depths of his heart.
He wondered why it should be Anggi?
Why should this woman get that position?
Hasn't he been fighting so hard to get Adit's attention? Struggling to become a qualified secretary and obey Adit's orders without resisting or complaining. He was tired, he had to admit it. Being Adit's secretary is too tiring because it's a big company. But what should he do? He loved this man to his deepest day but this man's response was still present.
He thought with his cold attitude that his position was much more important than the women out there. It turned out that he was wrong due to the fact that he was no different from those women.
Huh. It feels so ridiculous.
"Mbak Anggi wants to go home, huh?" Dina left her seat and sat down to approach Anggi.
Anggi now wears the mask that Niko gave him and can appear more confident than before.
"Eh, no. I'm going out to make you a cup of tea Adit's mas." Denying Anggi with the corner of the eyes narrowed, clearly smiling sweetly in the mask there.
Dina smiled lightly. In front of Anggi she suddenly transformed into a shy and quiet girl that Anggi saw just a moment ago downstairs. And every time Anggi sees Dina, she felt that Dina was an innocent and pure-hearted girl but this was only her impression because deep in her heart there was a voice that said that she was not a good or worthy woman to approach.
"Oh make tea water. What if I made mbak. It just so happens that Mr. Adit will be meeting soon so I have to prepare tea for Mr. Adit and the meeting participants." The word Dina with a certain meaning.
One side he offered a favor, sounding sincere and pure. But on the one hand he wants to give understanding to Anggi when it is time to go home because Adit will soon work.
Anggi also knows if Adit will soon work but this is still half an hour away from the time requested by Adit. But it's okay. He didn't need to reveal the matter to Dina because Niko already knew so that was enough.
"No need to bother. Mas Adit said he had wanted to drink my tea for a long time so this time let me handle it." Anggi said with a sweet smile on his lips.
Hemph, Adit never said that. She was purely lying in front of Dina so that this woman would not prevent her from leaving again.
Dina was stunned, the corner of her mouth froze not expecting this answer. Embarrassed, he then shifted his steps away from Anggi to make way. He had no words left to prevent Anggi from leaving or to drive him out of here.
"Oh sure. Anggi's brother can leave then. By the way Mr. Adit likes sweet tea low in sugar, mbak. So make no mistake. Fear sir Adit will be raging." A reminder of Dina with a knotty smile on her face.
His smile was polite but he was actually very proud of his own words as this showed that he knew Adit better than Anggi.
Low sugar sweet tea?
Haha... Anggi immediately braced himself so as not to laugh in front of Dina.
Hey, Adit doesn't like sugar by the way. Even in the mansion he always asked to make tea without sugar, but the tea drunk was not just any tea and obviously had a very expensive price.
If Anggi is not wrong Rein never said if the tea is called emperor tea because in ancient times only the nobles and members of the kingdom can drink it because of its rare type and high price.
Ck...ck...when Anggi listened to him at that time, he could not wonder what the heck the benefits of tea was to make rich people willing to gab more money to buy it?
It was only when he drank it that Anggi finally knew the difference between the tea and the tea he had been drinking. Em, it's not wrong if the tea is of high value and the rich don't even wrongly take a lot of money to buy it.
It's really not wrong.
Glancing at Dina is funny, "Emperor tea is delicious without sugar." Anggi said before leaving.
He walked in front of the president's special elevator confidently, swiped Adit's gold card and entered smoothly without noticing Dina's change of face when he saw all of her actions.
Dina did not expect that Adit even gave Anggi a special access card for the presidential elevator to Anggi. Though the card is very important and only a few people have it in this company.
No.no. It was possible that Madame Rein had given the card to her because Madame Rein also had direct access to this elevator. Dina's mind calmed the confusion of her heart.
"But what is emperor tea?" Confused Dina doesn't know.
Seeing Dina's unusual stupidity, Niko inevitably felt satisfied because this woman was finally defeated directly by Anggi, her future boss. Who asked him to look for trouble for Anggi?
Although it was only a vague word, but still he was looking for trouble.
Finally, he kindly explained.
"Emperor tea is the favorite tea of Mr. Adit and this tea is usually drunk without sugar because as Mbak Anggi said earlier, the emperor's tea is delicious without having to be given sugar. Now do you understand what that means?"
Dina was silent looking like she was thinking. A few seconds later his eyes instantly broke into shock as his head finished digesting all the information his head was sending out.
Just now...just Anggi made fun of him?
Dina's eyes turned red with anger and sadness. It was fitting that every tea he sent to Adit's office always returned intact as if it had never been touched before. At that time Dina always thought that Adit was too busy working in the office so he ignored food and drinks on the table. But now after hearing Niko's brief explanation she finally understood that Adit never drank his homemade tea not because it was too busy working but because it did not like it.
So he just scoffed at me because my knowledge of Mr Adit isn't as deep as his? Alright, I won't lose again! Inner Dina was determined.
He hurriedly returned to his seat and started fiddling with the computer to buy emperor tea. Because Adit didn't tell him then he himself would have surprised Adit.
But all his plans soon evaporate when he sees the high numbers exposed on his computer screen. Just a tea class but the price is almost equivalent to the branded bag he bought yesterday.
Real expensive.
He couldn't possibly waste his money just to buy this useless item. But if he doesn't buy it, then what about Adit?
He wanted to give a special surprise for Adit but with this much spending, he was afraid he would not be able to.
"Well.what should I do now?"
***
Anggi got out of the president's special elevator confidently and headed straight to the company's cafeteria. On the way there he passed by many employees of this company. They greeted Anggi politely and with a big smile. Anggi immediately became famous since Adit pulled him to go to his office in front of many employees.
And Anggi's name soared when his identity as personal assistant Rein Xia, the mistress of the Demian family and the butler of the Demian family emerged. Many people want to establish a relationship or grow a connection with Anggi, but because of the time they can only exchange greetings briefly.
Anggi went downstairs to borrow the kitchen canteen. He will make warm tea for Adit and the meeting participants in Adit's office later. Fortunately before leaving here he had time to store emperor tea in his bag.
"May I ask?" Anggi asked one of the women beside him.
The woman's face stiffened in shame.
"By, madam." Said nervous.
"Call me to Anggi." Said Anggi casually."I heard that Adit's going to a meeting in his office today so I want to make tea for Adit and the others. But I don't know how many people are in the meeting. By the way do you know how many people are close to Adit mas later?"
The woman replied politely.
"Usually 3 or 2, ma'am." The woman said sure.
"Ah.I think they're more than that." So Anggi confused what if the tea he brought was not enough later?
After saying thank you. Anggi prepared 3 glasses of empty tea with a special teapot of tea that he got from the canteen after a long search. After finishing, he then brought the warm tea to Adit's office upstairs with his eyes angled because his lips did not stop smiling receiving warm greetings from many employees.
"Well, you were talking to Anggi, yeah?"
Ayu, the girl who was just questioned by Anggi is now surrounded by many people.
Ayu smiled proudly and was not shy about showing her arrogant expression to her co-workers.
"Yes, why?" He pretended to be insensitive.
"What did Madame Anggi ask you? I noticed you guys were talking." Asked the woman once again to bring up what she had just seen.
They are rather envious to see Ayu being able to talk to Anggi because Anggi's identity is rather special here. In addition, they also want to share the connection especially to become friends for Anggi because the benefits are not really messing around.
"Yes, you didn't see wrong. Me and Mbak Anggi did have time to talk even to joke. En, mbak Anggi is very friendly and inevitably easy to make friends with others." Ayu said some lie.
Where maybe he was acting familiar with Anggi because when he spoke just now he immediately froze like a statue. Your whole body immediately stiffened from nervousness and every time Anggi asked him he would answer in a robotic style. So embarrasing.
But how could he possibly explain the matter to them? No, of course he doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of his co-workers. He will keep this secret for the rest of his life!
"What are you talking to him about?" Ask the others curious.
Not much, it's just about one topic. And all of that always revolves around the topic of Adit. But he did not say this answer because again he wanted to make them jealous.
"Only a few topics. Oh yeah, I have to get back to work because I still have work to do. Just talk about it later well after lunch time comes." Ayu said to her friends.
He picked up his warm coffee and went away from the canteen. Throughout the move he never stopped smiling like the person who had just won a lottery ticket. This is strange in the eyes of some, but for people who have seen his interaction with Anggi instead feel she is a lucky woman.
There is really nothing special about all this because Anggi also felt there was nothing special about their meeting. Only the employees overestimate everything.
***
Ting
Elevator door opens. Niko and Dina raised their heads to see Anggi coming out of the elevator with a serving tray in her hand.
"Have you finished?" Sapa Niko while standing up from her seat.
He was still polite and friendly.
Anggi smiled at him. Although Niko could not see it, but the shape of Anggi's narrowed eyes already explained everything.
"Yes. Wanna drink?" Bargain Anggi to Niko.
Niko immediately shook her head in refusal. How could he dare to steal his boss' drink. Even if Anggi offers, he will not dare to accept it because the tea made by Anggi has a different assessment in the eyes of Adit.
"No, thank you, ma'am. Please mbak, come in. Mr. Adit must have waited a long time inside."
Anggi smiled shyly. He nodded lightly to Niko and went straight into the room without even glancing at Dina in the slightest. Dina was a little bit careless. He immediately lowered his eyes as Anggi exited the elevator. Pretending to be serious typing something on the computer and not moving say hello to Anggi. Even so he still sharpened his ears to listen to the conversation of the two of them and occasionally moved his nose to breathe the refreshing fragrance that came out of the teapot. The quality of tea is different!
His heart would not want to scream uncomfortably.
Cklacks
"Mas Adit." Anggi entered Adit's office.
A few minutes ago this table was filled with a lot of food as he left, but once back Anggi was amazed to see the table was clean. All cutlery is placed neatly in a paper bag and even the table has been wiped clean by Adit.
"Why so long?" Adit asked dissatisfied.
Anggi removed the mask given by Niko and put it in a bag so that it can be used again when returning home.
"Yes, mas. It was in the cafeteria quite crowded so the canteen mother had trouble finding a teapot for Adit's mas." Said Anggi while sitting next to Adit.
Adit glanced at the teapot and the 3 glasses of tea on the tray, his forehead shriveling in wonder.
"Why so much?" He does like to drink tea but that doesn't mean he's greedy, okay. He had no problem drinking tea once a day because tea was not an opium for him but rather as a hobby and health advice as well.
Emperor tea was recommended directly by Rein and Davin two years ago when they had just returned together. If not for health, Adit probably would not spend his money to buy this tea although it must be admitted this tea is very different from others and has a refreshing smell.
"I intentionally did a lot, mas. You see, Adit mas will soon want a meeting so let the meeting feel good and not too tense I think meeting while drinking this tea can help. Oh yes, this teapot can be heated via electric mas. So the water can still warm up after all the meeting participants get together." Anggi said enthusiastically.
But, uh,
"Who said I'm meeting soon?" Niko couldn't possibly talk the company matter to someone else.
Anggi is unaware of Adit's mood swings.
"Dina, mom. At first he was the one who wanted to make tea, but I refused because I might not like to drink tea with sugar." The word Anggi softly.
He lifted a light teapot, prepared a glass of warm tea for Adit and put it in front of Adit to make it easy to reach.
Hem, the smell is so refreshing.
"Oh." Adit smiled strangely.
"Today I have some meetings but I won't give them my favorite tea."
Anggi wonder,"Why, mas?"
Adit shrugged his shoulders indifferently. He took the tea that Anggi prepared for him and sipped it lightly. Then his eyes immediately closed when he felt a cold breath moving in his throat down.
This is indeed a suitable medicine to relieve fatigue.
"Because..." Adit opened his eyes drunk, looking into the curious eyes of Anggi who never turned away from his handsome face.
Smile gently, "My stuff can only be mine. No one's allowed to touch my stuff." The word Adit is clear, concise, and strangely has a calming sense of intimacy for Anggi.
Anggi spontaneously lowered his eyes to avoid that sharp glare. Flashing lightly, he calmly stared at the screen of his phone that had just lit up after getting a notification from someone. Pretend if the evasive action had never happened before.
Anggi saw a message from his mother, only asking for news and was politely replied by Anggi. She was grateful that her mother was sending a message at this time. Otherwise, I don't know what he should do to avoid Adit's sharp gaze.
Ugh, it feels weird but strange again in likes like this.
"What did Mom say?" Adit was familiar with both Anggi's parents.
In addition, his attitude and behavior were very polite to them. Without awkwardness or embarrassment like a stranger who just met a woman's family.
"Mom was just asking me how I was doing, mas. Then I said fine." Answer Anggi shyly.
After answering the message, he did not immediately put his phone down. But still keep it to divert his embarrassment.
Deg
Anggi's body immediately stiffened when he felt a warm touch at the top of his head. Whether since when Adit began to stroke the top of Anggi's head but certainly the touch did not contain disgust or desire, this was just a light touch to an intimate expression. Warm and soothing.
"Mom and Dad must have missed you at home." Adit said in a low voice.
He stroked the peak of Anggi a few times before lowering it. Sipping his tea water again as usual was as if nothing had happened between the two of them.
Anggi shriveled his neck in shame. Not only his face reddened but his ear lobes did not escape the target of the red virus. Her earlobe was hot, under Adit's supervision, the thin but filled flesh slowly developed a pink color.
It was sweet and unbearable. If Adit could not hold back, then his hand might have stretched out to touch Anggi's ear and squeezed it lightly.
But he didn't want to do that because he didn't want to scare Anggi anymore.
"If there's a day off, I'll definitely go straight home. But for now I can't ask permission anymore because in a few months' time I've often taken permission to Madame Rein." Anggi said in a timid tone.
Adit straightened his back.
"Oh, what about the kids now? I remember Aldi and Aldo were supposed to take a report one week ago at school." Now the topic of Adit turns to talking about children.
Honestly, he had never thought of getting this far. He never thought Adit would notice such a detail when the children were not his closest. Anggi honestly felt satisfied because his children were also noticed by Adit.
Really, his heart could not help feeling happy when it knew his son was also the focus of the man he loved. Because usually men only want women and not their children. Hey, this is a common tragedy for a widowed woman.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to the kids?" Ask Adit when he sees Anggi's lack of confidence.
Anggi hurriedly shook his head in denial.
"Kids are fine. They did take the report one week ago and the results were very satisfying. Mas Adit, thank you for being a teacher of children all this time. Mom and Dad said, kids are highly praised by the teachers at school. They say children are very wise at such a young age. They do not like to cry or fight and they also do not like bullying their classmates. Their attitude is completely under control. Especially when the teacher says if the children have a habit of solving math problems in the classroom. They were both happy to box their pencils on a book to solve a math problem. Even if I remember very well the children used to not like math lessons like children in general. Instead of studying mathematics they prefer to draw in books. But everything soon changed when Mas Adit taught them math...."
The more Anggi tells the more soft his tone. His eyes sparkled brightly thinking about the past traces his children went through when he was with Adit. And he even showed off the achievements of his children who get praise from teachers for being good at doing math problems.
Um, if you look around Aldi and Aldo somehow like following Adit. From his actions, his attitude, and even mathematics.
His children followed the man whom Anggi loved.
"The kids are amazing. They are like that not because of me but because of their own efforts. If their teacher were someone else, the results wouldn't be much different." Said Adit warmly.
He is currently fully in a good mood. Feeling proud of Aldi and Aldo's achievements in school as if they were his own children.
"I disagree, my mother. Obviously everyone carries a different destiny line. If they're with another teacher, I don't think they're going to do this. But with Mas Adit, they both have extraordinary achievements at school or at home. So I think the children's change was triggered by Adit's own mas." Denied Anggi stubborn.
Adit laughed low. Waving his hands relaxed.
"Well if you force." The same words again.
Anggi almost choked on his own saliva.
It seems that Adit loves to use these words. Inner Anggi feel funny.
"After dinner let's stop by the toy store." Take Adit to Anggi.
Anggi surprised.
"Buy toys, mas?"
"Yes, we're going to buy toys for the kids. After we get home to buy toys we can go to your house to see the kids." Answer Adit.
Anggi is happy to hear it but isn't Adit very busy right now?
"Tonight?"
"Hem."
"Um.other times, mas. I don't want to interrupt Adit's time at the office." Reject Anggi do not want to bother.
Adit smiled lightly. He this time did not hold back while pinching Anggi's red cheeks. Pinched him angrily until he died a bright red stamp there.
"If not tonight then when? We are both busy here and will have a hard time taking time in the future. And if we keep procrastinating then the kids will definitely be disappointed. They won't be too happy when they see our gift." Adit said after pinching Anggi's cheek.
Anggi rubbed his pinched cheeks Anggi. Although it does not hurt but it does not feel too comfortable when the lump of meat in the pinch.
But what Adit said just now makes sense. If not now then when else can they meet the children. Then when they meet the children after many delays, the joy of the children must have long since subsided. They will not be too enthusiastic anymore to see the gift they have prepared.
"Is Adit's okay?" Tanya Anggi hesitated.
Adit smiled wryly, "Why should I hesitate? Didn't I ask for it myself?"
This is a positive answer.
Anggi's lips instantly developed a sweet smile, looking beautiful and adorable at the same time. Honestly Adit was tempted to want to touch her, stain that lip once again and make another mark. But he did not want to scare Anggi because he could feel Anggi's body always stiffening every time he touched it.
The feeling that Anggi presents is afraid not because of shame but because he is afraid of being touched. Perhaps the trauma left behind by Revan and the disgust left by her ex-husband made Anggi this kind of person. Adit was not surprised. And it would be surprising if Anggi had no fear left.
Even with this trauma Adit is grateful because no man can approach Anggi in the future. Except for him, none of the lucky men can get close to Anggi because of all the luck he has monopolized by him a.
"All right then. I'll follow Adit's plan." Said Anggi while lowering his head to send a message to Mother and Father who was across there.
***
Sera and her parents went to visit Adit's parents' second home - or rather Uncle and Aunt Adit - because both of Adit's parents had long since left the world.
Probably since he was 4 or 5 years old. To replace the figure of his parents, Uncle and Aunt are willing to appoint Adit as their son. They have treated Adit well and sincerely like their own child. Even the cousins warmly welcomed Adit's arrival without any intimidation because for them Adit was a poor child.
This is no longer a secret for everyone in the family. Adit knew it and said nothing because he thought it was the past. For both of his biological parents, he will respect them as the child should respect both parents.
And for his two foster parents, he would also treat them like his own parents. And this thought has long been rooted in Adit's mind.
"So brother came here in what order, by the way. Because my sister rarely comes here because we know very well how busy you two are." Ask Mama Adit after exchanging pleasantries with Mama Sera.
Mama Sera glanced at her daughter who was harrumphed in embarrassment, chuckling, she shook her head helplessly. Clapping Mama Adit's hand, she then pointed at Sera to be seen by Mama Adit.
"Look at my daughter. Don't you guess from her red face what we mean here?" Mama Sera said in a joking tone.
Mama Adit turned her eyes to look at the beautiful face of Sera who is now bright red looking very shy and sweet. She was a beautiful woman and had the charm of a meek feminine woman. Mama Adit honestly likes Sera and hopes that Adit can be with her. But now...
"Ah...about the match." Mama Adit felt bad when talking about it.
"What's wrong? Why does your face look so wrong?" Ask Mama Sera sensitized to see the change in expression on Mama Adit's face.
Mama Adit smiled awkwardly. He looked into Sera's expectant eyes with a feeling of guilt.
"If it was then, then we might still have betrothed the two of them since Adit was single back then. But now the situation is different. Adit already had a lover in his heart and we heard Adit treated this woman well. We think their relationship is quite serious because we know what kind of person Adit is. He was quite callous to every woman who chased him but to this woman his manner was very different. She surprised us all because to this woman she was so soft and warm. Adit even interfered in the woman's family and is now considered a family member. Again I'm sorry, brother. I didn't mean to reject Sera, no, Sera is a very good woman. It's just that Adit has found the woman he loves now and we as his family have to support his decision." Mama Adit spoke softly and carefully so as not to offend them.
Even his tone sounded guilty because there was a wounded heart here and there was a let down hope here.
Mama Adit's refusal was too sudden. Sera, as a matchmaking candidate, lost a smile on her face. His eyes stared rigidly at Mama Adit who was looking at him with an apology. She was eager to refute and blame her incompetent ear hearing, but in fact all the expressions of her parents had explained everything.
All of them!
"This..this isn't true, is it?" Sera's tears began to fall uncontrollably from her eyes.
His heart ached and he could not accept this reality.
"I'm sorry, son. Everything was Adit's own decision." Papa Adit said with his heavy face.
Instead of Mama Adit who likes the character of Sera, Papa Adit is much more critical and deep. He had seen what Sera was like and how good her behavior had been all along. Only one word can sum up all his judgments. Namely, bad.
She is instead grateful that her son has found the woman he loves because she believes that Adit's choice must be better than any other woman.
"No, no way. I don't want to..."
"Hus, don't cry, son. We can still talk." Papa Sera said while pulling Sera into his arms.
Her daughter's cry was too heartbreaking, as a Father she couldn't hear it any longer.
Mama Sera stared bitterly at the wet face of her daughter who was in the arms of her husband. She bites her lips in dismay and decides to talk seriously with both Adit's adoptive parents. They had to use the ace they had to win this matchmaking.
"Is that woman named Anggi?" Ask Mama Sera hope.
If the woman is Anggi, then the plan can go well.
Mama Adit was surprised. She looked at her husband in amazement before nodding her head.
"The name is Anggi. By the way, how did you know his name? Have you met before?" Mama Adit asked involuntarily filled with a smile.
He had often heard the personal driver Adit reports about Adit's relationship with the woman named Anggi. He felt satisfied and proud that his son had finally met the woman he liked. And even more proud, the woman was the confidant of the Demian family, their best volunteer in the worst of times. Since waking up, the Adit family has promised to devote their lives to helping the Demian family. So the union of Anggi and Adit there can carry out their vows.
Mama Sera smiled slightly, looking doubtful and timid in front of Mama Adit.
"What's up, brother?" Mama Adit suddenly felt anxious when she saw the bitter expression on Mama Sera's face.
"Oh, that woman is not a good woman. He cannot marry Adit because I think Adit is a good man and deserves to meet a good woman. As for that woman named Anggi.don't mention it again, she's very embarrassing."
"Sister don't just talk. Anggi is a good woman. My son's judgment can't be wrong, brother." Bela Mama Adit trusts Adit's judgment more than they do.
Mama Sera was not angry with what Mama Adit said because it was only natural.
"Listen to me, brother. Anggi is a widow with two children. Before becoming a widow she had a husband who worked as a building porters, her salary was not satisfactory and Anggi also felt not enough with a makeshift salary while their debts began to swell. To make a side money Anggi tried to turn his head so that their debts are repaid until finally he met with Revan, my cousin's younger brother the smallest of Uncle's last wives. Because Revan likes to have fun Anggi takes advantage of the opportunity to work for him. He offers himself as Revan's 'basket' waitress for a fantastic payday. She manages to conquer Revan but her lies are known by her husband. So they divorced and she became a widow of two children. His life immediately turned unbearable and free. He has-"
"Stop." Cut Mama Adit can no longer bear to hear her.
The widow?
Have two kids?
Ever been Revan's bed waitress?
What's all this about?
How could he not know about all this and how could Adit not tell him a secret of this magnitude?
If..if he finds out earlier then he can prevent Adit from falling in love with the woman.
"I'm not really lying, brother. What I said is completely true. If you don't believe it then ask the people in the Demian mansion so you can confirm the truth." Mama Sera pressured Mama Adit into doubting Anggi.
Seeing that her Mama had already begun to carry out their plan, she immediately came along to speak while relying on her heartbreaking sobs.
"True, Aunt.hik.mbak Anggi has many male acquaintances and he is also good at seducing. When we went to D city yesterday, he was also caught seducing a hotel maid in D city and immediately got a cold reprimand from Adit's sister." Sera spoke stammeringly to Mama Adit.
To make them believe what he said earlier, Sera showed a photo of Anggi while talking to a tall man in a hotel maid uniform. Their body gesture was a bit clingy because Sera took the photo from the wrong angle to trick anyone who saw this photo.
Mama Adit was in shock when she saw the photo. He wanted to make a defense but his tongue had no power to speak anymore. Finally he simply leaned his weak back on the back of the sofa while calming his heart.
"My son can't lie, brother. He's telling the truth. At first we didn't want to reveal the matter but after learning of Adit's relationship with the woman, I finally decided to open up this matter to the two of you so that Adit's future can be assured and he doesn't have nightmares." Mama Sera said with a bitter expression on her face.
His words were very convincing. Even her husband, who knew nothing, was hypnotized by all the words of his wife and daughter. Just like Adit's mother, she did not expect that the woman close to Adit was so depraved and rude.
"Alright, just get here today's meeting. My wife is unwell and needs time to rest." Papa Adit finally took over the talks.
From beginning to end, the expression on his face never changed. He was not even surprised by the photo Sera showed them both. It was as if the photo was not something important for him to see.
Mama Sera and Sera looked at each other, nodding lightly, they decided to stop until here. They can not continuously stimulate the feelings of Mama Adit because the impact is like this.
"Listen to me. That woman is not a good woman. You have to save Adit from that woman's influence." Mama Sera is still pressing Mama Adit.
Adit's parents said nothing. The other was still in shock while the other was flat-faced. Just like Adit's. Adit clearly learned from his adoptive Papa this.
But because of past misunderstandings make their relationship a bit stretched. I don't know when it started but it's been years Adit hasn't come home. He prefers to live in an apartment alone rather than go home like his school days that make the heart long.
"Mom don't listen to what they say." Papa said as he approached his wife, stroking her thin shoulders in a gentle and soothing gesture.
"I mean Papa?"
Papa Adit unhesitatingly replied, "They're lying."
Fortunately Adit had contacted him a few weeks ago and explained Anggi's true situation. Rather than referring to Anggi as a wild woman, it is more appropriate to call her a victim of an ex-husband and Revan. If it wasn't for them, Anggi probably wouldn't have been widowed much less have a shadow of this past pain.
And how grateful Papa is because this problem connects them back to Adit after a long time of not communicating. Papa is relieved and hopes their relationship returns to be as close as it was in previous years.
"Lying, isn't it obvious Anggi met another man?" Mama wiped her tears in disbelief.
Papa smiled warmly. He grabbed his wife's skinny hand and held it warm.
"My wife, Adit has contacted me before and explained how Anggi's situation really is. He told me this in anticipation of the movements of Sera and her family. If Sera brings Anggi's problem to this problem then we won't believe it right away because everything they say is so contrary to the truth." Papa said still with a very soft tone and voice.
Contrary to the reverse with his cold and indifferent attitude when dealing with the Sera family.
"Adit called Papa? When?" Ask Mama impatiently.
She misses her son so much but can never meet because Adit is always busy and idle every time he calls.
"A few weeks ago after he came home from D city." Papa said warmly.
Mama is worried,"Then..then when can she go home? I. I want to meet him and I've missed him a lot." Mama said sadly.
His eyes began to get wet from being restrained by longing for his son.
"Don't worry. He'll be home any minute after all the work's done."
"After the work is done again..." Mama's mumbling listless.
But the husband immediately strengthened her.
"Honey, this time he'll really go home because he wants to introduce you to his future wife." Papa never lost the smile on his lips.
Adit did say he would go home and introduce them to Anggi, the great woman who had managed to melt the cold heart of their son.
"Really, Pa?" Mama again developed hope in her eyes.
Papa nodded confidently to dispel his wife's doubts.
"Really, he'll come with Anggi and our laundry candidate." The word Papa is not at all awkward when referring to the two Anggi children as his future grandchildren.
There were even smiles of satisfaction there as they ended up having an extra family. Whether it was Adit's flesh blood or not, as long as Adit acknowledged it then he would also acknowledge its existence.
There is no harm in adding another family member. Moreover, he heard from his men when the Anggi children are very wise and intelligent. They are also good at school and love to learn math just like Adit did when he was a kid. Em, even until now Adit's favorite lesson is still mathematics. Lessons that other Adit cousins always wanted to avoid.
"Figure.so he already has two children. So what about what they said earlier about that woman, Pa? I'm afraid Adit's future life isn't too-"
"Listen to me first. Don't be too negative thinking especially for the problems that obviously they corals themselves." Cut Papa's gaunt look at his wife's fear.
His wife has always been this way when it comes to Adit. Maybe because Adit is the only son of his wife's older brother who makes the wife very protective of Adit's life.
Even his wife was much more attentive to Adit than to their other children. Papa understood him and did not dispute his wife's decision.
It was just that he was worried about the response of their biological sons and daughters. But thankfully, until now none of them voiced jealousy.