
Arriving at the boarding house, Armell immediately hugged baby Arvin while crying so badly. She can't imagine losing baby Arvin. She loves baby Arvin.
After baby Arvin fell asleep, now Armell is thinking about his fate. What about his future. Will she be a widow someday? For the sake of baby Arvin she has given up her life. She was forced to agree to marry a man she did not love and did not love.
Armell was crying. Will his future be lost? Will his freedom be lost too? Armell was completely confused and was not yet ready to be born inwardly to marry. He also never thought or imagined if he would get married at a young age. At the age of 21 years.
Armell cupped her face to her knees while continuing to cry. He wants her to take back her decision to marry. But all the files he needed, he handed them over to Seno. Armell looked back at the innocent face of the sleeping baby Arvin next to her. Anxiety, sadness, reappears when remembering the fate of Arvin who will be brought to the orphanage.
Armell took a long breath. He must be able to think of something to maintain his life.
After thinking, Armell found something that might be able to be used as a defense to stay able to achieve his goals.
Armell grabbed his phone and dialed Seno's number.
" Hello.." Seno's voice from across.
" ......." armell was silent.
" Hello.....???" sapa Seno is back.
" Hello. Is there time to talk for a minute? " ask Armell.
" What's up? " ask Seno flat.
" Mm-hmm....I. I want to talk about our marriage, "Armell replied, biting her lower lip, holding her nervous.
" What happened to our marriage? " ask Seno back. " Haven't we talked about it?"
" Yes" replied Armell softly and can still be heard by Seno if the sound of Armell a bit hoarse because of crying. " I want to say something about what we're going to do after we get married" she continued.
" Mm. "
" We married without any love at all. So, after we get married, I still want to finish my studies" Armell said.
" It doesn't matter. " replied Seno flatly.
" I also want to work after college. I want to make my parents happy. I want to send my sister to college" Armell said.
" okay. What then? "
" I .... After marriage, I will stay at my current boarding house" Armell said.
" What? Meaning how? Shouldn't we live together after marriage? Giving a complete family to Arvin? " Seno started to be angry.
" I know that. But I still want to stay in the boarding house. I'm not ready to stay on one roof with you. Like I said, our marriage is not based on love. So how can I stay with you. "Said Armell.
" What the fuck is this? We're getting married, officially. The couple should have lived together. There's no excuse without love or anything. " Seno was further upset at Armell's request, as she had imagined that she would be staying with baby Arvin at her house. His quiet home will be crowded.
" I ..I'm not good with my hostess. Because I was planning to hide our marriage" Armell said. " At least, until I graduate college. I don't want people to look at me as if they were taking a chance. I also did not want to lose my scholarship. If the campus finds out that I am married, then my scholarship will be revoked. "clearly Armell at length so that Seno will understand.
Seno was silent while thinking. The mood became quiet.
" okay. Good. Until you graduate college, " replied Seno in the end.
" One more. Never demand me to serve you" Armell said.
Seno squinted her eyes across. " Lo mean? It is natural for a wife to serve her husband. Do you want it after we get married, I cook myself? Washing your own clothes? Ironing your own clothes? Is that? " sahut Seno is annoyed.
" That's not what I meant. I mean..mmmmmm...serve you in quotation marks. I don't want to do it with men I don't love and don't love me" Armell explained quite clearly.
Now Seno understood, the term serving that was meant by Armell. " Do you think I want to be the same? You girls are going on! "
" okay. I assume you have agreed to our prenuptial agreement" Armell said.
" Tsk. You think we marry what contracts use prenuptial agreements all. Sin knows! " Seno reprimanding.
" Yes sorry. Not a prenuptial agreement. But a mutual agreement" said Armell.
" Serah Lo deh. "said Seno in the end. And the call was terminated.
Now Armell can breathe a sigh of relief. He did not have to worry about the future of his most precious treasure. At the very least, if she were to be a widow, she would be a widow. Still sealed off of course.
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" Hello, ma.." said someone on the phone.
" Mama's going to papa's office today? " ask someone.
" Because pa. This is mama otw. At least ten minutes until papa's office "the mother replied.
" Yeah, papa wait." and the call ends.
Fifteen minutes later, my mother arrived at the office. Without knocking on the door, she went straight into her husband's office.
" Assalamualaikum pa. "greet the mother.
" Wassalamu'alaikum hail. Ma'am? " welcome back to papa. Then they kiss each other on the right and left cheeks.
" I'm sorry I'm late. It was at a crossroad near the office was a bit jammed" said the mother.
" Yes, not pa-pa" replied the father.
" Pa, are you sure you want to match El to the girl you mean? " ask the mother. It turns out they were Seno's parents.
" If papa is sure. The boy is kind, smart, polite. But the decision is also in my mom. What do you think later, " replied his father Seno.
" Oh yes, call him here. This also wants lunch as well. "said the mother who seems impatient.
" okay. Bentar. "the papa walks around the table and presses the call button on his caller.
" Yon, call him here "to his assistant.
" Okay, sir" replied the assistant.
Then the assistant immediately called out to someone meant by his superior. The finance department immediately responded to the orders from the right hand of the company owner. He told the girl he meant by the right hand to immediately meet their CEO.
Tok...tok ..tok ..beep door on tap.
" Come in. "answer someone from the inside.
" Good day, sir. Sorry, I was told by Miss Listi that you called me. " said Armell the girl who was meant by the assistant.
" Come here, "command the CEO who is sitting on the couch with his wife. Armell nodded, then walked closer to the sofa. " Sit. "he commands again. And Armell followed him.
" Lusi, meet my wife" said Mr. Adiguna introduced his wife.
Mrs Adiguna welcomes a helping hand from Armell. " I am Armell madam.
" Lho? Papa Lusi said his name? " mrs Adiguna protested to her husband who was beside her.
" Same ma. His name is Armell Lusinda Umma " replied Mr. Adiguna.
" My friends used to call me Armell, ma'am. But Mr. Adiguna and Mr. Dion call me Lusi. " explains Armell.
Mrs Adiguna looks mangosteen. " I am Rutherford Beatrice Adiguna. Just call Ruth. " said Mrs Adiguna introduced herself. Madam Adiguna is of Dutch descent. So of course her face is pretty, white, nose pointed.
" Yes, Miss Ruth" replied Armell, nodding and smiling.
Well-favoured. Well-mannered. It is true that papa said, the inner mistress Ruth while continuing to pay attention to the figure of Armell.
" How about we talk over lunch? " mrs Adiguna's proposal.
" May be. " replied Mr. Adiguna.
Armell was confused. He did not understand the situation before him. Why he was called to the CEO's office. If he was just invited to meet his wife and now they even want to have lunch.
" Come to lunch with us. "take Mr. Adiguna with you.
" Ah, no sir. No need. Thanks very much. I only had lunch in the cafeteria. Just like the other friends "Armell replied unkindly.
" Eit." Mr. Adiguna cut by lifting his index finger. " There is no rejection. My wife wants to talk to you. He wants to know you. "he continued.
" yes. Come on, let's have lunch. Do not hesitate. "bring Madame Adiguna.
And finally, they went to lunch three. The conversation continued at lunch. Mrs Ruth seemed to like Armell very much. Until they chatted incessantly until they missed lunch break. Armell also felt comfortable talking to the wife of the company's top brass.
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