NOT A REPLACEMENT
Morning Guest

“Morning Onti,” greet the gemoi Lusia when entering the kitchen with Sumi, her nurse since infancy.

“Good morning, Dear side.”

Eve immediately crouched down and hugged the adorable boy who had taken a morning shower and looked fresh.

“Sisi ndak school ?” her slightly swollen eyes were funny.

Too much crying 2 days yesterday made Lucy feel uncomfortable with the condition of her eyelids.

“Onti has asked Miss permission so that Sisi does not go to school first today and tomorrow.”

“Side Eyes ndak tasty.”

“Don't poke,” Eve held back the tiny fingers that were ready to touch her own eyes.

“Side breakfast first, onti already made banana pancake with maple syrup. Finish breakfast, onti treat his eyes yes ?”

Lusia immediately nodded and her eyes sparkled with pleasure when she heard Eve mention the special menu made by onti Eve who had always been her favorite.

“Side wait first at the dining table, onti make a while so it is still warm.”

Lusia nodded and rushed to the dining table, pulled up the chair and sat down with Sumi's help.

Not long after, Eve came from the kitchen carrying 2 dishes that each contained 2 pieces of pancakes. Eve placed one plate in front of Susi and the other plate in front of the end seat.

“Create papi ?”

“Iya, papi has not had breakfast,” Eve said with a smile.

Eve knitted her eyebrows when she saw the new Adam coming down from the 2nd floor passing by without greeting and passing her breakfast.

“Side wait a minute, onti call papi.”

Lucia simply nodded as her mouth had already started to fill with pancakes.

“Mas Adam where to go?” Eve restrains Adam's arm, which is about to reach the main door.

Adam immediately turned his head and knitted his brows. Her ears were still good enough to hear Eve's call just now.

“Mas ?” Adam reaffirmed Eve's words. The girl nodded with a smile.

“I've thought about everything last night. I have decided with a cool head, a calm heart and no pressure from anyone, if I will accept fate while fulfilling my promise to Mbak Erina to make Mas Adam and Lucia happy by learning to be a good wife and mother.”

“Only overnight ?” cynical Adam.

“Not really. Ma'am Erina already asked me to marry Mas Adam 4 days ago and today is the third day of our wedding.”

“You think that decision could erase the fact that you are the unlucky female carrier of my life ?”

Eve sighed. Although her heart ached every time Adam heard her call it that, Eve still smiled and tried her best.

“I can not forbid Mas Adam hate me but Mas Adam also can not ask me to stop learning to love Mas Adam and Lucia as my husband and daughter.”

“Please if you want. Let's see who will last until the end, ” said Adam with a cynical smile.

Adam jerked his hand so Eve's fingers could escape his arm.

“Wait ! Where is Adam going ? Didn't the campus give permission for 3 days and the company belongs to Mas Adam himself ? Adam hasn't had breakfast yet. Sisi is waiting at the dining table.”

“Stop calling me so !” snapping Adam in a loud enough voice made Eve take a few steps back with her eyes bulging.

“Can Mas Adam stifle emotions in front of a lot of people especially Sisi ? His soul is still shaken with the departure of Sister Erina and his mind cannot yet understand the meaning of death.”

Adam threw his face in the other direction and his breathing sounded riled up.

“Then I have to call my own husband by what designation ?” ask Eve in a soft tone.

Eve, who had just reached the main door, knitted her eyebrows at the sight of Adam shaking, not directly into the car.

Upon hearing the sound of the remote car, Eve realized that Adam was staring at the figure of a man who had just entered through the open gate of the house.

“Good morning Mr. Adam;” greet Josh while bowing his body at a glance.

Eve smiled and hurried to approach Josh who came carrying his backpack. His steps came to a halt as Adam held Eve's arm and approached her face to the girl's ears.

“But fifteen minutes you said you would learn to be a good wife,” whispered Adam with a cynical tone.

“Once you see your lover coming, forget your own words.”

“I just want to pick up my belongings,” Eve said while pointing at Josh's luggage.

“Your face cannot lie that you are so happy and excited when you see the man coming.”

Eve sighed and immediately showed off her smile because Josh was near them.

“Good morning Mr. Adam.”

Josh repeated his greeting and glanced at the hands of his former lecturer who was still holding Eve's arm.

His face began to change. Josh can't cover up his jealous feelings seeing Adam holding his lover's arm a little possessive.

Adam smiled faintly as he looked at Josh's expression. The former student who was taking the S-2 program did not know that the status of Adam and his lover is no longer just a brother-in-law.

“Kok you brought here ?” Eve releases Adam's fingers and walks over to Josh. He picked up his backpack but was banned by the man.

“Weight, let me take it. The wound in your ankle must not have healed properly.”

“Eh yes, but I still can..”.

Eve looked awkward when Josh grasped her fingers and walked up to Adam who had a flat face.

“Have you left for college, sir ? Isn't there still a mourning leave ?” josh said just a stale talk to honor Adam as his girlfriend's sister-in-law.

“Not to campus,” Adam said in a cold and expressionless tone.

“Oh I think you already want to start again.”

Eve threw her face to the side as she could not help but smile.

“We go in, Josh, later Mr. Adam is late.”

Eve pulls Josh's arm still holding her makes Adam involuntarily sigh while clenching his right hand.

“Onti ! Om Josh !”

Lucia who was getting upset because Eve and the papi did not come to accompany her breakfast was already standing at the main door. His smile instantly expanded when he saw Josh coming.

Adam's heart was immediately upset to see his daughter looked happy to see Josh even the boy immediately ran over to Josh who was ready to catch and hold him on his head and invite Lucia to spin.

“Josh do not last, New side finished breakfast,” said Eve.

Josh was not the first. Every time Eve stays here, Josh drives her and picks her up even Erina once invited her to dinner together.

At that time, Erina felt very happy because Eve finally stopped blaming herself as the cause of the deaths of both their parents and eldest brother and opened her heart to learn to love a man as good as Josh.

The three were startled by the sound of the car door being slammed and immediately turned to Adam's car. It turned out that the man immediately entered and told Pak Agus to leave without saying goodbye to Eve and Lucia.

“Papi why onti ?”

“It looks like papi is upset because he did not have time to breakfast banana pancake made onti,” Eve said with a laugh.

Lusia mangggut-beard while Josh frowned because he did not understand the conversation Eve and Lucia.