Only a Substitute Wife
26. A Job

“Clara!”

“Clara!”

“Daddy! It's me coming!” shouted Clara who ran towards Keenan who had just shouted her name.

“Can be patient anyway?! What's up?” ask Clara

“Pair me a tie,” Keenan replied handing a blue-striped black tie to Clara.

Clara put on a confused face at that.

“Didn't you usually install it yourself? Why do you need my help now?” ask Clara

“I don't need your help. It is your duty as a wife. C'mon fast! You want to be labeled as unfilial wife to her husband?” timpal Keenan

Clara rolled her eyes puffed up while sighing harshly. He took the tie by force in Keenan's hand and began to attach the tie to the man. Clara had to tiptoe a little because Keenan's body was so tall.

I don't know, since that night. Keenan suddenly changed his attitude. The man constantly disturbed him. He told her many things. If she refused, she would surely be threatened with words to be branded as an unfilial wife to her husband. Inevitably, Clara must patiently face the random behavior of her husband.

“Why have you never used the card I gave you?” ask Keenan suddenly.

Clara was silent for a moment. “What am I using it for? There's nothing I want to buy. After all, if I wanted something, I would buy it with my own money,” Clara explained staring right into Keenan's eyes.

Clara walked away from Keenan. However, his hand was quickly restrained by Keenan.

“Why? Why don't you want to use it? You have the right to use that card. You're not my wife,” said Keenan

Clara turned towards Keenan. He was grimacing slowly. “Wife? Since when do you think of me that way. Never mind, I don't want to expect much. You know for yourself why this marriage took place. There will be nothing certain about this relationship, ” replies Clara took off the handrails and walked out of Keenan's room.

Keenan was silent in his place. He saw her hand holding Clara's hand.

He has also been feeling strange about himself lately. Sure enough, if he had told Clara that he would never have thought of her as his wife. But, why now his heart is starting to waver well?

Type by type from the keyboard keys of a laptop. Reading glasses appear perched on her beautiful face. Sometimes he stopped typing it to think about what he should write back. Sometimes it looks like her thinking face is accompanied by a bite on her tiny lips.

The ringing sound of the phone shifted his gaze. Soon he picked up his phone, which was on the table.

“Yes. Hello!”

[“Halo, good morning! Right this is with Miss Bellona?”]

“True, that's my pen name. Who is yah?”

[“We from Cluster Publisher would like to invite Miss to cooperate by publishing Miss's book entitled Hope. Is Miss willing to do it with us?”]

Her eyes widened hearing that. Is this true? Did he really get a chance to publish that book? Especially in such a famous publisher?!

“A-Is this true? My story will be published soon?” ask her with a look of disbelief.

[“Daddy, Miss. Thas right. If you accept it, please come to our place to sign the contract well,” he explained]

“Good! Alrighty! I will definitely be coming soon now. Thank you for the opportunity. See you,” reply while turning off the call.

The look of disbelief was still visible on his face. He removed the reading glasses he was wearing. Her tears did not flow down her beautiful face. Because he was so happy with the news he had just heard, he immediately jumped up and excited about it.

“Yeayyy! Yeayy! My story will be published soon!” scream with a big smile.

“Clara? Why are you jumping like that?”

Suddenly the woman who turned out to be Clara stopped her jump. He only scoffed at Aunt Nani who looked at him in wonder.

Aunt Nani shook her head. “Yes, you haven't had lunch. Aunt prepared lunch for you at the dinner table. Eat well. Later Young Master even angry again because you do not eat” explained Bibi Nani

Clara smiled miris. It was true that these few days Keenan had rather strictly told him to eat. But he didn't want to overreact to it.

Clara deliberately did not tell anyone about herself as a writer. No one knows, except himself. Because he writes just to take his free time. Especially now that he doesn't have much activity. A great happiness is getting the news if the story is going to be published. Isn't that the dream of every writer on earth?

“I have to go to the publisher to sign that contract. This I can use as a job for me right now,” muttered Clara with a wide smile.

Clara is very happy to be able to get something with her own efforts. He was used to independent living. Even though his family is the one who is.

Clara immediately went to her room. He could not linger because he wanted to go to the publishing house immediately.

“Auntie, I want to go for a while well,” say goodbye to Clara when it is neat with her clothes.

“Where are you going Clara? You haven't had lunch yet?” ask Aunt Nani

“Let me eat out of my business. I go first well, Bi,” Clara said as she passed from in front of Aunt Nani.

Aunt Nani could only sigh softly. “Clara where exactly are you going? Why is it such a hurry?” ask Aunt Nani who was so astonished.

Clara took the bus to go to the publishing house. Though he could have asked the driver or not drive his own car to get there. But, once again. He doesn't want to do that. He didn't want anyone to know he was a writer.

About twenty minutes, Clara finally arrived in front of a publishing office. He goes inside immediately.

“Excuse me, I'm Bellona. It was told to come by Mba Yanti here,” Clara told one of the staff there.

“Oh. Please sit down, Miss. I will call Mba Yanti here,” he said

Clara sat down on the sofa that was there. Shortly after, a tall female figure with glasses came up to him.

“Nona Bellona?” call him

Suddenly Clara got up from her seat and approached the woman.

“Mba Yanti, right?” greet Clara

“Daddy, I'm Yanti Harsa. The one who called Miss. Come, come with me to the room,” take Yanti

Clara immediately followed Yanti's steps towards a room.

“Please sit down first,” says Yanti

Clara immediately sat down in front of Yanti who directly held out a green map containing paper inside.

“This is a cooperation contract that I have discussed on the phone earlier. Please read carefully before signing it,” said Yanti

Clara nodded softly as she read the contents of the contract. Quite profitable with a 70% benefit share for him.

“The contract is good. I will sign it soon,” Clara said as she put her signature on the paper.

“Thank you well Miss Bellona. You just calm down. This division can go up when more and more fans come. Congratulations to Miss Bellona. Welcome to join Cluster Publisher as a writer,” Yanti obviously reached out her hand.

Clara grabbed the helping hand to shake each other over their cooperation.

“Sama-sama Mba Yanti! Please cooperate in the future, Clara replied with a big smile.

With this, he already had a job that matched his prowess. Although he did not have to go to higher education.