Only a Substitute Wife
37. She Came?!

“Hah, huh..”

Keenan released his lips on Clara as he felt that she was about to run out of breath. Keenan looked at Clara with a deep look. Clara who had regained consciousness instantly pushed Keenan's body away.

“Keenan! What are you doing?!” protest Clara who covered her mouth with an annoyed look.

Keenan was a little stunned when Clara who called him without frills ‘Kak’ or ‘Mas’. But, instead of answering what Clara said, Jusru Keenan instead pulled Clara's hand to follow her.

“A-Keenan, where are you taking me?!” clara protests back because of Keenan who suddenly pulls her hand.

Keenan didn't listen to Clara. He continues to pull Clara's hand into Clara's room.

“Keenan stop! You're really drunk right now. Let go of me!” clara's protest was trying to break away from Keenan.

“I know what I did!” timpal Keenan's increasing grip on Clara's hand.

Keenan slams Clara's body in her bed. Makes the woman scream in restraint. Clara looked at Keenan with a wary look.

“Keenan, what are you doing?! Let go of me!” clara growled as Keenan overcame her body at this moment.

Not only overlapping, Keenan also even tore the clothes worn by Clara to make her cleavage visible. Keenan didn't listen to Clara's moans. He actually bit Clara's neck to cause a mark here and there.

“Le-Let go of me, Keenan! Hiks, le-remove...”.

Tears began to wet Clara's face to a whimper. Keenan immediately stopped his activities. He breathed a rough breath. “Do you hate me so much?” keenan asked, looking at Clara who took her eyes off him.

Keenan growled at Clara who was silent. For that he immediately rose from the body of Clara and went from there. Clara continued to cry in her sleep.

“What's wrong, Clara. A night like this will pass..”.

Morning was welcomed by Clara. He slowly got up from his sleep and walked towards the bathroom. Clara grimaced at the sighting of her extremely pitiful self. With black eye bags. He could also see his neck filled with red spots of Keenan bite marks.

Clara gave a rough breath. “You're really pathetic, Clara. Why are you living like this?” murmured Clara with a sad look.

From that day on, neither Clara nor Keenan spoke to each other for a month. Keenan would always leave early in the morning to avoid Clara. And Clara would certainly be grateful for that. Because he did not need to be awkward when meeting with Keenan.

Clara is busy in front of her laptop. His eyes were focused on finishing his new story. Because Cluster Publisher wanted him to make a new story. He certainly welcomed that. Despite the risk he had to stay up every night.

“Clara?”

Clara turned her face to the figure of Aunt Nani who approached her. “Aunt Nani? What's up?” ask Clara

“In front there is Mama,” replied Aunt Nani

“Mama Maya?”

Aunt Nani shook her head. “Not. It means the other Mama,” Aunt Nani replied back.

Clara's face changed immediately. He knew who Aunt Nani meant. He soon got up from his seat.

“I'll see him first, Bi,” Clara said as she walked towards the front.

The look on Clara's face made Aunt Nani look astonished.

As he reached the living room, he could see the figure of Jina sitting with her legs raised by one.

“For what did you come here?” clara asked which made Jina immediately turn to her.

Clara was grimacing slowly. “I've told you that I can't guarantee Keenan will come along. Because it all depends on his will,” timpal Clara

“You better fill it, or you can see what I'm going to do to her,” sis Jina as it passes from before Clara.

Clara clenched her hands tightly. He knew he would be threatened for the same reason.

“How could I take the man away while we were still fighting?” murmured Clara with a face that thought hard.

The sparkling night witnesses Clara's steps into a five-star hotel ballroom. He only came alone on the anniversary of his Papa's company. If asked if he had asked Keenan to leave, he would have said so. Although not through Keenan directly, but through the man's secretary, Bagas.

He felt the feeling of deja vu. He had experienced something like this when he came alone to his Papa's birthday event. Quite a lot of people came to the show. Some people were also staring at him.

With a sky blue dress with a hemisphere low enough to show smooth shoulders. Made many men who came staring at him.

“Clara, you have come apparently. But, where's Keenan? Why did you come alone?” ask Jina

He already knew that his stepmom would ask about Keenan.

Clara rolled her eyes puffed. “I told you not that I couldn't force her to come,” replied Clara

“Clara! You are useless!” jina's wrath with a sharp look.

Clara walked up to Jina and whispered to her. “Mama's voice could be even louder. The existing Lyman family will bear the shame as well,” whispered Clara with a cold gaze.

Jina squeaks softly. “Although I didn't tell you, everyone present here will also gossip with you who only come alone. And this is not for the first time,” timpal Jina

“Hai Clara! You came alone?”

Clara turned her face to the figure of the woman in her maroon red dress. Marissa Barry is a woman who was a close friend. But not anymore. The woman's fake smile really disgusted Clara.

“Hai also Marissa!”

“Clara, you're getting pretty. The aura of Young Madame Gibson is very visible to you. Must be the dress you're wearing is made specifically. Young Master Gibson is very attentive to you. But, why didn't he come with you?” marissa asked with a face that looked insinuating.

“It's true isn't it? This is a very important event. There's no way she won't come,” timpal woman in her white dress, Senna.

“Hmm, Young Master Gibson must have been very busy, so it came too late. Don't push Clara again. He also single-handedly entered into such a large family. It must be something that is not easy,” said Marissa while touching Clara's shoulder.

Clara immediately brushed off Marissa's hand. “Today he didn't come. I alone was enough to come here,” replied Clara

“Hmm, Clara if I may say yes. Yesterday I saw Young Master Gibson at a bar. Maybe that's the reason it didn't come today to accompany you,” commented Marissa

Clara showed her slanted smile.

“Compared to me whose legal wife,why do you better understand my husband's activities?” asked Clara in a quip.

“Who understands me better than my own wife?”

Suddenly they all turned their eyes to the figure of Keenan who was seen walking closer to Clara. Clara was shocked by the arrival of the man.

Why is he coming now? What does this guy really think? ~ Inner Clara

“Why didn't you wait for me to come and come alone?” keenan asked as he hugged Clara's waist tightly. Clara became very nervous about Keenan's current treatment. He could feel his cheeks heating up.

What was Keenan really planning? Didn't Keenan not want to talk to her for a month?