
Indhira tied and tidied her hair. He was planning to meet with Azkia this afternoon. Since resigning from her job at Azkia's boutique, Indhira has never met her former boss again. And today, Azkia invited him to meet at a mall located not too far from the hotel owned by Gavin, which is managed by Bagas.
" Where are you going, Indhira?" ask Angel when she sees Indhira looking dressed neatly.
" I want to meet my former boss, Ma. Ms. Kia wants to meet and take lunch together, because we have not met for a long time" Indhira explained.
" Where is lunch?" ask Angel later.
" In the mall near here, Ma." replied Indhira back.
" Who are you going there with?" Angel was curious.
Indhira looked at Angel, she was worried that her mother-in-law would forbid her from seeing Azkia, even though she had asked Bagas for permission and her husband allowed her to meet Azkia.
" Hmmm, later Kia's mother will be picked up here, Ma" he said later.
" Can Mama come with you?" ask Angel to hope.
Angel's question made Indhira's eyeballs round. Her mother-in-law's wishes certainly surprised her. She thought that her mother-in-law wanted to watch over her so she asked to come with her who wanted to leave.
" It's okay Mama paid for the food herself, which is important you get out of here. Mama's tired of being locked up in hotel rooms, Ra." lamented Angel. It turned out that saturation made Angel want to join his daughter-in-law went outside. A few days at the hotel makes Angel who usually likes to gather with his friends feel bored.
" It's okay if Mama wants to come with us. Later I will tell Bu Kia if Mama wants to sow me at the request of Mas Bagas." It was not good to refuse the request of the Mama-in-law, Indhira also allowed the mother to come with him.
" Yes, Mama get ready first." Angel then prepares to change her clothes. During her stay at the hotel, Angel bought some clothes for her to wear everyday.
Indhira takes a cell phone to tell her husband if Angel will come with her to go see Azkia. However, she felt she needed permission from her husband.
" Mad. Mama wants to come with me. It's okay, right?"
That's the sentence Indhira sent to her husband. And did not wait long, a reply to a message from the husband appeared on his phone.
" Well, ask me, Yank? Precisely I asked you, is it not a problem Mama participated in your event with Bu Kia? If it bothers me, I'll explain to Mama so she doesn't have to come with you." The reply from Bagas was worried that his mother would interfere with the wife and ex-wife's boss.
" It's okay, Mom. I'm just happy that Mama wants to accompany," replied Indhira back.
" Yes if you don't have a problem. Later I will go there," said Bagas ended the conversation via their chat.
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After Indhira ended the chat with her husband, an incoming phone call from Azkia rang on her phone. Indhira immediately picked up a phone call from his former boss.
" Hello, Assalamualaikum, ma'am." said Indhira when the phone call was connected.
" Waalaikumsalam's. Ra, I'm coming, right! Just meet on the lobby terrace, yeah! I'm lazy to get out of his car." Azkia's voice was heard from Indhira's mobile phone asking her to meet outside the hotel lobby.
" Oh, fine, Mom. Hmmm, sorry, Mom." Indhira noticed Angel who was wearing a giwang in her ear. " I brought my mother-in-law, because she wanted to come." Indhira felt the need to tell in advance so that Azkia was not surprised she brought her Mama-in-law.
" You're the same Mama-in-law, aren't you?" Azkia's tone sounded shocked. " Well, I'm interrupting your time with your mother-in-law, dong!?" tanyanya felt bad for not thinking she was on time to meet Indhira.
" No, Ma. I did some days accompany my mother-in-law stay at the hotel." said Indhira.
" Oh, yeah already. We meet in front of the lobby, I've entered the hotel yard. I hung up, didn't I!?" Azkia then hung up her phone call.
After Azkia ended the phone call, Indhira tried to call her husband back because she felt bad if she had to make Azkia wait too long. However, he had not had the call connected, the door of his hotel room was opened from the outside, then showed Bagas who entered the room.
" You guys want to go now?" tanya Bagas walked towards Indhira, hugging and pecking on the wife's cheek.
" Yes, Mas. Miss Kia has arrived in front of the lobby. He said he was waiting in the car." Indhira deliberately told Azkia's current position to Bagas, because she did not dare to ask her mother-in-law to move quickly.
" Yes, let's go there now. Poor Ma'am Kia has to wait." Bagas turned his head towards his mother who sprayed perfume on his wrist.
" Ma, come!" Bagas asked his mother to move quickly.
" Yes, yes ..." Angel rushed to get her clutch branded.
" I'll drive you to the front." Bagas put his hand on Indhira and Angel's shoulder and walked out of the room towards the hotel's main lobby.
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" Sir, I'm waiting here for a moment, waiting for people to come down." Azkia opened her car window and spoke to the security guard in front of the lobby.
" Sorry, Mom. Better park first, let's not block the way of the guest car." Security who does not know if Azkia is the nephew of his big boss told Azkia not to stop in front of the lobby and choose an empty parking lot.
" Don't you know? If this hotel had my Om? Uncle Gavin's. And the man I want to pick up is his wife Bagas, boss you're here!" Azkia is reluctant to be told to move from her current position, so she mentions who she really is to the security guard.
" Oh, sorry, Mom." Knowing that the person in front of him had a family relationship with his big boss, the security did not dare to expel Azkia again.
Not long after, Indhira, Angel and Bagas arrived in front of the lobby
" Good day, Miss Kia. How are you and Mr Raffa?" Bagas greeted Azkia with respect and courtesy, because Azkia with Raffasya helped Indhira and himself a lot during this time. Even he was able to work at the Richard Fams Hotel as well because of Azkia's interference.
" Thank God we are well" said Azkia. " Hi, Ra. Hello, Auntie." Azkia now greets Indhira and Angel who get into her car.
" I have my wife and my mother, Mom." Bagas' message to Azkia.
" Okay," said Azkia.
" We go first, Mas. Ariston ..." Indhira said goodbye to Bagas.
" Campaign .." said Bagas.
After saying goodbye, the car driven by Azkia then left the Richard Fams hotel.
While at the reception desk, Farah and Fiska noticed Bagas who was back up to his room through the elevator. They had been watching since Bagas with Indhira and Angel came down.
" Fis, Mr. Bagas' wife is beautiful and simple, huh? Very different from his cousin," Farah commented after Bagas disappeared from their sight.
" It's like heaven and earth, right?" Fiska even equates to a very distant difference.
" Nice is the man. Though what we hear from the story of Mr. Bagas when his mother Dahlia came here, Dahlia's parents used to treat Bu Indhira was very bad, but there was no grudge in his heart. But, Mr. Bagas was the one who was firm. Therefore, even if Dahlia's cousin to his wife Pak Bagas, it has no effect here. It's still good that Dahlia is allowed to work here, not be fired" Fiska continued.
" Oh yeah, right too, huh!?" sahut Farah with a small nod.
" If I were Dahlia, I'd be ashamed, Far. Mending pull it out of here. It seems there will be no career advancement here, because of the treatment from his parents to his wife Mr. Bagas first," said Fiska again.
" Oh, let's get back to work, don't talk about people." Farah chose to end the conversation about Dahlia and her family.
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" Mom bring your own car is okay?" indhira asked because he saw Azkia who was still driving her own car while she was pregnant. At the last time Indhira worked, Azkia was actually accompanied by a driver.
" If my husband finds out it's forbidden, Ra." Azkia chuckled.
" I'm Azkia, Aunt." Azkia introduces herself to Angel. Knowing that Adibrata's wife treated Indhira well, Azkia was kind to Angel.
" I'm Mama Bagas, her husband Indhira." Angel returned Azkia's introduction.
" I'm glad Indhira can get along with Auntie. Indhira does need the figure of a Mama. Thank you Aunt for receiving Indhira so well. Honestly, Tan. Indhira it's already I consider like my own sister." Azkia tells how her relationship with Indhira.
" Aunty also thank you, because it's good to accept my daughter-in-law is working at your place." Not wanting to lose, Angel also expressed his gratitude, because of the good treatment received by his son-in-law from Azkia.
" I am happy to be able to accompany Indhira when Indhira is in need of support, Tan." said Azkia.
Hearing Azkia's words, Angel instantly fell silent. She knew the meaning of Azkia's words was because of the actions of her son and husband that made Indhira involved a big problem.
" How are the kids, ma'am? They are the same." Indhira shifted the subject because she saw her mother-in-law immediately speechless after hearing Azkia's words earlier.
" Thank God, Ra. Just yesterday Alma had the flu, but now he's healthy, really." Azkia then directs her car into the mall area not far from the hotel owned by Gavin.
" What do you want to eat, Ra? What's my aunt gonna eat?" After getting out of the car and into the mall, Azkia asked the food menu they would choose.
" What do you want to eat?" ask Indhira to her mother-in-law.
" Mama whatever," said Angel.
" We go to Nusantara cuisine restaurant just how?" tanya Azkia gave a choice.
" Yes, Aunt agreed," Angel replied later.
The three of them finally walked to find a restaurant that serves typical Nusantara food menu.
Meanwhile in his office, Adibrata only got word from Hamid if Angel went outside from the hotel. And he did not want to give up the chance to meet his wife.
Abdibrata rushes out of his office to get to where Angel is going, Hamid's men report.
Although he was not allowed to meet with Angel, but that does not mean he let Angel just like that. He kept telling Hamid's men to keep an eye on Angel, who knew Angel was coming out of the hotel, like this time.
" Gus, we're going to Omega Mall near the Richard Fams Hotel." Adibrata asks Agus, his personal driver to take him to Omega Mall where his wife and Indhira go there.
" Okay, Mister." Agus immediately brought the car he was driving to the mall that was meant by his boss.
About forty minutes drive by Adibrata to get to the mall. After getting out of the car, he immediately looked for the restaurant where Angel is currently, until finally he arrived at a restaurant that serves typical Nusantara food.
A net view of Adibrata circulated as he entered the restaurant. His eyes were now fixed on the figure of the woman he had not met for several days.
Adibrata wanted to get close, but he abandoned that intention. He didn't want any commotion in that public place until Angel knew his presence there. Especially now that there was Indhira and also another woman whom he did not know. That got him out of the restaurant.
Adibrata finally chose to wait at a glass outlet in front of the restaurant, while waiting for the right time to be able to get closer to his wife.
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Angel seemed to be talking to Azkia. The nature of Azkia is supple and easy to get along with, making it not spend a lot of time to get familiar with the woman who owns the boutique business.
" This Kia's been taking care of the boutique since when?" ask Angel.
" Since I was in college, Tan. Mama I was overwhelmed to take care of some branches, finally divided into her son, deh." Azkia's story, about how she could take care of her Mama's boutique.
" Oh, was your Mama's boutique?" ask Angel to come back.
" Yes, Tan. It was my Mama's business from a young age before marrying my Papa" Azkia continued.
" So your mom doesn't take care of the boutique anymore?" The story of the Azkia family seems to attract the attention of Angel to know.
" Now Mama takes care of Papa, Tan. While monitoring some boutique branches, but done from home only."
" Where does your dad work?" ask Angel again.
" Papa I'm a lecturer, Aunt."
" Oh ...."
" Next time we go together again huh, Ra! No stomach problems either. That bump needs refreshing, too, right?" Azkia plans to invite Indhira to hang out next time.
" Aunty can come with you no more? You two are pregnant, someone must accompany you, so Aunt can take care of you." Angel was pleased to be joining Indhira and Azkia so asked to come back if another time Azkia and Indhira met again.
" Of course, Tan. If Auntie wants to come, please do ..." Azkia was happy that Angel wanted to accompany Indhira, because it signified that Indhira was accepted and loved by Indhira's mother-in-law.
" It's been over an hour here, you're the same Aunt still there to order again?" tanya Azkia intends to leave the restaurant.
" No, Ma. It's full." replied Indhira.
" Aunty?" Azkia turned to look at Angel.
" Aunty is the same, Kia. Already unable to hold food anymore," replied Angel chuckling while rubbing her stomach because she felt full.
" Oh yeah, we go home now? Or is Auntie and Indhira still having another show?" ask Azkia.
" Aunty wants to find clothes first, you if you want to go home it's okay to go home first, Kia. Later the same Aunt Indhira let Bagas who picked up here." Angel has plans to buy some necessities for her to stay at the hotel until an unknown deadline.
" Oh yeah, I'll pay first." Azkia got up and walked towards the cashier.
" Let aunt pay for the food, Kia." Angel ran after Azkia, she wanted to pay for the food they had ordered.
" No need, Auntie. Let me pay. I'm the one who asked." Azkia then handed over the bill and took out the debit card from her wallet.
After making the payment, Azkia parted ways with Indhira and Angel who still have needs in the mall.
" We'll get you pregnant first, Ra. After that buy clothes for Mama also Bagas." Angel put her hand on Indhira's arm, taking her daughter-in-law into a department store in the mall.
" Agele ...!"
Just a few steps Angel and Indhira left the restaurant, Adibrata's voice was heard, making the pair of in-laws and son-in-law stop their steps.
Angel and Indhira immediately looked back when they heard the voice calling Angel's name. Both women of different generations were surprised when they found the figure of Adibrata mubdul in front of him at this time. Moreover, Indhira, she hid behind Angel because she still felt fear when she met her father-in-law.
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