The Broken Ring's
Wither Before Growing

At noon, the atmosphere in the house began to feel unfriendly for Larisa. Mama and her papa seemed engrossed in chatting on the back porch while taking care of the flower plants. It doesn't feel good if Larisa comes crashing. Lalita and Rainer are watching a streaming movie in the living room. The newlywed couple seems to really make the house a honeymoon spot. It is no longer possible for Larisa to join.

Usually Kalandra who will be a friend of Larisa at times like this, but the boy just picked up his father to be invited for a walk. The weekend is indeed the schedule Kalandra spend time with Erick, not even rarely to stay overnight.

The clang of the phone surprised Larisa a little. An incoming message made him reach for the flat object reluctantly. For a moment Larisa fell silent after reading the contents of the message. A joint lunch invitation from someone who was recently enough with him made him think for a while, before finally deciding to accept the invitation.

Larisa got up and changed clothes. She polishes her face a little with natural makeup to make it look fresher. After that, Larisa also said goodbye to Arfan and Riani, then moved on.

While passing the family room, Rainer had teased Larisa, but certainly not so responded by Larisa. His sister-in-law does often show a annoying side, especially if she is alone with Lalita as she is today.

Larisa finally managed to get out of the torment of harmonious couples in her home. It didn't take long for Larisa to arrive at a restaurant where someone was waiting for her. He went in and found the man immediately.

"Have you waited a long time?" larisa asked while sitting in front of the man.

"Not really" said the man with a smile.

Name's Zayn. He is one of the lawyers who joined the law firm owned by Hendro, Arfan's friend. Recently Larisa must take care of land acquisition for the benefit of hotel expansion. His work was certainly accompanied by a team of lawyers, one of whom was Zayn. From there they often met and eventually became quite close as they are now.

"What message do you want?" ask Zayn while looking at the menu list.

"Like it with yours" Larisa said. He is not really hungry and has no appetite for food.

"Alright," said Zayn as he placed the menu book. He called a waiter and ordered the same food and drink for himself and Larisa.

Not waiting long, the order was served. Larisa and Zayn ate the dish without saying much. They always do that when they are together. It is rare to talk if it is not about work. Either their relationship can be really close or not.

"Actually I invited you to meet because I wanted to talk about something" Zayn said after he and Larisa had finished eating.

"Isn't the land acquisition business completed by the end of the day and there are no more demands?" ask Larisa.

"It's not work, it's personal" Zayn replied.

Larisa. Suddenly his heart was pounding irregularly just from hearing Zayn want to talk about personal matters. After a long time closing his heart to the man, this is the first time he is not too vigilant. Larisa even felt a tremor she did not understand every time she got close to Zayn.

"Actually a few days ago my family contacted and informed me if my father's heart disease recurred. I went home, and there I was asked to get married." Zayn opened the conversation.

Larisa doesn't interrupt even though she doesn't really understand Zayn's conversation.

"Even if I don't have a candidate yet, my family is willing to prepare a future wife so that I can get married as my father wishes. It's ridiculous" Zayn added.

Larisa smiled in response. It seemed like Zayn was currently wanting to confide in him. Looks a little funny. A reliable lawyer who usually shows a sharp impression on every occasion, now even behaving in front of him.

"Unfortunately, such a family problem, I can't help" Larisa said in a regretful tone.

Zayn was silent and looked at Larisa, making Larisa a bit misbehaved by it. Maybe he just spoke wrongly?

Almost Larisa spouted the drink she had sipped.

"Yes?" the response was incredulous.

"I know, it might surprise you, but I mean it. From the beginning, I fell in love with your personality and persistence. You are a dedicated person. I'm really amazed at you. And over time the feeling becomes much more than just a sense of awe," Zayn said again.

Larisa doesn't know what to respond to. She also actually liked Zayn, but with the flaws she had now, it seemed like the relationship with the man was impossible.

This was not the first time Larisa had heard the expression of feelings from a man. Three serious applications have come to him. They don't come from just anyone. However, at the time Larisa said that if she could not give offspring, everyone chose to retreat regularly. No one can accept that condition. So maybe it won't be much different now.

"Risa, we're both adults. It is not the time for us to have a relationship without direction like the young people do. If you're willing, I'd like to come officially to propose to you." Zayn again added in a serious tone.

Larisa raised her face and looked at the man for a glance. Zayn is a near-perfect figure and has an incredible background. His father was a politician who served as a minister for three terms at once. He is the youngest of three children. All of his brothers also went into politics and all had important government posts. Only Zayn himself chose a different path. His family is so distinguished, it can even be said to be quite influential. Then will the man from such a family accept his imperfect self and have a dark past?

"If you can't answer now, think about it. I'll wait for the answer. I knew that I was saying this all too suddenly" said Zayn once again because Larisa had no voice.

"It's not so ...." Larisa finally opened her voice somewhat stifled.

"There's something you don't know about me. If you know, maybe you'll back off like everyone else, too" Larisa added.

Zayn looked at Larisa. There is no way that Larisa is currently looking for an excuse to reject him, right?

"What kind of flaws can you have, Risa?" zayn asked then with a smile.

Yes, when viewed from the outside, Larisa's figure certainly looks perfect. Beautiful, smart and always graceful at every opportunity. His career is also good, even predicted as a replacement for Arfan in hotel management in the future. Nothing less at all.

"But really, I like you not because of everything you have, but because of your personality. You can hold my word." Zayn.

"I'm not that good, Zayn" Larisa said. "What do you hope to gain from a marriage?" tanyanya.

Zayn slightly frowned.

"Peace? The affection? Descendant?" Larisa gives options.

"Wouldn't marriage give you all that?" Zayn asked back.

Larisa looked back at Zayn with a faint smile. He had expected, Zayn would definitely have the same thoughts as the previous men.

"Descendant, I'll never be able to give you that. So forget about your intention to come propose to me," Larisa said bitterly.

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