THE CHOICE IN MY LIFE
SECTION 91
Tia and Rio's married life has been going on for 6 months. Their marriage is almost perfect because it is filled with feelings of love even though sometimes there are small fights in it. Her mother-in-law also never absent once a month to ask the news of both. Mother Ajeng did not want to burden her daughter-in-law by often asking for news.
A few months ago, Tia got a video call from her best friend who was overseas. Cindy told me she had given birth to a handsome baby boy. Her face was very similar to Cindy's, but the baby's eyes, hair, and skin belonged entirely to Yose who was Cindy's husband. It adds happiness to both new parents, which means that all along the seed Cindy had conceived was actually Yose's.
Tia is very grateful for her life after parting ways with Gilang. His happiness comes over time. But sometimes it scares him. He was afraid of missing the wonderful moments he had felt in the last few months. Because now Rio is getting busy so sometimes they meet only one week twice, on Saturday and Sunday, even though Raka has returned to lead the company, but the preparation of the construction of the overseas branch office made Rio have to take full responsibility and end up with a pile of busyness.
“Rio, food is ready. Dinner first, yuk.” Take Tia. Rio is currently drowning with a pile of files in his study that Tia used as his room. Since they were legally married, Tia officially moved into Rio's room and then turned Tia's old room into a work space.
“For a while, Honey. Eat first. I'll catch up with you.” Rio replied without looking at his wife who was still standing on the doorstep.
“Oke.” Answer Tia heavy. Tia went down to the first floor to the dining table that was fused with her kitchen. It had been one month that the two of them time to be together had reduced quite a lot. Often Rio came home late at night and ended up sleeping next to Tia because he was so exhausted, without the usual night-time chatter. Tia did not dare to protest because she knew that opening a branch office was not easy. Many documents must be taken care of, also many related to the investors.
Tia devoured her food slowly, she hoped that her husband would come down soon so that they could eat together. But until the food was uncealed toilet on her plate, Rio was nowhere to be seen.
“Hmmm . . . Tia, you have to understand the state of your husband. He's been busy. You have to support it.” Mumbled alone. During this one month she continued to motivate herself to continue supporting her husband even though she felt lonely. She contacts Cindy once in a while when she's bored at home alone, but the time difference makes it difficult to determine the right time to call Cindy, especially now that she has a 2-month-old baby who needs a lot of attention.
After cleaning her plate, and leaving the food plate for her husband, Tia did not go straight up to her room. He sat back down at the table and looked at his social media. It had been a long time that Tia had never shared any news from him for public consumption. After marrying Gilang first, Tia decided if social media only to see news and news from cyberspace without having to post about her.
Not finding anything interesting in her social media, Tia chose to go upstairs to her room. His footsteps stopped looking at the workspace from the slightly open door gap. Seeing her felt something empty because of the attention of her husband who had been full for her must be divided by work.
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“Darling, sorry I have to go early in the morning, there is a problem in the development of the Singapore branch office. I should be there as soon as possible. Take good care of yourself. Love you, honey.” Fill in a short message from Rio.
Tia breathed her heavy breath because she had to lose time with her husband even though he had a day off from his office. Tia noticed the clock that already showed at nine. She decided to clean herself up and wore jeans and a plain T-shirt afterwards. He wanted to fill his stomach which was already starting to get hungry. Since she was alone at home today, Tia decided to eat out.
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Gilang entered a restaurant dominated by white. The restaurant has two rooms that visitors can use to eat their food. In a cool room with air conditioning or outside that can be enjoyed with a touch of wind and sun that is blocked by trees that are deliberately planted to set chairs and tables lined underneath.
Gilang chose to sit indoors after ordering her mother's order seafood capcay and a cup of coffee for her. He circled his gaze out of the room as the restaurant was only stuck in clear glass near his entire building. His gaze stopped when he recognized someone who was eating his food out there. His heart ached from the regret that still surrounded his heart. His gaze did not change even though the waiter delivered a cup of coffee his shirt. Both eyes were still staring fixedly at the figure of the beautiful woman he had hurt.
“I noticed if you keep paying attention to the mistress of Rio Erens Dewanto from earlier.”
Automatic Gilang looked up his head to see someone who suddenly spoke next to him.
“If I don't guess wrong, you have feelings for that woman.” The man waited for a reaction from Gilang, and smiled after not getting a rebuttal from the person sitting in front of him.
“I want to offer a cooperation. We can benefit together. You can get that woman, and I can destroy that haughty man called Rio.”
Gilang stared fixedly at the man who was now sitting in front of him, blocking his view out of where Tia was.