THE HEIR'S BEDMATE
Chapters. 3. Storytelling

Author's POV

They arrived at one of the luxury restaurants in the capital. Johan looks down first, then he opens the door for his superior. Edward is seen getting out of his car, before stepping he tidied up his suit and sunglasses.

With doubtful steps, Laura followed the two handsome men.

Entering the restaurant area, an officer saluted and opened the door for them.

A waitress comes to them, because Edward and Johan often come to this restaurant, the waitress directs them to the VIP room that Edward often uses.

"Please. ladies and gentlemen". The maid opened the door with a friendly smile.

"Please sit down, miss.." Jo pulled a chair for Laura. Edward squinted his eyes at Johan. And Jo just chuckles amusedly.

"Please ask for it, sir". Pramusaji offers a menu book, but Edward raises one of his hands, a sign he refuses.

"Give us the special today menu you have". Edward's orders while staring at Laura.

"Okay sir, then I'll excuse you". The boy also left the VIP room.

Silent immediately greeted the VIP room, wanting to feel Laura out of the place, she cursed her stupidity that wanted to follow these two handsome men.

Edward continued to watch Laura, which made Laura even more awkward.

"We haven't met yet". Edward's voice broke the silence.

"Huft.." there was a breath of Laura's sweet lips.

"Did you introduce, my name is Edward.....". He seemed to deliberately pause his words, while sticking his hand toward Laura.

With a slight tremble, Laura returned the handsome man's hand, "my name is Laura, master can Call me Lala".

"Just Laura..?" Edward asked curiously.

"Laura Anastasia, just call me Lala".

"Oh.. I'm Edward Alexander Hugo, you can call me Ed". Edward obviously.

"W-what.. Hugo ?" Laura pulled her hand.

‘Gosh..he's a Hugo, dead I why have to deal with him’. Inner Laura

"What happened to Hugo Miss?" This time Jo is the voice, he does not want to just be a spectator there.

"That's okay, I'm just surprised. Who doesn't know Hugo's family". Laura smiled stiffly.

"You don't know". Ed said flat. "You don't recognize my face, and you're surprised when I mention my long name".

"That's.I just know your surname sir, everywhere complained, has business in all fields".

"Didn't you see my picture on the internet?" Edward was curious.

Laura shook her head "I didn't have time, I mean I just use the internet for important purposes like studying, the rest I didn't have time". There is a bit of sadness behind his words.

"Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, your food is ready". Pramusaji who came to interrupt.

"Yes.please serve". Johan gave the order.

The waiter and a friend served the food requested by Edward.

The three of them also ate the dish, although Edward and Johan had already had lunch.

After finishing the meal, silence returned to greet the VIP dining room. Seeing the awkwardness created, Johan took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Miss.. can you start telling me what kind of problems you're facing?". Johan looked at Laura and Edward.

"Don't Jo here, let's just go home". Edward gave the order.

"Well.." Laura gaped in disbelief. Going home?? His inner.

"Give me Jo's car keys, let me drive, and you're Ara, give Jo your car keys". Edward took the key that Jo had thrust.

"But... Mister..."

"I don't want to hear Ara's refusal, or do you want me to carry her to the parking lot ?"

Laura shook her head.

"Follow, miss, trust me you're safe with the boss, and your car is safe with me". Johan spoke while raising his eyebrows.

"Well..." Laura sighed harshly "alright, Jo sir please carefully bring my car, it's the only one I have". Then handed over the keys to Johan's old car.

Edward stood up followed by Jo, inevitably Laura also stood up.

"Jo. take care of the payment, after that follow us home". Edward's orders

"Ready boss" Jo passes to the cashier.

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The silence again occurred in the car driven by Edward. He drove his car at a moderate speed, so he could be alone with a sweet girl next to him.

After nearly 30 minutes of driving, they arrived at a towering tall building, the car entered the building's courtyard, towards the underground parking lot (basement ).

Parked his car neatly, Edward took Laura down. Laura hesitantly followed Edward's steps.

Towards a special elevator, Edward attached a card next to the elevator door, and the elevator opened wide.

"Come Ara". Edward's voice interrupted Laura's daydream.

"Master why call me Ara, didn't I say, just call me Lala". Laura felt strange at being called Ara, because since childhood she had been used to being called Lala.

"I'd rather call you Ara".

Ting... The elevator door opened and revealed a large door in front of him.

"Why you're dumb, let's go in". Edward opened the door.

*‘Wow.. stunning.*one word that comes to Laura's mind when entering that big room. ‘What is this called apartment ? Why so wide ? There is a swimming pool on the terrace and there is a staircase leading to the top floor’.

"Have finished looking at her ?" Uh.. Laura was awakened from her admiration.

"Sit down here". Edward invited Laura to sit on a sofa in the living room.

As the door opened again, Johan approached and joined in.

"Do you want to drink something, miss?" Johan offered in a friendly manner.

"No, Jo sir, thank you". Laura refused subtly.

"In that case, start telling stories, we'll listen to your story, miss".

"Actually a-ku.” Laura breathed for a moment.

"Actually I need 300 million in 2 days' time".

"What's that money for, miss?" Johan is like a detective.

"Well..." Laura seemed to think for a moment, she weighed, should she tell her life story to people she had only met for a few hours?? Yes, for what is covered, after all he is not an important person in this country, so his life story will not matter to people right?.

"Well, I'll tell you my problem, so it'll be easier for me to explain what that money is for".

"Tell me Ara." Edward's voice sounded cold.

"Before, I will introduce myself first, my name is Laura Anastasia, I am 21 years old, and this year I am a 3rd degree student at one of the private universities in this city. I'm an orphan, my father died when I was 10, and my mother died 3 years ago".

Shadows of memories with his parents also sprung up, making Laura's eyes become teary.

Johan offers a handkerchief, but Laura refuses.

"Continue Ara.."

"I used to live in an orphanage, not because I was an orphan, but because it belonged to my parents, they loved children very much, so they took the initiative to set up orphanages for orphans".

As Johan stood up, he walked towards the kitchen, picked up 3 bottles of mineral water and placed them on the table in front of Laura and Edward.

"Thank you Jo" said Laura sincerely.

"Sorry miss, if you may know, what is the cause of your parents' death?" Johan hesitated to ask.

"It's okay, Jo sir, I'll tell you too. My father died in an accident, we were going to go on a picnic to celebrate my class and I got first place".

Laura rested her body on the back of the sofa.

"When we were getting ready, I saw a child in front of the home, the father approached the child, when he was about to cross the road, there was a motorbike speeding and grazed my father, father, dad's head hit the sidewalk, and dad died after being in a coma for a day". Laura wiped away her tears that just flowed away. The shadow of his father who had an accident came back.

Edward opened the lid of the mineral water bottle and offered it to Laura. "Drink a little, don't tell me if it makes you sick".

Laura received the water, and gulped it down a little.

"Mother died of illness, stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer, I don't know when she was sick either, but I just found out since I was 16, my mother went out of the house a lot, she said, and it turns out to be for treatment". Huh.. Laura straightened up again by holding the sofa cushion on her lap.

"And that's why now I need that 300 million". Laura metanap straight, her mind glared far, the death where she took her mother to seek treatment.

"What's miss for ?" Ask Johan

"Paying my mother's debt, I used to ask her where she got the money for treatment, she always said there were donors who provided help. I was just told to focus on studying at the time. Maybe it's because I'm a teenager, so I just believe what my mom says". Laura wiped her tears back.

"Until this afternoon, when I came home I just found out that my mother borrowed 200 million from a loan shark".

"So didn't miss say 300 million?"

"Yes Jo sir, said the loan shark, my mother's debt of 200 million is now 300 million, including interest".

"Where do you know about this Ara?" Edward asked too.

"So at the parlor, I saw a guest, and it turned out to be a loan shark. She only gave her time until the day after, otherwise we had to get out of the parlour, because the mother used the land certificate of the parlour as her debt guarantee".

"Who took care of your orphanage after your parents died Ara ? Did you take care of it yourself ?" Edward spoke while looking at Laura softly.

Laura shook her head "no. There was a friend of my mother who took care of the home, she was also the one who worked with my parents to establish the home, her name was Maria's mother. There was also Aunt Lily, and some workers to help take care of the sisters and take care of the parlors".

Laura gulped back her mineral water. "I moved a year ago to live in a rented house near the campus and where I work, because from the home here, it takes almost 2 hours".

"You work Ara?"

"Yes, I work part-time in a cafe to pay for my life, because I don't get a dependant from a home donor". Laura chuckled small.

"I'll help you Ara. I'll give you the money to pay off your mother's debt". Edward said firmly.

"No sir, I have nothing to guarantee". Laura shakes. "I only have an old car, it's not much, the bank and the dealer just want to give 50 million and he said it's already a high price".

"Why not Ara, you still have another one, which you can pawn me and I think it's enough for you to pay me a debt". Edward examined Laura from head to toe.

Feeling noticed, Laura covered her body parts with a sofa pillow. "I mean mister a-what?"

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