The Lord's Concubine
Separate Room

"Now I have taken a shower and the scent of my perfume is no longer smelled. What say?" said Vania who was still upset.

The king could only look sadly at Vania because until now he still did not want to get close to the woman.

"Maybe it was my sense of smell that was in trouble, Vania. Even until you have taken a shower I can still smell this unpleasant aroma" he said.

Vania shook her head in disappointment. "So, you still don't want me to approach you, King?" his screeches.

"I'm sorry, Vania. If you want to sleep here, I can sleep in another room." The king tried to appease Vania who was already completely upset at him.

"No, let me sleep in the other room!" annoyed Vania while breezing away leaving the room.

Now there lived the Lord King who was silent in his room with a feeling of guilt. He himself did not understand why he had suddenly become strange lately.

"What's wrong with me?" said the King while rubbing his face rough.

Meanwhile, in an empty room that will be occupied by Vania for a while.

The woman continued to grumble and swore violently. He cursed the King with all his heart in the room without being heard by anyone.

After a while, he was exhausted from being angry. He sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed his cell phone. He wanted to pour out the annoyance he felt to Tania, his best friend.

"Tania, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Of course, Van. Why not," Tania said from across the phone.

"Tania, I don't understand why the King's attitude has suddenly become strange. Just imagine, a few days ago he complained of a pain in his head. Until we checked into the hospital, there was no disease, he was one hundred percent healthy. Not only that, the King even bought gandaria fruit and ate it until he got diarrhea. And now I'm being kicked out of my own room just because he doesn't like my scent, but there's nothing wrong with my body! Regretting right?!"

Tania was silent for a moment after listening to Vania's curses. Feeling no response from Tania, Vania again called her best friend's name.

"Yes, yeah! I'm still here. Um, I actually feel awkward about your story, Vania. My sister-in-law used to tell stories and the story is almost similar to your story, even though it is not gandaria. And you know what really happened?"

Vania frowned both her eyebrows in surprise. "I don't know, Tania! Come on, right now I'm upset and don't play guessing with me because my brain is not being usable" he said.

"It turns out my sister-in-law is pregnant and her husband is having a sympathetic pregnancy. He's the one who craves, he's the one who's tormented by his morning sikness. But ... If the King is really having a sympathetic pregnancy, then who is pregnant, Vania? Maybe it was you, it was impossible. Or maybe ...."

Tania did not want to continue her speech because she knew Vania would understand even if she did not mention it.

"What do you mean, Tania!" Vania shouted furiously. He did not accept if the King was said to be experiencing symptoms of a sympathetic pregnancy, while he was declared unable to get pregnant.

"I'm sorry, Vania. It's just my opinion. Whether you want to believe it or not, that's your business."

"So you're saying the King is having a sympathetic pregnancy right now? And the one who is pregnant right now is that damned girl?! But, how can it be? The king did not even want the girl to approach him, so it was unlikely that she would conceive the King's child."

Tania let out a long breath. "Don't I tell you, Vania. Don't trust men's words too much. If I thought that girl was pretty. He just doesn't know how to dress up. Just try to take him to the salon, can-can live live loh!" sahut Tania while laughing loosely.

"Hush, not funny!" Vania was getting upset talking to her best friend.

Tania tried to stop her laughter. "But, seriously! I'm sure the King thinks the same of me. However, if the cat sees fresh fish is limp, it must drool. Moreover, the King who incidentally as a jablay man, see the idle goods, why should be wasted. Really not, anyway?!"

Tania's overly honest speech without being filtered makes Vania's emotions rise to the crown. "That's enough, Tania! Instead of easing my problems, you're making my mood even hotter!" upset Vania while deciding her call.

Vania threw her phone on the bed. He began to think about what his friend had just said.

"What if it's true? That means my position in this house will be replaced by that girl. Nah! This can't be allowed. I'll find out and if that's true then I'll have to do something to maintain my position in this house, especially my position next to the King!"

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