The Love of a Mr. Nauder
An Idea

"Leukemia."

Steve looked at the doctor with a look of disbelief. That explanation made his world feel shattered in an instant.

"You're kidding me, aren't you?" ask Steve. He tried to remain distrustful of doctors.

Doctor shakes. "If I could say that, I would say b, that's just a joke. But unfortunately not. Your son is really affected by leukaemia" replied the Doctor with a serious facial expression. Makes Stev more confident in what the doctor says.

Steve sat down in the waiting chair. It was like losing his soul. Just a moment ago, she had just heard something painful about Alya from her mother, and now she had to go back to hearing more painful things from the doctor about Geo's condition. Now he has to how to deal with it.

"Then, can you come with me to sign a document?" ask doctor. Elsa looked towards Steve then decided to move forward. "You wait here, let Mommy take care of you" Elsa said.

The doctor turned and Elsa followed him. When she got away, the woman looked back to make sure Steve was still there.

"Thank you for helping me, Doctor," said Elsa.

The doctor looked back, making sure no one heard their conversation. "Together, Madam. Thank you for your help, too" replied the doctor.

In fact, Geo did not suffer from any disease at all. The little boy had just a normal fever and without Steve knowing it, his condition came from the ice cream he had eaten yesterday.

When Geo ate the ice cream, he would drop it immediately and yesterday Elsa deliberately gave it to her granddaughter. It's not that he doesn't love Geo, it's just that he wants to wake Steve up faster.

After this, the doctor will say that Geo needs a spinal cord and then he will say that Steve's property is not suitable, until the last option is Maudy.

Then at that time, Geo will return to Maudy's grasp. Elsa felt she could not hold Geo back any longer, as the child would be hurt if she continued to accept the doctrine from both sides. That's why he and Nauder took this step.

Their plan seems silly, but this is the only quick way that can be done safely.

***

Steve was still silent in his place with the world feeling crumbling.

"Geo," said Steve with a face that looked pale. He could not imagine a child as small as Geo suffering from the disease. How a child as small as Geo felt such excruciating pain.

Clear thread fell from Steve's eye patch. After a long silence, he got up from his seat to meet Geo in the ward.

Steve went inside, it turned out Geo was asleep which was obviously not because of his illness, but because of the drugs given by the doctor. The drug is quite safe because the doctor himself gave it.

Steve sits himself next to Geo. "Geo, Daddy promised, if you're cured, Daddy will meet you with Mommy Maudy" said Steve, speaking sincerely.

At least, Elsa's words just slapped her so that she could open her heart by giving Geo to Maudy, even though she was not willing to touch their child before.

***

"Miss Maudy, thank you. Today you were so great" Richard said as he drove Maudy outside.

Today Maudy is really amazing, she was able to dispel Leana's ignorance from the beginning until finally the class was finished.

Throughout Maudy's teaching, Leana did not stop judging her. Either it's exchanging food or something else. However, it's still as smart as Leana, Maudy is more than her.

"Together, sir, this is my duty" Maudy replied with a hint of sincerity.

"Let's go, miss, let me take you home" Richard said.

"No, Mr. Richard. I can ask my sister to pick me up," Maudy replied, the article was in January asked Maudy to preach it if need an invitation apparently, January curious about the figure of the company leader. And hope that if you pick up the Kaka he can see the figure of Ricard.

"No need, let me drive you. I want to get out too." Richard, who did not want to get rejected, immediately preceded Maudy by walking toward his car made the woman bite her lip.

Maudy felt bad, but Richard had gone ahead of her, forcing her to follow in the man's footsteps.

***

Silent, no one spoke in the car until Richard suddenly said, "Miss Maudy, do you want to ask me something about Leana? I'm sure there's a lot of questions you've saved.” Ricard immediately asked because he always looked sometimes, Maudy looked at him with a question mark as if curious about what happened

Maudy. From his observation, he felt that Leana was not a bad child, but the same sweet child as in general.

However, Leana seemed to have a lot of trauma. He tends to want to be noticed and wants to get affection.

"May I ask about ...." Maudy stopped her words from feeling bad, but Richard turned to make them look at each other.

"It's okay, just ask."

"Actually, I saw Leana was not a naughty or mischievous child. In my eyes, she was pretty sweet. It's just ...." Again, Maudy stopped her speech because she felt bad saying the thing she thought of Richard.

"Leana wasn't like that at first, but since my wife's death two years ago, she's changed. Plus all this time I focused on working and since a year ago, I stopped going to the office and no longer dabbling in the world of work. But, still Leana hasn't changed even though I've tried to be there every moment by her side." Richard said slowly.

Leana was like this because she could not speak from heart to heart with her daughter. He wasn't sure the boy understood the life he was living.

"I understand" Maudy replied, not wanting to prolong the conversation, as she realized Richard was hard on what had happened.

"Anyways, I'm grateful that you could teach Leana. I hope you don't give up if she does anything to you."

Maudy nodded. "Sure, Sir."

Until finally, after a long journey, the car driven by Richard arrived at Maudy's house.

"Oh this is your house, Miss?" ask Richard.

"Yes, thank you for delivering me. Then I'll see you." Maudy got out of the car and waved her hand at Richard.

Ricahrd immediately left, and just then the gate was opened by January, because Maudy did not send a message, January decided to follow his brother, and he was not, he intended to pick up his brother through the location point on the woman's phone.

"So why did you come home? Didn't I say I was going to pick up Brother?" asked January, Maudy chuckled as she looked at the annoyance in her sister's curious eyes with Richard's figure.

"You were just delivered by Richard?" press January.

"IHmm" replied Maudy who immediately entered leaving January made him realize.

"Did Brother bring Mr Richard?" asked January again in a half-screaming tone for not believing what her brother said.

"Why indeed? Is something wrong?"

"What dream did you have to deliver Mr Richard?" ask January.

"It seems there is nothing strange about it, let alone me teaching his son," Maudy said as he opened the door.

"Wait, brother, don't you fall for her."

"Why?" Maudy. "After all, who would want to fall in love with her? Don't you see our differences?"

"It's not because of that."

"Then because of what?"

January scratched his non-itchy nape. During this time, a lot of news circulated about the CEO in their company, plus Richard never showed himself and the man never denied the news.

"Why?" ask Maudy again who is curious.

"No, forget it. Don't fall in love with that guy. According to my friends, Mr. Richard is good. He's even like an angel who always helps others, but there's one thing you should consider if you want to get close to him."

"You're so convoluted, just tell me what's wrong with Lord Richard?"

"I still don't want to say it, just don't let you fall in love with her."

"Because what?" ask Maudy again.

"Because we are not comparable to him, it will be like the scene in the soap opera where you will be expelled by Mr. Richard's family" said January with a laugh making Maudy immediately kick his leg.

After saying that, January passed leaving Maudy who was now walking up the stairs to go to her room.

***

Maudy came out of the bathroom, and the woman sat down on the couch and fiddled with her phone. When she was about to send a message to her ex-mother-in-law, it turned out that Elsa first called her.

"Maudy," said Elsa across the street.

"Mommy, what's wrong? Did Mommy manage to do Mommy's plan?" asked Maudy who desperately held back a laugh.

Honestly, even though Nauder and Elsa are old, they always have brilliant ideas. Despite having to let Geo get sick, Maudy admits she was so happy with their help. Especially if not in this way, not necessarily he will soon meet with Geo.

"Mommy's been running it all, Steve looks very trusting."

"Mommy, is Mommy okay?" maudy asked when she heard Elsa's voice tucked away in grief.

"Mommy actually can't bear to see Geo lying in the hospital, but inevitably we have to do this."

"Mommy, I'm sorry to bother Mommy."

"No Maudy, you don't bother Mommy. Mommy is just happy that Geo will come back to you as soon as possible so that his mentality is not tired."