The Marriage Pursuit.
69. Attending a Party (2).

HAPPY READING'S...

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Akira just stayed by her husband's side without saying anything because there was no one here that he knew. A little saturated indeed, especially Arjun often chat with friends or coworkers. Not even a few colleagues Papi Johan because Arjun came here to represent his father.

Sometimes Akira just smiles even though he does not understand what the husband is talking about.

"Huffa..." Akira sighed.

Akira thought no one heard his breath, but Arjun immediately turned his eyes to observe his wife. Arjun knows that Akira is not enjoying the party tonight at all.

Without any hesitation at all, Arjun's hand stretched out and tightly grasped Akira's hand under the table. Highlight the eyes of the man also said that, soon we will go home. That's what Akira got from Arjun's treatment.

Jazz music accompanies parties or can be said as a form of meeting between influential people in this country.

Akira continued to circulate his gaze in the other direction. Not knowing what was in the car, but Akira just wanted to see the guests as if he was announcing their arrival.

I was bored.

If only there was one person he knew in this place, of course it would reduce his sense of boredom a little. But that is impossible because Akira is not from someone who is like the Arjun family.

Akira's friendship scope is also very narrow. Even in High School, Akira is not a girl who can hang out with anyone.

Tiara is his only friend.

"Alright, I went there first." said the interlocutor Arjun ended their conversation.

"Yes Om.." replied Arjun to a tall man whose age may be similar to Papi Johan.

Now Akira and Arjun are sitting in the chair they have been sitting in.

"You must be bored, right?" ask Arjun gently. Even her hands gently put away the little haircut that slightly covered Akira's forehead.

"I want to go to the bathroom." said Akira. Besides getting bored the girl is holding back to urinate.

Akira can't go to the toilet alone right? can get rough later.

"Come, I'll drop you off." suggested Arjun.

They also got up from their seats. During his drive to the toilet, Arjun literally clasped his wife's hand to show everyone that the girl belonged to an Arjun.

"Bro, where are you going?" yell Dion to Arjun.

"Toilet.." answered Arjun briefly. While Akira just lowered his head briefly.

Arriving at the toilet, Akira enters while Arjun stands in front waiting. However Arjun can't get into the ladies' toilet even though he actually wants to accompany his very wife.

Waiting for Akira, Arjun turns on a cigarette that is always taken wherever Arjun goes. Cigarette smoke billows into the air.

Inside the toilet, Akira was completely free to take out what he had been holding back since.

Akira came out with hassles due to the gown attached to her current body. Akira is not used to wearing long dresses as in addition to high enough Heels, really troublesome.

Akira washes his hands while observing his makeup in the mirror.

"Sorry, do you have a facial tissue?" ask someone who suddenly came out of one of the rooms.

"Yes" replied Akira. In her bag, Akira was always ready to tissue her face just in case.

"Thank you" said the maroon-red dress politely.

Patently, the woman beside Akira fixed her makeup.

"I've never seen you before. What's her friend Maya?"

Maya is the wife of Danu, a couple who are having a Thanksgiving event tonight.

"Oh no. I have come to accompany my husband." replied Akira gloatingly.

"Oh..."

They no longer talk because they do not know each other.

In accordance with Akira's observation, the woman beside him was extremely graceful. She believes that she is the daughter of a conglomerate just like Arjun.

"Alright, I go first." said Akira.

"Oh yes. Please, thank you for the tissue.." said the woman.

While Akira just nodded and smiled kindly. Just as it shows everyone.

Just stepping out, Akira already found her husband smoking.

"Have you?" ask the man to make sure.

"Hm" replied Akira.

"Who did you talk to?" Yes, Arjun had heard Akira was involved in a conversation with someone inside there.

"Oh, there was a woman who asked me for a face tissue." Akira replied casually.

Arjun nodded in understanding.

"Don't smoke.." pinta Akira. Smoking is not good for health. And as Akira saw, her husband often smoked everywhere.

"Later I try to reduce it." replied Arjun. Cigarettes are like opium for consumers. Everyone will have trouble leaving the nicotine object, including Arjun.

Sometimes Arjun was also afraid when he saw the news about the disease suffered by the smoker, but it was ignored.

Arjun stepped on the cigarette butts that were still half left. Then I'm about to step away.

But just a few steps, someone back there called Arjun.

"Arjun?"

Akira and Arjun stop. They both twisted their bodies to see who was calling him.

She's she? inner Arjun was surprised. While Akira looks ordinary because the woman who just called her husband is the same woman that Akira met in the toilet earlier. The woman who asked for face tissue to her.

The woman in the red dress walked up to Arjun and Akira, Arjun automatically grasped his wife's hand with many thoughts inside his head.

"So she's your wife?" ask the woman.

What made Akira a little surprised was the way the woman in front of him looked different from when they were in the toilet. This time the woman was not as friendly as before.

"As it seems." replied Arjun in a flat tone.

The woman in front just smiled but not a smile of happiness, but a smile as if mocking and demeaning someone.

"K...".

Who her? why is he looking at me like that? of course Akira was confused in the face by people he did not know like that.

Arjun tries to take Akira away from there. He knows who he is facing right now. Arjun does not want Akira to be hurt by the possibility that the woman will say.

And sure enough when he walked back, the woman behind there made a sound... "Is that your ideal type of woman? Ck.." even a curse at the end of his sentence.

Arjun did not make a sound rather did not serve what the woman said, while Akira just fell silent while guessing what was happening. He knew that the woman was currently teasing him.

"Who is he?" akira asked right at the door of the party room. Arjun stopped walking.

"Nobody, let's go in.." he asked.

I don't know why Akira's heart is a little disappointed to know that Arjun is hiding something from her.

Though the woman was clearly mocked herself, but Arjun did not defend Akira at all.

Which wife's heart is unharmed? that's how Akira feels right now.

The couple sat back in their seats at the beginning of their arrival.

"Want me a drink?" arjun asked as he observed the change in his wife's slightly pouting face.

"Byeah" replied Akira.

Arjun immediately left his seat to take a drink for his wife which was located quite far away.

But who would have thought if it turns out that when Arjun wants to come back, there are business partners who inevitably have Arjun to talk with for a while.

"How are you, Mr Arjun?" ask business partner Arjun.

"Well," replied Arjun while observing his wife from a distance who was sitting alone.

"You came with the wife?" ask Arjun's interlocutor to see where Arjun's eyes are at the moment.

"Yes, that's my wife." replied Arjun pointing at the woman in blue who was sitting alone.

"You're really good at picking a wife...".

Arjun simply smiled with the praise given by his interlocutor. In reality, Arjun has rejected Akira's presence in his life. But gradually he began to accept the girl as his wife.

It was different where Akira sat.

Every now and then Akira sees Arjun talking to someone, Does everyone know Arjun? why does he look so busy talking to the guests?

Though Akira expects Arjun to stay nearby because he does not know anyone here.

Also with the other Pradipta family, somehow they did not accompany or invite Akira to talk.

I want to go home. murmured Akira frustrated.

But the next minute, a uniformed Hotel employee approached Akira, "Miss Arjun Pradipta?"

"Yes, I.." replied Akira confidently.

"You're asked to go to the park, next to the building" the man explained.

"I?" of course Akira was confused. Who asked him to go to the park?

"Let me take Miss..."

Despite his doubts, Akira had to get up from his seat and follow where the hotel official was walking.

Akira started leaving the party room.

But all of that was unintentionally seen by Galih. "Miss Akira? where the hell is he going?" to make Galih wonder. Moreover, he saw Arjun talking to someone in a different place.

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2 Part for today, let's say what? hehehe