THE ROOMMATE TO SOULMATE
Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Rocco looked sharply at Lavia who was still casually chewing her food.

"It's not a game, Lavia. Marriage is not something you can consider a mere toy," Rocco said seriously.

"I married you seriously and didn't play. Look, you're a well-established man, handsome and flawless I guess. Who wouldn't want to marry you? It's hypocritical if I refuse you. This opportunity will not come twice. I still wonder why your mother wanted us to get married. Ask your mother that. Maybe in her eyes I have more value that suits you," Lavia said with a sweet smile.

"You think of me like a toy, Lavia," Rocco said.

Lavia finished her meal and drank a glass of water until it ran out.

"No, I don't think you're a toy" Lavia replied and her hand picked up the orange she had peeled.

Lavia chewed the orange fruit until it ran out and they still looked at each other in silence.

Lavia's smiling face tilted inversely with Rocco's extremely cold face.

TING TONG ...

The quiet nuance was scrapped when there was the sound of a bell on the apartment door.

"Open up, I'll take care of this plate, Baby," Lavia said with a sweet smile.

Rocco got out of his chair and headed towards the door.

CEKVL ...

Velvet is seen standing in front of the apartment door.

"You changed your pin number, Rocco?" said Velvet who then entered the apartment of the son.

"Where's my son-in-law's candidate?" ask Velvet.

"I'm in here, Aunty!" lavia shouted from the kitchen.

Velvet smiled and headed towards the kitchen.

"You've just had dinner?" ask Velvet.

"Yes. Aunty's having dinner?" ask Lavia.

"It has. Rocco, help Lavia" said Velvet.

Rocco who was about to enter his room finally undo it.

Rocco walked towards the kitchen and helped Lavia clean up their former dinner.

Velvet made her own drinks and sat down at the dining table area.

"You guys are very compatible" Velvet said when she saw Lavia and Rocco in front of the kitchen sink while putting dirty cutlery into the dishwasher.

"Thank you, Aunty," replied Lavia who then turned to Velvet and smiled at her future in-laws.

Rocco said nothing and immediately finished his job. Then the man walked to his room.

Velvet saw Rocco's attitude that looked still upset at her. The middle-aged woman only smiled seeing that.

"He's still angry" Velvet said.

"Yes" Lavia replied laughing softly.

"Come here" said Velvet.

Lavia then sat down in front of Velvet. Velvet held her hand and rubbed the back of her hand.

"Are you sure about this marriage, Lavia? Aunty just asked you about this because your feelings are the most important," Velvet said.

Lavia nodded and smiled.

"You can't play games in this marriage. Can you love my son sincerely?" ask Velvet.

Lavia was silent for a while until she finally nodded.

"Love him wholeheartedly. He's my favorite son that I won't leave to a random woman. That's why I chose you" Velvet said.

Velvet's words made Lavia silent. He doesn't know what really sets Velvet apart like trapping Rocco in this marriage.

"I'll tell you after the wedding what's on your mind now" Velvet said as if she knew Lavia's head.

"Is there a reason?" ask Lavia.

Velvet nodded and smiled.

"Can you say it now?" ask Lavia.

Lavia looked seriously at Velvet.

"Aunty knows my mother?" ask Lavia.

"Yes, but I will tell you about our past together with you later" Velvet replied.

"Are you guys friends?" ask Lavia.

"At first we were hostile and even fought each other" Velvet replied recalling her past.

Lavia did not comment.

"There's no need to think about your mother. She's a pretty good girl despite being a little brutal," Velvet said.

Lavia smiled and nodded.

"All right, I'll go home first. Your marriage will be held tomorrow. Get prepared. Tomorrow we'll go to the boutique to buy your wedding dress" Velvet's kafa.

"Alright, Aunty," Lavia replied.

Velvet stood up and Lavia stood up as well.

They walk towards the door. After Velvet said goodbye and left, Lavia went straight to her room.

He took his phone and called Fred.

"Hello, Uncle," said Lavia.

"What's up, Lavia?" ask Fred.

"Tomorrow I will get married" Lavia replied.

"Then what's the problem? You should be happy, right?" said Fred.

"Aunty Velvet - Rocco's mother - knows mommy" Lavia said.

"It's possible, because Alesa is from America, maybe" Fred replied.

"That's one of the reasons Aunty Velvet married me and Rocco. Because she knows mommy," Lavia said.

"You want me to check their relationship background?" ask Fred.

"Hmm" Lavia replied.

"To make sure that you can't. Robert's family data is very closed, so I can't help with this" Fred replied.

Lavia.

"alright. How's Becca?" ask Lavia.

"He's improving" Fred replied.

"Tell him that be prepared to be poor" Lavia said.

"So this isn't finished?" ask Fred.

"Never ever" Lavia replied.

"You did something in vain" Fred said.

"Subly uncle. I don't care at all" Lavia replied.

Fred was silent and did not respond to anything. She only hopes Lavia will end this because basically Becca and Sammy are also victims of the selfishness of their parents.

Lavia takes revenge on her parents and vents it to her own brother.

"They're like you, Lavia. You're alike. It's not just you who feel the pain. You get grandfathers while they get your father. Uncle didn't say it was even. Even you got it all in the end. And them? They have nothing at all to gain from you" replied Fred, who still wants all this to end peacefully.

"Why is uncle defending them so much?" ask Lavia.

"Susan is a good woman and uncle knows her very well. It all starts with the selfishness of the grandfather who wants everything to go his way" replied

Lavia really does not like it when Fred has discussed about his father's second wife. Lavia immediately hung up her phone and threw her on the bed.

Then the woman took something from her suitcase. He took out a pack of cigarettes he hadn't touched at all since coming to this apartment.

Lavia opened a little balcony window and sat on the floor.

Then he lit his cigarette and smoked it slowly.

His mind wandered into the past where he was so afraid that every mother started to go crazy and slam everything in his house every time his father left them again to return to England.