The Secret Bride's
Episode 103: Flashback, Fed & Valerie meeting

...Flashbacks...

Frederick is doing regular checks at his design company. Not quite 1 year running, he already has 30 talented young designers. Children aged 18 years to 20 years from the orphanage are also some that he met on the street employed there. Remembering himself as a young man, he wanted to give the opportunity to work in a good place.

"Hows it? used to?" ask Frederick when class is over.

Not only hiring, he also brought teachers from an educational institution so that they develop from many sides. For the company, it is a future investment effort.

"I usually just draw without knowing one interesting picture can look alive."

"Thankful that you've been given talent, develop it again!" Frederick gave me encouragement.

"Thank you."

🎼 Classical music strains sounding.

The man took out his cell phone from his suit pocket and smiled at the name of the caller.

Frederick moved a little away from the crowd, into the empty meeting room.

Video calls

"Hi" Sapa Frederick saw a face she hadn't seen in weeks

"Fed, can I have a minute of your time?" Slowly, he said his sentence

"Well, what's up?”

"Please promise not to get angry,"

"What's wrong?"

"Me, me, that... "

"Hey, what's wrong? I'm not mad, just tell me,"

"I'm hiding something from you, I know you're going to be angry but Fed, can you hear it through without interrupting?"

“I promised, as Hyuk promised you."

Hyuk's promise to Valerie, 'Whatever happens, whoever the opponent is she will be on Valerie's side.'

"I'm pregnant!"

Duarr

Lightning struck in the air, Frederick blinked his eyes repeatedly. Scratch his ears, if anyone clogs him intend to let go.

“You what?”

"I'm married and now I'm pregnant!"

Although it was slow, Frederick could listen clearly

The man fell silent, his hands clenched, face reddened, he was angry. His eyes closed along with that he lowered his head

"Who!?"

Valerie closed her eyes, she felt guilty

"He's, your friend Darren."

"When? WHEN!?"

Valerie was silent, she also knew that Frederick would not be able to answer her happily if she knew who she was marrying.

Still remaining silent for a while, Frederick hit the table, hard enough that Valerie was aghast.

"You!"

"You! how,"

He moved his teeth and stood up. From behind the scenes he could watch the anger get stifled.

Slowly like a trailer movie, those blushing eyes stared into Valerie's eyes through the screen.

"6 years ago, long before me and Elena went to Je-"

PRANGS

I don't know what items were thrown, even the phone he was using video call fell after the sound of the item was thrown earlier.

"Frederick! you all right!?" call Valerie

"IF YOU'RE WORRIED, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT TO ME! HOW COULD SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING YOU HIDE FROM ME!? WHWHAT? WITH WHO? DARREN!? ****, YOU'RE KIDDING!"

Heard the first time Frederick swore in front of him. Even though video calls are weird. However, he had to understand how painful the news he was telling was.

My best friend didn't tell me any important information, whether she didn't believe it or if we weren't so close that it didn't deserve to hear it sooner. Everyone would probably think that way if they were in Frederick's position.

"I" Valerie cried, not a trickle but it flowed like a waterfall.

While the man remained silent he did not respond to Valerie. Even so Valerie is a lucky woman, if Frederick is a man out there she's turned off her phone. But he still held it with an angry face, continuing to stare at Valerie in silence, Frederick sighed. Suddenly Valerie's words before she started talking twisted in her head.

'Please promise not to get angry, like Hyuk promised'

Frederick threw his head back, he pulled his hair in a fit of annoyance....

"You! You're really bad! How can you ask me not to be angry and understand? it's only natural that if I get angry, you hide this news from me. You want to make me look bad? Because I promised, but still angry?

"I'm sorry, I was wrong"

"Save your apologies, you've been crying while apologizing for almost 5 hours. You're making me like a bad man!"

His face and words were still cynical but it was better because he already wanted to talk.

"Honest you! I think I'd like to fly there to meet Darren and hit him. You know!"

Valerie.

Frederick was still angry, he only held him back by promise.

"I know wrong!"

"Good! if you know wrong."

"Feds,"

"So, this is how you call out softly! want what!?"

Despite her anger, the Fed still answered all of Valerie's words.

"Can you promise me?"

"You love making promises, I can't express myself because of all those promises! No, last one yesterday!"

"Last, like we won't just meet!"

Valerie pressed her lips, pouting.

"Vallery!"

Got a rebuke from the Fed for its behavior. If Valerie was beside him at this moment, it was certain that she would get a SLOW tease on her head.

"I know,"

"Enough, I don't want to promise anything anymore."

Hearing Frederick's stern tone, the woman's face lowered, she was sad. Frederick refused without hearing his words. Despite knowing selfish, he still hopes his friend hears and fulfills his wishes.

The long time passed, both of them were still in silent mode. Until Frederick got upset himself. She almost swore if she did not remember the one in front of her was Valerie. How not, he's been lied to, only told after 6 years. The one he married was the one who had a bad track record with him. Maybe he's not angry?

Shouldn't I be angry? in his heart he spoke.

"I don't understand!"

Frederick spoke to Valerie's attention. He raised his head.

"I don't understand! Why do I feel guilty when you do wrong!"

"Hem?"

Valerie's confused.

"Listen Valerie, I'm angry, disappointed it's the truth. But, I don't like to see your face bow like that. I know, you're wrong. But, I don't like you apologizing all the time. I don't want to promise, but I feel like I'd regret not doing it. What do you want me to do? let it all pass? I haven't channeled my anger?"

"You're gonna hit me too?" Ask Valerie for some reason. But he knew it was impossible.

"Hey! you still ask when the look on your face just changed another sad me!? It's just a wonder, with my nature like this why we don't get married and even become friends?"

"You're gonna get a tantrum, don't talk like that."

"Didn't he know our connection?"

Frederick pressed on the word "he"

“But, don't be too loud huh? She'll be sick!"

"You're still worried. Hid. Not loud! I'm just gonna get him in the hospital."

"I never wanted to lie, but that time, the circumstances-"

"Not to continue. Because it's over I don't need to know either. You said yourself, let the past pass. All I see is the present and the future."

"But, once again you lie to me I won't forgive you so easily! REMEMBER THAT! I REALLY WON'T REMEMBER MY PROMISE ANYMORE! THIS IS THE LAST TIME!"

Frederick was still yelling angrily at Valerie. Although he wanted to explain but Frederick stopped him with a long sentence.

Valerie kept apologizing and talking to him again.

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