The Successor of the President
Episode 7's.

In the car, Hanna raised a question that had been spinning in her head since.

"Who is Raline?"

Alden was dumbstruck and silent.

"Don't she be your wife, huh?" guess Hanna was suspicious.

Alden's face turned soft, "Almost."

Hanna frowned, "I mean?"

"She's my ex-boyfriend and almost my wife" Alden said, his heart ached when he recalled the events at the restaurant.

Hanna noticed Alden's sudden grim change in facial expression.

"You mean you guys failed to get married?" ask Hanna.

Alden nodded languidly.

Hanna looked at Alden in full search, "But why did the girl call me by that name?"

Alden gasped, he was suddenly nervous, "Let me explain."

"Why not now?"

Alden did not answer, but turned his car into a cafe not far from the boutique.

Hanna suddenly panicked when Alden's car stopped perfectly in front of the European cafe, "Do you want us here?"

"I'll explain everything before we get married" Alden replied.

Hanna gulps, this cafe is where Niko works, she doesn't want her best friend to see them.

"Can't you go somewhere else?"

"Here you go! It's coming down fast!" Alden rushes out of his car, followed by Hanna.

The two walked inside the cafe, Hanna circulated her gaze looking around the cafe to look for Niko's whereabouts, but the man was nowhere to be seen.

"Is it possible that Niko didn't come in today?" hanna's mind was a little relieved.

Alden dropped his ass on one of the chairs in the corner of the cafe, and Hanna sat opposite him.

"What do you want to order?" Alden asked.

"Whatever," said Hanna.

Alden called a waiter and ordered two caffe lattes.

"Now tell me, why did the girl call me that?" hanna was impatient.

Alden reached into his pocket and took his new mobile phone, searched through a photo of Raline in the gallery, then thrust the flat object in front of Hanna.

"See this!"

Hanna notices Alden's phone screen, and is surprised to see a photo of a woman who looks a lot like him, even though she seems more well-groomed and fashionable.

Hanna looked at Alden questioningly, "Who is he? Why is it so similar to me?"

"That's Raline."

Hanna stunned.

"Now do you know why that girl called you by that name?"

Hanna did not expect that her face was very similar to that of Alden's ex-lover, but she suddenly remembered something. Hanna looked at Alden suspiciously.

"Don't you force me to marry you because I look like your ex-boyfriend, don't you?" denouncing Hanna in flames, she stood up from her seat.

Hanna's high tone of voice suddenly made her and Alden to the attention of other cafe visitors. At the same time Niko comes out of the pantry and sees Hanna.

"Is that Hanna?" niko muttered.

"Shhhh, slow down your voice! You're not ashamed of everyone's attention?" Alden whispered to warn Hanna.

Hanna looked around, some of the visitors were still watching them. With a little shame, Hanna sat back with a frowning face.

"I'm not married to you!" hanna said with a slower tone of voice.

Hanna leaned her body and folded her hands in front of her chest, she looked at Alden cynically.

"I really want to marry you because you look like Raline."

Hanna immediately glared furiously.

"But I have a reason to do that" Alden continued quickly before Hanna went berserk again.

"Whatever the reason, it's still called you using me. I don't want to!" Hanna threw away her face.

"Hanna, please listen to me first! All this I did to save my good name."

Hanna glanced at Alden sharply.

"Raline took our wedding plans for granted and cut ties with me a while ago, the news spread everywhere, making me a byword of my own business competitors and employees. My good name is tainted and I'm considered a loser."

Hanna flinched at Alden's explanation.

"If I marry you, people will think that the news of me being dumped is not true. They'd think I was married to Raline and stop gossiping about me" Alden continued, his face turning sad.

"But I'm not Raline! How about until everyone finds out, this is gonna be a problem."

"You take it easy, everybody let me take care of it. You just marry me and keep me company."

"I don't want to! Better to get arrested by the police than marry you and be turned into an escape." Hanna shook her head, this is her chance to reject Alden's request.

"Hanna, please help me!"

Hanna shook her head, "No!"

Alden was silent for a moment when a waiters came and served his order caffe latte.

"Please."

"Thank you," Alden replied, and the waiters smiled kindly, then passed away.

Alden looked back at Hanna and tried to persuade the woman, "We get married only until the rumor is gone, after which we'll split."

"Just kid you! Once your goal is reached and I'm useless, you're gonna throw me away?" hanna Sulu.

"I didn't throw you away!" alden argued, "i'm just setting you free and I'll give you whatever you ask."

Hanna fell silent and thought about Alden's words. If he can ask for anything, it means he can ask for a lot of money for the cost of treating his mother, buying a house and making a cake shop for the mother. It doesn't seem like it's bad, he can change his fate.

"Alright, I'm willing, but on one condition."

Alden frowned, "What is that?"

"Don't touch me! We're just getting married to save your good name, so don't expect more."

Alden stared silently at Hanna.

"Why silence? You don't want to? Yes, I'm not helping you!" Hanna was about to leave, this time she was in control.

"Yes-yes, alright!" sahut Alden fast.

Hanna sat back down and smiled triumphantly.

"But if in front of others, we must behave like a harmonious married couple, do not make them suspicious!"

"OK, but beware that you're going too far! I'll take everything down, let your good name get ruined!" threaten Hanna.

"Hee, why are you threatening me back now?" alden's protest won't take.

"Because now your ace is in my hand, if you mess around, you're done!"

Alden was stunned to hear Hanna's threat, shouldn't the one who could threaten it be him?

"If it wasn't for needing her help, I wouldn't have been treated like this" Alden grumbled inwardly, he stared intently at Hanna.

"Why see me like that?" ask Hanna cynically.

Alden exhaled an annoyed breath and turned his face away, his emotions could explode if he continued to serve this bar-bar woman in front of him.

From a distance, Niko who serves cafe patrons continues to pay attention to Hanna and Alden. He felt something strange and suddenly suspicious. While Hanna is not aware of the existence of Niko who is deliberately avoiding her.

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