The Temptation of the Desire of the Stepchild
CHAPTER 41: WEDDING DRESS FITTINGS
Nita has arrived at NASA's PH office. His face was covered in a cloth mask and sunglasses. He also wears a hat. When passing through an open room, his eyes were fixed on the media crew who were gathering to make Nita walk closer and peek on the left side of the media crew.
Every speech that came out of Sergey's mouth, which contained the appearance that the viral video was fake, continued to be listened to by Nita. Even Sergey said the culprit had been reported to the authorities.
Nita swallowed the saliva as the reporters asked various questions and Sergey answered them straightforwardly. Sergey was able to dribble the minds of the reporters and they seemed to believe. There were no more condescending gazes from their gazes like before.
On the one hand, Nita is touched by Sergey's efforts so far to clear his good name, the name of Rama and the company NASA. However, on the other hand, he is increasingly trapped in his relationship with Sergey, which suddenly makes Nita become excited.
How not, he has troubled Sergey a lot. He was so confused himself, here he felt guilty and hesitant to Sergey. It's like he's an ungrateful human being to Sergey.
Maybe what Sergey said was right. That he can't do anything without money to find papa. That who can he trust to look for papah other than Sergey. Can't I make no more mistakes?
Nita walks to the top floor, to Sergey's secretary desk. Nita is on good terms with Aunt Raisha, who used to be a secretary to Papa Devan and is now a secretary and confidant of Sergey. Nita asked the secretary for help to keep it a secret if she asked for Nathan's number.
Sergey turned around and looked at a girl on who was walking down. He immediately pulled the girl until the tiny body came out of the elevator. Staring at the sneaker shoes that had been bought by him, jeans that used to always be worn by Nita before pregnancy. Korean jacket and hat are not branded.
Sergey pulled the hat and opened the mask. Then the man wanted to hug Nita, but Nita immediately dodged. Sergey tries to understand Nita's rejection, he has to be patient a little.
Strongly, Nita twisted her head because she felt dizzy. He thought of Sergey who got a strange look from the secretary standing at the door. So, she headed to Sergey's room with her contract husband following her.
Nita doesn't understand why her body reflexes and overreacts to Sergey's sudden movements. It's logically Sergey who is 1000 percent good to him, but why this body rejects Sergey. While he was helpless and felt safe in front of Rama.
Sergey with a trembling heart looked at Nita's trembling back. He pushed the door behind him and let out a disappointed breath. His mind guessed that Nita was afraid of him because of yesterday's slap. Do I need a flower to apologize? Will you forgive me ?
“Nita Athalia,” Sergey's voice is full of tenderness. His throat is so hot. He was suddenly confused as to what to say. What if I told you, my feelings turned to love. But what kind of words, to look sincere. Why am I suddenly stupid.
Slowly Nita put the bag on the papah's desk. His fingers traveled from end of glass to end, remembering his childhood. This table was the same height as his head.
Now Nita's steps are shifting. His fingers touched the back of the chair. The eyes were closed, feeling the softness of the expensive upholstery skin that was so durable after so many years. His father will always look impressive when he sits in the chair of this leader.
Either just the hallucinations or what. The smell of sandalwood that is often inhaled from papah clothes, now seems to fill the room. He stroked the nape as it suddenly goosebumps and his hand instantly closed the nose because the smell was so strong. Is papa's spirit around here?
I miss papah. I saw the face of Moses. I must take Moses to papa, or I will regret that one day Moses asked him why he never saw his opinion.
“Mas,” voice Nita hoarse. His lips twitched as he turned to face Sergey who was only two steps behind him. Waves of goosebumps hit his spine.
Nita's mind raged. She does not want to marry Sergey who is twice her age, who is also her friend papah. But ... This is all inevitably, like it or not is the last path he must accept.
“Ya?” Sergey smiled meaningfully. He felt an aura of submission. “I will make you and Moses happy. I promise I'll take Devan with us, but we move abroad, a week after our wedding.”
“A-pa? Pin-dah?” Nita's eyes glazed over with tears. His heart was trembling and feeling bitter. Want to be able to listen to the word move, still make what is in his heart refuse. His head shook rapidly. “You know papah where?”
Sergey nodded. “I know. Come on, let's get some clothes today. I have registered our identity to RT RW, they will put us first.”
“Kita? A fittings? What fittings?”Nita's throat felt like it was stuffed with a big stone. Lips twitching. The bile in his body seemed to break for the umpteenth time. He swallowed the salivary, which was made bitter, probably by stomach acid.
“Me-ni-kah.” Nita said, she took a deep breath of 8 seconds and her heart stopped. Nita held onto a chest that was tight with tear bubbles constantly falling on her cheeks.
Sergey caught Nita who kept retreating backwards. “Sayang ..”
“Nita can't breathe, oh Ni-ta's sick. My chest hurts.”
“Slow down, exhale from your mouth,” Sergey said quickly and frantically.
“Nita can't breathe, Masss..” Nita blasts the air, blowing through the nose quickly. However, oxygen did not enter his lungs. His body felt weak and began to shiver.
“Pull your breath-and exhale, pull exhale. Listen to me... pull us.“ Sergey catches Nita's body slumping down.
“AHHH PAPAH DEV, TOLOOONG NITA!” nita cried out like a strangled person and eyes bulged.
"Relax, Nita, you're just a pankik!" Sergey clutched his own head with his left hand, as Nita's head sank on his right arm.
“I have to what, Tha? I don't want to lose you. Yeah, I don't want Jefri to do anything to you. You're all that's left of the Devan family. You'll be the target of his madness. Can I let you go to him? Come, answer? You want to face it alone? If you want that, I let you go to him.” Sergey resignedly and did not know what else to say.
Nita shook her head in fear. His two hands clenched, remembering Nathan's words. He should have heard what his adoptive brother said to go abroad with papah. Nita is nauseated by fear, remembering that Sergey is also no match for Jefri. So, what kind of person Jefri is.
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From outside the room, the secretary looked at the door of the president who had been closed. If it's true his boss said, that the kiss video was just engineered.
Why Nita refused to be hugged Sergey. What the video does is still impact on their marriage. Why also Nita asked for Nathan's contact number secretly, even though it can be taken from her husband's phone. There are many questions in Raishya's mind. The 40-year-old woman saw a mobile phone vibrating. It was a message from Rama, who asked for Nita's phone number.
“What the hell, they're really dizzying. Stepchildren call names immediately? There is no courtesy. Supposedly, it was ‘Mother Nita’ to honor her papa. Huh, Mr. Sergey's family has always been full of controversy just like Mr. Devan.
Yeah, they deserve to be close. Their behavior is similar,” Raisya muttered. He sent Nita's phone number that he just saved.
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Nita's finished bridal attire was worn with the help of two maids in a famous boutique. His footsteps were heavy when he came out of the changing room, as if there was glue on the soles of his feet that stuck to the floor. Nita tried to smile with resignation, her hands clutching the dress as Sergey who was sitting on the sofa was casting a gaze that she could not have guessed.
“Can-tik,” voice Sergey hoarse. Views dimmed. “Ka-u su-ka?” He knew this was a stupid question, but what could he say again other than this.
“Like,” replied Nita full of bitterness and forced a smile.
Sergey clenched his hands. I don't know when she and Nita have to act disgusting. “That's it, white is a little blue like a clear sky during the day. As bright as our wedding later, huh?”
“IYAA.” Nita laughed bitterly. He turned around and entered the dressing room. Nita immediately shed her stifled tears by crouching down, when there was no servant.