VIRGIN NOT FOR SALE
LONG DEBATES

Evan stared nanar at the door of his father's nursery as he led him all the way here. The doctor said his father had a mild heart attack, making Evan feel guilty for having argued such a long time ago.

"Your father has been too eager to see you married .." is a remark from his stepmother but only replied with a snort of breath from Evan.

"Your father just wants to hold a grandson. The lineage of this family. You know ...? You're the only offspring."

Evan was silent without a word. But marrying a foreign woman or marrying her ex-boyfriend is not a good solution is not it ...?

"When you introduce a woman, you should know how happy she is."

Then, as the door opened, a doctor nodded once as they finally allowed Evan to enter the treatment room.

But, it wasn't the sick person that Evan saw first. Evan thought, he would see his father lying weakly helplessly on the bed. But what he saw, even his father had stood by his hand while glaring sharply at Evan.

"Roberto ...?" His wife was even worried about seeing her husband like that.

"Based on a brat! Don't you regret arguing with me now in the end? Because of you, I almost died ..."

"Can you just sleep and rest? I knew you were Dad ..."

"Not until you comply with my request."

"Please don't be like a child ..."

"Oh, so you want us to argue again?"

Jesus ...! Evan's almost crazy now! How could he be so frustrated like now if he continued to deal with father.

"You really want no father ..."

"Enough. Thats enough. Dad always says no-no."

"You never loved your father, did you?"

"OK okay. Enough's enough! Be good! I'll obey you!" In the end, Evan lost. He could barely move any further.

"So ...?"

"I'm going to marry a girl. But give me a year to find the right girl!"

"What's? That's humiliation! You've brought a woman anyway!"

"Yes, but the woman ..."

Evan suddenly stopped his sentence, he wanted to tell his father completely, but seeing his father's condition like that it seemed like Evan had to stop. Maybe you will have a sudden heart attack again.

"Give me time to convince myself. After all, I can't just pick a woman for me to marry."

"Okay, I'll give you one day."

"What?! One day what? I'm asking for a year!"

"No excuses!"

"OK, okay. Six months."

"Still too long. I'll give you three days."

"No! Three months!"

"But dad!"

"Nothing but ...!"

Suddenly his stepmother followed. He shoved the spoon three times which he used like hammering at a conference.

"Well! You have to find a woman for one week Evan!"

"God ...! You guys are driving me crazy!"

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Amanda could only look at the food on the table without touching it at all when she was really hungry. Since last night, he had not eaten anything. Not because of what, he only felt afraid if the food beside him was spiked by something medicinal, which was able to make it like yesterday.

Amanda swallowed her saliva. There was a cup of drink there, but .. he was already very traumatized. What else did the man who came yesterday, as well as the same lecherous man as the old man who bought it.

Amanda just huddled up and looked towards the window. From the top of the hotel that is somehow on what floor he can see the soothing atmosphere of twilight, but unfortunately the atmosphere is inversely proportional to his heart at this time.

Her tears were dripping again.

If only his mother's father were still there ., maybe his life would never be this difficult.

Then slowly, he fell asleep .. still visible traces of wet tears on both cheeks.

The night was already rather late when Evan visited the girl into the room. He saw the guards that he still faithfully did not let the girl leave this place.

Not because of bad intentions, but ...Evan had to take care of her because after she came out, there would definitely be a lot of people who recognized her. Evan did not want to see the girl speak and say a no-no and could have influenced about her reputation.

When Evan came in, he saw that the girl was already asleep. Not on the bed, but on a chair and maybe all his bones hurt if he slept in such an upright chair.

Slowly, Evan approached, his forehead instantly shrinking as he looked at the remains of tears on both sides of his cheeks. Either because of what encouragement ... Evan suddenly wiped those tears. Gently stroked her before finally withdrawing.

This woman must be in shock ...

He just got sold ...

Evan began to feel pity, but as fast as lightning he held back. After all, she was the woman who had messed things up, right?

But just as Evan was about to leave, there was suddenly the sound of another cry. The woman named Amanda was agitated in her sleep and kept delirious to say a name.

"Mrs ... Pops ..." It was a word Evan managed to hear, but after that Evan could not hear because it only sounded like a mutter.

Evan approached again, it seemed like this woman was really dreaming.

But ... he sobbed ...

He cried as much as he could and continued to fumble indistinctly, making Evan come back closer to him and stare at the sobbing little girl like that.

"You ... why ...?"

But the woman's cry became increasingly weak, making Evan even less know how to. Evan then touched his shoulder, pulled that shoulder and carried it all the way to his chest.

"Quiet ... calm down .. You must calm down ..."

Evan patted her shoulder like a baby. Calm her down and keep patting her shoulder until she falls asleep again.

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