
"Rafli, how could he be here?"
Hesitating, Yuna turned her head to confirm her conjecture. Sure enough, Rafli was behind with a flat look.
"What are you doing here? Didn't you say you were sick?" ask the man.
Jemari Yuna squeezed each other under the table. The woman sharpens her brain in search of the most reasonable answer. It could be bad if Rafli finds out that he pretended to be sick in order to avoid accompanying Aika at school.
Yuna then stood up and pulled Rafli's arm to speak in the corner of the room, so that the other friends would not hear their talk.
"So this morning I was a little dizzy. But after taking the medicine, I feel better."
"If you really feel better, why not just accompany Aika at school?"
Not knowing what to answer, Yuna just silenced. This time he had no answer to give to Rafli. Especially after seeing the look on her husband's face that seemed to be holding back upset.
"I'm sorry. I think there's Alesha accompanying him. So I—"
"That's it, Yuna," cut it quickly. "I don't want to argue in public places."
Without saying much, Rafli passed leaving Yuna just like that. Her coldness made Yuna at a loss for words. However, Yuna does not want Rafli to be suspicious of her.
"It's over, right? I want to go back to the office" said Rafli, who then left the restaurant.
While Yuna was on the spot. The meeting with Rafli was really a bad surprise for him.
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Arumi was glued to look at the magnificent office building owned by the Rafli company. The last time she set foot there was five years ago, when she was pregnant with Aika. Everything was fresh in his memory. The office building has not changed much.
This afternoon, Aika kept whining to meet her daddy. He had just won a coloring competition held by the school, and the first person he wanted to tell the happy news was his daddy.
It just so happened that this afternoon Rafli was in the office and not so busy. So he asked the driver to take Aika to the office. Of course, with Alesha.
"Hey, Honey!" Rafli greeted his daughter with a warm embrace. A big surprise for her because this was the first time Aika had ever been to her in the office.
"Daddy, I got a trophy" said Aika excitedly.
"Well, daddy's son is so great" he praised as he stroked the tiny face. Kissing her cheek over and over again. "Alesha, thank you for accompanying Aika today. It's the first time I've seen Aika this happy."
"Together, sir."
"Oh yeah, please sit down." Rafli pointed at the sofa in the corner of the room. Arumi immediately sat there and looked at the tall buildings around the office.
"Is Daddy busy?" ask Aika.
"Lumayan. What's the matter, little elf?"
"I want to help Daddy work here. I can already color so I can help Daddy."
Rafli chuckled at the plain words of his daughter. He hugged the little body again.
"alright. Daddy's work must be done quickly with the help of this little elf."
Rafli glanced at the watch. The time is still two o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still some reports to check.
"Alesha, can you wait here with Aika? I still have a little work."
"No problem, sir."
Rafli chose to sit back in the chair and continue his work. Aika and Arumi sit on the sofa. Sometimes Rafi steals a glance at the woman who is the babysitter of her daughter. Alesha's tenderness managed to attract her sympathy. It was completely unexpected that behind the appearance of Alesha who seemed mysterious and strange there was a figure of a woman who was so gentle.
Unknowingly the corner of Rafli's lips lifted into a thin smile. On the sofa Aika and Alesha were asleep in a position to hug each other.
As a silly thought ripples through Rafli's mind, Aika and Alesha seem like mother and son.
"Had Arumi not been a con man, things would have been different today" Rafli murmured inwardly.
He got out of the chair and approached the sofa. The cool air that blows from the air conditioner makes Rafli take off the suit and he uses it as a blanket for Aika and Alesha.
For a while, Rafli was silent looking into Alesha's eyes, which were the only part of her face visible. Little wonder what kind of face Alesha had hidden behind the veil.
Her eyelashes are beautiful and beautiful. Perhaps the face behind the veil was just as beautiful.
Suddenly the door of the room opened, followed by the appearance of Yuna.
"I'm sorry, I had to come here to explain everything. I don't want any misunderstanding between us."
When Yuna was about to step in, she immediately looked at the spot when she realized that Aika and Alesha were in the room.
But that's not what he thinks. But Rafli's suit now wrapped both. Yuna even had Rafli look at Alesha twice.
"They're here?" tanyakanya.
"Yes. Aika came here to show me her cup."
Yuna's gaze led to a trophy that was on Rafli's table. He then walked over and hugged Rafli from behind.
"Let go!" Rafli tried to take off Yuna's hand that was coiled around her waist. However, the tighter the embrace.
"Until when will our relationship continue like this? I've been waiting for you for 4 years" said Yuna. He rested his head on the straight back of the man.
"Don't I ever tell you not to expect anything from me? I allowed you to stay in my house just because you kept begging, with consideration because you wanted to take care of Aika."
"But I still hope you'll take me back."
Rafli took off Yuna's hand with a slight roughness. Made Yuna take a few steps back.
"I'm sorry, but we're officially divorced. So there's nothing more to do with us."
Yuna removed the liquid that melted on the cheeks. "But I don't deserve to be treated like this! Arumi who has deceived you, my moon! Why should I be the victim?"
"Stop, Yuna! I don't want to talk about this anymore. I think my promise is enough for you. As long as you stay at my house, you can enjoy all the facilities. But never expect more."
There is no more defense from Yuna. Either for the umpteenth time Rafli refused it. Even Aika who became the reason to get Rafli did not show results at all.
While behind the veil Arumi was glued to hear the conversation.
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