YOU'RE A LICK OF ME
24. Finding the Comfortable Place

Ferdy pacing back and forth in the room, when he did not find Leoni's whereabouts. He only saw the scrap tissue that had a little bit of mucus left there, and also the torn clothes that Leoni was wearing when she came home.

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Ferdy sat on the edge of the bed. And squeezed his hair with both hands.

"She must have felt very disgraced. I can't go on like this, I have to find any job. I don't want Leoni asking for a divorce from me, especially I don't want her to be fucked by another man. I have to apologize to him, and talk to him from heart to heart" Ferdy said softly.

Ferdy then searched for job openings in various articles, but did not find them. Ferdy could only sigh heavily.

"Even looking for vacancies that do not match the diploma alone is very difficult to get. Why haven't I thought far? Leoni must have been very disappointed in me all this time. I've hurt her heart so much. Why do I miss him so much today" Ferdy said with a smile.

Ferdy hurried to change his clothes. This was the first time she had ever wanted to see her daughter in the hospital. Because during Kayla in care, she was still too sensitive because she did not have money in her hands.

"Where are you going?" ask Sumarni.

""You look at Kayla ma. Mama's coming?" ask Ferdy.

"You only. It's a pity for the money to take a taxi. Mending you ride the ojek only. Money for kitchen money. In part why you must bother, mending you konsen to find a good job. Kayla let Leoni take care of her. Kayla is also allowed to go home soon." Answer Sumarni.

"Yes already if you do not want to come," said Ferdy who then passed from before Sumarni.

As per Sumarni's suggestion, Ferdy boarded an online ojek to save on hospital expenses. After he got there, he asked Kayla's room at the registration section. After learning about Kayla's room, she rushed to see her daughter.

"Ananda Kayla's room is at number 7 sir." Answer sister.

"Is Leoni's mother also in there?" ask Ferdy.

"Gee. Leoni's mother just came home 15 minutes ago after completing the administration of 20 million."

"20 million?" asked Ferdy who was very surprised when he heard the nominal number of hospital bills.

What surprised Ferdy was not the hospital fees, but where Leoni got that much money in a short time.

"Where did Leoni get that kind of money in such a short period of time? did my mom and dad give it to me? or what Leoni said this morning really meant?" inner Ferdy.

"No! there's no way Leoni would betray me. She loves me so much, she's the patient woman I've ever known. I don't want to lose him," Inner Ferdy.

"How's my daughter's sister doing?" ask Ferdy.

"Ananda Kayla is still unconscious from her coma sir." Answer sister.

"Ap-What? Kayla's in a coma?" Ferdy was shocked to hear the nurse.

"Lohs. You don't know the situation of your daughter? did Leoni's father and mother live apart? but it's worth it. Poor Leoni's mother, she seemed confused whenever she saw the details of the cost of the hospital. Now that Kayla is in a coma, the cost details are getting bigger. She's...."

Not yet had the nurse explain until it was over, Ferdy had already run to the room where Kayla was lying.

"Ka-Kayla's chat. Kayla wake up, son! sorry papa. Sorry papa son," said Ferdy with tears.

The man even sobbed. Now he could feel Leoni's sadness all along.

"Wake son. Papa promises that if you get well later, we'll go for a walk. Papa will take you to the playground. And we'll go to the big swimming pool. Papa please wake up. Hicks...." Ferdy sobbed while kissing Kayla's hand.

Ferdy then went back to the nurse to ask for details of the fees they had to pay.

"50 million sir." Answer the sister while thrusting a paper wide details of the cost.

"Li-Fifty million? where can we get this much money? I need to talk to Leoni as soon as possible. Kayla has to heal, I don't want to lose my wife and child" Ferdy said.

"I put my son down. I have to find the money" said Ferdy.

Ferdy rushed home with the details of the fee. Meanwhile, in a different place, Leoni was confused where to go. He's looking for the safest place for him to take shelter. Because he's decided not to go back to Ferdy's house. She had already decided she would ask for a divorce, after Kayla's situation improved.

Leoni decides to return to Vino's house. Regardless of what he had in mind at the moment, he instead considered Vino's house to be the most comfortable home for him right now.

Leoni stared at the door of Vino's house, and hesitated a little to press the doorbell. But just as he was about to press the bell of the house, a luxurious black car came from the direction of the main gate. And of course it was Vino's car.

Vino frowned as he looked at Leoni's arrival. He had warned Leoni not to come to see him before he told him to.

"M-Mas a-I...."

"Come in! don't let anyone see you" Vino said.

Leoni tailed behind Vino, with fingers interlocked. Vino stopped his steps, when he saw Leoni stopping in the living room.

"Come on up!" said Vino.

Leonipun obeyed Vino, and followed the man up to his room.

"Why are you here? didn't I tell you not to come here if I didn't tell you to?" asked Vino while removing the tie around his neck.

"I'm sorry I forgot. Then excuse me," said Leoni who then turned to the door.

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Vino blocks his hand and then takes Leoni into his arms.

"Hiks.hiks...hiks," Leoni immediately sobbed. Leoni could no longer stem her grief. And somehow he was so confident that Vino's embrace could obliterate all of his current grief.

"What's up. Hem?" ask Vino.

"My son was declared a coma. I don't want to live anymore if he's gone. Hiks," Leoni's sobbing.

"She seemed to love her son very much. She's very motherly. How could her husband ignore a wife like this, until she fell into a black hole in order to save her daughter, "inner Vino.

"Patience! it's a test for you" said Vino.

"Mas," Leoni looked up.

"I've decided to stay here for 6 months. In accordance with our contract. Do you mind?" ask Leoni.

Vino was stunned to hear Leoni's words. Of course she was still afraid, because Leoni was still someone else's wife.

"Don't be rash. You still have a husband. I don't want your husband making a fuss in my house, and spreading scandal among us." Answer Vino.

"I've decided I want a divorce from him. I can no longer afford to stay home with him. There he is, with none of him, just the same. It's like I don't have a husband" Leoni said.

"Then you should stay at your parents' house only during the divorce process. Don't make trouble. However, my position is not favorable if your husband finds out" said Vino.

"sorry. But that's more unlikely. I can't explain it. I'm sorry I shouldn't bother you, I'll go somewhere else then" said Leoni, releasing her hug from Vino.

Tap

Vino again blocks Leoni's hand and returns to bring the woman's body into his arms.

"Never leave the house without my permission. When you pick up the divorce papers later, try not to let your husband know. I didn't want him following you, and he finally knew his wife had an affair with me" Vino said.

Although Vino's words were true, but still the feeling of inferiority was still felt. But he doesn't care about his pride anymore. When he decided to sign the contract, then his pride was already sold. And Leonipun nodded his head without hesitation.