90 Days Pursuing My Husband's Love

17. Not Delicious

A moment after Claudia said the name Adam that came out of her mouth, everyone who heard directly stared at her with a sharp gaze.

'Who is that girl? What does this have to do with the boss? No one had ever dared to name and call the Boss by such a name.' The employees started whispering.

The woman standing at the reception desk turned her eyes towards Claudia.

"Are you one of the Boss' fans?" Ask the woman who looks like she is used to dealing with situations like this every day.

But no one has ever dared to call his boss' name directly to this day. Every day there are people who come to see Adam. Adam is famous for being loved by young girls.

"Sorry, but Boss is very busy, you better visit our museum. It's free for all visitors." The woman standing at the reception desk advised Claudia.

Claudia rolled her lazy eyes.

"Look yeah! I came here to see him. I'm not a fan of her at all. Not in a dream." Claudia.

"What was your purpose in coming here? To meet the Boss? You don't look like a corporate client or not from the media who wants to interview the Boss? Then what are you here for?" Ask the woman.

Claudia started to look upset, she really did not like the question and answer.

"Listen yes, I came here with her lunch. I am is... I am his family. Call her right away and tell her I'm Claudia..."

"If you're his family, why don't you just call him yourself." Said the woman while looking at Claudia with a mocking look.

Claudia could have contacted Adam herself, but she was very scared. Adam was angry with her. Adam could have killed him with words over the phone. Claudia looked confused for a moment, which made the woman feel happy with what she said to Claudia and made Claudia leave immediately.

Claudia called someone.

"Hello, I'm downstairs in front of the reception desk. This aunt in front of me gives me a headache and won't let me in. Tell him to let me in." Claudia.

Claudia actually called Erik.

The woman standing before Claudia widened her eyes and looked shocked at Claudia's words.

'How dare he call me aunty. Do I look that old? Basic reliability.'

Claudia hung up the phone, then sat down on a chair that was available in front of the reception desk. The woman who had argued with him since just now just kept quiet and thought that Claudia would leave by herself due to the fatigue of waiting. Then he received a phone call.

The woman picked up the phone and said,

"Hello there's something I can ban..."

That he's upstairs." Said a man in a heavy voice and sounded cold.

The woman is grumbling.

'Did Mr Adam, the CEO of this company call me directly? He never called the reception? There were some special departments that received calls directly from him. However, no other employee or department has ever received a phone call from him directly.'

The woman felt a little dizzy. His legs felt limp, he could not even move from where he stood. He even had to hold his desk to keep his body from falling to the floor.

"Good sir." He said nervously, even though the phone had been disconnected since then.

'Did I make a mistake?' Thought the woman.

"Hehehe, hi bocil. Uh I mean, I'm sorry Miss. Come with me, I'll escort Miss to the Boss' room." Say the woman with a 90-degree bow.

Claudia wanted to roll her lazy eye but she did not do so and displayed a face that was being polite.

'Was he the one who called himself or Erik?' Claudia asked inwardly before walking following the woman.

The woman took Claudia to the floor where Adam's room was. Nadia, Adam's secretary was staring at the two. Nadia wants to make a calculation with Claudia. But he couldn't do it because the Boss asked him to let Claudia into his room.

"Hi mbak Nadia, actually the boss called directly to my reception desk a moment ago, and asked me to take this girl to the Boss' room." The woman's words confirmed to Nadia.

Claudia rolled her lazy eyes as Nadia looked braggingly standing before her. But Claudia smiled cynically and squinted her eyes making Nadia feel annoyed. Nadia's jaw hardened she tried to restrain her jealousy.

"It's okay, you can go now. I'll take care of it from here." Nadia made the receptionist go away.

When the receptionist was gone, Claudia looked at Nadia.

" You don't have to accompany me walking there, just point the way. I can walk on my own." Claudia.

**********

Claudia knocked on the wooden door twice then went inside and got a 'hmmmmm' speech from inside the room.

Adam turned his attention from the laptop in front of him towards Claudia who had just entered his room. Adam looked at the girl with a sharp look.

Claudia looked around curiously. Claudia's attention was on the whole room, except for Adam.

When Claudia noticed that a pair of eyes were staring at her sharply, she immediately stopped looking around and froze. He stepped forward closer to Adam's table, Claudia then swallowed her saliva.

"Adam. I mean, sir, I'm sorry for bothering you but, uh I made this at home. If you want to taste it...." Claudia said in a voice that sounded scared.

Adam raised his eyebrows out of curiosity.

'What's wrong with him? All I know all this time he was a person who did not hesitate to fight just to solve his problem? Is there something planned?' Think Adam.

Adam looked at Claudia.

'Is he really cooking all this? Does she really know how to cook?' Ask Adam in his heart.

Adam remembers the day they got married, before he went to Canada. Adam asks Erik and Naomi to treat Claudia like a queen in the house. Claudia can't do any homework.

'How could Jono give him permission to enter the kitchen let alone cook.'

For a while Adam said nothing. This made Claudia nervous.

'Was he that angry at me? Oh my God, save me. I just want a divorce, nothing else. Please don't mess up these three months. Please.' Claudia prayed in her heart.

Adam still continued to look at Claudia curiously, before a scorched smell pierced his nose. Adam then looked at the food box that Claudia brought with a surprised look.

Claudia clapped her hands with a smile and began to explain to Adam.

"It may look bad but it tastes good." Claudia said confidently.

'Yes, it looks really bad, ' said Adam in his heart.

"Jono has tasted it and he says the same thing that my cooking is delicious. So you should taste it too." Claudia.

Claudia looked very enthusiastic, she then took a piece of chicken from inside the food box and gave it to Adam.

Adam actually did not want to taste the food that looks bad but because his wife's adorable face made him forced to eat it for the sake of not making Claudia feel disappointed. Adam took the chicken.

Claudia started to explain the food she was carrying.

"This is a mixture of tofu and minced chicken meat. And this one.... Mmmm.... Why it's black it's supposed to be red, it's beef."

Claudia looked at the dish she was carrying by shaking her head and chuckling then looking at Adam.

"Surprising." Claudia said to herself. "By the way this one is..." Claudia pointed towards her cooking with a confused face, "this should be a meat ball with brown sauce but why would it be black as well?" Claudia said to herself again.

Claudia looked back at the food she was carrying and thought for a moment.

"I knew.... I know, this one this is a boiled shrimp and she doesn't turn black." Said Claudia with a face that looked so proud at last.

'Of course it won't blacken, all you need to do is put it in a pot and boil it.' Adam said in his heart.

The chopped chicken pieces mixed with tofu held by Adam now felt so heavy as a rock that Adam felt unable to move it.

"Adam, uh. I mean Sir. This is my first time cooking. I want to apologize for the mistake I made last night." Claudia said with her head lowered as Adam looked at her. "I shouldn't break my promise, and I shouldn't be drunk either. But I will promise, I won't trouble you again in the future. I'm sorry, so can you forgive me?" Ask Claudia.

Adam was so busy thinking about the change from the other side of his wife that he did not realize that his head was nodding indicating that he agreed to forgive Claudia's mistake. Seeing that Claudia became so happy. Adam who was also looking at Claudia's happy looking face made her feel relieved.

"You haven't tasted it yet." Claudia.

Adam was nervous again. He then looked at the shrimp.

'It looks like it's safer. At least this is just boiled.' said Adam in the heart then began to take shrimp.

When Adam wanted to taste the shrimp, Claudia stopped him.

"Don't taste that one, because you have to peel it first then it will take longer. So you better eat something else." Claudia's words made Adam nervous.

Adam then took a piece of meat that looked red because of the sauce, then began to chew it slowly.

Claudia continued to look at Adam's face expectantly. He was so nervous he turned the corner of his own clothes.

But every time Adam tried to taste the dishes made by Claudia, he always vomited it into the trash and drank water and wiped his mouth with a tissue.

"Does it feel that bad?" Claudia asked with a disappointed face

Seeing Claudia's disappointed face made Adam feel bad.

"Did you come here to apologize, because I thought you came here to prank me." Adam's words made claudia even more disappointed.

"It's not true. I'm really here to apologize to you, my apologies are really sincere." Reply Claudia.

"Now enough, you better get home and from today on you're forbidden to go into the kitchen."

"I understand, sorry for bothering you. I will never try to cook something for you from today. I will never enter the kitchen forever. But please accept my apology. Don't tell me that you're going to extend the sentence. I just want to berca...."

"Well, of course, why did I forget. I am so stupid. You never regretted what you did last night, which you feared was just me delaying the divorce. I thought you'd changed. But in 24 hours, you haven't changed at all. I'm the one who's been fooled again." Adam Say.

Claudia felt hurt inside her not knowing why and where the pain was. But he really did feel hurt.

"Yes. yeah... Right, I did everything because of it. Why do you think I'm doing all this..." Claudia's words stopped. "By the way, don't ever think that I'll like you, because I'll never like you let alone fall into your trap. I hate you so much, I hate you now and forever. Ihate you... I hate you..." Claudia Shouts.

Claudia took back the food box she was carrying and walked out of Adam's room.

Adam remained silent. He saw something different from Claudia's eyes. He wanted to see her again, wanting to ascertain the meaning of that eye gaze but Claudia had already left.

**********

That night Adam returned home, it was late at night. He went inside the house, took off his shoes and went upstairs. When he saw a black shadow approaching towards him and spoke in a soft voice.

"This is for you sir." He gave Adam a glass of milk.

"Yes God... You just scare me. Why don't you turn on the light first?" Adam said but not answered.

"I've tasted the food. It doesn't taste very good. I'm sorry. I didn't realize the food was that bad. I'm just preparing milk for Master. Please drink." Erik said, and then excuse me to go to his room.

Jono came out of the kitchen to meet Adam.

"Do you want me to cook something for dinner?" Ask Jono.

"No need." Reply Adam. "Oh yeah Jon, did he cook the lunch himself for me?" Ask Adam.

Jono sighed, he could already guess what had happened in the office earlier.

"Truly Sir. Young Miss started cooking since 12:30 p.m. To make sure every dish was made tasty, Miss cooked several times and some parts of Miss's body even burned. Miss looks very earnest and passionate so I don't want to break Miss's confidence and spirit. I think Mister can do the same and not ruin the expectations Miss expects. But since Miss came back from the office, Miss has eaten nothing, and has never been out of the room. Until Miss hears Mr.'s car." Jono.

Adam sighed and felt guilty now. He went upstairs and went to Claudia's room after changing her clothes. He knocked on Claudia's door.

Adam keeps knocking on Claudia's bedroom door but there is no answer. Adam wanted to apologize, but he could not do so he decided to do it tomorrow morning.

Seriate....