A Lionel Si Casanova

Chapters. 40 'Of course Reddick's strange attitude

Lately Bellina feels the busyness of Lionel who contains the soul of Reddick is increasing. Instead of feeling ignored, Reddick often looks panicked and confused when passing Bellina when calling someone. It made him think something was hidden.

Like this afternoon, Bellina was about to get close to the man. It just so happened that the man was standing on his own while looking out the window. Bellina didn't think much, she really wanted to talk about mom. Bellina wants to know how mom's house is in the village.

"Lion, I want ..."

"... oh, Bellina?" Reddick was surprised to see the appearance of this woman who was already beside him. Bellina just found out that this guy is on the phone. Because from where he spoke, Reddick just seemed to stand while looking out the window.

But when Reddick turned his head, he saw a cellphone attached to his earlobe. Then this man's hand quickly turned off his phone. Like not wanting Bellina to know the content of the conversation. The lips of this man smiled. Neutralized himself from his surprise earlier.

It was clear that this man was hiding something. Bellina was eager to ask, but she needed to remember again that they did not need to want to know each other's interests. They are not a real couple.

"What's wrong?" ask Reddick.

"I just want to talk about my mom's house in the village" Bellina said.

"Emm about that. Sit down first. We can talk while we sit." Reddick invited Bellina to sit while walking closer to the sofa. Bellina followed Reddick and sat down in front of the man. "Speak," asked Reddick gently.

"Is mom's house finished? Sorry, if I ask. When it's over, I want to get back there right away" Bellina said. "Mom wants to go home."

"Didn't you stay here?" reddick asked in surprise. She was comfortable living in this house.

"No. You know I don't really want to live here."

"Are you uncomfortable because I'm not your real daughter-in-law?" investigating Reddick made Bellina sigh.

"Of course" Bellina said. "Aren't we going to split up in the end? Especially this marriage is pretending. Mom and I need to know ourselves. The renovated mother's house is also the result of your forced kindness."

Reddick silence. This made Bellina misbehave as Reddick did not say anything and looked at her deeply.

"You still want to be separated from me even though I've expressed my feelings, Bel?" asked Reddick to look into the look on this woman's face.

"sorry. I can't Lion. I still love my husband" Bellina said, rippling Reddick. He huffed for a moment. Bellina's answer made her palpitate and disappointed because this woman rejected it.

It's me Bellina. I'm Reddick! peekik Reddick in the heart. It's impossible to say he's Reddick. Because his body belongs to Lionel. Especially now that Lionel had appeared with his body. Bellina doesn't believe she is the real Reddick.

Reddick nodded withstanding disappointment.

"Mom wants to go home?" ask Reddick back to the discussion at the beginning.

"Yes." Yeah." Bellina knew that this man was neutralizing the atmosphere that had been stiff because of the question earlier.

"I'll ask Delvin."

"alright. Thank you." Thank you." Bellina stood up immediately. Reddick.

"You just ask that and go, Bel?" reddick asked to make Bellina's body stop moving and turn her head.

"Wouldn't there be another conversation until we can talk longer?" reddick asked with eyes like hope.

Bellina did not answer. His eyes glanced at the window where Reddick was standing. Reddick thought Bellina was simply shifting her eyes at another point, in order to keep their eyes from colliding. But it turns out he was wrong to guess.

"I thought you were busy calling someone. It seems like it is also important and secretive until you have to hide it quickly," Bellina said as if insinuating. "So I should know myself not to chat at length. In order to make you comfortable and forward your important chat on the phone."

Reddick's ears caught something strange. She was surprised to hear Bellina say that she pressed the dead button quickly to get the phone disconnected, but there was another meaning she caught from this woman's sentence.

To Reddick, Bellina sounded like she was grumbling because she was hiding something from the woman. Bellina seemed to be angry.

"Are you angry because I did that?" ask Reddick.

"T-no. That's not what I mean" Bellina argued. Suddenly he was nervous.

"My phone was important, but if it's with you, it's too unfair. Because I've put you above my other interests. You've been my priority Bellina. There's nothing important because you're the first one" Reddick said.

Bellina didn't expect this man to say such a thing continuously since then, she just wanted to tell the truth. If he finds out about Reddick hiding his phone when Bellina arrives. Also as a lure, for this man to say what is really there so that he needs to hide from himself.

Inevitably Bellina had to turn her eyes the other way. Because otherwise, this man's eyes would continue to look at him deeply.

*****

Based on talks with Reddick at that time, the mother was returned home in the village after the house was completed in renovation.

"Hhh ... " Bellina breathed a sigh of relief that finally mom was in her house again. This house already looks luxurious despite with the same area. This is all because of the touch of interior designer brought by Reddick to change Bellina's mother's house.

"It's too good for mom, son .." said Mom, feeling this is too much for her.

"No. For the mother who gave birth to the woman I love, it is not wrong for me to do this. In fact, I think it's just a little thing I can do. It's not worth the gratitude I was able to meet Bellina," Reddick said.

According to Bellina the sentence sounded ridiculous and exaggerated. But for some reason, his face was also flushed red because of that ridiculous sentence.

Mom glanced at her daughter, then smiled.

"The mother's daughter is just an ordinary person, so it's too much if you talk that way" she said this time looking at Reddick. There was an amused smile in the mother's voice.

"Hmmm ... I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable."

"It's not uncomfortable. It's just that you will be hurt if you continue to give your affection excessively like that. He's a stiff kid," said the mother, as if she had denounced Bellina who could still be cold when Reddick loved her so much.

Bellina turned her head quickly towards the two people who were letting her. Then he glanced at Reddick who seemed to be showing how close he and Bellina's mother were.

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