Black Swan's
Love (Sixty Three)
“Mommy... mommy.
Eden frowned slowly while writhing a few times on her bed. Ludicrous touches from Ciara's tiny hands on her cheeks made Eden inevitably open her eyes to greet her beautiful daughter. Although actually he still wanted to sleep because his body felt crumpled this morning. I don't know what Aciel did to him last night. What is clear is that the man forced him to mimic every scene on television until he felt really nauseous when he remembered it now.
“Mommy.. mommy hurts? There's Jessica aunty under.”
Ciara kissed Eden's face many times with her lip marks that felt sticky on Eden's cheeks. But Eden was happy when Ciara did it because the little girl seemed to be watching her very much.
“No dear, mommy is fine. Jessica aunty's? Jessica friends ti..” Eden immediately stopped his sentence when it was felt Ciara seemed so excited to hear his words. He forgot that he was dealing with Ciara at the moment.
“Why moms?”
“Nothing dear.” said Eden quickly while stroking Ciara's soft mane. He got out of bed and washed his face in the bathroom. After that he returned again to Ciara while carrying a comb in his hand.
“For what Jessica aunty here?” While combing her tangled hair, Eden spoke while showing her angry face to Ciara. He thought Jessica was gone and would not interfere with her life with Aciel, but in fact the woman still bought him like a leech.
“So long ago aunty Jess didn't come with Kris uncle. Aunty Jess will also have baby moms.” Ciara's story enthusiastically. Instantly Eden furrowed her brows, and turned her head full of question marks towards Ciara.
“Actually what have mommy missed so far?” erang Eden is frustrated. He believes he has forgotten many things during his coma and amnesia.
“Then let's go down and meet your dear Aunty Jess, before mommy goes to the police station.”
Today he had to go to the police station to continue Anthony's sentence. Today at least he has to meet Anthony and help the man to find the right lawyer so that the case for his attempted murder he did immediately processed.
“Mommy... Ciara wants to play with mommy..” said spoiled Ciara. For a moment the girl was already writhing in Eden's arms as they were descending the circular staircase in the mansion of Aciel. Seeing Ciara so spoiled to him made Eden's heart instantly warm. Now he feels his bond with Ciara has grown stronger. Now he could actually accept Ciara as his daughter because they bore a resemblance in some ways. Like two days ago when I was going to make a sandwich for Ciara, one of the maids in the house warned Eden not to use peanut butter because Ciara has an allergy to peanuts. In addition to beans, Ciara also does not like to drink tea, just like those who only like one type of tea, namely green tea. And the longer he finds more and more similarities to Ciara. That is what ultimately makes Eden sure if Ciara is really his daughter who he has born from his womb. But what is still a hurdle for Eden is the problem of accepting Aciel. If Aciel is not a man with a variety of complex problems, maybe he will be more receptive to the man. But unfortunately Aciel is a man who still feels foreign to Eden. In fact he did not know how Aciel's background was before, rather he lost all information regarding Aciel. So he really had to start over. He must pay attention to every behavior displayed by the man. But unfortunately they were more often involved in fights, so he could never pay attention to Aciel well.
“Ciara dear, has your daddy gone to the office?”
“Already mom.” replied Ciara quickly along with a noise that sounded so shrill from the direction of the middle room. From where he stood Eden could see a very distended woman holding Louise while talking loudly to Sian and the man Eden thought of as Kris. Eden then just rolled his eyes lazy because he finally had to meet with Jessica again after some time he did not meet the woman.
“Why didn't anyone tell me that Aciel had an attack yesterday and Eden had an accident? What kind of friend are you, Sian.”
Jessica continued to shout in her fierce style without realizing the existence of Eden who had been standing behind her. Eden who saw Jessica surprised her son who was asleep in the arms of the woman seemed to want to immediately seize Louise for him to secure, but she felt a little uneasy because of the moment
these two men were alternately staring at him.
“Hai Eden.” Finally a man who Eden guessed as Kriss greeted her and made Jessica instantly turn around while widening her cute eyes.
“Eden! Oh my, baby, how are you? Are you okay after the accident?” Jessica seemed to want to hug him or do something to Eden, but his movements immediately stopped when he realized that he was holding Louise who began to move fussily.
“He's Jess' amnesia, maybe he forgot a little about you and Kris. Eden, this is Jessica's husband, Kriss.” Sian, who knew the confusion that was clearly printed on Eden's face, tried to unravel it so that the woman did not feel dizzy because of the appearance of a new person before her.
“You forgot me Ed?”
“Emm. I don't remember if you were married. But congratulations on your marriage and pregnancy.” said Eden trying to be firm while glancing at Jessica's distended stomach. “How many months has it been?” ask Eden kindly. He who saw Jessica began to be overwhelmed with the fussy movements of Louise immediately took over her tiny baby from Jessica's sling.
“Oh, already entering the eighth month. Eden sorry, I don't know if you just had an accident and amnesia.”
“I'm fine, just need to slightly adjust to this slightly unfamiliar state. Ssshh ssshhh With her mother's instinct Eden tried to calm Louise while holding the baby to silence several times. Eden then asked the nanny Louise who happened to pass by in the living room. “Did Louise drink her milk?”
“This morning is already a mistress, but young master Louise may still be hungry.”
“Alright, later I will give him ASI again.”
“Mommy..”
“What's the matter, baby? Do you want mommy to cook you something? Have you eaten?” eden asked gently to Ciara who was tugging at the edge of her shirt. Eden was determined to be the perfect mother for Ciara. And this is one of his responsibilities to Ciara. He will make sure that his daughter eats with nutritious food, not the cuisine of the servants.
“Ciara wants to nagellet with a sprinkling of cheese.” Ciara's pinta with a sparkling face.
“Alright, after mommy gives your little sister this meal, mommy will make a nagging for you. Now you play first with your pretty uncles and your pretty Aunt Jess. Emm.. I'll go for a while to put Louise to bed again, I leave Ciara with you.” say goodbye Eden before walking away from the living room.
After Eden completely left, Jessica immediately turned to Sian while shaking her waist with a fierce look. “Why have you never told me anything Sian?”
“I'm busy Jess, there are too many problems lately.” sigh Sian tired. He even asked Aciel for permission to take a day off because he was too tired of his problems.
“You why too? Something is wrong with you.” investigate Jessica suspicious. Sian only shook his head in response. It's not time to tell Jessica about Olivia. Especially with the woman's excited attitude, she will only become more dizzy because of Jessica's shrill voice.
“I'm fine. You better sit down and play with Ciara. It is not good for pregnant women to scream like that, let alone get angry. You want your son to have your fierce nature?”
“I know you're switching Sian's conversation. But whatever your problem is, I'm always ready to listen to it if you need a friend share.”
“Ck, I better not tell you. You noisy Sica.” reply Sian sucks while passing away just like that. He ignored Jessica's shrill voice that riled, Sian finally disappeared behind his room and decided to sleep.
-00-
Late in the afternoon a luxury car was seen parked neatly in the spacious courtyard of the Vegas central police station. A man with a black suit and a black tie fitted perfectly to his neck was seen descending the car while looking at the building in front of him for quite a while. Actually he did not want to go to this police station, especially to take care of the problems of someone he hated so much. But if he doesn't step in for the problem, he's not sure Eden can handle it. Eden was too slow and he didn't know any procedures to process a crime case like Anthony did to him. And if he lets Eden take care of everything, he's not sure Anthony will get the right punishment because the woman still has a taste for that shitty pest.
“Good day, can we help you?”
A police officer greeted Aciel with a friendly smile at him. Aciel stared at the officer at a glance and immediately said his intent and purpose came to the police station.
“Alright, come with me, I will..”.
“No need.” cut Aciel fast. The police officer stopped his steps and turned to face Aciel with a confused face.
“Tell me what Stacie was in her room or not? I can go there myself.” said Aciel in his haughty style. The police officer who did not know who Aciel was actually looked irritated and judged Aciel as a cocky man.
“But I better take you sir.” said the police officer was gentle but sounded forced because he was holding back the annoyance in his heart.
“Your rank here is only a lowly cop, you shouldn't be acting so arrogant like this by challenging my orders. If Commissioner Edburg finds out, you'll be fired soon.”
The police officer looked surprised by Aciel's words. He felt that the man was arrogant because he was only carrying out orders written in police protocol. I want it to feel like he snapped at Aciel who had happened arbitrarily in front of him. But unfortunately Aciel is not a random person, he knows the commissioner
Edburg, and if he fulfills his ego only to avenge the arrogant behavior in front of him, he may lose the hard-earned rank he gained from training camp.
“Good afternoon mr. Lutherford.”
A higher-ranking cop suddenly comes to break the tension between his co-worker and Aciel. The man smiled kindly at Aciel, then drove the police officer away with a gesture of his hand and a disguised lip sound.
“Go, I'll handle him.” whispered the cop while pushing Tyler away.
“What's senior? Who exactly is this arrogant guy?” tyler whispered in Dodge's ear. Dodge then whispered quietly beside Jinri so that his junior understood and did not continue to endanger his work because he challenged Aciel.
“Sstt...he is a rich businessman in Vegas, former lover of captain Stacie.”
“What? Why does Captain Stacie have a lover like him?” tyler whispered again. The two policemen were busy gossiping without heeding Aciel, who looked careless in front of him. Moreover, the two policemen were clearly talking about themselves with their whispering voice that felt very loud in his ear.
“You're like a woman, you like to gossip! You don't deserve to be a cop.”
Aciel then passed by without caring about the injured look of the two policemen who had been talking about him since. Tyler, who has strong emotions, looks angry and wants to pursue Aciel to protest the man's remarks. But his movement was immediately prevented by Dodge because if he recklessly harassed a man
Aciel, then he will get a very terrible reply.
“Already! Don't ever look for trouble with Aciel if you still want to live quietly with your family. You don't want to suffer the same fate as our prisoner Anthony.”
“What happened to Anthony? I just transferred to headquarters three days ago, so I don't know anything that happened in this office.”
“He got a very terrible torture. That is why Anthony has not received justice, because Mr. Lutherford has not wanted it. The man looks like he will only take care of the punishment for Anthony after making sure if the man is tortured enough to be in this prison.”
Tyler's gawking in disbelief at Dodge's story. Now he realized that he had just challenged an opponent who was not comparable to him.
-00-
“Aciel... log in.”.
Aciel smiled sweetly at Stacie and stepped calmly into the room belonging to the woman.
“Tumben are you coming to my office? Do you want to discuss Anthony's problem?” guess Stacie while closing the door. The woman then walked to a corner of her office room to grab a can of beer from inside her mini-fridge.
“How is the legal process? Eden hasn't come to discuss the lawyer's issue?” ask Aciel. Stacie shook her head and sat herself next to the man.
“Your wife hasn't come back since you last brought her here. But we have given the prisoner a heavy sentence. A few days ago we put it in a room with a temperature of minus ten degrees. And only this morning he came out in a state of hypothermia. Do you still want to punish him again?”
Aciel was silent for a moment. He certainly wanted the man dead as long as he gave the punishment. But unfortunately God still loves the man, so the man can still survive so far. He could no longer sentence Anthony because Eden would hate him again if the woman knew that Anthony was being treated badly in prison.
“Stop the torture. Just heal him so he looks fine when meeting Eden.” orders Aciel firmly. Stacie nodded in understanding. The woman then looked at Aciel seriously while holding onto Aciel's shoulder for the man to also face her.
“Do you love your wife so much?”
Aciel saw a look of sadness in Stacie's eyes. She knew that Stacie loved her very much, even she was against her father's decision to study abroad because she wanted to stay with him in Vegas. But the end of their relationship was not because Stacie had to continue her studies in Colombia. He's definitely not that kind of guy, if he really wants it, he'll keep trying to get it. It doesn't matter if his wish will make others hurt. Unfortunately Stacie always considered his departure to Colombia which made him break their relationship.
“Of course, why would I marry her if I didn't love her.” said Aciel as is. Stacie seemed to be exhaling heavily next to her while looking down miserably.
“I shouldn't have left you for Colombia. I'm sorry I obeyed
father's request because I still love you very much Ace.”
“It's not because of that problem, so don't bring up the past again. Be happy and look for a man who truly loves you.”
“But I can't. I always think of you, Ace. If it wasn't for me going to Colombia, then what was it? I know you don't really love your wife. I know what your woman's type has been all along. You must only feel sorry for him because he begged for love for you, didn't you?”
Aciel looked not surprised at all when Stacie deliberately mocked Eden in front of him. Stacie was a woman of ambition, so she would definitely do everything to get her wish. Moreover, he is a captain at the headquarters of the central police of Vegas, he has a lot of men that he can use to fulfill his ambitions.
“Because I don't love you.”
“Since when has a man like you put forward love? I'm sure you're sticking with your wife not just out of love. Now look at me, I have a pretty face and a nice body. I'm sure I can satisfy you more than what your wife gave you.” Stacie said emotionally. Now the hand that had previously been perched on Aciel's shoulder had moved to the side of Aciel's chest. The woman deliberately stroked Aciel's chest in a provocative gesture to get Aciel to get excited about her. He did not care if they were currently inside the police headquarters. He just wanted to have Aciel for himself.
“Stacie, we're at your base.” hold Aciel sharp while looking at Stacie's eyes that have been teasing him ever since.
“I don't care Ace, I just want to have you for myself.”
Bruck
Aciel pushes Stacie's body back and overlaps Stacie's tiny body underneath. Looking at Aciel who was welcoming her tease, Stacie grew even more eager to snare Aciel into her arms. Stacie's wiggly fingers now began to spread to the surface of Aciel's face and caressed him in gentle movements.
“I love you Ace, very.”
Stacie pulls Aciel's head closer to her to reach for Aciel's sexy thin lips. However, Aciel stopped the movement of his head right in front of Stacie's lips. The man grinned and whispered softly in front of Stacie's face to make Stacie's body stiffen after hearing it.
-00-
On the other hand, Eden looked surprised when he saw that highly inappropriate scene in front of him. The woman stared at the door and closed the door quietly. His initial intention to meet Stacie he canceled because he did not want to interfere with her husband's togetherness with the woman.
Her husband's....
Eden felt pain when she saw Aciel with Stacie in the room. Moreover, the positions of the two of them were truly very intimate. It cannot be ignored by Eden. He's angry! He is angry now. But he didn't know who he was angry for. Shouldn't he not be angry if he didn't love Aciel. Why he was angry when the man was with his ex-girlfriend. Couldn't he have filed for divorce from the man for this reason? But at the moment his heart is hurting. And he felt like crying at this moment because his heart was congested.
“Ed, why are you back?”
Sian who this afternoon he dragged to deliver him to the police station looked at Eden wonder because the woman had just entered to meet with Stacie, Stacie, but now the woman was standing again beside her car with her face down.
“Captain was having an affair.”
Eden looked up his face while putting on a face as cheerful as possible so that Sian did not suspect. He did not want Sian to know if he was currently heartbroken.
“Why don't you wait for him? And Aciel seems to be in.”, too
Sian pointed to Aciel's car which was parked neatly in the parking lot of the headquarters. Seeing that Eden immediately looked for reasons in his head to overcome the fussiness of Sian. There was no way he would have told Sian if the business Stacie was doing was making love to Aciel.
“I didn't meet Aciel inside, maybe he was having business with the commissioner of Edburg. Isn't Aciel and commissioner Edburg also close?”
Eden quickly got into Sian's car and told the man to go home immediately on the grounds that he had left Ciara too long at home.
“You really want to go home? Don't want to see Anthony?”
Eden shook her head quickly without looking at Sian. Even now he felt no interest in meeting Anthony. Her heart was already sick from seeing her husband's closeness to Stacie. He hated himself very much now. He should not have to be at peace with his heart and allow it
the man went into his heart too far. Now that he has given a gap for Aciel to fill his heart, the man is back in touch with his former lover who has many advantages over him. Its fault. He considered himself too highly that he did not realize that ]he was not at all comparable to Aciel. Aciel deserves Stacie Edburg, not her!
“Ed... Looks like you've been a little weird since you got out of the police station, what's up?”
Sian could not hide his curiosity. He knew something was wrong with his best friend's wife. But Eden had too high a self-esteem just to express her sadness.
“Hah? No, I'm fine. I only think of my life.” lied Eden. Sian furrowed his brows and glanced at Eden.
“What else do you think? Have fun, take advantage of all the facilities that Aciel gave you. Don't make your life difficult because it will slow down the process of returning your memory.”
Eden grieved inwardly without intending to respond to Sian's remark. For him it is better that the memory does not return because if the memory returns, he will be Eden who loves Aciel. She would definitely be a foolish woman who trusted all her husband's words without knowing if Aciel had many mistresses out there ready to give satisfaction to the man.
-00-
Stacie pecked on the spot and stopped her intention to kiss Aciel's lips.
“You don't have a look of fear like Eden. Your eyesight is the same as the**************** that I was with. So you don't deserve to be with me.”
After saying those hurtful words, Aciel immediately got up while tidying up his slightly slanted tie due to Stacie's actions.
“For so long I just kept quiet and let you think as you please because I didn't want you to get hurt. I respect you enough as the daughter of the Edburg commissioner. But what you did today really made me regret being nice to you. Actually, if I wanted to, I could have married you without taking issue with the study process you were going to study in Colombia. But then I realized that I didn't need a perfect wife who was educated, wealthy, or had a good family background. I need a wife who can complete my flaws.”
“I can do it.” Stacie said softly with tears that began to flood her eyes. The woman looked devastated with Aciel's extremely painful spicy words. But Aciel had no other choice. His indecisive attitude actually made Stacie think wrong about him.
“No, you can't. At first I felt comfortable when I was around you. You understand my world and we can be a suitable chatting partner. But the longer I get bored. Your presence by my side is no different than my business colleagues out there. You and I are not like a couple of friends. And in my domestic life I need someone who is more than a friend. Someone different from me to complement each other. Eden did not come from a perfect family like yours, even his mother left him with another man when Eden was very small. But she has a gentle motherly side, she loves me sincerely, and she doesn't have a disgusting seductive look like you. So if you are not at all comparable to Eden, because you are inferior to Eden. From tomorrow I will ask the commissioner of Edburg to take care of Anthony's matters, so don't try to take over that task because I don't want to see you again.”
After saying those hurtful words Aciel immediately stepped away from Stacie's room without caring about the pain she had inflicted on the gentle woman's heart. It felt like he was so fed up that his decision to keep Stacie's feelings from being misinterpreted by the woman.
“Commissioner Edburg, I want you to continue the sentencing process for suspect Anthony. Give a plea hearing for her tomorrow, and I'll come with my wife.”
Commissioner Edburg was visibly surprised by Aciel's sudden arrival into his room.
Moreover, the man came in a state of not being okay. His entire body was so engulfed by an aura of fury that it felt like Mr. Edburg did not dare to refute Aciel's request to immediately process the punishment for Anthony. Not understanding of the situation with Aciel, Mr. Edburg
ask Aciel to sit first on the comfortable sofa that is available in his room. But it was immediately rejected by Aciel raw on the grounds he
was busy.
“I came just to convey this. I still have a lot of work to do in the office. Please just do what I want. And do not switch this task to Stacie.” message Aciel before leaving the large room belonging to the commissioner of Edburg. The proud man walked with his chin
raised and barking steps that made some policemen turn towards him with amazed looks and also annoyed at Aciel's arrogant attitude. While Aciel looked unconcerned and immediately put on his sunglasses to cover up the aura of anger that was still emanating from both eyes.
