CAMELLIAS

episode 47's

On Camelia's second day in Singapore, she had no intention of returning home to Jakarta despite Jupiter's repeated requests for her to return home. 

Camelia stayed with her two mothers. Every day he helps Dahlia clean the house and takes care of Nia painstakingly. Meanwhile, Febian also really enjoys his free time by playing around the yard, or just playing games, even he could have prank Camelia all day. 

Finished helping Dahlia cook, and bathing Nia, Camelia sat on the edge of the porch of the house overlooking the back garden. Although the area is only four square meters, but the land was transformed into a small garden of various types of vegetables grew there. 

"Again what?" Dahlia came to bring the orange juice she had made before approaching Camelia. Singapore weather is not much different from Jakarta, the air is hot and hot, so orange juice is very suitable during the day as it is now.  

"Look at my mother's garden. Nice, lots of green plants, good to look at." Answer Camelia, while reaching for a glass filled with cold orange juice.

"Mothers have a lot of free time, rather than dumbass so like gardening. It can save money." Reply Dahlia.

"Mom don't want to get married again?" Dahlia immediately choked upon hearing the question from her daughter.

"What's? Married married?" Dahlia rubbed her lips with a tissue, choking on the orange juice, which she was drinking.

"Yes, I'm still very young. Maybe getting married can make you feel happier. It's fun not to be able to enjoy old age with the people we care about." 

"You're sure you'd be happy if you remarried?" 

"Mom needs someone who looks after you, and is always there when you need to." 

Dahlia smiled, stroking Camelia's hair slowly,

"Mom never intended to marry again. Whatever the reason, I don't want to marry again. Mom's happy now, even mom's much happier than when she had everything, back then." 

"Do you still love Father Fathur?" 

"Maybe." Dahlia shrugged her shoulders, and her gaze was fixed on the green expanse of her small garden. 

"I want to know how the love story of mom and dad, how you adopted me." Camelia never asked further about her mother's past, but this time she felt it was time she knew everything. 

"The story of mother and father's love is nothing interesting, other than getting married by force." A sad look was seen on Dahlia's face. 

"I want to hear. Now Kara is all grown up, and can understand all your reasons for parting ways. Unlike in the past, Kara was very disappointed when mother chose to part with father." Camelia smiled bitterly, as her memory returned to recall the events of a few years ago, when her parents divorced.

 

"Mother and father are in a match," Dahlia said, she sighed, as if preparing her heart for having to recall the difficult times, when her household was on edge. Camelia knows it's not easy to tell an old story, especially when it feels so painful to be remembered.

Camelia immediately grabbed her mother's fingers, she gave strength to keep her mother strong. 

"Mother fell in love with your father the first time we met. Mother thought everything would go according to plan, but it turns out that Fathur has a lover, Salma, Alfaro's mother. I know they love each other, but I also don't want to lose Fathur, and in the end I chose to keep forcing Fathur to get married." 

"Would you be forced to marry?" 

"Fathur had no other choice but to marry his mother. Because at that time, Fathur's father's company was in a very critical condition. Married to a mother is the right choice to save her company. It's a cliche, isn't it? But it really does happen in the business world." 

Camelia knew about arranged marriages in such a way as to enrich each other's company, without thinking about how each felt. Because in the business world, love is at the very last, after profits and stock prices rise. 

"After that, I thought love could grow on its own, but it didn't." Dahlia smiled bitterly, as she recalled her struggle to get Fathur's attention. 

"Perhaps with the presence of a child can strengthen our relationship. However, the mother was convicted of not being able to have a child." Camelia further tightened the link of her hand, she knew how her mother felt, when she was convicted of not being able to have children. 

"Mother was so desperate, that the mother chose to pretend to be pregnant and to have a child. And mom chose to adopt from Nia. Mother never told anyone, except bi Narti our housekeeper." 

Camelia remembers bi Narti, her former domestic assistant who is now out of nowhere. For a long time they never met again. 

"Your presence in the mother's family, little by little is able to turn Fathur into more attention. But, he only paid attention to you, never paid attention to mom. That's when I started to feel angry, and often ignored you. I'm sorry, mom, "" Dahlia's eyes began to tear up, she felt sorry that she had treated Camelia so badly.

"Mother is desperate, because Fathur does not love her. Until I've always been rude to you, because I want her to pay attention to me too. I'm sorry, son," Dahlia couldn't hold back her tears, she gore hiding her wet eyes.

"Kara's happy, I finally want to be frank." Camelia pulled her hand so that Dahlia would not continue to hide her face. 

"Kara knows I love Kara, it's just that I want to be noticed. Kara can understand, and kara knows why mom always be rude to Kara, first. Kara wants to hear mom's story not because she wants to blame or hate mom, Kara just wants to know and now Kara's relieved." Camelia smiled, rubbing her mother's already wet cheeks. 

"From a long time ago until now, Kara loves her mom. Even though Kara doesn't know the real story, Kara will still love mom. Because before I knew Mama Nia, I was the only woman I loved." 

"Gosh Kara…. Why do you have a heart as good as this, surely you have a heart as good as this from mamah Nia." 

"Maybe yes, but mother also plays an important role for Kara's growth. Thank you for raising Kara, and for giving her such great love, that Kara could be as strong as she is now." 

"Geez, baby,," Dahlia was speechless. He immediately hugged his only princess very tightly.

"God is too good for man as mother. He sent a beautiful angel to mom. I'll find whoever hurt you, son, because no one can hurt you or hurt you. I promise." Camelia just smiled, seeing the mother promise.

"Mom just needs to promise, mom will be fine as long as I'm in Jakarta. Because if you get hurt or suffer, it's the same as hurting Kara." 

"Mother and mama Nia must be fine, son. As long as you are away from me take good care of yourself. And soon we'll be back, we'll be living together here." 

Camelia nodded, agreeing to the mother's proposal. Because after his business was completed he did intend to leave Jakarta and re-settle in Singapore. 

Dahlia kissed Camelia's forehead, and resumed her story of her former life. But not stories that can drain tears, but silly stories that eventually make them laugh. 

Meanwhile, in Jakarta, Jupiter still feels unsettled even though he has received news, if Camelia will not go home today. Even that makes him upset, namely Camelia does not give certainty when he will return. 

After returning home from work, he must have immediately returned to the apartment, ignoring his friends' calls to gather together. But this time, he could not avoid because Josh had been waiting for him in the office since an hour ago. Because he did not want to go to the cafe, or other tongkrongan place, finally Jupiter invited Josh to come to his apartment. 

"Lo kayak eel fish, very slippery now. He was invited to hang out not want, invited to meet especially." Josh complained, as soon as he received a bottle of soda from Jupiter.  

"Gue's busy." Kill Jupiter.

"Do what many employees, but you're still hassles yourself." 

"Gue needs to ensure the work of my employees. I don't want anything wrong." 

"Lo's not hiding anything from me anymore, is he?" Josh, because he knows Jupiter very well, they have been friends for a long time so Josh knows when Jupiter dodges and when Jupiter is really a lot of work. 

"Gue is busy."

"But?"

"Gue does a lot of work one of my heart's works." Eventually Jupiter gives up, as she will not be able to escape Josh's question. 

"Your relationship with Nadira is fine, right?" 

"You mean?"

Jupiter sighed, took a deep breath and leaned her body on the chair.

"Gue loves other women." 

"Kara?" Jupiter just muttered, assented. 

"Lo doesn't feel sorry for Nadira? He who nolong lo, he also made you finally can forget Kara, but now you with his bravery, say that you love Kara. Remember Nadira's sick, man!" 

"Then, if Nadira is sick, I have to marry her, right?" 

"At least appreciate his feelings. I'm not sure he'll be all right, if you leave him that way." 

"When I get married, will he and I be okay? Marriage is not like a courtship, can walk and then hope love comes later. Marriage is not like that. Lo shadowin, you live one house, one bed, but your heart is out there, is it not painful to feel Nadira?" Josh did not answer, because he was actually also engaged to a woman he did not love.

"Lo happy fiancee with Lisa?" Jupiter asked back.

"No, right? Lo imagine that you will marry Lisa, what will happen to your life, in addition to enlarging the company? There's nothing! And I don't want to be like that."

"Then, how do you want?"

"Gue will try, and will kind of give up before my hopes are broken by Kara." 

"Have you met Kara?" 

"Udah." 

"Don't-don't Kara?" Josh hung up the question, when he remembered something.

"Yes, she was Camelia at the time." 

"What?!! You are crazy!" Josh shook his head, not believing.

"Lo look to die if you get married to Kara. How the response nyokap lo, if you find out how the reputation of the Kara now. And you must be the subject of all the businessmen who have received the services of the Kara. And I'm sure, lo shares will plummet." 

Jupiter was not surprised at all the bad possibilities Josh had said. Because in fact it will happen, if he forced to marry Kara. Selai is opposed by his family he will also surely suffer a big loss because the shareholders will certainly file a lawsuit once they know Jupiter married a paid woman like Kara. 

"Gue tau's. But I need to make sure first, before I make a decision."

"What you need to know. If you want her virginity mastin, I guarantee she's not a virgin." Jupiter is upset by Josh's words. He throws a soda can that is no longer there, until it hits Josh's head. 

"www ill ****!!" 

"Lo said that, like you've never been. I guarantee you've never done anything like that, with any woman." Jupiter Ledk 

"Emang lo ever?" Josh doesn't want to lose.

"Gue's? Hahaha, obviously." Show Jupiter to itself. 

"The guru is not sure." Josh Cibir.

"Well, virgins don't have to sneer at each other. Means we include rare items in a big city like Jakarta." Jupiter did not reply, he just smiled amusedly. 

After Josh left, Jupiter decided to stay in her apartment, after ordering some food for dinner. 

Some incoming messages are ignored, especially when he knows who the sender is. He would have opened his phone less often if not to contact Camelia. Jupiter is more often looking for information about Kara's life, from social media, and also from various information about Kara that can be searched on the internet. 

Jupiter is already aware of the consequences that will be faced, if he continues to marry Kara, but he will not just give up, either, because he believes Kara is not the woman that his friends often talk about all this time. 

If he loses some of his shares, he can understand, but he cannot ignore if it has started to threaten his family. However, all his actions will affect all his family members, not just him. 

Preparing for the worst possibilities is the most powerful way, so far he has learned a lot of the business world very well. If one day he loses the stake in his name, he will give it up and will start a business from the bottom again, but he also has to prepare for his family. He must first save the shares owned, Aksa, Dea, David and also his parents. After making sure everything was safe, he could more easily continue his plan. 

Suddenly the phone rang, shifting its concentration. Jupiter immediately glanced at the screen of the cell phone placed next to her friend sitting down. As soon as Kara's name appeared, she immediately pressed the green button and placed the flat object in her ear. 

"Such a reply." There was a sweet voice that he longed for so much across the street. 

"For a long time, just a phone." Reply Jupiter. 

The sound of Kara's laughter made Jupiter smile.

"Again what?" Ask Camelia.

"Song wait for you to call."

"Ih, seriously."

"I've never been serious." 

"Aki kangen." One word that could destroy Jupiter's brain. 

"I am too."

"I miss Jupi, not Jupiter." Camelia's Cuckoo.

"Okay, in the next life I'll ask to be a cat then." Camelia grew increasingly laugh at Jupiter's complaints.

"Then I want to be a pomeranian, or a chihuahua. Let me bite you." Ledek Camelia, he deliberately upset Jupiter for his jokes. 

"It's up to you!" Answer Jupiter, ketus. 

"That's just angry. Then I'll see you tomorrow." 

"What?! You want to go home?" 

"I said I'd see you tomorrow, not come home." 

"Stop kara's joke!!"

"Yes, yes, I love you too. Love you Jupiku." Camelia suddenly turned off the connection. But Jupiter was not angry, instead he smiled to himself while holding the cry he wanted to let out. 

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