CHASING THE LOVE OF LYVIA

Chapters. 70. The Vain Effort

 

Late that night, Adrian finds Lyvia making a cover letter and prepares her files.

 

Lyvia intentionally worked it out in the middle of the night when Adrian was asleep, only to avoid questions from her.

 

"Darling...what are you doing...?" Tanya Adrian surprised. Lyvia was nervous and tried to clean up the files scattered on the table.

 

Adrian who already knew what he was doing, immediately grabbed Lyvia's hand.

"What's this for...?"

"It's none of your business." he replied softly.

 

"You're my wife, so whatever your business is will be mine too..."

 

Lyvia was silent, her hands were still busy cleaning up her work.

 

"Via..." the body of Lyvia was taken into Adrian's arms.

"Tell me. What should I do, that you may return to the way you were." he asked.

"There is nothing. enough to finish everything, so you are free to leave the house." he said still in a half whisper, afraid that until Mother and Sister heard.

"You're stubborn Lyvia.how many times do I have to say, nothing has changed from me and I have never betrayed you either.." she explained over and over.

"As much as you can tell, it's true or a lie..."

"Via...."

"I'm just bored at home, I want to find busyness, I don't want to be silent and always imagine the bad things you've done out there.I don't want that..."

 

The night is getting late, the atmosphere is getting quieter, Lyviapun increasingly shrink his voice.

Adrian hugged his wife's body, he could not see and hear Isak crying Lyvia.

 

"Take off Mas..let me finish my work ..." he said.

"Don't love.no decent job for you, no one can send my wife out there.let me make you happy in my own way...."

"Happiness is just a moment Mas.yet even 3 years of our marriage, but you've made me sick for years."

"Sssstttt..don't talk again, it's night, let's go to sleep soon..Al's love is left alone."

 

Adrian wanted to stop their argument. He didn't want this to drag on if no one wanted to budge on one.

He swiftly lifted Lyvia's body into the room. Lyvia tries to rebel, but the more she moves the tighter Adrian holds her.

 

"Be quiet, sleep sweetly, I will take care of you here." whispered as he put his wife's body on the bed.

 

'Adrian.you were wise and always gave in when I was stubborn, but why can't I accept that yet.' Lyvia's heartache.

It was the same as the nights before. Adrian sleeps on the couch in Lyvia's room. Without pillows, without blankets, he even only wears shorts and t-shirts.

Lyvia who was curled up inside the bedcover just felt cold, let alone her who was without a blanket at all.

 

"I'm sorry Mas.." whispered after being moved to place a pillow under his neck and envelop his body.

 

Adrian who pretended to sleep could only smile at the treatment of his wife.

'i'm sure.in your little heart there must still be love and affection for me.' he murmured inwardly.

That morning. After the morning prayers he went back to sleep on the sofa, Lyviaun did not dare to wake him.

 

"Via....Adrian didn't come in today...?"

"Entah ma'am..after dawn he went back to sleep on the sofa..."

"You're not trying to wake up, son..or is she sick...?" my mother told me to have breakfast together.

"Via doesn't think Mom. Maybe she just doesn't want Via out today" he said.

"Why really...??"

"Evening ... Via got caught making a job application letter..."

"Hahahha...." Kania laughed at my confession.

"What the hell..."

"So there's nothing like dech, it's been made delicious still looking for new problems..."

 

'you little boy know what Kania's life is about.' he whispered in his heart.

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Until the time he has agreed with Riyanti, but Adrian has not left this house.

Lyvia was restless, how she would convey this to her best friend. Though this is his chance to be able to get out of saturation thinking about things that he should not think about.

 

"Via...kamu why...? Al's still sleeping...?" ask Mom to surprise him.

"Yes Ma....Via was confused, how did Via tell Riyanti about the submission of Lyvia's work..."

"Yes Mom.Today at 9 o'clock, Via was asked to his office for an Interview..."

"Lyvia.go, ask your husband for permission.Whatever the answer is you must obey Nak, do not make your own decisions.."

 

'Mother's right.but I don't understand what is going on, where maybe Lyvia asked Ms.'s permission.This is the only way so that Lyvia does not stress silence at home...' whispers in the heart

 

"Why silence....?" ask Mom back

"What might Adrian allow..."

"Just try, talk about it well.do not make problems son.. happiness in the household is always created if there is good communication between the two..."

 

'But our communication is not good, ma'am.' grunts in his heart.

 

"Mother will grant your departure to work again, if Adrian also allows you.." Mother's advice came back.

 

'Yes Allah.even my mother's blessing also depends on my husband's blessing.' he said limp.

'But there's no harm in trying...After all, if Adrian really leaves me, I need this job.

Lyvia ran towards her room, Mother just shook her head looking at her childish manner.

 

"Mas.... Mas.... Mas Adrian.." call him wake up.

 

Adrian was not warted at all. Via tried to wake him up.

He pressed Adrian's cheek with his fingertips.

"Mas...wake up...you sleep what fainted...? it's hard to build..."

Lyvia sat cross-legged in front of her husband who was still sleeping on her bedroom sofa. He supported his head with both hands, he looked at the face of Adrian who seemed to smile even though he was sleeping.

'In sleep you still look handsome Mas. sometimes I am not sincere if there are other eyes that see your good looks.' he murmured in his heart.

 

"Why.... ? that handsome is me, so you don't want to get out of your sight....?" he said it surprised Lyvia who was half-dreaming.

 

Adrian is actually awake.

"Iihhhhh.

Adrian sat down and tried to lift Lyvia's body to her side.

"I can do it myself..."

Adrian shook his head, how stubborn his wife was.

Lyvia sat on the side facing Adrian.

"Buck...."

"Hmmmmmmm...."

"Did you not go to work...?"

"No..."

"Why...?"

"Because you're going to work..."

Lyvia frowned, she did not understand her husband's words.

"I mean.....?"

"Don't you go to work today...?"

"What does it allow..."

"Yes.I let you work, and let me at home take care of Al." he replied calmly.

'Oh Allah.so that means, I never thought that far.but, what about Al in the future...'

 

"But I'm gonna need this job, to keep my life, if you leave me later." I said with teary eyes.

"What else are you talking about...? who will leave you Lyvia.don't make my emotions rise.I've been patient and tried to correct my mistakes.." he said slowly but full of affirmation.

 

Lyvia began to shed tears that had been pooled in her eyes.

 

"We're coming home today, I don't want you to think anything about us.we'll talk later at home." she said as she left me alone in the room.

 

("Assalamu'alaikum Yanti.sorry, I have not been able to accept your kindness to join the company that you lead, again my mother and husband do not allow....forgive me and thank you for the opportunity you gave me...🙏 Wassalam...

Warm regards from me 'Lyvia' ") ⁇ ️

A message had been received and read by Riyanti, actually Lyvia wanted to call him directly, but it felt embarrassed he spoke.

Yanti has been so good will give the right position for Lyvia. But all his efforts were in vain.

("Yes Via. gakpapa, take it easy.it should be so, hopefully next time you can join us here...🥰😘")️

("Aamiin...🤲🤲 thanks Riyanti 🥰😘")️.

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