
Lorena went back inside the house, she did not bother much about Earlangga's business with the man who was wearing Earlangga's car.
As she was heading to the dining room, looking at her from the window, Valerie was standing in the back garden, occasionally touching her growing belly. Lorenapun turn direction, go to the back garden.
Valerie looked surprised to see her mother-in-law approaching her.
“You feel good now?” lorena asked, stopping her steps on the back porch.
“Iya Ma'am, I'm not nauseous anymore,” Valerie replied with a smile, she tried to get used to calling mom. His hand rubbed his stomach.
“There's something I want to ask,” said Lorena.
“What's the problem Bu?” ask Valerie.
“Your parents are gone, right?” Lorena made sure again, because the time of Valerie's wedding mentioned her parents were dead.
“Iya Ma'am, “ replied Valerie.
“Since you were married to Earlangga, you did not ask your parents for blessing at all, I mean you did not visit the village with Earlangga, not even your brother was invited,“ said Lorena.
Valerie, speechless, she did not understand what her mother-in-law would talk about.
“You must miss your hometown right?” ask Lorena.
“Iya,” replied Valerie nodded weakly.
“You can ask Earlangga to accompany you back home. He should also know your origin,” said Lorena.
Valerie looked at the face of her mother-in-law who looked back at her.
“You are keeping too much distance from your husband, it is not good for both of you, especially soon you will have a baby, your relationship should be getting better,” said Lorena.
Valerie is still weighing her mother-in-law's words. It was true that he felt lonely in this great city. Living alone without relatives, the relatives he followed were dead and now he followed Bu Asni who was also a stranger, also live in the family home husband who has not one hundred percent consider him son-in-law in this house.
“Later lunch hour, between meals for Earlangga as you invite him to accompany you home,” said Lorena.
“Good Mom, later I will talk to Mr. Earlangga,” Valerie replied.
Lorena scrunched her forehead, Valerie still called out to Father, but she didn't bother about it too much. He nodded and went into the house.
Valerie looked at her mother-in-law's departure, she was happy that her mother-in-law was so attentive to her, her mother-in-law knew that she missed her father and mother who were gone. Had they been alive, they would have been happy to soon be getting a grandchild even without knowing who the father of his granddaughter was.
Earlangga brought his frustration to Darren to the office. He suddenly became a bad-tempered boss. Miss Riska to think twice every time she would report something.
Earlangga is still getting carried away with the notion of Darren who continues to pressure him and wants to blackmail him. While she can't let Darren keep squeezing her, she doesn't like to be controlled by others. Let alone Darren by his grandmother he did not want to be controlled at will.
As the elevator door opened, Valerie emerged from the elevator door carrying a pouch in her hand. For more than a month he never came to this office again to bring lunch. If not for her mother-in-law who told her to deliver this food maybe she chose to stay at home, even though staying at home now is very uncomfortable because Ms.Grace has lived again at home.
He saw that Ms. Riska was sitting at her desk located near Earlangga's room. Valeriepun's foot is headed for Miss Riska's desk.
From a distance there was the sound of angry people in the room, he was going to stop his steps because this was not the time to meet Earlangga.
Miss Riska turned to Valerie who stood stopping her steps.
“You? Uh Bu!” said Miss Riska who had to call Valeria mother, she stood up.
Valerie approached Miss Riska hesitantly, as the voice of an angry angry person in the room grew increasingly audible. Valeriepun looked at Miss Riska.
“Pak Earlangga is busy?” ask Valerie.
“Yes, you can hear yourself, the mood is not good,” replied Miss Riska.
Valeriepun looked down and saw his pocket, should he just go home and leave this food to Miss Riska?
Some employees came out of Earlangga's room with a lethargic bow, after his boss diomeli because of his work that was not right. Miss Riska just stared at them for a while then turned to Valerie.
“Mothers come in,” says Bu Riska.
“Ah no, I better put the food here, I do not want to disturb Mr. Earlangga,” said Valerie, while keeping the food bag on her desk Bu Riska.
“Bu Risk!” there was a sound of paggilan from Earlangga.
“Ya Sir!” sahut Bu Riska, then rush to his room Earlangga half ran.
“Why are you so slow?” earlangga.
“Sorry Sir,” said Mrs Riska.
“Can't you go faster?” earlangga again.
“Iya Sir,” replied Bu Riska, with her face pale, not usually her boss like this.
“Anu Sir,” said Miss Riska nervously, all day she got scorned by her boss.
“What else? Take files! I've been looking at the files that keep piling up on my desk!” said Earlangga, standing looking at Miss Riska.
“That's Sir, there's Bu Valerie,” replied Bu Riska.
Hearing Ms Riska's reply made Earlangga surprised.
“What? My wife is here?” ask Earlangga.
“Iya Sir, it's on my desk!” answer Miss Riska.
“Why didn't you tell me from earlier?” lamented Earlangga, then walked out of the room. He saw his wife was standing next to his desk Bu Riska by holding a rope pouch on the table Bu Riska.
Valerie turned to the door and saw the man appear at the door, her heart was tense fearing that Earlangga was not happy with his sudden arrival, but it was all far from her shadow, the man immediately smiled when he saw her.
“Darling, why didn't you say it was coming?” ask Earl while approaching.
“But looks like..You are busy, sorry I interrupted,” continued Valerie stammering, while showing the bag she carried. Even though Earlangga is her husband, still she feels Earlangga is the one who pays her.
Earlangga smiled and immediately took the food bag.
“You should call me if you want to come,” he said, his right hand hugging Valerie's shoulder.
“Come in,” invite Earlangga. Valerie just nodded, raising her face for a moment turned to the tall, strapping man who was hugging her shoulders, the face of the sangar she had imagined was not there.
Ms. Riska walked out of her room Earlangga only glanced at her for a moment, looking at her boss's face which was no longer so fierce.
“Looks like his wife should come to the office every day so as not to get angry,” her inner self.
Earlangga invited Valerie to sit on the sofa in the room. He sat next to his wife.
“You didn't say you'd be here,” said Earlangga, looking at his wife. Every time he saw the woman who became his wife with her pregnant stomach, he felt happy, especially Valerie looked more fresh and filled.
“Sorry I interrupted Ba.mu..” job Valerie said.
Earlangga smiled when his wife was nervous, not clear, must have heard that angry at his employees.
“No, you are my wife you can come anytime,” said Earlangga.
“Actually my mother told me to come here” Valerie said.
“Mother? Why?” ask Earlga astonishment.
“Mother suggested I take Ba.mu..to my hometown,” Valerie replied.
Earlga looked at Valerie in surprise.
“To your hometown?” asked Earl, not understanding.
“Yes, mother suggested so, “ Valerie replied nodding, in her heart she was worried Earlangga would refuse, because she was not an important person for Earlangga.
“You want to go home?” ask Earlangga.
“Yes, since I got married I have not visited my parents' graves,” Valerie replied.
Whichever Earl kept quiet, he only realized that he did not treat his wife well. They get married unlike people in general who have two family visits. They married just like that, which was thought to be only her family's good name, not at all thinking that Valerie also has a family.
Earlangga looked at Valerie who was looking down while rubbing her stomach. She kept her hand on Valerie's hand, which was holding her stomach.
“Alright, we are going to your hometown,” replied Earlangga, blinding Valerie flabbergasted and instantly raising her face in disbelief.
“Ba..You want to come to my hometown?” valerie asked, looking at her husband's face.
“Of course, when are you leaving? Tomorrow?” ask Earlangga.
“What Ba..you are not busy? My hometown is far away,” replied Valerie.
“It's okay, I also have to visit my wife's hometown right? Is there no family you can visit there?” ask Earlangga.
Hearing Earlangga's answer really makes Valerie's heart happy, at least she came home pregnant accompanied by her husband even though not the father of the baby, her eyes just blushed.
“Only distant relatives, my close relatives have died while working at home Bu Nisa,” Valerie replied.
“Alright, we leave tomorrow,” said Earlangga.
“Thank you,” Valerie replied, with a smile, she was really happy to hear that.
Suddenly a kiss landed on her cheek, making Valerie surprised again, she again got a kiss from the man, her face immediately flushed red.
“Let's where my lunch is, I'm hungry,” said Earlangga.
Valerie nodded and immediately prepared a lunch for Earlangga. The man looked greedy eating the food he brought, making him even happier to see it.
“Have you eaten?” asked Earlangga to stop eating and looked at Valerie.
“I? I...” Valerie remembered that she had not eaten, because she had come to the office not yet at lunch.
Earl stared at him.
“You haven't eaten?” tanyakanya.
“Not yet, I was..” not finished Valerie spoke, the spoon held by Earlangga was right in front of her mouth.
“Then you eat too, I think this menu can still be eaten by pregnant women,” said Earlangga.
Valerie looked at the spoon containing the vegetables and then at Earlangga.
“You only wrote down the food menu that Bu Asni had to prepare for me, but you never know what it was like, right? Eat with me,” said Earlangga, bringing the spoon closer.
With hesitation, Valerie opened her mouth and the food entered her mouth.
“You also have to eat a lot, because you are alone with our baby,” said Earlangga, thrusting again his spoon into Valerie's mouth.
“But sir uh, Earl, the food will run out,” said Valerie.
“If my wife and baby who took him out is no problem,” replied Earlangga with a smile, a mouthful went back into Valerie's mouth.
“You should also eat,” Valerie said, while chewing her meal. Earlangga nodded and the spoon went into his mouth.
It was indescribable to Valerie's delight, to feel that someone was watching her and doting on her in such a state. Every now and then he looked at Earlangga who continued to bribe him. She seemed to love her husband more.
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