DREAM OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER 26

"Name is Yuna, Ma."

"Mama already knows." said Nissa while spooning tempe orek to her husband's plate.

"Where do you know?" Shua was a little confused, but she immediately knew the answer. Who else if not from Vanya.

"Your mama's got a lot of intel. So tell me about the woman." William awaits an explanation from his son. Earlier this morning his wife was frenetic after Vanya called and told him about the woman Joshua loved.

"Before Shua tells you about anything else, it's good that you know something. He got married and divorced about three months ago."

"Open..uhuuuk..." Nissa choked and immediately gulped down the white water in front of her.

"Widow?" William was no less surprised to hear that.

"Are there no other women Shua?" Nissa was a little sorry about his words. He always thinks rationally. When he watches soap operas on television, he always says 'What's wrong with widows?'. But now the situation is different. This happened to their only child.

"Ma, don't say that donk. We eat first, later we continue in the family room yes." said William wisely.

"So why should Yuna, Shua? Papa's sure there's something in him that makes you choose him." Nissa just kept waiting for Shua's answer.

"She's Shua's first love since High School, Pa. And all this time Shua could never forget it." Shua tells her everything about who Yuna and her ex-husband are, and why they divorced.

Nissa became a little tired of hearing Shua's story, she became sympathetic to Yuna. And one thing is for sure, Nissa believes in her son. Joshua is not a man who makes decisions for no apparent reason.

"Bring him here Shua, Mama wants to meet him." Shua's smile also expanded. He knew that Nissa seemed to be able to accept Yuna.

"Good thanks, Ma." He hugged the woman he loved and respected the most. Nissa smiled at her son's behavior. It was rare for Shua to laugh especially while hugging him just because of a woman.

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A week ago Yuna told her parents about her divorce. Of course his parents were surprised not to play and decided to return to Indonesia as soon as possible. Not that Yuna wants to defend Adit, but she says that Adit actually chose her but Yuna does not want to refer back. Yuna knew her parents loved her very much and definitely supported her decision. All that he did was so that the problem did not get longer. Imagine if the truth was told, how angry his parents were.

"Have you slept Yun?" joshua's voice echoed behind the phone.

"Yet. Mama just yesterday if tomorrow night gets here." replied Yuna while hugging her favorite bolster.

"Oh yeah? How sudden?"

"I just found out too."

"Do we need to pick him up?"

"I'm just Shua. I haven't told you anything about you. You might be surprised by them later." Yuna turned off her room lights with the remote. Leaving a small sleeping lamp in the corner of the room.

"okay..Btw, I told my parents about you. They invited you to eat at home."

"Seriously??" Yuna was surprised by Shua's words.

"He uh. But if your parents come, when do you have time?"

"I'll tell mom papa about you. Just be patient."

"I'm always patient if it's about you. What time are you going to the airport?"

"..."

"Yun..?" Shua smiled across there. Looks like Yuna's asleep. Shua listened to a slow gasp and she continued to hear it for three minutes before she uttered a "sweet dream babe" and closed the call.

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"How can you lie to us for three months?" Kenichi confirmed the position of his glasses, trying to look a little relaxed by leaning his back against the black leather sofa. Harris was just about to answer him, but Yuna preceded him.

"Yuna forbid it, Pa. They just follow Yuna's request. Please, Pa. It's all been happening. Even if Yuna were to report this sooner, nothing would change." Yuna had warned her parents not to over-extend the problem.

"This is because we failed to protect you Yuna, we should have continued to stay here. Mama should never have left you and lived in Tokyo hu.hu.hu.." Rossa crying. Yuna who did not expect her mother would cry like that immediately embraced her.

Adit, Farah, and Harris were unable to say anything. They only occasionally opened their voices and could only apologize. As for Becca, she can only hide in the room, giving breast milk to her baby daughter who is just two weeks old. Her in-laws have given orders that little Gracia should not cry. Becca was upset about it. Surely her in-laws did not want her whereabouts and her son to be known by Yuna's parents.

Becca looked at her sleeping little daughter after feeling quite full. He had been in that big house for almost three months. Her father-in-law, Farah, pampered her greatly. In contrast to Harris who seemed to dislike his presence. But Becca doesn't really care. The important thing is that he has Adit and his son, Becca, is already quite satisfied.

Yuna took her parents home after an hour there. An hour that felt like ten hours to him. It's still ten in the morning. Arriving from Tokyo last night, they want to go straight to Adit's house but Yuna forbids it. Be there early in the morning. Thankfully, today is Saturday. Actually the idea of hiding Becca is his request to Adit if Adit does not want to be finished off by Kenichi.

"You don't understand Yuna. You're my only mother's daughter. Mama's feelings hurt a lot more if you get hurt, you know?" Rossa took a tissue and started wiping her tears again. Kenichi turned around briefly to see his crying wife and sat alone in the back seat. Yuna drove while sighing.

"Yuna knows Ma. Yuna's sorry, okay? But believe me, Ma. Divorce is not that bad. Instead of the two of us living without happiness under one roof, we parted ways. Mama wants Yuna to be happy, right? Yuna has been relieved and happy since her divorce from Adit. Believe me, Ma." Yuna's words just now made Rossa a little relieved. He knew Yuna wasn't good at lying.

Yuna herself looked confident when she said it, but a minute later she hesitated a little. Is she really happy with her divorce? Only a crazy woman can say that. Of course he was sad and disappointed to death. But feeling relieved is true. Relieved because with a divorce he could continue his life without feeling afraid and angry every night. And now there is Shua who fills his days. His empty heart is easily filled with the charm of a Joshua Austin.

The phone rang and the name of the person he was thinking about just appeared on the LCD screen of Yuna's car. Yuna was surprised and subconsciously turned her head towards her papa.

"No, not lifted?" ask Ken.

"Oh, just later, Pa." Yuna replied as she waited for the phone to turn itself off. Not long after, Shua's name reappeared. This time Yuna answered him, and of course Shua's voice could be heard by her parents.

"Yes Shua. I'm driving again, there's mommy and papa me too." Yuna directly explained her position now so that Shua could be careful if she spoke. Rossa slightly saw the nervousness of her son's voice.

"Oh, sorry to interrupt. Actually I called Adit but it wasn't picked up. There is an urgent problem, about our project in Surabaya. Mm-h...Doesn't it matter if I explain it here? Or can we meet for a second?" Yuna glanced at Ken. Ken signaled that he didn't care if he wanted to meet.

"Where are you now Shua?" ask Yuna.

"I'm not far from your house."

"OKs. We meet at my house. I'm almost there."

Rossa brought him a cup of sweet tea and a plate of mochi cake that he brought from Japan.

"Don't bother, Tan." Shua was a little clumsy with what Yuna's mother was doing.

"Not bothered. Tastycard. This is Japanese mochi." Rossa laughed sweetly. A handsome young man, he thought.

"I'm sorry I bothered you on holiday. It's just that Mr. Imran called me. He said he miscalculated the area of each store that would be blocked. While the marketing has spread the invitation to the store tenants. What do you think, Yun?" Shua was a little nervous sitting in the living room being watched by the two old men Yuna. Actually, this matter is not too urgent. He can talk about it Monday. It was just that, somehow he wanted to introduce himself as quickly as possible. Crazy indeed.

"sorry. What was your name?" ask Ken.

"Joshua, Pa." Rossa answered quickly.

"You work at Yuna's company?" ask Ken again in a polite tone without any intention of offending.

"Oh, not Pa. Shua use our services to build a mall in Surabaya." replied Yuna.

"Shua, it looks like we need to get to the location. Soon it will be opening right." continued Yuna.

"When?"

"Monday we leave. Mama's okay to be left for a while? At least two or three days." Yuna turned to look at her mom and dad alternately.

"Oh, of course it's okay, honey. A week is also okay hahahaha.." replied Rossa who was greeted with the eye-painting Yuna. He knew exactly what his mother thought.

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