Fear of Marriage

Prospective mother-in-law

“Why hide”, said the man looking down at Karenina who was crouching behind the front office desk.

“Farel, you make me surprised aj”, he said blushing his lips. Farel chuckled, he pulled out the phone from his jacket pocket wanting to take a picture of Karenina and send it to William.

“What do you want?” Karenina quickly took Farel's phone. “Don't fuck around yah”, he said miserably. To this day, Karenina still thinks that Farel is indeed a driver.

“Why are you here, William didn't tell you to pick me up right?” said.

“I am here to pick you up”, said Farel.

“Catch me? Where are you going?” Karenina knitted her brows.

“Later you will also know”, Farel said again.

‘Farel want to take me where, do not-don't William want a surprise. But it will be out of town again, or he'll lie if it's out of town, but he'll never lie to me’.

“Not to worry, you will be safe to come with me”, Farel as if you can read the confusion of Karenina. How not to be confused if suddenly a man who claimed to be a driver invited him to leave without telling his purpose.

“I don't want”, reject Karenina firmly. There was Susi and a few others who were watching them. Farel in the style of jeans and jacket managed to make the women did not blink looking at him. They don't know even Karenina doesn't know that Farel is married and has a child.

“Why, are you afraid?” Farel pulled the corner of his lips, he saw Karenina was very cute with a half confused and half curious face.

“I'm busy, and I also don't want to come with you. If you insist, I stir you with William”, he said pretentiously threatening. Farel chuckled while shaking his head.

“Actually I want to ask for help, you are clear with my wife that I am not cheating on you. She saw me with you several times, she thought that if we had a serious relationship”, Karenina's eyes were perfectly rounded, she was surprised not to hear there was a woman who accused her of being an actor.

Farel had already put up his face in serious fashion, trying to convince Karenina to come with him.

“I don't want, later your wife pull my hair, keep my face claws”, Karenina imagines a scene she used to see on social media where a legitimate wife comes crashing her husband's affair.

“Calm down, he just wants to talk to you. Won't hurt you”. Karenina noticed Farel's serious face, she was silent for a moment.

“Alright, but I don't want to meet you in a quiet place. I want to talk in a crowded place so that if your wife is rampaging someone help me”, he said. Farel smiled triumphantly.

‘Huh, finally he wants to come too’.

“You really have a wife”

“I already have a tail, one”

“Why never tell?”

“You don't have tanya”. Karenina hit her head “True sih” too, he said

Farel takes Karenina to a private room in a fancy restaurant. Karenina held off Farel's tanga as the man was about to open the door of a room that had been on a reservation before.

“Why?” ask Farel.

“Why here, I was saying in a crowded place”

“Berisik” said. Farel opened the door of the private room and pulled on Karenina's arm with some force.

“Tante” greet Farel to the middle-aged woman who has been sitting so gracefully on one side of the sofa in the room.

The middle-aged woman stood up to see the guest she was waiting for had already arrived. He approached Karenina and turned her around, observed her from top to bottom then returned from bottom to top.

Karenina was surprised not to play looking at the woman. ‘So his wife Farel was Madam Mutiara, meaning they dong who cheated. Jeez, William would be disappointed if he found out his mother cheated on him with her own driver’.

“You whose name is Karenina”, Pearl began to ask.

“I have nothing to do with Farel”, Pearl knitted her eyebrows, she looked towards Farel, the man just sniffed his shoulders.

“I wait outside ya” said Farel leaving Karenina and Pearl. Karenina shook her head as if begging Farel not to leave them. Farel blinked one eye at Karenina and came out with a big smile.

“Please sit” said Pearl pointed to one of the sofas.

“I stand aja”, he said still afraid.

“I won't eat you”, Pearl said again. Karenina finally sat down, she sat on the sofa opposite the Pearl.

“Since when did you date William?”

“Hah, you know I'm dating William. I wouldn't say that you and Farel...” Karenina did not continue her words, she knew it was very disrespectful to say it.

“What did Farel say to you?” ask Pearl.

“Farel said that his wife was angry because she was cheating, so he asked me to explain to his wife that we had nothing to do. Me and Farel absolutely no hub..”.

“So you think Farel's wife is me?” Karenina just looked down and did not answer.

“Basic brat ajar”, maki Mutiara.

“I invite you to meet to talk about your relationship with my son”, Karenina raised her head. Her eyes and the sharp eyes of the Pearl that were staring at her met, Karenina again lowered her head.

“I don't know what William likes about you, you look very different to William's previous lover. What have you done with my son until he is crazy about you”. Karenina was still down, in her heart hoping that William would come and take her away from her mother as she used to see in the drama.

After meeting directly with Mutiara, he became suspicious of the figure of Pearl that he knew from S&M employees. they always proud of the famous S&M Madam who was kind and friendly. All of that was inversely proportional to what Karenina was seeing now.

All may be just imaging to keep the company's good name. Though originally he was the same as the big madam in general who was arrogant and arrogant.

“Lift your head, look me in the eye and answer my question”, Mutiara said again making Karenina even more intimidated.

“It seems like there is no point in talking to you like this, I will just go straight away then”, Pearl cleared her throat making Karenina look up at him.

“How much money did you ask in exchange for leaving William”, this time Karenina bravely fought off Pearl's sharp gaze.

“What do you mean”, says Karenina. His voice no longer trembled, whether he could get from where the courage that came suddenly.

“You do not think to be part of the Anggoro family, I already know all about you. I am sure you approached my son just to make money. I'll give you a shortcut. Leave William and you get the money. How”

Karenina's hands clenched tightly, she really did not expect to get this kind of humiliation.

“Listen honourable Mistress, I am indeed poor ugly and unlike William's other girlfriends. But I also still have pride, I will not trade William for anything”. He said out loud.

“Are you sure you don't want the money, William will probably leave you as soon as he gets bored, you will lose not take his money”. Karenina's face was already flushed red, if she didn't remember the manners she might have already chided the middle-aged woman.

“Excuse”, Karenina chose to go instead of serving Pearl who continues to demean her. Pearl looked at the back of her prospective daughter-in-law, she then laughed out loud after Karenina disappeared from her sight.

“A funny girl, it's worth William falling in love with her”, he said. He then tidied himself up and left the room. 

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I had thought about not continuing this story because of the uncertain hours of work, but your comments are like a moodbooster for me, so I will continue the story for you who are still waiting for the continuation..

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