Forced Mate

Marriage Act (part 1)

"Ha-lo" said Ayu as she received a call from Marissa.

She felt awkward when she received the first call from her mother-in-law. I don't know what Marissa will say, so call suddenly. Alex didn't call Marissa because of last night's problems, did he?

"You're working again?" marissa Land with her cherry voice.

"Y-yeah," Ayu replied.

Ayu was in the corner of the room of one of the restaurants she led. He chose to visit the store because he could not stand the office with a plunge and also the behavior of his coworkers who suddenly changed. Many rumors circulated about him in the office, such as rumors that Ayu began to snob for marrying the stepson of the owner of the company. Ah, she felt very depressed because of that. The problem with Alex's phone terror has been solved, and he has to face even more severe problems.

"Ah, so." Marissa's voice sounded disappointed, "if tomorrow, you have a plan?" ask again.

"Nothing," Ayu replied again, "but it seems Alex has come from Singapore."

On the phone call this morning, Alex said he was going home tonight after work. She didn't know what Marissa was asking for.

"What's wrong, Mi?" Ayu calls Marissa Mami, just like Alex, though Alex's other siblings call Mama.

"Mommy is bored again, wants to go out while shopping, but there are no friends" said Marissa who could not hide the disappointed tone of her voice.

For a moment Ayu thought, she really was in need of entertainment. Shopping sounds very entertaining.

"I have time after work hours" said Ayu, "when Mami wants, we can go together."

"Of course!" Marissa's voice returned cheerful, "housewives like Mami always have time."

"I wait for Mami at the Mall only if so," said Ayu.

"Yes," said Marissa, "later Mami calls again when she's about to leave."

After their call is interrupted, Ayu folds up the laptop and walks into the restaurant kitchen. To more easily meet with Marissa, he will visit the store that is in the Mall which happens to be his area, once diving drinking water. Sometimes, he felt his work was a little more flexible.

"How's Nanda doing, sir?" ayu asked as she took her bag.

"It's better, Mom. He said the day after tomorrow he was able to get out of the hospital," replied Mr. Bayu.

"Good then, may he recover quickly. Poor wife will be pregnant again," said Ayu, "oh yes, maintain the results of the audit, it's very good, but the findings yesterday must be corrected again, sir."

"Good, Mom!"

"I am first, sir. Good afternoon!"

"Good day, Mom!" Mr. Bayu slightly lowered his head.

Ayu exited the store after greeting and saying goodbye to some of the employees she met along the way. Then proceed towards the parking lot where the car is parked.

Maybe because it is a lunch break so that the traffic is quite dense. This is what sometimes makes Ayu does not like to drive, if only there is Alex, he will just lean back. The sound of the horn is very disturbing when at red lights, the owners of the vehicles may think only they want to go.

Ayu put up the earphones after getting a call from Alex. As per the agreement, Alex is free to call Ayu during the break.

"You on the street?" ask Alex. Ayu guessed that the boisterous sound of horns and vehicles.

"Yes, again on the street," Ayu replied, "I want to see Mami at the Mall, she said she wanted to be accompanied by shopping."

"Mommy if shopping does not know the time, dear. Are you sure you want to come?"

"I am too. Her name is female if again shopping must be long," Ayu replied.

"You're pregnant again, later you don't realize the way around the mall and continue to soybean, how?"

"Yes, but not too late! Don't forget to eat because of shopping!"

"Ready, Sir!"

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Mall visited by Ayu is a high end class Mall because it contains a premium brand store. The mall includes an old mall that still exists and is in the heart of Jakarta, although in front of it is a prone area to traffic jams. While in the basement, Ayu can smell many food scents from the many snack stands. She used to be interested and stopped by to enjoy one of the foods there, but because of her pregnancy, she did not like the smell of good food.

Marissa came right around five o'clock, Ayu immediately left the store and walked towards one of the Fendi stores in the mall. He walked quickly after learning that his mother-in-law was alone in the store.

When Ayu arrived at the store, she immediately saw Marissa wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a knee-length white striped shirt, highlighting the LV brand. Marissa's caramel-colored long hair is pigtailed. Blue handbags of the same brand as the clothes worn by Marissa add a luxurious and elegant impression to the golden-aged woman.

In Ayu's heart so shriveled at Marissa's fashionable appearance, while she was still wearing office clothes. Their ages may differ considerably, but if close together they look like sisters. She regretted taking her in-laws for a walk together, she was afraid that she would look like a housekeeper beside her.

"Juice!" call Marissa with one hand waving at Ayu.

A small smile and was forced to appear on Ayu's face. He's probably next to Marissa.

"Come here!" call Marissa again, "it feels good to have a daughter-in-law" Marissa added enthusiastically and cheerfully.

Marissa took Ayu's arm to a Sling bag, a baguette variant of Fendi.

"It's pretty, isn't it?" Marissa pointed to a small, leather Lilac bag with a leather sash and a long, gold chain.

The bag is very beautiful and the price is also very beautiful, about 2,100 US dollars which if awarded almost 30 million. Ayu's salary a month is not up, it takes to save how many months to buy the bag. Ayu's most expensive bag was a birthday present from her father last year, about a dozen million. He still remembered having to beg and put on a hardened face long enough for his request to be granted.

"From the beginning, Mami had fallen in love with this bag," said Marissa with a gaze that could not be separated from the small bag, "all of you want to make Reina. The boy doesn't really understand fashion."

"This pink one is beautiful for Reina" said Ayu.

"Yes too, impressed younger." Marissa agreed.

Marissa finally took two bags at the store, which were lilac-colored for herself and pink for Reina. He had forced Ayu to take one, but Ayu claimed not to like wearing a mini Sling bag.

"This is it!" Ayu precedes Marissa to take out the card. He'll use Alex's credit card, and the guy says he's free to use it.

"Alex did not choose the wrong wife. The woman must be smart to choose goods and shop." praise Marissa.

Ayu smiled knot. Usually in-laws will praise their daughter-in-law when the son-in-law is good at beberes and cooking, but Marissa is different, she praises Ayu for being good at spending money. Weird, right.

After buying the bags, they entered one of the clothing stores. Honey, there they just look around because there is nothing interesting according to Marissa. Ayu herself did not have any plans to buy a single item. However, when he stopped at one of the shoe stores, he was interested in one of the flat shoes. She does need shoes without heels, considering she is pregnant.

After shopping, they went to one of the restaurants that was also on the first floor of the Mall. The walls of the restaurant are predominantly white, the chair and sofa are black with a table that matches the color of the wall. Marissa took her place at the end of the sofa and Ayu sat on the chair right in front of Marissa.

They talked a lot, almost all of their discussions were Alex. Marissa tells the story of Alex's childhood, she did not take care of Alex since her son was twelve years old, so the only thing she could tell about was Alex's childhood.

From that conversation, Ayu also knew that Alex could not swim because of the trauma after drowning. It turns out that the old man had a lot of trauma.

"Before his Daddy and I divorced, he was a very cheerful and loving child. Most happy spoiling with his Daddy, the same me too. Every time she goes home, she runs straight in and kisses Mami's makeup-filled face" Marissa recalls the happy times she missed, "maybe he was so devastated that he's finally kayaking now, so closed."

Ayu only responded with a smile. All this time she lived in a loving family, she could not imagine how sad and lonely little Alex's life was. A seven-year-old boy who lost his family. However, there is one thing that Alex did not understand from childhood until now, sometimes one happiness is obtained at the expense of the happiness of the other.

"Is she also cold and covered up with you?"

Ayu immediately shook her head. As far as Ayu knew, Alex was a very good-natured man. He was also initially astonished, how could Alex's attitude change by one hundred and eighty degrees while together with his family. After learning Alex's sad story, she understands that the man still holds the wounds of his parents' divorce. No wonder, the man hated divorce so much and promised to become a monogamous believer.

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