I Borrowed Him
The Defense of a Mother
A clear morning in the hills far enough from the city center, stood a house whose fence towered following the contours of the hills. People who are sturdy and sturdy look guard around the area in the housing with a black tuxedo suit and sunglasses, the place looks very closed to visitors.
In one of the rooms of the house, Jester is seen waking up from his sleep and staring at the face of Naomi who is still asleep with a slumber. For a moment Jester pensively stared at the innocent face of Naomi who was still asleep quite soundly, her innocent face without makeup exudes the aura of Naomi's natural beauty.
Smiling Jester noticed the face of his lover, Naomi who always appeared so cheerful and tough in front of Jester was actually in her sleep like a figure who has a fragility that she tried to hide. Suddenly in Jester's mind remembered the words - said Naoko who said that Naomi had a fragile mental and easily dim spirit, Jester's smile disappeared from his face.
"Is my action safe for him?" muttered Jester at that moment while continuing to look at Naomi's face, the look in her eyes seemed so revealing a feeling of worry.
Slowly Jester got out of bed and immediately started his routine every morning in the bathroom in his room, starting from urinating, brushing his teeth, wash your face and the last one is to look in the mirror while tidying his hair. As soon as Jester finished stepping his feet towards the mattress back, not long ago the sound of ringing Jester mobile phone sounded a sign there was an incoming message. Jester immediately picked up his cell phone and opened up who sent him the message, which read the message sent by 'Selena'
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"Sister Jester, did you teach me the selection exam?" accepted
"Of course, I really hope you can beat Camilla" sent
"Okay, I'm not sure. Is Naomi gonna be okay?" accepted
"I think yes, however Naomi once said that she was calmer if I was accompanied by you" was sent
"Good" accepted
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Naomi awakens when Jester responds with Selena
"Jess~ Ohayou darling." greeted Naomi with eyes that still look heavy to open, Jester also laughed a little look at Naomi's eyes.
"Why laugh? is there something strange about my face?" naomi asked sounding annoyed
"No, it's just that I find it difficult to tell if your eyes are really open or still closed" Jester joked, Naomi was seen lashing out at Jester.
"I'm sorry. I'll buy you ice cream deh.." sedu Jester told Naomi.
"Strawberry chocolate with a sprinkling of biscuits!" somewhat snapping at Naomi saying so, Jester laughed and sat down near Naomi and stroked her head gently.
"Anything, whatever you want" Jester softly said, hearing Jester's words at the time made Naomi a little astonished at Jester's change of attitude that seemed to be softer to her. Once silent for a moment to make Jester look astonished, Naomi touched Jester's cheek.
"What's wrong? why did you.... change a little..?" naomi asked, Jester was a little surprised to hear Naomi's words.
The unusual attitude displayed by Jester left Naomi a little astonished and asked why Jester was actually being softer and more attentive to her, usually in the morning they are always joking and acting funny to each other. But this morning both her way of speaking and her attitude like Jester were thinking about something, Naomi's great love for Jester made her sensitive to any changes that happened to Jester.
"Huh? change what?" ask Jester in surprise, Naomi frowned while continuing to look at Jester.
"You... gentler to me.. Are you hiding something from me?" with Naomi's suspicion saying so, Jester is aware of her growing concern for Naomi after hearing Naoko's message.
"Eeh. ngga, just. you know..it's about our marriage.." replied Jester stammered and a little panicked.
"Oo.. okay... and then?" naomi asked again as if pressuring Jester to reveal all her heart.
"It's about grandfather's challenge. I'm worried if I lose this gamble, then I will.." Not yet finished Jester spoke, Naomi cut.
"You must have won" Naomi said firmly, Jester pensively looked at Naomi who was so confident in her words. There was no doubt from Naomi's gaze, as if Naomi had resigned whatever Jester would do.
"Aa... Why are you.... sure?" jester asked stammered, Naomi smiled and closed her eyes for a moment.
"Don't know.but I'm sure you'll win this gamble, then we'll get married, and everything will be fine, I trust you that you will make me happy." Naomi answered with a sweet smile looking at Jester, Naomi's smile and words made Jester stunned to see the beautiful face of Naomi.
"Although it will not run smoothly after working hard it must be because it is out of our control, we are only humans so not all things will run smoothly according to our wishes. I'm sure that our own words determine our happiness, the most important thing is how we move and determine the best" Naomi's smile disappeared and her eyes suddenly showed concern when Naomi said it, slowly Naomi grasped Jester's hand so tightly and firmly
"Jess... Let's look forward together and do our best, let's fight together" Naomi excitedly said, Jester smiled and then laughed.
"I used to tell you that I might not be reliable and that I might not be able to do anything, but I promise I will always be by your side even when you consider me a bully though. Wherever you go and disappear, I will find you. I promise you that" Jester chimed in on Naomi's words, they smiled back and kissed affectionately.
Thirty minutes passed, Jester and Naomi walked out of the room with their faces still flushed red after the warm and serious chatter that had occurred between the two. As usual Naomi immediately wrapped her hands around Jester's arms and hid her face behind Jester's shoulders, walking side by side in the hallway of Gates' large residence.
Along the way Jester and Naomi meet some women wearing maid clothes who are working at home, also meet the man in a sturdy tuxedo who will instantly bow his head as Jester and Naomi pass by them.
"They have to go down every day like that huh?" jester asked Naomi in a slightly whispered voice, Naomi pinched Jester's arm rather loudly.
"That's their job, don't disturb those who work Jess.." Naomi replied in a tone that sounded awkward to Jester, the two of them fell silent again and continued to walk until in front of the main door of the Gates residence.
"Young Gates" said Arthur from the second floor who could directly stare at the main door of the house, Jester and Naomi's steps stopped when they heard Arthur's voice echoing almost throughout the room. Naomi's hand grips the Jester's arm, slowly turning around and looking for Arthur's whereabouts.
"Can't it surprise you? pity Naomi was always frightened when she heard grandfather's voice" Jester chirped in an annoyed tone while looking at Arthur who stood firmly on the second floor looking at the two, behind Arthur when Jester saw Julius.
"Where else are you going?" asked Arthur a little press
"I'm going to college, there's some serious business I need to get done" Jester replied without a burden, Arthur sighed.
"You really think my challenge is the wind then that you don't need to seriously think about?" arthur's question sounded regretful from every sentence that came out of his lips
"Can I believe that?" arthur's question sounded disdainful to Jester, hearing himself being underestimated as it made Jester laugh a little.
"We'll see grandfather, I'll make Exo number one in the country in a month's time" pointing to Arthur and full of confidence Jester said, Arthur turned around and left the place wordlessly followed by Julius.
"Jess..you are challenging her too much" Naomi chirped in a trembling voice, Jester stroking Naomi's arm that was coiled around her arm
"I have to do this to let my grandfather off guard against me, it will be dangerous if grandfather beware of me" Jester timpaned in a small voice and sounded like a mutter, Naomi nodding her head several times.
"I get it. Can you leave now?" naomi said slightly pulling Jester's arm, without responding to Naomi's question, as soon as Jester turned and was about to leave the house. Two men in tuxedos and sturdy bodies who served as gatekeepers opened the main door for Jester and Naomi, in the courtyard of the house at that time Jester saw the Porsche Taycan drove quite fast leaving the house.
"Papa has done his job" muttered Jester, Naomi who at that time heard Jester's words immediately turned her eyes to look at Jester.
"Why do what?" ask Naomi
"She's going to meet Mr. Turner Werner" Jester replied, hearing Jester's answer made Naomi a little surprised.
"Grece's Dad? what business is it?" naomi asked again but now her voice sounded shocked, Jester smiled looking at Naomi.
"Something is electrifying and you will also be surprised if the plan has been implemented, maybe you will be happy or even angry with me" jester replied, laughing a little because he remembered William's plan which had been delivered last night on the way home from the Scott family home
"Where might I be mad at you if it's for your smooth affairs with grandfather, I'm willing to be taken advantage of in any way if it's for you" timpal Naomi who sounded a little upset because Jester did not tell about the plan that William was going to work on, suddenly Jester hugged Naomi so tightly from behind and stuck her cheek close to Naomi's ear.
Naomi's face reddened with Jester's close embrace and also with a tingle as Jester's breath felt so close to Naomi's ears, with Naomi's slight struggle trying to let go of Jester's embrace.
"Jester!!" shouted Naomi, her face was so red because there they were not alone.
"I'm using you right now, for the sake of the smoothness of Naomi's plan." whispered Jester near Naomi's ear, hearing Jester's words made Naomi aware and Naomi stopped rebelling.
"really? what's this Jess for?" naomi asked in a voice that was so slow to reply to Jester's whisper.
"To add to my spirit" answered Jester flatly and seemed to enjoy hugging Naomi from behind, Jester's reply made Naomi so emotional that the veins on her forehead came out.
"Jester!!!!" snapped the wrong way Naomi while releasing Jester's embrace and turned around and pinched Jester's stomach tiled - tubi
There was a chasing action - a chase between Naomi and Jester that was so exciting in the middle garden, Jester looked so frightened looking at Naomi who showed a face full of anger and frustration. Jester yells for mercy at Naomi but Naomi ignores him and continues to chase after Jester to pinch her stomach brutally.
From behind the glass of the second floor room, the behavior of Jester and Naomi is seen directly by Arthur. With a breath that sounded so loud, Arthur turned around and then looked at Julius and Marrie who were in the room.
"Is that how my future successor looks?" arthur asked Marrie, so distressed Marrie at that time that was very visible from the look on his face.
His tone was so pressing, his eyes were very sharp staring at Marrie's face. The anger of an Arthur Gates that Marrie once received when he was rejected as William's companion several years ago again must be accepted Marrie. Marrie's heartbeat began to be irregular, trembling it felt all over his body but the circumstances that Marrie had to face to defend his son Jester.
"Papa must not do this. Just let go of Jester and Naomi, they deserve to be happy in their own way" Marrie replied in a trembling voice, Arthur kicked the table so hard that he jolted Marrie.
"Do you know who Marrie Gates is or should I call you Marrie Ferdinand? I don't remember receiving you in this family!" arthur snapped to Marrie, Marrie's body increasingly trembling due to the clash.
"How do you raise that child? I put high hopes on young Gates and this is what I saw? that's his attitude?!!" Arthur again snapped at Marrie with emotion, Marrie's eyes glazed - glass because it could not stand the pressure.
"She.he grew up like William, your son.your flesh and blood and.your upbringing..if indeed Jester's attitude is wrong, then you are the culprit of that mistake! We educate her with love and compassion.unlike you make your children lose their hearts, lose their empathy, and lose their emotions!!" Marrie snapped back at Arthur with a trembling tone due to emotions, although her body also trembled in fear and her eyes were glazed over.
"He treats women well, he can feel the pain of others, and he is always happy to help anyone who needs help. Is that bad? is being human bad in your eyes?!!" marrie continued his earlier words. The words that come out of a mother who defends her son when feeling that her son is being underestimated.
Marrie's hurtful words were heard clearly by an Arthur Gates who did have almost no empathy and made a businessman with a high level of authoritarian in his life, a spicy word that made Arthur stunned but further aroused his anger. There was a little bit of disbelief in Arthur that he would accept the line from the daughter-in-law whom he disliked for having made his son bravely oppose him and forsake the Gates extended family.
"You don't understand how cruel the world would be if.." Arthur said, Marrie interrupts Arthur.
"I know !! I know the world is full of pain and suffering, but I continue to instill empathy in him and I keep teaching Jester that he will be a useful person and loved by many people unlike you that many fear! I told him to live with each other please help, do you think that's wrong?" marrie asked, then Marrie took a breath for a moment to calm her heart that was full of emotion
"Arthur.... You want what kind of human to be your successor?! if you have to be a cold man like you to be rich, then I have planted so that Jester does not make wealth as a benchmark for happiness!!" so emotional Marrie said it, with tears that began to look in his eyes and began to look unstoppable.
"Are you happy with your wealth and power? are you satisfied with living as lonely as you are now? You even lost the only person who would love you and give birth to your children, it's all because you are so obsessed with wealth. What else do you need to lose so you realize that life isn't always about matter?!!" as Marrie presses Arthur, Julius stands between Arthur and Marrie staring at each other.
"Please bear the emotion, madam Marrie please come out of the room of great master Arthur" Julius chirped in a calm voice, without thinking Marrie immediately turned around and left the room.
"He knows what about me? he was just a kid yesterday afternoon who knew all too well about life" Arthur said as Marrie walked out of the room, Julius flipped over and looked at Arthur with a slight bow of his head.
"Lord Arthur, please be more patient to see what young master Jester will do. Just trust him, you just have to wait for the results" Julius asked Arthur
"Since when have you bowed your head to others?" arthur asked with a hint of astonishment
"Since I have felt a fresh breeze that will change this family for the better" Julius replied flatly
"You're gonna betray me?" arthur asked suspiciously
"No, I even reported to you that my father would betray you and that I executed your plan to finish off the entire Arielle family. There is no reason for me to betray the Gates family, but if you feel threatened by my existence then I am ready to give up my life right now" Julius replied flatly, Arthur walked up to a work chair in the room and looked up at the sky.
"I remember the moment I lost Guinevere.I was clearing up Arielle's rebellion until - until I couldn't make it in time for a second - Guinevere's last seconds were in severe pain. When I came back, it was too late, I had already lost my beloved wife" Arthur said, sounding sad to remember the deaths of his wife and mother of Andrews, William and Phillips.
"When I saw the hateful gazes of the children on me, I could understand why they were angry with me. But one thing they don't understand is that I left Guinevere because of his request that the future of children not be bleak" Arthur continued.
