Love Does Not Come Too Late

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"You've known Beni for a long time?" raymond asked on their way to his former superior's residence.

"In my village who does not know Mr. Beni, he is a respected person. I am one of the lucky people to have a job opportunity in Mr. Beni's office ."

"Then why come out?"

" ... wedding?" sahut Lea, Raymond frowned at Lea's unconvinced reply.

Not how long did they arrive at the large two-storied white house.

"Let's go first, you're much more familiar with Mr. Beni." Raymond asked Lea to walk first.

Leah shook her head, "Father, father of the boss" Lea pleaded.

"For some reason" Raymond murmured, but he kept ahead of Leah to walk.

Waiting for the door to open in front of him was like waiting for the injection turn to die for Lea.

"Please come in sir, sit down soon you're out." Mbok Tin family domestic worker Pak Beni, open the door and let her in.

"Eehh, Mba Leaa long time no see kangen really mbok nih, live where now??" Mbok Tin was surprised to see Lea emerge from behind Raymond's body, moved to hug Lea tightly.

"In Surabaya, how healthy is Mbok?" Lea hugged the middle-aged woman in front of her tightly.

"Alhamdulillah, healthy Mbok .. uh sorry mba Lea is a guest, mbok back first yes want to make a drink." Lea just smiled and sat down on the sofa next to Raymond.

Lea followed the direction of Raymond's gaze that had entered just silent.

A large photo frame containing four members of Pak Beni's family, Bu Devi and his two sons.

Both of them were glued without a sound just looking at the photo mounted on the wall.

The face of Pak Beni's son especially the eldest Alexander, was very similar to Maura.

Alexander is the male version of Maura.

"Sorry a little long. Welcome." The voice of Mr. Beni who just entered the living room took their eyes off the family photo.

"We just arrived .. thank you." Raymond and Leah stood up and greeted the couple standing before them.

"How are you, Lea" said Bu Devi with a friendly smile, but her eyes could not lie there was a hint of worry in them.

"Well ma'am," Lea replied briefly without daring to stare directly into the eyeballs of his ex-boss' wife.

Mr. Beni alternately looked at Lea and his wife then took a deep breath and smiled wryly.

"We have arranged the cost planning related to the promotion and exhibition of Mr. Beni, according to the secretary of Mr. Beni via email a few days ago." Raymond opened and thrust out a map containing sheets of paper inscribed with numbers.

For a while Mr. Beni looked at the sheets of paper in his hand.

"Whatever the company offers Mr. Raymond I agree." Mr. Beni closed the map and smiled with satisfaction.

Devi glanced at her husband, many questions in her head at this moment. Yesterday her husband only said that he met Leah in town, and that Leah would come home with her current employer to talk about work.

Devi scanned the woman sitting before her, a year more not meeting had much change from Lea.

The more calm and mature the carrying, the containing body shape increasingly displays its motherly side.

Aahh, it's true she's a mother now. The mother of the son of the man who was also my husband. Did Beni know she had a child with Lea? Curiosity and worry raged in Devi's heart.

"Lea us into yuk, let these men talk about work." Devi stood up to invite Lea to follow him, from his face Pak Beni slightly disagreed but his wife managed to convince him just by eye gesture.

Lea followed Devi's steps towards the back garden. Until this moment Bu Devi was still being friendly to him, Lea was still worried about her anger that night.

Lea was stunned to hear Devi's question which directly led to her son.

"Good ma'am, she's only a year and a half old."

"It must be funny." Devi looked at Lea. Lea simply smiled without looking at the face of the woman beside her.

Sighing heavily from Devi, Lea knew that his ex-wife was not doing well.

"Mother don't worry, Mr. Beni doesn't know and will never know." Lea reassured, as a fellow woman Lea perfectly understood Devi's feelings.

"I'm not worried if he knows, because after all the child is also his right just .. I'm afraid," said Devi fretting while squeezing a shirt on his chest.

"What's my fear?" Mr. Beni and Raymond were already standing in their back doorway.

Lea and Devi looked at each other worriedly if the two men were to hear their conversation.

"Well, we're talking about ... plants." Devi pointed at her collection of potted plants.

"We'd like to excuse Mrs Devi" Pamit Raymond gestured to Lea.

"Oh yes, thank you very much for stopping by our place. See you, Lea, if there's any time I want to play to your place," said Devi kindly while holding Lea's hand.

Warming Lea's heart with Devi's magnanimity. It is not easy for a wife to accept the fact that her husband has children with other women.

After the car that Raymond and Lea were driving in disappeared from their sight, Beni hugged Devi's waist from behind.

"What do you think hmm?" whispered Beni in his wife's ear. Devi just shook her head staring at the fence of their house which was closed slowly by the house guards.

"I know, you're afraid I'm back to what I used to be?" Beni flips Devi's body facing him.

"Fearful? maybe ... she's getting prettier, still young, looking really attractive."

"I admit it, but your heart is prettier. Thank you for forgiving me and taking me back." Beni cupped Devi's cheeks and smiled shadyly.

He is not lying because it is true, he really adores his wife's stubbornness.

At a time when all the villagers were talking about the rumors circulating between him and Lea, his wife remained steadfast and calm appearing in public facing many eyes of curiosity and pity.

"Gombal, it's just talking." Devi throbbed blushed.

"You also like to be combed." Beni chuckled softly. Devi hugged her husband, inwardly hoping that nothing would change if one day her husband met her son from Leah.

"Look at the family photo of Mr. Beni earlier so remember Maura, his big son looks a lot like your son." Raymond said relax.

Oh no not now. Leah complained in her heart. Really he is not ready mentally if alluded to Maura's problem.

"Still brother?" continued Raymond.

"No. Sorry sir, I'm a little dizzy can I sleep for a moment?" Lea tried to tickle from this dangerous talk.

"Your boss is driving and you want to stay asleep?, please just sleep, but do not be surprised if you wake up later you are already in the hotel and in the same bed with me." Lea's body reflex rigid vertical, whereas previously he had slightly rewinded the back of his chair to make it more relaxed.

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