Love is Noiseless
Chapter 37's
“You can see this dress, La. Doesn't it fit for me?” emma asked as they took a break from work. Emma shows Layla her phone screen.
Layla nodded, imagining Emma with her white skin wearing the deep red dress she saw on the girl's phone. Her friend would look so beautiful if she wore it. While they were busy talking to each other, Mr. Denis's door opened. Layla and Emma quickly refocused on their work. Mr. Denis came out, he was standing by the door breathing rough.
“Layla, come into my room!” Denis went back into his room.
Layla and Emma looked at each other. Layla's two shoulders lifted to answer Emma's gaze, indicating she did not know why Mr. Denis called her. Layla immediately stood up and entered Mr. Denis' room. Inside, Layla sees a visibly agitated Mr. Denis.
“Sorry, Sir. What did you call me?” ask Layla politely.
“Pak Richard is at the restaurant across from the office. He wants to meet you four eyes there,” said Mr. Denis.
Layla was silent, she thought for a moment, what did Richard call her for? A moment later Layla nodded obediently to Mr. Denis. “Good, Sir,” replied Layla. The girl turned around and went out. Not yet he stepped up, Mr. Denis back to voice.
“What is the problem of the document is not finished as well, La? Why is the head of this company still calling you?” ask Mr. Denis to investigate.
Layla turned back around, looking into Mr. Denis's eyes. “Mr Marc still holds that document, sir. But Mr. Dinan did not mind it, I was not prosecuted by him. And for Mr. Richard to call me now, I don't know why.”
“What do you have with Mr. Dinan and Mr. Richard, La?” Denis asked suspiciously.
“Means, Father?” asked the nervous Layla instantly, she remembered Dinan's request that no one else know about their marriage.
“Pak Dinan forgave your fatal mistake, it has made me doubtful. He is an unforgiving person for employee mistakes. Moreover, your mistake is fatal. And so is Mr. Richard, he seems to be covering up your mistakes from everyone in the company. Therefore your position is still safe because no one knows your problem taking important documents except a few people.”
“Father accuses me what exactly?” ask Layla firmly. She mustn't seem nervous in front of Mr. Denis to keep her marriage a secret.
“I want to know the problem, La. You are my subordinate.”
“Bapak better ask them directly. I don't know why they're like that,” elak Layla. “I'll say goodbye first, sir. I'm afraid to be scolded by Mr. Richard if it's too late.” Layla quickly left Mr. Denis's room. Leaving the middle-aged man who looked unhappy with Layla's reply.
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Layla saluted Richard who was waiting for her. The man was enjoying orange juice while looking towards the seventh floor of their office building.
“Sit down, I've ordered a drink for you,” Richard said flatly.
Layla looked at Richard. He pulled out a chair and sat down. Richard looks nothing like he used to. Layla tried to be polite so Richard wouldn't scold her.
“There are two things I want to discuss. I forgave all your sassness a while ago,” Richard said without further ado. “Actually it is difficult for that, Because of your mistake, everyone is in a difficult position. But I can only follow Mr. Dinan who has also forgiven you.”
“I'm sorry for that, sir. I have absolutely no intention of making the company as difficult as it is now because of that land problem.”
“The first discussion about your home,”, Richard said directly at the core of their conversation. “Can you explain about Ms Irma?”
Layla took a deep breath. He saw Richard boldly, his bravery for Dinan made him braver to challenge anyone's eyes even though his position was far inferior to the one he saw.
“What's the problem with Buk Irma, Sir?” ask Layla.
“Explain it!" richard's orders
"What kind of explanation do you want?" tanya Layla chose to give up, even though she felt uncomfortable if she had to tell stories about other people.
"Anything, it's up to you.”
Layla takes a rough breath. He innocently began to tell stories. “Bu Irma is my orphanage mother, sir. Since I was a child, he has been a manager there. He is a trustee of the foundation to look after the parlour. She is a commoner, a housewife with two children who are already working. In his old age now, Ms. Irma once said that he wanted to spend the rest of his life serving for the orphanage even though he was not paid because the foundation had given up the home.”
Richard took a deep breath. “You know that Panti's office used to burn? and many officers died there. Can you explain about Ms Irma before the fire?”
Layla's forehead immediately frowned in confusion. “Burn switch? when, Sir? I never heard of.”
Richard looked at Layla with full investigation. Layla's face showed that the girl did not know anything about the fire.
“Bu Irma is close to everyone, sir. With employees, with children, even with donors, Ms. Irma is also close.”
Richard complained in annoyance. “Can't you provide useful information? Your answer is of no benefit at all!” snapped Richard resentfully holding back the anger.
“Sorry, Sir. I just answered what I know,” I'm Layla, she's not afraid at all even if Richard looks angry. The man would not dare to her as long as she was still Dinan's wife.
“Ya already, now discuss the second problem,” said Richard trying to calm his sense of regret.
“About what, Sir?” ask Layla a little doubt.
“You still want to turn it on?” richard asked intimidatedly.
“Ma-I mean, Mr?”
“Don't meet that guy again!” richard's orders were firm. Layla gulps.
“Whose men, sir? I don't understand,” elak Layla.
“Yesterday afternoon you went with another man in front of Mr. Dinan. Do you really want to die? Go with other men in front of your own husband's office?”
Layla was speechless, she could not dodge it. He wanted to ask, but even to speak he was afraid now.
“You are a wife, behave as a wife, you are not a single woman who can go with an obscure man like yesterday. Even after getting married, that was not the first time you went with her yesterday, was it? Have you really gone crazy?”
“Ta-but Mr. Dinan never discussed it while we were in the apartment, Mr.”
“Do you need him to be angry first you realize? What do you think Mr Marc would do if he knew his son-in-law would do such a fatal thing?” asked Richard with hunting breath.
“We're just friends, sir, he needed my help yesterday,” Layla caved, save her.
“Who are you fooling? don't make me sick of lying like this!” snapped Richard.
“Sa-I'm honest, sir. We are just friends.”
Richard laughed cynically. “I investigated you before, and now you're fooling me. You really want to die, ha?”
Layla gulps. Richard investigated? does that mean Richard and Dinan already know about him and Bayu actually? Layla was silent, she could not dodge.
“Do you want to see what kind of kindness Mr Marc and Mr Dinan turned into anger?” continued Richard.
Layla shakes. “Sa-I was wrong, sir, I'm sorry,” said Layla who could not dodge anymore.
“You are wrong. That's why you need to be aware. Mr. Marc has complied with your desire to save the orphanage's children. But you have absolutely no intention of obeying Mr. Marc's desire to accompany Mr. Dinan as his wife.”
“Pak Dinan doesn't want me, sir. He wanted to kick me out of his apartment and throw me into my shabby contract. Because of that ..”
“Therefore you choose to betray?” richard asked Layla.
“Sa-I don't want to be too hopeful,” I'm Layla with tears dripping. “Pak Dinan is very good. He's an understanding husband. He never gets angry, yells at me, what else makes me hurt. Her attitude was indeed cold and I was at a loss as to how to deal with it, but behind it all, I wished my presence was really considered a wife by her.
"He is not spoiled and can do everything alone when I cannot serve him well. He even cooked breakfast for us when I woke up late, also cooked dinner when I was late home.”
“He makes me feel appreciated and respected. He never forced anything on me, and he was perfect as the husband I wanted. I don't want to wish more on him, therefore I maintain a relationship with my lover. So that when he kicked me out of his life, I didn't feel sad and lost because I could go back to my lover."
"I was comfortable watching him sleep next to me, when I woke up, I was always excited to prepare bath water for him. I feel like I really have a friend alive when I see him.”
Richard smiled cynically listening to Layla who was about to cry in front of him. “Dinan is right, a woman like you is truly a hypocrite. You act like the wrong Dinan. Though you yourself who do not want to be separated from the man for Dinan.”
Richard stood up from his chair, “If you dare to do anything, the orphanage children including Ms. Irma and her family will rot on the streets. Don't mess with me,” said Richard, the man then left Layla sobbing sadly in his chair. He didn't even think; he could talk like that to Richard. Acknowledging what he really felt towards Dinan.
