Love is Noiseless

Chapter 8's

“Sit Layla! I'm glad to see you coming here.” Mr. Marc invited Layla to sit in the chair in front of him.

Layla swallowed her saliva, Mr. Marc's attitude was too good for an ordinary staff like her.

“Te—thank you, Sir. But I don't want to interrupt Mr. time, I came here just to pick up the apartment documents related to the orphanage land yesterday,” Layla said politely, she lowered her head, he said, show respect to Mr. Marc.

Heavy gasps came out of Mr. Marc's mouth, “You're in too much of a hurry, Layla. Even my offer for you to sit down first you don't care,” said Mr. Marc.

Layla's eyes were round to hear it, her heart was beating fast again. “Bu—not that I mean, Sir! I just don't want to interrupt Mr.'s time here. I just wanted to pick up the document yesterday because the building manager staff asked for it,” Layla replied nervously.

Mr. Marc for a moment smiled cynically, “I have an offer to save your home from eviction, so sit down for a while,” said Mr. Marc.

A moment Layla was stunned, "You're serious, Mister?" Layla seemed to get a breath of fresh air to hear it, she quickly pulled a chair and sat there. Layla ventured to raise her head to look at Mr. Marc who was now looking into the middle room.

“Bun .. Mother!” Mr. Marc called Ms. Eva like his daughter called her mother.

Ms. Eva quickly walked over to them. He pushed open the glass door and looked at Mr. Marc politely. “What's Dad? Dad need something?” ask Miss Eva softly.

“Make our guests this a drink, Mother. He must be thirsty,” pinta Mr. Marc.

“Neither Sir, Bu.” As soon as Layla prevented it, it wouldn't feel good until Mr. Marc's wife made him a drink.

“Do not hesitate Layla, this is our adab in honor of guests,” said Mr. Marc.

“Good, Dad. Will Mommy make warm tea for Layla.” Ms. Eva then went back inside the house.

Layla was touched to see the attitude of Mr. Marc and Ms. Eva who so appreciated her, and what made Layla envious the most was, Mr. Marc and Bu Eva look romantic with soft words, and the most, although not using calls like beib, yang, or honey. Their mother's father's call sounded adem in Layla's ear. Will he and Bayu be like that later? Not just married, they have often been noisy like yesterday.

“So, La. I have an offer for you, just think of this offer as a proposal as well,” said Mr. Marc.

“Finance, Mister?” Layla's forehead was puzzled to hear it. What does pinangan mean?

“You will be safe, even if necessary I will make it as a special part of the company to get the company's social funds every month.” Mr. Marc let out a long breath. “In exchange, you must want to marry Dinan, my son.”

Layla's eyes immediately round to hear it, married to Dinan? Did he hear wrong? Is he dreaming? A good dream or a nightmare? Just be right!

“It's an interesting offer, isn't it! You will not be harmed at all for this,” Continue Mr. Marc.

“Tu—Master didn't talk wrong? Master asked me to marry Mr. Dinan.” asked Layla with a body that felt shaking violently.

“Iya. Many things happened in the past, until Dinan until now so hated women. She doesn't have a boyfriend, at all, I'm afraid she'll be single until old age. I'm old, La. I just want to see Dinan get married, so I will be able to rest in peace,” explained Mr. Marc.

“But why am I Sir? I'm just a regular staff in the office, Mr. Dinan can find better women than me.” Layla tried to politely reject the crazy idea.

“Yesterday I've sent people to keep an eye on you. Is your relationship with your boyfriend over? So there's nothing more you need to worry about. I believe in you, I have met the Mother of the orphanage who took care of you since childhood. You grew up well under his watch. I am sure, you are the right woman for Dinan,” explained Mr. Marc at length.

Eva comes to them with a glass of warm tea for Layla. He put it in front of Layla and then rubbed Layla's shoulder gently.

“He's beautiful’ Mommy? Father must not be mistaken for Dinan,” said Mr. Marc returned the gaze of his wife. On the other hand, Layla felt increasingly cornered there, where perhaps she could refuse Mr. Marc's request. Uhh! But it has to do with his life problems. How could he have just followed Mr. Marc's request.

“Hmmm ... beautiful coke, Well.” Ms. Eva pulled Layla's chin until the girl's head looked up at her. “Mother is confident he can bring Dinan home to this house.”

Mr. Marc took a heavy breath hearing Ms. Eva's words, he drank again his warm coffee and then returned to see Layla who seemed confused looking for a sentence of rejection at her request.

“Dinan it stubborn Layla.” Mr. Marc re-opens, “your attitude that has a strong principle, can make it soften and appreciate others. There was a trauma in his past to women, it made him hate women. You must have known that the employees he fired at the office, most of them women.”

Layla felt dazed for a moment, no matter what Dinan was like, he didn't care. He still loves Bayu, after all they only break for a moment to introspect each other. Not really broken up.

“Sa—I'm sorry, Mr.” Layla emboldened herself to refuse, for the sake of her immense love for Bayu. “I can't, I'm just an ordinary staff, I shouldn't have married the director. Mr. Dinan deserves better.”

A faint laugh could be heard from Mr. Marc's mouth, “I know you'll turn him down Layla, but don't blame me if this afternoon too, the parlour has to be emptied. I heard that no one wants to accept the children in the orphanage yet, because they all don't want to be separated.”

Layla's eyes were round to hear it, did Mr Marc use the orphanage's children to suppress him?

“The decision is in your hands, if you accept, the home will be better and more prosperous, the children will also be able to get a good education through my company. Even if Dinan insisted on taking over the land of the parlour, I would find a better place for them, much better with their current condition. But if you refuse, don't tell me I'm a cruel man if they have to walk the streets.” Mr. Marc smiled sinisterly looking at Layla's pias face.

Ms. Eva breathed a rough breath, then left them, the woman seemed not to want to get involved in the matter. Ms. Eva prefers to accompany her daughter to watch cartoons on tv.

“This world is cruel Layla. You must understand what kind of cruel world this is. And now the decision is in your hands,” continued Mr. Marc to intimidate Layla into accepting her request.

“But Mr. Dinan won't want to be with me Sir, I'm just an ordinary staff, won't be able to give him anything.”

“You can give him a child’kan? Dinan has been destroyed a long time ago, I need a woman like you, so that my grandson who will continue the company can grow well, unlike Dinan. I believe in you Layla. I don't look at your status as just an ordinary staff and an orphan from an orphanage. I need a woman like you to give birth and educate my granddaughter who will continue this company."

"I am old, for that I have to make sure that the business I built from zero can continue to run until anytime. Now please choose, I would not hesitate to be cruel to your sisters in the orphanage. And also the housewife who raised you, I can be cruel to her. Don't make a good cat like me, a cruel lion who pounces on anyone who doesn't comply with his wishes.”

Layla's breath felt stuck to her throat. It was a hard choice, why did Mr. Marc threaten him with the orphanage and Ms. Irma everything?

“Master sa—me,” greeting Layla feels truncated, ‘Mas Bayu! Please me.’ Layla sat down, remembering her lover's face.

“I assume your answer is yes, Layla. I know that you won't sacrifice your sisters in your home and your mother's home. I already know very well, for that I have you. Now drink your tea before it cools.” Mr. Marc went back to drinking his coffee.

Layla's body feels frozen, why lives weak people like her are always oppressed by rich people like Mr. Marc and Dinan. He just wants to live happily with the man he loves, Bayu. Then why is he now stuck with Mr Marc asking him to marry Dinan?

“Kakak ..” The voice of Mr. Marc's daughter was heard shouting loudly to someone. Mr. Marc and Layla immediately turned to the cute little girl.

The girl wearing a white dress was seen running towards a man. Layla's eyes were rounded, her heart was again made to beat uncharacteristically. “Pa—Pak Dinan.” murmured by covering his mouth with his hands.

Dinan was seen squatting down on his sister's forehead. The difference in the age of the sister and sister was too far, quite strange for Layla. What is it with Mr Marc and his family? Layla's eyes still looked at Dinan who was hugging and dipping her sister's black hair many times.  Dinan's attitude clearly showed how unfortunately he was to the little girl. But a moment later, the look in Dinan's eyes turned into a murderous highlight as he looked at Layla.

Layla's body felt stiff, not moving one bit. Her lips felt dry and paled. Why is Dinan looking at her like that?