
John was silent, neither answering nor looking at the master's son. He lowered his head and took a few steps back from Alfredo.
"Al, what's wrong with you? John wanted breakfast, after all, just this bench was empty" Theresa said gently, trying to melt the atmosphere.
Not to respond to Theresa's words. Alfredo even looked coldly at John who was still unmoved in his original position. Then he said, "Sit on my bench! I'll sit here."
A sentence of command that he could not refute was thrown from his thin lips, making Miranda again and again jerked.
She why? Is he jealous? But it's not possible.
Miranda threw a clumsy smile at her two in-laws who were both shocked as well. But the look of a shocked face was replaced with a big smile on Theresa's lips.
"John, I'm sorry Al, he seems to be jealous." Theresa teased John who had already sat on Alfredo's bench earlier.
John nodded a little. "It's okay, ma'am," she replied quickly.
"I'm not jealous, it's just that I don't want my son sitting next to another man" Alfredo said as he sat next to Miranda.
Theresa and her husband refused to answer, instead throwing meaningful views at each other. Meanwhile, Miranda is confused as to why Alfredo seems jealous of her, but her subconscious tries to think positively, maybe this is a drama that Alfredo did so that the second household looks fine in front of her in-laws. This morning before the two went down. Alfredo asks her to behave like a married couple in general. Of course, Miranda agreed to Alfredo's order that could not be disturbed.
"Oh, I see, well, Mommy thinks you're jealous, Al. Then John's gonna start working today, finish breakfast Mommy and Daddy have to go to New Zealand."
"Hm." Alfredo did not stare at the interlocutor, instead coolly cutting the steak in the plate.
Miranda stole a momentary glance, glancing at Alfredo beside her. According to him Alfredo's attitude is getting strange, especially her husband said straightforwardly that the fetus in the womb is his child.
"Miranda, have breakfast, baby, don't pay attention to Alfredo, Mommy knows you can't stay away from him, right?"
This time Theresa's words managed to make Miranda blush in embarrassment. He quickly lowered his face and began to reinsert the sandwich pieces.
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The sun was getting higher, the atmosphere inside the mansion was so quiet. After the departure of her in-laws and Alfredo who went to work. Miranda relaxes by the pool while sipping a vegetable smoothie made especially by the chef at home.
A few meters from him, John stood tall like a mannequin statue. Staring straight ahead while occasionally glancing at Miranda who was now closing her eyes, enjoying the breeze around her.
"John!" call Miranda for a moment.
John turned his head, then said, "Yes, ma'am."
"Come here, I need a friend to talk to" Miranda said. Making John sigh violently, still vividly remembered earlier when Alfredo threatened him to break his bones if he spoke to Miranda.
"John! Don't you feel sorry for me? Comehere! What's up! ?" Miranda asked half-screaming.
Without many words, John stepped up, approached Miranda and gave her a distance of about a meter.
"What's the matter, ma'am?" John ventured to open his voice as Miranda became silent while staring at the water ripples in the pool.
"I want to ask you, do you think I deserve to be loved?" Miranda's voice sounded sad, from earlier the woman was thinking about her feelings for Alfredo. But because the trauma is still spread because of the actions of Tama, her ex-husband who does not know how to say now, makes her reluctant to feel in love again.
"You deserve to be loved, ma'am, the proof is that Mr. Alfredo is very possessive with you." John gave an answer to his view of Alfredo.
Miranda chuckled for a moment. Laughing at Alfredo's acting made John fooled because he thought the two loved each other, but in fact did not.
"Official? No, he's just-"
"Yellow!!!" someone shouted from behind. Making Miranda stand up instantly and turn to the source of the voice.
"Alfredo, why are you coming home so soon? Isn't it time for a break?" Miranda noticed Alfredo walking quickly towards her.
The crane!!!
"Aragh!" John squealed when Alfredo broke his right arm all of a sudden.
"Alfredo! What are you doing?!" Miranda is shocked to see Alfredo attack John.
Instead of answering Miranda. Alfredo jerked roughly John's body until the blond-haired man, fell to the floor while enduring the agonizing pain all over his hands.
"You're fired! Cole take care of this guy!" alfredo said, seeing Cole has just arrived.
Cole sighed harshly without much word doing the master's orders. Miranda took a few steps back as Alfredo began to approach her.
"Follow me!" hiss Alfredo by pulling Miranda's right hand.
Meanwhile, Miranda was struck by panic, as Alfredo accompanied her to the second floor. He tried to rebel with all his might but in vain. After the departure of Alfredo and Miranda. Cole patted John on the shoulder.
"John, I'm sorry my boss, he's a little crazy for being sober in love."
John replied with a bland smile.
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