Marriage Should Not be Love

Post Operation

It's ten in the night but Lala hasn't come to her senses yet. Nova faithfully waited beside him. The look in her sad eyes never escaped Lala for a second as if to describe her current feelings.

" Mom ... It's like I'm seeing you again. Lying helpless. It was like that time Ma .. when Mama left me alone. It's like deja vu but it's real. I can't afford to lose him, let alone have my future son in his stomach. If until she leaves like mama .. then I will go with her and we will meet there ..."

The fear of loss still haunts Nova even though doctors say Lala's condition has stabilized. Not because of his excessive love for Lala, but the trauma of losing a loved one in a tragic way that made him behave this way.

Nova felt Lala's hand which she had been holding moving. Lala opened her eyes slowly. Nova immediately wiped away her tears.

"Are you awake?"

Lala smiled at Nova. "Have you come?" said weak.

"Yes I'm here ... " Nova can't hide her happiness. He rubbed Lala's face and kissed her forehead.

"I was waiting for you .. But now I still want to sleep." Lala's eyes were closed again. It seems he was just delirious.

"I'm sorry I made you wait so long. Sleep ... I'll accompany you here."

Nova was relieved that even though Lala had only opened her eyes for a moment, that was enough. For him it can drive away the thing he fears the most.

* * * *

"What do you feel?" ask Nova. Lala was now fully conscious. But he closed his eyes more and more to endure the pain because the effects of the drug that had begun to disappear.

"sickness ... It hurts so bad. I can't move my legs." Sweat soaked Lala's body even though the air conditioning was turned on. Sometimes he squeezes Nova's hand, which always holds her hand to endure the pain.

Moments later, Lala fell asleep again because the nurse gave her medication to reduce the pain.

* * * *

"What did you find?"

"There's no clue, sir. No one saw that. But I found traces of shoes on Miss's motor body."

"What does that mean?"

Damian showed a photo he took showing a shoe trail on the body of Lala's motorcycle.

"Is anyone trying to harm him?"

"It seems so Mr. .. but we better ask Miss if she's better."

Nova nodded. " You keep investigating."

"Good Mr ... Excuse me." Damian passes away while Nova returns to the room to look after Lala who is still asleep.

In the morning Lala was feeling better even though she still grimaced occasionally with pain. Nova had already persuaded her to eat but her post-operative pain left her with no taste.

"You must eat ... " Nova took a deep breath. "Did you know there's a baby in your belly?" Nova sat by the bed. Her hands were busy tidying Lala's hair and tying her up.

"What baby?"

"Our baby candidate."

"What do you mean?"

"You're pregnant Viola darling ... Don't you know?"

"really?" Lala doesn't believe it.

Nova nodded. "The doctor told me."

"But I don't feel anything. No sign of me getting pregnant."

"Therefore you have to eat a lot, later after you better we will check with the obstetrician. We're gonna Ultrasound and see it for the first time."

"You're not joking around to cheer me up, are you?"

Nova. "You're really pregnant." Lala's smile was blotted out. For a moment he forgot his pain.

"I want to be hugged .." His eyes are glazed over.

"Of course, with pleasure ..." Nova hugged Lala carefully so as not to hit her arm. They both smiled but also almost cried at the same time.

This baby will make us strong. If it's true that the person who harmed me was Viviane's man, then she would definitely try again to harm me or you.

"How did you fall? Aren't you very good at riding motorcycles?" nova asked as she continued to feed Lala.

Lala fell silent. Actually he wanted to discuss this matter with Oma first.

"I was riding the bike as usual, suddenly there was another bike from behind wanting to overtake and accidentally nudged my bike. I took a fall and this is how it turned out."

"You sure you are?" Lala nodded. Nova seemed to think, could it be that Lala was lying.

"Then why are there footprints on your bike?"

"What shoe tracks? I don't even know."

"Yes .. forget it."

* * * *

After almost a week in the hospital, Lala was finally allowed to go home.

"How long am I gonna be like this?"

"Maybe about four to six months."

"For a long time ... I'll be bored."

"No, I'll keep you at home until you're cured."

Then Oma came to bring Lala lunch.

"Oma delivered lunch for you and Oma's future great-grandchildren." Oma Rusdi canceled all her activities to welcome Lala's return from the hospital.

"Thank you Oma. Oma could have asked the waiter to deliver her here earlier." Lala replied.

Nova receives a tray containing food from Oma and intends to feed Lala to eat as before.

"I can eat by myself now. You should eat too."

"Yes Nova, you just eat under, let Oma accompany Lala here." Nova looked at Lala.

"I'm fine. There's Oma here. You also have to rest" said Lala reassured.

"All right, I'll leave you for a minute." Lala stared at Nova's departure and made sure she was gone.

"Oma, I want to talk to you for a second."

"What's Lala? Is there a serious problem?"

"Yes Oma .. regarding the accident I had."

"Nova told Damian to find the man who had grazed your bike. Nova will carry it out completely because it's already put your life at risk."

"Actually that guy didn't accidentally nudge my motorcycle Oma, but he deliberately kicked my bike until I fell."

"What do you mean?"

"Oma remember when we had dinner with Kevin and Viviane? I accidentally heard them talk."

"They want to get rid of me and Nova so Kevin can take control of this house and all the relics of Papa Renand. Because if Nova lives and has offspring then the chance of Kevin to have it all will be smaller. I suspect it's him."

Oma's eyes were wide in disbelief. "Are you sure of what you heard?"

"I'm sure Oma."

"So you think your accident was Viviane's?"

"I'm not sure Oma because there's no evidence, but I think so."

"Basin the snake woman!" Oma growled.

"Do I have to tell Nova Oma? I'm afraid he'll act rashly? We don't have any evidence. Oma knows, right? Nova already hates him so much and if he knew all this he might he would immediately act without a second thought."

"Oma knows what to do. Leave everything to Oma. The snake woman must indeed be taught a lesson!"