
"Siang Ad," Ornado who was a moment earlier had daydreamed immediately turned to hear the greeting from Jeremy.
"Is there anything serious between you and Cladia? Why did you suddenly ask for a meeting outside the house today?" Jeremy pulled out a chair and immediately sat down in front of Ornado.
"Last night Cladia tried to give me sleeping pills,"
"What's? Seriously?" Ornado simply nodded to answer Jeremy's startled question.
"Why is Cladia acting so weird? Then what happened?"
"I accidentally played my drinking glass when Cladia went to the bathroom. I also didn't realize, it turns out that the water I was supposed to drink was swapped with Cladia's, so she ended up drinking water containing sleeping pills."
"Hahahahahah, meaning weapon eat sir," Jeremy laughed amusedly.
"Don't laugh at him Jer, he's really angry right now," Ornado's smileless face immediately stopped Jeremy's laughter. He knew Cladia was stubborn, but she was not the type of person who would hurt or take advantage of others, why would she dare to give Ornado sleeping pills? looks like something's not right.
"Huh? Why should he be angry?" Jeremy put both his hands on the table.
"Because there was something going on last night between us, I took my right as a husband while he was asleep. This morning he went to another room in anger. Don't know what he's doing in the bathroom, but I'm waiting for him for an hour more recently he's out of the bathroom. I almost broke down the bathroom door, suspecting that he had passed out in the bathroom," Ornado took a deep breath, Jeremy was silent, trying to guess what happened to Cladia.
"Ad, I can't be sure what happened to Cladia yet, but I feel like it has something to do with what happened 5 years ago" Ornado nodded softly at Jeremy's words.
"Genesis 5 years ago I wanted to know in detail, which could explain of course Cladia herself, but I couldn't possibly ask Cladia, either, it's the same as dismantling the garbage that has been buried tightly, I don't want to hurt him. Actually Jer, what happened 5 years ago to Cladia? How was he at the time?" Jeremy frowned and took a deep breath.
"After the incident, it took two years for Cladia to recover. Since that incident Cladia more locked herself in the room, losing her best friend in a way that is so sadistic and happened before her eyes, of course it was hard for Cladia, it was hard for her, especially when he was very young, not yet 20 years old. In those 2 years I took Cladia a lot to find the best therapist. His encounter with Niela was one of the best medicines for Cladia. With Niela's presence, Cladia begins to recover her condition, she begins to open herself again to the outside world, can smile again, socialize again,"
"Honestly, when 6 months ago I delivered my mother's will about your matchmaking, Cladia was initially hit, she was quiet for a while, I thought that back then he only needed to see you again to help him remember your childhood memories, I thought that the separation of 15 years ago could pay off quickly when you appeared before him, I didn't expect it to be that simple," Ornado scrunched his forehead at a glance, his head moving slightly to the side.
"Jer, I don't think Cladia's rejection of me is just because she doesn't love me, but she seems really scared of me......"
"There is a possibility that Cladia was having a phobia of men because of the incident," Niela said. Ornado and Jeremy turned to Niela.
"Sorry, the two of you are too serious about Cladia's matter, until it's not realized I've been standing there for a long time to listen," Niela immediately sat down, her hands directly picked up the glass in front of her and drank it, what they had just talked about Cladia was enough to shock her.
"No way, after that incident my relationship with Cladia was fine," Jeremy refuted Niela's opinion, Niela looked into Jeremy's eyes without a smile.
"Of course, you're his older brother, ever since your parents died you've always been guarding and protecting him. To Cladia the only man who wouldn't possibly hurt her is you. I also just realized this, for 3.5 years knowing Cladia, I never saw her close to any man, even though she did not know about her match with Ornado, but she did not know, so actually back then there was no reason for Cladia to keep her distance from men." Hearing Niela's words there was a slight smile on Ornado's lips, it turned out that he was the first and only man who had ever been close to Cladia.
"And if I may say, a lot of men are quite trying to attract the attention of Cladia, but Cladia never responded," Niela continued, saying, of course Niela's last words were enough to make Ornado's eye at first glance slightly turn sharper.
"What can we do to help him? Ad, you love her, don't you?" Jeremy asked while observing the face of Ornado who was a little surprised by Jeremy's question which suddenly seemed demanding. If she didn't love Cladia, she might have married her, even if by reason of a will or whatever, Ornado was easily looking for an alibi to annul her marriage, but the thing is, the thing is, since 15 years ago no one can replace the position of Cladia in the heart of Ornado, let alone replace, shift it has never been successful.
"Ad, would you divorce her if she couldn't be cured?" This time Jeremy's question really made Ornado gasp in shock.
"In my dreams I never had any intention of letting go of Cladia. Don't be pessimistic Jer, I can definitely conquer my wild roses, I will do anything to make them heal," Jeremy smiled in relief at Ornado's promise just now.
"Actually this condition of Cladia I've suspected must be related to the incident 5 years ago. Next week I'll send James to Indonesia with my friend John from America, he's a great psychiatrist, I hope he can help Cladia. In the meantime, I'm asking you guys not to say anything to Cladia, pretend you don't know, if she realizes that we know her condition, she's afraid it's gonna make her lose her confidence, it'll be harder to help him recover." Niela and Jeremy nodded their heads in agreement at Ornado's words.
"Ah, there's one more thing I want to tell you Jer. Cladia asked me not to take her to work on Earth Asia, she asked to work with you at Sanjaya Company, what do you think?" Jeremy smiled, his little brother still behaved like that, willing to start everything from scratch, actually good, good, but come to think of it now he should have spent more time with Ornado so that they could get closer.
"I think it's good for a while, so he's not too intimidated either. At home he may have tried to avoid Ornado, if at work he had to contact Ornado again, it seems like this is not the right time, let him breathe first." Niela shared her opinion, and it was accepted by both Ornado and Jeremy.
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"Tante, sorry, I'm late, have you guys had dinner?" Aunt Ema who was sitting reading the magazine raised her face.
"You've come, Ad, we just finished eating, but it seems Cladia is still not feeling well, she's eating very little," Ornado scrunched her forehead hearing Aunt Ema's words.
"I went upstairs aunty" Ornado took a quick step up the stairs to her room and knocked on the south door.
"Cla, are you asleep?" Cladia took a deep breath before finally venturing out to open the room door.
"What do you need?" Cladia's words were immediately greeted by a smile from Ornado.
"There's something I want to say. I have to stay here or can I come in?" Cladia stared deeply at the face of Ornado who still remained with her handsome smile.
"As for you, this house is also your own house, just don't mess with me," Cladia inched her way away from the bedroom door and turned her back to Ornado. Ornado stepped into the room.
After all, even if I lock this room you will still be able to enter, Cladia complained inwardly, considering the key he was looking for had not met yet made him a little afraid to imagine if really Ornado in the future acted arbitrarily.
"Thank you Cla," Ornado put his hands in his pockets, Cladia standing back at Ornado.
"You're planning on working with Jeremy, Jeremy and I had a discussion today, if it makes you comfortable, we'll let you work there, but it's only temporary, since your real place is in the Xanderson Group, when you're ready I hope you'll be back with me raising the Xanderson Group," Cladia took a deep breath.
"Thank you for your understanding, if there's nothing else to talk about, you better get out, I'll take a break" Cladia said, turning her back to Ornado, briefly unconscious Ornado's hand was about to grab Cladia's hand, but Ornado hastily renounced his intention, withholding her strong desire to touch Cladia.
"Cla, I'm sorry for last night" Ornado said softly.
"Don't be hypocritical! You want it, right? All men are the same! I hate your people!" Cladia turned her body so face to face with Ornado, the tip of Cladia's nose was wet with sweat spots as a result of restraining her emotions.
"Cla..." Ornado's hands raised ready to hug Cladia, with Cladia swiftly receding a few steps back, Ornado hurriedly lowered his hands.
"I'm really sorry Cla, you have to trust me, if you tell me about your condition, I won't do that. For me who's been waiting for you for 15 years, it won't be hard to wait a little longer" Cladia was silent for a moment, looking at Ornado's lethargic face.
"You know something's wrong with me, right? Whatever you can do, but don't make it difficult for Brother Jeremy, don't put him in a difficult position, don't destroy him because of me" Cladia said with a slight gasp to hold back her cries.
"Cla, I love you, trust me, I'll never hurt you, this is your condition I promise I won't let anyone know, including Jeremy," Ornado said as his right hand formed a V with his index finger and middle finger, declaring the promise, but his left hand was behind his back, deliberately taking the position of the thumb inserted in the middle to declare that he did not mean it with his promise. How can he promise that some of his closest people already know Cladia's condition, and he needs their help to recover Cladia's condition.
"You're still mad at Cla? I'll try to heal you, I'll do anything to heal you" Seeing that Cladia had calmed down, Ornado drew a little closer to Cladia.
"I promise not to exercise my rights as your husband until you are fully prepared to accept me," Ornado said softly before turning her back and leaving Cladia who finally could no longer hold back her tears to wet her cheeks.