Not Intentionally Cheating

Chapter 23 Dilemma

"Mama.. water... water…."

Calista deliriously searches for Nayla to give her a drink.

Now Calista was in her bed with a compress stuck to her forehead.

"Ca, this is Mama Darling. Here's the drink" Nayla said, giving a straw to her mouth.

Calista's eyes slowly opened, her dry lips signifying her current helplessness.

"It's still hot" said Nayla, putting her palm on Calista's forehead.

Calista nodded and drank the water through a straw that Nayla gave her.

"Take medicine first, yes" said Nayla while holding Calista's nape to help her drink water.

Calista agreed. Nayla immediately gave the drug to reduce the heat by giving the drug into her mouth and again gave her drinking water.

After swallowing the medicine, Calista closed her eyes again. Nayla took care of her sick child. 

Now Nayla's mind is getting restless. He was worried because of the work that required him not to go home in the next few days.

Remembering her work, Nayla also recalled that she had not been allowed to go home this afternoon. He immediately retrieved the phone on Calista's desk and he immediately contacted Dimas who was his boss at work.

"Hello, sorry sir, I had to leave the office this afternoon because my son was sick. I'm sorry I didn't get permission this afternoon" Nayla said by phone.

You are a mother and always your child is your reason. You know the consequences, right Nayla? namel Dimas from across there.

"Sorry Sir. It's like this. I don't know what else to do, sir" replied Nayla with regret.

Looks like you need to realize that it's time for you to resign Nayla. Tomorrow you will be replaced by another. And I'm waiting for your resignation letter in the office, Dimas' voice sounded angry on the phone.

"Okay sir" said Nayla Lirih.

After that he stopped his phone call and he sighed.

Nayla's breathing sounded very frustrating. He was really in a dilemma right now. But indeed he intended not to do the job tomorrow, considering that Calista had no one to accompany him.

His eyes looked at Calista who was sleeping soundly after taking her medicine. 

She did not expect that her daughter was getting bigger. And he realized that he could hardly accompany his daughter in her most difficult time.

Now the regret comes back after some time ago always haunts his mind.

I'm too busy to make money without understanding Caca's will. Maybe this is how she protested so that I could always be there for her. I have decided to quit my job. And I must not regret it, Nayla said in her heart while looking at Calista's sleeping face.

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Elsewhere, a couple was sitting face to face at the dinner table. 

"Eat it first. After that we talk," Devan told Liana who was sitting in front of him.

Liana simply stared at the food before her with an unusual gaze. 

"I just got home, honey, shouldn't we talk tomorrow? Now it's night, we should just take a break after eating," Liana said with a smile teasing her husband.

Devan stopped eating. He put his spoon and fork on his plate. Then he said,

"Didn't you want to ask me about Keyla?"

"Is there anything I need to know besides his death?" 

Devan looked into his wife's eyes with an annoyed look. He held her for a few days after Keyla's departure and his wife's remarks this time had aroused his anger.

"He's your son. Don't you feel a bit curious about it? About her death?" devan asked with a voice that sounded restraining his anger.

"No. I don't wanna hear. I felt so guilty for not being able to get close to him at his last moment. Can't I overcome my guilt?" sahut Liana with her angry look.

"But not by avoiding it. Keyla's your son and you should've wept over his departure. But this is what? You don't even want his funeral. And…."

Devan was fiery saying it, but he could not continue his words. He doesn't want to bring back the pain when he learns what happened before Keyla's accident.

Feeling his anger getting more provoked, Devan immediately left his wife who was still sitting in his chair.

In the dining room Liana let out her tears. He tried hard to achieve his obsession, unfortunately he also still had a heart that could feel sadness, so now he was crying.

The tears were first shed after Keyla's death. He is busy to achieve his obsession and get rid of everything that becomes an obstacle to achieve his wishes.

Devan was furious, he could no longer hold back the anger in front of his wife. It was enough that he understood the attitude of his wife who acted arbitrarily without paying attention to the surroundings.

Her tears were unbearable when she recalled about Keyla. She was saddened to hear the conversation on the phone before she had an accident.

Devan drove his car at high speed. There was nowhere else on his mind except his office.

Inside his office, Devan spills all his anger. He let out his tears that stifled his chest.

In his sadness he remembered Nayla who with her tenderness and affection he could hug Devan and calm him down while being sad like now.

He immediately took the phone in his pants pocket. He searches for Nayla's number and sends her a message.

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In Calista's room, Nayla is busy changing the compress and checking her daughter's temperature. 

He sighed, relieved to find his daughter's body temperature had dropped and was no longer delirious.

Suddenly a message notification sound from Nayla's phone. Immediately retrieved the phone from a table located not far from Calista's bed.

Come then. I need you so much right now. I'm at the XWZ street restaurant office.

The message from Devan made Nayla become angry. In the depths of his heart, he was worried about Devan's current extremely fragile state.

Knowing Devan's problems makes Nayla enter into a circle of feelings that relate between the two of them.

Nayla looked at Calista who was sleeping soundly. He pressed his palm to check Calista's body temperature.

Without a second thought, his hand looked for Alvin's contact number. She told her sister to come to her mother-in-law's house and wait for Calista who was sleeping.

In just a few minutes Alvin came to the house. Coincidentally, when the taxi order Nayla just came. 

"Alvin, please take care of Caca for a moment. He has a fever, but his body temperature has gone down. He's sleeping well right now" Nayla said as she hurriedly walked out of the house.

"Sister, where are you going?" tanya Alvin joins Nayla's departure.

Of course he didn't get an answer from Nayla. His sister got into the taxi and quickly drove the taxi according to orders from Nayla.