Not Ordinary Love

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The secret room with the lights out in fact still makes two people who are sitting on the couch loveseat it looks comfortable. The dim light from the library room shed light on the secret room Ethan and Zoya currently occupy.

Ethan clasped the woman's hand, peeping at Zoya's back for so long. Zoya just turned her head, with a faint smile rising on her lips she leaned her head against the man's shoulder. But Ethan puts his hand away and holds the woman's body and makes Zoya smile.

Zoya is asleep, but she wakes up when she realizes that Ethan is not in the room, but tonight is still Zoya's allotment to sleep with the man, she made sure that her husband was not there with open eyes. Zoya leaves the bed, she walks towards the glass balcony, uncovers the curtains and sees the courtyard of her house from the top floor, Rival's car is gone, meaning the man has gone home.

Afterwards, Zoya closes the curtains and walks towards the exit of the room, intending to catch up with Ethan, perhaps the man is still relaxing outside, even though it is late at night.

The door of the house seemed half-open when Zoya arrived on the ground floor, she came out and thought that Ethan was there, but her guess was wrong because not in the man outside. Zoya sees only one cup of coffee on the table and the fragments of the cup that appear to be scattered on the floor, Zoya also sees a drop of fresh blood there.

That certainly makes Zoya worried, he hurried back in and locked the door and walked into Naina's room, feeling he said if Ethan was there too.

And his guess is not wrong when he does see Ethan in Naina's room, the man appears to be accompanying Naina before the girl actually sleeps. Zoya does not intend to enter, she just stays where she sees the two men until at the end, Zoya sees with her own eyes as Ethan strokes Naina's hair, and at the end of the day, tidying up the scoop and landing a brief kiss on the girl's forehead.

Zoya's lips pulled upwards formed a smile, but her eyes were watering, she prevented her tears from falling and caved in her cheeks.

Zoya's chest suddenly felt tight. It seems, until now he will not be ready to see Ethan love other women.

The spoon on the woman's face changed with a sweet smile that burst when she saw the husband coming out of Naina's room.

"Hay, is Naina asleep?"

***

"Naina's injuries aren't severe?" zoya asks after Ethan tells her if the girl broke the coffee cup and injured her own hand.

Ethan shook his head. "Not bad, just a small wound. I've treated him." the man said as he continued to stroke the back of Zoya's hand in his hand.

After that, silence again occurred in the room, enveloping the two. Zoya claps her hands and makes the automatic lights in the room turn on, instantly making Ethan squint his eyes because of the glare of the light that directly penetrates his eyes.

"Three more days I'm out of town." Zoya told me with a smile. He looked at the man for a moment, then turned his head back on the husband's chest.

"Sir Arfat already got Yara Yara's replacement?" ethan asked, the man seemed to guess Yara's name because he didn't know it.

Zoya shook her head. The woman was only toying with her fingers on her husband's chest. Ethan doesn't ask anything, like how long Zoya will be out of town, when she will be back or Zoya will need her or not.

"I'll be out of town for a long time" said Zoya finally because Ethan really did not ask even after a long time Zoya was waiting for his question.

"Hmm, I know."

First, since Ethan decided to give his wife permission to take the film, he knew the setting of the place that would be in the film not only in Jakarta, even for the filming of the final part of the film, he knew, foreign countries are a choice. He knew his wife would rarely be at home because she was busy filming.

So when Zoya tells him now, Ethan is not surprised. He had already prepared himself to hear this notice directly from Zoya.

"Hopefully I can always do my job well, so I can keep you on set." said the man.

"No need." Zoya answered quickly.

"Hmm?"

"I'm the same Sister Selin, besides you're busy at the agency. Next week we're hiring a new actress, right?" Ethan nodded, Zoya looked up, looking at the man.

"I'll be fine, you don't have to worry, you'll take good care of yourself. Take care of your health, do not be late to eat–" Zoya had paused her sentence before then forward it.

"–Do not hesitate in the company."

Ethan smiled, landing a brief kiss on the woman's lips. "You're only one month. As if it would be a long time to leave me." said the man as he rubbed Zoya's hair.

"Because you can't do anything without me." Zoya replied, making Ethan quiet for a while. He smiled considering that since he married Zoya, the woman who took care of and took care of every need.

The woman who always prepares her work clothes, keeps important items or files belonging to Ethan that sometimes the man put carelessly. The woman who, despite not being able to cook, always tried to prepare her meals.

The woman who always makes Ethan sleep well and wake up in the morning in a happy state when the woman is the first to be seen by his eyes.

Ethan looked at the woman fixedly, who was stared at with only a smile. Until then Ethan clapped his hands and made the automatic lights in his room go out. Ethan clutches the woman's body, rubbing Zoya's back gently until her hand finds the woman's sleepwear strap and releases it.

What Zoya saw just a moment ago in Naina's room was real. Ethan apologized for that. Zoya doesn't mind it, her heart is hurt, but she knows that Naina is more hurt.

The position of the girl was the most painful among them.

***

"What?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Alexa sighed, she threw her body on the sofa in Rachel's room. The woman rolled her eyeballs carelessly at the signed cooperation contract on her behalf.

Rachel just stayed in her big chair staring at the princess who was protesting while twirling the ballpoint pen in her hand.

"Mom!" Alexa raised her tone, almost shouting as the momy continued to show her sinless face.

"Just do Alexa."

"ALEXA!"

Once again Alexa nodded. Grabbing a paper containing the cooperation contract that the momy has signed and rise from his seat. "However Momy should find me a manager, I want to manage myself. I don't want Momy handling all my business!" the woman, exhaling her rough breath and out of the room of the momy.

Rachel simply shrugged indifferently as soon as she saw her daughter walk out of her room without even closing the door. Rachel nodded her head as her scheduler appeared and was about to close the door. After which he let out a tired sigh, his daughter was really stubborn and very unruly.

While Alexa stepped foot towards the exit of the building while continuing to grumble. How could the momy sign a cooperation contract without her consent? Without confirming it even without prior notice.

Alexa really has to find a manager so that he does not carelessly sign a cooperation contract.

Maybe Alexa will not be upset if the cooperation contract is just a regular filming, whatever it is. But the problem is that this is a big project and a big problem, he must re-engage with Edrin Nicolas. A man he hates and wants to avoid.

"Hay Alexa,"

Alexa's steps swelled when a middle-aged man she met about two days ago appeared to be waiting for her outside the building.

"Hay Mr. Arfat." Alexa smiled as she stood before the middle-aged man.

"Rachel's mother told you?" tanyakanya. Alexa had been silent for a while, until she remembered what happened a moment ago in the room of the momy, so she remembered, then the woman's view turned to a cooperation contract to join the film My Beloved Wife in her hands.

He looked at Arfat and smiled, then nodded his head. "Come on. We're on set."

"I'm filming Sir?"

Instead of answering, Arfat smiled. "Not now, but you have to be acquaintances and join each other, let you guys become familiar." said Arfat, Alexa nodded, then followed Arfat's steps to the car.

When he met Alexa yesterday, Arfat felt a little disappointed because the woman returned too slowly from America. He wanted to involve the woman in his film.

Arfat is not grateful that Yara Narasatya was involved in a prostitution case and made him have to leave the film, but with the woman's departure, he said, giving Arfat the opportunity to attract Alexa to join the big family My Beloved Wie.

Even Arfat rejected the proposal of many actresses who came to him directly to take over the role of Yara in the film because he had already made his choice. Arfat is not at all concerned about the application of actress managers who want their actress to take the role because he has chosen a wrestler.

Because he already has Alexa to be a candidate until it ends as a choice.

It seems, fate has indeed brought the woman to find her character in the film.

***

While on set, Zoya, who had finished the scene with Edrin, sat back at basecamp. The hot weather keeps Zoya from removing the portable fan from her hand. Same with Edrin, the difference is that the man's portable fan is held by his assistant, two at a time.

"Said Mr. Arfat has won the battle of Yara, they will be here soon." Zoya hears one of the crew from the Costume and Rias Department talking.

"Oh, yeah. Who?"

"Sir Arfat chose directly, not Mr. Irpan. It means he has a target that is not kidding." welcome him while tidying up the costume for the next set. Inevitably, Zoya who had been there listened.

"Not yet, we'll see. I hope it doesn't work."

"Denger-denger, actress who just returned from America. The son of a big agency owner, an actress, too, who is still confused." the other said, after that, two people passed from the basecamp. Zoya just frowned hearing that.

America's?

The agency owner's son?

Why does Zoya feel bad. The woman just stared at Edrin who seemed to close her eyes enjoying her rest. It seemed that the man did not hear what the two people had said.

While Zoya is still enjoying the break time while reading the script, one of the crew comes to her and Edrin to meet with the new replacement Yara Narasatya.

Make Zoya and Edrin immediately come to Arfat who has gathered with others outside the basecamp.

"Who's the actress?" edrin asked who had arrived just walked beside Zoya. Zoya shook her head.

"We'll see." the woman said as she took a quick step, Edrin followed half lazily behind her. The man still felt dizzy because his sleep was suddenly disturbed.

In the crowd, Arfat seemed to be introducing the actress of his choice to his team. Edrin's steps slowly swallowed as the man looked at the woman standing beside Arfat.

"No way, no way." Edrin rejected the object he saw. He rubbed his eyes and hoped he was hallucinating.

He rubbed his eyes in the hope that Alexa's face would disappear from his view because the woman was just a mirage. But the woman remained standing in place even after Edrin felt a slight pain in his eyes.

The man shook his head, he stood beside Zoya who was somehow staring at Alexa with a dislike look.

"Everyone, introduce this Alexa, she'll join us in place of the outgoing Yara Narasatya."

"Now, he's officially a member of our team." said Arfat introduced the woman to his team.

"Hallo all, I'm Alexa, I'll join here. Please guidance, may we all cooperate." said the woman sweetly.

"We?" Edrin grimaced softly hearing the woman's sentence. Alexa gets a warm welcome and a lively hand bay from the staff and crew as well as the players. Simultaneously, the woman's eyes pointed sharply at him, making Edrin throw away his gaze from the woman. He refused to talk to Alexa.

TB