PLEASE, LOVE ME, WIDOW
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR
Clayandra momentarily stood glued in front of a house that looks simple but memorable luxury and so calm. Slowly tears flowed in the corner of the middle-aged woman's eyes, there was a deep longing bursting in her heart. Two years, yes, two years Clayandra was forced to leave the house just to continue to accompany Qiandra.
“Mamah?” a voice jolted Clayandra from her daydream. Seen standing before him was a beautiful girl with brownish curly hair. A happy smile adorned the lips of the girl in white and her eyes sparkled brightly when she saw the middle-aged woman standing in front of their door.
“Zaneta, my daughter” Clayandra's hiss when she saw the beautiful girl, she stretched out her arms and made the girl she called Zaneta run and burst into her arms.
“Why you just stand in front of the door” asked Zaneta in the arms of the mother.
“Mamah misses this house, darling, two years feels so long to mamah” Clayandra hissed guiltily into the recesses of her heart.
“Ish, do not melt it donk mah, new time home has been shed tears” said Zaneta trying to drive away the sad atmosphere.
“Hei, do not mentang mentang brother eldest son then brother will monopolize mamah for his own brother, remember here also there we” exclaimed a voice again behind the mother and child who still hugged it.
Another girl who was no less beautiful approached the two women who were still dissolved in longing. “Hey, come here, dear Delicia, my God you are growing up so fast, Nak” exclaimed Clayandra with eyes that returned wet when she saw her second daughter who is now growing up.
“Ish, Mamah, rich Deli is still ABG's only child, said to grow all” young girl's great-grandson while hugging the mother.
“Yes, you all really grew up amazing, Nak” said Clayandra who had drowned between her two daughters, whose height had exceeded her. “Hey, but where is the bontot” he continued again when he realized there are still children who have not gathered.
“Blame Brother Zanet, Mah” exclaimed Delicia while looking at her sister.
“Lho kok me” asked Zaneta with frown.
“It is he, one brother, brother who makes all the dishes that meet the dining table” exclaimed Delicia again.
“Yes, I sich, do to welcome the arrival of mama, then what does it have to do with the bontot” asked Zaneta still with a little confusion.
“Ish, like a brother forgot how Abel when he met food, wonder me with the child that one, Abel, eat as much as you can yes he is not fat” cerocos Delicia which is famous as the most chatty.
Zaneta could only scratch the nape of his neck that was not itchy, well, he did forget the hobby of the bontot that would not move from the dining table if there were a lot of tempting dishes. Luckily he has a father and an older brother who are all amazing chefs.
Clayandra's husband, Chris, did decide to start his business by opening a small restaurant capitalizing on his salary during his time as a butler in the Hamilton family. However, thanks to his skills and abilities, Chris was able to bring his restaurant to be big and even already have several branches.
And now, Chris has handed over some of his restaurants to his two daughters who apparently inherited the talent of the father. Meanwhile, Chris himself prefers to manage a smaller restaurant, and, well, a restaurant run by Chris will always develop into a large restaurant that will be directly handed over to his children.
Not infrequently Zaneta and Delicia filed a protest with the father, because they also want to try to manage and pioneer a restaurant starting from the bottom. However, Chris said that the toughest challenge was maintaining a restaurant that could still exist. In the end, the two beautiful girls could only succumb to the will of the father.
While the bontot, Abellard, or often called Abel, prefer to do business, and still continue his education in master programs. Looks like Clayandra's blood is stronger in the youngest, he inherited the talent of his grandfather, Clayandra's father who is also a businessman.
So, if there is a suspicion that Clayandra worked for Qiandra because of lack of money, then it must be a big mistake. Because, Clayandra's husband and children have lived very well established from the restaurant they have managed.
“Hey, until when you will only stand in front of the door” exclaimed Chris when he saw the three women he loved so much were still busy talking. The three women of different ages simultaneously stared at the father, “Come, enter, Darling” continued Chris while reaching for the waist of the wife and took her to enter the house.
“Ish, papah, mentang mentang mamah at home, we immediately forgotten” great-granddaughter Delicia, but did not care for him and Zaneta immediately stepped in the steps of their parents.
They stepped straight towards the dining room, and there, Clayandra could only shake her head when she saw her youngest son who was still engrossed in eating. “Jeez, Abel, you can usually eat first without waiting for mamah” exclaimed Delicia.
Abellard raised her face, and how shocked she was when she saw the middle-aged woman standing with a smile before her. Abellard immediately put down her tableware, then stood up and walked half-run towards Clayandra. The handsome young man immediately embraced Clayandra with great joy.
“Mamah, ah, forgive me for not welcoming the arrival of mamah, blame those who have made all these dishes and caused me to flutter. Actually I just wanted to taste to test the taste of all this cooking then ...” Abellard has not finished the word.
“Then what, then you khilaf and eat first so” exclaimed Delicia.
“Well, that's brother Del tahu” great-granddaughter Abellard makes Delicia cluck in annoyance.
“Already, already, are you going to continue arguing, mamah is also hungry you” said Clayandra stopped the debate of her daughter's son. At once Abellard and Delicia fell silent, but their faces still gave a code of contention.
Finally, they all enjoyed the dishes available on the table. They eat with joking and laughter, making Clayandra, who is often plagued with guilt for leaving her family, quite entertained.
The three sons and daughters did not let the mother be sad in the least. They always tell stories and joke by throwing a joke that makes Clayandra laugh and forget her sadness. Until finally the togetherness must end, when the three sons and daughter Clayandra must return to their routine.
They rarely get together, because of their respective activities. However, when they heard the mother was going home, they simultaneously left all her busy life and went home to welcome her mother. They are familiar with Clayandra's presence for only a short time, so they will make the best use of that time with the mother.
“Mah, how long will mamah stay” Zaneta in the end open voice representing her two younger siblings. They need to know how long the mother can be with them so they can manage their time.
“So, right Dika the presidir of PT. Mahardika is now sister Brother Qiandra” asked Delicia. Zaneta, Delicia even Abellard already knew about Qiandra's past. It was deliberately told by Chris so they could understand why his mother had to stay with Qiandra.
They also knew that Qiandra's real name was Felicia. However, they are used to calling it Qiandra, because indeed they grew up together as children. And they're used to calling Felicia by the name of Qiandra.
“True, Darling, Dika or Andika Kenrich Hamilton, who is now the president of PT.Mahardika, turns out to be the older brother of Felicia” Clayandra said.
“Then, mamah can already release Sister Qiandra, she already has a husband and also a sister who will definitely be able to make her happy” the youngest Abellard comes to talk.
“It should be so, Darling” Clayandra said.
“What is the problem now” asked Zaneta who had suspected there must be a problem so that the mother could not decide to go back with them immediately.
Clayandra took a heavy breath, then looked towards Chris as if asking the man to explain his circumstances. “But neither you nor your mama can tell the truth about the relationship between Qiandra and Dika until now. First because Qiandra is currently still in the recovery stage, and secondly there is a much heavier thing that will probably make Qiandra again injured” Chris represents Clayandra explained to her three children.
“Heavier stuff?, what is it” asked Zaneta again.
“It seems, Dean's grandfather, His Highness Zacharias was the one who supported Lee's cruel deeds on that tragic night” said Chris with slightly glowing eyes radiating anger. Chris's reply left his three children gaping in disbelief.
“A what, no, it's impossible, Pah, I can't believe” exclaimed Delicia.
“Is there any evidence of all that” asked Abellard to think more logically, although she was also very surprised by the father's explanation.
“That's the problem, until now we can not find any evidence, because it is not an easy thing to be able to penetrate the secrets of the royal family” said Chris again.
“Then how can the cruel accusations arise” exclaimed Delicia who felt not accepted. Delicia and her brother already knew the weight of a Qiandra's life journey. Then, whether they can take it for granted if the woman they think is happy is again hurt by the reality of the past.
“Papah and mamah are living witnesses when they hear Lee say that His Majesty has supported and ordered himself to do that” said Chris, there was a bitter tone in his voice.
“On what basis did the royal family to do such a cruel thing” asked Abellard.
“Your uncle was accused of being a traitor who conspired to dissolve the kingdom at that time” said Chris again.
“Traced to dissolve the kingdom?” ask Zaneta with frown, “But as far as I am concerned, the reign that is now enforced under the agreement, right?. So, how can there be a story of betrayal” asked again.
“You're right, Zanet, that's why, all of this has to be proven. And the proof will not be done if not by the royal family itself” said Chris again.
“I mean Papah, by Dean, sister husband Qiandra” asked Delicia who was answered with a nod to the head of the father. “Oh. Gosh, does that make sense to you, a husband investigating his own family to defend his wife, is that possible” asked Delicia again.
“Don't say that Papah and Mamah will let it happen as a test for the power of love. There is love as strong as that” said Zaneta who is so difficult to believe in love.
“And let Sister Qiandra again threatened with trauma again” hiss Abellard added Zaneta's remarks.
“Absolutely we have no such desire, Darling” said Clayandra while shaking her head slowly. His son could really understand the problem Qiandra was going to face.
“If Qiandra does not go through all that, then the mystery of events decades ago will not be able to open” this time Chris also spoke.
“There is absolutely no way to let Sister Qiandra completely forget that past, and enjoy her life now” asked Abellard.
“Now Papah asks you, if you have lost one of your brothers and you think they are dead, then you meet them when they do not know you, then what will you do” asked Chris to Abellard.
Hearing his father's question, Abellard immediately silenced. Whoever it is must know the answer, because it is impossible for us to let our only brother not recognize ourselves. As much as possible, we will definitely try to get to know us again, right?.
Zaneta, Delicia and Abellard finally understood what her parents were worried about. “Hah, why Sister Qiandra should always be faced with all these problems” desis Delicia finally. As a brother, he also felt sad about the fate that his cousin had to experience.
“Hopefully this is the last problem he has to face, because inevitably, sooner or later, this problem still has to be faced by Qiandra. The past that is still ash must be clarified as well as proven which is true and which is wrong” said Chris again.
“But, isn't the Lee family no more, then for what proof it is, will it not make a prolonged grudge” asked Abellard.
“The Lee family has indeed been exterminated, and all that is none other than Dika's revenge. And, true, if there is evidence, then it does not rule out the possibility of causing a continuing grudge. Therefore, it is necessary to prove what is right and what is wrong, and what is the reason behind it”, said Chris again answering his son's question.
They all fell silent, they could no longer deny or refute his father's words. However, they still find it difficult to accept the fact that Qiandra again has to face the test. And this time, they all knew, it would be the hardest test, not just for the Qiandra alone. The exam this time will also be a test for Dean Walt Zacharias as well.
