
A man sits by the pool and sips a cold drink, then smokes the cigarette he just lit.
He closed his eyes, enjoyed every cigarette smoke that billowed his mouth and danced freely in his lungs.
Moments like this become a party for himself after successfully solving the problem one by one, moreover, good news from the hospital a few days ago that tells if his father is aware and allowed to go home today.
"That's enough."
Suddenly his leisure party is interrupted when someone grabs the cigarette butts he is holding and throws them away.
"Didn't you promise to stop sipping that smoky thing? Have you always secretly smoked when I wasn't next to you, my husband?"
Gloria ruffled her waist with a red face restraining her annoyance.
"Eh.. That's.." Shaka could only scratch his nape which was not itchy because he could not find the right reason to dodge his wife.
"That's what?!" Gloria moved her face.
"mmm.. That's.. A little hard." Finally that was all Shaka could say.
"You have to try, it's for your health. You don't want the sole heir to the Zalleo family to die young from smoking?, heh.. Maybe it'll be silly news that the public will like, especially your competitors."
"i know's.. I know honey."
Shaka stood up from his seat and kissed the woman's blushing lips in front of him so as not to continue speaking.
"You..-"
Gloria was about to open her mouth again but Shaka kissed her once more.
"Stop getting angry, I feel like a little kid who's upset with an old mom for making a mistake. Let's get Dad to the hospital, baby."
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"Mothers.. Dad.." Greet Gloria at 2 people who were seen chatting.
Feeling called, the two men turned to the origin of the voice and found the child and his daughter-in-law walking towards them. Shaka's mother smiled and whispered in her husband's ear, "They are very compatible right? Look at that woman, she's the one you hurt but she took care of you like her own father when you were helpless a week ago. We're really lucky to have her."
"Why are you whispering to me?" Shaka had already asked a question before the great master Zalleo could answer his wife's words. He suspected that what his mother whispered was about him.
"Why indeed? As for Mom, I whispered to my own husband. If you're jealous do it with your wife."
Shaka patted her forehead, "Dad.. Look at mother's behavior. Very irritating." His grunt.
Grand master Zalleo chuckled against his son's grunts until a faint frown appeared on his face that was still bruised.
"Come here, baby..." Pinta Mr. Zalleo, his voice still sounded a little weak as it was blocked by the stitches at the corners of his lips.
Shaka moved closer to the bed where his father was sitting.
"Stop, I didn't call you." Checkered Lord Zalleo.
Instantly Shaka pegged while cursing in his heart, fortunately Samuel was not with him now, otherwise the spicy-mouthed young man would have satirized himself completely.
Yes, Samuel has returned to Indonesia to handle the company that is there.
"You.. Come here father-in-law."
Now Gloria who approached, shifted the chair to the front of the bed and then sat on it.
"May you sure you're going home today? Shouldn't it be treated any longer? We need to make sure Dad's condition is fully restored before Dad gets home."
Gloria's anxious face could not be hidden, she was rummaging not without reason but she saw many bruises on the body of her in-laws.
"Dad's healed, thanks for worrying about dad. I shouldn't deserve good treatment from you. I-i-"
"It's dad, don't think about it again. I've forgiven you for that incident. From now on, I don't bring it up again. Whisper?" Gloria interrupted her in-laws because she knew what topic she was going to talk about. Especially if it's not about his father's death 6 years ago.
"Yes Dad.. I'm lucky to have you, too." Gloria hugs her father-in-law happily, at the end of Shaka's mother and Shaka's last.
"My wife is the best.." Shaka muttered, the four of them embraced each other affectionately.
***
Gloria looked blankly at the night sky from the balcony of her room. Wherever he lives, the balcony is still his favorite place.
Sometimes he sighed when a sense of urgency approached him. Yes, right after the return of Shaka's father from the hospital 1 month ago Shaka announced to all the residents of the house consisting of a maid and bodyguard that Gloria is his wife.
I don't know what comes to her husband's mind, without making any announcements later the residents of the house will know if Gloria is his wife. Didn't I??
Flashbacks
"You see that woman? Do you think she's young master Shaka's lover?"
"Don't joke, young master once brought his lover home and it wasn't him."
"But look! The woman was very close to the young Master even with the great Master."
"Ah.. It could be that she was just a one night stand woman belonging to the young master. Isn't that something a man does? They make love in one night and forget each other in the morning."
"Oh! You right! But isn't the young master a little crazy to bring home his one night stand lady?"
"You are crazy! Young master is not such a person. Besides, the woman's been here for a month so you don't just make any conclusions."
Several maids gossiped to each other on the sidelines of their work, without them noticing a man they called the young master heard everything they were talking about.
Come onl.. It sounded hot in Shaka's ear, he heard his wife on the say as his one night stand woman? They clearly don't know anything.
The man's anger went straight up to the crown. But he tried to hold it as much as possible because he did not want to make a fuss given the condition of his father who was not healthy.
1 hour later he gathered all the residents of his house, and introduced Gloria in front of them all that Gloria was his wife. Unbeknownst to his parents, he fired the maid who gossiped about his wife.
Flash back off
Since then, Shaka has forbidden her from doing anything. Although small things like making milk at night or just preparing breakfast for Shaka, everything will be done by the maid.
He rarely even eats a table with Shaka's parents, because Shaka has the maid bring the food to the room.
Isn't her husband outrageous?
Is this what you call a possessive husband?
"It's so boring..." Gloria muttered, and right after she complained her phone rang. He grabs her and it turns out Yuna called.
There was a long conversation between two friends who are now different countries, long enough until someone embraced Gloria from behind.
"Who?" Shaka asked who was curious because Gloria had been laughing ever since.
"Yuna," Gloria replied without making a sound, she just moved her lips. A moment later he ended his longing talk with his best friend.
"Let's sleep." Take Shaka in the position still hugging Gloria from behind.
"In the meantime, I'll make milk. Do you want me to make it too, baby?"
"Let the maid make it." Prevent Shaka when Gloria is about to step up.
"You.." Gloria almost uttered bad words to her husband but soon she was silent. "I can make it myself, baby... Why should I send a maid?"
"You're the lady in this house so let them serve you, and more importantly.." Shaka paused her sentence and then brought her lips closer to Gloria's ear, "Because you are my wife.."
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