SIN (Lecturer Dear)

Chapter 18: Former Abstinence

After attending Darren's class, Karen decides to go to her family's company. There he met Valen's mother who turned out to have participated in taking care of the company that is in the process of merger¹ with one of the companies owned by the Darren family.

Mami Valen who just came out of her room, then felt happy to see the mere presence of the princess. She even invited Karen to eat together at their favorite restaurant.

"Where is your household? All right, right?"

Karen nodded, while putting a piece of steak into her mouth. "Barren and I lived in her grandfather's house for a while. You see, Oma Belle doesn't feel well."

"Oh, so the omens are sick again?" ask mami Valen relax.

At that very moment, Karen was reminded of the fight that occurred between Oma Belle and her mother. He also recalled the time when Darren pretended to say he could not have children to keep his desire to not have children. Therefore, until now the health of Oma Belle continues to decline.

"Mi, Mami hasn't apologized to Oma Belle. Mami came to visit the house, yes, sorry and look at Oma?" persuade Karen.

Mami Valen was silent for a while, then said, "Mommy was sorry that night. Your grandmother forced Mami. So, what's to be done!"

(N: So, what's to be done\= what can be done)

Karen was relieved. "It's good that!"

"Karen, sorry mami, yes. Girls your age should have fun enjoying their youth. But have to take care of the husband of the grandmothers," said Valen's mother who felt sad.

"No papa, Mi. I am so happy to be able to help this company. Darren and his family are very nice. Darren doesn't limit my freedom either."

"Thankful that's it. You like it, huh, same Darren?"

Valen's mother's question made Karen's hand holding the knife and fork freeze instantly.

"If you say like .. yes, please! He's that handsome, smart, idol lecturer again! Who wouldn't be proud to try, if people knew I was his wife" Karen said with a smile of her own.

"Darren himself how are you? Does he like you too?"

Karen was stunned for a while while recalling Darren's treatment of her during their marriage. "I like it too" he answered briefly.

"Yes, you have to like it. Mom's son is beautiful, sexy, young again .. although not smart, hihihi." Mami Valen held back a laugh.

"Yes, my goodness, Mami .. the end is not very good to hear," grumbled Karen.

Mami Valen then moved her face forward while putting on a serious look. "You must remember the word mami, don't give up your heart completely on her. Let if at any time he messes with you, you are not too hurt. Do not love your partner too much, because if you do that, you will lose yourself. Out there a lot of tuh, which is a hundred percent exactly the same partner, uh when his partner cheated, he even became depressed or even crazy."

"Ih, Mami kok even become a serem-serem story, anyway!" karen complained with a face full of worry.

"Let you know, the Household will not always be beautiful. Young people your age are always stuck with stigma if getting married is a way to get happiness. So many of them who gave up a little, failed a little, even directly kepengen marriage. Though marriage is not about pleasure alone," said Valen's mother as she continued to eat lunch.

While Karen can only be silent while contemplating the words of her mother. Yes, as he has said before, he lived and grew up in an open-minded, free, democratic family environment.

The star that hangs over the sky, is a sign that the day has gone by night. At Bratajaya's residence, Oma Belle calls Karen into the kitchen ahead of a family dinner.

"Here, you must learn to cook! A few days after you got married, Darren had talked to Oma if you did not know how to cook. Hold the knife upside down" said Oma Belle, leading her to the kitchen.

Karen was stifled. "Oh, what the hell are people! Pake reports everything if I can't cook. I was married to be his personal chef!" karen's scolding in my heart.

"Ouch, Oma. In the millennial era like gini, women can not cook, right, not just Karen doang. It is no longer the time for women to take care of the kitchen. We are now facilitated by online food and catering scattered everywhere. Just order, come straight away." This time Karen defended herself.

Oma Belle clucked her tongue while shaking her head. "Ckckck, well, this kind of thinking can't be imitated! Cooking is a basic life skill. Both men and women should know. After all, yes, if you are married, the task of the wife must please the stomach and under the stomach of the husband. If both are fulfilled, sure .. husband is tormented by the thigh of another woman, will not glance!"

Born into a modern family, he always had thoughts that crossed with the Darren family. However, rather than having to hear Oma Belle chirping it was better to take on the mode of massage.

"Okay Oma if so please teach Karen to cook, yes. Let it be masakin Darren, uh .. I mean mas Darren," said Karen meekly, but forced.

On campus, Darren is still involved with his research. Even so, she had told Karen that she was going home late.

In silence, the door of the research room creaked a little. Darren turned his head and could only sigh as Marsha walked into the room.

"You haven't come home yet?" ask Marsha who is now approaching Darren.

"Not yet." Darren is back on his computer.

Marsha pulls up the chair next to Darren and occupies it. "I'm really happy to know that I will be assigned to the same campus as you. I immediately became impatient to meet you rich everyday first. That's why I immediately call you to pick you up at the airport" Marsha recalled with a faint smile.

"Congratulations, yes, your desire to become a lecturer has been achieved now!" said Darren who continues typing without taking his eyes off his computer.

"Are you not aware, I became a lecturer because I wanted to follow in your footsteps. I want to look like you. But baby, after achieving that achievement, you even married someone else. And the funny thing is, she's still a student, way below me" Marsha said with a bitter smile.

Darren was silent, choosing not to respond to the words of his former lover.

"Dar, if I didn't go abroad to take S2, would you marry me?" ask with lirih.

At that very second, Darren's fingers were moving agilely on the key board, suddenly motionless.

"Did you forget that time you asked to break up?" tangent Darren with a cooling look.

"Yes, but that's because I want to focus—"

"Isn't there nothing to talk about the old story when we already have our own story?" cut Darren.

Marsha certainly did not know, how happy the man was preparing a surprise to propose to her at that time. Darren's dreams of getting married are dashed when he learns that the girl he loves has left him unilaterally.

Marsha shook her head quickly and held the man's hand. "I don't accept it. I really can't accept you as much as him!"

"You can't take it because you feel like you're better than him, right?" alluding to the cynical Darren, "i know you well, you always deify your pride, so you don't want to lose to anyone! You chose to study abroad because you don't want to lose to me. Likewise, at this time, you do not accept me marrying someone else because I feel that the woman is at your lower level, but I choose her instead. I'm right, right?" Darren stared intently at Marsha with a small interested corner of his lips.

At the same time, he saw the shadow of someone from behind the door that was not tightly closed. When the figure behind the door turned quickly and was about to leave, Darren immediately walked up to him and pulled his hand.

"My wife" he said, holding the hand of the woman who turned out to be Karen.

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footnotes

Merger: a process of merging two or more companies into one company only