The Bond of Our Love

CHAPTER 59 - Guilt

Mentari is back. Shreya woke up from a deep sleep. He squirms with his laziness. Then he looked around.

It turns out he was in his room.

Who brought him into the room? As he remembered, last night he was full after finishing all the food ordered and made by Rahul, until he fell asleep on the sofa. Was that the man who took her to this room?

Shreya picked up the crystal ball she placed on the nightstand beside her bed. The crystal contains a pair of miniature dolls that Rahul gave to the old town the other day.

Shreya smiled to herself remembering how she spent last night with the man. How Rahul patiently made her salads and juices, and fed her a meal.

During these few days with Rahul, he felt very comfortable and happy. The presence of the man near her always makes her heart grimace. If the man were his life partner, he would be very happy.

Shreya took a clock working on the nightstand. The time is 5:10. Shreya moved from her bed to the bathroom. After bathing and performing his morning worship, he immediately joined the servants who were making breakfast in the kitchen.

Rahul made fruit salad and juice for her last night. Now he's gonna get back at it by making breakfast for the guy.

She doesn't know Rahul's favorite food. Wanting to ask the waiter, it felt like he was too embarrassed. Perhaps they would all speculate that he was intending to tease their young master. They will all lose respect for him, because of his status as his wife Fajar.

So he'll make a menu of food he knows only. He only wished that the man would like his cooking.

"Oh Madam, the Madam should not have bothered to help prepare breakfast. Madam should just rest. Let us do everything"

"It's okay Mom. Besides, I'm tired of just being quiet, doing nothing"

Rahul hears the voices of Shreya and Miss Susan as he is about to enter the dining room. And sure enough, as soon as she got into the room, it appeared that two different women of that generation were arranging the dining table with breakfast menus.

"Eh sir is ready to go to the office. Please Sir, the breakfast is also ready" As soon as you see Rahul, Ms. Susan immediately greeted the master of hers politely and respectfully.

"Yes" Rahul draped his suit on the back of the chair. Then he sat down at the table and began to take one by one the food he wanted to eat.

While Miss Susan was back in the kitchen. Shreya sat down in front of Rahul. He also started to eat his food. In his heart, he was eager to get close to Rahul and poured the food he wanted to eat into his plate.

But he tried to restrain himself, as he felt he had no obligation to serve the man at the table.

"It's your cooking?" Rahul asked while chewing his food.

"Why? Doesn't feel right, with your taste?" Shreya asked hesitantly and was afraid that the man would not like his cooking.

"Who said? It really fits my taste. The taste is exactly the same, with Zahra cuisine" said Rahul softly and honestly.

Until now he still did not understand, why all those related to Shreya always reminded him of Zahra. Including all the food made by the woman, whose taste was always exactly the same as his wife's.

"Did my cooking remind you of your wife? Sorry I don't know. Mm.... Let me just get rid of the food. You just eat this one. It's a waiter's creation"

Feeling bad, Shreya approaches Rahul and takes his plate. Then he took and offered the servant's food for the man.

"Where are you? What do I say, if I don't like your food? I really want to eat it. Here"

Rahul took back the plate containing the food he was eating, and went back to eating it greedily. Making Shreya very happy because the man did not refuse to eat his cooking.

"Kok you shut up not to eat breakfast?" Rahul glanced at Shreya who was still standing beside him.

"I'm..."

"Let's have breakfast. You have to eat a lot to keep Boy healthy" Rahul pulls Shreya gently to sit in the chair next to him. Then attentively, he took the dishes and food for the woman.

"Boy, who is that?"

"Who else, if not the little whiz in your stomach. We know that the gender is male" Rahul pointed at Shreya's large belly.

"Oh..."

Rahul's phone is ringing. It was from his assistant.

"OK, be careful" Shreya smiled and nodded.

Rahul continues the voice call with his assistant as he steps out of the dining room.

Shreya continued her breakfast cheerfully. But a few minutes later, he just realized and saw Rahul's work coat that was draped in the chair he had been sitting in. Shreya picked up the suit and ran out while calling Rahul.

"Rahul, wait!"

Rahul who was focusing on the phone with his assistant kept walking with wide steps. Without hearing and realizing the existence of Shreya who continues to chase after him behind.

"Huldom! Waitaminute! Here's your suit missing! Rahul auw!!" Due to being too focused on chasing Rahul, Shreya did not realize that she was at the end of the terrace. Until his feet stumbled on the steps of the steps of the terrace, and he lost his balance.

Lucky before he fell and was injured, someone with an athletic body had already caught and hugged his body. Shreya looked up, he was happy when he found out that the one who saved him was Rahul.

"Are you okay?" Rahul asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you"

"Why are you so careless? What if you fall?! You forgot you just got out of the hospital yesterday?! Yesterday you and your baby were lucky to survive! But who can guarantee that luck will always be on your side!"

Rahul spoke in a loud voice. Shreya was surprised to see the man's anger.

"A.... I'm. I just...." Shreya's eyes glazed over. I don't think he can talk.

"Aren't you thinking about your baby's safety?! You wouldn't care, if she were to become a victim because of your carelessness as her mother?! If you don't care about yourself, at least think about your son-in-law!" Rahul continued yelling at the woman without even listening to her explanation.

With tears on her cheeks, Shreya held Rahul's hand and handed him the man's coat.

"Your body missed the dining chair. I've been calling you, but you haven't heard. I'm sorry if I trouble you" Shreya turned around and walked into the house. The cry he had already endured, finally broke as well.

Rahul was stunned to see the woman's departure. A feeling of guilt hit him for not being able to hold back the emotions. To be so hard on the woman without hearing her explanation first. Rahul looked at the suit in his hand with a hollow feeling.

"Shreya wait" Rahul is about to chase Shreya into the house, but a returning voice call from his assistant stops him.

"Yes hello. Must it be now?! Yes well, I'm there now" Rahul looked into his mansion. Trying to trace Shreya's whereabouts behind an open door.

But the woman was no longer visible, even though only her shadow. Either he's in his room or back. What is clear Rahul is very sure, if he is currently crying because of his attitude just now.

Finally Rahul left the house to the office, harboring feelings of regret and guilt.

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That day, Rahul tried to focus on the company's problems. Although his mind is always centered on Shreya and his guilt, sometimes making him unable to concentrate on his work. For constantly thinking about the state of the woman after getting a rude attitude from her.

The disturbing emotions kept haunting him. How is that woman now?Has he eaten? Or is she still crying?

Rahul can't stop cursing himself, who can't help his emotions for worrying too much about their safety after yesterday's fall.

But that's no excuse. Because he should be able to be more understanding and sensitive. Pregnant women feel very sensitive and unstable. The slightest thing could make him sad and cry.

I want Rahul to run in front of Shreya. Then apologized and hugged her tightly. Removing any form of grief he had given the woman.

But a plan is just a plan. Because his schedule on that day was quite solid, monopolized his time all day. Until he had to undo his intention to meet the woman.

If the woman is his wife, maybe he can contact the house person to ask about Shreya's current news and activities.

But, unfortunately, they are not that kind of relationship. Until he can not freely involve others in their problems. Because it will only create new problems.

Issues like this again reminded him of his first meeting with Zahra back then. How he also could not hold back his emotions to be rude to the woman. But he used to be able to freely meet Zahra, because of their own status.

Different from the problem with the current Shreya that is so complicated. Plus the condition of the woman who was pregnant. Which makes him have to be careful in his attitude. Again Shreya's whereabouts reminded him of Zahra.