The Love of the Maharani

Accidentally Eavesdropping

At about half-hour, Bentley Daffa's car was parked in front of the campus gate. Anna, who had waited for about half an hour, rushed in without speaking even a word.

Anna only gave a brief nod to Mr. Kiman, Daffa's private driver who had only picked up Anna by himself. As soon as the car started to run, Anna spoke.

"Where's Daffa going, sir?"

"Young Master is still in the office, Madam. Mr. sent a message that he'd be home late at night. So Madam does not need to wait for him to come home," replied Mr. Kiman smoothly.

"Oh.." Anna felt a sudden sadness. He really doesn't want to be alone right now. I don't know why he thought about Karina's attitude towards him earlier.

Anna then took the phone from her backpack. He then typed a message on Karina. Want to make sure whether his best friend is in trouble or not?

Message to: Karina

Message: Karina, did you see me in the lobby on the first floor? I was in front of the Mushola. Seeing you just got home. Out of the perpus?

One minute. Five minutes. Fifteen minutes. Until half an hour later, Anna's message to Karina never got a reply.

"What's the lady going to eat for tonight?" Ask Mr. Kiman, still driving.

"Mm. later, sir. I'm still not hungry" Anna explained.

Mr. Kiman glanced at his young mistress from the rearview mirror. It seems like Lady Anna is exhausted. But he remembered Mr. Daffa's message to make sure that Mrs Anna bought food for her dinner.

"What about Soto Lamongan Bang Mustache? Does Madam want me to buy it first? We are almost to the favorite stall of the Madam," said Mr. Kiman.

Anna's stunned. Embarrassed that even Daffa's personal driver knew of Anna's favorite food. Feeling not wanting to talk for long, Anna finally agreed to Mr. Kiman's offer.

"Can, sir," said Anna briefly.

Shortly after, their car stopped in the parking lot of a lesehan stall that seemed crowded by customers who ate there. Anna was already getting ready to open the car door, when Mr. Kiman suddenly stopped her.

"Let me buy it, madam. Madam just wait in the car," said Mr. Kiman volunteered.

"Ehh.?? It's not, sir. I'm used to buying it myself" Anna subtly refused.

"It's okay, Madam. This is my job. After all, I have received a mandate from Mr. Daffa to prepare Mrs Anna's dinner today" Mr. Kiman explained.

"Oh. mm. if so, thank you, sir! Oh yea! Here's the money, sir!" Call Anna and rush to get the red sheet from her wallet.

When Mr. Kiman had gone out to the Bang Kumis stall, Anna was stunned to stare into the contents of her wallet.

Since her marriage to Daffa, Anna has now finally been able to have some red money for her allowance.

This morning Daffa gave him a million cash. He said it was for food money and daily necessities. Anna, who used to save three hundred thousand dollars for a week, can now spend three times the weekly allowance that used to be just for a day. That's if Anna wants to spend it.

Anna is still adapting to all the advantages Daffa has given her in life. So, Anna thought, she ended up keeping only three hundred thousand of the rations that Daffa had given her. While the rest he put in a chicken piggy bank that he just bought three months ago.

Anna imagines that the chicken piggy bank will probably be very fat by the end of this month.

Thinking of her chicken piggy bank becoming fatter faster, has distracted Anna's mind from remembering Karina. Moreover, when his eyes caught the sparkle of a black card that became the most valuable object in his shabby wallet that only cost fifteen thousand.

Anna shuddered back at the thought, if she had spent all the money stored in the black card, how many chicken piggy banks could she have bought and filled them with red banknotes.

'Can I harvest a super fat chicken piggy bank!' Anna fantasizes.

After ten minutes of waiting, Anna began to be astonished because Mr. Kiman did not return. He also glanced at the Bang Kumis tent stall which was still crowded by buyers to find the existence of the figure of Mr. Kiman.

Shortly after his search, Anna also found the figure of Mr. Kiman who was no longer alone. He was in a conversation, or rather was a quarrel with someone Anna knew very well. Bella´s.

The two were seen clashing over something, not far from the tent shop Bang Kumis.

Anna was actually curious as to what the two people were debating. Bella seemed to deflect Mr. Kiman's hand several times. His attitude made Anna want to reprimand Bella for being disrespectful to someone who had become like an adoptive father to the orphan girl.

Defeated by her curiosity, Anna finally ventured to get out of the car. He wanted to greet his new friend, as well as melt the anger between the two.

But when Anna stood close enough to Bella and Mr. Kiman, she heard something very surprising. Blocked by the tent stall, Anna's figure is hidden neatly from the view of Bella and Mr. Kiman.

As Anna begins to hear the contents of the conversation, Anna is embarrassed and does not dare to say hello to Bella again. Finally, Anna chose to stand still in her place. While standing there, Anna finally accidentally heard the conversation between Bella and Mr. Kiman that took place in whispers that were still quite clearly heard in her ear.

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Bella shook her head. "I can't stay in that house anymore, Su. You obviously know that!" Reject Bella with a voice in the form of a lyric.

'Su 'Su? Why did Bella call Mr. Kiman Su? Doesn't that sound disrespectful?' anna wondered to herself.

"You gonna stay like this, Bell? You want to avoid me forever? Until I die?"

".. Don't bring it up about death, Su. You know for yourself the reason I chose to leave. Please, let me calm down.." Bella said back, still in a soft voice.

'err.. Why do I feel like Bella is no longer talking to her foster father, huh? It's more like a conversation between...!??' anna was surprised. An unreasonable thought suddenly flashed through his head.

"You've chosen him, Su.. So please, let me find my own happiness. I will try to sincerely release you for him. So don't hinder my steps to get you out of my heart." Bella said at length.

Meanwhile, not far from Bella and Mr. Kiman, Anna covered her mouth with a palm as she almost gave a surprised shriek as her premonition about the relationship between Bella and Mr. Kiman began to show the truth.

"You.. You don't love me anymore, Bell?" Ask Mr. Kiman with an almost inaudible whisper.

"You're the one who wanted me to kill this feeling, Su.. So don't blame me!" Cecar Bella with a voice accompanied by a sob.

"I don't mean it that way, Bell, I hope you understand that ,,"

Mr. Kiman's words were cut off by Bella's restrained voice.

"When what, Su? If you're not sure about what we have for each other?! If indeed you love me. You should be willing to fight together with me, Su! Not to push me away!"

"I don't want you to stay away, Bell!" Sergey Pak Kiman was a bit firmer.

For a while, the conversation halted. Anna glanced back and found the two still standing in the same position as ever since Anna had approached them.

A few pedestrians noticed Bella and Mr. Kiman. Anna thought, maybe that's why the two stopped talking. But not for long. Because a while later, Anna again heard Bella's voice speak in a heart-wrenching cry.

"You want me to stay by your side, see you marry that woman, Su? That cold of you, Su, want to see me destroyed? You should be able to understand the basics of love, right, Su? Don't force your heart to love, or endure pain, if you don't want to find destruction at the end of the heart's owner.."

Up here, Anna is inexplicably wracked by a very strong desire to run and hug Bella.

Now Anna finally knows who Bella is addressing her love for. Now Anna finally knows who the owner of love in Bella's heart has also scratched the wound on the young woman.

'Sir Kiman?!' Anna is in the heart. He tried to calculate the age difference between Bella and the middle-aged man.

Bella was about twenty-five years old. While Mr. Kiman may be ranging in his early forties. There is a difference of nearly twenty years between the ages of the two.

Anna wails. Realize the power of love so great. So that the distant age difference is not an obstacle to the power of love to tie two hearts to love each other. Although, not many can be strong enough to maintain a bond of love due to age differences.

As experienced by Bella and Mr. Kiman at this time.

"I give up, Su.. I surrendered.. Alright. I'm going home. I'll come to your wedding with her." said Bella last time, before she turned around and walked away.

"Bell! Bella wait!"

"Don't chase me again, Su! I told you that I was going to pull..Anna!?"

Anna wails. He did not realize Bella who was now right next to him.

Anna looked at Bella's already red and wet eyes. While Mr. Kiman who seemed to be chasing Bella was surprised to find his Young Madam who was no longer in the car.

For some time, silence filled the air between the three people.

Anna didn't know what she was supposed to do at the time. He felt embarrassed because he was caught off guard by eavesdropping on Bella and Mr. Kiman. But he also felt sad about what Bella felt.

"Bella.." said Anna in a soft voice.

Bella looks to nod, returning Anna's greeting. He tried to strengthen himself and gave Anna a smile. The smile that Anna thought felt was extremely bitter to anyone who saw it.

After nodding, Bella immediately passed away and boarded a red Mazda car parked not far from Daffa's Bentley car park.

After Bella passed away in her mazda car, there lived Anna who felt awkward to talk to Mr. Kiman. Thank goodness, Mr. Kiman again transformed into a professional worker. Because a moment later Mr. Kiman cleared his throat and asked Anna to return to the car, while he would take the order of his Young Madam who had been forgotten.

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