The Love of the Maharani

Happy Birthday, Dad!

The car carrying Anna, Daffa and Aunt Soraya entered the mansion grounds. Right in front of the house, the Toyota car then stopped. From it Anna, Daffa, and Aunt Soraya descended.

Daffa then grabbed Anna's right fingers until they were in her grasp. The two then followed in the footsteps of Aunt Soraya who had already walked in front of them.

As Anna's eyes looked, Anna captured the splendor on the entire side of Zion's mansion building. Whoever built this building, obviously wanted to display his worship of luxury. It looks from the shades of golden white that colors almost the entire building.

As soon as he set foot past the steps on the terrace of the mansion, the two male servants standing guard at the door of the house immediately greeted the three of them.

"Welcome, Mrs Soraya.. Welcome, Mr. Daffa.. Welcome, Miss Anna.."

Anna frowned in confusion, as the two maids knew her name. But his astonishment did not last long. Because then, Daffa gave him an explanation.

"All the servants are always aware of all the info related to the Zion family members. It's one of the essential basic tasks that all the servants here must know" whispered Daffa in Anna's ear.

"Ooh.." Anna nodded in a sign of understanding.

As soon as she passed the entrance, Anna was greeted by music and a crowd in a spacious room that looked like a hall. Even the hall room in any hotel may not be as large as this room. Anna estimates its extent could be double.

When it arrived, at the Zion mansion, time did indeed indicate exactly maghrib. Anna initially thought she would rest for prayer. Therefore he was surprised by the sound of classical music that airs throughout the room.

Even people who dress officially and beautifully seem to enjoy their respective activities. Some were chatting, eating a mountain of dishes at some tables that had been in the room, some were even sitting casually in the lounge chair at the farthest end of the room, enjoy music in the corner of the room.

Anna's eyes instantly widened with all that was captured by her netra. He thought that Zion's father's birthday would start after Isya. But it seems that during Maghrib there were many guests who had attended and enjoyed the party.

Anna somewhat tightened her grip in Daffa's hand. Suddenly he felt nervous to face everyone in this party crowd.

Daffa was beside Anna, as if understanding what his wife was feeling. He pressed his hand against Anna's hand. Then put her head back in Anna's ear to whisper, "It's okay, Anna. I'm here with you (i'm with you here). I won't let you down or being despised by anyone here (i won't let you down, nor let you be looked down upon by anyone here.)"

Ba. Dumps.

Anna's heart was pounding faster than usual. He looked at Daffa with a view of thanks. His mouth was blowing, "Thank You, Dear.."

Making Daffa reply with an even wider smile. He whispered again, "I'm ready to thank you, tonight. Two rounds yes, dear.." goddamn Daffa.

Anna pinched Daffa's waist plan. It made her husband cry out in pain. The sound of Daffa screams attracted the attention of several pairs of eyes that were not far from the entrance. So Anna immediately put on a face of alert. He did not want to display a bad image in front of the Daffa family at this first meeting.

"Daffa, Son! Finally you came (you finally came)!" A voice greeted Daffa.

Anna and Daffa immediately turned their faces to the source of the voice. Fifteen steps ahead of Anna and Daffa, there appears to be a middle-aged man who bears a resemblance to Aunt Soraya. Anna could immediately guess that the man before her was Zion's father, Daffa's father.

At first glance, Zion's father has similarities with the old actor Ari Wibowo. But the posture of Zion's father appears higher and contained, and has a mustache that is not too thin.. Zion's father wore a sparkling blue suit with a rose embedded in a pouch on his chest.

"And this must be Anna. Welcome to Anna! I'm sorry I couldn't attend your wedding!" Said Zion's father with an authoritative bass voice.

Anna was embarrassed. Somehow he did not dare to look at his father-in-law for long.

Anna then remembered that she had not shaken hands with her father-in-law. So he spontaneously released his hand from Daffa's hand, then grabbed Zion's father's fingers to kiss him.

The sungkeman activities carried out by Anna had clearly attracted many pairs of eyes around them.

Zion's father was stunned by what his son-in-law had just done. He felt he had not received a kiss on the back of his hand. A culture that he thought should be preserved by the young to the older people.

In times like today, shaking hands seems to be an activity that is considered meaningless by many young people. Though in the process of shaking hands, there is a transfer of blessing and parental pleasure for every step that will be done by his children.

And in every salaman done too, can also abort venial sins until their positions are separated.

Zion's father gave Anna a shady look. At this first meeting with Anna, Zion's father could immediately judge that the wife of his adopted son (Daffa) was a good person.

The view that Zion's father pointed at Anna also looked warmer.

"You must be tired. Rest first. The main event will start at seven o'clock" Zion's father said.

"Good, Dad. Thank ye.. And this, oh!" Anna suddenly looked panicked.

He looked to the side at Daffa.

"Why, Dear?" Daffa asked.

Anna was confused as to what to answer. He wants to whisper, but is not whispering when there are three je people is not a polite attitude? Not even allowed in the Quran and the hadith of the prophet?

In the end, Anna explained her concerns before Zion's father, Daffa and Aunt Soraya.

"That's.. Anna forgot to bring her card." - great-granddaughter Anna in a very slow voice.

Even so, the three people around her were still quite clear at Anna's voice. The three gave Anna a smile. With the exception of Daffa, who gave Anna a seductive smile.

"You mean this gift, right?" Daffa suddenly took out a gift the size of a hand from behind his suit pocket.

"?!" Anna was surprised that her husband remembered bringing the gift they had prepared for Zion's father.

"Yes!" Anna exclaims.

"More. You are loving, dear.Let me love you.." Daffa's goda is back.

In her heart Anna grumbled in annoyance. He took the small gift from Daffa's hands and then he offered it to Zion's father. She said shyly, "Happy birthday, Dad!" Anna exclaimed, half-submitting her face, blushing with shame.

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