The Not To Be Regrettable

18. Unexpected Statement of Love

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Gerald let out a rough sigh after Vallery and Lingga left the dining room. Stared at the lover with an intense look.

"Let me ask you one thing, Riana. Please answer me honestly!"

Riana immediately raised her head that had been lowered and nodded confidently. "I'll answer you honestly, Mom. Ask whatever's bothering you."

Gerald nodded in understanding while thinking. Long enough he did, until he finally looked at Riana again. "Do you really love me?"

Riana looked surprised at Gerald's question. "What do you mean?"

"Jawab it, Riana! You have to answer honestly." This time Gerald turned his gaze the other way, "i'm ready with all your answers, as long as it's honesty."

Riana closed her mouth spontaneously. "Mas doubt me?" ask her with a disappointed voice.

Gerald nodded. "Yes," she replied without hesitation, "your attitude just now made me doubt, Riana. If you really loved me, you obviously wouldn't say that, would you?"

Riana was offended. He thought his girlfriend knew how sincerely he loved her. But it seems he was mistaken. Gerald even doubted his love.

"Why do you think so? I have no right to conclude that, I love Mas sincerely. Regardless of the status and power they have. All this time I've even ignored the fact that our age difference is far away. I also don't care if you have a daughter, and even soon you will have a grandchild. I still don't care about it, Mas know because what? Because I love you, but why would you say that I'm not really sincere? Why, Mas?"

Gerald took a deep breath and asked, "You want me to marry you?"

"Which crazy woman doesn't want to marry her beloved, Mas? There's no."

"Then why do you even expect Vallery to get married first?"  Gerald's voice tone suddenly rose, this made Riana quite shocked. In a hurry he covered his astonished feelings. As much as he could restrain himself from crying, Gerald stared at him with a look of disappointment.

"Because Vallery is pregnant, Mas. She's your daughter, I shouldn't explain any more." Riana wiped her wet cheeks and stood up. She was disappointed, "I'd better go home. It's not good if I keep going here" he said later.

"I'm not done talking, Riana" Gerald warned.

"We can continue tomorrow. Right now we're both emotional, ma'am."

Gerald sighed and stood up. "I'm taking it."

"No need," rejected Riana coldly.

"I'm not offering, Riana. So you have no right to refuse" Gerald said, sounding indisputable.

With his expression that was no less cold, he then snatched Riana's bag. This made Riana unable to refute and could only sigh in defeat.

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Riana stopped her footsteps suddenly and turned around, looking at her boss and lover with a doubtful look. Ever since his argument with Gerald last night, the two have been in a cold war. Gerald did greet him, but only limited to formality between superiors and subordinates. The boss seemed busy with his work. Riana let out a short sigh and intended to leave her superior's room immediately, but suddenly Gerald called out to her.

"Is there something you want to say?" Gerald asked casually but had yet to take his eyes off the laptop screen.

Riana shook her head. "No, Sir."

Gerald thought for a moment and looked at Riana. "I have."

Riana tapped her high heels while holding the map containing the file that Gerald had signed.

"What's up, sir?" asked Riana nervously.

Gerald stood up, walked over to the door and locked it.

"Why locked?" riana asked in surprise and panic.

"I don't want our conversation to be interrupted" Gerald retorted and walked to the sofa and sat there.

Riana simply pegged in place, not catching up with Gerald. Makes the man tickle. "Calm down, Riana, I won't say anything to you, unless you ask."

"Mr!"

Gerald glanced at Riana a little sharply then hissed. "I'm not your father, Riana."

Riana nodded, confirming. "No, my boss's father."

Gerald took a long breath. "Sit, Riana!" ask her later, "we need to talk. Not as superiors and subordinates, but as lovers."

"It's office hours, sir. I can't talk much if it's not a job, '" Riana said politely.

Gerald crossed his legs while glancing at Riana flatly. "Now you're the boss here?"

Riana gurgle. "It's not so, sir. I mean-not that you're asking me to talk to a couple not as a subordinate to you?"

"But why do you still call me that."

Riana looked confused to find an excuse.

"No need to find an excuse! Quickly sit down, don't provoke my patience, Riana. My job is a lot" Gerald warned,

"When the door of this room is locked, it's a sign that your position is changing as my lover, not my secretary. So stop calling me sir."

Riana nodded while looking down. With a heavy heart he finally sat on the sofa according to the instructions of the lover.

Riana complained in her heart. This lover is really the master of control over everything, Gerald is not a typical bucin boss who will just submit to his women. Even Gerald anti with that, this man upholds high self-esteem. Sounds like a selfish man indeed, but if you know him well, actually Gerald is not a selfish man at all. Because the decisions taken are always full of consideration, which actually leads to a good direction. Although sometimes still annoying according to the Riana version.

"Are we doing physical distancing, why are we sitting so far apart?" gerald asked quite annoyed by Riana's behavior as if giving distance.

"We are marahan, Mas, it's only natural that we sit a distance away," replied Riana with her pouting face.

"Riana, I'm too old to do these kinds of things. Stop sulking and come closer!" gerald's orders to get closer to him.

Riana shook her head. "I'm not sulking, Mom," she didn't accept.

Gerald nodded unconcernedly. "Yes, whatever it's called. Get close, or at least don't give it this far."

With a little force, Riana finally shifted her body closer slightly towards Gerald.

"What do you want to say? I'm lazy to fight again like a semalem."

"I don't plan on taking you that way."

"Continue?"

"You seriously don't care if Valery gets married first?"

With her confident face, Riana nodded to reassure the lover. "I don't have a problem, Mom. God willing I am sincere."

Gerald let out a long sigh while scooping his face in frustration. "But I'm not sincere, Riana. I can't see other employees staring at you belittling, I have to marry you immediately so they understand your position. Please understand my position. I love you very much. I can't keep seeing you treated like that. I'm not willing, Riana."

Hearing the voice of the lover who sounded desperate, Riana could only be silent. He took a deep breath and exhaled desperately. He didn't know Gerald felt this way either. He was well aware of the look of underestimating the other employees when he met him, he was actually hurt, but he could do nothing but accept it. Because he was well aware, this indeed included the risk of his decision to choose Gerald as his lover.

"Please don't treat this to me, Riana."

"I beg you, Riana."

"But, Mom, here we are more mature. What's wrong with giving up?"

"But, Riana-"

"Mas," Riana called out to cut Gerald's sentence in full supplication.

Gerald gave a desperate sigh and stood up. "Get out! We'll talk about this after work hours are up. My job is a lot, Riana," he said sounding cold and without looking at Riana.

Riana nodded in understanding, she then grabbed her map and parted out.

"I'm sorry, sir," he said back formally.

Gerald nodded, letting. "Hmm," the response should be with other employees.

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"So, you guys really want to get married?"

"Yup."

Vallery answered Patricia's question with confidence. Both Lingga parents have started to accept it, his Papa gradually began to return to his usual attitude, at least not too ignoring himself anymore. If this is the case, are not the signs he will be approved to marry more clearly.

"Keep Om Gerald how?" ask Patricia kepo.

"Papa has begun to take it slow," replied Vallery as he chewed his strawberry jam bread, "yesterday Lingga also invited Papa to dinner together. So, I think it's pretty good."

Nick said, How do you plan Bokap lo's wedding? So what's not?"

Patricia followed up on the memo, "Yes, how is the fate of her marriage? Still still be so? Who was it then? What do you want to do with all of you? Let's be more efficient like?"

"So, it won't be canceled. It can't be canceled, Bokap I really do get married because," replied Vallery with a full mouth.

Nick chuckles at the change in the way Vallery eats which is increasing drastically. He pulled the tissue nearby and handed it to Vallery.

"Kayak little boy lo, eat a pack of everything," Nick sneered at Vallery.

Vallery grinned while receiving the tissue Nick thrust out. "Thanks. Bring the baby maybe," he said slowly. They're in the park, so it should be slow.

"Anjir, blame her son again."

Nick clucked in disbelief. Vallery then hit him hard.

"We're in a public place again, Nick, don't say anything, dong" he lamented.

Nick himself was only able to laugh at it, because it just so happened that the atmosphere of the park was not too crowded at the moment. Plus everything was busy with their respective hordes.

"So who's gonna go first? Lo what bokap lo?"

Vallery shrugged both of his shoulders a sign of not knowing. "Papa asked first, when my situation is more urgent. The candidate also wants to give up and let me go first, but Papa is not willing if I step in."

"How about Lingga?"

"Heh, your ages are so different, Nick. Did you call him a name anyway?" patricia's protest suddenly dawned.

"Like me, as long as the guy doesn't protest. Some of my bad, I want to call Om the same as my own future husband. It seems that I married Om-Om dong."

Vallery. "Nyebelin lo, Nick, I swear. But it's more delicious again. Ah, I'm sprain."

Nick is satisfied again. Next to him Patricia snorted faintly.

"Say you're jealous" he said suddenly.

Both Vallery and Nick both raised their brow in confusion.

"Huh? Who's jealous of who, Pat?" tanyaVallery's chat.

"Yes, you know this," said Patricia while pointing to Nick blatantly, "the management you are jealous of gegara you already want to marry the father of your child's birth."

Valery then turned to Nick. The man seemed silent with his flat face, though Very was sure Nick was holding back a huge upset.

"What?" challenge Patricia while raising her chin.

Nick was upset. "Gue don't know that you just don't get sensitive, bego what's blind anyway, Pat? I'm obviously fond of lo, you don't realize? Don't you see the way I treat you is too special?"

The atmosphere of the garden seemed to suddenly turn gripping. Patricia fell silent in surprise, and so did Vallery. He is quite surprised by Nick's indirect love statement.

Angry and embarrassed, Nick immediately stood up while reaching for his backpack. But arrested Vallery.

"Be gentleman, Bro! You've realized the feeling that you've been pendem all this time. The dong responsibility. Sit again!" very's orders don't want to be disputed.

Nick snarled in annoyance. "But my love statement is not cool, Valle," he lamented later. She shuffled her own hair in frustration. Frustrated with his own attitude that seemed out of his control.

Very little laugh. "Mistake it yourself, here you are also bego. I told you a long time ago, say it, Nick! Let me make a cool love statement. I don't seem to exist, really, both moments. Ngeyel lo."

"Also?" Patricia looked at Vallery offended.

"Yes, you're also included, Pat. You two are, anyway, make gemes know no. You know, this is your business. I pull it off first. Hye!" Valery then stood up and left the two behind.

The atmosphere suddenly rose, Nick was seen preparing his words and also mentally. But unexpectedly Patricia stood up.

"Where are you going?" hold Nick looks upset while blocking Patricia's wrist.

"Gue... I have to unplug, Nick, this is not true. Sorry!" Patricia looks nervous and misbehaved, she does not expect that it will get an unexpected love statement.

"Gue was rejected outright?"

Patricia nodded quickly. "No, Nick."

"Continue what? I was rejected half way?"

If not in this advanced situation, Patricia believes she will be stunned by Nick's words that he thinks are funny. 

"Gue needs to digest all this, I need to think," I'm Patricia honestly, "thank you."

"Yes, I know, I'll definitely give you some time to think. But you can't just go dong, Pat, just let me-"

"Sick, plis!" pinta Patricia was full of pleas, "get off your hands can you?"

Nick snorted violently. "From the many girls I met, I always wondered why the girl had to lo anyway," he said annoyed.

He then removed his hand on Patricia's wrist and left Patricia. His pride is hurt, Nick hates that fact. All he could do was hide along the way.

Tbc,