The Not To Be Regrettable

3. Papa's fiancee

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Vallery quickened his footsteps upon entering the house, his facial expression looking happy. How unhappy, his father is super busy and almost never spend time eating dinner with him since he entered Junior High. Suddenly he told her that tonight, he wanted to take her to dinner together. So, as soon as he finished working on the group task at the house of Tari, one of his college friends. He immediately drove his Honda Jazz to the house, he even had to bother refusing the invitation of other friends to watch a movie in the cinema.

"Why run anyway, Non?" welcome Bik Jum, her maid and nanny since her mother died.

"Why are you home, Bik?" ask Vallery, choosing to ignore Bik Jum's question. Both eyes darted looking for the whereabouts of the Papa.

"Already, Non, now you're still in the living room. But mending Non Very shower first, keep and beautiful, just down to the dining room. Bik Jum cook sambal goreng ati likes Non Very loh," said Bik Jum while herding the body of Very to immediately go upstairs.

Although he initially wanted to protest, but eventually Vallery nodded in agreement and immediately rushed up to his room. After finishing the bath and changing clothes, he immediately went downstairs and headed straight for the dining room. His footsteps were suddenly heavy when he found a slender woman dressed in a striped knee-length dress, busy arranging food at the dining table. His gaze then turned to the Papa who looked so happy looking at the woman.

Suddenly he wanted to be angry.

That kind of sight? The girl's mind while clenching her palms furiously. He hates this situation. Seriously, the young lady wants to be made a wife by her Papa? So the eldest son of his father or his brother for him, the woman is still suitable, how his father wants to make the woman to be his wife and become a connecting mother for him.

In his daydream, Vallery shook his head. Imagining having a mother as young as that was like a nightmare for her. So what happens if it all comes true? Oh, my God, Vallery doesn't want to.

"The gallery? Why are you just standing there? Come, comehere!"

Vallery squeaks fed up. He did not like the friendly attitude of his Papa secretary. He wants to be angry. Angry with his father and the situation. But, Vallery is well aware he cannot be angry, at least for now he must maintain the attitude.

"Honey, come! We eat together."

If only he really did not have manners or manners, he would immediately roll his eyes right now. But alas, he still had both of them, so with heavy strides he approached the table. Greet the woman as she was, then sit on Gerald's left side afterwards.

"Let me get it" Riana said as she watched Gerald touch the rice entong. He then grabbed Gerald's plate and filled it with a barrel of rice, "this is enough?" he asked, looking at Gerald.

With a smile Gerald nodded.

"What side dish do you want?"

"Soak sop knows it. Don't forget, Riana."

Riana nodded obediently, then took the vegetable soup and fried yellow tofu and a spoonful of tomato sauce.

"Not fried chicken?" tawar Riana intends to flirt.

Gerald snorted with a contorted pouty expression. "You know that my cholesterol went up a few days ago, Haris has warned me not to eat fried foods but you offer fried chicken instead. Intentionally," he grumbled later.

Seeing the sullen expression Gerald showed, Riana could not help but laugh. The woman looks happy when teasing the lover. He seemed to forget the existence of the Vallery that had made him nervous half to death, who was currently looking at him increasingly disliked. Yeah, it's only natural that Vallery doesn't like him. His age with Gerald is too far away, so it is natural that Vallery thinks that he only wants Gerald's property. Let alone Vallery, some of his office colleagues mostly think so. Offended, it was clearly felt by Riana. But he was well aware if all of that was a risk he had to accept, like it or not.

"Vallery, let me get your plate, let me get it" said Riana as she stared at Vallery softly.

His hands stretched out to grab the plate that was in front of Vallery. But the girl only gave him a quick glance then shook her head as a sign of an answer. Although disappointed, Riana tried to smile while nodding understandably.

"no need. I'm used to doing it myself."

"Vallery needs time" whispered Gerald, encouraging Riana. His hand then squeezed the hand of Riana lying on the table. "Now we eat first, okay. Trust me that everything will be fine" he added later.

Riana nodded, then started taking the rice and side dishes for herself. The atmosphere of dinner this time was quiet, there was no sound other than the clang of a spoon and fork hitting the plate. All focus on their respective activities, or maybe they just pretend to focus so that this dinner does not end up chaotic.

After successfully finishing a plate of rice and fried sambal ati his favorite, Very immediately stood up.

"I'm done. And I'll-"

"Sit down first" Gerald sidled as he placed his glass back on the table, looking up at his daughter slightly, looking at Vallery to obey his orders.

"Father, by the way" said Gerald carefully.

Very silent. He could already guess what his father wanted to say, but somehow Verylery did not want to hear it directly. Glanced at Riana with a dislike look, making the woman look down and more nervous.

"Papa has proposed to Riana personally."

Vallery's jaw tightened, restraining anger. So this papa is really going to marry this woman? Without considering his feelings. Why is her father so towards her, is she much more important than her feelings.

"Then?" Vallery asked with quivering lips holding back a cry.

"Riana finally accepted, after Papa was rejected several times. The official application will be held next month, the exact date will be held according to your empty schedule. Tangg-"

"Why didn't you even ask for Valle's approval?" cut the Vallery full of disappointment.

"Papa's been asking for your permission, Valle. Did you forget? Some Papa does not need your approval, all Papa needs is to convince you to agree," said Gerald did not want to be denied. Makes the two women of different ages bully in shock.

"What?!" hiss Very not believing.

"Mas, why are you saying that. That would make Vallery hate me even more," protested Riana looking at Gerald disliked. For him the sentence of his lover was really going to make things even more chaotic.

"Without that sentence I hate you, too," said Vallery, standing up and leaving the dinner table. Ignoring the cry of Gerald who called-up

call his name and tell him to stay here. However, the girl chose to heed both ears and continued to accelerate her footsteps up the stairs.

Riana sighed tiredly. "Why are you making things worse, Mom. Our age difference is too hard for Vallery to accept and you're saying that you don't need your daughter's approval. You really have no intention of marrying me?" Both of his eyes looked at Gerald sharply.

"Why are you talking like that, you think my age is suitable for playing around with a relationship? I've even bought a ring for you, and you still think I'm not serious?"

Riana let out a sigh once again, in her temple massage that felt throbbing.

"If you're serious, you shouldn't say that you don't need her approval, Mas. Though the approval you need the most is from Vallery, your own biological daughter."

"I'm sorry, I was an emotion" said Gerald. The words of regret were clearly visible on his handsome face. Although he was 46 years old, his good looks did not fade. And maybe this is what made Riana fall for him.

"You don't have to apologize to me because the one who deserves more forgiveness than you is Very."

"But I let you down."

"Vallery's more disappointed than I am, Mas."

"Then how should I?"

"I apologize to him, but don't push too much. Have a good chat. Don't ask him to respect our relationship. It's all a process, baby," whispered Riana as she squeezed Gerald's palm. Both eyes looked at the lover with gentleness, making the man who was very suitable nicknamed hot widower smile happily.

"I'm happy to be in love with the right person" Gerald replied in a whisper.

"Let's hope that our choice for this relationship is the right choice." Inner Riana while forcing her smile.

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