The Rhyme of the Depositary

068 - SEASON 2

It's been two nights for Rachel to stay at Alice's. For the first time during their marriage, these two women feel like they are single again. No children, no husband, and feel like a true metropolitan woman.

They enjoy the time together like they were ten years ago when they were single without the burden of life and domestic conflicts. Back then, only light things approached, coloring their days beautifully.

The topic of men is always the most important. At every opportunity, Rachel and Alice always raised this topic first. Especially at every party of their friends. It is still clear in their minds who is the first boyfriend and how it used to be dating. Rely on any social events that offer low rates. Typical teens.

"You remember when we were teenagers I used to fight you with boys?" Rachel nostalgic.

Alice reminisced about the faces of herself and her friends when they were innocent and innocent.

"Very remember. That's why I used to be in a relationship with Daniel. As a matchmaker, you deserve a thumbs up." Alice laughed crisply.

Daniel is the son of the IT faculty while Alice takes up business management. Alice remembered Daniel had been named the most targeted man at that time. So that he made himself proud to be able to hook Daniel. For some reason, at that time their relationship was more like a ridiculous achievement.

"How long were you in a relationship with Daniel?" rachel asked, frowning. The woman began to remember many things. Old memories are fun to remember.

"Eitherway. Maybe about a year. If I don't remember wrong." Alice shrugged her shoulders, a sign that she no longer cared about it.

The memories have long passed. It is not forbidden to remember, but Alice prefers to close her story with Daniel. Their relationship is over. It's not good to remember the story of the past.

However, now Alice has a companion who she now loves. It would be better if he focused his attention on Klayver.

"Why did your relationship end?" rachel asked curiously. The woman did not seem to understand much of Alice's body language, who was reluctant to discuss the topic of Daniel. He still threw a question at Alice.

"Maybe because he was too busy with his studies and I was busy with my own world so it was rare for us to have a moment together. I chose to end the relationship."

The real cliche reason. Many different activities make teenage couples choose to end the relationship.

At that time, Daniel was an exemplary student. Often the man represented the faculty to participate in many competitions. Alice was also too busy chasing every lecture he took. The two rarely interact and communicate. Their relationship is just status. Because it was for their own convenience, Alice took the initiative to end their relationship.

Daniel initially objected. But he was powerless to resist Alice's will. Finally he could only nod his head and accept Alice's decision.

"Daniel is a busy man. Now he proved to be a successful entrepreneur. Didn't he go back to Manhattan? Some time ago he told me but I have not seen him again. What if we make a lunch appointment together?" Rachel proposed something.

Alice remained silent for a long time. He recalled Klayver's possessive nature towards him. Alice did not know whether her husband would come back misunderstood or not if he accepted Rachel's invitation.

"Come, Rachel. I'll try to think again." Alice should talk to Klayver about this first. The man is quite sensitive as long as there are other men. Alice doesn't want to create new misunderstandings.

"alright. Whatever you want, Alice." Rachel catches Alice's reluctance so she chooses not to extend this conversation.

The clock has shown at 19:10 Manhattan time. Alice and Rachel were still in the same bed and lazy to move. It's soon dinner. Sila would be annoyed to death if they ignored her cooking.

Tonight feels perfect. The autumn night breeze out there started stomping on the window grille. Alice's room was slightly blown away by the cold air.

Rachel pulled out a thick blanket and covered her entire body, leaving her head to stay outside watching Alice who was now lying agitated.

"What's up, Alice?" ask Rachel later.

Alice turned her head slowly and looked back at the ceiling. He hid his discomfort in both of his golden netra. Rachel let out a slow sigh, sensing this friend of hers harboring a new unease.

"Alice? Is everything okay?" Rachel ascertained.

Long enough this room was silent without sound. Only the ticking of the clockwork filled the silence between them. Neither Alice nor Rachel, chose not to break the silence.

One minute. Two minutes. Three minutes passed. Finally, Alice took a small glance at her friend and said quietly.

"I sometimes wonder. What problems Klayver faces. This time, he was seriously preparing everything. Unfortunately, he never opened up to me. Many times I persuaded him, he chose to cover his problems from me."

Alice was half-dreaming. His relationship with Klayver is fine. Only sometimes, Alice felt a lot of disconnect between them. That's what he wants to lose. She, like a wife, wants to share all the burdens and grievances.

"Alice, we never know, sometimes there are things that our husbands hide from us not because they don't want to open up. But because he wants to protect us by giving us ignorance. You've heard the saying that curiosity can kill a donkey."

Alice glanced with astonished eyes. "Does he say that? Seems not!"

"Okay, I forgot. Something more or less like that." Rachel laughed a little. Literary problems are his weakness. He tends not to remember every quote or pearl word.

"Maybe you're right, Rachel. Klayver was hiding something because he thought it was best for me. But he should be able to share it with me, right? I am his wife, after all."

"You're his wife, who said you were his secretary?"

"Seriously, Rachel. I'm getting pissed off for a long time." Alice sighed tiredly and turned her back to her friend. He looked back.

Alice's shadow is distorted in Klayver's figure. Where is her husband now? They last communicated two days ago. Klayver only contacted Alice briefly and said he would take Axel to take her back to Manhattan. After that, there was no news. Alice felt bad if she had to call him first. Who knows, Klayver is in a precarious situation and Alice even adds to the atmosphere.

Clayvers.

My God, Alice really misses her husband. Every night after Klayver's departure, there's only loneliness to say hello. The bed that the man occupied felt empty, carrying a sense of its own tightness.

Alice was about to close her eyes when suddenly Sila's voice broke her daydream. The waiter knocked on the door twice before being invited in.

"Evening is ready? Rachel and I are going downstairs soon, please. Thank you for reminding us." Alice smiled slightly, saying ahead of Sila. The young lady blinked her eyes several times looking confused.

"What's wrong?" ask Alice in curiosity. Could there be a problem? Frying burn? Open exploded? Gas canisters leaking? Or something.

"That, Madam …." Please stop, feel hesitant to continue the sentence.

"What's up, Please?" alice asked, repeating her question.

"Mrs—"

"Kitchen burning?" Alice sat down for a moment, worried. If the kitchen is on fire, it should be addressed immediately. Please don't report to him first.

"No. No. gabe. It's not. It's just, you've come home, but …."

"Kalyver's home?" Alice jumped up from the side of the bed and immediately took her footwear in a hurry. His face was happy.

"But, Nyon …."

Alice stopped her enthusiasm and looked at Sila fully focused. Looks like this girl is going around too much. What he said felt imperfect. Actually, what does Sila want to say? Alice would not want to be curious.

"Klayver didn't get hurt, did he?" this time Rachel asked representing Alice. He's already smelled something wrong here.

"No. It's not. It's worse than being hurt" said Sila. He really didn't know how to get this news. Seeing the innocence of his master, Sila increasingly felt unbearable.

"What's up, please? Say it frankly!" Rachel who heard Sila's anger became upset on her own.

"Master came with Axel and took another woman with him."

"Woman?" Rachel and Alice parrot together.

"Women who look like cheap women and .. and .. Madam, you have to see for yourself. This house would probably be a brothel if it accepted that kind of woman." Unusually Sila who is quiet can comment in such a way. Rachel who heard it, immediately concluded that the "woman" was a turning creature that needed to be straightened out.

Enthusiastically, Rachel got out of bed and rushed out of the room. He was too curious to see firsthand who the figure that Klayver had brought. It must be exciting to see Alice united in one room with someone like this.

Rachel can guarantee Klayver doesn't cheat. The man adored Alice so much that it was impossible for her to share her feelings with other women.

But his return with another woman must have been something that had a compelling reason. Rachel was tempted to come to know about this fact.

"Hurry out, Alice. Are you gonna shut up your husband's bringing another woman in your own house.? Don't let him cheat." Rachel started flirting. Although they both knew it would not happen, but it seemed tempting Alice was quite pleasant as well.

"Well! Impossible." Alice turned her bead around, not feeling rivaled at all. She was pretty sure of her own husband.

"At least if you're having an affair, it shouldn't be with such a woman" Please shake your head, expressing sympathy.

"Stop talking nonsense, please. Don't poison your kkiran with Rachel's words. He was so jealous of my life that he wished my own husband would betray me."

Rachel who heard Alice's words could only laugh out loud. He dragged Alice roughly enough to go downstairs, encountering the object they were talking about.

Rachel and Alice walked down the main stairs. This staircase directly connects the dining room adjacent to the family lounge.

Faint voices began to sound like each other. It was the voice of Axel, Klayver, and the foreign woman Alice had guessed they had just talked about before.

A foreign woman was sitting face to face with Klayver at the dinner table. While Axel sat alone in the corner seat. The little boy stared boredly at the two people who were arguing for nothing in front of him. He occasionally chimed them in with annoyance.

Apparently, Alice's arrival attracted quite a lot of attention. Everyone at the dining table turned towards him and gasped simultaneously.

"Hi, Honey. I've been waiting for you a long time." Klayver smiled brightly. There was pure longing in his eyes.

Alice glanced at Rachel and winked. As if to say that 'I told you already, right, my husband couldn't possibly be having an affair.'

"Mooommmmmm, I miss you." Not yet had Alice respond to Klayver, Axel had already run a little greet him. The boy immediately lowered his head at Alice's feet and hugged his old mother.

"Oh, hello my hero, you're finally home too. I thought I was gonna lose you!" Alice knelt down and rubbed the child's head with affection.

"How could you lose me. I remember you every night before I go to sleep. At Grandma's house, I've always dreamed of you."

"good. You are my greatest son." Alice held Axel around her waist and looked back at Klayver.

"It looks like you brought guests." Alice glanced at the woman wearing a tight black dress with many curves open here and there. Her shoulder-blonde hair was draped with small pearl ornaments.

Alice's gaze fell on Jasmine's cleavage who had a scorpion tattoo with an inviting appearance. The hills may be twenty centimeters, maybe more. With such hills Alice was sure other women would definitely fall in their first steps.

Netra Jasmin was sea-colored, with a mysterious radiance. With a single look, Alice knew this woman was not an indiscriminate figure.

"Meet me, this is Jasmine, the woman I brought from New York to protect you for a while. Jasmine, this is Alice, the wife I told you about a while ago."

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