The Substitute Husband's Love

Chapter 10

Nathan, who saw Elle, fell silent, then made a sound. "Mama is talking to you. Why are you quiet?" Nathan's question made Elle instantly aware of his daydream.

Elle looked straight at her husband, then looked back at her mother-in-law, then smiled. "Well, can I ask you something about Mama?" Instead of answering her mother-in-law's words earlier, Elle actually wanted to ask something to her mother-in-law. And that of course made his mother-in-law immediately scrunched his forehead as well as Nathan.

"Well, what do you want to ask, baby?" Ask mama Melodi while rubbing the head of her daughter-in-law.

Elle was seen starting to take a deep breath, then took it out slowly with eyes that could not be separated from her mother-in-law. "Well, who exactly did Na mean by mama? Mama's mentioned Na twice, and it made me very curious." Said Elle made mama Melodi and Nathan throw each other's eyes at each other. Mama Melodi did not expect that her daughter-in-law would ask her that.

Mama Melodi let out a long sigh, she smiled and gently rubbed her daughter-in-law's head back. "Actually, Na who means the mother is Nathan, Rendra's twin sister. Maybe because you miss Nathan too much, you always miss Rendra's name." Mama Melodi showed her face, she glanced back at Nathan who had just fallen silent. "Nathan hasn't been home in a long time, he's been so busy and I don't know when he's gonna be coming home." Mama Melodi continued with tears that began to fall soaking her face. Recalling, Rendra who was still lying in a coma in a foreign hospital, made mama Melodi feel sick and sad.

Elle, who saw her mother-in-law crying, immediately felt guilty, hugged her mother-in-law and rubbed her mother-in-law's back gently. "I'm sorry, I made my mother sad. I shouldn't have to ask that to Mama." Said Elle slowly. Elle thought that her mother-in-law was sad because of her question. But in reality her mother-in-law was sad because she remembered Rendra who was currently still lying in a coma in the hospital.

"It's okay, honey. You are not wrong. It's all mama's fault for missing mama's son too much." Sahut mama Melodi while releasing her daughter-in-law's embrace.

Mama Melodi looked at Elle wryly, her hands outstretched and rubbing her daughter-in-law's face. "Sorry mom, Elle. Mama had to lie to you. This is all mama did for Rendra and you, Elle. Mama doesn't want you to leave Rendra, if you know Rendra's true condition. Sorry for your selfishness, Elle." Mama Melodi's mind began to be shrouded in guilt for lying to her beloved daughter-in-law.

"Mama, tell the aunt to prepare food for you. You wait here a minute." Mama Melodi immediately got up from the sofa chair, then she walked her legs to the kitchen. Elle stared at the passing of her mother-in-law with sadness, to be honest her heart still felt guilty for making her mother-in-law cry.

Elle immediately turned her gaze to Nathan, she looked at the man she thought was Rendra. "Why doesn't your twin brother ever want to come back? Is it because he is too busy with his work? Or is there something else that makes him not want to come back?" Suddenly Elle asks about Nathan, and Elle's question makes Nathan smile coldly.

"Why are you suddenly asking about my twin sister? Are you interested in hearing about her?" Nathan turned around with his cold tone. Honestly, he most dislikes if there is someone who tries to find out about the reasons for him who does not want to go back to his home. Because it will make Nathan again remember the former traitor.

"I'm just asking, why don't you look like that?" Elle sighed, she turned her eyes the other way.

"Don't ask about him anymore, 'cause it's none of your business." Nathan's cold speech made Elle look back at him.

"If you don't like my question, it doesn't matter. But, you don't need to say with that cold tone of your voice, Ren. I don't like it, and it's not like you at all." Elle with eyes that could not be separated from Nathan's face.

"Alright, Elle. Don't mind my tone, because I don't want to argue with you." Nathan rubbed his face rough. In his heart he cursed himself who was stupid, because he always forgot his current role. "I want to rest first, if you ask me, just tell me I'm in the room." Nathan immediately got up from the sofa chair, then he rushed both feet and walked to his room.

Elle just smiled as she looked at her husband's departure. That foreign feeling was back Elle felt at this moment. "He,,, he's really not like the old Rendra. What exactly is the same with you, Ren? Why do you look foreign now? What are you hiding from me, Ren?" Ogre Elle while holding himself back from dropping his tears.

Seriate.