The Untouched Heart

Chapter 161 - Preparation

“What are you thinking?” Hendra slipped his hand in front of my body, then placed the side of his cheek on the side of my head. The difference in our height is as obvious whenever I don't wear high heels. And I know he's uncomfortable looking down like this.

“After failing to use Hadi, he intends to involve Dira as well? Is he really human?” let me tell you what's been bothering my mind.

“People like him are used to getting what he wants. The harder it is to have, the more obsessed he gets to snatch it.” He looked at me from the window of the room in front of us.

“Same as you,” my god.

“I never put you in a difficult position. You refused, I tried again. I never forced my will on you. Especially to the point of hurting the people you love or spreading their disgrace,” said Hendra in self-defense.

“Still you will do anything to get what you want,” I said concluded. “Heran. How can I fall in love with Vivaldo?”

“Do I need to help you to remember it?” asked Hendra to tease me. He was smiling cunningly from the shadow of his face reflected on the windowpanes. “He is handsome, loyal, kind, loves you with all his heart ...”

“Stop.” I laughed remembering that sentence.

“Loving his family, hardworking ..” he continued. I opened the link of her hand in front of my chest for her to loosen her embrace.

“I said, stop.” I turned my body around so I could see his face. Hendra laughs. “Did you memorize everything I said that day?”

“Every word you say,” he said seriously. I open my mouth. “That was the first day you stepped on my house, came to see me of your own accord, and you were beautiful with fire in your eyes. Then moments after you left, Papa called and told me that you were willing to marry me. Best day of my life.”

“But it was the worst day for me.” I'm pouting. I wrapped my hands around her body, then placed my head on her chest. I closed my eyes enjoying the rhythm of his heart beating. “Can't we make love just once?”

“No. Even if we wear protective gear, how about you get pregnant? Your body is still in recovery period,” reject it firmly.

“Another husband must be happy when his wife is making love. You rejected me repeatedly.” I broke away from her embrace, she did not loosen her arms. “Let go of me!”

“You mock that I always use any means to get what I want. What about this attitude of yours? Hm?” He traced my temples, cheeks, to my ears with his big nose.

“We are not the same,” I said offended to be likened to him and the selfish Nora.

“I promise, after three months have passed, we will make love all day. We'll leave the kids at Papa and Mama's house. If necessary, I will make you happy until you can't get out of bed again.” whispered. Hm. Temptations are hard to resist.

“What are the consequences if you fail to fulfill this promise?” my challenge, pretending not to be interested in that idea.

“Do whatever you want. I am yours completely,” he replied. My ship was soon filled with brilliant ideas to punish him for not keeping his word.

As best friends who never let me down, friends immediately came to the boutique when I asked them to meet me. I only have one week to prepare for my and Hendra's wedding anniversary.

They helped me choose a dress for me and a suit for Hendra. It took us an hour to find the right design. Hendra headed to his office, me and the friends continued their next preparations.

I don't have to worry about the place because Hendra has long booked a hall in a hotel. We just need to choose the menu of food and drinks, as well as the decoration of the room and stage. Hendra suggests creating a digital invitation and not printing anything.

“It's like wedding reception compared with wedding anniversary.” Darla looked around at the roses in the flower shop we went to. This is the second day they helped me prepare for my happy event.

“Have you heard from Hendra and Helmut about the continuation of our plan? Have they managed to find something that could imprison them?” claudia asked inquire.

“It's only the second day, Claudia. Just chill. If Hendra has good news, he will definitely tell us soon,” Lindsey said. He put his credit card back in his wallet after paying flowers for his home decoration. Claudia sighed softly.

“OK. Everything on the list is in order. Just waiting for the day of celebration,” said I was satisfied. I hugged them. “Thank you for your help all.”

“Come, time to eat. I'm already hungry.” Darla caresses her stomach.

We chose one of the nearby restaurants and immediately chose a variety of appetizers for us to enjoy. After our first order was put into the system, the waiter came back to our table so we could order the main meal.

“Claudia, are you sure it's okay to back off your return date?” manyworry.

“Mason can work from anywhere he wants. The company is his. So, you don't worry.” he said casually. “We will not want to miss the big celebration this year. You and Hendra getting back together is not just your happiness. But our happiness is also.”

“Thank you.” I smiled at him.

“Hey, why don't we just come with them to America?” lindsey gave me advice. “The kids are old enough to take on vacation. They did not complain much during our vacation in Samosir. Have we not also long wanted to vacation abroad?”

“Oh, I beg you, I beg you, I beg you, answer yes,” ask Claudia with a clear face. We laughed to see it. That's a good plan at a good time. We exchanged looks.

“We almost forgot someone,” I said remembering one person who was not among us. “Official to contain. I'm not sure it's the right time to travel that far. He can sulk for months if we leave without asking him.”

“Ah, right too,” Lindsey said. We were silent for a moment.

“Isn't that Hendra's mom?” Qiana looked towards the entrance. I looked back and saw Mama walking with her friends to the table that had been ordered.

“Your relationship is still bad?” ask Lindsey. I nodded slowly. “Entah what the response is now after knowing what Nora is like. He must be very disappointed.”

“But he is good at hiding his emotions.” Darla looked at us one by one. “You should see how calm he is when the video is playing in front of everyone. Those who are rich from birth are different. He's very smart to carry himself. I got jealous seeing how well she controlled herself.”

Seeing Mama reminded me of a conversation with two sisters during a routine medical check-up at the hospital. When you look well, you are healthy and do not look sick. He even laughed happily with his friends. Thankfully, I was able to express myself freely again. Ever since Hendra confirmed all the gossip that Nora and Dicky spread, there were no more people who dared to insult or ridicule us.

After lunch, I stopped by the hospital. Sister Henny is on duty today, so I can talk to her directly. He asked me to see the doctor who had talked to Mama. It just so happened that the doctor had already ended the task and was preparing to go to the next practice.

“This is actually confidential and I cannot discuss with the patient's family without the patient's consent. But since I haven't heard from him in over a month, I need the help of my family to talk to him. His life is more important than my practice permission.” The doctor sat in his chair.

“I'm sorry, Doc,” I said loathe. He nodded slowly while smiling.

“Mother Naava.” He opened something on his computer. “This is it. Second stage cancer. The nature of the cancer is aggressive but has not spread to the lymph nodes. These are the glands that are under the armpits. If not treated immediately, I fear the cancer can spread to other organs as well. The closest is the lungs. So, before that happened, I asked him to seek treatment.”

“A-is my mama's life expectancy high, Doc?” manyworry.

“The sooner the cancer is treated, the higher the life expectancy of the patient.”