The Untouched Heart

Chapter 178 - Let Me Reply

“Who are you talking about?” ask Annora.

“Young women who wear white dresses that stand without a partner,” replied Lindsey. Annora nodded.

“Is there something so he catches your attention?” ask Annora to know. We all exchanged looks.

“The story is long and very boring.” Claudia gave a warning.

“I'm ready to listen.” Annora straightened her body. Friends immediately scrambled to tell her what was going on between me, Hendra, and the woman. It turned out that Annora and Xavier were following the news about the defamation of me and our family. Both of them were angry at what the woman had done.

“After promising not to repeat his actions, until now he has not acted. But I admire the shame of not knowing to stay here among the family he has been humiliating all-out in the media,” said Qiana grumpily.

“Money can buy everything. You forget, money can also turn things around,” Annora said meaningfully. I immediately understood the meaning of his words.

“No, Annora. I don't want you or Xavier to do anything to that woman. He's not acting doesn't mean he won't retaliate if we attack.” I looked at him seriously. Annora returned my gaze.

“He has humiliated you and Hendra, has also caused you to be harassed several times. It was not a small matter that was quite resolved with an apology, Za,” Annora insisted.

“What will you do?” claudia asked inquire.

“Oh, don't worry. My wife knows how to counter attack properly without making the opponent wrench again.” Xavier smiles. The two looked at them confused.

“Shortly. Are you Xavier and Annora Morris?” claudia asked as she squinted her eyes. The two couples exchanged glances, then nodded their heads. “Oh, God! You're the richest businessmen in England. What are you doing here?!”

“It looks like I've heard that name.” Darla frowned.

“They are entrepreneurs engaged in industry and the largest real estate in Europe.” Claudia explained. “They are very respected there. No one dared to play with them. If you've ever heard of the Clark brothers scandal, Morris who is referred to as a key witness is the two of them.”

“Oh. Heirs rights feud over luxury apartments in London? Clark brothers are not very strong in England?”

“Therefore they dared to look down on Morris. Clark who is very strong they can drop with strong evidence, do you think Nora who is only a child of a rich businessman in this country can dwell if Annora has intervened?” Claudia raised both eyebrows. Annora laughed a little.

“You're too praised.” Annora blushed. Friends looked at us in turn.

“Then how did you guys get to know each other?” ask Darla not to believe it.

“The story is long,” replied Annora. “In short, we booked the same room at a hotel in Paris. There was a mistake in the hotel system. Hendra insisted that those who booked the room first, of course my husband did too. The hotel is unlikely to evict guests who are in the same type of room, while we insist on wanting the room.

“Finally, Za asked Hendra to relinquish. You won't believe how easily a determined man submits to his wife in just one word.” Annora and Xavier laughed.

“Oh, we see it every time we meet them. So, we are not surprised to hear it,” Qiana said. We laughed together.

“They moved rooms and we became friends. We visited the tourist attractions together, ate together, and the two husbands talked about business until they finally agreed to work together. Everything went very fast. Although Za and I are not as close as before, Hendra and Xavier still maintain good relations.”

“I already know the problem of your marriage and Hendra, so I understand that you cannot be close to those who are also close to your husband,” he said understandingly. “That's past, forget it. We can still improve our relationship going forward.” He touched my hand. “And I will seriously give that woman a lesson.”

Gista announced that it was time to take a picture together. We got together and let them set us all up. After taking pictures, the guests started to leave. Some of them do not leave gifts at the reception because they want to give directly. My friends helped me collect it.

“Thank you for inviting us to come. May you always be happy,” said Papa sincerely. Me and Hendra thank you. Mama just passed me without saying anything. He took the time to embrace his son. Nora just passed me by too. He realized that Hendra would not shake his hand, so he did not try his luck.

My mom and dad are also together with Zach and his family. Official wanted to stay longer to help clear the venue, but I forbid. She is pregnant and she has helped a lot from this morning.

“Do you guys live with us?” I asked Annora expectantly.

“No. We stayed at this hotel, then tomorrow afternoon we flew to Bali. You know that Xavier would love to vacation there. We take advantage of today's event for all on vacation.” Annora touched my hand. “Sorry, we can't visit your home.”

“It's okay. What about the kids?” I realized they were just two.

“They sleep in the room. Jet lag,” he replied. I nodded in understanding.

“Thank you all for coming to this event,”, I was moved.

“Not a problem. You can come tomorrow and have breakfast here. Before returning to London, we will stop by and stay at your house. So we have time to share the story.” Annora looked at her husband. Xavier agreed.

“That's even better,” I'm happy. We hugged each other, then they decided to go back to their rooms.

Friends have helped put some gifts in the car box. I looked towards Hendra. Even though we had clearly asked them not to bring gifts, there were still some who were stubborn. Where will we keep all this stuff in our house?

Keeping his promise, Hendra took me to a conference room where the reporters were waiting. We do not allow them to enter the event room to cover. But Hendra is willing to answer questions for those interested in airing news of our wedding anniversary.

After the friends helped to tidy up my performance, we entered the conference room. The flash was immediately directed at us. Gista still faithfully helped lead the event. He did the same as the previous conference with Nora. He split the two sessions and each session was given to three people with one question only.

Hendra told me to let him answer the question. The reporters knew that this was a rare opportunity, so they scrambled to ask questions that would satisfy many. It was strange to be the center of attention, but I managed to hold on. My husband answers all the questions seamlessly.

“We will not be able to please all parties with the decisions we take. But this marriage is our personal life. It's not just my wife who made a mistake, it's me too. So stop assuming and spreading false news, especially if you don't know us,” said Hendra as Gista let us deliver the final message.

“As I have said before, my team keeps an eye on your every comment and will not hesitate to file a report for every malicious word on defamation charges. Thank you for the time and cooperation of our media friends. Good afternoon.” Hendra asked me to stand up and walk down the stage.

“Hendra, Hendra, please, one more question!” The reporters begged that they be given a chance to ask questions. What else do they want to know?

“Mr and Mother, the time is up. Sorry, no questions will be answered again by Mr. Mahendra.” Gista tried to calm the mood.

“Hendra,” said a reporter who managed to grab one of the microphones on the table where Hendra and I were. “One question only. Is it true that your secretary is the illegitimate son of your father?”