
The first day of work, Riani was so excited. He wakes up early to prepare breakfast for Jack, clean the house and prepare ingredients for dinner so that he goes home from work and cooks without having to clean the spices again.
"Darling, are you ready?" Jack was shocked to see Riani who had finished changing clothes.
"Yes." Yeah."
Jack watched his wife wearing a checkered shirt and jeans that were very fitting wrapped around her body. Riani looks like a young boy with this makeup on. Not like a woman who has children. Jack knew that Riani was very good at keeping up her appearance. In the bathroom, Jack finds a rose-scented bath scrub that Riani brought from Indonesia. He also saw there was a face mask among Riani's face care cream. His wife was diligent to drink herbal medicine under him from Indonesia. Riani also keeps her diet very much by rarely eating anything related to carbohydrates and fats.
"Darling, I'm afraid someone will look at you for being too pretty."
Riani smiled. "Then make me a necklace that says Jack Almond's, don't bother. I'll have trouble."
Jack laughed at his wife. He carried Riani in his arms. "Ah, dear. I want to take you to my workplace."
"Later you can't work seriously. Must be the innards want to hug me."
Jack laughing. "Yes. Right too."
"Let's have breakfast first."
Today Riani only makes pancakes and beef eye eggs. Jack enjoyed it too.
After eating, Jack helps Riani clean up the dining table and the two go together.
The cake shop is located at a crossroads before exiting the main road.
"Remember, if work there makes you tired, stop immediately" said Jack after he kissed his wife.
"Ok, boss." Riani got out of the car. After Jack's car drove away, he came in.
This cake shop belongs to a husband and wife who are elderly. They have a son who is currently studying in London. They were named Mr. John and Miss Elisa Milton.
Every morning, this cake shop is always crowded with people visiting to just buy a cake or also eat cake there while enjoying coffee or tea.
Around 10am, a fancy car stopped and a handsome man entered. He sat in the corner of the room and Riani came to him with a small note in her hand.
"Good morning! What do you want to order?" riani asked the house to make the handsome man open his sunglasses. He looked at Riani from toe to head making Riani a little careless.
"Are you the new waiter here?" ask the man.
"Yes." answered Riani briefly.
"You don't know what to drink." The man smiled. "What's your name?"
"Riani."
"Asians?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"I'm Clark."
"Hallo Mr Clark!" John suddenly stood behind Riani and brought cake and coffee for the man.
Clark glanced at Riani who seemed confused because John had brought his order.
"Riani, Mr. Clark is a regular customer of our store. The message never changes. Hence when you see her coming, you must prepare everything I prepared today. Capuccino coffee with a little sugar and toast with butter alone without cheese, chocolate or jam." John explains as he puts Clark's coffee and cake on the table.
Riani was astonished by Clark who only chose that bread at the thing in this pastry shop there were so many good cakes and buns. He soon approached another customer who had just entered.
Clark secretly notices Riani, until he realizes that Riani looks like someone.
"He's Jack Almond's wife. Indonesian." said Miss Elisha then sat in front of Clark.
The handsome man smiled. "Jack is married?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"It's lucky that he got such a beautiful girl. Then why would he let his wife work here?"
"I don't think Jack likes his wife working here. But Riani is the type of woman who does not seem to want to stay at home. After all, he asked for a working hour only until 4 pm because he wanted to be home before Jack came home."
Clark noticed that Riani was serving other buyers. "Darling yes, a girl as beautiful as she already has."
"Don't bother Jack's." Elisha reminded.
"I'm not bothering. I just want to know the girl more deeply. Does Jack love her or just because...." Clark shrugged his shoulders. " They have similarities."
Elisha smiled. "Find another woman, Clark. You've had enough of a fight with Jack."
Clark just smiled. He looked back at Riani. Was Jack that lucky?
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Throughout the workday, Riani could feel there were mischievous eye gazes from some cake shop visitors to her. So he always tried to show his wedding ring so they knew that Riani was not a girl anymore but was married.
When he got out, no vehicle could take him into the village. He also promised in his heart that tomorrow he would bring a bicycle so that he could return quickly.
The woman also decided to walk.
A black Ford Ranger double cabin stopped next to the Riani. The woman stopped her steps and saw the windshield of the car lowered.
"Need a ride?"'
Riani smiled. "Mr Clark?"
Clark got out of the car and opened Riani's door.
"No, sir. I'll walk."
"It's cold. Come inside!"
"But...."
"I also have a villa inside. So we live in the same neighborhood. Come on!" Clark pulled Riani's hand and the woman followed him.
"Don't be afraid of all the people here. We love each other." Clark said as he returned to run his car.
Riani just smiled.
"You're from Indonesia, right? Where is indonesia?"
"Alabaya."
"I lived in Surabaya from the age of 5 to the age of 10 years" Clark said in fluent Indonesian although he did not reduce his English accent.
Riani was so happy to hear that there were people who could speak Indonesian. "Oh yeah? What places do you remember there?"
Clark told me about some places he'd been to. Although Riani does not live in the city of Surabaya, of course he knows these places. Especially when he was in college there.
"I often vacation in Indonesia. My babysitter is Indonesian too. He even died in England and was buried here. Indonesia is like my first home and England is my 2nd home. Unfortunately, because of my busy work, now I'm rarely there."
"Master knows my husband?"
"Everybody who lives here knows each other. Jack is rarely here. I was quite surprised to hear he was married and decided to stay here."
"Sir Clark's the same age as my husband?"
Clark shakes. "No. Jack is 35 and I am 32. Oh yeah don't call me mister huh? Just call me Clark."
"All right, Clark."
Clark smiled. "I miss Indonesian food. Meatballs, fried rice, tofu and tempeh. Especially the track."
"I also want to cook Indonesian food. But I think it's hard to find out and tempe here."
"In the city there is an Asian store. I'll buy the ingredients. You want to cook it?"
"Of course."
"Well, we can be good friends then."
"Your Indonesian is very fluent. Makes my taste of kangen in Indonesia so slightly reduced."
Clark stopped his car in front of Jack's fence.
"Thank you Clark."
The handsome man nodded. "See you tomorrow?"
Riani waved her hand before opening the gate and going inside.
Clark smiled knot. She is beautiful, unique and so attractive. Jack got it. But I'm not sure if Jack loves her or not. It's a shame that women as beautiful as that are only used as an impingement by men like Jack.
Doesn't Riani know who Jack is? How do they contact? Why am I so curious? Do I have to tell Cecilia?
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