Your Officemate's

19. Not Love

Last game, after lunch. They were divided into teams, and unfortunately Hans again - again one team with Clara. Each team will get a simple map so as not to get lost. Their job is to find as many passwords - many of which have been spread in several places.

"Our target is to win, Hans. I don't like losing." Clara said.

From the fall of Clara, Hans can already judge Clara. Behind her beautiful face, stored an incredible competitive soul. She is not the kind of woman who is easily subdued. And everyone should bow to him.

Abbey and Amanda don't want to talk a word. It was clearly drawn on their faces, how they were fed up with Clara's behavior.

"First we have to determine the direction" Clara opened the map.

"Here's Brother Hans!" Clara pulls Hans' hand into the woods.

Hans doesn't want his kids to think badly. He flicked his hand so that Clara would stay away. Hans had not forgotten the words Abbey said when Clara fell. Abbey even threatens Clara not to fall in love with her Daddy. Is as clear as that behavior Clara until her child who is still "small" can feel it.

But Clara didn't care, she kept sticking her body to Hans. The almost non-existent distance between them allowed Hans to feel how warm Clara's body was from behind the cloth covering their bodies. His gentle fragrance disturbed his sense of smell.

"A lot of twigs, I'm afraid of tripping and falling. Manor there's a ravine, what if I'm mired?" whining.

"Other times, don't go outbound Aunty. Just bother." Abbey said ketus.

"Son Hans, it's dark in that direction. I'm afraid we're lost." Clara doesn't care about Abbey.

He said he had to win, now he was afraid to go into the forest. Basic Clara!

"Daddy, I want us to go home now." Abbey sounded very angry. Abbey couldn't bear to see Clara's behavior sticking to her Daddy. So disgusting.

"Sister Hans, your son continues to be hostile towards me" Clara complained with a sad look

"Tante, your opponent is me. Don't be a goddamn Daddy. Mommy's too good to fight you. It's not even level that Mommy has to fight someone like you" Abbey's words were scathingly piercing, both Hans and Clara.

Hans also received a warning from his son. Abbey is critical and pre-teen, so smart to read the situation before her. Unlike the quiet Amanda.

"Sorry Daddy, I don't want to win this game. I want to win you for my Moms. Let's go home." Abbey sternly looked straight into Hans's eyes. His eyes were round full of strength.

Hans knew his son was angry.

"But brother Hans, we're not done yet. I don't want to lose." Clara's whining sounded again.

Hans's worried. In a way, he knows why Abbey doesn't like Clara. On the other hand, is it good to leave the outbound half way. Not to mention Clara's whining.

However, his heart felt like it was being pounded by words, Abbey said. His son warned him not to fall into Clara's temptation.

"I'm sorry, I'm home." Hans finally decided despite the lack of heart to see Clara's face.

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Many times the TV channel was replaced, nothing was really watched by Hans. Just sitting on the sofa, his hands were busy changing TV channels. I don't know what TV show he's looking for.

Hans had already taken a leave of absence and decided to work from home some time ahead.

"Do you want me to massage your head, Brother Hans?"

"Mommy?" Hans shifted his seat and patted the empty spot next to him. Erika approached, Hans immediately hugged as his hand gently stroked Erika's stomach.

"Baby, we'll see you in a few days." whispered Hans as he patted Erika's stomach slowly and was greeted with very active movements.

Hans' mouth laughed while playing with his stomach, but his eyes did not smile. Makes Erika feel like there is something Hans is thinking about. Does he laugh because he likes to play with his children? Or laugh to cover up what's in his brain?

Then Hans spread his head on Erika's thigh, kissing her stomach while talking to their future baby.

"You're okay - what?" ask Erika.

"Of course I'm okay - napa. Why is your question so?"

"I mean, is there anything you want to tell me? Something weighing on your mind?"

Erika felt Hans chose work from home after the outbound because he wanted to avoid Clara. Abbey and Manda told Mommy everything.

"Did he like me?" hans asked after a moment of silence.

DEG! Does this question imply hope? Or is it just curious? There was a bad taste in Erika's heart.

"I don't know, Brother Hans."

Erika's neck felt dry, it felt sorry to ask the question earlier. If only it could be replayed, perhaps Erika would not ask him what Hans thought.

I asked, what can I do. Erika is forced to activate friend mode for her husband. Yep. That's the best choice right now. As friends, wouldn't we be hurt when we hear our friends tell us they like other people?

"Ups...like others?" So sassy is my brain. Maki Erika in heart.

"How do you think Hans' sister?" at the edge of it far - far pain that had alighted.

Now is the time to prepare the heart to hear whatever it is. Erika repeatedly warned her ears to hear more, and her mouth to speak less.

"There's no way Clara likes me Moms. Ye know? Many young and wealthy businessmen are willing to queue up to just date her. His lifestyle glamour. There's no way he'd pick me who's just an Assistant Director. I won't be able to live up to her lifestyle."

Unfortunately, Hans' voice sounded uninspired. More like a complaint.

"She's even bright - the light of the word can't possibly fall in love with me who's old and old" Hans continued. He sat on the sofa with his shoulders down.

Imagine that the person you love is talking about someone else. And he seems to like the person in the story.

"Do you like it, brother Hans?"

Whoa!! It felt like Erika was standing up and clapping for herself. Never imagined that she would ask such a question to her husband.

"Haha.I don't like him, let alone love him." Hans replied with a discordant laugh.

"If one day I want to be with him, I can make sure it's just lust." Hans raised his head while exhaling.

Erika doesn't know how she feels right now. Should he be relieved, angry, sad, disappointed or happy?

To be sure, there is happiness and also sadness. Happy because her husband said he didn't love her. But, Erika was also sad. As a fellow woman was as low as it looked at Clara.

"Has Hans become interested in Clara?"

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