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35. Umpet Box

"Please, Moms. I'm so hungry." Hans said.

Feeling evicted, Erika stepped into the kitchen with a heavy heart. The atmosphere of the morning that was supposed to be excited, turned gloomy.

In addition to preparing a sandwich filled with smoke beef and cheese, Erika also made a cup of herbal tea. The food is ready, and drinks are available. Supposedly, there was no longer any reason for Hans to expel him.

So curious, Erika planned to sit sweetly waiting for Hans in the workspace. He'll see for himself Hans's bustle this morning. Let ART and Sister Mimi take care of the house and her children.

If counted, almost 20 years Erika knows Hans. There's no way Erika didn't realize there was anything else in Hans. Just a little difference, Erika must immediately feel it.

Starting from Hans who is getting busy with himself and his phone, to how to shop. He's not Hans at all. Inwardly, Erika is determined to investigate the cause of Hans' change.

Unfortunately, expectations are not always in line with reality. There was no one in Hans's study, and the desk was clean. Erika clucked. It was not until half an hour that he prepared Hans' request. Looks like Hans is indeed playing hide-and-seek.

Erika was pensive in Hans's chair, with a tray and food in front of her. Don't know how to behave.

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The condition of the house is still quiet, making sounds - sounds heard more clearly. And, it seemed like the sound was coming from the main door.

Erika rushed out of Hans' room, apparently an ART had just closed the main door. Not wanting to show her turmoil, Erika immediately told her ART to step aside.

"Sir, please take a tray filled with food in your work space. Just put it on the dinner table. I'll call you down first."

"Lho, didn't you just leave? I just opened and closed the door for you."

Erika's heart seemed to slide into the stomach. His stomach is stirred. It's great!! Hans left without saying goodbye. Perhaps this could be made history's greatest bittersweet in their relationship.

"Eh, I mean please call the kids to get ready for school. Today Mommy's the delivery." Erika tried to act as calm as possible.

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"Mommy, why isn't Daddy in between? What's out of town? Why not say - say?" abbey asked in a row as the kids ate breakfast. Right enough. During this time, Hans was absent from school only when he had a business trip out of town.

The pain! That's what Erika felt, so she didn't answer Abbey's question. Seeing her mother unwilling to answer, Abbey shrugged, then continued her breakfast.

While waiting for the children to eat breakfast, Erika took a photo of the sandwich and herbal tea made earlier. Then, directly send the photo to Hans accompanied by a sad emoticon.

"Tick one more?"

With emotion, Erika immediately dialed Hans' number. A moment later Erika immediately felt that she was stupid. Message is not sent, how can the call be connected.

The journey to take the school was passed by in a quiet atmosphere. Erika's brain feels deadlocked, the topic of conversation that usually flows smoothly as if to come to a stop.

Erika's arrogance was so apparent that Abbey and Manda coded each other. They told each other to ask her Mommy to talk.

Poor kids - kids. Until they get to school, Erika doesn't say a word. They immediately parted after kissing Erika's cheek.

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"Liar however, Hans's legal wife is you. Given how Hans had always kept his good name, there was no way he would dare to bring any woman other than his wife in public."

"It's a pity that the woman had to hide - hide when she was with Hans' sister."

"You know? No woman likes to be hidden."

"Let him enjoy life as a mistress.'

Voices - a milling voice sahut in Erika's head. Even he imagined how Hans refused to take "the woman" to any party or event. While he breezed, holding Hans' hand.

"Alright, let's hang on who's stronger to hold all this. Are you hiding or am I hurting?"

While driving towards the house, Erika unconsciously laughed to herself. Laughter irony mixed fret.

What an irony, his subconscious thinks that there's a rival out there. But also restless because there is no evidence whatsoever that can show the existence of a rival. Just suspicious but without facts.

Just friends, coworkers, and business partners. Never once, Erika caught them just going alone. In addition, the gossip heard also tells how Hans refused every invitation.

Erika surged in shock hearing the tremors on her car dashboard. Erika immediately picked up her phone as her eyes continued to focus on the street.

"Surely Brother Hans wants to apologize about this morning."

Quickly shifted the green button, and prepared to answer tightly. This time, Erika decided to sell expensively.

"Hallo baby, where are you?" the soft voice of a woman sounded from across there.

"Oh!!! Can I cry?" ask Erika's heart.

Initially, Erika hoped Hans would be aware of her mistake this morning and apologize. Apparently, Erika was wrong. Looks like Hans is not aware of his mistake, or even forgets his wife.

"Yes, Merry's sister?" answer Erika limp.

"Lho, why is your voice so? You sick?"

"Eh. oh, no. No. I'm just driving, eeem. jammed, brother." Erika.

"If so, I turn the phone off. Focus on driving."

"Ooh. I'm near the house." Erika grimaces herself. Just said it's jammed, uh now talking about getting close to home.

"If so, go straight to my house. Your favorite food, eat it. After that, we can go."

"Go? Where's sis?" asked Erika astonished.

"Today, we have to go shopping for a home. The plan is next week we've already visited." patiently Merry explained.

"Geez! Maybe I'm getting prematurely aged. You senile!" Erika scolded herself.

Once at Merry's house, she was waiting for him in the front room.

"Let's eat first, we'll go shopping." take Merry.

"I've eaten, sister." refused Erika because she was not hungry. In the morning, his stomach was not filled.

"Hmmm.but this oxtail soup Mbok Mar's. If you don't eat, you can regret it for a lifetime." Merry chuckles. Then, forced Erika into the dining room, and sat down at the dining table.

"Try calling Hans. Say, we stop by to deliver oxtail soup before shopping later." continued Merry, while offering a bowl of soup to be enjoyed by Erika.

Unwilling to reject Merry, Erika dialed Hans's number.

"The number you are calling is not available."

Erika gawking. Open it immediately, their conversation app. Apparently, the photo he sent this morning still tick one. Waitaminute! It's working hours, there's no way Hans's turning off his phone.

"Why?" tanya Merry saw the change in Erika's face.

"What's wrong, brother. Maybe Mr. Hans was busy, so his phone was turned off. From the morning the phone was off, proof that my message had not been sent until now! " Erika confided a little to Merry.

"There's no way the phone's not active at this hour. Besides, it looks like this morning I heard Johan talking on the phone with Hans." Merry said in flames, taking his cell phone. He's looking for Hans' number.

"Nuuuti...." The connecting tone was heard through the loudspeaker of Merry's phone.

Merry glanced at Erika with a look that said, "See? What I said!"

"Hallo, Brother Merry?" hans' voice is heard.

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