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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Where are you, Nanda?"
This was the third time Vera asked Mary the same thing. Since earlier, Mary had been silent because she was confused about how to answer. Meanwhile, Roland's eyes widened as he told Mary to immediately answer her mother's question.
"Mary Ananda, are you listening to what I'm asking?"
The sentence had become full of emotion, the soft voice accompanied by crying could no longer be heard. Mary immediately panicked and answered, "SS-Mary... in Seminyak, Ma."
"Oh, in Seminyak. IN SEMINYAK! BECOMING A SLUT?! YOU'RE SELLING YOURSELF, NANDA! YES?! ANSWER!"
Immediately Mary gasped, her body trembling. That sentence tore his heart. So far, Mary has never received harsh words from her mother. Plus, Vera also conveyed it with heart-wrenching tears. The anger and sadness were palpable.
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Exactly at four in the afternoon, Roland woke up. Mary, who was closing her eyes in anxiety next to her, immediately sat down and waited for the promise that Roland had given her earlier."My darling…"Roland stretched his muscles while greeting Mary. His face looked happy, after getting to know James, for some reason Roland seemed to have new enthusiasm to continue the days which had previously only been filled with gloom and evil intentions to continue eating away at Mary's wealth. Yes, although the intention is still there, his heart is not so bad now.Mary smiled, even though her heart was anxious and very annoyed with Roland, she didn't want to show it. This was all for the sake of being able to talk to Evelyn.“Honey… how?” asked Mary, she couldn't even continue her sentence because she was so annoyed with the man in front of her."What do you mean by that?"Roland got up and kissed Mary's face tenderly.<
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Charlie's face looked pale because he was thinking too much about Mary and Evelyn. Even though he didn't want to think about Mary, the image of the woman's face kept appearing as if beckoning for help. The thing he really hated was that he felt uncomfortable because of Mary's shadow. Charlie seemed to feel like he had failed as a husband because he had not succeeded in educating and protecting his wife.In fact, it was all Mary's own fault that she shouldn't have to worry about. But, what can I say, Charlie is really too kind and not the type of person who 'has the heart'. Charlie was only afraid that bad news would come regarding Mary's safety.Sometimes it occurred to me that Mary could have been killed because of Roland, the bad thoughts of his imagination made Charlie lose his appetite. In addition, Evelyn's condition is still not recovered and he keeps calling himself and Mary delirious. Moreover, Evelyn was taken to hospital, which made Charlie even worse.
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The morning passed so quickly, the sound of the bell woke Mary up. When he woke up, he realized that Roland had not returned. Mary then got up from her bed to make sure the sound of the bell came from Roland. Not because she wanted to wait for him, but because Mary wanted to contact Satria. If Roland came home, it is very likely that the man would immediately sleep for a full day, of course this would benefit Mary from using her existing cellphone.As the bedroom door opened, Roland appeared, greeting Mary warmly."Good morning, my dear!"That face looked ten times more excited, Mary noticed that, but she didn't want to make a big deal out of it.When Roland wanted to give Mary a hug, the woman immediately refused because the smell of alcohol was too strong.“How many bottles did you finish? And how many women have you slept with? "Your body smells so bad, I think what's flowing is no longer blood but alcohol," said Mary.Roland immedi
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The beautiful woman seemed to be in a hurry to enter the company, when the employees were preparing to go home. Some immediately canceled their plans to go home, especially those on the same floor as Mary's room. They immediately grumbled and sneered at Mary's arrival.Apart from that, Mary's clothing style, which was considered very different, also attracted the attention of everyone in the office."I don't think he ever wears casual clothes like that, something seems wrong!" said a staff member. Mary heard that sentence but she didn't pay attention to it. The most important thing now for him is to get information about Roland's whereabouts.Bang!Mary entered her room in a hurry, even Nadia, Mary's secretary, was also confused seeing the boss's very different attitude. No greeting and very upset.The sound of the laptop keyboard sounds like it is being pressed very hard, like using a large piece of wood. Maybe after Mary uses it, th
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Charlie's eyes were full of sadness. Lea couldn't do much, she couldn't possibly keep forcing Mary to weaken her heart so she wouldn't go through with the divorce. Even though Lea felt sorry and concerned for Charlie, she still didn't want to go too far because it involved other people's household matters.However, Lea agreed with Charlie's thoughts. For some reason, Mary's calm behavior in an instant shows that she already has a new lover. Unfortunately, there is no small amount of evidence to find out the truth of what happened."Judis... I have to rest first... this makes me very tired and... well, I just want to rest while thinking about what I should do at this wedding," concluded Charlie slowly.Lea's heart broke when she saw Charlie's face which was filled with sadness. Every sentence that came out of Mary's mouth was so painful, even if love was no longer in Mary's heart, she shouldn't have touched Charlie's physical condition now."Okay, I'm goin
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Mary is still trying to stop Roland's power which is getting stronger and more brutal. Roland kept pressing the horn. Some people on the sidewalk even started to get suspicious and walked towards them. Seeing this, Mary panicked even more and in the end the beautiful woman gave up and followed what Roland wanted.“ROLAND! STOP! OKAY?! I WON'T DO THAT! I ASK! STOP DOING THIS STUPID THING!”TEEETT!The long and noisy sound finally stopped, Mary looked to the left and found that five people were ready to approach them. The distance was very close, immediately Mary immediately opened the window and looked at them while wearing a big smile."Sorry, sir! My car's horn is short-circuited. But this is correct, sorry for causing a fuss!”Mary hurriedly closed the car window again. As soon as he turned to Roland, the man immediately grabbed Mary's hand and hugged her tightly. Here, Roland begins to act in his drama. The man cried very easil
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After that sentence ended, Mary immediately hung up the call. Charlie seemed to be clenching his hands while holding back the tears that wanted to come out of his eyes. Anger creates chaos as well as relief. All the anxiety that had been within Charlie seemed to be taken away after that conversation.His empty eyes stared blankly downwards, the corners of his lips seemed to tremble as he held back tears. Lea also tried to calm Charlie."Bas... I'm so sorry..." Lea said quietly."No. I should be the one apologizing. Maybe you would never have thought that today you would see the figure of Charlie, who has always been known to be very patient and caring, actually explode like a bomb. I also don't know why I was that angry, maybe I should have calmed Mary down and tried to understand her jealousy. But, I can not. Any anxiety that has been lurking in your heart demands that it be released immediately. I hurt two women this afternoon… I really suck.”
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The woman then pulled a chair and placed it next to Charlie. Their position was the same as yesterday, facing forward and enjoying the atmosphere quietly.“Um! Delicious Dis, it tastes fresh! Why didn't you bring it too? "We should be able to eat together while talking about lots of things," said Charlie, his hands busy shoving salad into his mouth. Charlie seemed to enjoy every taste in the fruit salad.The smile on the ex's beautiful face grew when he saw Charlie who was so hungry. There was satisfaction in itself because he had succeeded in making the man who had once been in his heart a little happy.“No, I'm full! I've been eating fruit salad since morning, I've been working while eating fruit salad. Just seeing you hungry is enough for me, Bas!” said Lea casually.“Um… you haven't finished telling me about the guy who lied to you. You don't have work right? Better, just tell me a story! "I'm also bored in the room," co
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