章 46: Pocket money
The car carrying three people, namely Leonard sitting behind the wheel was driving the car and next to him was the figure of a woman of Japanese descent named Ayumi, and behind him was Arabella who had been silent all this time without saying a word.
Arabela had been listening to all the conversations from Leonard and also Ayumi who discussed the male figure from the woman's past.
There was a hint of jealousy from Leonard and it could be clearly felt by Arabella, but she didn't mind the feelings of the man who was her serial husband.
She hopes that if Leonard marries Ayumi, she will become more and more a slave to the love of the Japanese woman and she can be free from the snares of a man who thinks she has no heart because she has hurt her body and heart many times.
'I hope that when he runs away, he doesn't chase me and forgets me because he's busy with Ayumi who will always accompany him. This serial marriage means absolutely nothing to me because I was forced to do it when I thought that if I divorced Leonard, Mr. Zaydan would marry me.'
'Even though I'm only used as a second wife, I don't mind it at all because I really love and admire her,' muttered Arabella who was currently looking to the left to see the road that was filled with passing vehicles.
However, her gaze was blank as she recalled the first meeting with the figure of a man who made her feel so amazed by kindness.
The first time I met a handsome man who was rich and kind because he took over an orphanage that had been evicted in Bali and he worked there to help children who were not lucky because they had no parents.
Zaydan's kindness, who seemed to really love these less fortunate children, made her admire the man with this handsome face even more.
At first she did not know that the man who made her fall in love had a wife and children because she was not seen with his family when he went to Bali.
Moreover, the friendly and kind attitude shown to her seemed to make her feel misunderstood to interpret it as a feeling of love.
She already loves a Zaydan, so it doesn't dampen Arabella's feelings that have blossomed until now. Although she realized, love made her a stupid woman, but never regretted it at all because for Arabella, there was no such good man and made her feel trembled.
After traveling for 30 minutes, a black Mercedes Benz e-class luxury car has now arrived in front of the Leonard family's favorite jewelry store.
Earlier, before leaving, Leonard asked Ayumi whether to go to a jewelry store or boutique first. Ayumi's choice was to go to a jewelry store and she immediately complied with whatever the beautiful woman she loved so much wanted.
"Wait a minute," said Leonard, who hurriedly got out of his car. As if telling Ayumi to wait because she wanted to open the door.
Ayumi, who understood what Leonard meant by telling her not to come out, just nodded slowly and let the man do whatever it took to please her little friend.
'It reminds me of my lover who rarely opens the car door when traveling together,' Ayumi whispered in her heart and looked at Leonard who had just opened the door for her.
"Thank you," said Ayumi, who was currently smiling a small smile.
In contrast to what Arabella currently feels, she feels that Leonard's actions are too much. She who has now gotten out of the car, now turns her gaze towards the very large jewelry store in front of her.
'Wow ... rich people are different when it comes to buying jewelry. Unlike the village people who buy jewelry at a gold shop near the market,' Arabella muttered in her heart and her thoughts were instantly shattered when her hand was pulled by Ayumi.
Seeing Arabella who looks like she is daydreaming, now Ayumi has taken Leonard's cousin's hand to walk with her because she wants to avoid moments of closeness with her best friend who will soon change status to husband.
"You'll just choose jewelry for you, Arabella. Let your cousin pay for it," said Ayumi, who was currently glancing at Leonard. "You can't just have your cousin take a look, can you?"
Leonard, who had never thought of buying Arabella jewelry at all, now blinked because he was very confused to answer. Not intending to buy jewelry for the woman he hated so much, he turned to look at Arabella.
"What jewelry do you want, Arabella? Just choose what you want. I'll pay for it later," said Leonard, who was acting with a smile to hide his true feelings when he was very fed up.
Arabella reflexively shook her head in disinterest in accepting a gift from a man she hated so much.
"No need because I don't like wearing jewelry. I prefer it raw," said Arabella, who now chose to lighten the mood so Ayumi wouldn't suspect her and made the two people frown.
"Just raw?" asked Ayumi who did not understand Arabella's ambiguous words.
"Aaah ... that, I prefer money to jewelry," replied Arabella with an amused chuckle to hide her troubled feelings about not having enough money to run away.
Hoping that by speaking like that, Leonard immediately gave her money because he wanted to look great in front of Ayumi. Exactly what she expected because just as she closed her mouth, he saw Leonard take out his wallet.
Not wanting to be known as a stingy cousin in front of Ayumi, now Leonard took some bills and handed them to Arabella.
"Think of this as pocket money from a cousin."
Arabella's reflex that looks very sparkling, receiving the money, is now saying thank you again and again. "Thank you, my handsome and kind Cousin."
'I can use this money as a hold when I run away,' Arabella whispered, now hearing Leonard's baritone voice being very sweet to her.
Leonard, who thought that he would ask for his money back after Ayumi wasn't there, now smiled again. "If it's not enough, just say so. I'll add to it later."
Then he cursed in his heart to vent his anger when he was very upset to be in a situation that made him move.
'Just watch out later at home, I'll ask for the money back. Arabella shouldn't hold a lot of money because later she will only use it for bad things,' Leonard muttered to himself.
When Arabella, who is now responding to Leonard's sweet attitude, returns to acting in front of Ayumi, who has just expressed her admiration and makes her feel very sick.
"You're lucky to have a good-natured cousin like Leonard. You guys should always get along like this, okay. Come on, let's go in!" Embracing Arabella's shoulder and walking towards the jewelry store with a smile.
To be continued...
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