Chapter 154 - Hopeful.
Chapter 154 – Hopeful.
Michael smiled seeing the expressions of the two women he loved, after that he approached his mother and wife with still-wet hair and casual clothes.
"May God keep our household strong. Sorry if yesterday I hurt you!". Michael's words made Sophia and his mother smile.
"Mother, please pray for our family to stay loyal to each other and love each other until the end of our lives!". Michael said while looking at his mother with a sad expression.
"Certainly…". Mrs. Anggi.
"Since when did you finish showering and aren't you going to the office so you dress so casually?". Asked Mrs. Anggi looks worried if Michael hears all the stories because she has buried the story and never told her two children even though she doesn't want them to know the sad story.
Michael smiled then approached his mother's seat, after which he hugged his mother and said, "Today I am off from work because I want to take care of Sophia, and I am proud to have a mother like you who is so patient and strong, thank you!".
Mrs. Anggi was surprised because it was the first time Michael said thank you, while hugging her spoiled.
"You heard everything?" Asked Mrs. Anggi furrowed her brows.
Hear his mother's question. Michael released his embrace, after that he looked at his mother with a gentle gaze, then he nodded and said, "Yeah, I didn't take a shower because I received a call from Charles, he said his family was at Larry's house and he was getting married in three days, that's why I rushed out to tell you guys and I overheard your story, Mother!".
Hearing Michael's words, they were both surprised.
"Really, then let's get there right away! But why is your hair wet? Didn't you have time to take a shower". Sophia became impatient and surprised to see Michael.
"I was just washing my face until my hair looked fresh. Hehehe..". Michael replied with a smile.
"You are nothing! Never mind, let's go to Larry's house ..!". Said Mrs. Anggi while getting up from her seat.
Sophia and Michael immediately nodded, after that they got ready.
A few moments later they arrived in front of Larry's house.
"Brother!".
When they entered the house, suddenly they heard Syenina's screams running towards Michael.
Michael smiled seeing her, he caught Syenina then hugged her while ruffling her hair.
"Ummm… Did you miss me?".
Syenina nodded after removing her arms from Michael.
"Don't you miss me?" Mrs. Anggi feels neglected.
Syenina smiled seeing her then hugged her too.
"I missed you too. Come on in, everyone is gathering in the living room!". Syenina said as she took her hand.
While Sophia felt like a stranger in Syenina's eyes, but seeing the closeness of Michael and Syenina, Sophia just smiled and chose to stay beside Michael.
After that, Syenina took them to the family room.
"Look who's coming!" Syenina shouted, and that startled everyone, they immediately turned their heads towards the source of the sound.
"Sister?". Azura was surprised to see her sister-in-law's arrival, she immediately approached and hugged her while smiling.
Mrs. Anggi smiled as she returned the hug of her sister-in-law.
"When did you arrive, why didn't you tell us?". Asked Mrs. Anggi while releasing her arm.
Azura looked at Mrs. Anggi with a complicated expression.
"Yesterday, sorry this is sudden because we have to accompany Charles to propose to his idol." Replied Azura.
"Come on, sit down, why are you standing there!" Said Mr. Charly while interrupting the conversation of his wife and sister-in-law.
They all immediately sat down on the sofa leisurely.
After they all sat down, Azura's gaze fell on Sophia. Azura felt unfamiliar with the woman sitting next to Michael.
"Michael, who is that woman beside you?" Asked Mrs. Azura gently.
Michael smiled while glancing at Sophia when he heard Mrs. Azura, after that he held Sophia's hand while saying, "She is Sophia, my wife".
Mrs. Azura and her husband were surprised because it was the first time they met Michael's wife, who as far as they knew Michael was not married.
Seeing his aunt's expression, Michael immediately told everything, then they understood, and nodded.
"Welcome Sophia to the Walton family! Sorry to just greet you, I hope you are always healthy until you give birth!".
Azura was really happy to see Sophia because she could feel the positive aura from Sophia and also Michael who looked very happy.
Sophia smiled and nodded happily at the prayer.
"Thank you!".
"Charles, how are your wedding preparations? Why didn't you tell me?". Mrs. Anggi began to want to know about Charles' marriage, besides that she was also disappointed that Charles did not tell her about the proposal.
Charles who had been silent for a while glanced at her and said, "My wedding will be held at the bride's house, and for the party, we will be holding it in two places, here and in London, we chose the five-star hotel belonging to the W Group. Sorry for not telling you because it was impromptu!".
"It's okay, good luck! Then, where are your wife and children, Larry". Said Mrs. Anggi glanced at Larry.
"They are in the room with the maid….". Answered Larry.
Azura got up from her seat, she intended to invite her sister-in-law to see her daughter-in-law, "Let me take you inside!".
"May I come in?" Asked Sophia who also stood with her in-laws.
Azura nodded, after that she led them into the room.
Seeing his grandmother enter, Ley immediately greeted her. "Grandma, why did you come in? Mama is still sleeping and Ley was told to take care of Mama!".
Mrs. Anggi looked at Ley with teary eyes, she and Sophia walked over to Ley and sat beside him.
"Recommend, dear, this is Zian's grandmother!". Sophia said introducing her in-laws to Ley.
"Yes dear, so you should also call me grandma…". Said Mrs. Anggi hugged Ley.
Ley immediately blinked his eyes when he saw Mrs. Anggi.
"Yes, Zian's grandmother. My name is Ley and the sleeping one is my mother…". Ley said innocently.
Mrs. Anggi's feelings were mixed to see Ley. Immediately she hugged Ley again with great affection.
After releasing Ley's arms, Mrs. Anggi saw the woman lying on the bed. Instantly she was surprised to see Zee's face that did not feel familiar.
Mrs. Anggi glanced at Azura who was sitting beside Zee while saying, "Azura, don't you feel that this girl's face resembles someone? Let's take a good look at her face!".
Hearing Anggi's words, Azura immediately took a good look at Zee's face.
A few moments later she was surprised to find the same thing with her sister-in-law.
"You're right, I also feel she resembles someone, but who?".
"Could she be the daughter of…". Said Mrs. Anggi while making guesses but she still hesitates.
"Mother, she is Zee, my friend at school, I also know her mother. However, her father died when she was just born…". Sophia said interrupting her mother-in-law's guess to explain who Zee was.
"Are you sure? Because I have a feeling that she's the daughter of a man we know very well…". Mrs. Anggi tried to confirm her suspicions.
"Mmm … Actually I also never met her father, but her mother said that her father had died ..". Replied Sophia.
Hearing Sophia's answer, Azura and Anggi looked at each other.
"Hopefully she's not that guy's daughter!" Azura really hoped that her daughter-in-law was not the daughter of a man she knew.
"Yes…". Said Mrs. Anggi with hope.
Sophia was silent because she didn't understand what they meant.
After Zee's room, they gathered again in the family room.
"Mmm… Looks like I have to go home, because I'm afraid that Michael's father will panic looking for me because I didn't tell him I left the house…". Said Mrs. Anggi anxiously.
"Well, be careful on the road!". Azura said.
"Yes..". Mrs. Anggi said.
After that Michael took his mother out and accompanied her to the car that would take his mother home.
Not long after, Michael went back inside after his mother's car was seen far away.
In the living room of Larry's house, they began to discuss Charles' wedding preparations, which were only three days away.
"Michael… Can you come with me for a bit?". Charles asked as he got up from his seat.
Michael nodded after that he glanced at Sophia. "Honey, you wait a minute huh!".
Sophia immediately nodded obediently, after that Michael followed Charles from behind to his room.
155. About Charles and Jen.
"What's wrong?" Michael asked when they got to Charles' room.
Hearing Michael's question, Charles immediately looked at him meaningfully. "Jenifer asked me to use her family surname as a dowry. What do you think? I don't know how the rules in the Jen family are and the customs used by noble families."
"That's back to you. About what you're worried about, I'll explain it to you. But, I'm still curious how you can ask Rosalin to help you? Don't you know very well that she loves you so much" said Michael.
Charles took a deep, expressionless breath.
"I promised him something".
"What is it?" Michael asked curiously because he knew very well who Charles was, he wouldn't do anything without a well thought out plan.
"I will be willing to make him a model for my company with a contract agreement for one year. But if he refuses then I will destroy his life" replied Charles with a sharp look.
Michael gulped deeply hearing the agreement made by Charles. "You are indeed the Charles Alexander I know, but isn't that unfair to Rosalin?"
"Love does make people stupid, without me saying the threat he immediately wanted when I asked for his help, he said as long as I wanted to be his friend he would do anything … " Charles said adding his explanation.
Michael again breathed a sigh of relief, he thought Charles was really threatening Rosalin, it turned out that what worked was love.
"Aren't you worried that he might become a thorn in your household with Jen?" Michael asked worriedly.
"That won't happen because I was never attracted to her, she's just like Rebeca, who only wants my body and treasures!" Charles answered confidently.
Michael nodded and believed everything Charles said, because he knew who Charles was. If he has decided something then he will never change, especially if he says he doesn't like it then he will never change it, unless God wants it maybe it can.
"Okay then, I'll be going home first because Sophia has to rest, and there's also Joyce here, I have to see how she's doing…" Michael said.
Charles knit his brows at the name Joyce. "Joice? Does Sophia know?"
"Yeah, but I've already explained everything to Sophia."
Charles nodded and was relieved that Michael had explained everything to Sophia.
"Good then, well let's get out!" Charles said as he walked towards the exit.
Michael nodded and went straight out after Charles.
After that Michael said goodbye to Larry's family and brought Sophia home.
After Michael and his family returned home, Charles sat in the living room with his family.
"Uncle… Zian's sister's grandmother came earlier, didn't she?". Ley suddenly came out of his father's room and immediately stood in front of Charles.
Charles smiled and brought Ley to sit near him.
"Yes, Zian's grandmother and uncle came, they wanted to visit your mother…" Charles replied.
Ley suddenly lowered his head at Charles' answer. "My mom is sleeping why are you visiting her?"
"Hahaha… This grandma's favorite grandson is very smart when he talks. You see, they visit your mama because they miss you so dear…" Mrs. Azura said in a soft voice.
Seeing his grandson looking down sadly, Azura immediately approached him and tried to give him understanding.
Ley looked closely at his grandmother's face and asked, "Is that true?"
Mrs. Azura immediately nodded with a smile, after which she took Ley to the park with Syenina.
Larry, who had been sitting still, opened his voice.
"When will you send out the invitations?" asked Larry.
"Do you need help?" Mr Charli asked as well.
Charles fixed his seat while looking at the two men in front of him.
"Michael has asked his men to send out invitations, and maybe the news about my and Jen's wedding has caused quite a stir in the media," replied Charles.
Larry and Mr Charli looked at each other with surprised expressions.
"Larry… Looks like we don't need to get involved in this, our job now is just to prepare the best suits for their wedding ceremony. Hehehehe…" Mr Charly said with a laugh.
Larry's expression became complicated hearing his father's words.
"Mmm…. Brother, may I not attend your reception in London? Because I can't leave Zee alone?" asked Larry with a sad expression.
Charles immediately nodded because he understood Larry's decision.
"Don't worry, take good care of your wife because that's the most important thing!"
Larry breathed a sigh of relief that Charles had his back.
"Okay then, I'll see how Zee is first!"
Hearing Larry's words, Charles and Mr. Charli nodded. After that Larry went straight to his room.
In the room which was quite spacious, Larry walked to the bed and stared intently at his lover's face.
Thanks to his sincerity in taking care of Zee day and night, Zee's body remains clean and fragrant so that Zee looks very beautiful and not pale. Zee seemed to be sleeping so Larry often thought that Zee was a sleeping princess and he was a prince who could wake her up just by kissing her.
"Honey, when can I see the sparkle of diamonds from your beautiful eyes? I miss your sweet voice … " Larry said while stroking Zee's face gently and not infrequently every time he did there would be tears running down his cheeks.
"You've been sleeping for a month, don't you miss hugging our child Ley? Don't you want to kill me?".
When Larry said those words, suddenly clear beads came out of the corner of Zee's eyes. Immediately Larry smiled because Zee responded to his words even though his eyes and body still showed no reaction.
Larry wiped Zee's tears carefully as he said, "Honey don't cry anymore! I know you miss you too. Oh yes, Charles' brother will be getting married soon, but I can't be with him until the show is over because I have to accompany you. Now you rest. , I'm going to the park first to see Ley!"
After that Larry out and went straight to the park.
Meanwhile, somewhere the media crew is hunting for Mr. Andrew's mansion. They waited so they could come in to interview Jen but the security guard wouldn't open the door.
This situation proves what Charles said, because invitations have been spread to all of Mr. Andrew da's business associates. Charles.
Not only that, invitations were also distributed to all agencies and some of Jenifer's friends.
The news of Jenifer's marriage took the entertainment world by storm, the media crew went crazy, how could there not be an uproar that Jenifer, who was reported to be in a relationship with the CEO of Word Entertainment, even married a CEO who is so famous in the jewelry and diamonds sector.
The news of the wedding which was only two days away made everyone wonder, many of Jen's rabid fans congratulated her on her Instagram, but many also had bad thoughts about the impromptu wedding.
Meanwhile Jen chose silence about her marriage, she didn't want to talk about why her marriage was sudden and how her love story with Charles was. Jen chose to keep herself busy and make preparations while seducing her father and mother to really let her marry Charles.
And at SM Entertainment, the place where Jen was once sheltered, there was a lot of noise because Charles also sent an invitation to them.
Charles wanted to show Jen who they had treated so unfairly.
Charles was furious to hear news from his informant about how SM Entertainment had treated Jen unfairly.
"This is unbelievable, how can Jenifer, who was once caught in a bed-climbing scandal, marry a figure who is so legendary in the business world, as well as the older brother of the CEO of Word Entertainment?" said Renata as the deputy CEO of SM Entertainment who really didn't like Jen.
"Maybe he seduced her so she could marry him .." said Dela who was none other than Jen's rival at SM Entertainment.
Olivia who just joined SM Entertainment was also annoyed, she smiled slyly as she said. "She's a cheap girl, maybe she's already pregnant, that's why the marriage was impromptu…"
Hearing Olivia's words, everyone in the room nodded in agreement, but not Mr. Reno who felt he knew Charles very well.
"I think all of your opinions are wrong." Reno, who had been silent for a long time, opened his voice.
Olivia's expression became very bad.
"What's your reason for saying that?" Olivia asked.
Reno really didn't like Olivia's arrogant attitude. Even though he didn't know the real reason why Olivia left World Entertainment, he couldn't refuse because Olivia still had a lot of fans.
156. Shocking News.
Reno took a deep breath while fixing his seat. After that he said "Because Charles Alexander is not a man who is easy to approach women, he is cold and heartless, there is no woman in his life there is only ambition to continue to rise to the top position, if he wants a woman why should he stay away choose Jenifer? Whereas out there are full of female artists who are much prettier and sexier than Jen, so I think he has other reasons, but what and how did they meet?".
Hearing Reno's explanation, Dela seemed to think. "Charles Alexander? I think I've heard his name"
"Me too but where is it?" Renata said.
Suddenly Dela thought to search Charles's name on the internet and immediately data about him appeared, at that moment Dela gaped and couldn't believe what she saw and read.
"Oh my God …" Dela was shocked.
Olivia and the others were curious to see Dela's expression.
"What's wrong Dela?" asked another.
Dela smiled broadly as she held out her cellphone. "Look at this! It turns out that he is the most successful businessman in the diamond field besides that his face is very handsome and his body is sexy, and most surprising of all, he is the grandson of Grandpa Walton, the owner of the W Group. Wow … Jen, you are very lucky!"
"I swear he like a prince from a fairy tale, even he beats the handsomeness of the CEO of W Group"
"I really envy Jen, what dream does she have that she can marry a billionaire like that, she used to be a small artist with no connections and from a simple family… "
You're right. Is it because she entered Word Entertainment that she has been showered with luck so many times?"
"I have more shocking news about Jennifer!". Suddenly Reno's assistant came into the room and looked at everyone who was busy watching. Dell's cell phone.
Reno immediately reacted and looked at his assistant curiously.
"What's that?" Reno asked.
Reno's assistant extended out invitations one by one to everyone.
"I just received this, Jen invited all of us to her party, but please read carefully the names of Jenifer's parents who we thought were lowly people but in fact he was hiding the extraordinary truth about his family!" said Reno's assistant excitedly. .
Hearing the words of Reno's assistant, everyone immediately opened and read the invitation, instantly Reno's eyes flashed to see Jen's parents' names listed on the invitation
"Andrew Stanton and Nia Flory?" Reno said as he looked back at his assistant with an expression of disbelief at what he had just said. he just read.
"Yeah that's right, they are Jenifer's parents…" Reno's assistant replied.
Reno got up from his seat, he suddenly remembered when Dio was looking for Jen in the office but Jen was hiding, he thought Dio was a Jen Fan. Reno is a friend of Dio's college in America so he knows that Dio is the son of one of the richest people in country F.
"So he is Fransdio Stanton's younger brother?" Reno asked trying to confirm.
Everyone was shocked by the news, they didn't expect that the person who had been ostracized and humiliated while at SM Entertainment turned out to be from one of the richest families in country F.
"Are you surprised right? Who doesn't know Mr. Andrew… He's a great businessman in this country. And Nia Flory is a famous painter whose work has been worldwide, but he stopped painting after he married Mr. Andrew." Reno's assistant said.
Of course they know Nia, who is not only famous through her paintings, but she is also famous for her beauty when she participates in beauty events abroad.
"Jen is really good at hiding her identity, I admire her, she is willing to take the trouble to become a top artist without using the big names of her mother and father. No wonder she never wanted her back to be known." Reno said in admiration.
Everyone nodded except Olivia whose expression was very dark. He also thought why all those around Sophia were important people including Jen.
Evening came, in Michael's family room, Sophia was seen sitting near Michael who was focusing on watching TV.
Sophia leaned against Michael's shoulder playfully asking, "Honey, how about Joyce?"
Michael kissed Sophia's forehead and put his arm around her with his left hand as he replied, "Tomorrow she will be back in London!"
"Don't you want to take him to dinner at our house?" asked Sophia expressionlessly.
Michael pinched his eyebrows in surprise, because Sophia wasn't jealous of Joyce when she looked normal.
"Bukankah kamu cemburu jika ada Joice? "
Shopia mendongak menantang tatapan bingung Michael sembari menjawab, "Aku memang cemburu, tapi bagaimanapun juga Joice adalah gadis baik yang sudah menolongmu, aku juga harus menempatkan rasa cemburu pada tempatnya jadi aku merasa harus mengucapkan terimaksih pada Joice, karena kebaikannya kamu bisa ada di depanku sekarang".
Michael tersenyum sambil mencium bibir Shopia dengan gemas atas perkataan Shopia yang begitu bijak.
"Aku akan mengundang Joice besok malam, terimaksih atas pengertianmu sayang, kamu yang terbaik!" ucap Michael dengan ekspresi bahagia.
Di tengah obrolan Shopia dan Michael, tiba-tiba Michael tidak sengaja mengganti canel gosip dan berita pernikahan Jen sudah mulai menjadi perbincangan hangat di TV. Seketika Shopia menjadi kaget mendengar nama Jen menjadi topik hangat dia pun langsung bereaksi.
"Kita kembali lagi dengan berita yang menggemparkan dunia hiburan baru-baru ini, tentang pernikahan dadakan artis Jenifer Stanton dan siapa dia sebenarnya … "
"Wow … … Ini memicu banyak pertanyaan publik, tapi sayangnya Jenifer belum juga bisa di temui, apakah sebenarnya yang terjadi? "
"Untuk itu tim kami masih berusaha menemui Jenifer di rumahnya, tapi ada yang mengejutkan lagi, bahwa sebenarnya Jenifer adalah putri dari pembisnis hebat yaitu tuan Andrew Stanton dan pelukis terkenal sekaligus mantan Miss World, siapa lagi kalau bukan Nia Flory!"
"Luar biasa , Jenifer memang artis yang rendah hati sekaligus penuh misteri, tidak hanya itu ternyata calon suaminya adalah pembisnis hebat dan tampan dari London, dia adalah raja dunia berlian siapa lagi kalau bukan Tuan Charles Alexander … Jenifer memang beruntung!"
Mendengar perkataan dua presenter yang saling saut menyaut itu membuat Shopia menjadi pusing, dia pun melirik Michael dengan cemberut.
"Ini berita tidak penting, sebaiknya kita tidur ayok karena aku sudah ngantuk!" Kata Shopia dengan manja.
Michael pun langsung mengangguk dan segera mematikan TV setelah itu membawa Shopia masuk ke kamarnya
"Sayang aku ingin itu … ". Tiba-tiba Shopia menarik baju Michael ketika sudah berada di dalam kamar.
Michael tersenyum sambil menatap Shopia dengan lembut.
"Sayang kamu masih kurang sehat jadi kita lakukan nanti setelah kamu sudah sehat. Bagaimana?".
Shopia cemberut tanpa sadar dia sekarang berubah menjadi perempuan nakal, sambil membuka kancing piyama Michael, Shopia berkata dengan suara yang menggoda, "Aku sudah sehat sayang jadi ayo kita lakukan, aku merindukanmu!"
Michael menarik Shopia kepelukanya, dan mencium rambut Shopiab berkali-kali seraya berkata, "Kamu kira aku tidak merindukankamu? Jjustru aku yang selalu merindukanmu meskipun kamu ada di sampingku setiap malam tapi aku masih merasa rindu".
"Kalau begitu ayo kita lakukan!" Rengek Shopia sambil memeluk Michael dengan erat.
"Kita pasti akan melakukanya tapi tidak malam ini, kamu harus istirahat selain itu aku takut tidak bisa mengontrol dariku!" Kata Michael sambil melepas pelukan Shopia dan mencoba memberikannya pengertian.
Shopia cemberut, tapi setelah itu dia menarik nafas dalam, karena mengerti kekhawatiran Michael. Usia kandungannya juga masih muda dan kondisi pisiknya belum stabil.
Melihat Shopia mengangguk, Michael langsung membawa Shopia ke tempat tidur dan membatunya merebahkan tubuhnya dengan pelan di kasur, setelah itu Michael merebahkan tubuhnya di samping Shopia sambil memeluk tubuh mungilnya.
Diwaktu yang sama, Charles baru saja memasuki kamarnya setelah selesai berbincang dengan ayah dan ibunya serta beberapa orang yang membantu persiapan pernikahannya.
Charles merebahkan tubuhnya di tempat tidur, dan segera membuat panggilan Vidio untuk Jen karena dia sudah tau kalau handphone Jen sudah di kembalikan oleh ibunya.
"Apa kamu sudah mau tidur?" tanya Charles dari seberang telpon.
"Belum" jawab Jen yang uga tidak bisa menyembunyikan senyumnya ketika melihat sosok lelaki pujaan hatinya dari balik layar.
"Apa kamu merindukanku calon istriku?"
"Iya" jawab Jen sambil mengangguk menahan gemuruh di hatinya, pipinya merah merona mendengar Charles memanggilnya calon istri.
157. Karena Dia Istimewa.
"Dua hari lagi kita akan selalu bertemu!"
"Iya calon suamiku …. " Ucap Jen dengan malu-malu.
Setelah berbicara dengan Charles, Jen tersenyum sambil mengucap syukur berkali-kali, dia juga merasa terharu ketika mengingat bagaimana perjalan cintanya bersama Charles.
Jen tahu kalau jodoh tidak akan pernah tertukar, sesulit dan sejauh apapun kalau jodoh pasti akan bertemu di waktu yang tepat.
Keesokan paginya.
Larry dan Michael menyempatkan waktu dan libur kerja hanya untuk memenuhi permintaan Charles.
"Apa kamu benar-benar yakin untuk mengecek persiapan di Hotel secara langsung? Bukankah harusnya kamu di rumah saja dan percayakan pada kami!" Tanya Michael.
"Kakak Michael benar. Sebaiknya kita percayakan saja sama penanggung jawabnya! Aku jamin kalau semua sudah sesuai dengan pesanan!" Kata Larry sembari fokus menyetir.
"Kalian mengenalku dengan baik jadi buat apa kalian bertanya lagi? " Kata Charles tanpa ekspresi.
Michael dan Larry menarik nafas dalam karena mereka kehilangan kata-kata.
"Apakah kita masih lama?". Tanya Chrales.
Larry melirik Charles dari balik spion.
"Sudah dekat kok".
'Mengetahui kak Charles jatuh cinta saja itu sudah kejutan, dan sekarang dia ingin merubah Marganya, apakah itu tidak luar biasa? Tapi kenapa sikapnya tidak berubah juga, aku jadi kasian sama Jen, semoga saja Jen sabar menghadapi beruang kutub ini!'. Batin Larry seraya menggeleng-gelengkan kepala nya.
"Kak Michael … ?" Setelah lama terdiam suara Larry tiba-tiba terdengar lagi.
"What is it?"
"Kenapa kakak begitu mencintai kakak Shopia? Sedangkan yang kita tau kalau kakak ipar secara fisik adalah perempuan yang sangat biasa, kulitnya hitam manis dan wajahnya polos tidak suka berdandan dan yang paling membuatku heran di saat semua wanita cantik dan seksi berlomba menarik perhatian kakak tapi kakak tetap memilih menunggunya yang tidak tau kabarnya?" tanya Larry untuk mencairkan suasana yang dingin itu.
Mendengar pertanyaan Larry, Michael langsung tersenyum lalu menjawab, "Justru karena itu dia istimewa"
Charles mengerutkan keningnya karena ia juga ingin tahu.
"Istimewa bagaimana? ".
Michael terdengar menarik nafas dalam, setelah itu dia melanjutkan kembali perkataan nya.
"Dia memang tidak cantik secara fisik tapi hatinya lebih lembut dari sutra, dia memang tidak berkulit putih tapi hatinya seputih mutiara, dia memang tidak suka berdandan di depan orang lain tapi di depanku dia selalu tampil cantik dan itu terlihat dari karakter nya dan caranya melayaniku, kapanpun aku pulang dia selalu menyambutku dengan senyuman, ketika cemburu dia tetap menghargaiku sebagai suami, jika marah dia tidak pernah berteriak padaku atau menuduh yang tidak-tidak dan yang paling penting aku selalu menemukan rasa nyaman, tenang dan bahagia jika bersamanya" Kata Michael sembari tersenyum mengingat istri nya.
Penjelasan panjang lebar Michael membuat Larry dan Charles terdiam dan hanya bisa mengangguk.
Penjelasan panjang lebar Michael membuat Larry dan Charles terdiam dan hanya bisa mengangguk.
"Larry … Kamu memiliki istri yang cantik dan baik hati, jadi saranku jaga dia! Hargai dia! perlakukan dia dengan baik dan jangan bawa-bawa lagi sikap dan sifatmu di masa lalu!" Kata Michael dengan serius menasehati Larry.
Mendengar nasehat dari Michael, Larry Pun langsung tersenyum dan mengangguk.
"Aku bukan play boy lagi! Aku akan berusaha menjadi dewasa. Dan tolong do'akan istriku agar dia cepat bangun!"
"Pasti" Jawab Michael sembari tersenyum ke arah Larry, seketika itu Larry tersenyuman dari dibalik spion depan mobil nya.
Tidak lama kemudian. Mereka sampai di Hotel W Grup.
Semua pegawai hotel sudah menunggu untuk menyambut kedatangan mereka karena Larry sudah lebih dulu memberitahukan kedatangan nya.
Setelah semua memeriksa semua persiapan di hotel itu, mereka bertiga pun pulang. Tidak butuh waktu lama di perjalanan, mereka akhir nya sampai di rumah.
Michael memilih langsung kembali ke rumahnya.
Di ruang tamu nya yang luas, Michael menemukan Shopia sedang duduk dengan tenang sambil membaca buku.
"Serius sekali, sedang baca buku apa?"tanya Michael seraya duduk di samping Shopia dan mencoba mengganggu konsentrasi nya, tapi sayang dia tidak berhasil sebab Shopia hanya melirik tanpa mengatakan apapun.
Melihat reaksi Shopia, Michael hanya menarik nafas sambil mengeluarkan ponsel nya untuk mengecek beberapa email dari perusahaan yang masuk.
Tidak lama kemudian Shopia selesai membaca buku nya, dia pun menengok ke arah samping nya, seketika itu dia tampak takjub melihat lukisan indah yang sedang duduk dengan serius di samping nya itu sedari tadi.
'Adem sekali hati ini melihat suamiku duduk tenang seperti tidak punya beban layaknya lukisan yang indah, sepertinya di kehidupan yang lalu aku pernah menyelamatkan suatu negara sehingga Tuhan memberi gadis desa yang memiliki tampang biasa saja seperti diriku ini hadiah seperti suami ku ini'. Batin Shopia.
"Sayang apa kamu lapar? Apa aku harus memasakkan sesuatu yang kamu suka?" tanya Shopia sambil meletakkan buku nya di atas meja.
Sayang nya Michael tidak menggubris pertanyaan Shopia saking fokus nya sama ponsel nya yang berisi beberapa file kirimang dari Jason.
"Sayang, apa kamu mau makan gak?" tanya Shopia kembali.
Walaupun Shopia berkali-kali memanggil nama nya, tapi Michael masih saja fokus sama ponsel nya.
Shopia pun nampak putus asa dan mulai geram karena Michael sampai segitu nya dan tidak menghiraukan nya.
"Michael Walton … " Shopia menaikkan volume suara nya dengan ekspresi yang gelap.
Tentu saja Michael langsung mendengar nya kali ini, dia pun langsung menoleh kearah Shopia dengan ekspresi terkejut.
"Ahhh … Sayang, apa kamu memanggilku? Maaf tadi aku …. " Belum sempat Michael menyelesaikan perkataan nya, Shopia bangun dari duduk nya dan pergi begitu saja meninggalkan Michael dengan kesal.
Michael merasa bingung dengan sikap Shopia, dia pikir Shopia mulai sensitif lagi akibat kehamilan nya.
"Sayang, apa aku ada salah? Kenapa kamu tiba-tiba diam? Maaf tadi aku lagi memeriksa beberapa pekerjaanku yang dikirim oleh Jason, makanya aku tidak begitu fokus sama apa yang kamu katakan" Kata Michael dari balik pintu kamar nya karena Shopia memilih mengunci pintu lalu berdiam diri dengan kesal di kamar nya.
Setelah di ketuk beberapa kali, Michael akhir nya menyerah dan membiarkan Shopia na menyendiri dulu, dia pun memilih masuk ke ruang kerja nya dengan cemberut.
Selagi Shopia sedang sibuk dengan semua pikiran buruk nya serta rasa kesal nya pada Michael yang tidak menghiraukan nya, tiba-tiba ponsel Shopia berdering dan itu dari Jen.
Seketika itu Jen langsung menggeser icon berwarna hijau di ponselnya.
"Halo Jen … Ada apa?" tanya Ship a dengan tidak bersemangat.
"Kenapa suaraku lemes begitu? Ada apa? Jangan bilang kalau kamu lagi kurang sehat?" tanya Jen dengan sedikit khawatir.
"Aku cuman lagi kesel saja … "Jawab Shopia.
"Kesel kenapa? Xoba cerita! Mungkin saja aku bisa bantu!" kata Jen dengan semangat.
"Aku kesal karena Michael cuwekin aku, padahal aku sudah berulang kali memanggil nya tapi dia tetap saja diam!" Jawab Shopia dengan sedih.
"Memang nya Michael sedang apa sampai dia tidak mendengarmu? Tumben dia begitu," Tanya Jen dengan penasaran.
"Kata nya, dia sedang memeriksa pekerjaan kantor nya … "
"Hahahaha …. Kamu kesal hanya karena itu? Kamu kayak tidak tau saja kalau lelaki lagi fokus kerja itu, pendengaran nya akan menurun … " kata Jen sambil terkekeh.
"Maksud kamu apa? Aku tidak paham, bagaimana bisa menurun padahal pendengaran nya baik-baik saja!"
"Bentar dulu, aku akan panggilankan pakar nya buat ngejelasin masalah ini!" kata Jen sambil berlari keluar kamar nya.
Shopia pun tidak banyak kata karena dia memang butuh penjelasan.
Sementara itu Jen berlari menuju kamar kakak nya dan berharap kakak ipar nya yang cantik dan cerdas ada di kamar nya.
"Kak Atiqa … " Jen memanggil kakak iparnya sambil mengetuk pintu kamar nya.
Jen merasa yakin kalau kakak ipar nya masih ada di rumah besar nya karena dia harus membantu persiapan pernikahan Jen.
Atiqah adalah seorang dokter Neorologi yang tidak hanya cantik dan pintar tapi juga baik hati sehingga Dio begitu tergila-gila pada nya, untung nya Atiqa berasal dari keluarga bangsawan meski tidak sekaya Dio tapi dia termasuk keluarga berada dengan status sosial tinggi sehingga pihak keluarga Dio tidak keberatan menikahkan nya dengan Atiqa.
Tapi, sayang nya mereka belum di karuniyai anak meskipun sudah menikah lama.
Setelah lama mengetuk pintu, Atiqah akhir nya membuka pintu sambil merapikan pakaiannya.
"Jen … ada apa?" tanya Atiqah dengan suara khas nya yang lembut setelah menbuka pintu.
"Ummm … Aku butuh bantuan kakak!" jawab Jen cengengesan.
"What's that?" tanya Atiqa lagi dengan penasaran.
158. Hanya Salah Paham.
Jen pun mengajak Atiqa ke kamar nya, setelah itu menjelaskan situasi nya.
Tidak lama kemudian Atiqah langsung tersenyum setelah mendengar penjelasan Jen.
"Oh begitu, ya sudah kakak akan bantu jelasin, tapi Shopia nya mana sekarang?" tanya Atiqah sambil melirik ke kiri dan kanan.
Jen langsung menjulurkan ponsel nya, Aitiqah pun langsung mengerti dan mengambil ponsel itu
"Halo Shopia … !" Sapa Atiqa dari seberang telpon.
"Halo Kaka k Atiqah!" jawab Shopia dengan semangat karena sebenar nya dia sangat mengagumi dan suka mendengar kakak ipar Jen itu kalau lagi bicara. Jadi, tidak hanya tampang nya yang membuat Shopia mengagumi nya.
"Shopia … Apa kamu masih kesal sama suamimu?" tanya Atiqah.
"Iya. Hehehe … " jawab Shopia dengan malu-malu.
"Kalau kondisi nya seperti yang kamu alami, kakak punya penjelasan nya, mungkin saja jika kamu selesai mendengar nya kamu akan menyesal dan meminta maaf pada nya!" Kata Atiqa.
"Benarkah? Jadi aku salah ya kakak? mohon penjelasan nya!" Ujar Shopia dengan penasaran.
Jen juga tampak serius menunggu penjelasan kakak ipar nya meskipun dia pernah mendengar nya waktu Atiqah memberi nya nasehat sebelum menghadapi pernikahan.
"Begini Shopia … " Atiqah menarik nafas sebentar setelah itu melanjutkan perkataan nya kembali. "Kemampuan laki-laki dan perempuan dalam menyikapi masalah dan mengerjakan sesuatu, sangat berbeda. Tentu saja, hal ini bukan terjadi begitu saja. Seorang dokter peneliti, menjelaskan secara ilmiah perbedaan antara laki-laki dan perempuan menurut struktur dan kemampuan otak antar keduanya. Otak laki-laki dan perempuan memiliki perbedaan mencolok pada struktur dan bagian Corpus Callosum. Bagian otak ini adalah bagian tengah yang menghubung antara otak kiri dan kanan. Corpus Callosum pada laki-laki, bagian tengahnya lebih tipis 30% dibandingkan dengan perempuan. Ini yang menyebabkan seorang perempuan lebih mudah mengerjakan dua hal sekaligus ketimbang seorang laki-laki. Itulah alasannya, kenapa laki-laki hanya bisa fokus disatu pekerjaannya. Sebagai contoh, saat lagi fokus membaca beberapa file pekerjaan nya seperti suami Shopia maka dia tentu saja akan sulit mendengarkan panggilan kamu, semua lelaki termasuk yang masih muda itu sama saja, ketika mereka fokus pada sesuatu maka akan lama menyahuti panggilan kita "
"Kenapa bisa begitu kak?" tanya Shopia dengan tidak sabar sebab Atiqa berhenti sejenak mengatur nafas nya.
"Itu karena saat lelaki fokus kemampuan pendengaran mereka menurun, sehingga wajar dipanggil berulang kali mereka akan susah menyaut,"Jawab Atiqah sambil tersenyum.
"Dan sering sekali kakak temukan keadaan alamiah seperti ini sering menyebabkan pertengkaran. Oleh karena itu saling memahami antara satu sama lain, menjadi sangat penting agar terhindari dari pertengkaran, agar keluarga bahagia dan sejahtera. Setelah Shopia tau ini, apa mungkin Shopia akan minta maaf pada suaminya" sambung Atiqah sambil tersenyum semakin lebar.
"Tentu saja aku akan minta maaf karena aku tau kalau aku salah, tapi kadang aku sering ngomel dan terlihat begitu cerewet pada nya, apakah itu salah kak?" tanya Shopia lagi yang mencoba melanjutkan konsultasi nya, mumpung dia punya kesempatan ngobrol dengan dokter Neorologi yang ahli dibidang nya.
"Kalau berdasarkan penelitian, perempuan memang akan lebih banyak bicara dan suami perlu memahami tentang itu karena perempuan akan mengeluarkan 20.000 kata dalam sehari. Berbeda dengan laki-laki yang hanya mengeluarkan 7000 kata perhari. Maka wajarlah jika seorang perempuan lebih banyak berbicara. Tapi saat marah, perempuan susah untuk berterus terang. Berbeda dengan laki-laki kalau lagi marah atau kesal, mereka akan lebih banyak berkomunikasi dan berterus terang. Jadi, tidak ada yang salah, hanya saja ada kesalahpahaman. " Jawab Atiqah.
"Ohh begitu ya kak, sekarang Shopia bisa paham. Terimakasih kakak atas penjelasan nya!" ucap Shopia dengan tulus.
"Sama-sama Shopia! Senang kakak bisa membantu!" Ucap Atiqah.
Setelah itu Atiqah pamit keluar dari kamar Jen dan Shopia pun pamitan pada Jen.
Setelah mendengar penjelasan Atiqah tadi, Shopia segera keluar kamar dan mencari keberadaan Michael.
" Sayang, maafkan aku! " ucap Shopuab setelah menemukan Michael ada di ruang kerja nya.
Michael menghentikan semua pekerjaan nya lalu mengerutkan keningnya saat mendengar permintaan maaf Shopia.
"Meminta maaf atas apa?" tanya Michael dengan bingung.
"Pokok nya aku mau minta maaf!"
"Baiklah, aku akan memaafkanbmu apabila kamu mencium pipiku bagaimana?" Kata Michael sambil tersenyum.
Shopia pun langsung mencium pipi kanan Michael dengan mesra.
"Mmmmmmuuuahhh …. "
"Sayang kamu yang terbaik" ucap Michael seraya tersenyum dan menatap Shopia dengan lembut setelah mendapatkan ciuman mesra.
"Kamu paling pandai bicara. Baiklah, ayo kita kembali ke kamar!" Kata Shopia sambil menarik tangan Michael.
Michael langsung mengangguk dan tersenyum. Setelah itu ia mengikuti Shopia dengan patuh tanpa memperdulikan pekerjaan nya.
Waktu terus berjalan, hari pun menjelang sore.
Di rumah Larry, keluarganya sedang bersiap-siap untuk berangkat ke rumah kakek dan neneknya.
"Semua akan baik-baik saja Ibu!" Larry mencoba menenangkan kegugupan hati Ibu nya yang akan bertemu nenek dan seluruh keluarga Walton setelah tiga puluh tahun lebih.
Azura melirik putra nya sambil berkata, "Ibu grogi dan tidak percaya diri sayang, karena setelah 30 tahun, Ibu akan bertemu kembali dengan nenek dan kakek mu yang dulu pernah Ibu kecewakan".
Melihat wajah Ibu nya yang tampak sedih Larry langsung memeluk nya, seketika itu air mata haru menetes di pipi Azura.
"Saatnya berangkat Ibu!" Kata Charles yang tiba-tiba datang.
Larry dan Azura langsung mengangguk setelah melepas pelukan mereka.
Setelah itu mereka semua berangkat menggunakan mobil Charles menuju tempat tinggal keluarga besar Wakton.
Sementara itu, di keluarga Walton sudah berkumpul untuk menyambut Charles dan keluarganya.
Di rumah besar itu sudah ada ayah Michael dan istrinya. Tuan Rayen dan anak istrinya. Bahkan Diane dan suami serta anak nya Zian ada di sana juga atas permintaan kakek nya.
Tidak ketinggalan Michael dan Shopia yang lebih dulu sampai dari keluarga Charles setelah siang tadi mereka cukup istirahat.
Ketika mereka sedang sibuk bercengkrama dan menggoda Zian yang tampak lengket dengan Michael.
Tiba-tiba terdengar bel pintu berbunyi. Seketika itu jantung nenek Walton dan suaminya berdetak kencang.
"Apakah itu mereka? " tanya nenek Walton dengan terbata-bata.
Michael pun melirik kearah pintu sambil berkata, "Mungkin itu mereka, soalnya tadi Charles bilang sudah dekat"
"Pelayan cepat buka pintunya! " perintah nenek Walton pada pelayanya dengan tidak sabaran.
Karena tidak sabar, nenek Walton menarik suaminya dan bergegas menuju pintu.
Mereka berdua berdiri di depan pintu, kedua pelayan pun langsung membukakan pintu dengan pelan.
Seketika nenek Walton meneteskan air mata saat wajah anak perempuan satu-satu nya itu terlihat dari balik pintu.
Melihat wajah ayah dan ibunya yang sudah puluhan tahun dia tinggalkan, Azura merasa lemas dan air matanya jatuh berderai, Tuan Charli pun langsung menopang tubuh istrinya yang hampir roboh.
Setelah saling tatap penuh kerinduan, dengan segera Azura berlari dan bersujud di kaki ayah dan ibunya dengan isak tangis yang memilukan.
"Ayah … Ibu … Tolong maafkan aku! Karena aku banyak dosa pada kalian!"
Nenek Walton menunduk lalu menarik bahu Azura untuk berdiri agar bisa memeluk anaknya dengan erat sambil meneteskan air mata sampai terisak.
"Sayang kami sudah memaafkan mu sejak lama, kami rindu terimakasih sudah kembali"
Azura mengangguk dan membalas pelukan ibunya dengan erat juga. "Aku juga rindu banget sama Ibu dan Ayah tapi aku malu untuk menghubungi kalian karena kesalahan yang aku perbuat"
Sesaat kemudian Azura melepas pelukan Ibu nya dan menatap Ayahnya yang tampak menahan air mata.
"Ayah !" ucap Azura dengan mata yang sudah basah dengan air mata.
Dengan segera kakek Walton memeluk Azura. "Ayah juga merindukanmu!"
Azura merasa sangat bahagia mendengar perkataan Ayah nya yang terkenal dingin dan otoriter itu, sampai dia tidak mampu berkata-kata, hanya pelukan yang erat mampu menjelaskan bagaimana perasaanya.
"Azura siapakah gadis cantik di samping Larry?" tanya nenek Walton yang merasa penasaran ketika tatapannya tertuju pada Syenina.
Azura melepas pelukan Ayahnya dan langsung menarik anak-anak nya untuk di perkenalkan. "Ayah, Ibu. Ini suamiku Charli Alexander, ini Charles anak tertuaku, ini Larry dan gadis cantik ini namanya Syenina dia baru lulus SMA dan dia anak terakhirku!"
Nenek Walton merasa terharu bisa melihat cucu perempuannya secara langsung.
"Ayo kesini peluk nenek! " Kata nenek Walton dengan suara yang gemetaran.
Mendengar panggilan neneknya, Syenina melirik Ibunya, setelah mendapat anggukan dari Ibunnya Syenina pun langsung melangkah menuju neneknya lalu memeluknya.