"I'm staying at a friend's house, mom. Today, I am allowed not to come to work because I am not feeling well." Angela went straight to her room, having previously hugged her beloved mother who looked very worried.
"I will make your favorite food and drink, okay? I'll bring it to your room in a moment." Sally immediately went to the kitchen and made Angela's favorite warm sweet corn and tea soup. Maybe she's tired after a business trip out of town, Sally thought. After fifteen minutes, it appears that the stainless steel material has been filled with soup and drinks along with oranges for her lovely daughter in her bedroom.
"Angela, open the door, please," Sally said from outside. There was the sound of footsteps from inside the room being dragged like laziness.
"What's the matter?" Angela appeared with only her head out.
"Let's eat first. Mommy misses eating with you. Papi is receiving a big project so he is very busy and rarely at home." Mom said with a sad face.
"Okay mom, I'll be out in a minute." Unable to bear it, Angela agreed to her mother's request. Even though her body was very tired and the bed calls were very loud calling for her.
Sally was very happy to hear that and she immediately walked quickly to the kitchen to prepare food for the two of them. It's no longer corn soup that is eaten, but a big meal for two at the dinner table.
"How is your work?" Now Sally and Angela are enjoying their meal together.
"Okay mom, everything is fine. I am happy with my work, even though it is very tiring," said Angela. It was even more tiring to face Jacob with all his intrigues and tricks, Angela thought.
"Thankfully, you have to stay healthy and strong. Because only weak people are easily oppressed. Mami doesn't want you to be a weak woman ." Sally cheered her only child with a big smile.
"Mom, I want to have a serious talk." Angela sighed before saying again.
"What are you talking about?" Sally looked at her daughter's face which looked very serious.
"Do you think I'm old enough to get married?"
"Cough…" Sally choked on the food that had just fallen in her throat. "What are you saying?" Sally asked with sharp eyes, after clearing her throat of food.
"I'm just asking, mom. I am quite enough to get married. However, sadly, no one was willing to propose to me. Am I ugly mam?" Angela asked again.
"You are ugly? Angela, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in this world. If… you don't have a boyfriend yet, it's because the world is still too big for you to explore. Now that you are working, surely you have more knowledge now, right?" Mami smiled encouragingly to her daughter as well as her only child, who seemed to have come home from her business trip yesterday but had become gloomy.
"Who is she? The man who once came to the house looking for you in the morning?" Sally asked while furrowing her brows.
Angela nodded weakly.
"You love him?" Sally asked.
"Love? I don't know what love is like. As far as I know, he really cares for me." Angela answered, keeping her face down to stare at the drink in front of her.
"That is also enough to continue to a more serious level," Sally replied.
"So when is he going to propose to you?" Sally asked again.
"I don't know, I have to ask him first." Answered Angela.
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"Sir... Mr. Jacob..." Alan knocked on the door of his master's room several times but there was no answer from inside. Finally, Alan dared to turn the hinge of the iron door. The middle-aged man searched the entire room but did not find his master, except for the bathroom which he had not searched for.
It's 7 in the morning. His mister did not usually skip morning exercise and breakfast. therefore, Alan took the initiative to go straight to his room. Alan also knocked on the bathroom door and did not get an answer from inside. Alan turned the bathroom doorknob again.
His eyes widened when he saw his master in the bathtub wearing only underwear with a pale body shivering. His lips were already blue. Alan ran out of the room asking for help.
"Please, someone please come here. The young master passed out in the bathroom." Alan's scream from the second floor echoed all the way to the first floor. Several male servants immediately ran up to the second floor where Jacob's room was.
It took 4 big men to lift Jacob's tall body with big bones. Jacob looked very miserable. Mary, who came rushing to the room, because she had stayed the night, screamed hysterically seeing the condition of her son.
"Alan, call Angela, quickly pick her up and tell her to come here. Come on, quickly!" Mary panicked and was out of breath but she had to stay awake. Jacob, his poor boy needs her help.
Quickly a car left Jacob's residence for the house where Angela was. In just half an hour, the two people had arrived at Angela's house.
"Miss Angela, madam Mary asked you to come immediately." One of the aides, who were all dressed in a black suit, said with a quick intonation.
"What is this? Did something happen to Jacob?"
"Young master is dying. His life was barely saved." The two aides answered in unison.
"What's wrong Angela?" Mary came in haste from inside when she heard a conversation that was quite preoccupying her hearing.
"Mom, I have to go first. We'll talk again. Wait for me a moment." Angela immediately went into her room and took her bag and cellphone which were lying on the nightstand.
"Let's go now. I'm going home mam, greetings to dad, love you." Angela and the two aides left Sally still confused by everything that had happened suddenly.
On the way to Jacob's house, Angela could only stay silent and try to calm herself down. half an hour later, the car that was driven super fast arrived in front of Jacob's yard. Angela immediately ran into the house and was greeted by Mary who was inside Jacob.
"Honey, you finally came. Please save my son." Mary put her arm around Angela and took her to see Jacob.
Angela looked at Jacob whose face was pale white, his lips blue with aches and pains. Maybe last night his illness relapsed again because yesterday he did not treat it optimally.
"Madam, I beg you… can everyone get out of the room now?" Angela closed her eyes trying to muster all her courage.
Mary woke up and just said yes. Less than two seconds, Jacob's room was quiet and the door was tightly shut. There were only Angela and Jacob in the room.
"Jacob, I hope you know how to return the favor." Angela took off all her outer clothes that were attached to her body. Leaving only her bra and panties. Angela looked at her palms as she said, "Please help me recover this time first until I find the right medicine for him."