The morning sun shone through Haruna's bedroom window. The breeze blew the thin white curtains. Haruna smelled the scent of masculine perfume that was carried by the wind. She still hasn't fully opened her eyes. She vaguely saw someone standing by the window, wearing a white shirt and pants.
Haruna got up and sat back down. She rubbed her eyes. Tried to investigate with a frown. The curtains blowing in the wind obscured Haruna's view. The wind stopped and Haruna could now clearly see who it was.
"Tristan!" Haruna shouted.
"It's noon. Aren't you going to wake up?" Tristan walked over to Haruna. He stood beside Haruna's bed. A sweet smile continued to color his lips.
Haruna glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand. It's ten in the morning.
(Is he still at home?) Haruna thought.
"Why are you awake?" Tristan's words made Haruna shake her head.
"Hurry up and have breakfast. You can get sick if you eat late. Clean up, I'll be waiting downstairs," Tristan said softly.
Tristan's soft demeanor, the taste can exceed the softness of sponge cake. Yes, that's Tristan's attitude when he likes someone. Even when making love with Stevi he was gentle as he is now. Unfortunately, Tristan's love was returned with a bitter betrayal.
Now Stevi is back and says she is ready to be his wife. However, Tristan's love has been lost. He no longer has any feelings for Stevi. Haruna's presence had made the always cold and arrogant Tristan return to being warm and gentle.
However, Haruna already hated Tristan. Haruna's happiness with her adopted family has been ruined by Tristan. There's no way Haruna will have a relationship with a man who has destroyed her family. No matter how good Tristan's attitude towards her is now, it will not make Haruna fall in love with him.
Haruna lazily got up and went to the bathroom. She showered with cold water as usual. She finished her bathing ritual because Tristan was waiting for her. Haruna didn't want to make Tristan angry. She was terrified just imagining it. Twice, Tristan has torn Haruna's self-esteem as a woman. She didn't want to experience it a third time.
Haruna put on clothes as fast as possible. She was worried that Tristan would follow her back to her room. In that house, Haruna has no privacy at all. Haruna's room doesn't have a lock, so Tristan can go in and out of her room freely. After wearing the cosmetics that Tristan gave her, Haruna came out of her room. Going down the stairs one by one, she stepped into the dining room.
Outside the gate, Stevi was talking to the gatekeeper.
"Tristan is home, Sir?" Steve asked.
"Yes, Miss. Just come in!" replied the gatekeeper. He opened the gate and closed it after Stevi's car was parked in the yard.
Stevi stepped proudly past the maids who were cleaning the yard. Stevi was just about to step into the house. She heard the servants gossip.
"He's Mr. Tristan's fiancé, but Mr. Tristan actually slept with Miss Haruna," whispered one of the maids.
"Yes. Master should just sleep with his fiancee. Look at how she dresses, like a woman is not okay," said Yuli.
"What? Tristan slept with that woman? Watch out, you s…!" Stevie thought. She continued her steps inside. Stevi looked for Tristan in the living room, then Stevi heard her voice talking to Sinta in the dining room. She immediately approached Tristan and hugged him from behind.
"I'm here because I couldn't find you in the office. Are you sick?" asked Stevi, snuggling in Tristan's arms.
"What are you here for?" Tristan asked coldly.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The sound of Haruna's footsteps walking towards them in the dining room. Stevi glanced cynically at Haruna. Stevi hugged Tristan's hand tighter. As if to show Haruna that Tristan is hers.
Haruna just pouted softly. She relaxed and kept walking and pulled one of the chairs in front of them.
"Honey … let's just eat out!" take Stevie.
"Go away from here!" Tristan shouted. The face that was full of smiles has now changed. Stevi's presence had made Tristan icy again.
"Honey! What are you doing? I'm your fiancé," said Stevi, glancing at Haruna.
"Do I agree, huh? Fiance? Never dream!" Tristan said with his eyes flashing red. Tristan's palms clenched in emotion. How can there be a shameless woman like Stevi in his life. Tristan realized that he had fallen in love with stevi wrong.
"Guards! Take this woman out! From today onwards don't let her step on my house." Tristan said while glancing at Haruna who seemed not to have seen and heard their quarrel.
The guards pulled Stevi out of the house.
"Tristan! Don't do this to me, Tristan!" Stevi shouted, asking Tristan not to throw her away. However, Tristan didn't turn away from Haruna at all. He continued to stare intently at Haruna.
(Haruna didn't react at all. Is it because she doesn't have feelings for me yet?) Tristan's mind raged. He was a little disappointed that Haruna didn't care about him. He pulled the chair next to Haruna.
"Why are you looking at me?" Haruna asked while spreading peanut butter on her whole wheat bread.
"You weren't bothered by Stevi's presence? She strangled you yesterday, aren't you angry?"
"Hem, angry? She's your fiancé, what right do I have to be angry with her? Besides, don't be too rude to your fiancée. She can get angry and I'll be the one she's going to target like yesterday. Why do you think she strangled me yesterday?" Haruna replied curtly.
Tristan was speechless. Everything Haruna said was true. Stevi attacks Haruna because of her. He stopped talking about Steve.
"At lunch, we will go to the opening of Jef's cafe. The man we met yesterday," said Tristan.
He snatched the bread that had been spread with jam from Haruna's hand.
"Hey, it's mine," Haruna said, annoyed.
"I want this one, you just take it again," replied Tristan indifferently as he left Haruna carrying Haruna's bread.
"You … childish boy," Haruna muttered with pouting lips. Haruna was forced to take another piece of bread.
***
"Grandma, we want to meet mom?" asked Kiara.
"Em … that … we want to go for a walk. Kiara do you want?" Anggi diverts Kiara's question. She really couldn't bear it if Kiara had mentioned Haruna's name.
"Yes, Grandma," Kiara replied with a happy smile.
Anggi breathed a sigh of relief. Every day Anggi always persuades Kiara to patiently wait for Haruna to come home. Fortunately, Kiara is obedient and kind. It wasn't too hard to give Kiara an understanding. Even though she's only five years old, Kiara doesn't act like other kids her age. Kiara acts like an adult. Easy to understand adult speech.