At precisely 6:30 in the morning, after finishing her shower and getting dressed, Ghea intentionally walked towards the door and opened it slowly. The first thing she noticed was the presence of her husband. The man was clearly curled up on the long sofa right in front of their bedroom.
Approaching, Ghea intended to wake him up. She remembered that today was her husband's work schedule after a break due to a wedding ceremony.
"Calling others a paddy snake, when he himself acts like a python," Ghea scoffed. She momentarily advanced her face to peek if Randy was still sound asleep or showing signs of being awake.
Believing her husband was still immersed in the sea of dreams, Ghea reached out, then carefully shook Randy's body while calling him repeatedly.
"Hey... wake up."
Seemingly aware of the surroundings, the man made a slow but sure effort to open his eyes. Blinking a few time
Once finished, Ghea got ready to leave for her classes. But before she could go, Randy quickly stopped her."Wait," Randy requested. A moment later, he took out his wallet from his pants pocket. He pulled out three red-colored banknotes and handed them to Ghea."Here, for snacks at campus."Ghea rolled her eyes. Seriously, was she being given pocket money like an elementary school kid?"Three hundred thousand? So stingy, Om. I thought I'd get an ATM or a Credit Card like in those drama movies. Especially since I have a rich husband. Turns out, it's like getting an allowance from Daddy to go to school.""Don't watch too many dramas. Besides, that's more than enough. Why would you need so much pocket money? Are you going to treat your friends at campus?""Come on, stingy Chinese guy," Ghea muttered while accepting the money Randy handed her.
Randy appeared to be scrutinizing the row of numbers displayed on her laptop screen. Just back to work, she was already faced with various deadlines that needed immediate attention.Together with Alvin, her assistant, she began reading and completing each task one by one. By four in the afternoon, her activities were briefly interrupted when her secretary informed her of an important guest who wanted to meet her for a short while."Is the guest a man or a woman?" Randy inquired. So busy, the question escaped the man's lips without him looking at his secretary."A man, sir. About the same age as you, Mr. Randy. He says he's still part of your family. He also mentioned that he only wants to meet briefly," reported Rania, Randy's secretary, conveying the guest's request.Randy immediately raised her face, furrowing her brows. As far as she could remember, she didn't have any scheduled meetings today. De
"Ran, please, if you want to share, don't take too long. Veronica has asked not to come home late today."Just arriving at the coffee shop, Darwin wasted no time in issuing an ultimatum. Rather than facing Veronica's anger, he preferred to inform Randy right from the start not to waste time in this evening meeting.It wasn't clear what Randy wanted to discuss. What was certain was that he invited his two cousins to gather briefly at a coffee shop to talk about something."What do you want to talk about, anyway?"This time Kennedy spoke up. After ordering drinks, Darwin looked serious as he stared at Randy, waiting intently for what his cousin wanted to discuss."Can you two please stop with the protests? In the past, whenever you asked me to gather, I never complained like this," Randy exclaimed in frustration. Even if his two cousins needed someone to confide in and asked him to come, without
Ghea thought that by surprising Randy, she could bathe peacefully without any obstacles. Just as she hung her bathrobe and began to enjoy the pouring water soaking her head and entire body, the room's lights suddenly went out without permission.Darkness.Instantly, Ghea panicked.While fumbling around, she screamed as loud as she could, hoping that Randy would hear and immediately turn the lights back on."Uncle, why is it dark? Did you turn off the lights?""Let it be. You're so tricky!""Uncle, please turn it on. I can't see. I can't breathe either.""No. Just let you bathe in the dark."Ghea looked even more panicked. Fear had begun to haunt her. After a while, her body became weaker, and she eventually fell powerless to the floor.Meanwhile, Randy, who heard nothing from inside the bathroom,
Right after ending the call, Sandra, who had just finished delivering food to the room, approached Randy. She addressed him, redirecting his focus."Why, San?""Sir, um, Mrs. Ghea is awake. But strangely, Mr. Randy's wife is crying."Randy immediately ran to enter the room. Finding Ghea crying, he hurriedly approached and sat right in front of her."Hey... what's wrong with you?""Uncle is mean!" Ghea exclaimed with tears streaming down her face.Randy took a deep breath. It was certain that his wife was angry with what he had done before."I'm sorry, Ghe. For God's sake, I didn't know you were afraid of the dark.""Just so you know, Uncle went too far!"Randy tried to calm her down. Extending his hand, intending to wipe away Ghea's tears. However, instead of accepting his good intention, Ghea imm
"Vin, you've been working with me for years. Have you ever seen a woman refuse when I ask her out?""No, sir. In fact, as far as I know, they all line up wanting to be your date or girlfriend.""So, according to you, who's with me almost every day, is there anything lacking in this perfect me? Or is there something I need to change or add to be more appealing to women?"Alvin furrowed his brow. He had just arrived at the office, and why was his boss asking such things, especially about changing his appearance?Did he want to attract women even more? Wasn't the man, who had recently gotten married a few days ago, attractive enough?"I think there's nothing to add, in my opinion. You're a complete package, sir. Above-average looks, financially stable, independent, smart, responsible, can relate well, humorous, and even though you're a bit of a playboy, you're always loyal when you'
"Why are you so gloomy after marriage? Is your life not happy or what?"After the lecture, Denisa immediately approached Ghea, who was still sitting in her seat. From a distance, it was clear that her friend was lost in thought."This morning, when I picked her up, she was silent the whole way. It was like talking to a wall," Joshua complained. The man who was also Ghea's friend and bestie was the one she asked to pick her up from home this morning."Why even ask if she's happy or not? What do you guys think? Does anyone marry because of arranged marriages and become happy?""Yes!" Denisa and Joshua answered in unison. This made Ghea pout even more."Moreover, out there, beautiful girls are arranged to marry an older but wealthy guy. They live happily. It seems like you're the weird one here. Arranged to a nearly perfect guy, but it feels like a disaster."Gh
"Randy, come on, let's go home. You're driving yourself, right?" Verona exclaimed, pulling her son's arm to get him to move quickly from his seat."Y-yeah, Randy is driving, Mom.""Well, then hurry up! The medicine will kick in soon. Do you want to be all awkward in the car?"Ghea, still sitting, immediately lowered her head in embarrassment. Her ears and cheeks felt hot hearing what her mother-in-law had just said. For God's sake, is she being trapped or what? Can she report to the police after this for an accusation of unpleasant behavior?Meanwhile, noticing her daughter-in-law looking stunned, Verona shifted her attention to Ghea. She reached for the girl's shoulders and urged her to get up from the dining area. Slowly but surely, they both walked towards the exit and then quickly entered Randy's car parked right in front of the house."Be careful on the road, dear. When you