4. SOFT TREATMENT OF MAHARDIKA

"Can I see what you mean, Uncle?"

Eka was so surprised that she was startled awake. Now his and Mahardika's eyes met each other in a straight line.

Initially ignited by emotion, now it seems awkward because they just realized that the distance created was only a few centimeters.

Mahardika chuckled, "You are, indeed, innocent, dear." He pressed Eka's forehead, causing a slight push.

"What are you thinking? Do you want to see mine now?" Mahardika teased later.

A stunned Eka hurriedly turned around, hiding her red face.

"Dih, Uncle is crazy. Who wants to see it? Never mind, I'm sleepy. I just want to sleep," Eka said evasively, then swung her legs away from Mahardika.

She would go crazy and get out of control if she kept being cornered like this.

Mahardika folded her arms across her chest, then shook her head slowly. "Oh my God... She's so seductive and adorable. No wonder grandpa likes her so much," Mahardika muttered and touched his forehead with one hand. Laughing at his wife's innocence and prestige.

After laughing, Mahardika followed Eka.

"What are you doing, dear?"

Eka was busy patting the sofa and smoothing the pillows. It looked like she was ready to sleep.

"I don't want to sleep in the same bed with Uncle. So, it's safer for me to sleep on the sofa," Eka replied, then sat down and covered her body with a blanket.

Mahardika's forehead wrinkled even more, "You can't joke, sweetheart. Later, if our parents find out you slept on the sofa, what will they say?"

He raised her voice a little, which was originally anxious, but now sounded annoyed.

"Uncle, take it easy. They won't know. As long as you keep quiet." Eka answered with a grin.

Mahardika couldn't just keep quiet, especially when it came to someone's happiness.

"Come with me!" Mahardika pulled Eka's hand. Grasping it very strongly, making Eka uncomfortable.

Anything pulls the hand. A little bit pulled. Is she a goat? Eka grumbled in her heart.

"Uncle, let me go!" whined Eka, resigned. Remember, it is very difficult to conquer Mahardika.

"Sit down!" Mahardika ordered firmly.

Eka sat on the edge of the bed, folded her arms across her chest, puffed up her cheeks and looked away. Her face was pouting in annoyance.

Mahardika let out a long breath, then sat down and looked into his wife's eyes.

"Please, look into my eyes," Mahardika pleaded gently. However, Eka ignored him.

"No way! What's in the eyes, Uncle? They're just drooling," she quipped.

There was laughter that came from his own words. Eka held back her smile, but not long after she put on a sullen face again.

Mahardika let out a long breath. This is how it is when dealing with a cranky woman.

"I know, you don't want to sleep in the same bed, right? The reason is because you're afraid of being touched by me. Without you saying it, I already understood. Your attitude has explained everything."

Mahardika composed word by word with polite language and a soft tone of voice. Eka, meanwhile, still maintained his high prestige.

Finding his wife still stubborn, Mahardika smiled a little while sighing from time to time.

"Alright. I will say something and you have to listen because I will not repeat it. Do you understand?"

Eka moved her head in one direction, "If Uncle wants to talk, just talk. No need to use all the pleasantries."

That was the sentence that came out of the mouth of the girl who is now someone's wife. It was very harsh. There was no softness at all, but what did Mahardika do? He didn't retaliate with physical violence, but instead responded with a smile, which was able to dampen Eka's emotions for a moment.

"Listen carefully to this sentence. I promise not to ask for my rights, if you don't allow it. I will wait until you are ready to accept me with all my heart and sincerity. I know that you don't want this marriage to happen. However, you still accepted this marriage for the sake of your father's happiness."

Eka was stunned. This sentence really shook her heart. She felt a high-voltage electric shock strike her body in a few seconds.

The tail of her eyes glanced at Mahardika who was still sitting crouched while wearing a flat face, but there was a slight smile etched there.

"Ah, never mind. I'm going to bed. I'm really sleepy."

Eka got up. There was a blush on her cheeks that she tried to hide. Mahardika caught that his wife was misbehaving now. Due to her high prestige, this is how it happened.

Eka lay down on the edge of the bed, then danced the blanket over her body. Only the head is visible.

Mahardika was still in his position, looking at his wife who was already closed. She knew that Eka was actually not asleep, just pretending to cover her embarrassment.

"That's it then, good night, dear," Mahardika said, then walked away from the bed.

Mahardika looked at the clock in the corner. It was already 3:30 am. It didn't feel like arguing with Eka took thirty minutes.

Mahardika sat on the sofa that Eka had previously occupied. Actually, he felt very tired.

It's true what people say, after marriage, your body must be aching like holding hundreds of kilograms of weight.

Mahardika played his cell phone for a few minutes, before finally laying down on the sofa. Slowly drowsiness set in. Without lingering any longer, Dika went to greet the dream.

Meanwhile, Eka was still having trouble sleeping. Her eyes were still awake even though she was very sleepy.

Eka turned around. Her husband's words were still ringing in her head. She could not understand how Mahardika treated her so tenderly that she was at a loss for words.

After managing to control her mind, Eka realized that Mahardika was not sleeping in bed.

"Where is he?" Eka got up and pulled back the covers. Not taking long, she got out of bed.

After just a few steps, Eka was stunned. Her heart was deeply touched when she found her husband fast asleep on the sofa.

Is this the man she thought was rude and had no concern for women? Was it true what many people said about her husband out there?

Eka swung her legs back after being silent for less than a minute. She approached Mahardika. What happened next?

Yes. Eka pulled the blanket that was covered by her husband's leg, then she wrapped it around Mahardika's body. Her treatment is indeed inversely proportional to the previous one. Now she is so gentle and mature.

Eka smiled slightly, before finally waltzing away without a word.