The continuing silence made Luliyah eyes feel even heavier. Her eyelids kept dropping even though she tried hard to stay up. The big fight with her father and Natali made her so tired. Plus, Kelvin's anger left her feeling terrified the whole time.It felt like all her strength was completely exhausted. In the end, she gave up on the drowsiness and fell asleep...She fell asleep like a child, that she did not even realize the situation around her. Her head fell to the right and left, before finally landing onto Kelvin's shoulder. Kelvin could feel something touching his shoulder, so he opened his eyes. When he turned his head, Kelvin saw the woman beside him was fast asleep leaning on his shoulder.He took a deep breath when he saw her.He was angry with Luliyah, but she fell asleep.However, when he saw Luliyah's exhausted face, his heart melted. He knew that Luliyah had a very long day. He could imagine how disappointed Luliyah was when she realized her father's indifference towards
After a long journey, the car finally stopped in front of the house. Luliyah was still leaning on Kelvin's shoulder, fast asleep, unaware that they had arrived at their destination. Agi quickly opened the car while Binta and the other servants hurriedly lined up in front of the car to welcome their master.Before they could open their mouths to greet Kelvin and Luliyah, they saw Kelvin put his finger to his lips, gesturing everyone to remain silent. Kelvin asked them to be quiet. The servants exchanged astonished glances. Mrs Binta tried to peek into the car, which made Harris who was standing beside her, nudge her gently.Kelvin got out of the car carrying Luliyah, while making sure she was still sleeping. Luliyah muttered some words, waking up a little by the time she lost her support. In the end, she fell asleep as her face was buried in Kelvin's arms.Kelvin walked to the main room, followed by Mrs Binta who opened the door for him. She lifted the blanket on the big bed and straig
Luliyah kept on thinking about how she would apologize to Kelvin for making him eat his dinner late. Their last argument in the car made Kelvin angry with her. Kelvin asked for something that Luliyah could possibly not do, but she understood that Kelvin was only thinking about her kindness. The man was innocent; it was the circumstances that made it impossible.It seems she has to apologize to Kelvin, so that the atmosphere between them won't be awkward.Even though they didn't love each other, they were now bound by a marriage that would last a lifetime. They would live together for a long time. Even though there was no love between them, they still had to adapt to each other way of life.She must apologize to Kelvin.Luliyah entered the dining room and saw nobody even though different kinds of foods had been served on the table. Kelvin didn't wait for her at the table as usual. At other side of the room, the man was facing the window and looking at the calm lake. The man stood with
The next morning, Kelvin woke up to the bright sunlight peeking through the curtains. He covered his eyes with his arms trying to protect his eyes. The light was blinding. Even if it was just a little, the light was enough to make his eyes sting.When would his eyes return to how they used to be? Even though he was not completely blind and could still see vaguely, he wanted his eyesight to be perfect as before. How long did he have to be like this?He immediately looked away from the window and saw Luliyah still fast asleep. The woman was curled up, hugging her own body as if trying to protect herself from the cruelty of the world.Kelvin hoped that someday Luliyah wouldn't need to be crouched alone like this. Because of her, he would protect her. Hold her and guard her from anything that will scare her or harm her. He will hug her from night till she wake up the the next day.'One day...'Those words were ringing in Kelvin's mind as he gently stroked Luliyah's hair.Kelvin let Luliya
Doctor Tara arrived at Kelvin's house as soon as Mrs Binta called her. It happened that she had no appointment at the clinic so she rushed to Kelvin's house quickly.When Kelvin got home, he rushed to his bedroom. Doctor Tara was already examining Luliyah.Luliyah's face looked pale, her eyes was closed. Mrs Binta was standing close to Tara, waiting anxiously for the results of the examination and Kelvin's arrival.Kelvin hurried over to Tara, followed by Harris who was behind him. "What's wrong with Luliyah? Why is she suddenly sick?"Doctor Tara removed the stethoscope from her ear and hung it on her neck. She turned to look at Kelvin, "Looks like this is an allergy reaction. Does the patient have any allergies?" She inquired.Mrs Binta looked worried when heard results of the test. Did she cook something that made Luliyah to be sick like this? She didn't even know that Luliyah had allergies.Kelvin was just as clueless. He could only shake his head when Doctor Tara asked him."To f
Luliyah spent the rest of the week resting at home. Luliyah's condition had improved, but she still followed the doctor's advice not to stress herself until she was fully recovered.Kelvin worked from home through out the week. Of course, he didn't tell Luliyah that he was working from home because he wanted to watch her condition. He said that his company was not that busy, so he didn't have to go to the office in person.It was afternoon already, Luliyah felt she was better and was very bored, resting in the room all day. Finally, she decided to go down and help Mrs Binta in the kitchen. She and Mrs Binta baked cookies together while they chatted."Luliyah, would you like to take some of these cookies to Mr Kelvin?" Mrs Binta asked.'Well, it seems like a good idea.' Luliyah thought.Kelvin was in the study with Harris working. It won't hurt if she took some cookies to them."Okay, I'll also make tea for Kelvin." She added.They put some pastries on the plate. Then, she used a tray
"I'll go first." Kelvin spoke up.The man was wore a neat suit and carried a brief luggage for the overnight stay. His look for the day was a dark blue suit, paired with a black shirt and shoes. He was going out of town with Harris and would be gone for three days. That meant Luliyah would be alone at home for the three days.Luliyah just nodded and waved at Kelvin and Harris. She felt a little happy that she finally had time for herself, but of course she didn't dare to show it in front of Kelvin. She acted neutral but was actually very happy.From today and the next two days, she would do whatever she wanted. She would be free.After Kelvin left, she spent her time in the greenhouse. She relaxed, read books and observed the various plants. While she was in the greenhouse, she remembered her mother's flower garden. It has been a long time she visited the flower garden. Maybe a lot of weeds had filled the garden.She would ask for permission from Kelvin to go to her mother's flower ga
After getting permission from Kelvin, Luliyah immediately got ready. She took the protective suits she would be using when planting flowers. She also didn't forget to bring a big hat so that her skin won't get burnt from the sun.When she got down and headed to the front door of the house, she saw Agi already waiting in the car. Agi must have received orders from Kelvin, so he was ready to escort Luliyah.Apart from Agi, Mrs Binta and four servants were seen waiting at the front door of the house. They were fully clothed and brought some farming equipment. At first, Luliyah wanted to go alone but it seems like Kelvin ordered them to assist her in the garden.It was Mrs Binta who got the message from Kelvin to accompany Luliyah. Kelvin called her and told her to go with some servants to assist Luliyah because he didn't want her to be too tired. Moreover, Luliyah had just recovered.Luliyah didn't mind. The more people helped her, the faster she could finish the job.Before heading to