Nafisah felt puzzled by Andrew's sudden change in attitude. If yesterday he only showed a cold face to her, this afternoon Nafisah could see him smiling. Although very faint, Nafisah could feel the aura of happiness emanating from his face.Just like yesterday, Andrew chose to stay silent and focus on the asphalt road in front of him. It was as if Nafisah's presence didn't matter. To chase away boredom, Nafisah took out the fashion magazine she had bought earlier. Nafisah began to carefully examine every detail of the clothes displayed in the magazine. As a graduate of a fashion design program, Nafisah had to study the evolving fashion trends every day. Moreover, in Indonesia, designers specializing in Muslim fashion were still relatively few. Nafisah was determined to delve into her field seriously, creating various models of comfortable and beautiful Muslim clothing for hijabis, especially among teenagers. Yes, Nafisah was determined to attract the interest of Jakarta's teenagers, w
"Why?" Nafisah asked with many question marks. Nafisah was well aware that she hadn't done anything wrong. But why did the man next to her suddenly get angry without any clear reason?Andrew immediately stepped on the gas, not interested in answering Nafisah's question anymore. Andrew was angry and disappointed with Alice, but he was also helpless. Andrew's heart burned even more when imagining thousands, hundreds, or even millions of men seeing Alice's body curves in that magazine. Andrew couldn't bear the thought of his beloved woman becoming the public's eye candy. Especially if it turned into their sexual fantasies."I'm sorry if I said something wrong," Nafisah whispered, becoming more confused.Andrew remained silent, focusing on the asphalt road ahead until the car he was driving stopped in front of a two-story building, Elzatta Boutique."Wanna drop by?" Nafisah offered before getting out of the car."No, thank you," Andrew replied without even intending to look at Nafisah.Af
Andrew quickly got out of the car and entered the police station. When Andrew arrived at the scene of the accident, he only found fragments of the car on the side of the road."Nindy!" Andrew called out when he found Anindya being interrogated by one of the police officers. Anindya's face looked pale with a few scratches on her forehead."Andrew, I'm scared," Anindya said, hugging Andrew tightly. Anindya burst into tears again in Andrew's embrace.The police officer who had been interrogating Anindya froze when he saw Andrew's arrival."Mr. Andrew?" the police officer greeted politely. He quickly got up from his chair and extended his hand towards Andrew.Still hugging Anindya, Andrew shook hands with the police officer and said, "She's my sister.""I-I'm sorry that we had to bring your sister here," the police officer replied hesitantly."It's okay, you're just doing your duty," Andrew chuckled. Back when he was in military education, Andrew was a senior to this police officer."Is m
The dawn call to prayer echoed; it was time for Andrew to wake up. He had to return to his apartment before Anindya woke up because if he wasn't back by the time she woke up, he could be sure of facing her wrath. Slowly, Andrew moved Alice's head from his arm to the pillow. Then he adjusted the blanket up to Alice's chest. Hurriedly, Andrew entered the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.Before leaving the room, Andrew approached the bed again. Smiling, he looked at Alice's peaceful face."Love you so much, babe," Andrew said as he bent down to give a kiss on Alice's lips.Andrew hurriedly left the room. But before doing so, he wanted to leave a note first. Andrew didn't want to anger the woman again because of his silent arrival. He admitted his mistake for taking advantage of Alice's condition that night, influenced by sleeping pills. So, Andrew didn't want Alice to see him as someone who only took advantage of her while she was unconscious. He wanted to prove that he had
After that night, Andrew was truly occupied with the preparations for Gibran and Clara's wedding. Andrew only managed to send a WhatsApp message to Alice, informing her that he wouldn't be able to meet her for the next few days. How could he meet Alice when he was constantly with Gibran? The hazel-eyed man even didn't allow himself to go home. Gibran had arranged all of Andrew's necessities at the Setiadi residence. So, all Andrew could do now was comply with all of Gibran's orders. Only after the wedding of the sole heir of the Setiadi family was successfully held, Andrew could take a three-day leave as promised by Gibran.Although all wedding matters had been handed over to the best wedding organizer in Indonesia, Gibran was not satisfied unless Andrew reported directly to him. It's not that Gibran didn't trust the wedding organizer team chosen by his mother, Elnara. But because Andrew was the closest person trusted by Gibran, everything had to be reported by Andrew.The long-awaite
And Andrew finally gave in. With uncertain feelings, Andrew reached for the back of Alice's head and gently kissed her lips. Shortly after, Alice released their lip connection to take a breath. She looked into Andrew's eyes, now filled with passion, and kissed Andrew's lips again to release all the burdens in her chest. In reality, Andrew was the only man who always worried about her, the man who always came at the right time. Without any resistance, Andrew took Alice's body to the bedroom.Andrew started his actions, playing with Alice's body until she felt crazy. Unlike usual, this time Andrew quickly finished their passionate encounter. Alice quickly got up from the bed and put on her clothes casually, while Andrew still stared at Alice's back with an indescribable feeling."Liz!" called Andrew, instantly making Alice turn and mumble, "As long as we're having sex, I've never used protection. I'll take responsibility if you get pregnant," Andrew said for the umpteenth time, looking
"Alice, what's wrong, Sir?" Lexy asked in a panic, barging in past Andrew. Passing through the living room, Lexy caught a glimpse of an empty whiskey bottle there. Without permission, Lexy entered Alice's room. Fortunately, earlier when Andrew called, Lexy was on his way to Alice's apartment. In his rented house, Lexy was restless after seeing the news on television about the marriage of the man who had once been engaged to Alice. So Lexy decided to cancel a date with his girlfriend and chose to accompany Alice during the weekend. And indeed, Alice violated Dr. Henry's prohibition on consuming alcohol again."Liz?" Lexy called when he saw Alice curled up under the blanket. "You're really stubborn, I've told you not to drink again, but you keep breaking the rules," Lexy scolded while taking a compress cloth from Alice's forehead."Alice has a fever, but she hasn't regained consciousness; I don't know where she keeps her medicine," Andrew said, walking towards the bed. "I'm also confuse
At exactly seven in the evening, Asih, accompanied by Zahra, arrived with the bouquet of flowers ordered by Lexy – red and white lilies, Alice's favorites. Since their encounter at the flower market, Alice had never been late in ordering flowers to adorn her apartment. Every three days, Alice would order lilies and use a courier service to deliver them to her apartment."Where's Alice?" Asih asked with a worried expression."Alice is in her room, Ma'am," Lexy replied politely, accepting the bouquet from Zahra's hands and inviting them to enter.Asih's eyes instantly welled up with tears seeing Alice curled up under the blanket. Slowly, she approached the bed and sat by Alice's side."Oh, Lord, Miss, how did it come to this?" Asih exclaimed, tears rolling down her cheeks.Asih held Alice's shoulder while gazing at the pale face before her. Then, with trembling hands, Asih reached out to touch Alice's forehead."Son, let's go to the doctor. Miss Alice has a high fever," Asih said in pan