"Really?" Charlotte asked again, still in a surprised tone.Shane nodded, "Yes, yes. You asked for that much." Shane answered with a casual expression."So where did you get it, Shane?" Charlotte repeated. The woman found it hard to believe. It seemed too strange to her. Oh, she thought that anyone would be suspicious of a husband who claimed to only work as a shoe repairman, but in fact had such a large amount of money.In fact, now the husband managed to earn ten thousand dollars in just one day. How could the woman not be suspicious?She had just been thinking about how much money her husband had spent. Now he added to her confusion by saying something that made her doubts increase dramatically."From work, Charlotte. Where else do you get it from?" Shane replied with a smile.Charlotte sighed, "Shane, I'm serious. From you ... repairing shoes? Can you earn ten thousand dollars in a day?"Shane immediately looked deeply at his wife. He tried to find something in her eyes and fin
"Come in first, how can you talk outside?" Cecilia said curtly.The woman invited Beatrice to come inside.Charlotte sighed, starting to get a bad feeling.Meanwhile, Shane, who was standing right beside his wife, whispered, "Calm down!"Charlotte shook her head, "How can I calm down, Shane? Did you hear what Cecilia and Beatrice said earlier? Share the money, Shane. Who would want to share money?""Uh, I remember you said that you didn't give it to your father today. Didn't you, Shane? Why are you collecting now?" Charlotte said impatiently.Shane nodded instead, patiently saying softly. "Let's just go in first, shall we? Later we can find out what the truth is."Charlotte reluctantly stepped inside with her husband. Once inside, she could see that in the not-so-large living room, her father and mother were already sitting together with her two younger siblings.Charlotte chose to sit on the right side with Shane beside her. Just as they sat down, Barbara asked, "So when did you give
"Come in first, how can you talk outside?" Cecilia said curtly.The woman invited Beatrice to come inside.Charlotte sighed, starting to get a bad feeling.Meanwhile, Shane, who was standing right beside his wife, whispered, "Calm down!"Charlotte shook her head, "How can I calm down, Shane? Did you hear what Cecilia and Beatrice said earlier? Share the money, Shane. Who would want to share money?""Uh, I remember you said that you didn't give it to your father today. Didn't you, Shane? Why are you collecting now?" Charlotte said impatiently.Shane nodded instead, patiently saying softly. "Let's just go in first, shall we? Later we can find out what the truth is."Charlotte reluctantly stepped inside with her husband. Once inside, she could see that in the not-so-large living room, her father and mother were already sitting together with her two younger siblings.Charlotte chose to sit on the right side with Shane beside her. Just as they sat down, Barbara asked, "So when did you give
"Honey, take it easy. Inshallah there is a way," Shane said so casually.Charlotte wanted to ask further questions, but her husband said again, "Come on, take a shower first!""But, about that-""You don't need to think about it, I'll take care of it," Shane cut in while winking his left eye at Charlotte.Charlotte sighed and chose not to ask again. By not asking she thought that it would not make Shane feel uncomfortable. Because, if she questioned him more, she was worried he would think she did not believe in his ability.According to her, a man does not like to be underestimated and would love to be given trust. So, Charlotte chose to really put her trust in her husband.In the early morning after the dawn prayer, Charlotte asked, "Shane, may I go to the market?"Shane, who had just folded his sarong after returning from the mosque, asked back, "Do you want to do a lot of shopping?""Yes, I'm running out of groceries," the woman replied as she picked up her purse."Do you still
"Find out why they lied, then take the next step," Shane replied.Charlotte gave up, her husband was too kind. Even though the money used by her mother and father was Shane's money, the man seemed to have no problem with the money used for unclear purposes."Tell you what, let's leave this matter alone. We-" Shane couldn't continue because he was suddenly pushed forward and almost fell down."Shane, is it okay?" Charlotte asked while holding her husband's obviously heavy body.Shane nodded and straightened up. Before he could turn around, he heard someone call out, "Move aside! If you want to talk, don't do it in the middle of the road."His voice sounded harsh, causing Charlotte to take offense. The woman turned her head to see a stocky man with a towering height.She fearlessly said, "Yes, but you can say it nicely, right? Not that kind of pushy?"The man laughed sarcastically, "Wow! It turns out that you are brave little Charlotte."Hearing her name mentioned by the man, Charlot
Oliver laughed dismissively, "You can't make this up, Charlotte! How could your husband, who is just a shoe repairman, give you that much money?"Charlotte replied quickly. "Well, then if you don't believe me, you can ask my father or my younger siblings. After all, it was my younger sister who got the money from my husband."Oliver laughed out loud at Charlotte's words. He also shook his head, indicating that he really thought Charlotte's explanation was just a joke.She also saw Oliver glance at Shane with a mocking glance that was so obvious that Charlotte was annoyed, "Why are you laughing? Is there anything funny about my words?"Meanwhile, Shane only looked at the man who was much older than him with a flat stare."There is, yes you are the funny one, Charlotte," Oliver said after he stopped laughing."What do you mean?" Shane said while trying desperately to contain his irritation. Because, by now it was getting afternoon, the sunlight had started to appear slowly. More people
Charlotte widened her eyes in shock. "Dad, that's not what I meant.""It's not like that, you're obviously bringing it up," Charles snapped back.Shane immediately grabbed his wife's arm, Charlotte looked back at her husband and then she heard him say, "Enough, darling!"The woman couldn't do anything else. There was no way she could argue with her husband who had clearly signaled her to shut up and not reply. Barbara looked at the submissive Charlotte and clucked her tongue, looking rather annoyed."Sorry, Dad, Mom. Charlotte has spoken impolitely.""Hm, it's good that you realize," Charles said.Barbara chimed in, "You weren't like this before, Charlotte. You used to be more silent, but now you keep arguing. Are you the Shane who taught Charlotte to be brave with her own parents?"Charlotte really did not expect her father to speak like that. She thought that even though her father was upset, he would not go as far as blaming Rayan continuously, but in fact now her husband was bein
Charlotte was indeed annoyed at her coworker who was always pestering her, but she was currently in a situation where she had to remain professional. Hence, the not-so-light-skinned woman only replied in a low tone, "Faye, do you want to help me or not?"Charlotte did not wait for Faye's reply and immediately went back to greeting the customer who had begun to put down her groceries.Faye could only smile wryly while helping Charlotte to pack the customer's goods without being able to bother Charlotte anymore.She was forced to hold her tongue until the end of their working hours. "Wow! Charlotte, who was that handsome guy?" One of Charlotte’s coworkers asked when Charlotte took her small backpack from the locker.Charlotte closed her eyes for a moment to make herself much calmer while facing those people who might intend to hurt her heart.It was Faye who replied, "Charlotte's ex-boyfriend. Isn't he cool? I don't think he's just a random person."Abby, who happened to have just ent
Hearing the horrifying accusation, Charlotte immediately widened her eyes, "You can make it like that?"Meanwhile, shocked, Shane said, "Mom, I don't understand how you can think like that."Charles clucked his tongue in defeat at the words of his daughter and son-in-law. Instead, the old man said, "Shane. You are also a man."He stood up from his chair and looked at Shane as if assessing what his son-in-law was thinking. "And that's why I can also tell that you must be thinking of a foul plan to bring another woman into your household. Right?" Charles said with a slight glare.Barbara said again before the couple could argue, "You are, Charlotte. Wives, don't be so stupid and don't obey your husbands too much. Didn't you know you were being cheated on?"Mita was truly shocked by the drama that was usually presented on the television station. Unfortunately, now the drama was happening in front of her eyes and involving her. Oh, the young girl felt like she was on the set. She let o
Charlotte became increasingly uncomfortable and she then said to her husband, "Just a moment, Shane. Let Mita stop by for a moment. Earlier ... she was vomiting. When she's picked up, it's okay to go home." Shane was surprised to hear his wife's words so he asked, "Why did you vomit?""Well, Mita took the bus with me and it turns out she's never taken the bus before. So ... maybe because she was not used to it and was shocked that she vomited," Charlotte explained.Shane gaped and looked at his younger cousin with a shocked gaze. In his gaze, it was as if he was asking, 'Are you taking the bus? Isn't that wrong?'However, Mita casually answered her cousin's gaze by saying, "Look, Shane. I ... feel close to Charlotte and like being friends with her. So, even though I almost couldn't make it on the bus, I still wanted to come here."Then, the young girl again gave a look like a little kitten and said again, "I've been struggling to vomit like this, how come I wasn't given permission t
"Wait a minute, Wina. Why is this going everywhere?" Charlotte replied with irritation.Mita also knew and could sense that her sister-in-law was very annoyed with the person they were talking to.Wina clucked her tongue and responded, "Yes, since you got married, you really rarely go out. You never join our neighborhood activities. Well, if your husband doesn't forbid you, who does?"Charlotte exhaled and tried to be more patient again, "Gosh, Wina. Can you not guess about anything including the reason why I never go out anymore or participate in neighborhood events?"Wina rolled her eyes as if reluctant to listen but Charlotte continued to explain, "Just so you know, I can't participate in neighborhood events around here because I don't have time.""Ih, you're really busy, Charlotte. You've never changed, being the best and feeling better than everyone else," Charlotte said, sounding sarcastic.Mita was quite surprised by the words that so clearly said that Charlotte had always had
As if she had forgotten that she was with Charlotte, Mita focused only on enduring the nausea that began to attack her.Charlotte herself who was watching the girl out of concern immediately took a plastic bag from her pocket."Are you nauseous, Mit?" Charlotte asked in a tone that sounded very worried.Mita swallowed her saliva with difficulty. She seemed to know that she was not well due to the constant shaking that had caused her stomach to churn.So when she heard Charlotte's question, she quickly nodded her head.Charlotte immediately offered a black plastic bag which made Mita even more nauseous. The girl subtly refused the object offered by her sister-in-law.Charlotte understood that and did not take offense. She then looked outside, "It's okay, we're about to arrive. Just hold on!"Mita nodded her head weakly this time because she really could barely hold back her nausea.The girl held her stomach as if commanding her body not to vomit before she reached their destination bus
Before Faye could reply to Charlotte, the young woman suddenly heard one of her close friends at the minimarket speak, "Never mind, Faye. When we debate with Charlotte, we lose."Faye clucked her tongue but then she nodded in agreement, "Oh, that's true. It feels like we never win when we argue with her.""Yeah, that's why it's useless so whatever Charlotte and her allies want to say," Abby said, who then pulled Faye's hand away from the area. Mita just shook her head at the behavior of her two coworkers and let out a long breath.The girl commented, "I wonder! They don't like you that much, Sister. How strange!" Charlotte just chuckled in response and instead asked Mita to help her with something else so that they would no longer discuss the matter. The day of preparation for the event held by the big company ended smoothly. Charlotte was quite exhausted when she said goodbye to her coworkers before she left the minimarket. Her husband could not pick her up so she walked alone t
Cecilia and Percy were silent when they heard Charlotte's words as if they realized that even though they knew Charlotte was laughing at them, they could not argue anymore. Therefore, Charlotte casually said, "Well, I guess we have to excuse ourselves first, Dad, Mom."However, before Charlotte could pull her husband's hand away, he gently said, "Honey, wait a minute. I have something to give to mom and dad."Charles and Barbara looked at each other in confusion but they didn't respond and remained silent. Shane reached into his backpack and pulled out a white envelope and placed it next to his father-in-law's plate. "Dad, this is the money you asked for yesterday," Shane said.Barbara glared in shock, while Charles glanced at the envelope with a surprised look. Cecilia and Percy, meanwhile, only glanced at it. However, Shane didn't wait for his in-laws' reactions and instead got up from his chair. The young man said, "Excuse me, Dad. Charlotte seems to be tired and needs to rest
"Why should I be ashamed of my profession? Everything I do is halal and without cheating others," Shane said.Charlotte looked at her husband whose calmness was worth two thumbs up. "You freak! Having such a lowly profession, how come you still look proud," Cecilia said, openly insulting her brother-in-law. Shane smiled faintly and responded, "I am of course proud because even though my position is only that of a shoe repairman but ... I never bother others and I am independent."Surprisingly, Shane's words made Percy angry. In fact, Cecilia looked at Shane with an angry glare. "Independent? What can be considered independent? You and Charlotte are still staying at mom and dad's house." Cecilia said with a dismissive look. She then turned to her husband, "Look at me and Percy. We ... can be called independent because we have our own house and ... the house is in both of our names."But after saying that, Cecilia heard Charlotte laugh suddenly. "What the hell? Why are you laughing
"Why are you asking about Percy's company? You wouldn't know where his company is either," Barbara said in a mocking tone. Charles, who was not looking at Shane, also said, "Yes, even if you were told by Percy about the company where Percy works, you wouldn't know. So, why would you know?"Charlotte, who was beginning to see that her parents were beginning to act unfavorably toward her husband, let out a long sigh.She also looked at Percy and Cecilia who looked proud of themselves. In fact, she now understood why only she and Shane were invited to the event. Her sister Beatrice and her husband were not invited. Actually, she already felt strange when the thanksgiving celebration was held at her parents' house instead of Cecilia and Percy's own house. It turned out that it was because Cecilia and Percy were probably not sure if she and Shane would want to come to their house. The reason is that their purpose in inviting the couple was just to show off and that is now very clear i
"Brother, do you have amnesia or something?" Mita replied in a tone that sounded annoyed. The impatient Shane massaged his temples from dizziness but still responded, "There, hurry up. Tell me what you want, Mita. There's some work I need to get done right away."Mita clucked her tongue, "Oh, you're really busy being a person, Shane.""It's busy, not pretentious," Shane replied, whose patience was already running thin with his younger cousin who was really testing his patience. The young man gritted his teeth and held back his irritation and said, "If you don't speak within five seconds, I'll hang up the phone."Hearing a threat that sounded serious, Mita quickly said, "You know, Shane. How can you just hang up. I want to talk too.""Well, hurry up and don't take too long," Shane said.Shane took a deep breath and had even started smoothing his hair to overcome his irritation. "Shane, there's no way you wouldn't know about our company anniversary, right?" Mita suddenly said in a to