Being asked about such an important matter immediately made Ferry think seriously and she also wanted to help the leader.
"Charlotte ... do you think my wife will be angry that I hid everything from her?" Shane asked when Ferry had not even suggested a way out for him.
Ferry lifted her face and replied in a tone that sounded very careful, "Sir, you hid your identity and so many other things from Ms. Charlotte because you had to. You didn't just want to lie to her."
The young man paused for a moment and continued, "You had very good reasons for doing so and I am very sure that Ms. Charlotte would not have been angry with you."
Shane was not convinced and although he knew how tender his wife's heart was, he thought that no one would like to be lied to.
However, what Ferry said was also one of the reasons that made him hopeful that Charlotte would be able to see things from his point of view.
"Maybe ... Ms. Charlotte wil
Charlotte shook her head firmly, "Not all corporal punishment can have a deterrent effect on the offender.""How so?" Mita stared at the woman with an astonished look. Ever since she was a little girl she had always received corporal punishment if she made a mistake. As a result, she was always scared when she was about to make that mistake so in the end she chose to be careful not to get punished. It made her a person who did not want to make the same mistake so that she could escape punishment. "Yes, sometimes such physical punishment makes the offender afraid but it usually only lasts temporarily. There are times when he has a sense of resentment and eventually the feeling of retaliation returns," Charlotte explained.Mita immediately thought hard. Suddenly the young girl smiled strangely as she remembered how she had done what Charlotte had mentioned as an adult. In her childhood, she had been so deterred by the fear of punishment that she did not dare to do anything wrong.
Charlotte fell silent as soon as she heard Mita's words which this time sounded very curious or rather very enthusiastic. Seeing Charlotte who was silent and did not answer her, Mita looked at her with confusion. But when she realized something, the young girl immediately raised her hand and made a gesture as if she was rejecting what Charlotte was thinking.Mita quickly said, "Charlotte, don't misunderstand me! I ... didn't mean anything by it. I don't like people's husbands either. Take it easy!"The girl said very convincingly and Charlotte judged that Mita did not seem to be lying. Uh, Charlotte who had been suspicious of the young girl became uneasy. She felt that she had a small mind to think that there was something that Mita wanted. Charlotte immediately shook her head quickly and then touched Mita's hand, "I'm sorry ... You were just thinking strangely. But, I trust you."Mita let out a sigh of relief. The girl touched Charlotte's hand back and then said softly, "You jus
"That's your husband, right? How come ... it's a bit different from what I saw yesterday?" Mita responded and it managed to break Charlotte's brief reverie as she wondered at the shocked expression on her husband's face. Charlotte immediately turned to Mita and replied, "Oh, yesterday he was wearing his friend's fancy suit so ... it looked really cool but now he's wearing his usual clothes."Mita nodded without asking further questions. Charlotte then invited Mita to approach her husband who looked like a statue at that moment. "Have you been waiting for a long time?" Charlotte asked her husband.Shane, who seemed to be daydreaming, immediately looked surprised and replied to his wife quickly, "Oh no, dear. I just got here."He glanced at Mita who was holding back a smile when she heard him say the word "Dear"."Oh yeah, she is my coworker and she's only been working here for two weeks," Charlotte said.Shane only gave a small nod as if he didn't want to look at Mita but the girl v
Mita suddenly smiled sadly and it made Shane stare at the girl with a puzzled look. "What's wrong, Mita?" Shane asked curiously. Mita looked back as if to make sure that Charlotte had not walked towards them. "You don't know that there are many people in this bakery shop who don't like her? Uh ... I mean, the boys are normal, but there are so many female employees who kind of dislike her or you could say maybe they're jealous," Mita explained.The girl sighed and then explained further, "Many of them often gossip about her. And then there are people who insinuate and even say insolent things too.""At first I thought it was just a few people but when I was here longer and paid attention to them, it turned out that there were far more people who didn't like her. I really wonder what they have in mind?" Mita said, this time sounding annoyed and with a hint of anger in her tone. Shane responded, "I know she does have haters here and-""Uh, if you know, why don't you just tell him to
Before answering Abby's question, Faye giggled.Abby, who didn't understand Faye's strange behavior, only raised her eyebrows in confusion.But the woman who had just gotten married a few months ago calmed down her laughter and asked her friend to come closer to her. "What the hell, Faye?" Abby asked with a lazy expression because she thought Faye looked mysterious. Faye smiled wryly and replied, "Sis, that must be Mita's sugar daddy."Abby, who understood the meaning of the term mentioned by Mita, widened her eyes in shock. "Why sugar daddy? What does that have to do with Mita?" Abby asked still with an astonished and clueless look. Faye clicked her tongue impatiently and then spoke in a mocking tone, "Sist, don't you know what people are talking about with that Mita?"Abby just shrugged her shoulders because she didn't really understand the gossip about the new employee that she never paid attention to. "Uh, never mind, why did you say there was a sugar daddy," Abby pleaded.Fa
A young employee who was questioned by Mita raised his eyebrows and looked at Mita with a dismissive look, "How come you went to the grs anyway. Who's looking at you anyway?"Mita who got that answer then smiled in annoyance but she then read the name on the girl's work uniform and said, "Ashila."Ashila lifted her face and looked at Mita who was calling her name for the first time. The girl made a lazy face but still listened to Mita who then started talking to her."Huh, do you think I'm so blind that I don't know that you've been looking at me since I came?" Mita stared at the girl without blinking.Ashila, who was being stared at with an annoyed look, replied, "Oh, so you really feel that I'm watching you? Wow! I didn't realize that your confidence was so high.""No need to talk about anything else. Just answer, why are you looking at me like that?" Mita urged.Ashila was about to reply but then Mita heard someone from behind say, "Huh, a new kid is really insecure. What right do
However, Mita's shock was only temporary because after that the girl seemed to regain her usual courage. Without any fear, the girl pushed Abby who was surprised by Mita's reply.With an unusually calm expression, Mita glanced at her waist and then looked back at the senior employee with a fierce gaze, "If I want to act tough, what right do you have to forbid me?" Abby was of course surprised by the girl's boldness but he kept his strong expression and said back, "Of course I have the right. You're just a new employee and I'm a senior employee who has been working here for a long time. You ... are nothing compared to me. So, don't act like you're fighting back. You're-" "Hmn, this is a normal convenience store. How can there be things like this? What kind of thug do you want to be, ma'am? That's weird!" Mita cut Abby off while shaking her head as she found such events too strange. Seniority was a common occurrence in the workplace but she didn't expect it to happen in a small mini
Mita corrected the position of her hair that had been messed up earlier. Oh, she really didn't expect this to happen to her. This was the first time in her life that she had been accused so cruelly. But, she knew that maybe this was a test for her because she had lived comfortably for years. So, still trying to suppress her annoyance at her coworkers at the minimarket, Mita replied, "Illegal work? How can you accuse me of that?""Uh, still evasive. You realize that all the evidence is here and you even carry it with you," Faye said, pointing to the items still attached to Mita's body, including her fancy cell phone in her pocket. Mita shook her head in surprise but the girl still tried to suppress her anger. "Well, there's so much evidence but you still don't want to admit that you work as a sugar baby?" Abby asked so annoyingly. Ashila who felt helped by the two senior employees also began to feel her confidence again. The girl casually said, "What's wrong with admitting that
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