As the two receptionists remained silent and did not answer, Lucas was forced to take his phone and call Edward again."Are you kidding, Edward! I don't see my wife and son in the lobby, are you lying to me!" Lucas replied loudly as Edward answered the phone.The two women standing behind the reception desk clearly heard what Lucas said.My wife and my son!Their knees trembled in fear, and their faces turned pale."It was you, not me!" one of them whispered sharply, blaming her colleague.The one being blamed trembled in fear even more."Sir, I saw a girl with a little boy sitting in the guest waiting area earlier!" suddenly, a security guard came up to Lucas.Quickly, Lucas turned to look at the security guard."Really? Where are they now?" Lucas asked quickly, feeling relieved that it was indeed Julia who came to deliver his lunch."They have already left, Sir," the security guard replied."Left? Where did they go?" Lucas asked with a worried expression."That girl left her belongi
Lucas gazed around at every pedestrian in front of his office building.He couldn't see Julia and Harry.Lucas quickly continued searching with sharp eyes, looking at every woman with a child.The fact that Julia's arrival earlier was not welcomed by his own employees, fueled Lucas's anger even more.Starting tomorrow, he would replace the employees at the reception desk with male employees only, to avoid being too hasty in handling female guests.He would discipline his employees after this incident, so they wouldn't make mistakes that would lead to him firing them again.Finally, Lucas saw Julia with her son Harry, walking slowly as they looked around.It seemed like Julia was taking Harry out for a walk to explore his surroundings.Harry was pointing with his index finger at various objects, and Julia was responding calmly while holding her son's hand and walking slowly.Lucas felt relieved to see that Julia was actually taking their son out for a walk to enjoy the surroundings.Sl
Julia stared fixedly at Lucas, it appeared that the man was hiding something."Weren't you the one who asked me to cook your lunch and deliver it to the office?" Julia asked, frowning as she gazed at Lucas with suspicion."T-Tha.. that!" Lucas scratched his non-itchy neck, becoming more flustered in responding to Julia."Or maybe you just don't like my cooking, your only excuse is saying it tastes good!" retorted Julia, feeling irritated.After expressing her thoughts, Julia quickly walked towards Lucas' office building."Julia, darling!" Lucas called out in panic."I will take back the packed lunch!" replied Julia, walking even faster.Lucas quickly picked up Harry, and holding his son closely followed Julia.Harry tightly embraced his father's neck as they half ran to follow his mother, who seemed angry with his father."Daddy... why did you give the lunch to Uncle Edward, Mama will be mad!" Harry said in Lucas' embrace, while hugging his father's neck tighter."Yes, son, Daddy was
"What have they done?" Julia asked Lucas, looking at the two kneeling women."They threw away the meal you entrusted to them into the trash!" Lucas finally admitted truthfully about the meal that Julia had brought."What?" Julia was shocked to hear that the meal she cooked was thrown away by the receptionist into the trash.Her earlier suspicion turned out to be correct, but she did not expect the receptionist to be so daring as to throw away the meal she had made into the trash.Julia looked at the two kneeling women with a confused expression, unsure of what to do with the two women who were crying hysterically.Julia was also upset to learn that the meal she brought was thrown in the trash, as if the food she brought was poisonous."What have you done?" Julia asked them sternly.Julia finally stepped out from behind Lucas, standing in front of the two kneeling women."We were wrong, Madam, we misunderstood you, please forgive us!" one of the women responded."And I regret throwing
Lucas took his wife and son to a famous restaurant in their city.While in the car earlier, Lucas had made a reservation for the VIP room, he wanted to have lunch with just the three of them as a small family.Upon seeing the restaurant they were heading to, Julia already knew it was a very expensive place.The price of a single menu could be up to one million rupiahs, truly expensive.“Why are we having lunch here?” Julia asked, not entirely agreeing.This was wasteful, just having lunch with four menu options alone could cost up to ten million.“It's okay, I want to treat my family!” Lucas responded with a sweet smile, trying to win over Julia's heart so she wouldn't cancel their lunch together.“We can eat at another restaurant, this place is too expensive!” Julia still expressed her disapproval.“Let's go in!” Lucas didn't listen to Julia, he held Julia's hand and with his other hand carried Harry.“It looks like eating here will be nice, right, Dad?” Harry hugged his father's nec
"Since we are already husband and wife, shouldn't I call you dear?" replied Lucas.Julia did not respond to Lucas's question; she began to enjoy her lunch.She didn't reply to what he had just said because Julia didn't want to discuss it now.The girl had not developed feelings of love for Lucas, so she didn't think it was necessary to discuss the term 'dear'.As Julia remained silent, Lucas finally started to taste his lunch as well.During their meal, Harry, who was talkative, tried to ease the awkward atmosphere.Harry was so happy because the lunch menu ordered by Lucas matched his taste."After we finish lunch, let's go buy some ice cream, would you like that?" Lucas asked Harry."Yes, I want to! I want ice cream, thank you, Dad!" replied Harry happily, thrilled that he could finally have ice cream."Alright then, we should head to the ice cream shop!" Lucas signaled to the waiter standing near the entrance.The waiter quickly approached Lucas upon seeing his signal.Lucas took o
"Didn't you bump into me? You should be the one apologizing to me, why are you the one getting angry?" retorted Julia, her emotions ignited as the woman spoke arrogantly, feeling herself innocent."You bumped into me first!" shouted the woman, refusing to admit fault.Because of the woman's shout, the people in the restaurant lobby turned to look at them."Wait a minute! I think I know you!" the woman suddenly responded, staring sharply at Julia.Julia returned the woman's fierce gaze, sensing her hot-tempered and self-centered nature."Aren't you Julia? my foolish and lowly cousin? Oh, after five years of hiding, it seems you have changed beyond recognition! You're quite good at hiding, huh! Because of you, I had to replace you back then, you scoundrel! You damned you! I hold such a grudge against you!" yelled the woman, who turned out to be Julia's cousin.Julia stared even more sharply at the woman, observing her face that looked older than her age.Julia remembered that her cousin
After they left the restaurant, Lucas took Harry to eat ice cream, and after finishing the ice cream, Lucas then took his small family for a walk to the giant aquarium to see the fish.Harry was so delighted to see the fish in the tunnels of the giant aquarium."Papa, look, there's a wide fish!" exclaimed Harry joyfully as he saw the large Stingray swimming near the aquarium glass."That's called a Stingray, son, not a wide fish!" replied Lucas, explaining."Oh, a Stingray!" mumbled Harry, finally knowing the name of the fish that, according to him, had such a wide body.The three of them looked so happy enjoying their outing, showing their relationship growing closer.Meanwhile, in a lower-middle-class residential area, in a white-painted house with a standard small yard, a woman who had just arrived screamed as she threw things near her."I'm furious! I'm so annoyyyyed!" she screamed hysterically."What's wrong, Gina, why are you making a scene as soon as you arrive home!" replied a