"What took you so long? What were you doing in the toilet?" Fernando asked curtly at Viona, who had just sit down.
"I peed, do I need to tell you again what I did in the toilet?!" Viona replied, no less curtly. She was already fighting too much with Fernando.
"You ungrateful woman! You better stay here and sit tight. I want to join the others, remember there is my son you have to take care of!!" Fernando said coldly as he got up from his chair.
"Yes, I know," Viona replied quickly.
After saying that, Fernando then went with Justin and Harry to join some of his business partners who were present and the bride and groom whom they took a photo with. Viona sat in her chair looking at her husband who was laughing happily with his business partners that he invited. When Viona looked away, she smiled as she saw Andrew was talking together with his wife, Cecilia.
"I'm happy to see you happy, Andrew," Viona said to herself.
When she was staring at Andrew, suddenly Andrew turned and looked at her. As a result, their eyes clashed for a long time. Because she didn't want anyone to misunderstood them, Viona then shifted her gaze to another direction to avoid Andrew's gaze. Realizing Viona was avoiding him, Andrew was a little disappointed. He felt that Viona had really forgot about him. He wanted to talk a lot with Viona, whom he had loved since the first time they met on the subway. Even though he was married to Cecilia, he still couldn't forget Viona, especially now that he saw her.
Because Louisa wanted to change, Cecilia went to the changing room. She left Andrew alone in his chair right now. Likewise with Fernando, who was the representative of Frank's guardian, he was asked to change clothes in preparation for the reception which would start soon. Seeing Viona was alone, Andrew immediately acted quickly. He walked over to Viona who was sitting alone among the guests who were laughing together.
"Apple ma'am ..."
"Thank you ...." Viona could not finish her words when she saw the person who gave the apple to her.
She was already already reached out her hand towards the tray containing apples.
"Thank you Andrew," said Viona quietly.
"How are you, Vio?" Andrew asked quietly as he put the tray of apples on the chair.
"I'm good, as you can see, Andrew," Viona replied with a smile.
"Are you happy with your marriage, Vio? That man did not do anything ..."
"Andrew !! Watch your mouth. You don't deserve to talk like that. I am a married woman, so are you. It is very inappropriate for you to ask a very private thing like that about other people's domestic life!!" Viona said with a rising tone.
Hearing Viona's words made Andrew immediately fell silent. He did not expect Viona's expression to be the same as before, when he asked the same question to Viona back then, and she was also angry like now.
"Sorry if I offended you, Vio, it's just that I feel you are not happy with the businessman, Vio, and my guess has never been wrong. You should ..."
"Stop, Andrew, don't talk anymore. I don't want to discuss this again. You have crossed your limit Andrew, we are both married. Take care of the feelings of our partners, I don't want any misunderstandings between us all," said Viona, cutting Andrew's words quickly.
After saying that, Viona then got up from her chair and left Andrew alone. She didn't want Fernando's bodyguards to see her sitting with Andrew. Viona didn't want to get Andrew in trouble, especially since he recently had married Cecilia, whom she knew very well.
"Sorry, Andrew, I can't share my problem with you, even though I really want to ask you a favor. I don't want to put you in danger. Fernando is a very bad person. I don't want you and Cecilia in danger. I can still get through it myself, Andrew. Thank you for your attention," Viona said to herself as she walked slowly leaving Andrew and left the room.
Viona felt stuffy in the room so she wanted to find a fresh air. Seeing Viona left made Andrew sighed. Somehow he felt that Viona was hiding something from him. From the very beginning when he saw Viona's face, he knew that Viona was pretending to be happy. His six years experience as a police officer couldn't be underestimated.
"Your lips may say you have no problem, but your eyes can't lie, Vio. I know you are hiding something from me," Andrew said quietly, his instincts telling that Viona was in big trouble.
When Andrew was watching Viona leave, suddenly his shoulder was touched by his wife, who had changed clothes. Cecilia changed into a simpler dress with a lighter color than the first dress.
"Let's take a picture, Andrew," said Cecilia, spoiled.
"Oh photos, well come on," Andrew replied, stammered.
Cecilia then embraced her husband and kissed his cheek tenderly. She then posed when Andrew pressed the camera button on his cell phone. From a distance, Viona could clearly see them posing together. A smile appeared on her face.
"You must be happy, Andrew, don't interfere with my business. You don't know how terrible Fernando is. When my job is over I will also find my own happiness someday," Viona said softly with tears in her eyes as she touched her stomach slowly.
Because of the slightly strong wind, Viona felt a little nauseous. She then grabbed her purse to get the candy she had bought at the pharmacy while on the way to the ship.
"Why does the taste change, isn't it orange flavored? Or do they made it with assored flavors?" Viona said quietly, staring at the candy bottle which had no label because she had thrown it away.
Ammy and Lucia cheered when they saw what Viona had just done from a distance.
"We will soon see a good performance, Lucia hahaha ..."
"Yes, Doc, I can't wait ..."
To Be Continued