Chapter 4 - Invitation to Dinner

Even though Nicholas had forced himself to sleep straight away, it still couldn't make him fall asleep. The obvious reason he couldn't fall asleep was that his mother was still sitting next to him.

Trying to sleep, Nicholas turned his sleeping position to face the opposite direction to the position his mother was sitting on the bed.

Seeing her son who immediately went to sleep with an annoyed expression after hearing his words, made Nicholas mother realize that her words had offended her son's feelings.

In fact, she is a very good mother figure and does not respond to all problems with a bad view. It's just that the concern about Nicholas protracted family relationship is starting to become clear that all this time it has not been as harmonious as my mother had thought all along.

What did mom ask just now, it just keeps making me in a bad mood today.

"sorry if Mommy words offended you, mom is just worried about your relationship with Lala." Nicholas's mother had a sad look on her face, apparently she realized that Nicholas was currently under high pressure after the questions just now.

Suddenly Nicholas mother grabbed Lala hand and immediately took her to her room.

Nicholas, who pretended to be asleep, could only listen to his mother's words. He continued to pretend to be asleep in the hope that he could actually sleep. even though he knew it would be very difficult considering that his mother was still beside him and crying.

Nicholas felt that the bed he was in was lifted, which meant his mother was getting up from the bed, at the same time his mother spoke.

"Then mom wants to go out first, mama wishes you a speedy recovery."

a moment after his mother spoke, the bedroom door was heard opening. Nicholas was sure his mother had left his room.

At that moment, Nicholas realized that sooner or later his mother would find out the reason behind his decision to end his engagement.

He immediately took the blanket and this time he really slept.

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Lala was walking around the living room, accidentally ran into Nicholas' mother who had just come out of Nicholas' room.

"Hey, what's wrong, Auntie...! Why are sad?"

"No! Auntie, it's okay, I just got dust in my eyes!"

Lala, who was nearby, felt strange, as far as she could remember, she rarely saw Nicholas mother cry, otherwise it would really hurt her feelings. Plus, Lala found out that Nicholas mother had just come out of Nicholas' room crying.

Nicholas' mother wiped the tears that had dripped from her face. This made Lala even more curious about what conversation had made her own mother cry this badly.

"It's okay, Auntie's eyes are much better now?"

Lala didn't just believe what he said, but in order to improve her mood, Lala chose to try not to pay attention to it and took Nicholas mother to the bedroom.

When she arrived at the entrance to Nicholas mother's room, Lala saw Rita tidying every corner of the room and the things in the room.

"Why, Rita! Why are you cleaning up the things in this room, without asking permission from me or Mother first?"

"That's all right, calm down! Besides, it was Mom who told Rita to clean up the room, earlier Mom saw things all messed up in the room."

"hmmm...So that's how it is!"

"Yes, that's right, Miss! I was told by the madam to clean up her room, so I just went here to clean up."

Nicholas mother then ordered Rita to return to continue her work which had been stopped due to the previous misunderstanding.

"Okay, you can just continue cleaning up, I want to take, madam, to the master room first."

Rita lowered her head like a professional servant towards her master.

"Okay, understand! Miss."

Lala didn't forget that before leaving the room, she gave Rita a smile.

Lala was forced to take Nicholas mother to the main room, but she just remembered that in that room there was Nicholas who was currently sleeping. Moreover, Nicholas mother was sad after leaving her room, which means this is her relationship with Nicholas.

It wouldn't be a good idea to bring Nicholas mother into that room for now.

"We should go to the living room."

"Oh! why indeed, son?"

"Come to think of it, I forgot to take my cellphone."

too shallow a reason, to avoid Nicholas mother so that she would cancel her intention of going to Nicholas room.

However, to her surprise, it seemed that the plan had worked and was able to make her believe it. Suddenly, Lala breathed a sigh of relief because previously she was not sure that her reasons could be accepted by Nicholas mother.

Lala immediately took Nicholas mother along with her to the family room. When she got there, Lala pretended to take the cellphone which she herself had put on the table. So that the impression is really real and Nicholas mother believes it.

I did this so that Nicholas mother wouldn't suspect me if I was only here for some reason.

Lala diverted mother's attention from Nicholas who looked worried with other things she could think of on her own.

Luckily for Lala, Nicholas mother didn't have the slightest suspicion about him.

"Lala? Have you finished taking your handphone, daughter?"

"Yes, Auntie! in a moment."

After finishing taking her handphone, Lala immediately met Nicholas mother who was waiting for her.

"Here, just finished auntie."

"...Yes, it's okay, I'm not angry, I just can't wait to talk to you alone in my room."

Lala, who listened to this, looked very happy because Nicholas mother, who initially looked very sad, was now starting to smile again.

However, the question in Lala mind right now is why Nicholas hasn't come out of his room all this time?.

Lala felt confused about who else to tell, if not Nicholas, about her own mother current situation.

"Nichole, you haven't left your room since earlier, even though your mother is feeling sad like this?"

Nichole is Nicholas nickname that his mother often said to him since he was little.

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On the other hand, in Nichole room, it looks like Nichole can't sleep even though she herself has. Nichole has been waiting for a long time for the moment when he will be able to break off his relationship with Lala and look for another woman he likes and loves more.

So far, his feelings for Lala have only been forced by his mother. Nichole thought of a way to complete her plan to completely break up with her fiance and get him out of her life.

He himself wanted to talk to his mother straight away, but at the moment he couldn't do it at all. Moreover, his mother suffered from the trauma of a sudden heart attack if she thought too hard.

In the midst of Nichole troubled thoughts, she lay down on the soft bed. Rita, who was his household assistant, called him from outside the door.

"Master.... Master....."

"This is me Rita... master?"

Nichole got up from her bed and went to the bedroom door to open the door.

Rita, the maid, said that she had seen Nichole mother in tears and looking very sad.

Nichole, who had known about the problem with her mother beforehand, tried to act calm, as if nothing had happened. He then asked Rita where she last saw her mother.

Rita answered that she had just seen that Nicholas mother and Lala had gone to the living room.

When Nichole heard this, she rushed to the living room. He thought that his mother was still there.

Nichole left Rita, and Rita herself walked back to the kitchen.

Nichole came to the living room to check on her mother, but she didn't see anyone there. Nichole was confused looking for her mother around the area of ​​her house, but still couldn't find her.

This time he tried to look for it in his room and when Nichole tried to open the key, he couldn't. This door was locked from inside the room, because Nichole was thinking angry. He didn't have time to stop, to call his mother who was in the room at this time.

"Mom..... are you inside right now?"

Shortly after the scream, Nicholas mother footsteps were heard, walking towards the door.

Nicholas shouted from outside the door, hoping that someone, be it his mother or Lala, he hoped that person would hear his voice and immediately open the door.