Facade Love: Marrying A Perfect Husband

Chapter 64 - 064 ( Rice Had Become Porridge )

The time for Cleo to hang out with Christina arrived. And Harry found Cleo up early in the morning got ready.

Wore a brown coat with a complete and neat set of casual clothes. Cleo carrying a tote bag that she always carried wherever she traveled, came out of her room and walked towards the dining table.

It was still 9 o'clock when Harry had finished showering and began his quiet breakfast. Just when Harry saw Cleo walking towards him with grace.

While looking at Aunty Ane who was still preparing an additional portion of food for her. Cleo pulled out a chair which became her usual place to sit on the dining chair.

With one look, Cleo glanced at the man who was now enjoying his breakfast with a little surprise.

"Do you want to go out too?" Cleo asked confusedly. Realizing that Harry was dressed neatly as if he was going out.

Even though today was his day off.

Usually, when Sunday came. Harry will spend more of his time inside the house to reading books in his reading room. Or, doing his office work in his office downstairs.

So today, where was he going?

Working? Or, meet someone?

But, Harry didn't seem to want to give an answer. Swinging his hand casually to finish his breakfast.

Seeing that, Cleo immediately frowned.

Won't he answer?

Her irritation stopped when Aunt Ane put Cleo's breakfast on the dining table and returned to the kitchen again to heat the water.

While putting on a smile. Cleo praised Aunt Ane and thanked her before she was about to leave.

"Auntie, your cooking has always been the best for me! Thank you  for the breakfast today!" Cleo said, shouting happily while giving Ane her thumbs up confidently.

Ane, who was a little shy and never used to all forms of flattery and compliments from her employer, looked at her new mistress with a look of surprise and reluctance.

Harry also responded.

"She is indeed mute. But she's not deaf. What are you shouting out loud like that for?" Harry warned.

Cleo immediately looked at him.

When she said her praise and gratitude, Cleo really turned up the volume too much, even though Aunt Ane was still not far from her and had not yet passed into the kitchen. But because Cleo deliberately did it to encourage her. Cleo smiled widely.

"Yeah, I know. But praise must be done out loud and confidently! That way what we say will reach her! Is it not like that?" Cleo said defensively by trying to reveal the arguments she had so far understood.

Basically, Cleo was a cheerful person. Therefore, she thought that what she was doing was definitely fine. Rather than, they have to eat in an atmosphere of tense silence.

Wouldn't it be better if she enlivened the atmosphere by giving support and encouragement?

Harry responded to Cleo casually. Seemed to be getting used to Cleo's unexpectedly spontaneous attitude.

Ane instead still not getting used to it. Just being able to hear everything they say in silence rather than to made them more argued.

Since the first time Ane met Cleo, who was her new mistress. Ane had felt that her mistress would be a little different from the other mistresses who had hired her.

This girl had a friendly smile as well as good words according to her simple appearance and was also never doing something weird. In stark contrast to the young master who was always stiff and very quiet. Mrs. Cleo and Mr. Harry seemed to be at two poles opposite each other and in different directions.

Mrs. Cleo always treated her well without discriminating. Even though she knew, Ane grew up to be a middle-aged woman who was not only not good at socializing but also communicating. Mrs. Cleo still treated her well as usual.

Yes. Ane, who grew up to be a mute woman since she was 24 years old. Never thought that her life would be so difficult since she lost all of her voice permanently.

She had worked in a chemical laboratory that was less qualified. Accidentally tasting a hard liquid that was usually used for a study or experiment. So that resulted in her losing her valuable vocal cords without being able to repair them.

Rice had become porridge. And all that cannot be repeated. Or also repair it.

She who initially tried to commit suicide could not endure all the suffering she received due to her shortcomings.

Until finally she tried to accept all her bad luck and made peace with herself, also surrendering to the situation. She then met her current employer. Namely, Mrs. Sofia.

Ane never expected that she would get a second chance for herself in a completely different way.

Sofiara Okta was a woman who was always ready to act against anyone who needed her help regardless of their low status.

If at that time she thought that that person needed help from her and also needed protection from her. Mrs. Sofia would have immediately stretched out her hand without thinking and selflessly helping anyone who wanted a helping hand.

Likewise with Ane.

When she almost fell free from the roof of the hospital. Madame Sofia, who at that time was on a visit to her private hospital, reached out to Ane and helped her with whatever she needed.

Regarding hospital fees and family finances, even on work. Mrs. Sofia was willing to bear whatever Ane needed.

She then made Ane her confidant at home and asked Ane to take care of her eldest grandson seriously, until the man grew up and then started a family.

Until then she ended up in a mansion owned by her young master who could never get married easily for personal reasons. His marriage was so sudden and so shocking that made Ane so unpredictable.

Young Master Harry had never brought a woman who knew where she came from to his house as long as they were not married. So, where did the candidate come from?

Ane knew the marriage they were doing was not a real marriage like other people knew and thought.

Because the two employers sleep separately in two different rooms. And for some reason, Ane felt that she did not have enough contribution to be able to ask questions or to know well what really happened to the two lovebirds who were not actually lovers in order to understand their situation.

Ane could only follow what the young master wanted from her. Ane still remembers how Mr. Harry told her about the new residents who would come to their house not to belong on that day.

When Ane just finished all her work properly at exactly 5 pm as usual. And all she had to do was heat up some food for his master's dinner. Mr. Harry had come home early to share some information that made her wonder.

"The day after tomorrow I will get married and bring my wife here," Harry said briefly but could immediately be made Ane divert all her attention to her employer.

"As you can see, the empty room next to mine is completely filled with all the furniture she will needs. That's why I want Auntie to get used to her from now on to serve her too," Harry explained, added while folding his arms in front.

He stood casually in front of Ane who was busy wiping the table.

While staring at her master with half understanding and half, not understanding. Ane repeated her master's words several times little by little in her brain and nodded in understanding at the end.

Until Harry then continued his words.

"In the future, if there is something urgent about anything that happens in this house, Auntie is obliged to tell me. Whatever it is without exception," Harry said again, reminded her.

"And most importantly, any information about everything in this house. Please, don't you tell Grandma! I know aunt is very close to Grandma. But in this time, please listen to me if Auntie still wants to work at my house. Can you understand this, Auntie?" Harry asked quite seriously but also anxiously and trying to calm down. 

Without being threatening, but asking desperately.

Aunt Ane, who was silent for a moment, nodded in agreement.

Until when her daily life began with the arrival of her new young mistress, Ane had not found anything bad about her.

Mr. Harry and Mrs. Cleo did not look like a married couple who were married because they really want to get married. Or even two lovebirds who were having fun nor making love like other couples in general.

But even so, even though she knew they weren't really like that. She always hoped that Mr. Harry will find the right woman for him and live happily with his partner whoever he will choose later.

Married then have children and form a happy family.

Ane hoped this will happen in the near future.

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