Bonds Without Love
ITC #93

That night, the first anniversary of Erina and Bhishma's wedding, they celebrated by throwing a luxurious party at a five-star hotel that attended by many important people, including Bisma's colleagues, famous celebrities, and many others, even the state politicians came.

Erina sits at a table reserved for her with Soraya and Krystal, while the men are nowhere to go, and Bhishma takes Farhan and Leo away after receiving a call from someone, and it looks like the three men are working together to plan something.

"Miss Erin." Sapa a beautiful woman who looks stand out compared to others. She is Rose, the woman who managed to offend Erina at the wedding of Krystal and Leo a few months ago, Rose still looks graceful and arrogant like she first met.

"Oh Erin, what gift do you think Bhishma will give you?" Krystal asked Rose's greeting, she got the mandate not to let Erina talk to anyone else, except to congratulate her, and Krystal was sure Rose had not come for it.

Kystal was already not awkward to call Erina's name because they had already agreed to call each other's names. Krystal was even familiar with Soraya thanks to their short chat, women were indeed easily familiar if given time to chat without men.

"Oh yeah, is it possible that our husband went to prepare for Bryan's arrival? doesn't Bhishma know that you idolize Bryan? so is it possible that Bhishma specifically invited Bryan to your anniversary?" Soraya asked while imagining it to be true.

Although Soraya idolizes Julian more than Bryan, but Soraya will be happy to see Bryan come to his best friend's wedding anniversary. Because in addition to Soraya being happy to see Erina's happiness, she also had a chance to meet directly with Korean idols.

"Bryan?" Asked Krystal did not understand what was being talked about, nor did she give Rose the opportunity to ask Erina again to talk, from her gaze only Rose looked to have bad intentions, as well, moreover, Leo had told me Rose had disturbed Bisma several times.

"Ya Bryan, the South Korean idol nicknamed the idol genius, maybe you don't know him." Soraya said in a voice that was getting smaller. Being too enthusiastic about talking about kpop idols in front of people who might not like them made Soraya feel a little uneasy.

Unexpectedly Krystal smiled and clapped loudly, as if agreeing to it because in fact Krystal also idolized Bryan. According to him, Bryan has charisma that is not in the possession of other idols, even besides being Bryan's idol also jumped into the business world.

"You kidding? I'm also an L (fans name Bryan and his group), besides Bryan I also like Julian, but I'm sorry they really drive me crazy, but unfortunately now I'm married." Krystal's words made Soraya and Erina stare at each other.

"Then we're the same." Erina and Soraya said almost at the same time, they were too cool to talk until Rose was completely ignored, indeed that was the purpose of Krystal and Soraya invited Erina to chat, he said, so that Rose doesn't have a chance to mess up on Erina's show.

Rose clenched her hands furiously, they could have thought of her existence as a joke. Rose was eager to teach the three women who were busy chatting away, but Rose was trying to restrain herself. Because people know her as a kind and graceful woman.

Rose couldn't be rash, her arrival to put Erina to shame, not to embarrass herself. Yes, even though Rose did come to make a mess. He couldn't show it directly, just needed to catch Erina a little.

Rose will drive the mad woman who became her rival to destroy her own show. Only then did Rose spring into action to gain mercy. Rose was sure that everyone would side with her, even Bhishma, and Rose could not wait to make that a reality.

"Excuse me, may I join you?" Rose interrupts Erina and the others, then without getting approval Rose sits on one of the courses facing Erina. She smiled with her graceful style and looked at Erina with a judging look.

"Basic doesn't know himself!" Krystal said cursing, while Soraya who did not know who Rose was just looking at the two in turn. It seemed like Soraya's guess was right, there was something in the beautiful woman before him until the calm Krystal spoke sharply.

Rose ignored Krystal and chose to start her plan to suppress Erina. Because that way everyone present there will know that the mentally ill woman does not deserve to be next to Bhishma, her proper self, and Erina's place should be hers.

"Miss Erin ..."

"Darling ..."

The voice intertwined as Rose was just about to start her action, Rose looked at the person who interrupted her words, Bisma stood there holding a toddler with Leo and Farhan beside her, bisma's gaze to Rose was so sharp as if ready to pounce.

"Mas, who's the kid?" Erina asked spontaneously, then walked over to Bhishma. Instantly Erina's motherly soul appears to see how cute the baby is in the Baby's arms, even Erina initiative asks Bisma to give the toddler to her, which she immediately follows.

Krystal and Soraya also looked at their husbands to ask for an explanation about the child who was now in Erina's arms, but neither Leo nor Farhan answered, until finally, Bisma asked the invited guests to focus on her.

Bisma told everyone there that she and Erina were planning to adopt a child who had lost both parents for a few weeks, saying the toddler was too small to face the cruel world alone, and that made his heart move.

Bisma deliberately did not answer Erina's question directly, itung-itung gave a little gift to his wife. Ha, in fact Bhishma had long planned to adopt a child, but Bhishma deliberately told people to get rid of bad thoughts towards Erina.

"Maos ..." Bhishma prevents Erina from speaking, then embraces her wife's shoulder. Bhishma felt that it was not the time for Erina to talk now, she still had to say something so that there would be no more bad comments from people later. Because Bisma was getting fed up with all those comments.

"Actually we still wanted to enjoy some time together, but we couldn't stop thinking about how this little girl lived, so we both decided to adopt her." Bisma explained her previous words while touching the toddler's nose in Erina's sling.

Bhishma gave a pause to her sentence, then Bhishma looked at Erina who was looking at her confused and rubbed the top of her head dearly. Krystal and Soraya don't stop staring at each other, but Leo and Farhan have been smiling ever since they got back.

"I hear a lot of issues about our family, and not a few people who say my wife can't get pregnant, there are even people who make bad comments about my wife." Bhishma then laughed as if it was very funny to her and looked at Rose.

"Darling, did you forget?" Bhishma turned her gaze away from Rose and looked back at Erina. "He's Arumi, you said you wanted to adopt him didn't you? now I brought Arumi as our wedding present, and ..." Bhishma again hung his words.

"I don't know why you guys care so much about our lives, my wife and I are not celebrities who deserve the spotlight, we just haven't thought about having children, she said, but my wife had to accept bad comments from people who didn't even know anything."

Bhishma stopped talking still with a hand that was embracing Erina's shoulder, the reason Bhishma was having a party when Erina's health had not fully improved was indeed for that. Bhishma knew a lot about her marriage that was spread by Rose and her co-workers.

Bhishma does not lie about her wanting to adopt a toddler named Arumi, she has already decided to accept Leo's advice to adopt a child. Arumi is an orphanage boy who a few weeks ago had an accident that claimed the lives of his parents.

At first, Bisma had no intention of announcing about her adopting a child, but people's bad thoughts towards Erina forced her, Bhishma couldn't possibly let the rest of the world think they were adopting a child because Erina still couldn't get pregnant.

Bisma finally knew the reason Erina often suddenly cried and said strange things, it was all because Rose told people to make Erina feel unworthy to be beside Bhishma, even Bhishma already knew what Rose was planning now at her party.

Regarding the issue of the house of Bisma and Erina, somehow the gossip spread and became the talk of people, Bhishma had to again avoid Erina from communication tools such as mobile phones. For not wanting the comments in it to suppress Erina.

"From now on, can you stop? my wife is too valuable to accept your bad comments!" Bhishma ended his sentence and made a silent atmosphere. Erina looked at Bisma with an innocent face, because indeed the woman did not know anything like a fool.

"Honey, maybe Arumi doesn't like the atmosphere in this place, you better take Arumi away, I'll catch up with you soon." Bisma said to Erina because there was still no one who dared to speak up. All the invited guests were silent with their respective thoughts.

"But ..."

"Leo and Farhan will take you, I've prepared a place more beautiful than this place, your other gifts I keep there, go!" Bhishma interrupted Erina's words in a very soft tone. Leo and Farhan who understood immediately took Erina away.

Krystal and Soraya follow Erina from behind at the request of their husband. While Bhishma was still there to take care of things, anyone who dared to insult and hurt Erina had to receive a reply, including the important people who were now in the presence of Bhishma.

Ha, or perhaps Bhishma should change the word of an important person to one who owes him a debt of gratitude but dares to criticize the woman he loves? Not in vain Bisma asked Leo to collect data on people who had dared to make bad comments against Erina.

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"Mas, are you coming?" Erina greeted her husband with a smile. It had been about twenty minutes Erina and the others were waiting for Bhishma, finally Bhishma came after her affairs with the guests at her hotel, including the bully woman named Rose was completed.

"Hm." Bisma muttered, then approached Erina and hugged her little body. He closed his eyes, hoping it was all over. Bhishma had already managed to take care of Rose and the others, even they had all apologized.

Actually, Bhishma would not care if the public did not carry Erina's name. During this time, Bisma always closed her eyes and ears to the media, except when she was involved in the issue with Gisella, and now Bisma must return to dealing with the media that had vilified Erina.

Erina did not hesitate to return the embrace of Bisma, she had already heard Leo and Farhan's explanation of what happened, so Erina felt she should be grateful to have a husband like Bhishma, who does many things just to cover up the shortcomings of his partner.

"Thank you." Whisper Erina slowly, then kiss her husband's right cheek. Bisma does not know what to thank Erina for, but still enjoy the sweet treatment of his wife, and hopefully Erina's kiss is a good start for their marriage, hopefully later there will be no more problems.

"You seriously want to adopt a child? if you're serious, please start keeping this attitude in front of your son." The voice interrupts, Leo who is holding Arumi looks annoyed at the behavior of Bisma and Erina, Arumi's problem is still too small to see it.

Bhishma did not care about Leo's words, he even more tightened his embrace on Erina's body and created an uncomfortable atmosphere, even though their plan came to that place to give another gift to Erina, who was not happy, but Bhishma seems to have changed her mind.

"Haish, you're mphhh." Leo stopped his sentence because something managed to plug his mouth, Soraya put a banana into Leo's mouth which was considered too noisy. Leo was eager to hit the pregnant woman, if only his hands did not bother with Arumi.

"No need to be noisy, Arumi was also still too small to understand what they were doing." Soraya half-sniffed Leo, Soraya secretly thanked to marry the calm Farhan, unlike Leo who was too talkative and also a little annoying in front of him.

Not long after the sound of laughter filled the room.

~TBC

"A simple story titled with three simple words, but has a tremendous purpose, although the presentation is difficult to digest, that is the novel BONDING WITHOUT LOVE."

The author only knows money and fangirl, where to know about love, marriage and everything else. Gayaan claims to be a side writer, when in fact nulis is also still in the learning stage. Basic me!

But finally this loveless bond novel is only one episode to the end. I hope you guys are quite satisfied with the next episode. God willing, ITC #94 and EPILOG will be updated as soon as possible, hopefully this week can be completed.

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