Forced to Be Stepmom
The Lathan School of Charity

Fandy and Lathan are having a class conversation after Lathan finishes with Bobi's father's company.

"Where are you going?" asked Fandy who saw Lathan move from her seat.

"Cantin". Lathan answered briefly and coldly.

Fandy felt astonished and squinted because Lathan had never been able to take a break. He doesn't like being mobbed by girls.

"Cantin? Want what?" ask Fandy wonder.

"Eat. What do you think the cafeteria is?" Lathan responded with a cold attitude.

"I know it's a place to eat, but usually you won't be able to wait during the break because there must be very crowded" Fandy replied with indifference.

"I'm hungry. Want to come or not?" lathan said who remained calm.

"alright". Fandy eventually follows Lathan Kekantin.

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Zara was having lunch with some of her classmates. They eat and talk and are happy.

"Do you remember what happened this morning? I was really surprised when the master teacher suddenly rebuked us for making a fuss"

"really. I was also so shocked that my heart felt like it was about to jump out. Fortunately, Zara immediately made excuses so we don't get angry"

"If Zara hadn't come in time, we would have been punished"

"What the hell are you guys? I just happened to come while you were being reprimanded, teacher. What are you guys fighting about?".

Zara who had been silent since then looked curious about what had been sown by her friends.

"So we talked about Lathan and your brother. Aren't they so cool? Especially when Lathan just arrived at school. It looks fresh in the morning".

Zara's friend spoke enthusiastically and the others also listened eagerly while agreeing with her friend's words. Another case with Zara who even frowned with a lazy face.

"What's so cool about that cocky guy? You won't stand it if you really get to know him. He's such a bitch! He always laughs over the suffering of others, he will do anything to get what he wants, and even worse, he would not hesitate to destroy the lives of others".

Zara said all about Lathan with emotion, her friends were very confused by what Zara told her.

"Zara, don't you know who Lathan is? Why are you saying that about him?"

"What does that mean?". Now Zara was confused by the expressions of her friends. Why are they so ordinary after hearing all about Lathan.

"Lathan was part of the Kusuma family, no wonder he behaved like that. Everyone in this country even seems like the whole world already knows that the Kusuma family is a family that cannot be touched. So it was no longer something strange" one of Zara's friends explained calmly to Zara about the Lathan family.

Zara is increasingly confused by the usual reaction of her friend and seems to support Lathan.

"What?! How is that so ordinary? Hello .. he's destroying a real company not a children's toy company. If I was Kusuma I knew and understood them a little bit because I had heard about them abroad, but Lathan is not Kusuma's family. How could he be so arrogant?"

"South.. Sut.. "

Zara's friends could not continue their debate. They tried to warn Zara to stop talking and look back because someone was walking towards Zara, but they only used gestures by moving their eyes and head.

Zara, who did not understand the cues from her friends, was confused and asked with both shoulders raised and heads tilted many times simultaneously.

"I am the granddaughter of Violeta Indriani Putri Kusuma. Although my last name is Nugraha, but I am still part of the Kusuma family".

Zara was very surprised and immediately turned her head when she heard someone whispering in her ear.

"You're eavesdropping on us huh?!". Zara immediately stood up and asked Lathan with a slight shout. From his face, Zara was a little nervous and awkward when he saw Lathan.

"How can you say eavesdropping if you're the one talking so loudly?" lathan said with a calm demeanor and a gentle smile on her lips. He stood behind Zara with one hand on Zara's shoulders and a slightly bent body brought her face closer to Zara's.

"Well, that smile is so sweet"

"He's getting more handsome when he smiles like that"

"I feel so lucky to have come to the canton this afternoon"

Zara looked back and forth at the whispers of the girl whispering with her friend about Lathan.

"How could you come quietly and just appear behind me?! Are you used to walking without a ghost-like sound?!" asked Zara with a cynical yet awkward attitude.

Lathan smiled again at Zara's reaction.

"It's not a habit. It's just that I want to give a little surprise to my new, beautiful girlfriend. I'm sure you're waiting for me to have lunch together, right?"

"What?! A boyfriend?!"

"What?! A boyfriend?!"

Zara's friends screamed in shock at Lathan's words. They even spoke at the same time in surprise.

Zara who was no less surprised because Lathan's words immediately turned to her friends and also the students who were around her hesitantly to see their expressions.

"Campus! I felt like I was being pounced on a big rock in my head hearing his bold words. Now I have to be ready to receive the gazes of the girls at this school who are ready to swallow me alive at any moment" Zara thought as she looked back and forth.

"What else do you want to know about me?".

Lathan asked with a gentle smile on her lips. He immediately sat down next to Zara in a calm manner even though everyone looked still very surprised by his words.

"Why are you sitting here? You better sit in another seat. There are plenty of empty seats there!" zara said with a cynical attitude.

"What's wrong if I want to sit next to my own boyfriend? You don't mind if I join here?".

Zara pursed her lips looking at Lathan's calm demeanor as she spoke, even she smiled casually as she asked her friends.

"Nope-no. Where might we object. If you want, we can move to another chair" one of Zara's friends responded awkwardly to Lathan and the other friend simply nodded with an awkward smile agreeing to what the friend said.

"no need. We can eat together here. Fan, we just eat here" Lathan said in a calm manner, then turned her head and called Fandy who was walking behind her.

Zara glared at Fandy who was acting like nothing had happened and sat down next to Lathan.

"Heah... It's insanity. I have to prepare the digestive medicine after this lunch is over" thought Zara who was acting resignedly and returned to sitting beside Lathan lazily