The Winter Man
#02 Refuse
"No-no, this can't happen. I don't want to, I don't want to. Arggghh Bella why don't you pick up my phone!"
Yura was busy pacing back and forth in the room by scratching her head in frustration hearing the matchmaking from her parents. Sometimes he bit his fingers because Bella close friend never picked up the phone from him.
"Yura!!" Benjamin opened the door of Yura's room making the girl gasp in shock.
"Dad ..." Yura lowered the phone from her ear then her face turned grim.
"Dad ..." Yura ran over to hug Benjamin spoiledly.
"Daddy, I don't want to get out of this house," whiney Yura looked up at Benjamin with teary eyes.
Benjamin sighed then pushed Yura's body slowly. He held both of his daughters shoulders.
"Yura ... Dad wants what's best for you, Mr. Maxime's son is very kind and friendly. Dad's met him a few times, he fits you perfectly, you won't get bored if you marry him, Yura ..."
"Bored of what a Dad ah!" Yura threw Benjamin's hand from both shoulders and the girl walked in annoyance towards the balcony of the room.
Benjamin clucked then followed his daughter. They were standing by the balcony railing looking at the morning street.
"Look, look at them. Don't you want to run off alone in the morning with your husband ..." Benjamin pointed to the couple who were jogging in the morning.
"Or it ..." Benjamin pointed at the man and woman eating porridge together. "Eat with your husband. Don't you want Yura?"
"Astajim Dad ..."
plastered.
Benjamin directly touched Yura's forehead. The girl pioneered the pain of rubbing her throbbing forehead.
"Astajim-astajim .. Whose language does it follow?!"
"Nathan .." - Yura said very slowly by advancing his lips.
Benjamin sighed. "Look, because of that movie actor you're affected by bad things, Yura!"
"Don't say that, Dad. Nathan, that's good!"
"You have to get married quickly in order to forget about your movie actor Yura" Benjamin said, leaving the balcony. But Yura's words stopped her steps.
"I have to get married quickly so that your business will be smoother, Dad."
Benjamin turned his body.
"It's a business wedding ..."
"Yura-y"
"Dad traded me for a company!!"
"Maxime was Dad's friend in college, Yura!! married to the son of a friend Dad how can it be said business marriage!!"
Yura sighed violently, her fingers slipping into her hair, pressing on her head which was painful due to the discussion of this matchmaking.
"He's a kind and friendly man, trust Yura ..."
Benjamin left Yura's room. Just closing the door to Yura's room she finds an incoming call from Maxime.
Yura's phone shook, she saw Bella's name on the screen. Suddenly Yura widened her eyes, finally her best friend called. Yura immediately raised the call.
"Bell-"
"YURAAAAAA ..." cut Bella by shouting hysterically.
"Bella I need a tire-"
"Yura, Yura. Stop, don't discuss anything else first, there's something important that we need to discuss."
Yura clucked lazily. "What?"
"Nathan ... Nathan, Yura's. THERE'S A MEET & GREET NATHAN TONIGHT AYURAAAA ... AAAA I'M SO HAPPY!!"
"W-what? wait, Bella wait, there's no news about that!"
"The news came out just an hour ago on Yura's Instagram, saying the meet&greet is open to the public and free. But her fans were restricted, after seven o'clock in the evening the building would be closed. So we have to come from Yura's afternoon!!"
"Serius .. Are you serious, right, Bella? My Nathan, can I meet my Nathan Bella?"
"More than that, Yura .. said she also invited Laura and Nala."
Yura widened her eyes by covering her mouth with her hands in shock at the news.
"YESYA YURA!!"
"AAAAA ... FINALLY!!" Yura pranced happily on the balcony, screaming with Bella on the phone.
Benjamin who was talking to Maxime in front of Yura's room gave a rude snort hearing her daughter's screams.
"Awhile, it's a little noisy here" Benjamin told Maxime and walked to find a place to talk to Maxime.
"Jeez my Nathan ..." Yura sat on the floor leaning her back against the balcony railing, she placed her phone on her chest with an expanding smile on her face.
"She's really the best idol, free meet&greet with Laura and Nala. Aaaaaa happy ..." Yura stomped her feet a few times so happy.
*
Bayuni approached Benjamin who looked uneasy on the sofa. Benjamin looked up at the roof of his house with his forehead.
"What's wrong?" tanya Bayuni sat down beside Benjamin.
Benjamin turned his head then pulled himself from the back of the chair and stared at his wife intensely. "Yura and Summer's marriage failed ..."
"What?" the eyes of the Bayuni were perfectly rounded. "Why?"
"Summer rejected this matchmaking. But-" Benjamin hung up his sentence.
"But what?" ask Bayuni.
"Winter, his first son wanted this marriage ..."
"W-what do you mean, how can Yura marry Winter, not Summer."
"I'm confused too, baby." Benjamin held his wife's hand. "I liked Summer and I told Yura that her husband was kind and friendly. Wasn't Summer very friendly when we met, wasn't she. But Winter, just at the inauguration she seemed a lot silent and didn't like to joke."
"Winter doesn't fit with Yura. How could Yura who is like a hot worm marry an ice cube man dear," said Bayuni.
"That's it, I'm confused too. Yura might get bored with her own husband and ask for a divorce later .. But I can't leave this marriage as well Maxime is my friend."
"Did Yura know the name of her future husband?" asked Bayuni who was answered by Benjamin's head.
Bayuni exhaled. "Thank God he doesn't know."
*
Winter sat in his big chair, staring at the laptop in front of him. See Nathan's Instagram that holds an impromptu Meet&Great for his fans and is free. There are photos of Laura and Nala there too, which means they also enliven the event.
Susi walked into the room and bowed in front of Winter's desk.
"Sir .. I have something to say."
Winter took her eyes off the laptop staring at Lusi.
"That match was supposed to be for Mr. Summer. But Mr. Summer refused ..."
Winter pulled the tip of her lips smiling, shook her head slightly then closed the laptop in front of her.
"If you wish we could arrange a timetable to meet Mr. Summer so that this matchmaking would not happen, Mr ..."
"Free!" suhut Winter was short and then moved from his seat out of the room.
Lusi just stared at Winter's departure with a nod of his head.
Winter gets out of the elevator going to the loby to meet with Lalita.
"Hi ..." Lalita was about to hug Winter but Winter first refused by gesturing with her hand, telling Lalita to sit back.
Lalita looked sullen and sat back on the sofa.
"It seems like only special people can hold you, huh!"
"How's it?" ask Winter later.
"Ah yes, wait ..." Lalita took the ledger in her bag and kept it at the table.
"It's some wedding dresses that I designed myself, you may choose for your bride ..."
Lalita shifts the ledger to the front of Winter.
Seriate