A Mate is Never Wrong
Since When Did I Know Niko.

Wulan thought. Fanny's advice has a point. Before Ulan puts his feelings for Niko deeper, it helps him be honest about their relationship.

"Before Niko's father clarified the misunderstanding with your papa, it's good that you also clarify it with Ulan. He's probably gonna get sick. But it's better, than Niko's refusal."

Fanny's right. Ulan would be furious if the match was annulled.

"You're right. Later that night I'll talk to him," Wulan hurried over, "You can take me home, I don't have a car."

"Of course."

***

Since this afternoon Wulan did not want to go home with her, Niko immediately went to the house and looked for Handoko.

"Magdalena, where's papa?"

"In the back garden, sir."

"Thank you."

Niko rushed over and found Handoko sitting down reading the newspaper.

"Pa?"

The man looked. He saw Niko's matted face as the man pulled the chair in front of him and sat down.

"What's the problem?"

"I want Papa to propose to Wulan immediately. I don't want to put it off anymore, Pa. I don't care if Jefry agrees or not, I want Papa to go to their house and ask Wulan to her mother. I want our marriage to speed up, Pa."

Handoko folded the newspaper, put it down, then looked at her daughter. "You haven't fucked her, have you?"

Zet!

Niko. "What did Papa think? How could I ruin something so precious to me."

"Then what's your reason for urging papa to propose to her immediately? We'll do it, but not yet. Wait until the condition is safe, then papa will meet Angelina to propose Wulan. Free to talk to Jefry, he won't change his decision. So, the only way is to meet Angelina and tell her the truth."

Niko was a little relieved to hear that. However, Wulan's refusal this afternoon to take her home made Niko unacceptable.

"Last afternoon we met Ulan at the restaurant. Because that meeting Wulan didn't want me to see him how many days it was. I don't want that to happen, Pa."

"Is Wulan worried about Ulan?"

"He'll wait until Papa clarifies this misunderstanding to Jefry, while he doesn't know what's really going on."

Handoko thought for a moment. After deciding on the result, he looked at Niko and said, "There is no other choice but to meet Angelina. Tomorrow Papa will meet the woman and talk. You take it easy, I'll take care of that soon."

"really?"

"Of course."

On the other side.

Wulan who just arrived was greeted by Angelina.

"Darling, there's something you want to talk to me about."

Seeing her mother's expression made Wulan curious. "What about?"

"We go to the room, mama doesn't want them eavesdropping on our conversation."

They were in Wulan's room and locked the door.

"What's up, Ma? What's the problem?"

"Papa began to suspect. Just this morning he asked who would pick you up every day."

"Keep Mama answered what?"

"Mama said Fanny."

Wulan chuckles.

"Mama doesn't really matter about that, honey. But let's not invite suspicion and bad thoughts about you, it's good you have the man come to the house to meet mom and dad. It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to propose to you yet. Provided that every time he picks you up he has to say goodbye directly to mom or dad."

"What's up, honey?" ask Angelina. He caught the halo expression on Wulan's face.

"It's okay, Ma."

"Why don't you like my mother's advice? Is it natural for a man to ask out girls should be known to his parents? If something happens to you, how?"

"It's not so, Ma. What Mama said was true. It's just ...."

"What only?"

Wulan took a breath. "The man I told Mama about. The man I was telling you about would propose to me soon and pick me up and drop me off often was Niko. Niko, her future husband Ulan."

"What?!"

"Om Handoko was one of the people, he thought that only Ulan was his son. So, as soon as Niko said she wanted to marry me, Handoko immediately asked papa to match her daughter with Niko. The woman who helped Niko when she was in the accident was me, not Ulan."

"Yes, geez. Did you know about this?"

"If it had been papa would have conveyed it to us. Om Handoko said he will clarify this matter with papa as soon as possible."

"Then Ulan how, did he know about this? He'll be very disappointed."

Wulan looked sadly. "Then the three of us ate at the same restaurant. I didn't see him, but Niko told him that Niko and I had lunch together."

"Geez, you mean the three of you are off the table?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Angelina looked sadly. "Sooner or later he should know. Before her feelings get deeper for Niko, it's good that she knows about this."

"When I close their relationship, Ulan won't be happy, Niko doesn't love him, Ma."

"You're right, honey. A marriage without love is not happy."

Geck! Geck!

The sound of knocking on the door surprised them.

"Sister, are you inside?!"

Ulan's voice made Wulan and Angelina look at each other.

"Maybe he wanted to talk about what happened this afternoon at the restaurant" Wulan said.

"Then mama comes out first, yeah. If she asks what you're doing here, don't tell her you already know about it."

Wulan nodded and then stood up. He opened the door, looking at Ulan with a surprised expression looking at himself and Angelina.

"Mama! I'm sorry, am I bothering you?"

Despite being a member of the family, Ulan always appreciated and did not want to interfere in the conversation between Wulan and her biological mother. As long as she doesn't involve herself, Ulan is reluctant to join in or find out personal things about the mother and child.

"No," Angelina replied, "Mom go to the kitchen first, mama will make you dinner."

As soon as Angelina left, Wulan looked at Ulan and smiled. "Come in."

Ulan. He took a position on the long sofa then looked at Wulan.

"You want to ask Niko, right?" Wulan. He knows Ulan likes to be unhappy with everyone. So, instead of saying too much, Wulan deliberately asked the question to get Ulan straight to the point, "Why don't I see you there, why don't you join us and have lunch together?"

Ulan, who initially wanted to ask for an explanation about the closeness of the woman to her future husband, was surprised to hear Wulan's question.

"Niko didn't take me. So, I don't feel good offering myself unilaterally. Brother didn't have that time either. If anything, maybe Big Brother will invite me to join you."

"Niko told me about your whereabouts. I searched, but I didn't find you."

Ulan's brain was fixed about his goal of meeting Wulan. "I want to ask you one thing."

"What about?" answer Wulan. His expression was deliberately made ordinary, so that Ulan would not be suspicious.

"When did you know Niko? Why didn't you tell me that you knew my future husband?"

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