My babysitter Maduku
Chapter 34

"Mas" said Arini as she approached Dodi who had just arrived in their room. He grabbed the laptop bag that the man was carrying and then placed it on the nightstand.

"Azkia's still sleeping?" ask Dodi while releasing one by one the buttons on the sleeve of his shirt.

"Yes, Mas. Um, Mas Dodi, can we talk to you for a second?" Arini sat on the edge of the bed while looking at Dodi who was still busy with his shirt.

Dodi smiled faintly. After the buttons on both arms of his shirt were removed, he sat next to Arini while embracing his wife's shoulder. "Yes, of course, honey. Speak up" replied Dodi.

Dodi was sure that what Arini was going to talk about this time had something to do with what her mother had just said. He looked at Arini fixedly and waited for the woman to convey his heart.

"Mas, just after returning from Miss Ria's house, I caught Anissa dancing in this room hugging and kissing your shirt. Honestly, I'm pissed, Mom! How could it happen like that? Isn't that weird and after all it's very disrespectful, Mas!" annoyed Arini with a serious face staring at Dodi.

Dodi looked surprised then fell silent for a while while thinking hard. Because Dodi was just him and did not react to anything, Arini finally called back to him.

"Mas Dodi, I heard you, right?" Arini shook Dodi's hand and made the man regain consciousness.

"Ah, yes, dear. I heard it," Dodi replied as she threw a smile and tried to look calm in front of Arini just then.

Arini took a deep breath and then threw it away slowly. Her chest really felt tight. Especially if he remembered that very unexpected event.

"Honestly, I'm scared, Mom! I don't know why my hunch says that Anissa really likes you. Do you remember that time at the dinner table? He wants to serve you. And not only that, I often caught him staring at you with an unusual gaze. The gaze of a woman who likes a man," Arini said again.

"Ah, you could! How could Anissa like me? No other man is more handsome and younger than me? Mending him with Hendra, Bu Ria's son. Looks like they're a match, rather than the same me who's married, aren't they?" chirp Dodi while laughing softly.

"Mas!" Arini slapped Dodi's arm while bending her face in annoyance. "I'm not kidding, Mom!"

"Oh, okay! All right," said Dodi while stopping his laughter and refocusing on Arini who was still very upset.

"I want Mas to act to Anissa! I've felt an unpleasant premonition, Mas," continued Arini with great emphasis.

Arini brushed Dodi's hand off his shoulder violently. He looked at Dodi with an angry look because Dodi's reaction was no different from that of Bu Nining. Somehow Arini felt that everyone in the house was playing tricks on him and only Bi Surti understood and agreed with him.

"It turns out you are not much different from Mom, Mom! You have absolutely no idea what I am feeling right now! You corner me and choose to defend that woman," Arini irritated with teary eyes. She got up from her seat and took a few steps away from her husband.

Dodi got up and tried to get to Arini again. "It's not like that, honey. Mas did not mean to defend Anissa-" Not yet finished Dodi said his explanation, Arini had already cut him off with a noble tone of voice rising.

"If not defending, then what is his name? Mas says I'm just jealous, while Mom says I'm overdoing it, more! Just try to be in my position, can you still say it's excessive, more, or it's just a feeling of jealousy" sidelines Arini with trembling lips.

"Yes-yes, okay. Now you want me to do what?" ask Dodi. The man grabs Arini's hand and invites him back to his place, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"I want to fire Anissa. I don't think we need a babysitter anymore. I can still take care of Azkia alone" Arini said.

Dodi breathed heavily. Again he remembered the threat of Anissa first. The man did not want Anissa to tell Arini the truth. He is not ready, not willing and does not want to lose Arini.

"That's all, honey. Let's give Anissa another chance. If he was still acting that weird again, you could have fired him that day without asking my permission. How's it?" dodi asked, still trying to calm Arini down.

Arini grunted in annoyance. He was really disappointed with Dodi's decision at the time. "But, Mas!"

"Honey, everyone can be happy, including Anissa. But, there is no harm if we give the opportunity for the last time to the woman. And if he's still acting weird, fire him!" continued Dodi while holding both shoulders Arini.

"Well, this is your last chance, Mom! If I see anything strange from Anissa then I won't hesitate to fire her" Arini said.

"Yes, Honey. You can fire him if he does that weird thing again" Dodi said. He grabbed Arini's body and hugged her tightly. "You take it easy, Arini. Love Mas is only for you and will continue like that forever."

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