Only Raised Children
121. Failed Total

When Rico picked Alina up at his office, the man was still the same as he was this morning, being nonchalant and not being friendly to his wife at all. Alina who already knew the reason behind her husband's behavior was no longer a strange mind, she could only obey Rena's plan last afternoon to work on her husband again. 

As of right now, Alina was still pretending not to know what was going on. She tries to stay friendly to her husband and invites him to chat along the way home. 

Rico was still with his stance that was indifferent to his wife. He still continues to understand what his wife said, but not as usual who looks friendly and cheerful. The man only occasionally gave a short response that was extremely annoying. 

In accordance with her plan at Rena last afternoon, Alina now pretends to be upset because her husband continues to ignore her. Now she continues to act exactly as her husband did. He pretends to be annoyed and sulks at Rico for his attitude. Although Rico seems not to care about the sulking action, but Alina still with her plan. He should not give up just like that even though his heart was very uncomfortable with the situation the two of them were in at the moment. 

As they arrive home, Alina immediately gets out of the car without waiting for Rico to open the door for her. They walked into the house and greeted Santi and Irfan who were sitting in the living room. Although Alina looks indifferent to Rico and vice versa, but they still behave normally to both parents. They reprimanded him kindly, regretted it, and said goodbye to immediately clean his body after undergoing activities today. 

"Alina," cried Santi at that time which made Alina stop her steps. But for Rico himself, the man kept walking away from him.

Alina just sighed softly looking at her already outrageous husband. But to be angry now he can not because if it is true that the man wants to give him a surprise, then they must make sure who will be surprised later.

"Tell me yes. If this is really your plan, I will not let you sleep in bed tonight" Alina murmured inwardly. 

"What's up, Ma?" alina then asked Santi.

"Darling, you have no activities tonight?"

"Em, no, Ma. Why why?"

"We haven't had dinner together in a long time. We're dinner outside yuk, you want to, don't you, honey?" ask Santi expectantly.

Alina was silent for a moment. Actually he was very lazy to eat outside with their situation like this. Although she knew that everything was just pretending, Alina's mood was really not okay because it could not stand the situation that made her bad mood. But to reject the invitation of her in-laws it feels Alina will never be able, they are too good to be rejected every invitation. Finally Alina was forced to say it just like that. After all, he suspected that this dinner invitation was not just an ordinary dinner.

"Yes, you rest in the room and get ready. After Maghrib we will go straight away. Let Mama choose her place.*

Alina agreed and immediately walked to her room on the second floor. Alina walked slowly up the stairs, this is the first time she climbed the stairs alone with the condition of her body being two-bodied. Usually Rico will always lead him to prevent bad things that are out of control, but it's a pity when Iji man out of nowhere. Maybe he has been in his room since.

Not even halfway, Alina suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind her. He frowned and looked back a little. There Alina sees Rico walking behind her while fiddling with her phone. Seeing that Alina smiled faintly, it turned out that even though the man was being indifferent to her, but it turned out that the man was still thinking about her safety as well as their future child. Alina smiled meaningfully, but she did not show it to her husband and continued to walk slowly up the neighbor's child until they arrived in their room.

**

At night when Alina and her family were about to go to dinner at a restaurant, Santi had reprimanded herself who was wearing home clothes. Not usually Alina is indifferent to her appearance when going out. Although the woman did not always wear luxurious clothes, but home clothes like this never wear Alina to leave the house. 

"Darling, why are you wearing such clothes? We'll have dinner outside" Santi said as gently as possible so that Alina would not be offended by his words. 

"Sorry, Ma, Alina had tried on some dresses, but Alina felt uncomfortable and only this clothes made Alina comfortable to use."

Hearing the reason of her daughter-in-law, Santi looks wrong. He wanted Alina to wear clothes that were more suitable for use, but he also could not force her if he thought that only these clothes would make her comfortable. Not wanting to take a headache, Santi finally allowed Alina out with the clothes. After all even though Alina was wearing clothes like this, the woman would not look like a bully and humiliate them. 

Rico who walked beside his wife could only sigh while rubbing his back neck. I don't know what the man was thinking, but Alina just smiled faintly at what she was doing at the moment. 

Almost an hour on the way, they have now arrived at a star-rated restaurant in the middle of the city. The restaurant was not very crowded and only a few people were inside. They went inside and immediately occupied the place that Santi had booked earlier this afternoon. They ordered food first because Santi had not ordered food before. As they were waiting for their order to come, suddenly the electricity inside the restaurant went out instantly.

Alina frowned when suddenly the room became pitch-black. There was no lighting at all that made him unable to see anything except the light from outside the window that displayed the street lights that were still on,. 

"Well, the power goes out why only in this restaurant?" said Alina who did not get any response from her in-laws and her husband. 

"Honey, where are you? Mama, Papa?"

Alina kept calling her family, but she didn't get any response. It obviously made Alina suspicious if the three people who had come with her were no longer in her place. Especially when Alina felt the chair beside her, it turned out that there was no figure of Rico sitting there. Given that Rena's guess was correct this afternoon, Alina then leaned her body on the back of the chair while folding both hands in front of the chest.

"Is this really the surprise you gave me?" gunan Alina in the heart.

He now looks relaxed in his sitting position. No longer calling her husband or in-laws who are currently out of nowhere. She still looked relaxed until a birthday chant spoken in English made Alina look back at her body. There he saw a little light from some candles lined up on a cake. From that light Alina could see some people there. Alina was not sure who the people behind her husband were, but Alina suspected that her family was there because of the number of heads that Alina saw, there were more than five people there.

Alina had to pretend to put on her flat face, as if she did not like the surprise given by her husband. As the candlelight approached him, at that time the electricity in the restaurant was again lit and made the room bright again. 

There began to be seen all members of his family who were present without exception. It turns out that not only was Rico planning his birthday surprise, but all of his family were planning it too. 

Alina looked towards Morgan who was standing at the very back. She stared at the second brother for quite a while, not expecting the man to be involved in her husband's plan. It was only fitting that this afternoon the collision once his brother invited Alina to lunch together and just mince words asking the whereabouts of her husband without waiting for an answer from him. It turned out that the man already knew it and pretended to make small talk to her so that she would not suspect it. 

Everyone was still singing and cheering for Alina's happy day that night. But soon they stopped singing when they saw Alina who did not respond at all. There was not even the slightest smile on the woman's face at this surprise.

"Darling, what's wrong with you?" asked Rico in surprise.

He placed the birthday cake on the table and approached his wife.

"Darling, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?" ask Rico.

Alina shook her head without making a sound

"Darling, I gave a surprise to you. Are you not happy with the surprise?" ask Rico again.

He knew that Alina was upset with him for having silenced him since this morning. And now she becomes afraid that Alina is still angry with him and does not like the surprise he gives. 

"Darling, what's wrong? Why are you quiet?"

"Alina, what's wrong? Why are you quiet?"

All questions were directed at Alina. They were all very surprised when they saw the look on the woman's face that did not give a happy expression or haru with the surprise they gave. 

"Darling, let's talk. You why? Don't you like the surprise, or are you sick?" ask Rico again for the umpteenth time.

Alina now breathes.

"Where is our food? Still a long time ago, I was very hungry," asked Alina who seemed to not intend to respond to questions or surprises from her family.

She is currently still with her sulking acting, thus making her family become very astonished and feel guilty. Now they sit their bodies on their seats, while Rico still faithfully crouches next to his sulking wife. 

"Darling, are you mad at me?"

"Darling, don't be angry. I'm sorry, if I've been such a bitch since. I'm not serious about being indifferent to you, I'm doing all this just because I want to surprise you."

Alina still did not respond to her husband's words. 

"Darling, please, don't make me worry like this. Why are you, tell me, don't shut up?" ask Rico again. He was now very worried about his wife. 

"Darling, are you really mad at me?"

Rico gulped his saliva, then bit his lower lip misbehaving.

"Beach, honey, you can be angry with me, because I planned all this. But please don't be angry with our other families either. They're innocent, they're just following my will to try you."

Alina's acting so natural makes them all no one realizes if all of it is just pretend. They now really feel guilty for planning something that makes the pregnant woman lose her mood.

"Darling, please I really don't mean to silence you all day. I just want to punish you, nothing more. It was also that I had to endure the tightness of not reprimanding you all day and contacting you. Honey, please forgive me, don't be like this, please. Ii'm sorry. What do you want, say, I'll grant it as long as you forgive me and don't leave me like this."

Hearing the last sentence that her husband said, Alina looked at him by raising one of her eyebrows.

"You seriously want to grant all my requests?"

"certain. Whatever it is," Rico said without thinking. 

"Then, fine."

"What do you want?" 

"Later home, I'm very hungry. Where's the food, you're gonna put it off, right?" alina was shooting.

Everyone who was there felt that Alina was really angry with them, so they all did not say much and immediately called the waiter to deliver their ordered food. When all the dishes were available on the table, they began to eat their dinner. However some of them looked doubtful due to this kind of awkward situation. 

"Why aren't you excited? Come eat," said Alina with her nature that returned to normal, made her family and looked at her in surprise.

"Darling, aren't you angry with us?" zara asked her daughter in surprise.

"angry? Who's angry?" ask Alina pretend.

"But that was …?"

Alina shouts no burden.

"Oh, I'm not angry. It's a prank" Alina said with a slight shout at the end of her sentence. Making his family members become confused and after that they problems his breathing with relief. 

"Darling, you …?"

Before Rico continued his words, Alina had already nodded first.

"Yes, I already know your plans. Next time you want to make a more classy plan. Don't be like teenagers who are still dating" Alina quipped.

"And don't silence me anymore. I don't like it" continued Alina with a warning look at her husband.

Rico was a little disappointed because his plan to make his wife touched was a complete failure. It turned out that he was being pushed back by his wife. 

It seems like tomorrow he has to teach Andi a lesson because this norish idea makes his plan that wants to surprise his wife fail miserably.

Yeah, right, Rico did get the idea from Andi. He thought the plan would work out as it already did, but who would have thought that by noon Rena would meet Alina and easily uncover the secrets of the men and support Alina for revenge.