chapter 04

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"No need sir, I can go home myself."

Juliana repeatedly refused William's offer to take her back to the apartment, Juliana was so fed up with this male figure in front of her, you stubborn one.

"Come on, Juliana, it's too late for you to go home alone," said William, the man even sounded like he was begging Juliana. Was Juliana mad at him? The woman had been looking very sullen ever since.

"I'll just order a taxi, sir."

William shook his head when he heard Juliana's words, "I will pick you up, which means I have to take you home, besides you will be safer if I take you, get in the car, now." William seemed to open his car door for Juliana, but the woman didn't budge at all.

"Juliana," William called again.

If seen from a distance, maybe people would think the two of them were lovers who were fighting, Juliana was busy with her cell phone while William still looked desperate to persuade Juliana.

"I asked my boyfriend to pick me up, sir, you can go home now," said Juliana in the end.

Come on, Juliana no longer wants to let William do as he pleases now. Even though William is the boss, it's not working time now.

"Okay, call your boyfriend now, I'll wait until he comes to pick you up."

Juliana thought in her heart, this man next to her really made her blood boil. Juliana immediately dialed her lover's number, hoping that Wira would pick up the phone call. Unfortunately, Juliana actually tried several times to call Wira's cell phone, but the man didn't answer at all.

Seeing Juliana calling the same cellphone number several times, William chuckled, "Your boyfriend didn't pick up?" asked the man who for some reason sounded like a joke in Juliana's ear.

"Juliana, I'll take you home, besides it's already late, maybe your boyfriend is already asleep."

Juliana glanced at William, the woman was almost crying, why didn't Wira ever pick up the phone from her? If Juliana was really in danger now, the man probably wouldn't pick up Juliana's phone either. Juliana got very upset about it.

Juliana was silent for a long time, William also didn't seem to talk much, he still always stood folding his arms and leaning against his car, waiting for Juliana to call Wira who still didn't pick up the phone from Juliana.

Until the sound of a car window was heard, followed by a child's voice, Juliana's attention was distracted for a moment.

"Dad, i wants to go home."

"Wait a minute, that's the aunt's business, you just go to bed and daddy will wake you up later."

Hearing that, Juliana chuckled and then grimaced, the woman felt like she was a burden now. Ah, he just remembered that Ishak was waiting for them all along in the car, the boy must have been bored and very sleepy.

After hearing the sound of the car window closing again, Juliana immediately turned around, looked at William who stared back at Juliana.

"How? Can your boyfriend pick you up?" asked William again.

Juliana shook her head weakly. Today, like it or not, she also has to go home with William, and follow the man's orders again.

"Okay, get in the car, I'll take you home." The man immediately helped open the car door for Juliana.

"Sir, but I beg you that this is the last time you force me to follow your will, okay? I also don't like men who are liars like you."

After saying that, Juliana immediately got into the car, she didn't care what reaction William showed when he heard Juliana's story just now.

Not long after, William got into the car and the car finally started to move through the road which seemed to have started to drift apart. William didn't say much, the radio in the car was deliberately turned off so as not to disturb Ishak's sleep behind him. The child looked really tired, he slept soundly even though he was sitting up, Juliana occasionally checked behind him.

Silence seemed to envelop the two humans in the car. Until William was heard to speak again.

"Juliana, if I'm honest you look very beautiful tonight with that dress, sorry if I couldn't be honest from the start if the dress was a gift from me."

"I'm afraid if I'm honest, you won't want to accept it."

William said in a low voice, the man didn't even take his eyes off the road.

"I will try to always be honest with you from now on, about anything," William continued.

"I will try everything you tell me to do, but please don't tell me to stop chasing you, Juliana, I can't seem to do that one."

This time William glanced at Juliana, just for a split second, she was could not look at Juliana's face for long. For some reason William felt guilty, he just realized that maybe he was imposing his will on Juliana too much, any woman would feel uncomfortable.

"Then how long do you want to stop? I already have a boyfriend, sir," answered Juliana, the woman felt provoked to anger.

Juliana didn't understand what William meant just now and what the man wanted, she still didn't understand at all, didn't Juliana make it very clear that she already had a partner? Then why is William still insisting on such a will?

"Until you are really legal with your boyfriend, then I will stop."

Juliana gave a wry smile, the woman stared at William closely, then frowned with an annoyed face.

"I just realized that you are stubborn too, don't be surprised why you are left with your wife," Juliana said as if she had no burden at all.

There was silence for a few moments without any response coming from William, making the woman realize that what she just said might offend William. Marriage, divorce and so on can be sensitive for someone, right? That's it, Juliana.

"Em Juliana-"

"Sorry sir, I spoke presumptuously." Juliana immediately bowed her head politely to William after hearing a word the man said. She had really crossed the line, by speaking impolitely, even though Juliana was just an ordinary worker compared to the current William.

"You are not at all presumptuous, in fact I want to straighten out what you just said, what actually happened was not my ex-wife who left me, but I left her," explained William.

Juliana honestly didn't know how to respond anymore, she was still emotional so she was afraid to say anything, what if she said something wrong and seemed presumptuous like before? Ah, Juliana went awry.

Finally the woman just nodded in response to William.

The silence that arose caused William to glance at Juliana, making sure what Juliana was doing until she didn't answer William's words anymore, it turned out that the woman was just sitting silently staring at the street, doing nothing.

"You don't want to ask why I left her?" he asked.

Juliana immediately shook her head quickly, "I don't need to know sir, I'm afraid of being presumptuous in taking care of other people's households."

Hearing Juliana's answer just now, William was amused and then chuckled, "I already said you weren't presumptuous, Juliana, besides, it's your right to ask questions like that."

Juliana raised one of her eyebrows feeling confused, "my rights?" she asked.

"Yes, it's your right to know anything about me, and again I have to be honest with you about anything, we're in the approaching period now," William replied.

"Oh no, I'm currently approaching you, so you have the right to know anything about me, but the reverse doesn't apply, is that right?" William corrected him quickly as soon as he noticed the change in Juliana's expression.

Juliana seemed to take a deep breath after hearing William's story just now. The woman seemed to deliberately take a deep breath so that William could hear how tired she was at this time.

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To be continued...