Chapter 50 - I Tried My Best To Get You

Herman was so proud, saw his handwork, and looked! The girl who was standing in front of the mirror, who was spinning herself, looked so stunning.

Knee-length cream dress with a low neckline, gold-colored sleeves, sandals with 5cm high heel, ah .. she was really pretty!

"Geez, I've heard that more polished and more diamonds shine, but I didn't expect your face so beautiful when you made it over, have you ever realized your potential. You should join as a model and participate in the casting." Herman's words made Vira's cheeks flushed red.

"You are too much, I don't have much confidence, after all, there are lots of beautiful women out there, don't tease me too much, you make me embarrassed." Vira's words seemed very precise. getting Herman's compliments made her nervous.

"I'm talking honestly," Herman whispered with a serious face. "Ah, alright. Indeed, that was the greatness of my hand that cannot be taken lightly, now get ready and show the most charming smiles of yours and improve your posture, straighten your back, show your breasts. "Herman taught Vira while practicing.

Vira followed Herman's advice, she straightened her back.

"Now try walking." Requested Herman. "Cross your legs a little while walking, then keep your steps in a straight line!" Herman pointed to a straight line on the floor as if he was making a line for Vira to learn to walk.

"Don't walk carelessly, don't let your leg walk with a step, like this." Herman demonstrates the ways of a boy and it makes Vira laugh.

"Hahaha .. you look so manly when you walk like that." Vira scoffed with a laugh.

"Oh no!" Herman exclaimed, Vira thought that Herman didn't like being called the manly word, she immediately closed her mouth.

"Stop laughing like that, smile and laugh gracefully." Herman put on a serious face, "a classy woman cannot laugh carelessly, they didn't let opened her mouth until her fists entered, it can only be three fingers wide, three fingers are the maximum!" Herman affirmed his words, putting three fingers between his two lips.

Vira was stunned by Herman's words. "Even laughter had a rule?" Vira whispered with a confused face.

"Yes, that's why there is a class of manners in the high social strata!" Herman explained.

"I have to act like that in front of my husband?" Vira asked with a surprised face, she still didn't understand why Herman taught her all this.

Herman took a short breath so that Vira could see the man's chest was thrown. Is she a part of the burden on Herman's life?

"Listen to me carefully, young lady, you will be a classy woman for Vino, be elegant and charming, because one day you will enter into high social life, and you have to show the world that you are a woman who deserves to be on his side. Okay. " Herman explained with a face pretending to be patient. "But it looks like enough for this morning, I'm afraid you'll get even more dizzy, so better now--"

Herman grabbed Vira's shoulders, he turned her body, checked her appearance once more then pushed her slowly.

"Walk straight toward the door out of this room, then meet your husband in the next room. I'll go down and do my work while listening to music!" Herman pointed at his ear as if giving a code that he was going to pretend to be deaf.

Vira chuckled at Herman's words before she gracefully wiped her forehead and tried to walk with her legs crossed in a straight line, at first it felt stiff and strange because she had never thought of this way of walking, she did not know what her signature way was. 

What was clear, She heard that Herman was clapping back there and making Vira smile proudly at herself.

I didn't like the presences of Herman in this house at the first time, but as time went by, he was kind and helped me, he gave advice and did all the things that meant for me, I am grateful because Herman has taken cared of Vino for a long time, he also looks very sincere and professional.

Vira thought while enduring the pounding that was getting faster in her chest.

But Herman only teaches how to look good in front of her husband and some secret recipe. What next? Vira tried to think before knocking on the door of her husband's working room.

She felt nervous and embarrassed.

How about this? even though she was already in front of the door but it felt like her hands were afraid to knock on the door, especially after the incident last night.

After confessing love and her husband leaving, Vira should have reason to be disappointed, yeah maybe but, having Herman's advice, Vira tries to improve her relationship.

"Disappointment does not have to be met with anger," Vira whispered to herself. "I have to ask him directly, he must have a reason. I have to listen to Vino's reasoning first, I can't be jealous or angry, after all!" She reminded herself.

Vira takes a deep breath, she tries to tidy up her appearance which already looks so perfect.

Her long flowing hair with slightly curled, shiny little pins on her hair, lips that were polished with pink lipstick, she even wore heels although they were not as tall and sharp as the summit of the mountains of Everest.

She took one more breath… before finally forcing herself to knock on the door to her husband's working room.

The first knock sounded faded and hesitant, there seemed no response from inside the room. She tried to give the next knock and it was a little bolder.

but, the second knocking, the third seems the same, she did not get a response from inside the room, Vira furrowed her brows, she became hesitant. "Is Herman teasing me? It looks like no one was in this room!" Vira's voice whispered in a surrender tone.

Opened!

pulled Vira's hand tightly!

The door closed with thrown sound, someone slammed the door.

Vira's chest-beating aster with both hands bent in front of her chest. She couldn't move and her lips were locked. she could smell the wine from her husband's lips which now rested on her shoulder.

Vino hugged her body tightly making the woman can only surrender.

What is this? Why is it happening so suddenly? Vira asked questions in her head.

"I don't want you to hate me ... I don't want you to be angry with me .. but I've disappointed you .." Vino's voice was trembling, Vira could feel a heavy burden from her husband's voice.

"I should have thought first but…" Vino's words stopped.

the man loosened his hug a little, he took his head away from Vira's shoulder. He stared at Vira's dumbfounded face for just a few moments before he turned around and wiped his face with both hands.

Vino raised his head, his broad back was bent, it seemed he was very tired.

Vira couldn't speak, she could only look at her husband's back, Vino was still wearing the coat she put on last night.

There are many questions in Vira's head, she looked around the room and her eyes were fixed on a bottle of wine on Vino's desk, her husband didn't stay up late to work but with a glass of wine. What is wrong?

more and more questions in Vira's head, she stepped towards Vino's desk, one hand perched on the edge of the dark glass table.

Vino still didn't dare to show his frustrated face, his eyes looked puffy and slightly red, maybe last night he couldn't sleep.

"Vira…" Vino's voice sounded weak. He turned around and saw his wife who was standing not far from his desk. She was stunned.