False Accusations
"Laura, what do you mean?" Stevan's face looked very confused. He was speechless when he heard Laura's story, which was beyond reason.
"I'm pregnant with your child, Mr. Stevan." Laura showed a sad expression.
"What? You mean, I got you pregnant? Since when did I do that?" Stevan was really shocked.
"Have you forgotten? That night, we did it very fiercely," said Laura with an innocent face. Yola and Jennifer were aghast at Laura's statement, which sounded embarrassing to them. Even Stevan was stunned because he was too shocked. "Mr. Stevan must be responsible. After all, this fetus is your child."
"Oh shit! I've never touched you at all, Laura." Stevan looked seriously at Laura's face, which was clearly visible on his cell phone screen.
Suddenly, Laura started crying hysterically. "You are a bad man! You dare to plant seeds in my womb but don't want to admit it." Her crying grew louder. Yola and Jennifer were even more confused.
Stevan ruffled his hair in frustration. He couldn't understand Laura's thoughts. How could that woman accuse him of impregnating her when, in reality, he had never touched her at all? "Laura, please. Don't make a scene. I didn't do anything dirty to you at all."
Laura didn't stop, but instead cried even more hysterically. She is like a great actress who is good at acting. She was very satisfied to see Stevan's confused face. Even though she was satisfied that she had pranked the man, her real goal was to ask Stevan to help her get out of her arranged marriage with Reynold.
"Enough!" Yola shouted, making Laura stop crying. "I don't want to know. You have to come to my house tonight!" She said she was looking at the cellphone screen.
"What?" Stefan was stunned.
Without waiting for Stevan's further response, Laura immediately turned off the video call. She then looked at her mother. "Mom, don't worry. I'll definitely bring Stevan here. But not tonight. He's still in shock because I haven't told him about my pregnancy."
"Stupid! Why are you so careless? Ahh, enough! My head is very dizzy. I'm confused about how to talk to the Reynold family. It's very embarrassing." Yola immediately stood up and left the living room area.
Laura suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Her burden felt light when she saw her mother leaving. Now just face Stevan. The man must have been very angry with her for making such careless accusations.
"Are you not lying? Did Mr. Stevan really get you pregnant?" Jennifer still wasn't sure.
"Are you crazy? You think I'm a cheap woman who will give her body to just any man?" Laura answered while leaning her head on the back of the sofa.
"Huh, I don't believe it either." Jennifer was relieved too. "Wait, how dare you bring Mr. Stevan into this problem? Are you crazy?"
Laura could only sigh in resignation. "I have no other choice. Do you know the address?"
Jennifer shook her head. "Why don't you ask him directly?"
Laura was silent. She still wasn't ready to hear Stevan's voice. That man must be very angry with her now. At that moment, her cell phone suddenly rang. "He called me." Laura showed Jennifer her cell phone.
"Accept it!" says Jennifer.
Laura took a deep breath, then stood up. "I want to answer the phone first." She then went out of the house so that her mother would not hear the conversation between her and Stevan.
Day has turned into night. Now Laura is in front of a house. After picking up the phone, she immediately rushed to the address where her lecturer lived. She deliberately didn't invite Jennifer. She just wanted to talk to Stevan alone to discuss her plans. Without waiting long, the door to the house opened.
"Come in!" said Stevan with a serious face. He was very shocked when Laura wanted to visit where he lived. There was no way he could tell the woman to come to the palace. In the end, he bought a ready-to-use house near campus in case his identity was not known.
Laura was so nervous seeing Stevan's scary look. Slowly, she stepped into the house, which looked so neat and luxurious. Her heart beats faster. She imagined that Stevan was so angry with her that she didn't realize that at the moment her body crashed into the man's back. "Ups, sorry."
"Sit down!" Stevan pointed at the sofa. Laura immediately sat on the sofa. She just looked down, not daring to look at Stevan's face. "Explain to me what really happened. Is it true that you are pregnant?" His gaze searched Laura's face.
Laura shook her head. Now she dared to look at Stevan's face. "I'm not pregnant. I lied to my mom."
"I already thought so. Why did you lie, and why included me in your cunning scheme?" Stevan asked with a cold expression.
"I want revenge on you," Laura answered spontaneously. However, she immediately closed her mouth, which was too careless in speaking.
Stevan approached Laura and sat next to her. His gaze seemed to want to pounce. "Try saying that again."
Laura shifted her body to the side, trying to get away. "I don't want." She turned her face the other way.
Stevan continued to observe the movements of the woman beside him. He tried to find out what was on her mind, but couldn't. He thought it was very strange because he could usually read other people's minds or understand the hidden intentions of the people he was dealing with. He immediately stood up. "Let's go!"
"Where are you going?" Laura asked, looking at Stevan.
"To your mom's house," answered Stevan quickly.
"What do you want to do?" Laura blinked her eyes repeatedly. Even though she hadn't explained anything to Stevan.
Stevan lowered his face, looking at Laura, who was still sitting on the sofa. "I want to explain to your mom that you are not pregnant and, of course, clear my good name too."
"No!" Laura said it loudly. In fact, both of his hands were now holding Stevan's arms. "Please don't tell my mom. I had to lie because I didn't want an arranged marriage."
Stevan finally understood what Laura meant. There was a feeling of joy in his heart when he found out that Laura did not agree with the match. "What does that have to do with me?" Laura finally explained in detail.
An hour later, Laura and Stevan were in front of Yola's house. Laura continued to play with her fingers, hoping that everything would go the way she wanted. She now looked at Stevan. "Hopefully, he really wants to help me. I was tired of explaining to him earlier. Just watch out for him lying," Laura thought to herself.
Not long after waiting, the door to the house opened. Yola looked at Stevan carefully, from head to toe. "Mom?" call Laura.
Yola woke up from her thoughts. "Please come in!" She opened the door wider. The appearance of the man brought by her daughter looked very handsome and neat. However, she still couldn't accept that her daughter was pregnant at such a young age.
Now Stevan, Laura, and Yola are in the living room. They sat on the sofa in quite an awkward atmosphere. Stevan glanced at Laura several times, hoping that she would start a conversation. He was very uncomfortable seeing mother Laura's gaze constantly watching him.
"Is it true that you got my child pregnant?" Yola asked, looking seriously at Stevan.
Stevan glanced briefly at Laura, who was sitting beside him, then looked back at Yola. "Actually, Laura is not pregnant."