Chapter 12

“Please come in, sir, ma'am," I said while inviting them in.
"Thank you. We are very honored to receive a direct invitation from Mr. Dante," said Mr. Rey.
I frowned. "What do you mean, sir?"
"Well, Mr. Dante is the biggest investor on our campus and we were invited directly to his house. So we are very happy."
I just found out that Dante is an investor for my campus. I even found out from my lecturers.
Sure enough, they came to my house to do a thesis exam. Honestly, I was not really ready because my research yesterday had not been approved by Mr. Rey but now I had to do a thesis exam. But I didn't want to waste time. I immediately prepared myself and prayed. Even though I was weak, my heart was beating wildly because for me this was very sudden. Last night I only prepared myself for thesis guidance.
I also explained about my research yesterday with various evidence and facts that I got. I majored in management and I really wanted to get a job in this field.
Like other students who are quite nervous when getting questions from the thesis examiner, it also happened to me. But because I do remember and often read about my thesis, I can answer all the questions.
There is one question that is indeed difficult for me to answer but Mr. Rey is willing to help me. Is it because there is a relationship between my campus and Dante? I don't know, what is clear is that maybe this is my privilege because I can marry Dante. I am quite grateful.
"Okay, Aurora, from the results of your presentation and also the thesis exam that you just took, you were declared to have passed," said Mr. Rey.
"Oh really? Oh my God, thank you very much."
I am very grateful for what I just received. I didn't expect everything to go so smoothly. I also invited all my lecturers to eat together at the dining table because it had been prepared by the servant. They still didn't expect that they would be invited to my house, or rather Dante's house with everything he has including a good position so that my lecturers are also very happy to get a direct invitation from Dante just to do the thesis exam here.
“Then we’ll excuse ourselves. Thank you for the lunch. Please send your regards to Mr. Dante. And for the administrative process and graduation preparations, you can come directly to campus,” said Mr. Rey.
“You’re welcome, sir. I’ll tell my husband later. I’ll go to campus as soon as possible to complete all my studies.”
I escorted my three lecturers to the front of the house. Ah, I felt so relieved because I was finally declared a bachelor’s degree graduate. My struggle so far was not in vain. But can I still continue my master’s degree after this? I’m going to have a child. I’m worried that I won’t be able to achieve my dreams because my child is in the way.
I tidied up everything on the table. I still couldn’t believe that I could graduate so easily like this. Usually I would be dizzy with Laura. But now I don’t care about her anymore. Let her take care of herself or maybe get Robert to help. I don’t want to think about them anymore. The betrayal they committed right in my face yesterday is still something I can’t forget.
“I’m sorry for being rude to you yesterday, ma’am,” said the servant, making me turn around. Honestly, yesterday I knew her because she spoke without thinking about how I felt. But after I thought about it, what she said was true. I really was pregnant and my health was declining because I only ate fruit salad without eating anything else. I think she actually cared about me.
“It’s okay. I was upset with you yesterday but not anymore. You also prepared delicious food for me and my lecturer. Thank you very much.”
I sat in the living room where I had finished my thesis exam. Meanwhile, the servant went back inside to clean up the leftover food.
Ah, why do I just feel like my life is better now. I have a good and caring husband who is willing to do what I want with all the facilities available. I live in a comfortable house. Not to mention I also know that Robert has been cheating behind my back with my best friend. I think I have to start to believe in Dante that he is indeed a man I can rely on.
But why did Dante say that Molly went abroad? Where did she go? As far as I know she never said she had friends or relatives abroad. I'm still curious why she went far away on her wedding day. If I meet her later, should I leave Dante? Ah, so many questions in my head are making my head dizzy. I forgot that I haven't taken my vitamins, I have to take them in my room.
In this room, Dante and I had sex only once but I was declared pregnant right now. If I think about it, is this my destiny? I'm still thinking about my life full of plot twists. I want to meet my mother and apologize to her but I'm still embarrassed when I said something bad to her yesterday.