BXBX NOVEL Chapter 76 - Posts And Charity At The Orphanages
By morning, Ethan and Luna were ready to leave for the orphanage. They both looked neat and harmonious.
Ethan is wearing a gray tuxedo and combing his recently shaved hair in a neat style. while Luna, wearing a white negligee with a polite design and leaving her long hair loose. She also wore a pink blazer and polished her face with light makeup. The husband and wife look increasingly harmonious like their couple goals. Moreover, the wife\'s belly has sagged, indicating that there will be new members among them who will add to the perfect impression of being a small family.
"Will office employees be there too?" asked Luna as she walked Ethan\'s steps toward the car.
"No," Ethan replied as he opened the car\'s door for Luna. "Maybe only Andrew and Nathalie will be helping out with the gifts and envelopes."
Luna nodded in understanding, then hurried into the left side of the car, while Ethan turned to the right.
Toni immediately drove the car that took his employer to the address of the orphanage that had been recommended by Nathalie. Ethan\'s bodyguards brought the neatly arranged packages with two other cars.
On the way. Luna hummed softly while staring at the roadside view from the windshield. She looked radiant and uplifting. Even though last night she fell into the swimming pool because of her negligence. Luckily the pregnant woman did not have a collision or fever afterward. because last night he was shivering with cold.
"You look happy," Ethan muttered with a smile glancing at Luna who was humming Ellie Goulding\'s song, \'How long will I love you,\'.
"I don\'t know, I feel enthusiastic today. maybe this is my first time doing charity work," said Luna.
"If you\'re happy, we\'ll be doing charity work every three months," Ethan replied.
"That\'s a great idea." Luna leaned her head on Ethan\'s shoulder. "Are you going to the office after this?" She asked softly.
"Maybe so, or maybe overtime," Ethan replied.
"Overtime?"
Luna groaned off Ethan\'s shoulder. "You said that if you have a trusted person, you won\'t be over time. Then what\'s the point of Andrew?"
Ethan sighed and then explained, "If it didn\'t matter I wouldn\'t be overtime. because tonight an important relation comes from abroad, that\'s why I can\'t go home early."
Luna nodded in understanding and returned to silence as she smelled the fragrance of the woody scent that clung to Ethan\'s tuxedo.
"Why?" Ethan asked as he glanced at Luna, who was inhaling the sweet scent on his shoulder.
"The smells good," replied Luna with a grin.
"This is the smell of your choice," Ethan muttered because he had hardly bought his perfume since he married Luna. his wife always took the time to buy perfume for him when she was shopping.
"The smell is intoxicating. It adds to your charisma," said Luna as she continued to smell Ethan\'s tuxedo.
"Seriously." Ethan smiled and shook his head to glance at his wife who was acting strangely. uh not weird but adorable.
Luna moved off Ethan\'s shoulder, then took the smartphone in her purse. "let\'s take a photo together," she asked.
Ethan only responded with a smile and nodded, because he always couldn\'t refuse anything Luna asked.
luna stretched out her hand and started pointing her smartphone camera at her face with Ethan. Until several shots, she took the time to kiss her husband\'s cheek.
"The results are good. I\'ll post on Instagram," said Luna while looking at the photos. he immediately posted the photo with the caption:
\'With my lovely husband\'
She also tagged Ethan in the post. Her husband just doesn\'t flinch to pay attention to her, who is busy playing social media. He did not forbid her to post the photo earlier, because he was wearing modest clothes.
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elsewhere, Edward is in the park with Viona. He deliberately took his wife out of the house to enjoy the fresh morning air because he was bored when he saw her lazing in the room.
Viona sat on a park bench, while Edward was jogging around the small garden. She smiled at her husband, who looked muscular in shorts and a t-shirt that displayed his thick arms.
"How could I give up on getting your attention, you look so handsome and perfect," muttered Viona. She continued to adore Edward, despite repeatedly receiving bitter pills for the fact that he had never loved her.
it\'s just that she felt that her husband seemed to be serious about learning to love her after the threat of evidence that she had kept. Especially now that she is pregnant with her child. It seemed like a bonus from her efforts so far.
Edward gasped toward Viona. he sat beside his wife, then took the mineral water that had been brought and immediately drank it.
"You tired?"
"Hem."
Viona wiped Edward\'s sweat off his temples. She smiled glancing at her husband who was still steadying his breath from running quite far.
"Do you want to go home now?" asked Edward.
"Whatever," replied Viona.
"I like it here, the place is cool. I want to relax for a while," said Edward while leaning his back. He reached into his trouser pocket for the smartphone. while Viona returned to relax looking around the garden which was full of children. She imagines that she will have children too, which will make her happy with Edward even more complete.
Edward opens Instagram and stalks Luna\'s account. he saw his ex-lover posted an intimate photo with her husband, who is his half-brother. The man felt his heartburn with jealousy. However, he remembered that the woman would be kind when he showed concern for Viona.
"Viona, I want us to take a photo together." It turned out that Edward wanted to show off his intimacy too. Or maybe so that Luna slowly doesn\'t hate him anymore.
"Together photo?" asked Viona with a raised eyebrow. she was surprised because Edward never took her photo together.
"Yes, I want us to take a photo together," Edward replied and then tucked a strand of Viona\'s hair flying behind her ear. "I just realized on my Instagram account there are no pictures of the two of us at all."
Viona blushed. she felt that Edward loved her because he wanted to post a photo with her. After being married for a long time, there is not a single photo of her on the man\'s account.
"Yes, let\'s take a photo." Viona happily complied with Edward\'s invitation. how did she know that her husband was just acting?
Although there are seeds of love in Edward\'s heart for Viona, Viona is like a grain of dust that will not be able to replace Luna\'s position in Edward\'s heart. Even though she is pregnant with his child.
Edward takes a picture of himself as passionately as possible with Viona. He seemed to show that he already loved his wife. Of course, his wife was flushed, flowery. Even though at that very moment she was receiving fake love again.
"Do you mind if I post our picture?" asked Edward.
"Of course not, I feel happy instead," Viona replied with a reassuring smile.
"I\'ll post it and tag you too," said Edward while posting the photo with a caption.
\'Happy with you\'
"Done." Edward shows the post to Viona. his wife immediately smiled happily, while he grinned with a mind that laughed at her stupidity. \'You stupid. How could you replace Luna in my heart! \' he thought.
Arriving at the orphanage, Luna and Ethan immediately got out of the car. Andrew and Nathalie arrived there. The two of them waited with several administrators of the orphanage who immediately greeted Ethan and Luna in a friendly manner.
"Welcome to our orphanage," said a middle-aged woman with a friendly smile at Ethan and Luna. The woman is wearing a veiled with floral motifs, simple clothes. She looks elegant even though there are many wrinkles on her face
The other orphanages also welcomed Ethan and Luna well. The husband and wife also warmly received a welcome from the board of the orphanage
"Our arrival, wants to share a little sustenance with the children here," said Ethan politely and then glanced at Luna. "This is to celebrate my wife\'s seventh month of pregnancy, we ask for the best prayers for the birth of our children in the future," he continues
"Yes, ma\'am. We ask for prayers from the children here," said Luna with a friendly smile
"Thank you, sir... ma\'am. Because it is good to give alms for us."The middle-aged woman replied with a peaceful smile, then invited Ethan and Luna to enter
Andrew and Nathalie ordered the bodyguards and also Toni to drop off the items and rice boxes that had been prepared in the ca
they simultaneously set it on the long table available in the orphanage yard which is not too grand
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Inside the orphanage, Ethan and Luna take a look at the condition of the building that houses the orphans. They also saw many children who were studying, playing and some were still babies being cared for by the orphanage
"Since when was this home built, ma\'am?" Ethan asked as he glanced around the room that looked unflattering. the floor was hollow, the ceiling was broken and the walls looked dull. The orphanage looks like it has never been renovated. The children there also need a comfortable place. It made Ethan feel ba
"This orphanage was built by my late husband in the 90s," answered the leader of the orphanage
"It\'s been a while," Ethan muttered as he continued to look into the children\'s bedroom, which seemed cramped and dul
Luna, who had been following Ethan, also felt pity, seeing babies without parents playing with makeshift toys. some of them wear clothes that are too small. It seemed to break the pregnant woman\'s heart. She felt very sorry.
"When was the last time this home was renovated, ma\'am?" Ethan asked
"About ten years ago," answered the leader of the orphanage. She smiled a little seeing the state of the building where she accommodated the children without parents. "We want to renovate. But now there are rarely donors. There is only enough for daily food needs."
Ethan nodded in understanding, then reached into his tuxedo pocket. she took the checkbook and pen she always provided. The man wrote a nominal value of five hundred million rupiahs on the check.
"Here\'s some money from me to renovate this home." Ethan handed the check to the caretaker of the orphanage
"Oh God, This is very much, sir. Thank you. may Allah always provide sustenance and health for your child and your wife." The caretaker of the orphanage was surprised at the amount of assistance that was quite nominal. She almost cried but held it back
"You\'re welcome, ma\'am. I will give a fund allowance every three months to this orphanage," said Ethan with a friendly smile. Meanwhile, Luna smiled with relief and admired Ethan\'s generous attitude even more.
"Once again, I thank you. Hopefully, your children will be born healthy and their mothers will be healthy too. we will always pray for you."
Ethan and Luna just smiled and nodded in response to the orphanage who was feeling very grateful for the funds that Ethan gave.
"Sir, the parcel is ready to be distributed," said Andrew, who had just arrived from outside
Ethan nodded in understanding, then asked the committee of the orphanage to order the children to queue for the distribution of the assistance he would provide
Ethan and Luna hurried out. They stood in front of a table that was full of rice boxes, toys, and school supplies. Nathalie beside them was ready to give the envelopes filled with money.