JORDAN
Chapter 14's

Apparently Jordan was serious about his remarks that would make Lionara would be kept busy by him. This morning after breakfast, Jordan took Lionara to an upscale boutique located in the elite downtown area. The boutique is a whitewashed house in the Dutch style, surrounded by lush trees and a beautiful atmosphere.

“Come down, this is Deliah's boutique. I'll introduce you to him first.” Jordan opened the door and circled the car, then opened the door for Lionara. This time he deliberately did not use the services of his personal driver.

They walked side by side, with Jordan's arms coiled around Lionara's slender waist. Lionara was actually uncomfortable with Jordan's treatment that managed to invite the attention of many people staring at them. Want to brush off the hand but it is useless, because the owner even lightly intensify his embrace.

The atmosphere inside the boutique is very elegant, with bright yellow lights that create their own beauty against the colored clothes hung in various corners. In the past Lionara used to enter a place like this because the mother who often asked her to accompany her for clothes fittings if her father could not accompany her.

“Jordan?”

Someone came out from the back of the shop. She was a very beautiful woman, with a bright red t-shirt that showed the sexiness of her body that was as white as milk, sparkling like porcelain. All of a sudden the woman squealed for pleasure, “Jordan!!” then the woman ran away

hugged Jordan tightly.

“Where are you my dear? Long time ago you didn't come here.”

Jordan smiled sweetly and replied to the woman's embrace, “I've been very busy with work lately.” Jordan rewinded his steps and subtly broke away from the woman's embrace, “How are you, Deliah?”

“I'm fine.” Deliah muttered cheerfully as she blinked one eye, “and I miss you so much, Jo. You used to come here a lot while bringing your beautiful girlfriends. So since you haven't been here for a long time, I thought maybe you weren't dating?”

Deliah's eyes glanced at Lionara who was standing expressionlessly behind Jordan and immediately raised an eyebrow, “Or are you dating but it seems to have changed your taste?” his eyes scanned Lionara from toe to head, making Lionara unconsciously pay attention to his own appearance. Long-sleeved grey t-shirts rolled up to elbows, with black jeans hanging—not to the ankles and wearing white sneakers. While his hair was plucked original up to show the neckline.

Wh why? Is there something wrong with her dress style?

“Has your woman's taste changed?” his mutter approached Lionara, and then touched Lionara's shoulder without permission, then turned over Lionara's body which he thought was like a puppet. He observed Lionara's body and then turned his head towards Jordan again. “Your latest?” he mumbled in disbelief

Jordan chuckles, “His name is Lionara. She's more like my wife, Deliah. And I want your help to train him.”

“What?!” exciting Deliah amazing surprise “ka—you're married?”

“Ya.” Jordan smiled widely, “just a minute Grandpa was celebrating his birthday party and my whole other extended family was coming. My wife is very innocent and does not know how to dress up. I want you to teach her how to look like a high-class woman. From the start of the style of walking, the style of dress even the style of speaking intensively.” Jordan looked at Deliah and smiled sweetly, “I know you are very expert in such a field.”

Deliah laughed, a sweet laugh heard, she patted Lionara softly on the shoulder, “Hai, I'm Deliah. And it seems like my best friend who suddenly came after a long time disappeared this shamelessly directly asked for my help.”

Deliah uttered words of ridicule, but then Lionara realized that the woman was just using as a joke, not intending at all to demean her interlocutor. Maybe it's that style of speech.

“I could have done it, Jo. Although this will take a lot of time.” Deliah looked at Lionara meaningfully. “but you have to explain everything to me from A to Z so I know what all your plans mean.”

Deliah then called her maid who came immediately from the back door, “Create a drink for both my guests. We'll have a conversation for a while.”

“I'll explain it to you, Deliah.” Jordan nodded his head in agreement, then looked at Lionara, "Can you wait here? I'll talk to Deliah for a while inside.”

Lionara nodded his head. He was also not interested in hearing the conversation of the two, because he could guess what the two would discuss.

“The waiter will bring you drinks and cakes. You can look at the clothes here and try them on. If anything interesting to you just say it, I'm sure Jordan will gladly buy it for you.” Deliah blinked one eye, then flirtatiously held Jordan's arm, and the two human children then entered the inner room that seemed to be the office part of the boutique.

Lionara stared unblinkingly at the backs of the two who were slowly starting to move away. Don't ask how he feels right now. Seeing a husband being held in a friendly manner by another woman must be very unwilling. Moreover, Jordan as usual did not refuse or expel the woman but instead let her wrestle in her body while

joking. But didn't Jordan marry her without love? And Lionara also accepted the marriage without love. He should not sulk like a jealous wife, let alone in public like this.

****

Jordan and Deliah walked out of the room within an hour of speaking inside. Seeing the appearance of the two, Lionara who was watching the boutique workers, immediately stood up. Deliah smiled sweetly at Lionara, then threw a questioning gaze at Jordan.

“Where are you going today?”

Jordan shrugs, “We're going to the mall. Since I'm also on leave, it's not wrong not to spoil my hostess a little today?” he said as he glanced towards Lionara

“Ck, basic woo,” kekeh Deliah punching slow bicep Jordan

“I am,” Jordan chuckled, then walked up to Lionara and immediately clasped his hand

“Be careful yes,” Deliah took off their departure in a friendly smile, “dan Jordan, don't forget to bring your wife to the salon.” After Jordan and Lionara got close to their car.

Jordan just nodded his head and waved to Deliah. Along the way they were silent. Jordan repeatedly stole a glance at his wife who looked at the shoulder of the street. There is no intention at all to open a conversation or just a stale base.

“Do we make you wait too long?” In the end it was Jordan who opened the conversation first. Waiting for Lionara to make a sound first is like waiting for the north pole to melt. Impossible.

Lionara turned his head, “No.” then looked back to the front “Butik very beautiful, and Deliah.. the owner is very beautiful.”.

Jordan smiles knot, “Of course, Deliah is very pretty. Even she takes care of her beauty that much.”

“Oh.” Lionara responds flat. For some reason there was a sudden feeling of dislike tucked away as Jordan praised the other woman.

Jordan himself observed Lionara's reaction and smiled amusedly.

“Do not feel inferior. Deliah is always trying to be prettier than any woman in the world, but she's a good friend and she'll help you.”

Are they really just friends? Didn't Jordan himself say, there is no friendship between man and woman?

Lionara was eager to throw back Jordan's words the other day, but when he turned his head, Jordan was focused on turning his car into the latest shopping center in downtown, which he said was the largest in Manhattan.

“You seriously brought me here?” Lionara stared in disbelief.

Jordan handed his car to the valey parking attendant. Then embrace Lionara's arm, walking side by side into the shopping mall's main door.

“Don't I also say I don't like shopping?” Lionara.

“Ck, in this case it turns out you are chatty too yes.” Jordan snorts.

“Then we go home so I don't—“

“We went to the salon that was.” by Jordan and without caring about Lionara protests, he took his wife's hand to a famous salon. Jordan rarely goes to salons, but he knows which salons are good and which ones are not. His former lovers used to mostly talk about their salons.

As they entered, one of the salon employees greeted them kindly. Jordan said what he meant to the employee and then Lionara was stopped from going inside, while Jordan himself sat in the waiting room.

****

After leaving the salon, Jordan drags Lionara to a high-ranking shoe store that is so elegant.

“There can I help you, Mister and miss?” ask the salesman politely.

Jordan puts his shoulders towards Lionara, “He needs shoes, which are plenty and latest. Take out all your latest collections.”

And then a lot of time is spent trying high heels that seem to not exist

depleted. Jordan would sit there, asking Lionara to walk in front of him, and when it didn't feel right, the man would say no. While when it feels suitable, he will signal to the salesman who immediately brought the shoe box to the cashier.

In the end, Lionara was tired of trying on all sorts of shoes. When he put up his shoe hook for some time, Lionara sighed and began to feel like running away from the place immediately.

Jordan sees her, and finds reluctance in Lionara's eyes when she is asked by the woman to try on the shoes. Truly, Lionara was completely different from any other woman he had ever been with. Other women will feel like being in heaven when invited to shop for shoes or clothes for so long. Well, however his wife was a different woman.

Gently and with a smile, he approached, crouched down before Lionara who was sitting in a special chair to try on the shoes, then his fingers grabbed the hooks of Lionara's shoes and put them on.

“Tired, yes?”

Jordan's attitude and his fingers holding Lionara's ankles looked so soft and attentive. Making Lionara's face suddenly blush from it. Lionara was ultimately only able to nod his head, unable to speak at Jordan's gentle demeanor.

Jordan smiled and let out a long sigh, “Then, after this we just go home. I'll get the waiter to shop for another.”

****

In the parking spot, Jordan just pulled the handle of the car—to open the door for Lionara when a voice suddenly interrupted.

“Kak Jordan!”

Feeling his name being called, Jordan turned his head and was followed by Lionara. There, not far from them a girl waved her hand with a fluffy smile. That woman is so beautiful. His body was tall and had perfect curves. Her hair is blonde and long wavy, being attached to a maroon body fitting dress that shows her beautiful legs.

That woman must have been Jordan's criteria once, considering that some of the women associated with Jordan are indeed that kind.

“Jesica,” murmured Jordan

The woman suddenly ran, embraced and hugged Jordan without caring for the presence of Lionara there who had to slightly retreat due to the lunge of the woman.

“I was at my sister's house, but no sister. Cikantor also.” Jesica throbbed, still embracing Jordan's neck.

Jordan chuckles, “Today I take a leave of absence. Anyway, who told you to come do not say.”

“And I want a surprise for brother,”

“And you managed to do it by appearing suddenly in this place” Jordan scrambled Jesica's hair

“Not this surprise I want,” grumbled Jesica, then turned his eyes to the side. “Who is he? New date again?” Jesica stared cynically at Lionara.

Lionara remained flat expression— was completely unaffected by Jesica's cynical tone.

“Not. She's my wife.” Jordan smiled and gently let go of Jesica's embrace.

Jesica glared in shock “So the gossip is right?! Brother is married?”

“Yup, absolutely right.” Jordan laughs “Include, her name is Lionara. Lionara, this is Jesica, my cousin.”

Jesica smiled at a glance and turned his gaze at Jordan again without giving Lionara the chance to return the smile. Mercifully. Lionara was also lazy to reply to him.

“Sweetest sister with him. Though just now I was planning to take you out to dinner,” complained Jesica while playing her curly hair. Indirectly he called Lionara as a bully.

“Maybe next time we can go.” Jordan stroked Jesica's hair gently

“Appointment yes?” jesica's gloomy face immediately sparkled cheerfully

“Sure” Jordan smiles nodding his head.

Lionara was still unmoved, staring at the attitude of Jordan who seemed so sweet to treat Jesica. He knows how to please women. And maybe that's why there are so many women still chasing him. Realizing how many women were judging her husband, the strange feeling returned. From the beginning he had expected Jordan to be surrounded by women who admired him, and at first he did not care at all. But why does it feel a little painful now?

To be continued

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