Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

A week later, Julian had recovered and could be discharged from the hospital. After leaving her office, Lisa went straight to the hospital to visit Julian. Mrs. Sumiyati was seen busy packing Julian's clothes and belongings when she arrived. Lisa saw Rangga hugging Julian and kissing the boy's cute chubby cheek.

Before going to the hospital, Lisa had stopped by the bakery to buy Julian his favorite pudding. 

The toddler went straight to Lisa and hugged her legs cheerfully.

"Hello, Julian dear!" Lisa said with a beaming face. "Do you feel better now? Look, I brought your favorite pudding!" 

The toddler smiled and accepted the pudding offered by Lisa. He looked at Lisa with his big, sparkling eyes as he said, "Thank Chuu, Awnchee Icaa,"

Lisa's heart melted when she heard the toddler speak. It had been a week since she hadn't seen him. Lisa was worried about Julian's condition. If only Lisa hadn't been responsive at that time, Julian's life could have been in danger.

'Ah, thank goodness.'

Rangga watched Lisa looking happy and relieved from his seat. The man smiled, he was very lucky to have a reliable friend like her.

"You seem very happy today, huh?" Rangga confidently asked.

"How couldn't I? Julian is already healed. Are you not happy too?" Lisa replied, carrying Julian.

"Yes, I am very happy. I almost had a heart attack outside the city because I couldn't meet Julian. But fortunately, Julian's dengue fever this week was not severe because it was immediately treated. I really thank you for doing the right thing."

"Aunchee, down, down," The toddler asked Lisa to put him down then climbed onto the bed and rolled around like a happy child.

Seeing Julian's positive response made Lisa even happier and more relieved. She had got a good maternal instinct. At least, that was what she thought.

"Look at Julian, he really likes it when you come to visit him. Julian feels comfortable and happy around you, Lis. Even more so than Mrs. Sumiyati!" Rangga said when he stole a glance at Julian who was laughing on the bed.

Lisa touched the toddler's hands gently as she invited him to talk. How happy the 3 year old toddler's eyes were when he saw the sweet smile on Lisa's face that seemed to glow like an angel.

Not only Julian, Rangga also thought the same thing. He saw a mother figure of his childhood friend. Lisa was a good mother-to-be, he thought.

"How about it, Julian? You took all the medicine diligently while still in the hospital, right?" Lisa kindly asked.

"Of couwwse! Ian also eats every day!" The toddler replied in his cute light voice. He then smiled sweetly at Lisa.

"Smart boy! That's why you recovered quickly and came home today!" Lisa said, shaking the toddler's hand anxiously.

For a moment, Lisa thought that Julian was not her real child, but she felt a very strong and familiar bond with the toddler. She seemed to have considered Julian as her own son after an unpleasant incident in her past. 

'If only my child was still alive,'

Lisa stared at the edge of the bed blankly for a long time. Her mind began to wander everywhere.

When she was lost in her reverie, Mrs. Sumiyati said, "Mr. Rangga, Miss Lisa, everything's done. Let's just go home!"

Mrs. Sumiyati's distinctive voice immediately broke Lisa's reverie. The woman was stung and shook her head. Her behavior became a little awkward.

"Ugh, yes yes sorry. Let's go home, Julian. Yeeeey, are you ready?" Lisa said, encouraging Julian.

The boy jumped out of bed and nodded to Lisa. He raised his hands in the air and cheered happily.

"Careful Julian, don't fall or you won't be able to go home today," Rangga teased with a slightly worried tone.

When they got home, Lisa carried Julian out of the car while Mrs. Sumiyati took out Julian's bag and carried it inside.

Lisa hadn't visited her childhood friend's house for a long time. Nothing seemed to have changed. Julian immediately asked Lisa to put him down as soon as they got inside. The boy immediately ran to his room cheerfully.

That night, Lisa didn't rush home. She still wanted to spend time with Julian after she hadn't seen him for a long time. She still wanted to pinch Julian's adorable cheeks!

When Lisa was busy accompanying Julian to play in the room, Rangga knocked on the door and stood in the doorway. He said, "Woah woah, are you still going to play? Aren't you tired?"

"No tired, Papa! Aunt Ica is really good, accompanying Ian to play!" The boy laughed happily.

"Hehe, it looks like Julian really likes you, Lis," Rangga suddenly said.

"I really like Julian too. He's really funny, uh, he's really excited!" 

"Don't you want to be Julian's guardian?" Rangga spontaneously asked, his arms crossed as he leaned his back against the doorway. He looked at Lisa confidently, as if he already knew what kind of answer Lisa would give. 

"Yes, please! Come on, you're a dear friend of mine, Julian is also your son. You two are like family to me too. You don't need to ask me to say 'yes'," Lisa answered without hesitation.

"But if you've said 'yes' you can't step down. This will also be a big responsibility for you, apart from working at my company and supporting your small family," Rangga added, convincing Lisa's choice.   

"Of course, you don't have to worry. So far, I have been looking after your kid and we had it all done smoothly, right?"

The man suddenly fell silent. He looked down and took a deep breath and then called Lisa to sit with him in the dining room. Rangga wanted to talk to her in person.

The man turned his head away as the woman sat across the table. His heart suddenly started beating fast. His lips felt stiff, his voice choked. He didn't know whether he had to say it now or not.

But he didn't have much time left, so he said, "Lis, what I meant earlier is... I want you to be Julian's mother. Do you want to?"

Hearing Rangga's words just now made Lisa very surprised and confused. The woman frowned and fell silent.

"I believe you didn't say anything wrong, right? You want me to be Julian's guardian, right?" Lisa answered doubtfully.

"I mean, I haven't found the right person to be Julian's mother," Rangga added, a little embarrassed and scared.

Lisa increasingly couldn't understand Rangga's words. She slowly leaned over and looked at Rangga closely.

"What are you talking about? I swear I don't understand," Lisa's voice began to rise, she was a little annoyed by Rangga's unclear words.

The man raised his head and stared at the dazzling dining room chandelier. For a moment, he blinked then took a deep breath. He looked back at Lisa with a little fear before he finally spoke up.

"Lis, why don't you understand what I mean? Or do you just pretend you don't know?"

Lisa got more and more annoyed, she raised her voice a little and replied, "Hey, quit beating around the bush! Speak clearly! I don't understand what you meant, I swear!"

The man closed his eyes and sighed again. For a moment he was silent and then said, "Lis, I want to confess to you today. I like you!"

Lisa was shocked to hear the confession of her childhood friend. Her hands suddenly felt limp, her eyebrows knit together and her tongue was hoisted. There was only one thing that Lisa could throw out of her choked tongue.

"Are you crazy!?"