FC.007 Happy little family 

FC.007

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Leon had been waiting for his father to come home long ago by standing in front of the door. His little eyes stared at the small front yard of the house and then through the road where many vehicles passed by.

The tiny house is the result of Isana's hard work while working. It's not a new house, at least Isana has paid off the purchase of the house three months ago and the certificate is safely stored somewhere without Gary knowing.

Because it's no longer a secret, if Gary has since stopped working at the shipping company, he still leaves several loan sharks whose interest will increase every day. That's also the reason why Gary can't give money to Isana and her child. Gary's money runs out every month just to pay off debts that never seem to decrease.

"Dad..." Leon exclaimed when he saw his father walking towards the house.

Leon immediately opened the door of the house, running with small steps until he ended up in his father's arms. The seven-year-old boy laughed happily when one of his father's hands held out a box containing the robot toy that Leon had wanted.

"Father, this is great. Leon loves this toy. Thank you, dad." Leon shouted couldn't stop smiling and then laughed cheerfully.

Gary's chest was filled with joyous energy at the sight of Leon's cheerful laugh. His son had grown up very well without Gary knowing it. Something Gary had been ignoring for a long time.

"Are you home yet?" asked a soft voice from behind.

Immediately Gary looked to the source of the voice and found his wife standing with tired shoulders staring at them. Isana forced a smile that Gary had a hard time figuring out what it meant.

"Tomorrow is your birthday and I want to give you a present. Look." Gary replied, handing Isana a pink paper bag.

"What is this?" Isana asked curiously. All his life, just today Gary remembered his wife's birthday and also gave presents. Will the world end soon? Or will Isana die soon?

Instead of thinking about something that Isana didn't know the answer to, Isana immediately opened the contents of the pink paper bag. A genuine leather briefcase from a well-known brand that even if Isana saved up she would not be able to afford it.

"How is that good?" asked Gary wanting to see what his wife had to say.

"Very nice. But by the way, where did you get stuff like this from? Gary you're not stealing or doing anything dangerous are you?" his wife inquired worriedly.

Gary laughed crisply at Isana's expression of surprise and worry that couldn't be hidden. The lines on Isana's forehead are very clear. Contrasted with Isana's simple makeup which had started to fade.

"Relax dear, this is a gift from Winola. Don't be angry, yes, this bag is not new. This bag was taken from Winola's old bag collection and the extravagant lady happily gave it to me. And now I hand over the certificate of authenticity to you." Gary replied, handing him a small silver envelope.

Sure enough. When Isana opened the small envelope, a thick piece of the paper explained the authenticity of the expensive bag. Isana took a deep breath. However, Isana couldn't smile at that.

"I am very grateful but this is too expensive for me to accept. Gary, can you just return this bag? I don't need a gift. As long as you remember my birthday, that's enough for me." Isana stammered.

"Hey, don't be like that. Winola will not accept what she has given. If you can't use it you better keep it and you can sell it to Leon's school one day. Or do you want a smaller bag?" said Gary then thrust another paper bag in front of Isana's face.

Therefore, Isana was again surprised by the surprise that Gary gave. Isana's face turned red. Not because he was happy but more like surprised, annoyed but happy. A smile finally broke across Isana's white face.

"What else is this?" Isana asked, taking the small paper bag from Gary's hand, opening it, and squealing softly.

"This time you have to accept it. Honey, I bought this while looking for toys for Leon. I don't know why I always see you wearing a small old bag every time you go grocery shopping. I chose a very simple model so you can wear it.

I got money from shooting that by accident. You know, this morning Winola was furious because she wasn't happy with the photoshoot, then somehow I was dragged into it. Then Jeff gave me money as compensation.

It was like a dream and I just found out that being a model isn't as easy as I thought it would be. All this time I was just a driver who took Winola wherever the arrogant actress went.

And while working with him I understand that being a public figure comes with a heavy responsibility and not everyone can do it." Gary's story is long.

"So that's what it looks like. Did you also know, on social media, rumors circulated that Winola had a boyfriend before getting engaged and the photo that the source displayed was of you and Winola posing with several men in the background? I'm relieved now because I couldn't argue for any reason then." Isana's reply took Gary by surprise.

"How did it get to the outside so quickly when we just had a photoshoot this afternoon? Isana, you're not spying on me are you?" squealed Gary in great surprise.

In response, Isana took out her cell phone from her bag and then showed the social media source she mentioned earlier. Then, Isana also deliberately searched on a search engine and the results were the same. Quite surprising because the news became the talk of the internet in the last hour.

"If you don't do it then you don't have to worry. Sometimes, drivers are always victims of their artists. What's more, my husband is very handsome and deserves to be considered a geeky model." Isana chuckled cheerfully, not believing the news at all because Isana had a lot of faith in Gary.

"Don't joke. I am also an ordinary human being who can be afraid and anxious." Gary whined, hugging Isana spontaneously.

"So where are we going to have dinner tonight?" Isana asked softly, right into Gary's right ear whose chest was a mix of fear and happiness.

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To Be Continued...

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