The War of Love 1930
37. False feeling

Hietlar did not flinch in response to Philip's remarks. He was stunned for a moment because some questions began to pass in the mind of the 40-year-old man. Hietlar is not a layman in the business world, he understands very well that when it comes to the affairs of a giant economic network like this should not just ask for or provide help, he understood, especially from people who do not work directly in their field. Obviously this raised his own suspicions for Hietlar.

"How, Master?" Philip roused Hietlar from the reverie.

"Hmm, I'll see you tomorrow." Sahut Hietlar while melengos into the house.

Philip smiled in anguish in response to Hietlar's reply.

"uh? I heard that the German leadership was very intelligent, it was just gossip. He could have agreed immediately. Hmh!" Philip murmured softly before entering the house.

On the other hand Hema, Ilse, Friedrich and Franziska were still sitting in the sofa waiting for Philip and Hietlar who were chatting outside. The atmosphere in the living room was awkward and very quiet until the sound of a heartbeat could be heard clearly.

Ilse used her elbow to fatten Hema to start the conversation.

"T-lord, Mistress.....I've brought dowry in the car, later if Mr. Hietlar comes I'll take." Chirps Hema break the silence.

"Oh? Yes already Hema, it is indeed your obligation to be responsible. I just want to ask you one thing before giving up Ilse completely." Frederick Sahut.

"Please sir."

"Do you love Ilse?"

Hema was stunned to hear the question, she rolled her eyes to look at Ilse who had been glowing with a smile waiting for her answer to be thrown. So was Franziska who, although still upset but still curious. Hema was really not willing to lie, but anyway this was for the smooth purpose of her master so Hema could only sigh long and chesty.

"Yes, I sincerely love Ilse, sir."

Hema's answer immediately got a wide smile response from Ilse and Friedrich.

"Well, if you're sure from now on don't call me sir. Just call me Father-in-law."

"B-good.....Papa in-law." Hema blushed.

Actually looking at the Braun family who accepted her willingly, Hema felt a little guilty. Perhaps only by treating Ilse well could she atone for her guilt. Shortly after, Hema got up from her seat and knelt with one leg facing Ilse. He reached into a small red box from the pocket of the suit and opened it right in front of Ilse.

"I-ilse, can you marry me?" Hema stammered.

Ilse was very fixated on what the cold man was doing before her. Seeing Hema kneeling while thrusting a beautiful sparkling diamond ring made the girl blush and unceasingly smile widely. So did Friedrich and Franziska who watched scene after scene with love and happiness.

"Yes, I want to." Sahut Ilse's.

Hema tried to smile sincerely and put the diamond ring in Ilse's sweet finger. The girl was really excited with teary eyes instead of hugging Friedrich and Franziska. Well although Franziska was still indifferent, but she also could not selfishly refuse the path her daughter chose.

"Bah, ma'am, I'll let you go to the toilet for a second." Tukas Hema was taken by Frederick.

Hema went to the bathroom to wash her face and face her own embarrassment. In politics, Hema is indeed very cunning and stone-hearted, but this is the first time Hema feels melted with the harmony of a family.

POV: S-hema

I walked into the cold bathroom, staring at the reflection in front of the mirror. I turned on the water tap and began to wash my face harshly. The cold water in the middle of the winter felt very piercing the skin, but I intentionally. Intentionally making myself feel physical pain so that the pain in the heart is diverted.

The man who once walked on top of a pile of corpses and had committed many murders like me did not deserve the harmony of the household, I must be stone-hearted for the sake of your purposes. The feeling of only a burden would shackle me and have a weakness.

Cclek

(Bathroom door sounds open)

Before long Ilse appeared from behind the door and entered just like locking the door from the inside. I was stunned to see his sinister gaze as if it was about to pounce on me alive.

"What do you need Ilse? I'm washing my face."

"hema! the air outside is so cold like this why are you even washing your face?! Look at your hands until it's red like that!" Knock the girl as she walks closer.

"Do I need to warm up, hmm?" Ilse smiled seductively.

Her warm hands clenched both of my hands in her grasp. Blowing gently on my finger that was a little stiff, gave off a warm impression that I had never felt from any embers.

What I was thinking right now, was staring at Ilse's face up close. Very beautiful and seductive, so that came to my mind.

Damn damn shit!! This girl looked back at me. Obviously my heart was pounding, let alone his simple smile made me swallow the saliva so hard that my face was blushing.

Ilse slowly began to erode the distance, bringing her face closer to me. And in a matter of seconds, I immediately hit his ripe lips ferociously. Don't blame me if it's too wild, you're too seductive.

The soft pink skin that I touched felt attached to the diranum, the warmth of the breath changing heat shifting the cold air from the snow behind the wall. I lifted her up over the sink and deepened the event with a wild twist into the sidelines of her slightly exposed clothes. Soft and fragrant, is this what women's skin feels like?

The beautiful voice that started coming out from the mouth of the girl I had been forced to make the life companion began to escape a few times as I moved to the neck of her rank, almost making me out of control. Luckily the voices of Mr. Hietlar and Mr. Philip were heard loudly from the living room.

I stopped an activity that almost awakened a hidden desire for 40 years that has never touched a woman.

"Continue on, Hema. They won't bother us." Said Ilse while pulling my face closer.

"No, your business is more important."

I brushed off Ilse's hand and left her alone in the bathroom.

Back to the living room.

Philip and Hietlar were sitting in the middle of a casual conversation with Friedrich and Franziska. Before long Hema came awkwardly to overtake the conversation and came to sit on the sofa. Shortly after Hema arrived, Ilse came and sat down beside Hema. This was a concern for Hietlar.

"Yoo? Brother-in-law, it seems like your sweet ring is a good sign." Chirps Hietlar.

"Hehe yes, Hema just proposed to Ilse." Frederick Sahut.

"Well congratulations, from now on I will treat you better, brother-in-law Hema. haha." Celeste Hietlar.

"What are you talking about..." Hema rolled her eyeballs awkwardly while blushing.

A family warmth that felt very harmonious at that time. But the shadow of Eva that crossed Hietlar made her fixated, This happiness feels incomplete without the presence of the girl who is not where she is today.

While behind all the events, Philip did not budge at all. Let alone congratulating him, he did not even look at Hema and Hietlar in the slightest.

"I'm going home, everybody. It's late at night." Duke Philip.

Without hearing the other answer, Philip passed away with a look of annoyance and clenched hands.

Disgust! only demons use families as stepping stones!

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