Adam delivered a glass of warm chocolate to Viona, who was sitting in the living room. She had taken a shower and changed into warm clothes. Adam, who was actually already showered, was forced to take a shower again because his clothes were wet, as he was hugged by Viona, who was soaking wet.

"Drink this, you will feel better, Anji," Adam said, quietly, as he gave a glass of warm chocolate to Viona.

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"Thank you, Adam," Viona replied, briefly, she then grabbed the glass that was given by Adam.

"You're welcome, Anji, drink it while it's still warm so that your body will be comfortable, Anji," Adam said again, as he touched Viona's shoulder.

He then sat down on the chair across from Viona, while he held his laptop. Viona then drank the warm chocolate that Adam gave. Without hesitation, she drank quickly. The sweet taste of the chocolate she drank made the atmosphere better. Her heart felt better than before. Without her knowledge, when she drank her warm chocolate, Adam repeatedly stole glances at her. He smiled at the way Viona drank.

"Adam, how many days have you been so busy?" said Viona, she opened the conversation as she put her half-half warm glass on the table.

"Yes, I'm quite busy these days, Anji. Every time it's the holiday season, many residents come to the clinic. They admit to being tired of the tourists who come during this holiday," Adam replied with a smile.

"They're really tired? Is every holiday always like this, Adam?" Viona asked, curiously.

"Usually the tourists will come to Elora Village when it's school holidays. They will come with their families or their partners to this place. And this time it is not just local tourists who came, Anji, but tourists from abroad began to come to Elora Village when they learned about the beauty of this village on the official website uploaded by the central government," Adam replied, quietly, while he showed the tourism site made by the central government to Viona.

Viona, who was interested, immediately changed seats. She immediately sat next to Adam and grabbed Adam's laptop and read the site Adam was talking about.

"No wonder at the holiday season this time, Elora Village is very full, apparently there are almost 2,000 visitors according to this site every day," said Viona, in amazement, pointing to the numbers of visitors on the daily site that Adam pointed out.

"Yes, that's why I'm not surprised if many people come to the clinic. Fortunately, yesterday I already took stock of drugs at the trial center. If I was late, I couldn't have served these patients well," Adam said, gratefully.

"All of this is God's plan, Adam," Viona said, quickly.

"Likewise with our meeting, Anji," Adam said, briefly.

Thump!

Viona was stunned to hear Adam's words. She then turned slowly to Adam with a fast beating heart.

"What do you mean, Adam?" Viona stuttered.

"Didn't you say that everything was arranged by God? So our meeting ten months ago was also arranged by God. Anji, do you believe in fate?" Adam asked back with a meaningful gaze at Viona.

"What I believe is that fate is cruel to me, Adam. Fate never makes me happy. Fate always puts me in a disadvantage," Viona replied, softly, with a hoarse voice.

Seeing the change in Viona's expression made Adam panic. He immediately realized the mistake that he made.

"Anji, I..."

"Adam, I'm tired, I'm going to sleep first. And thank you for the warm chocolate, excuse me," Viona said, quietly, as she interrupted Adam's words. She then grabbed the glass filled with chocolate in front of her and walked slowly to her room on the second floor.

As he saw Viona going up to her room on the second floor, Adam just fell silent. He cursed his stupidity that had talked about fate to Viona. He forgot that Viona had a bad fate that made her still felt sad.

"I'm sorry, Anji, I didn't mean to bring up your past. I just want to try to get into your life, Anji, but when I try to get closer you always put up a shield and avoid me, Anji, why? Let me treat the wound in your heart, Anji," Adam said to himself. He really fell in love with Viona. Even on the first day that he saw Viona at the funeral, his heart already felt a strange vibration that he had never felt before.

Viona, who was not actually sleepy, chose to go to her room, and left Adam, she felt uncomfortable around Adam when Adam discussed about fate. For Viona, fate has never been on her side, destiny has always brought her into the abyss of suffering. Even since she was born into the world, destiny had brought her into the abyss of misery, rejected and thrown out by her two biological parents were enough to made her felt that fate had never wanted her to be present in the world from the start. Not to mention the problems that had flared up to her since Mrs. Maria died while she was very young. She had been forced to walk alone and followed the bad fate that always approached her until she met with Fernando.

"It would be better if that night, Mom did not find me in the basket in front of her house, maybe then I would never feel the suffering throughout my life like this," said Viona in her heart, as she closed her eyes.

Her little happy life with Mrs. Maria came back to life in her memory. Viona immediately opened her eyes when she saw that Mrs. Maria looked gloomy in her memory, her tears immediately poured down her cheeks.

"Sorry, Mom, I didn't mean to say that, Mom. I'm just too tired to face this world, I'm too small to survive in a cruel world like this, Mom," Viona sobbed regretfully, as she touched her chest that hurt. She regretted her previous words.

"Forgive me, Mom, I'm sorry, Mom..." Viona cried again when she remembered the message that Mrs. Maria had once told her. Mrs. Maria once told her to always be grateful for what she had today. Mrs. Maria had always taught herself to be grateful even in difficult circumstances.

"Remember, Anji, the life you are living right now might be the dream of many people out there. Look at the many people who are less fortunate are the imperfect ones. We, who were born perfect must believe and remain optimistic to live life in any circumstances. So don't ever regret what you have today, Anji," the words of Mrs. Maria returned to Viona's memory, a wise advice from Mrs. Maria that she had heard many times since she was a child.

Viona burst into tears when she realized that she was a child. already too arrogant and proud, she always felt that she was the one who was suffering the most in this world. Viona regretted all of that, regretted her actions that had hurt herself because she held grudges and considered the world to be unfair to her.

"Okay, Mom, I promise from this moment on I will be the old me again. I will be passionate about life. I had been through the bitter struggles this country eight years ago. Now i will fight again. I will try to live a new life, and forget those who have made me sad," Viona said, quietly, to herself. She then wiped the tears that streamed down her face with her hands slowly.

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Meanwhile, at Fernando's penthouse apartment, he was busy because William came to visit, he came to Fernando's new apartment with his two assistants Justin and Harry, who he called and accompanied him to Fernando's place.

"You really are a jerk, Fernando, your mansion is so luxurious, how dare you live in such a luxurious apartment," said William, who was annoyed. He was very jealous to see his friend's super luxurious apartment.

"If you want something like this, work hard and save your money, Will, don't give it to your bitches, hahaha," Fernando mocked with laughter loudly.

That was the first time he saw Fernando laugh in the last ten months. Justin and Harry never saw this side of Fernando, until Fernando himself was amazed when he realized he had laughed. The two of them were immediately overcome with emotion, so they unconsciously shed tears. William, who accidentally saw the expression of the two personal assistants Fernando smiled, knew that the two young men were happy.

"All my life as a doctor, I will never be able to buy an apartment this luxurious, jerk," William fiercely replied Fernando's taunt.

Fernando laughed back when he heard William's words. He then sat on the sofa where William's briefcase was. The tail of his eye immediately caught a brochure that was tucked from behind William's briefcase.

"What is this, Will?" asked Fernando, quietly, as he lifted a beautiful view flyer towards William.

"The name of the place is Elora Village..."

to be continued