Airin, sitting alone in the living room, is contemplating whether she should move or not from the flat she has been living in for the past few months. She wants to carefully consider whether she wants to accept Fachri's proposal or not.In reality, Fachri didn't demand that they move to the apartment immediately. However, Airin feels bad seeing Fachri going back and forth to the campus, which is quite far. Besides the campus, of course, he is also far from his parents.She doesn't know what reasons Fachri has given to his parents to let him live independently. Almost a month they've been living together, and for almost a month, Airin has heard Fachri contacting his parents with a few completely implausible lies."Sigh... today is very exhausting. My back hurts because of sitting and walking too much from one building to another. I feel like using roller skates tomorrow," Fachri complained, flopping onto the sofa and casually laying his backpack on the floor.As if he no longer had the
"Rare, Rin, seriously. Husbands like yours are very rare. So kind and attentive to his wife. I've been living in this apartment for decades, with many residents coming and going, and only your husband behaves like that. He's friendly to people here, always smiling and greeting everyone he meets. The other husbands? They come home from work, go straight to their units, and only appear late at night to go to the nearby food stalls and play cards. Far... from your husband."Wiwit's words echoed in Airin’s ears. She always spoke enthusiastically about Fachri, who was indeed very different from the other husbands in the apartment. Because Wiwit praised Fachri so often, Airin couldn't find any faults in the tall and handsome man. Even now, those words continued to ring clearly in her mind."Hmm, that's why you didn't respond. I've been calling your name for a while," Fachri said, taking a seat next to Airin. He had two bowls of chicken porridge in his hands, handing one to Airin before star
"Everything is fine and healthy. Your baby is a girl," said the young woman who had just finished examining Airin.After a considerable time of Airin’s prenatal check-up, for the first time, she learned that the baby she was carrying is a girl. Although she had never known the gender of the unborn child during previous check-ups, now, accompanying Fachri, she could know everything."Thank goodness. So, there's nothing to worry about," Fachri sighed in relief upon hearing that the baby in Airin’s womb is a girl. This meant that Mayang couldn't disturb Airin and their baby.Considering that just yesterday, Mayang kept trying to push Fachri to accompany Airin for the prenatal check-up. Mayang didn't care about how she would achieve it; all she knew was that Fachri had to go. So that she could find out the gender of the child resulting from her husband's affair.Unable to separate from Zidan, at least Mayang could use the affair to gain a share of her father's inheritance. If Airin’s chil
Since meeting with Rachel and Mayang, Airin couldn't help but feel uncomfortable around Fachri. There was a mix of fear and shame that overwhelmed her—fear of her pregnancy being exposed and shame for what she had done, dragging Fachri into this situation.For Fachri's sake, Airin was now dragging him into her troubles. It wasn't a trivial matter—pregnant out of wedlock. That's what was now attributed to the otherwise good man. Airin couldn't imagine what Fachri would go through if his parents and the university authorities found out about their forbidden relationship and her current pregnancy."Don't think too much about it. Mayang won't dare to open her mouth because I also hold her secret. As for Rachel, she's my best friend, and I'm sure she doesn't want my career to be ruined."Fachri, seemingly able to read Airin’s mind, provided reassurance. Everything had been anticipated as much as possible so that it was impossible for them to be found out, except for Mayang. Fachri needed t
After facing a busy day with his students' thesis defenses, Fachri hoped to return to the apartment soon. Considering it was already late afternoon, and his phone was left somewhere unknown. Thus, he couldn't contact Airin in case he came home late. It was better to go home immediately than risk getting stuck in traffic. However, as Fachri was about to leave the campus grounds, he was surprised by the sudden appearance of a middle-aged woman in front of him. The woman placed her hands on her hips and shook her head, observing her son who hadn't come home for weeks."Do you want to be disobedient? How could you not come home for weeks like this?" The middle-aged woman scolded, expressing her frustration as Fachri had not been returning home. She had searched the apartment, but her youngest son was nowhere to be found."I've come home, Mom. If you don't believe me, ask the maid at home. Mom is the one rarely at home anyway." Fachri denied, not starting his car because he didn't want to
Airin glanced at Fachri, who was tinkering with his phone. After she told him her father's contact name in the village, Fachri suddenly asked for the number this morning. Despite just returning from the hospital last night, Fachri had just finished tidying up the apartment to welcome their homecoming and the arrival of their little one.Seemingly tireless, Fachri started discussing their wedding day. According to Airin, their wedding didn't need to be too extravagant, considering tens of millions had already been spent on hospital bills for the VIP ward, which undoubtedly required a significant amount. It would be inappropriate if she wanted an extravagant wedding celebration. However, unfortunately, Fachri insisted that she should stay quiet and see what he would arrange for both of them."One father or two?" Fachri asked suddenly, already sitting next to Airin, who was organizing Via's clothes in a small basket."Two fathers. The first father is no longer active." She turned to Fach
"Widow with one child, or the woman you impregnated?"Rosita narrowed her eyes. One corner of her lips lifted in mockery of Fachri's statement about the woman he chose to marry soon.This evening, he suddenly contacted her, expressing his desire to have dinner together. There was something important he wanted to discuss with her and his father. She didn't know how, but he wanted to meet and had to attend tonight.As a result, Rosita had to postpone her arisan gathering. Haris, her husband, was also affected because of the youngest son's wishes. He had to leave an important meeting in Maluku to attend the supposedly crucial dinner for his son's future."Uhuk-uhuk."Fachri choked. Suddenly, the steak that was on its way to his stomach changed direction towards his lungs. He choked after Rosita spoke."What do you mean, Mom?" Fachri asked, putting on an innocent face as if he didn't understand what his mother was saying. In reality, he was startled by his mother saying the same sentence
Airin tried to calm herself, not to collapse due to a mix of nervousness and fear as she headed to her parents' house. After getting approval from both of her parents to marry Fachri, her own lecturer, with the status of a single father. The engagement required Airin to return home, leaving Via with Fachri at the hotel. Of course, she left a significant stock of breast milk for Via during their separation. Here, Via's status was considered Fachri's daughter, not Airin’s. In front of Fachri's parents, Airin could be together with her daughter anytime she wanted. However, in front of her own parents, she had to restrain herself from meeting Via. It was uncertain for how long, but the engagement had to happen first before they could reunite with Via. Fortunately, Fachri's parents didn't mind staying at a three-star hotel, as long as it was close to Airin’s parents' residence.Getting married during university posed a bit of a challenge for Airin’s parents, who found it hard to let their