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2021-07-12 23:07:27In the end, Angel couldn't help but visit Jim. She stood in her house that was also their office hesitantly. Jim's own house is right next to Angel's, so the man often goes back and forth between the office and his house, where he lives with his mother and two younger sisters.
Jim and Angel's relationship is very close, more than friends, like brother and sister. Jim's family also loved her very much. When her mother died, Jim's family automatically adopted her as an unofficial adopted child.
Jim's mother always expected more from Angel's relationship with Jim, knowing that she did not know the identity that Jim was hiding as a gay person. She repeatedly mentioned how nice it would be to have a daughter-in-law like Angel.
However, later when Angel planned her wedding with Dave, she finally accepted the fact that they were not meant to be more than friends did. Even then, it was Jim's mother who was eager to help with Angel's wedding preparations, making Angel touched because Jim's mother acted like her real mother.
“What are you doing here?” the voice behind her made Angel tiptoe in surprise.
Angel turned and saw Jim standing behind her. The man seemed to have gone out to buy food, because he had a plastic bag with the fast food logo in his hand. Angel glanced at the food Jim brought and sneered.
“You will die young from a heart attack if you eat fast food like that every day,” she muttered.
Jim laughed and rolled his eyes to mock her opinion. He stepped ahead of her entering the front of her house that had been converted into their office.
“Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to spend a wonderful day with your husband?”
Angel answered casually to avoid Jim's suspicions. “Dave has some work to do in his office, so I decided to come over and take a look at my greenhouse.”
“Working on the first day after the wedding?” Jim's voice rose.
“How outrageous!” the man shook his head dramatically.
They had entered the office area and Jim placed the plastic bag he had brought on the table. He pulled out his food and ate it deliciously. He glanced at Angel who was horrified at Jim's food order.
“You want some?” Jim thrusts his food, teasing Angel, knowing well that she is a healthy food maniac and will definitely refuse.
As expected, Angel shook her head. “I'm confused.”
Jim looked at her and frowned. “Why are you confused?”
“It's about Dave.” Angel's cheeks reddened. “He… last night his attitude was strange.”
Jim laughed. “Most newlyweds like to act weird, Angel. Maybe later you will find many new things from your husband. Something you never expected, but that's what marriage is all about.”
Angel sneered. “As if you're already an expert in marriage.”
Jim laughed, devouring his food deliciously. “I've never been married and probably never will be." His face looked sad, but he quickly changed his expression to a cheerful one. “But I read a lot and find out; you can come to me if you have problems with your marriage.”
They laughed together even though there was a slight tingling feeling in Angel's mind. Jim didn't look gay at all, he wasn't gentle or he acted like a girl. His body is strong and his appearance is manly like most men.
Angel couldn't imagine how painful it was for Jim to pretend and deny his true identity. Especially considering that Jim's mother often urged her only son to get married.
Talking about Jim's mother, Angel thought of her mother, her mother who was beautiful and so gentle. What Angel always remembers from her mother is the scent of flowers that enveloped her, the result of spending all day in the greenhouse.
Ah, if her mother were here, attending her wedding, she would be very happy. However, Angel believes in her heart that her mother must be happy up there, seeing her in the end find the man to take care of her.
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“Where have you been?” Dave's cold voice greeted Angel in the living room, making her frown.
She tucked her hair behind her ear nervously. “Uh, because there's nothing I can do, I… I decided to go to the greenhouse.”
“To the greenhouse?” Dave's gaze became sharp. “To see Jim?”
“Yes, also to see my greenhouse. Jim entrusted the greenhouse treatment to someone, so I stopped by to evaluate the res—”
“Can't you get the greenhouse and Jim off your mind? I'm sick of you always mentioning it in this house! If you really want to be a good wife, focus on this house, on this family, not just the greenhouse!” with a curt Dave walked away leaving Angel who was flabbergasted in the living room.
Angel felt her heart sinking like it was being squeezed. Her eyes felt hot, but she held it in. In her entire life, no one had ever scolded her so curtly. Is Dave jealous of Jim as well as her greenhouse?
Angel's heart hesitated, but... it seemed back then, Dave didn't mind it at all.
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Angel walked after Dave into their bedroom, suddenly afraid of her husband. Dave was a complete stranger to her, as if he wasn't himself. Angel doesn't know why, but she feels uncomfortable with Dave, who is now her husband.“Why are you mad at me, Dave?” Angel ventured to ask, trying to be gentle with her husband. Didn't Dave say that he really liked Angel's tenderness?However, Dave remained cold, completely untouched by Angel's tenderness. He just looked at Angel with disdain. “What husband doesn't get angry when his wife visits another man on the first day after they get married, as if you can't bear to rush into the man's arms?”Angel's face paled at Dave's accusation, but she tried to defend herself. “You're the one who left me to work on the first day of our wedding! I'm confused and don't know what to do. Besides, I wasn't there to see Jim; I wanted to see my greenhouse.”“What an excuse!” Dave
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Angel moved to the guest room at the end of the hall, embarrassed, because all the servants seemed shocked by her move. However, Angel took courage, saying that this was her decision as an inviolable hostess. Angel has never been a hostess in her entire life, but it turns out that being Dave's wife has its advantages too in this house, because all the maids and servants were afraid and bowed down to her without daring to refute her.The room was as beautiful as the others in the house were and Angel arranged her few clothes in the enormous wardrobe. After that, she sat hesitantly and waited for Dave to come home.In her heart she wondered, was her decision to follow Dave's orders by moving out of the main room the right one? Or does this just make things worse? Should Angel just stay in the room and force Dave to explain everything to her?However, she couldn't bear to accept his humiliation and rude attitude towards her.Maybe this is the right decision.
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“What?” Jim almost screamed on the other end when he heard Angel's whole story being said while holding back her tears. “What's going on in Dave's brain?”Angel took a deep breath. “I just don't know why he's acting like that, Jim. He really has changed, unlike the one we know him to be. He… I'm almost certain that he… hates me.”“Hate you?” Jim sighed softly. Angel could almost imagine the man shaking his head on the other side. “I really can't imagine that he hates you, Angel. His gentle demeanor, his kindness, his loving gaze on you at that time, everything seemed sincere.” Jim's voice turned concerned. “Are you okay, Angel? Should I pick you up?”“No need, Jim!” Angel exclaimed quickly. “At first I thought that Dave was jealous of you, of us.”“That's ridiculous! You should have told him that I—”“Well, he didn't
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Jim was waiting. Although looking relaxed, the man was tense and looked very worried about Angel.“How are you?” Jim pulled out a chair for Angel to sit on, something he had never done before.“I'm fine.” Angel smiled, trying to be strong.“But my feelings don't,” she continued hoarsely.Jim looked at her and furrowed his brows. “You've only been married two days and Dave is already acting like this. If this is the case, then I will ask his motivation for marrying you.” Jim looked at her carefully. “Is it possible he is trying to trap you in this marriage, Angel?”“Trap me?” Angel looked at Jim confusedly. “But why? For what reason?”“I do not know.” Jim shrugged his shoulders. “At first I was suspicious of Dave's attitude, which approached you so intensely and quickly, even then proposed to you even though your relationship was just as old
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Dave had a dream that night, the same dream that haunted him repeatedly, hurting him. He dreamed of screaming to prevent it, but it was too late. He screamed at Daisy who was lying covered in blood; the blood was so much that it filled his hands, coming from Daisy's head. Moreover, when then the blood grew more and more; Dave realized that he had no hope, that he had lost it all. The ending of her dreams is always the same, filled with sorrow and a painful void. In a panic, Dave stuttered, snatched from his slumbering dream. His body was sweating and he was panting for breath. That dream that always haunted his nights and tormented him. If only he had realized Daisy's strange behavior, if only he could guess and pay a little attention to Daisy to know what was going through her mind. If only…. Dave sighed loudly, humans can only speculate when they are filled with deep regret. Like last night. Dave's heart throbbed. He had snatched his
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“You have to leave Dave.”That morning Jim called her. Last night he called her many times, but Angel was too busy crying in pain and could not pick up. Now Angel had calmed down, determined to face it all. This risk she has to take; she married Dave on her own decision, because she was deceived by his sweet attitude and fake love. Now she is trapped in his hatred for some reason. Moreover, she does not want to involve anyone and hurt the people she cares.“I can handle it, Jim.”“But he was so rude yesterday, tugging on your arm like that!” Jim sounded furious. “I would never be that rude to any woman.”Angel took a deep breath. Her eyes filled with tears. Suddenly she missed her peaceful life, when she could enjoy a quiet day behind the green color and the beauty of the flowers in her glass house. Now, Angel does not even dare to visit her greenhouse.“I'll try to find an explanation for all o
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Dave's memory drifted to his past memories. Almost seven years ago, when he was only twenty-five and so was Daisy.Daisy was his twin sister; they were not identical twins that are why they were of the opposite sex, and not so much alike. However, they both receive the gift of the physical advantages of their parents. Dave is so handsome and Daisy is so beautiful.Dave of course really loves his sister; his sister is the only one in his family that he really cares. As for their parents, it could be said that their parents' relationship had been broken for a long time; they maintained the marriage only for the sake of status in front of people.Their mother was very busy with various kinds of business as the wife of a wealthy official. Especially their father; the man always comes home every day, but is almost never close to his wife and children, as if there is a barrier that prevents his love for his children.Dave was a man and he was tough. He was used
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Dave froze even though his whole being was like being struck by lightning. Are they not their father's children? How could that be? Is his mother having an affair with another man?Nevertheless, the results of the investigation gave Dave an answer as why his father did not seem to care about them, why his father did not have the slightest love for them. It turned out to be because of this, because they were not their father's biological children, and because they somehow seemed to symbolize their father's betrayal, the betrayal of his unloved wife.Then of course, it was natural for their father that he would devote all his attention to Angel, that girl, his flesh and blood, his biological child from the woman Dave was sure he loved very much.“Did you say this to Daisy too?”The investigator looked at Dave regretfully. “Of course I did. Again, I'm just doing what I have to do.”No wonder Daisy was devastated by it. She had
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"Are you okay?" Reeves asked the woman beside him who had been silent for a while with a sad face, occasionally glancing at the wounds on Reeves' body.Reeves chuckled. "You have to look at yourself. You're hurt too, Vida. Don't worry too much about me. I'm fine."Vida immediately looked away and rubbed the corners of her eyes. Her whole body was screaming in pain, but the injuries to Reeves' body were so much worse that the pain Vida was suffering seemed to be nothing.“Take it easy. Soon the doctor will come to examine us again.”Vida laid her body tensely on the hospital bed which felt very uncomfortable. Shw just wanted to get out of here immediately and dispel all thoughts of the accident earlier. They were finally placed in a VIP room together at Roy Wijaya's request after some time. He just wanted his men to be able to keep an eye on them without being split into two rooms like before.Meanwhile, even though their injuries
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The wind blew the blinds on the open windows. The breeze was cool and immediately hit Mira's face who was sitting on her bed with a blank stare at the cotton tree outside, where two birds were making nests—picking up small branches and arranging them on one of the tree's branches. Apparently, the two birds are a couple, who are building a house for their future children.The birds then reminded Mira of her relationship with her husband. Which over the years has cooled and cannot be called fine. They too used to be like the bird, building their harmonious home for their dear son; Reeves. However, all of that was broken like a storm and rain which one day would also hit the bird's nest on the cotton tree, the presence of an illegitimate child, who Mira never suspected existed.As a result of all that, she became like this. Spent the rest of her meaningless life on a lonely bed. Her husband is somewhere, she doesn't care.But her son ... Mira missed him. She
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A few moments later, Roy Wijaya's assistant came after completing the administration. He also informed that Miss Vida has been transferred to the VIP room which is the best service in this hospital.“Master, Miss Vida has already been transferred to the VIP room. Are you going to see her for a bit?” reported the assistant to Roy Wijaya.“Is Miss Vida awake? I will ask her a little information," asked the policeman then took out his notebook.The assistant turned to Roy Wijaya intending to ask his permission whether he could tell the police or not. Roy Wijaya just nodded in agreement."Yes, Miss Vida is awake and she was taking her medicine earlier," replied the assistant. He then invited Roy Wijaya to walk first.The three of them then walked to the top floor, which is a special VIP room floor using the elevator for guests. When they got there, they saw Vida had
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Their trip was fine at first. Reeves with a cool style while driving while Vida with a happy face because she will eat food which is one of her favorites. Until suddenly a truck came from behind. It looks like the truck had a brake failure and at high speed descended the downhill road. The truck crashed into the car that was being ridden by Reeves and Vida unavoidably. Due to the force of the collision, the rear body of the car was badly damaged and both their heads bounced forward and hit the windshield. The seat belts managed to keep them from hitting the windshield and shattering them and throwing their bodies forward, which has been confirmed that down there is a ravine, with very hard and sharp rocks down there.Reeves' car horn blared as his cheek pressed against the center of the steering wheel causing the noise. However, it was thanks to the noise that people who were around the scene ran towards the accident. They wanted to help the two of them but both
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Vida couldn't believe what she heard with her own ears. She even banged her ears for fear of having trouble with her ears. Reeves who was annoyed to see the girl's behavior restrained her hand so as not to hit her head again.“If you want to hit your head, at least not in front of me!” said Reeves curtly. Vida pouted. She became awkward again when she realized Reeves' hand was holding hers. Likewise with the man who did not realize that he had touched her without his permission. He finally let go of the hand of a woman who would easily smile if she saw something she thought was funny.“I apologize for what I said a few days ago. I was a little too much at the time," said Reeves shyly admitting his mistake."A little? You say a little too much? You've hurt my feelings so much. Do you know that, Mr. Reeves Wijaya?” Vida sarcastically let out the feelings in her heart.&ldq
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A few dozen minutes later Reeves' car stopped on a hill with a fairly large parking lot. Not many people were there. Just a few people with their partners. It's the same with the two of them who came in pairs."What place is this?" Vida looked through the windshield to see the place they had visited that night.Reeves half holding back his smile. "You'll find out later. Come on down," he muttered in his usual flat tone for Vida."I don't want to. Until you answer my question, I'm not getting out of the car. Answer quickly! What place is this? Why did you bring me here?" Vida asked just as stubbornly. She folded her arms in front of her chest.Reeves rolled his eyes. "Just come along, Vida, I won't do anything bad to you if you're worried about that." The man was silent for a moment. "Or do you want us to stay here all night?" He shrugged. "I don't mind, you know."Vida is s
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Holding back his anger, Liam intends to follow Reeves, who is taking Vida to the rehab where Vida's father is being treated. He could have been made to lose steps from his half-brother. If this continues, that girl's heart might be stolen by that damn Reeves. This cannot be tolerated. As long as he was still breathing, he would keep trying to get Vida's attention at all costs. He would never be willing to lose in any case to Reeves.Driving the BMW 8 Series Coupe, the latest luxury car with beautiful and futuristic body curves, Liam penetrated the city streets which at that time was approaching the hour of work for the workers or employees. Of course he couldn't get to his destination right away because of the traffic jams which annoyed him immensely.Several times the sound of honking horns was heard because they were impatient with each other. Due to the noise that is waiting for him in front of his eyes, plus Liam who was annoyed to hear
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Only Reeves and Vida were in the room. Vida observed him leaning casually on the door. The man now looked as usual, looking handsome. The girl's eyes traced his lips and then her cheeks flushed red as the memory of her kiss with him on the balcony hit her straight away. Reeves seemed to know what was on Vida's mind. Maybe because he saw her cheeks suddenly turn bright red."Would you like to go with me?" suddenly Reeves asked. "You don't have anything to do this holiday, do you?"In fact she have. Vida wants to visit her father in rehab while today is a holiday. "No, I have something to do."Instantly Reeves gaze sharpened. "You're going with Liam?"Vida frowned. "No. I don't even know where Liam is. I'm going to visit my father.""In rehab?" Reeves looked thoughtful for a moment. "I'll take you," he continued later, in an undeniably firm voice."No need!" Vida half shouted to refuse. She couldn't imagine spending her day off with Reeves, le
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Liam half slams the door to his room, his breath panting and he furrows his brows, actually frowning at the pain. Cold sweat ran down his forehead and he felt excruciating pain all over his body. Liam tried to catch his breath, but a rancid smell wafted from his nose filled with fresh blood, flowing non-stop until it reached frightening levels.He wiped the blood from his nose with his handkerchief, then threw the red handkerchief on the floor. His legs were shaking, he was shuffling trying to reach the bed, but apparently the bed was too far for him.His body fell to the floor, losing consciousness.When Liam opened his eyes, he was in a faint white room. His eyes blinked because of the light that contrasted with the darkness that always surrounded him. Having overcome the light, Liam looked around the room. The first thing he saw was Roy Wijaya. The old man looked somber, sitting in the chair next to his bed."Grandpa, you come back from London?"
