Chapter 4 Let There be no stains on our marriage

Sonia continued to call Anton, he looked at his cell phone then glanced at Monica who was fast asleep beside him before picking up the phone from Sonia. He got out of bed and moved slightly away from Monica before actually talking to Sonia on the other end of the line.

"What's wrong with calling me at this time of night?" asked Anton.

"I was scared because you were angry earlier, I apologize," Sonia replied in a spoiled tone.

"Next time don't do that again, Monica is still my legal wife and I love her," said Anton in a firm tone. He didn't want his marriage to Monica to fail like when he married Sonia first.

"You love her but you play with me," Sonia retorted again in a spoiled manner.

"Heh, I play with you just to please you. Don't you remember how you dumped me back then?" Anton asked, reminding her of the past.

Sonia was shocked by Anton's words, she tried to remember everything. When she married Anton, they were still poor, even when they had been married for two years, they were still poor and had not been blessed with a child. Sonia, who was tired, chose to sue Anton for divorce. She worked in a large company by seducing one of the top officials in the company.

"Anton all that is long gone. We met again because of fate," said Sonia.

"But things are not the same as before," Anton replied.

Anton hung up the phone and went to the bed and hugged his wife. He fondled his wife and wanted to satisfy her but somehow his strength seemed to be drained, as a result he slept again until the next morning.

***

"This dish smells so good," said Anton who had woken up for dawn.

"I deliberately cooked the gingseng chicken menu so that your stamina is back to prime," Monica replied.

Anton hugged Monica, he was ashamed for not being able to satisfy her. Even though he can enjoy a good life like this thanks to Monica. He kissed Monica gently and guiltily.

"I'm sorry for not being able to satisfy you lately," Anton said.

"You're just tired, you have a lot of work and it's fasting month," Monica replied without suspicion, she served the suhoor menu happily as usual.

"Thank you for understanding me, my wife," said Anton.

They had sahur together, as usual while talking about Anton's work at the company. Monica continues to monitor the progress of her company through Anton. But this time Anton seemed unfocused as he played with his cell phone while talking to Monica.

"Mas, is there anything important on your cell phone, we are having a serious conversation," Monica reprimanded.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I was replying to a message from Mr. Yusuf's company," Anton replied nervously and put down his phone.

"From Mr. Yusuf's company, why don't you know the rules when it's time for people to have sahur?" Monica asked in a stressful tone.

Anton looked stunned in response to his wife's question. He was not discussing company matters but replying to a chat from Sonia, the mistress he was currently keeping. Monica is a smart woman how could she deceive him.

"The chat was from this afternoon, but I just opened my cell phone, so I just replied to it," said Anton looking for an excuse.

"You're not like usual, mas. Don't let me find out that you're cheating on me behind my back!" said Monica who began to get suspicious, first her husband was always weak in bed, secondly now he began to not focus when he was with her and was busy with his cellphone.

Anton's face turned pale, he didn't want Monica to find out about his illicit relationship with Sonia. It could be serious if she found out, she might be divorced without taking a penny of the money because they had made a prenuptial agreement before.

"My wife, I will not tarnish our marriage, just once I failed to get married," Anton said.

"I trust you now, but remember there is no next time, many rich and established men want me to be his wife, but at that time I chose you," Monica reminded Anton. Monica also made it clear where Anton came from, namely from his father's trusted employee, if he betrayed him he would no longer enjoy the wealth he currently felt.

Anton stood up and hugged Monica, he didn't want to lose Monica, he felt guilty at the moment for playing with fire behind Monica's back, but eventually maybe his game would come to the surface like the saying a carcass if covered will smell too.

"My beloved wife, I promise you, I will be faithful in this marriage," Anton said.

"I trust you, mas. My only message is, don't betray me," Monica replied.

"I can't tolerate that, surely separation is the only way," Monica added.

Anton hugged Monica tightly once again, he tried to fondle her again. This time he was so strong to satisfy Monica thanks to the gingseng-spiced food menu that Monica cooked. As a result, they had to take a shower before the dawn call to fast for the day.

"It's so cold," Monica said as she came out of the bathroom, her body shivering as she finished the obligatory shower.

"My dear, drink this ginger tea so you don't get cold," said Anton, who quickly made black tea, ginger and lemongrass to warm their cold bodies.

"Thank you, you are the most understanding," Monica replied.

"You're my wife so I have to pay attention to you," said Anton.

After dawn they got ready to go to the company together, today Monica's schedule was to check on the employees. She was already reading the administrative and financial reports on her tablet.

She seemed to take her work seriously, even though she trusted Anton as the company's leader, she was still the one who checked on the running of the company. She didn't want to be fooled by a handsome man. If she just trusted Anton, she would lose everything.

"Honey, how about you rest at home today, you're exhausted," persuaded Anton, if Monica came to the company she was afraid that when she met Sonia later she could not hold back her desire. Even though he had promised that every morning he would take Sonia to the company and pick her up again when she returned home. That's why he's always late home these days.

"Are you hiding something behind my back?" Monica asked.

"Nothing, it's just that I feel you were tired when you served me earlier," Anton replied.

"You're not like usual, are you having an affair with your secretary, or one of the women in the company?" Monica asked firmly, this kind of thing is common among businessmen isn't it.

Anton breathed harshly, how should he answer, it was fortunate that his mistress was not in the company.

"Monica, how could I betray you," Anton assured Monica with a serious look on his face.

"Then why did you forbid me from going to the company today?" Monica asked.

"I guess if you have nothing to hide you shouldn't be afraid!" said Monica.