Bayu looked at Melinda with an incredulous face. "Are you that cruel?"
Melinda had no intention of answering the question of the man in front of her right now.
"Don't we have a relationship worth fighting for?" Bayu continued his sentence, but Melinda remained silent and adamant with the stance that she would seek Afgan rather than hope for a man who had nothing.
"Melinda?"
Melinda turned to Bayu with a condescending look. "What kind of future can I expect from you? Your job is still uncertain. Can you afford the luxuries I want?"
Bayu bowed her head languidly, hearing Melinda's question that pierced deeply into her heart.
"Get out of my life, Bayu. Come back only when you feel confident that you can give me the high standard life I dream of."
Melinda stood up and left Bayu in the hotel room. She didn't feel the need to say too much because whatever she did say, it would only make matters longer.
With steady steps, Melinda orde
"Melinda?" Adelia rounded her eyes and looked at Melinda who insisted on entering with an arrogant face.Melinda was still outside the iron gate. The security did not dare to give permission to enter if her employer had not given the code.Hearing the noise Achmed and Kanya also walked over to the gate to check the situation.Melinda glanced at Adelia and then glanced at Achmed and Kanya with condescending eyes. "Get lost! Call Afgan right now!" she ordered the two parents.Achmed and Kanya were cleaning the garden at the time so their faces were dirty and their clothes were not very supportive of their status. No one would have believed that they were Afgan's parents. Not even Melinda who had never seen them before."Excuse me, who are you?" asked Kanya curiously, as did Achmed who was still holding the cement spoon in his hand. Kanya looked at Melinda with a displeased face."I'm the young mistress you will be, where's Afgan? Ahh, too lazy
Five hours passed in silence in the room, Adelia woke up with a heavy head, feeling confused and uncomfortable. She opened her eyes slowly, and when she glanced at the clock beside her bed, astonishment seized her. The hands of the clock were already showing five o'clock in the afternoon.Adelia muttered to herself in confusion, "what's going on? Why is it already evening?"She fumbled through the memories in her mind, trying to figure out what might have made her sleep for so long. At first, everything seemed vague, and then, like lightning, her memories came back into shape."Melinda and Afgan, where are they?" Adelia seemed to be asking the walls of the room.With heavy steps, Adelia stood up and stepped onto the balcony to monitor the situation. Not far away, the shadow of Melinda could be seen joking with Afgan, while Achmed and Kanya were continuing their work in the garden.Adelia's gaze was blank at that moment, she couldn't cry anymore eve
Melinda looked at Kanya sincerely, “Madam Besar, don't let Adelia's past stop Afgan's future happiness. We can help him find his happiness elsewhere. Afgan needs a full and happy family.”Kanya took a deep breath, hearing Melinda call her Mrs. Besar, flattered her a little. “Hmm, I'll talk to Afgan, but I can't guarantee what will happen. Adelia is part of our family too.”Melinda smiled with satisfaction, “Thank you, dear. I'm sure we can all achieve happiness together.”Kanya pulled Achmed out of the room, leaving Melinda with her winning smile. She knew she had succeeded in convincing Kanya, and now it was time to direct Afgan's feelings.Night fell and the atmosphere in the house grew tense. Afgan decided to sleep in another room with Melinda.Hearing this, Adelia tries to hide her feelings behind a fake smile. Afgan seemed to be getting more involved with Melinda, unintentionally ignoring Adelia's presence.
After bracing herself and repeatedly thinking, Adelia decided to contact Afgan to ask about the pendant that had been given to Melinda.However, it was very frustrating for Adelia because Afgan did not answer her calls at all, no matter how many times she tried to contact him via cellphone.Not a single message was replied to by Afgan. Adelia let out a long sigh and threw herself onto the bed in annoyance. Unintentionally, her cell phone fell to the floor.Crack!Frantically, Adelia grabbed the phone that had been knocked quite hard.“Aihh, it's cracked!” squealed Adelia when she saw the cracked phone screen. Her mood was even worse because of that.The woman exhaled harshly. “Not even payday yet!”With a heavy heart, Adelia put her cell phone down on the nightstand. “The days are not going well,” she muttered with a heavy heart.Adelia laid her tired body back down on the bed and stared blan
Afgan worked late into the night and decided to sleep in the room Adelia had previously occupied.He lay on Adelia's bed with his eyes staring at the ceiling. His gaze was blank.Occasionally he hugged the pillow and clutched Adelia's blanket and breathed deeply, trying to smell his slutty wife's scent.Afgan felt a strange tingle because he couldn't deny that he missed her terribly.Elsewhere, Adelia was also unable to give her eyes a good rest. Her mind felt dull and scattered.Adelia lamented her destiny that had changed so quickly. She wavered between hope for future happiness and the harsh reality that Afgan had already found his.Occasionally, Adelia would come out of her room to get some fresh air, sitting alone on the sofa, looking at her photo with Afgan on the wall. It was the only photo she had because her father had insisted on taking it and displaying it proudly in the house.Adelia looked at the photo with a sad face and
After saying this, Adelia quickly walked away from them.Unexpectedly, Afgan pulled his hand.“Where are you going?” he glared at her.“To take my stuff and move it to the front office. Hasn't it been my job all week to move around until your heart is content?”Adelia spoke up and swatted Afgan's hand away. With furious steps and a heavy heart, Adelia walked away while holding back the tears that had accumulated in her eyes.Adelia vaguely heard Melinda's spoiled voice, “Afgan, your son is hungry, what should we eat today?”***Day after day passed, Adelia continued to work as a front office at the hotel. Although she tried to contain her emotions at work, the pain in her heart deepened. Every time she saw the sparkling ring on Melinda's finger, her heart felt like it was being squeezed by the ever-growing loss. Melinda always intentionally made them cross paths. Meanwhile, Afgan chose to work in an
Adelia did not answer and remained sobbing on Edward's lap who held her tightly. Edward kissed Adelia's hair from behind and had no intention of letting go of the woman he loved. He himself was also very confused in the face of a marriage that would take place soon. A marriage that he did not want for the soul mate chosen by his mother. Edward's heart was fighting against the love that he could not give totally to the woman he was holding in his arms.Likewise with Adelia. Although Adelia found it difficult to accept Edward's love, the man's existence provided a small hope in the midst of the darkness.She knew that the healing process took time, and Edward was willing to be with her every step of the way. However, things were not as easy as she thought.Time went on, each day Adelia worked as usual and Edward remained by her side, faithfully supporting her through each of her emotional journeys. Although Adelia still had reservations about opening her heart com
“Mom, I'm calling off the wedding,” Edward said on the long-distance call with Maya Ofel, his mother who was in Dubai.“Are you crazy? Who are you saying that to?” Maya was annoyed by her son's words.“I don't want to be set up like that, Mom. We won't be happy,” Edward said trying to defend himself.“So is wanting Al-Futtaim's wife the right thing to do? Would you be happy if you took someone else's property? Edward! What is going through your mind?”Maya Ofel ranted for a long time until she finally took a deep breath and continued her rant.“Don't let Dad act! You and the Futtaim family's wife will be screwed!” she threatened without further ado.“No, Mom, it's precisely this son of yours who contacted you because he wanted you to help. Who else can your son complain to?”“Come on, Mom...”“You want Mom to help you?” Maya rolled h
“You want to visit his grave? Yes! Go to the Sanjaya Cemetery in South Jakarta. Look for Adelia's name in block 7!” exclaimed angrily through the speaker on the cell phone. The man did not allow the security guard to open the door at all.Hearing the answer from Edward, Afgan's heart was like being struck by lightning and then slashed by several sharp daggers.“Go back to your country. I really hate you for letting Adelia's body go up in flames like that!”Edward switched off the call from the security cell phone. With languid steps, Afgan stepped back into his car.The fact that Adelia was dead made his life feel shattered. With his left hand, he called his father to check the whereabouts of Adelia's grave.The driver drove the car back to the airport. Afgan did not wait any longer, but went straight to the private plane that his father had prepared.“Go home, Afgan,” Achmed said wearily.“Adelia's grave is indeed there and the death
“What's going on, is she awake?” asked Afgan with his breath caught in his throat as he ran from the hospital parking lot to his mother-in-law's room.“No, she's not conscious yet, but we heard her delirious.”“Edward and Adelia?”Kanya nodded her head confidently, as did Achmed.“It seems that Adelia's loss has something to do with Edward.”Afgan snorted harshly then said, “that man has been gone since before the fire. He's already engaged to Emily and they've returned to Dubai.”“How could he be involved?” Afgan asked himself.“It's good you're investigating, Afgan. All the possibilities are there, after all you've been looking all this time.”“By the way, what about Melinda, have you forgiven your wife?” Achmed asked his son.Afgan looked at his father meaningfully. He couldn't bear to tell him the secret abou
“I'm sorry for everything I did that was unfair to her, Father.”Afgan's voice was hoarse and his chest felt tight.Achmed looked at his son with compassion. “We cannot control fate, Afgan. Life sometimes gives us difficult trials, but we must fight through them together. We will find a way out, and we will be stronger than ever.”Afgan nodded, the man wiping away tears with the back of his hand as he absorbed his father's words. Although there were still many questions and uncertainties ahead, he felt that his family would find a way to get through all the obstacles and rebuild their lives.The two sat together in the hospital waiting room, embracing each other in an emo-laden silence. They realize that in order to achieve happiness in the future, they must unite and support each other, even though the road ahead may still be difficult and full of challenges.“I'm going to go calm down, D
Achmed Al-Futtaim and Kanya, Afgan's parents, heard news that shook the peace of their lives. The news of their in-law's sudden shock and illness left them with a deep sense of anxiety. Their faces were etched with expressions of worry and fear as they walked at a brisk pace towards the hospital.On the way to the hospital, Achmed and Kanya's minds were full of questions and worries. They looked at each other, and their eyes reflected deep worry. They couldn't imagine that their lives would change in an instant due to this unexpected situation.“Really, what happened?” said Achmed in a hoarse voice, trying to calm himself and his wife Kanya's heart. “Hopefully this is just a temporary incident and everything will be fine.”“True, I can't imagine how Adelia would feel if she were still alive. We as a family owe so much to that poor woman who is nowhere to be found.”Kanya clasped Achmed's hand tig
“No! Bik Minah!”Brak!Afgan felt like his spine was broken. The pain of the wooden beam hitting his small body.He could feel the searing heat and hear the sound of small explosions. The scene grew darker, until Afgan felt as if he was drowning in a sea of fire.He vaguely saw in the flames Adelia waving with a warm smile. Next to her was Bik Minah and on the other side was Adelia's father.“No! Don't leave me!” Afgan shouted frantically.Afgan woke up with a gasp, his body covered in cold sweat. The morning sun shone brightly through the window of his spacious bedroom. He sat bolt upright in bed, still struck by the nightmare he had just experienced.His heart was racing, and his face was pale. His nightshirt was also stained with sweat. Afgan tried to push the shadows of the dream from his mind, but the memories of the extravagant events in his house continued to haunt him. The licking flames, the panic, and
Afgan stared at himself in front of the mirror in the bathroom of his luxurious office. A gaunt face with a thin sideburn that grows and hair that is not neatly combed makes his appearance look chaotic.Afgan repeatedly washed his face with water from the flowing sink faucet, but was still unable to get rid of the feeling of fatigue and anxiety in him.“Looks like I have to go home and soak in the yacuzi, while Melinda is still in the hospital.”Afgan finally decided to take his car back home. It had been almost two months since the man had returned home.All his time was spent at the hotel in a room without a bed. Sometimes, Afgan fell asleep in front of his laptop and sometimes, he fell asleep on the sofa.Arriving in his room, Afgan undressed with reluctance.“It turns out I also forgot myself to just take a shower!” exclaimed Afgan while furrowing his brow when he smelled his own clothes.With a leisurely p
“What do you want to give me?” Afgan shot a glare at the beautiful nurse in front of him.“A videotape that will definitely make you very surprised.” The nurse, whose name was Fiona, kept looking around Afgan's luxurious office.Afgan understood people who used to blackmail and tempted by luxury. His nimble hand immediately wrote a fantastic amount into a bucket of check paper in front of him and signed it.“That should be enough. Give me the tape!” Afgan exclaimed as he handed over the check. His firm and loud voice made Fiona jerk back.“I-I... have a condition!”“Tell me!” Afgan lowered the tempo of his voice and clenched both hands tightly.“I want to work in an office. It's been my wish for a long time to work in a fancy company. I-It was my mother who wanted me to become a nurse.” Fiona spoke with a trembling voice. The girl did not dare to look at Afgan who, altho
Melinda was still waiting for Afgan's words. They stared at each other for a long time until Afgan finally continued his sentence, “You arranged for her to take the night shift. What was your intention?”Melinda immediately laughed in response to the question. Her laughter made Afgan feel cornered and sent another sharp look.“Explain!” she exclaimed, raising her voice so much that the baby in the box bed beside them burst into tears.“Afgan! Our baby is shocked because of your voice! You're crazy!”Afgan stood up and stepped towards the baby box, staring at the crying baby with a false gaze. The man didn't feel any attachment to the newborn at all.“Him... why does my heart feel empty,” he muttered to himself. The man just stared at the crying baby without any intention of holding it.Until a nurse came in with hasty steps as Melinda pressed the call button.“What's wrong? W
“I-I don't know, Dad.” Melinda answered awkwardly with a trembling voice.Seeing that, Bayu immediately interjected, “He was present for a while and then left because there was urgent business at the hotel.”“Urgent? What's more important than his family?” Achmed began to feel anger gathering in his chest.Melinda tried to smile and greet them warmly, though her heart was still weighed down by feelings of sadness and disappointment. “Thank you, Mom, Dad. We are very grateful for your support and presence here.”Afgan's father stepped closer to the peacefully sleeping baby. “Our grandson was born, huh? How is he?”Melinda was overwhelmed by the happiness on her father-in-law's face. “Yes, Dad. He is the most beautiful gift in our lives.”They continued to congratulate and talk about the wonderful moment they had just experienced. Melinda tried to enjoy the company, but th