Adelia held her own face with a mixture of shame and annoyance.
“Why is it so easy to fall asleep in his arms? How stupid!” screeched Adelia while patting herself on the head.
To avoid any awkwardness, Adelia decided to take a quick shower and go to work as if nothing major had happened.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Afgan decided not to go to work because he felt his body was still in pain.
There was a soft knock on the door from outside.
“Who?” asked Afgan curtly while playing online games on his cell phone.
“Sir, breakfast is ready. Would you like us to take it to your room or would you like to have breakfast in the dining room?” asked the small waiter at the closed door.
“Where's that incompetent wife? Tell her to bring the food to me. I'm sick and it's her duty to take care of me,” Afgan replied half shouting to be heard in the next room where Adelia's room was.
“Hey! What do you mean, does a wife always have to prepare clothes for her husband and water for his bath?” Adelia scrunched her waist and returned Afgan's gaze with the same sharpness.“Yes, I said yes, that's right! Make no mistake, you are my lawful wife!” Afgan approached Adelia with a cold face and a look of anger on his face.“As long as you are still mine, then I have the right to control everything from you! Understood?”Afgan snorted then turned his body towards the bathroom and opened the door wide.“Now fill the bathtub with warm water! I want lots of soap scum!”Instead of obeying Afgan's orders, the woman raised the corners of her lips upwards and then turned her body to leave him.“Hey! Where are you going?” Afgan immediately blocked Adelia's path by standing in the doorway.“Get out of my way! I don't have time to argue with you.” Adelia tried to pu
Melinda immediately sent the link to their current location with trembling hands. She knew that if she did not send the location, she would become an easy target for Afgan's anger later.After getting the location link, Afgan immediately drove his car frantically towards the given location point.While in the room, Adelia felt uneasy when a fat man wearing glasses with a thick moustache entered the room.The fat man looked wildly at the two women in front of him. Adelia swallowed nervously as she had never done anything like this, but she was determined. She felt that she had to be released from the support of this forced marriage to an arrogant heiress who had no clear idea of the direction of her marriage.“Good afternoon, so these are the papers and documents you need to sign. Read the written terms and regulations that must be fulfilled by mutual agreement.”Adelia accepted the document with trembling hands. Through a careful and ca
Slowly, Afgan laid Adelia down in the warm water until the woman's body sank, leaving only her head. Gently, Afgan rubbed Adelia's body until she felt clean while holding back his arousal that had peaked due to the sight of her innocent body without a single thread.Afgan was a normal man, but he still maintained his sanity because he felt that Adelia was his property, this cheap wife was his property, and Afgan did not like it when his property was touched by others, including the fat man who had opened Adelia's top and touched her with his hands or his dirty tongue.Imagining that, Afgan strengthened his strength and rubbed harder until Adelia began to realize. The woman whimpered and felt pain. Then she opened her eyes and blinked a few times.Realizing what Afgan was doing made Adelia immediately sit up and struggle.“Let go! What are you doing!” Adelia kicked the shoulder of Afgan, who was rubbing his thigh with a bath belt.&ldquo
The father continued, “I don't want my son to neglect his duty to provide safety and take full responsibility for his wife. You must be more responsible, Afgan. Tell me, Father, why was she able to borrow that much money?”Afgan told me briefly about Adelia wanting a divorce and then trying to return the dowry money.“You're crazy!” snapped Achmed and slapped Afgan so hard that he fell to the floor.Achmed was a strict parent. His father immediately nagged and gave long advice.Afgan absorbed his father's words as he bowed his head, contemplating his rash actions. Although the slap was painful, it was also a hard lesson that Afgan was facing. Afgan did not dare to hold his cheek, which was beginning to feel hot and sore.“Never mind, Father. I apologize,” Afgan said in a slightly choked voice.His father let out a long sigh before saying, “You are the head of the family now. Your wife is a priority,
Afgan walked into room 1808 with his mind wandering. Between doing everything he planned with conflicting feelings.The soft scent of perfume and the open door made Afgan start to fall asleep.Melinda was already lying on the bed that had been sprinkled with flowers. Melinda looked spoiled with one hand supporting her head. White and smooth thighs are deliberately displayed so that Afgan swallows his saliva quickly.“Darling, I've been waiting for you for a long time,” Melinda greeted and then stood up and moved to the mini bar to get the drinks that had been prepared. To her surprise, Afgan had already hugged her from behind and his hands began to roam mischievously.“Hmm, you smell so good,” Afgan complimented her while deeply inhaling Melinda's scent.Afgan furrowed his brows briefly because the scent of perfume mixed with Melinda's sweat made him feel a little strange."Afgan, drink first. We can start slowly. I'm
Arriving home, Afgan rushed with great strides to the second floor, Adelia's room and banged firmly on it.Adelia, who had fallen asleep in her sleep, was forced to open the door with lazy steps and rubbed her eyes in front of the man.“What's wrong? It's late, don't I have the right to sleep?” asked Adelia with a big yawn.Afgan looked at his wife with a sharp gaze. “Clean my room!”Hearing this, Adelia rounded her eyes. “You think I'm your maid?”“I'm ordering you as your superior!” Afgan snapped and pulled Adelia's hand so that she followed him into the main room.“Afgan, let go, this hurts!”“This isn't an office and it's outside working hours!” screeched Adelia, but the man ignored her completely and continued to pull her hand to follow him.Afgan locked the door to the main room once they were inside. Afgan let go of Adelia's hand.“You c
In his heart, Afgan promised to check more details tomorrow morning. Afgan planned to trace all the CCTV footage in other locations to find out who was working that night. At the first check, Afgan only focused on looking at the CCTV that leads right to the corridor entrance to the room.“Well, it's ready, Mr. Big. I'm going back to my room because it's already two o'clock at night and tomorrow I have to go back to work because my leave is up. Excuse me.”Adelia blurted out as she twisted her body around and lifted a bucket of mops and a pile of dirty sheets like a servant. Her body was covered in sweat and she felt hot.“Wait!” exclaimed Afgan, stopping Adelia in her tracks. The man stood up and stepped off the bed towards Adelia with a meaningful look. He wanted to smell Adelia's sweaty scent once more to confirm his assumption.“I had to check you out, to make sure that you weren't carrying any of my belongings.”
Adelia immediately sat up with her eyes still unable to adjust to the sunlight coming in through the open curtains.“Afgan, how did you get into my room?” asked Adelia while looking at herself. Realizing that her clothes were still complete, Adelia felt safe and let out a long sigh of relief.Afgan chuckled at his cheap wife's behavior. Stepping towards the window, Afgan said, “Do you think I've touched you?”Afgan pulled the curtains wider so that the sunlight dazzled Adelia. Adelia immediately squinted and covered her eyes with one hand.“You, even still on a flirtatious call with Edward until morning. Is sleeping together not enough? Do you still have to sleep together while online?” Afgan asked jealously.Adelia rounded her eyes, which had managed to adapt. “What do you mean, when do I sleep with Edward?”Afgan turned his body and their eyes met. “Don't pretend. You always think I'm s
Melinda approached him, gritting her teeth. "Time? It's been a year!""Shintya needs her father, now! You're going to ruin her first birthday with her father's absence?"Afgan growled, "You don't understand!""You don't understand, Afgan! You make Shintya and me feel insignificant!" Melinda shouted, eyes glazed over.Afgan felt stabbed by those words, but he persisted. "I'll be gone for a while, Mel. This is important to me.""And what is important to you, Afgan? What did you choose to miss this moment for?" Melinda tried to get his attention by grabbing the sleeve of Afgan's shirt."Let go!" she exclaimed.Afgan shook his head. "You can't just force me to leave Adelia.""She's dead, Afgan! Please come to your senses!"The argument escalated, and a tense atmosphere pervaded their home. Melinda felt disappointment and frustration growing inside her. Afgan, fixated on his inability to let go of the past, decided to leave w
Melinda felt a change in her relationship with Afgan. Although their home was again full of laughter and jokes, there was an ice that had slipped between them. Every day, Melinda felt like she was facing a cold wall that she couldn't break through. The once beautiful landscape became increasingly bleak.Melinda tried to find answers within herself. She brooded in the middle of the night, sitting on her bed with her mind in turmoil. The silence of the house was only interrupted by the wind tapping on the windows. "Why has everything changed?" she muttered to herself."Why is there no love from Afgan at all even though I got rid of that pesky woman?"Melinda always slept alone without Afgan. The cold nights were shared only with her little daughter who often woke up at night to ask for milk.A message arrived on Melinda's cell phone in the middle of the night, as she was giving milk to the little one.[Already asleep?]Melinda simply read the
That morning, the sun shone down on their house. Afgan sat on the terrace, gazing at the garden that was slowly recovering from its sadness. Today he wasn't working because it was the first day of 2024.All employees were closed and Afgan had no reason to work. The gaze of the man looked pseudo and passionless.Even though the house was quiet with most of the servants on leave, there was still the occasional sound of little Shintya crying.However, the man did not respond to the cries at all.Melinda came out of the house, realizing that their conversation last night still left a wound in Afgan's heart.“I'm sorry, Afgan,” Melinda said regretfully. Her hands made a tray of tea and glasses. Melinda stepped closer to Afgan and tried to soften the heart of the man who became her husband.“I know it's complicated, and I want to make you ha
“What do you mean?”Afgan begins to tell Achmed about Bayu and Melinda having an affair. However, Achmed didn't fully believe him until Afgan showed him the evidence from the recording.“Let's do a DNA test!”“Okay! Do as you wish, Dad!” Afgan refocused on his work and didn't respond to his father's words anymore.The DNA test was conducted, but Melinda cunningly managed to trick the test employee by taking a sample of Afgan's own hair left in her comb.A few days passed, and the DNA test results finally came out. Achmed held the results tremblingly, seeking reassurance over the doubts that crept into his mind. Afgan, who had kept his distance from the situation from the start, finally agreed to speak.“Dad, what's the result?” Afgan asked, his face determined.Achmed stared at the DNA test results, then nodded with disappointment. “This... this is impossible. The results show that
“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