"Auntie, we're not what you think. We're not-," Riana tried to say, but Iyem-the massage therapist interrupted her."Don't be embarrassed. I know you're nervous, but there's no need to blush," Iyem said, laughing at Riana."But, Auntie!""Well, if you're embarrassed, let's not talk about it anymore. I've finished sorting this out, so now I want to say goodbye to you. Ask your husband to take you home. Someone will be looking for you at home." Iyem stood up and went to the door."The money, Auntie." Riana ran after Iyem, who was almost out of the room, to hand over the money for the massage."Thank you." Iyem accepted the money Riana handed her."Thank you too," Riana said. Iyem nodded in return.Riana couldn't go out now because she was only wearing a sarong. It would be impossible to escort Iyem to the front because her body would be seen by Wira. Riana was embarrassed, and she was even more embarrassed because her was half-naked."I'd better clean myself up now, instead of thinking a
"You will be happy with another woman, not with me. I'm a widow, so we can't be together," Riana said softly."Are you sure that I would be happy with another woman? I never questioned your status. I'm not going to question it, even though you are a widow with children," Wira said sadly.Wira felt sad that Riana always doubted how sincere his feelings were, even though he was very sincere to her."Em-" Riana just mumbled, not knowing what to say."I can only be happy with you, Riana. During the time you were married to him, several women tried to get close to me, but I couldn't have feelings for any of them because I was already giving all my feelings to you. I can't give them to another woman!"You just didn't try, so how can you have feelings for any of them?" Riana said, repeating Wira's words from yesterday."I've tried so many times, and my mom has told me countless stories about how she tried to set me up. But nothing ever worked!" Wira said, annoyed.Wira didn't know how else t
"You, and She," Desi pointed at the woman next to Wira."She name is Tiara, Mom," Wira said unhappily."You, and Tiara want to get serious? I've been trying to set you up with some of my friends, but you didn't want to, and now you're suddenly bringing another woman here," Desi said, sounding surprised."Mother, always asked me to get married quickly, didn't she? So now I'm trying to find a woman who I want to be my wife!" said Wira, emphasizing the phrase wife in front of Desi, and Riana.Meanwhile, Riana just looked down, feeling resigned."Riana, you should go with Wira's friend first. I want to talk to Wira for a while." Desi pulled her son hand to enter the room.Riana approached the woman who was smiling sincerely at her. The woman looked her in the face, and Riana could tell that she was a good person. It made sense that Wira wanted to open his heart to this Tiara."Here, have a drink." Mbok poured hot tea for the guest, and the others."I'm sorry, I can't have sugar. So, can y
"Riana said it's not good to be with sir Wira all the time. Because sir Wira already has another woman, Tiara," Mbok explained.Desi who overheard this, sighed deeply. She didn't expect things to be this way after returning from visiting her husband abroad, but she couldn't do anything. Desi just had to accept it, and let fate decide if they were a good match."Actually..." Desi chose to tell Mbok to forget about her feelings.Meanwhile, Riana had been at her parents' graves for half an hour. The woman didn't want to go to work, so she stayed there without planning to leave. Riana remembered the words of the uncle who had come here earlier, and they accidentally met during a pilgrimage to the grave of Riana's parents. Her uncle offered her something. Riana said she would think about it for a while, and then when the woman had made her decision, she would contact her uncle."There you are." Wira approached Riana, who was sitting between her parents' graves. "It's office hours now, bu
"I'm sorry, Riana. I didn't mean to pressure you. I'm sorry for your attitude. I had hoped you would marry someone as good as Mr. Wira. When else would you get a man as good as him? I know you like him, too." Kiki gently grasped Riana's hand, hoping her friend would understand."I don't feel right," Riana said."He likes you, you like him, and his mom likes you. So what's wrong with that? I don't understand you, Riana. A good man is right in front of you," said Kiki, but then she stopped. Kiki realized that her was putting too much pressure on Riana. "Sorry."No problem," Riana replied, not bothered by her friend's words.Wira, and Tiara looked very close, and they were indeed very compatible because they were from the same social circle. Where did Riana know them from? All the clothes, and accessories Tiara wore were expensive items. So she could guess that the woman was not an ordinary woman like her."Oh, I see. It turns out you were dumped by Mr. Wira, huh, Riana?" teased Lia."Do
In a moment of desperation, Wira saw a crowd near a red light. He drove his car towards the crowd, but for some reason his heart was beating so fast."What's wrong, sir?" Wira asked one of the old man there.The old man said, "There was an accident. A woman driving a car was hit by another car, and she was rushed to the hospital." This made Wira even more anxious.Wira decided to pull over to calm down, but as he got closer to the crowd, his heard that the woman who had been hit was so distraught that she didn't notice the oncoming car. This made Wira even more worried. The faster he pace, the more his heart pounded."That's Riana's bike!""Which hospital is the victim being taken to?" Wira asked one of the people who were still there.That person hadn't answered yet, but his phone was already ringing."Yes, Mom. I'll be there!" Wira hurried back to his car.Wira drove as fast as he could to get to the hospital where Riana was being treated."I hope you're okay, Riana." Wira hit the s
"Wira told you to come out?" Desi asked. She wanted to make sure it was her son who had told Riana to come out."Yes, Auntie," Riana nodded her head slowly."Wira, did you hear yourself?" Desi looked angrily at Wira.Wira wasn't surprised by Riana's expulsion."Okay. I'm going out." Wira staggered out of Riana's room, but didn't leave. Instead, he sat on the waiting chair outside.Desi, and Mbok looked at Wira with pity, but they couldn't do much because they knew it was Wira's fault. It made sense that Riana was angry with Wira."Auntie, won't you be angry if I kick him out?" Riana looked at Desi with a sad look, as she was afraid that the woman would be angry with she for sending her son away.Mayang always defended Reynald, even when he was wrong. Mayang always defended Reynald, even when he was wrong, because his was her son. Riana thought that Desi would do the same to her, and she was already prepared for this nice woman to leave because she was disappointed with her attitude,
Mbok was surprised when Riana, a middle-aged woman, asked her a question. Riana was confused about what to answer because she had never told Mbok about her favorite food.Desi who saw this, sighed. She knew very well that Mbok couldn't lie, so her had to step in to help."You were the one who told Mbok. Forgot, huh? But never mind, just eat a lot so you can take your medicine soon." Desi fed the young woman she loved so much, treating her like she own daughter.Riana refused, feeling uncomfortable about being too much trouble for Desi."Can you eat with your hands like that? Never mind, just feed me, it doesn't matter," Desi insisted, feeling sorry for Riana, who was alone in her current situation."Thank you, Auntie," Riana said as she ate the food Desi gave her."You don't have to thank me. I'm like anyone else," Desi replied, laughing.Riana ate in silence, enjoying every bite. Riana felt very happy to be treated like a family member by Desi.It felt really nice to be treated like
Time has flown by. Mayang has a hard time speaking, and walking now because she stroke paralyzed the right half of her body. She's having a hard time doing things on her own these days. The woman needs help with everything, from eating to using the bathroom."I got married to live well, not like this!" Diandra grumbled.Diandra's been on a rant all day, and Reynald's had it."Shut up! It's also because of you that my life has become unlucky!" Reynald blamed Diandra for his own mistakes, his usual way of deflecting responsibility."Ugh! You're the corrupt one, why am I the one to blame?" Diandra glared at her husband."Yes, because I'm married to you, everything is messed up! It's different when you're with Riana, especially since you know your husband doesn't work, and still goes shopping, so all the money you have left is gone to pay your debts. Now you have to look in the trash for food!" Reynald was furious at the thought."It's your own fault for being corrupt, and incompetent as
Wira was relieved. Now that Riana had a family to protect, Wira was going to start the plan today, but he had to go to work first so his father wouldn't be suspicious of him.Wira decided to go to his office to see if he could talk to Lia. He wanted to know if she had taken him or not. However, when he was there for half a day, he couldn't find her anywhere, leaving him wondering where she was."Two cleaning services were fired yesterday," one of the women in the corner said.Women love to gossip. They gossip anywhere, and at any time, as long as they have friends to gossip with. This was helpful for Wira because if he asked one of the workers here, him felt that he would be reported to Subroto. Now, the man wanted to avoid Subroto knowing what he had done."Yes, I'm also confused as to why she was fired. The other guy is clear—her was accused of stealing. This guy isn't. She name was Lia, I think.The more convinced Wira was of what happened, the more he thought that Lia was delibera
"Mutia, get two drinks over here!" Riana looked at Mutia just before she brought Wira into her room office."Okay!" Mutia replied.After hearing Mutia's answer, Riana quickly stepped into her room office, which was inside the restaurant. Her uncle's room was now her own. Riana told the man to sit on the couch, then she took a seat across from Wira because it felt wrong to sit next to the man. They were alone now, and it didn't feel good to be close to a man who wasn't her husband."I'm sorry, I didn't defend you yesterday. It was all because my father threatened that if I did, you would be put in prison, and there he would make you disappear without a trace. He really would do it if I didn't comply. I'm afraid of losing you!" Wira said this with a pleading face, and Riana believed him."Do you believe what your father said? I was the one who stole the folder, and I didn't even know that it was a big project that you guys were going to participate in!" Riana emphasized every sentence s
Desi didn't know where Riana was going because her had nowhere else to go. When she was kicked out of Reynald's house, Riana didn't know where her was going."You already know, there is evidence, and witnesses who say that she was the one who stole it. Even Wira, and I found the folder in her room!" Subroto wanted Desi to believe his words so that his wife would hate the woman named Riana."I've asked you before, why did she steal the folder? If I were her, I'd rather steal the gold, money, or valuables in this house!" Desi emphasized once again that Riana was not the thief."Maybe, she knows the folder is valuable, and wants to sell it to a company that competes with us," Subroto said, not wanting to give up on convincing Desi.Desi remained silent, not wanting to argue with Subroto about Riana. Subroto was a stubborn man, so it would be impossible to convince him otherwise. Desi felt like someone wanted to ruin Riana's reputation, but who? Why would someone accuse a good woman like
"Uncle, doesn't need to do it. Let's just drop the matter!" Riana didn't want her uncle to get revenge for what those people had done to her."They've been mean to you, so I'll take care of it. You just need to watch, and don't get involved!" Edo was furious with all those people; he wanted to teach them a lesson.Although Edo, Subroto, the owner of a large, and well-known company, had some reservations, he was determined to get justice for them."It's okay! I've tried to be sincere with what they did. I don't want to hurt Wira's father. Desi's aunt, his wife, has been very kind to me, and Wira has too." Riana didn't finish her sentence."Does Miss Riana like Wira? Sorry if I'm interrupting this conversation!" Mutia guessed that she had been watching Riana.Riana smiled at Mutia, and nodded her head. That was the only response she gave now because when talking about Wira, her felt sad. The woman had just been in a relationship, and it had to end like this. Riana wanted to take their r
"Yes. This restaurant is now yours, as you are the rightful heir! Oh, and by the way, introduce me as Mutia, the manager of this restaurant." Mutia extended her hand, introducing herself to she new boss.Riana accepted her hand without saying anything, still thinking about what had just happened. She was still surprised that her parents owned such a fancy, and big restaurant. Was it true that her parents owned this place? Riana still didn't believe it, thinking it was all a dream."Miss Riana?" Mutia touched Riana softly because she had been talking to her but there was no response."Uh, y-yes!" Riana stammered, surprised that she had been daydreaming."Would you like to take a tour of the restaurant?" Mutia asked, offering to show her around.Actually, sir Edo had told Mutia to take Riana around, and introduce her to the other subordinates."That's fine. But where do I put my stuff?" Riana asked, embarrassed to bring in her shabby-looking bag. Her hands hurt from carrying the bag."O
"But, there is proof, and witnesses who say that it was Riana who stole with Kiki," said Subroto, not wanting to say who the witnesses were."I don't believe that, Pa! How could Riana have stolen it, and why would she do that?" Desi said in a high tone that she didn't accept her husband accusing Riana of being a good woman."We have witnesses, and evidence. We found this folder in Riana's room. It was tucked under her clothes." Subroto took the folder from behind his back, and showed Desi that Riana really was he said his was.Riana knew that Subroto didn't like her, and from what she had learned at Reynald's house, it was pointless to defend herself. The man would probably insist that he was the one who stole the folder, even though there was evidence, witnesses, and the discovery of a folder that had never been seen before.Subroto was responsible for the folder's disappearance. While Wira was working in the office, he interrogated Lia in another room. Wira used footage from his sub
"What do you mean?" asked Wira, not understanding."You don't understand, Mr? Everyone changes over time, just like the Riana you used to know. So, now she's not the same person you used to know, but a different person," Reynald explained."Yes, you're right, people do change!" said Subroto, agreeing with Reynald, and the female employees who were still there nodded their heads in agreement."But I'm pretty sure that Riana hasn't changed!" Wira argued, stammering."Wira, you can't reject all of Riana's changes! What her ex-husband said is true because he was her husband, and lived with her for five years. Only a husband knows the good, and bad in his wife, and vice versa." Subroto patted Wira's shoulder, trying to get the man to realize what Reynald had told them.Wira didn't say anything else because he thought it was useless to disagree with everything Reynald said. Everyone already believed what Riana's ex-husband said. So it was useless for him to say that Reynald was lying.At th
"I know you took the red folder! If not you, who else could it have been? You look the most suspicious these days!" Kiki pointed at Lia's face. She knew that Lia was the one who took the folder."Why did I take the folder?" Lia asked, trying to stop Kiki from blaming her."I don't know! Only you know that, or maybe you want to bring Riana down because you hate her so much. I don't know what she did wrong to you, so you hate that good woman!" Kiki glared at her, eyes red with anger. She wanted to attack the woman, but she felt weak."So what if I took it? Yes, I took the folder! What are you going to tell them? How could they believe you?" Lia walked away from Kiki, annoyed.Kiki hurriedly gathered her things, and left, wanting to go home immediately to tell her family that she had been fired from work. The woman didn't want to tell her family, but she had to tell her mother everything. But her father would scold Kiki if she was caught stealing because he didn't trust her, only her mot