"Why are you asking something that's obvious? I'm definitely going to approve of you two," Desi replied with a reassuring smile.Hearing that answer, Riana was thrilled. She was worried that her relationship with Wira would fail like her previous marriage. Now, she felt confident in building the family of her dreams with Wira."Thank you for being so kind to me, even giving me your blessing," Riana said sincerely."I should be the one thanking you, because you made my son smile again," Desi replied as she stroked Riana's hair.At the office, Reynald was thinking about the woman he had hit the day before. Tiara looked very beautiful, and elegant. In his heart, he felt that Diandra, his future wife, was far inferior to Tiara."What was that woman's name?" Reynald muttered to himself.Unfortunately, Reynald couldn't leave the office because Wira kept giving him a lot of work. Wira was doing this on purpose so that Reynald wouldn't have time to visit Riana in the hospital again."Ugh! Bec
"Don't!" the woman's scream sounded very loud. "You need to be taught a lesson so you won't fight anymore!" The man hit her. "I won't do it again. Forgive me." The woman begged, kneeling at the feet of the man who was her husband. "You need to be taught a lesson from time to time." The man didn't care that his wife was begging for forgiveness; he dragged her into the room. "Teach her a lesson so she won't argue anymore!" the mother-in-law shouted, provoking him. Her husband slammed the door and dragged and pushed the unfortunate woman, causing her to fall on the bed—the place where they used to make love and share warmth. "I have told you several times not to steal in my house and to do as my mother tells you. But why are you doing it again?" he scolded. "I am hungry. I haven't eaten all day." "Don't lie to me! Didn't my mother feed you? Why did you steal the food prepared for my sister and nephew?" he asked, raising his voice. "I wasn't given anything," the woman
"Eat! You said earlier that you haven't eaten yet, right?" Reynald ordered.Riana handed the baby to Reynald, and the man immediately took it gently. In truth, Riana's husband was a good man, but his mother always made him hate her.Riana walked over to the dining table and noticed several dirty plates that no one had bothered to clean. This made her sigh deeply."I'll just eat first and then clean all this up," Riana thought.She smiled as she opened the lid to look for the food she had cooked earlier, assuming there would still be leftovers because her husband had told her to eat. Disappointment! That's what she felt when she opened the lid and found nothing. Just a few dirty plates with not even a little bit of leftover food visible.Riana walked over to her silent husband with her head down. "There's not a single side dish for me to eat," Riana said sadly."Maybe Serly finished it earlier because she was very voracious," Reynald said nonchalantly."I haven't eaten anything," Rian
"Every time she comes to this house, Mother always tells me to cook a lot of food. But she's not important enough to be treated to a feast every time she comes here. I'm not even allowed to have a bite, even though a woman like her doesn't deserve it," Riana pointed at Serly's face with emotion."Riana, don't you dare-" Mayang's mother cut her off."What? Don't you dare try to fight against all of you, is that what you mean, mother? I'm tired of being treated like this all the time. If I resist even a little, my whole body will be covered in bruises. So go ahead and hit me if you dare!"Everyone was silent, even the baby, listening to Riana's anger. After realizing that no one would react to her words, Riana decided to go to her room to change the wet clothes, which her mother-in-law had drenched her with."Rey, your wife is so bold with mother. Can't you see it?" Mayang's mother clung to her son, trying to defend him."Yes, Rey. She even called me someone who got pregnant out of wed
Reynald called the waiter to pay for all the food he had ordered.He was furious and embarrassed when he heard Chiko's remarks about his wife's faded clothes.Not like the wives of most high-ranking company executives?!"Tsk!" Reynald clucked his tongue in frustration.The man still hadn't realized he was at fault here.Riana should have been given a monthly allowance to buy whatever she wanted. But what did he do instead?Reynald grabbed Riana's arm, ignoring all the eyes watching them.All he could think about was getting home quickly and scolding Riana for embarrassing him.The sound of the door being kicked drew the attention of Mayang's mother, who looked at Reynald with a curious expression."What is it, Rey?" she asked."It's Riana, she just embarrassed me," Reynald replied intensely."How did she embarrass you? And where do you come from?" Mayang's mother asked again, glancing at Riana, who stood frozen."She deliberately ate with me in shabby clothes and let me be humiliated
"Why? Did Riana want you to hate your own mother?" asked Mayang sadly."No. I'm just annoyed that every day there's a problem in this house. Can't it be peaceful like the other houses?""You know yourself, Rey? If Riana were a daughter-in-law, she wouldn't serve her mother-in-law so badly. In fact, she made a juice for me earlier that tasted really bad and I couldn't help but scold her," Mayang explained."Of course the juice didn't taste good. It's because she didn't use sugar, so it's not good!" Reynald stormed into his room and slammed the door loudly, startling Riana in the kitchen. He lay down on the bed and sent a message to Diandra.[Have you arrived?] Reynald texted.[Yes, have you?] Diandra replied.[Yes, I have. I arrived home safely].[Then, after you arrived, you messaged me? How romantic.]Diandra added a love sticker to her message, which made Reynald even happier with the beautiful woman."What a nuisance! It would be better if you were my wife, then my day would be pe
"Yes, ma'am. I'll clean it up immediately after eating," Riana replied.As Riana stepped closer to the dining table, she found no side dishes or vegetables there. Everything she had cooked was gone, causing her to shake her head softly."It's a good thing Rey didn't bring lunch, so I can eat," Riana said to herself while tightly hugging the lunch box in her hands.There was indeed a feeling of disappointment in her heart, but Riana didn't want to think too far. Because according to her, thinking about it is not good for oneself, so as much as possible she restrained herself so that it would not become a burden of thought that would make her think badly.Riana ate with gusto, she really liked the food menu this morning. Because, every time Serly came Mayang would buy delicious side dishes and vegetables in large quantities, so when she cooked them yesterday, there were still leftovers for breakfast this morning. When else would she eat well, usually every day she would eat simple dishe
Mayang shook her head dramatically, as if being a very wise mother-in-law."How could I. I've told him several times that Riana is not a good woman to be his wife. But he still insists," Mayang said with a sad expression again."Maybe it's because of your son, Jeng. He's in love with his wife, so it's natural for him to be like that. What's more I see that Riana is very beautiful," Desi said."Not really. You don't see Riana anymore, Desi. I passed by Mayang's house yesterday, Riana was very different from when I first got married. Ugly, shabby and neglected," mocked Santi."Really, Santi?" asked Desi incredulously."Yes, obviously. Try asking Mayang, did I lie to you, right?" Santi nudged Mayang's arm lightly.Mayang, who had just drunk her juice, immediately choked, in surprise. "Of course. Riana is not good at taking care of herself, what's more she is very wasteful, every money Reynald gives her always runs out," Mayang said, starting to demonize her son-in-law."Well, be patient,
"Why are you asking something that's obvious? I'm definitely going to approve of you two," Desi replied with a reassuring smile.Hearing that answer, Riana was thrilled. She was worried that her relationship with Wira would fail like her previous marriage. Now, she felt confident in building the family of her dreams with Wira."Thank you for being so kind to me, even giving me your blessing," Riana said sincerely."I should be the one thanking you, because you made my son smile again," Desi replied as she stroked Riana's hair.At the office, Reynald was thinking about the woman he had hit the day before. Tiara looked very beautiful, and elegant. In his heart, he felt that Diandra, his future wife, was far inferior to Tiara."What was that woman's name?" Reynald muttered to himself.Unfortunately, Reynald couldn't leave the office because Wira kept giving him a lot of work. Wira was doing this on purpose so that Reynald wouldn't have time to visit Riana in the hospital again."Ugh! Bec
"We were just talking about women's issues, so men don't need to know what we were talking about! But, why didn't you knock before you came in?" Tiara looked angrily at Wira. She hadn't heard the door knock earlier."You didn't know the door was open?" Wira pointed at the door to Riana's room, which was indeed open, as if inviting anyone to enter."You forgot to close the door?" Desi looked at Tiara. She was the last one to enter the room. Tiara shook her head slowly."Oh my! You have to close the door when you come in!" Surprised, Desi patted her chest, thinking Tiara had forgotten to close the door. She wondered what her son Wira might have heard."Have you been here for a while?" Tiara asked Wira, trying to figure out if he had heard their previous conversation."Just now. I heard a noise, so I went in to see what was going on. Apparently not," Wira replied, then chose to sit on the couch because the seat next to Riana was full."What are you doing here? Not working?" Desi started
"Be careful when you walk!" Tiara grimaced, still sitting on the floor."You're the one not being careful!" Reynald grumbled."Why is the one who hit first the one who's more to blame? I'm not the one who should be!" Tiara grabbed her chest, annoyed with the man in front of her."Forget it, I'm leaving. There's still a lot of work to be done!" Reynald tried to leave, but Tiara stopped him."If you're a man, help me up first!" Tiara extended her hand, seeking assistance from a man she didn't know."Tsk, that's too much trouble." Reynald helped Tiara up. At that moment, Diandra appeared."Wow, this is how you behave in the office!" Diandra exclaimed loudly, glaring at Reynald, who was helping Tiara up."Oh no, here comes another annoying woman!" Reynald muttered quietly. Tiara was the only one who heard this because they were so close."What a temptress!" Diandra approached Tiara, glaring sarcastically before pushing her. This caused Tiara's heels to break."Hey! Don't you know how much
"Nn-nothing!" Riana quickly answered Desi's question, afraid that Wira would tell her about last night."Did something happen?" Desi was getting suspicious because she noticed something was off about Riana's behavior."Nothing really, Mom! Riana was just delirious last night." Wira looked at Riana. He wanted to tease her a little."Delirious?" Desi raised her eyebrows. She didn't understand what Wira was saying."Hey, the side dishes look great!" Riana said, trying to change the subject by complimenting the food in front of her."Which one do you want to eat? Let me get it for you." Desi took the plate from the woman next to her."Whatever, it all looks delicious." Riana continued to stare at all the side dishes, like the spicy squid, and the grilled tilapia. She was hungry."You try everything, okay? Let's get well soon." Desi took all the side dishes she had brought one by one."If I eat that much, I'll be full!" Riana refused, as she didn't want to eat too much, and get a stomachac
Riana started crying. She dreamed that Wira would leave her to be with Tiara. In the dream, Wira said mean things to her to make her stay away from him."It's just a bad dream. I'll still be here to keep you company." Wira stroked Riana's hair, and whispered that it was just a dream.After a few minutes, Riana was no longer crying, and was feeling calmer. Wira hurried to rest immediately because he felt very sleepy, and tired after a long day of work. Less than a minute after him lay down, Riana was already squirming, and the woman woke up from sleep because she needed to pee."Ugh!" Riana cried in pain."Where are you going?" Wira looked at Riana. He woke up because him heard her grimace."I'm going to the bathroom," Riana said."Why didn't you wake me up?" Wira went to her side, and helped her to the toilet."Since it's just to go to the toilet, I can do it myself!" Riana refused to accept Wira's help.Riana was still annoyed with the man. She was especially upset because of the dre
Wira, and Desi were shocked by Riana's response. They didn't expect the young woman to say such things, so they didn't know what to say."In that case, I'll stay here to keep you company. It doesn't matter if I sleeping in a foreign place; my back will hurt when I wake up tomorrow, no matter what. I don't want to leave you alone. Desi looked uncomfortable for a few minutes.Desi knew that Riana was a unpleasant person. So it wouldn't hurt to hear the words she was saying now.Riana fell for the trap Desi had set for her. She was happy to see the woman's thoughtful look, and the look of guilt that came with the rejection. Her hoped that if she accepted Wira to be with her that night, Desi would be willing to give her son a chance."Okay. I don't mind if he comes with me, so you just sleep at home, okay?" Riana agreed to the suggestion Desi had made earlier."That's good. If you don't mind Wira being here at night, he'll just be here at night anyway. Since I'll be with you during the da
Desi looked intensely at Reynald, Riana's ex-husband, who didn't move at all.It seemed like he was still angry with her for not appreciating his family, and for choosing a richer man."I asked, What are you doing here? Didn't you hear me ask you something?" Desi looked angrily at the man in front of her."Sorry, I didn't hear you because I was talking to Riana, my ex-wife. Why else would I be here if I wasn't visiting her?" Reynald smiled at Desi."But Riana doesn't seem comfortable with you being here. Did I misunderstand something?" Desi asked for an explanation because she had just arrived, and didn't know what was going on."It's just a reunion between exes, so you don't have to worry about what we're talking about. Anyway, I want to say goodbye so I can go home because maybe now my future wife is waiting at home with my mother." Reynald left. He was a rude man."Here, have some of the fruit I brought you! It's the fruit you've been complaining about every day because you love it
Wira quit his job, and gave Riana to Reynald, the man he hated the most for mistreating Riana."But it's not my job, Mr!" Reynald refused because he felt it wasn't his job.Reynald was busy planning his wedding to Diandra. He wanted to go home early to take care of this."Are you refusing to obey me, your superior?" Wira said angrily."No, it's not that. It's just that isn't this a secretary's job, Mr?" Reynald asked nervously. This was the first time he had seen Wira so angry."So?" Wira folded his arms across his chest, and looked at him closely."So it's not a job I can handle," Reyland said nervously, upset by Wira's intense look."Just do it! If you don't, I'll fire you!" Wira threatened as he threw the document at Reynald's face, then left."Just because you're the boss, doesn't mean you can do whatever you want!" Reynald felt angry, but he was also embarrassed by how easily he got angry. He felt like he couldn't control his emotions, and this was making him even angrier.Reynal
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