A Story of Love and Betrayal

Chapter 25.

"A-what do you mean? me, I don't understand."

"So you mean now, I'm the one who's rambling?" asked Arga in a mocking tone.

"That's not what I mean, Mom. I'm discussing that I know enough of you to be your mistress who can accept the presence of Refa. But that doesn't mean I'll also accept the presence of another woman" Arini said.

Arga looked at Arini then replied coldly.

"You think I don't understand what you mean, is that it? if I don't understand, what am I saying just now!"

Arini. He thought about what he should say next.

Before Arini found a sentence that was suitable for her to say. Arga preceded him said,

"You don't have to find excuses anymore. Just like you, being quiet doesn't mean not knowing. I'm making you a mistress doesn't mean you can do as you please."

"What'sthis? you want to throw the blame at me?" tanya Arini looked intently at Arga.

"No." Then Arga walked up to Arini, then said by bringing his face closer to Arini.

"I'm just giving back what you gave me!" said sharp.

Then Arga sat back down to his place.

"Huh. What do I give you?.. I even believe in you. Accepting you for who you are, also risking everything!" said Arini.

"Not satisfied with just being made a mistress, then looking for another man. Is this included too?" asked Arga without looking at Arini.

Just now Arini opened his mouth to speak, but Arga again preceded him.

"Here you go, I know what you want to say. I just want to remind you!"

Then Arga approached Arini again and continued his words,

"I've given you a choice. If you are dissatisfied, you can ask for a divorce. But what do you choose?...You do not really want to divorce me, instead threatening your pregnancy. And you, secretly playing behind my back."

Arini frantically could not say anything, she just looked at Arga with fear.

"You think I don't know!" yelled Arga in front of Arini's face.

"Who am I cheating on, and what's the evidence?!" snapped Arini did not want to lose to Arga.

Though his heart was pounding, his body was trembling.

"You're asking for proof?" ask Arga.

"Of course, accusing it there must be evidence otherwise it's slander."

Arini then throws a brown envelope at Arga, which contains a photo of Arga and Mila.

But when Arga opened it, he did not look surprised.

He kept it and laughed and said,

"What do you want with this picture?" asked Arga coldly.

Arini was speechless seeing Arga's calm reaction. He said in his heart,

"Why didn't he panic? shit, now what do I do?."

"I asked you one last time, what do you want? If you're not satisfied with your status, we can get divorced."

Arga said before Arini could answer.

Then Arini found an idea. He said,

"Maybe, this evidence is not surprising because it's me you're dealing with. However, what if Refa saw this evidence? I can't believe that your reaction will still be this calm."

Arga looked at Arini sharply. He did not think that this woman still had this kind of idea.

But Arga will not lose to Arini's threat. He replied to her.

"Only with this photo?. Try it if you dare!"

Then Arga went away Arini. With a brown envelope containing pictures of Mila with herself.

"Please take it, it's not how much I still have on my phone" Arini said when he saw Arga carrying the photo.

And Arga did not comment on Arini's words, he continued to walk until he passed from Arini's house.

***

Somewhere else.

Mila who saw Arga go unbeknownst to her, she looked at Arga until her back was not seen anymore.

Arriving at the house Mila laid her body on the sofa.

Then she looked around and realized that her husband had not come home.

"Aren't you home today?" mila asked her husband in a short message he sent.

Then her husband replied to Mila's message.

"No."

"When are you going home? don't you miss your wife's child?."

"I must have come home, but not now" a short answer from her husband.

"Look, what kind of man is he? just saying a word back and two doesn't even ask me. There really is no feeling."

Mila berates her husband upset, as her husband turns cold and indifferent after working out of town.

Mila kept her phone, then she rushed to clean up.

after shower and change clothes. Mila takes her cell phone she intends to contact Arga.

Because Mila is alone at home, in addition to her husband working out of town her son also likes to go out.

Mila's son is already a big one, he's in High School.

He only came home late in the afternoon or a few hours late.

"Where to? it was a hurry to go home, it was not time to go home either, right? is everything okay?" ask Mila through a short message sent to Arga.

But Arga did not return the favor.

She waited until she fell asleep on the couch.

***

Meanwhile, Refa was waiting for Arga.

She had already cooked Arga's favorite meal, but Arga had not yet arrived.

Then Refa called Arga.

"hello?" answer Arga.

"Where are you, Mum?" ask Refa.

.

"Again on the road, soon to come" replied Arga.

"alright. Be careful on the road yes, I cooked your favorite egg stew, Mas" said Refa.

"Yes dear. Uda first yeah, I'm driving."

The call ended.

***

Arga is somewhere. He's burning his picture with Mila.

He received a message from Mila, but when he wanted to reply, there was suddenly a call from Refa that he was waiting for him.

Worried about Refa, Arga forgets to reply to Mila's message.

When looking at Refa who was smiling warmly and Gara who was always hugging her.

Making Arga's heart melt, he felt loving but he also felt unsettled at his mistake.

"Dad!" shout Gara. Who ran up to Arga to be carried and hugged him.

"Well, how long did you go home? Mother cudah macatin mataan tetambian father, loh" said Gara.

"So Dad had a little business, Boy" replied Arga.

Then he took Gara down from her sling.

"Yes already. Now we eat yuk" Refa asked.

Tonight was a nice dinner for Gara. Because how long Arga rarely took the time, even if only for dinner though. He was too busy with his own life.

Until it's time for Gara to sleep,

"Good night, Boy. Lovely dream" said Arga then kissed Gara's forehead .

"Fifth of this acih for the hali Dad, I'm very calm" said Gara happy.

Because Refa had not kissed Gara, he asked his mother,

"Tenapa's mother? do you want to kiss Gala?."

 

 

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