A Wife's Escape

Cause and Effect (1)

"Oh .. turned out to be about it," Nisa returned to being relaxed and continued her work. "Indeed .. I can't deny it, so much I hide from it. But I promise, one day I'll tell you everything."

"When was that moment? The longer you hide it, the greater the disappointment your husband gets. Are you going to repeat your father's mistake huh?!"

"Mom was joking, how could I have waited that long. My husband was a strong man, and he wouldn't threaten to end his life by pointing scissors at his neck."

"You!!"

"Why? Feel insinuated? My case is different with my father, I have to remember this. I just found out my father's identity as the gangster leader when you were 8. Mom was angry and did not accept, until now I still wonder why you have to threaten to stop when you have me, Reihan, Dimas who is still a child. The memory is still clear to this day."

"Nisa, it was i-mom ..."

"What's? After all everything went like the wishes of the mother, the father only had one choice, which is to stop. Then father announced it in front of the entire members, and of course there was a huge commotion as their chairman suddenly decided to stop. Even the uncles .. I mean the higher-ups of the previous generation, most of them were against the father's decision. Only a third were willing to follow father's decision."

"But even though I was only a child back then, my position was difficult as well. Because I was the first child of my father, I already knew my uncles well, and I who already knew that side of the world, automatically my character also changed. And until now it hasn't changed. People who have interfered like that, until anytime can not be completely separated. I'm the proof myself, father is no exception."

"But then you can leave everything for your ex-boyfriend. You should also be able to for your husband! Nisa, please stop now, before it's too late."

"Ricky is special" Nisa smiled. "Ricky's the nicest guy I know, of course to be his girlfriend I have to be a good guy too. After all ...he already knew my identity before becoming my girlfriend, even he forgave me for ever wanting to harm him."

"You mean your husband's no better than her?"

"He's good, just ... With his identity as an influential businessman, born into a conglomerate family, what would happen if his wife was a gangster like me?"

"You yourself already understand what the consequences are, so you should stop!"

"Huh ... Mother who still does not understand. You think all the families of the conglomerates are entirely clean? Then what about their business rivals who suddenly fell? What about the person who offended them suddenly disappearing without a trace like evaporating water?"

"You mean?"

"Huh, it's very clear. They have many of the most important things in the world, money. They can pay the expensive people who come from gangsters or mafia groups for dirty work. Then if it's settled, they can at will cut the tail, aka eliminate evidence of their own involvement."

"But so far .. I haven't found anything about my husband, but I also can't guarantee, I'm also an ordinary man, I don't know everything he's done. What I was worried about, could have been me or my subordinates had messed up his business before. And that will add new problems to my relationship with him. And now, I've become his wife the CEO who's demanded to be able to keep up with him and be able to maintain his reputation. She's the same, if my identity is exposed then she should also be her husband a gangster leader."

"Belgium ... I don't know Nisa, I can only give you the best advice. But you just ignored it. You yourself realize that you have to maintain his reputation, then how will his reputation be once your identity is known? Even the worst .. You could've been caught by the police."

"Huh, what is a cop?" Nisa chuckles.

"This child is really ..."

"Follow away my mother's worry, it's impossible for me to get caught. The evidence of the involvement of my langs alone does not exist, even if as for .. there are already those who are willing to replace my position. I'm not the kid yesterday afternoon, everything has gone into my reckoning."

"really? Did your husband leave you that was included?" ask her with a piercing tone.

"..."

"Nisa .. You're young, it's not too late to stop now. As a gangster, crazy things and murder are common. But, that only applies to people from the same circles. Most normal people would definitely stay away from criminal acts and murders. Your husband is no exception, he may leave you because it is difficult to accept the reality about you ... I don't want that to happen either! So stop and bury deeply before it's too late!"

"Huh ..." Nisa sighed and then smiled. "Mother is very chatty, mother's previous question has not been answered. And my answer is .. already, I calculated. But if it's true, it means he doesn't really love me."

"What?! Why are you suddenly talking about love? Don't you just tell him if he loves you blindly!"

"Haha, blind love ..." Nisa then took a deep breath and returned smiling. "I've experienced it before. But it seems hard to make you understand, then I'll tell you everything, everything about the cause and effect of why I did all this. Are you ready to hear it?"

Nisa then looked into her mother's eyes fixedly, then her eyes turned into a glare as soon as she saw her mother nod her head.

"Good then, because my story is long enough mother later not to forget to reverse the mother's cooking, fear of being burnt and then later criticized by father. Then the mother did not accept and there was a quarrel because of fried chicken gosong ..."

"Ck, just start the story!"

"Hah .. This stems from Uncle Chandra's desire to build the company 15 years ago. He's a man of great ambition and ability, but he's short on capital. And that grandpa ..."

"Wait a minute, why are you even telling me about the history of our family company?"

"Ssttt .. is prohibited from commenting! I'll just tell you the big line."

"Yes, it's up to you."

"Emm ... Where did I go?"

"Until your beloved grandfather's part."

"Well, you could say with land and plantation assets that grandfather owned. Grandfather was willing to help Uncle Chandra's capital, at first he refused because he felt only a son-in-law, that's why he grew up in an orphanage, but because many persuaded him finally he wanted to. Then there stood a company called ... The Moon Department Store."

"As time went on, the company grew more and more and more competition. 5 years ago, when Kak Tia was 17 years old, she had a dream to become a model. Of course everyone supports, after all she is beautiful and her body is also ideal. But who would have thought that such a beautiful dream was the beginning of a disaster."

"Sister Tia is obsessed with being a model and there are already agencies ready to support her. Uncle Chandra is also fully supportive because he's the only parent left, he doesn't want his son to be sad. But we were even deceived by the agency that has made a lot of profits, and unfortunately it turns out that the agency is just evil, even the owner immediately fled abroad! Wanting to investigate this case also requires more fees and no money back guarantee. The company is losing big."

"The news spread quite quickly, the investors also withdrew their money, the employees also protested and demanded severance, and to overcome that the only way is to mortgage all assets. The company is also down, it is difficult to get back up. And that's when I made a deal with my father-in-law who offered to help. The total of 25 billion and limited must be returned within 5 years, it turns out that that has changed my life now."

"I can understand, the amount is not small and the company's activities are also not just paying debts. But on the bright side Kak Tia finally received a lesson, and during that time she slowly pursued a career and now she managed to become a super model. Unlike me, I was acting stupid and just knew having fun was also doing it. But, 3 years ago from now .. My meeting with Ricky changed my life."

"Yahh .. Although I didn't like her presence at first, Ricky taught me new things. Either because I was in puberty or what, unknowingly I liked, was arguably my first love. When I was with him I was happy, but I realized that my world and Ricky's were much different. I foolishly made silly excuses to meet him, and we eventually became close."

"Every time I accidentally meet my friends, I treat them nonchalantly. I had blind love for Ricky, as if Ricky was the only one I could see, and I was completely willing to change for him. I ignore everyone, as long as Ricky is happy with me, I also feel happy enough with that."

"I feel like my life is happy and there is absolutely no intention to change it, until a few months ago .. when my father suddenly said that I was getting married but not Ricky. At that time Dad explained everything about the deal he had made and agreed to by everyone. I didn't expect that someone as bad as me, I who was once the leader of the gangsters, would be caught in an arranged marriage. And all of that is because of money."

"When my mind opened, I began to wonder if my father had not decided to stop ... Ah wrong, enough if only I did not decide to stop, maybe I could get some money that easily. But if I do it that way, it's the same as me betraying Ricky, while my goal of avoiding matchmaking is to stay with Ricky."

"My mistake was that because I had blind love, I too wanted to be perfect in Ricky's eyes. I was wrong, I chose to leave my identity so that Ricky would continue with me, but in the end I lost Ricky instead. And now that I don't want to lose anything else, I'm reluctant to repeat the same mistake. The point is now I don't want to lose Keyran! But ... If Keyran can't accept me, it means Keyran lost me. This is why I'm doing all this, do you understand me now?"

"..."

"Do you understand?"

Nisa asked once again but her mother still did not answer. Suddenly his mother pulled a container to get close to the stove.

"You're done smearing this cheese with flour, let's just fry mom, you can do something else. Turns out you're understanding too yeah, your husband likes cheese and you're making cheese stick treats for him."

"What are you talking about? Mom tried to shift the subject when I asked. What kind of attitude is this?" asked Nisa with a cynical look.

"Hah .." sighed again and shook his head. "Either Nisa, I just don't think out... If the one who married is not you, but Tia ... will it all be different?"

"Haha, if such a thing were to happen then it would be perfect. But unfortunately it was different, what the father-in-law really wanted was not a son-in-law, but our family assets changed hands to him according to the consequences of the deal. If it's true that what he wants is a daughter-in-law, the automatic he chooses is Kak Tia, not me."

"When your father-in-law sees you as very dear to you, whenever your mother or father meets him, he talks about you and hopes to have a grandchild soon. But what do you mean the one who just said that she doesn't want a daughter-in-law?"

"Huh ..he's a sneaky guy. He's being nice like that so you're all fooled, but not me. Now try to think .... who is more suitable to be a dream daughter-in-law figure? I'm a barbarian and like to make this trouble, or the graceful and meek Sister Tia?"

"Obviously Tia, in terms of femininity you are nothing compared to her." replied directly without hesitation.

"Wah .. mother was very outspoken, but mother was right too. That's the point that I mean, and that incar's father-in-law is me. People seemed to be able to easily get information about me, she knew that I already had Ricky, so she went after me and hoped that I would refuse, then in the end our assets change hands according to his wishes. But unfortunately I'm not that stupid, I can't let the family and company assets that have been built for 15 years disappear, so that the plan fails of course I accept and release Ricky. For now, that's the toughest decision of my life right now."

"But everything would be different if it was Kak Tia, she was single and also admired a perfectionist figure like Keyran. It would be an absolute advantage for our side if that were the case. Even I have done desperate things to make it happen, on my wedding day when there was only me and Sister Tia in the dressing room, I once forced her to replace me. But unfortunately my father came to prevent it all when Brother Tia was almost destroyed. Even I was slapped ..."

"Haha, you deserve it. What you're doing is just too crazy, you're just making more trouble."

Nisa instantly fell silent as her mother laughed at her. He immediately washed his hands and took some carrots, he cut them with annoyance until the sound coming out of the cutting board sounded quite loud.

"It's Nisa, it's not good that you do it like that, maybe your finger is cut off."

"Humph!"

"Belgium ... But if you remember your nature, you will not be silent. You've realized another meaning from your father-in-law. Then what did he tell you behind why he chose you to be his daughter-in-law?"

"Haha, that's a silly excuse. He said I used to help him cross the street, but it's not that simple. Since he was holding a wooden stick and wearing sunglasses I thought he was blind, so I helped him. If you remember something like that exists. But I never thought that such a ridiculous thing would be an excuse. And from now on I swear I'm not gonna help anyone cross the street, want him blind, limp, disabled, I don't care!"

NO NO NO!!

Nisa grew increasingly upset and accelerated her movements in cutting carrots.

"Huh, it's true what you said earlier. A man like me is impossible to be silent without a fight. After getting married at first I thought my life would be as if it were side by side with a stranger, but the reality was different. Good Keyran, she's also royal, at the beginning of the marriage she still thinks of me as a little girl who only knows to fight and fight."

"He's right, you're the one who doesn't admit it." sneered with a smile.

"Momuu! I'm lazy to talk to mom!"

"Haha, yes-yes just continue your story, this time I will listen. So after thinking of you as a child how does it treat you?"

"What's more, of course he acts as if he's the most mature, and it feels like he's my foster parent. He used his status as a husband to manage all my activities, my playing hours were limited to 9pm, even though I explained that I only had afternoon classes he kept me awake in the morning. I'm tormented, my freedom is taken away. Even when I asked to split the bed, she refused. It's true that the mattress is spacious, but sleeping together still limits my movement while sleeping."

"..."

This boy is basically lazy, and seems to be too free-spirited, even though it is commonplace if you are married. Moreover from a small sleeping position Nisa is like a horse, hah .. somehow I feel more sorry for my daughter-in-law.

"But mother, my suffering is still nothing. What tormented me the most was that I was married but not to the person I loved. Keyran is super cold, even smiling at me is rare. But sometimes when she cares and cares .. she reminds me of Ricky. That kind of feeling that I hate, the shadow of Ricky just keeps getting in my head. I hate myself who still hopes, who still can't let go. And all that hate I put on Keyran. I accidentally made her fall in love and then I broke her, I'm evil, right?"

"Yes, you're evil. But who would have thought the stabbing incident happened, maybe that's your karma. But now look on the bright side, you two are quite friendly. You didn't think you'd have feelings for him yourself. Now that your father and mother can breathe a sigh of relief, we as parents salute your decision to sacrifice your ego."

"Haha, don't judge me too high. Maybe you still don't know, but a person like me who might be willing to sacrifice for free. In exchange for our family assets that completely failed to change hands, I had one small request from my grandfather that I passed on through my father, and a few weeks ago the process was complete. Emm .. don't be surprised, yes, I asked for an inheritance early."

"W-what?! You really .. When your grandfather was healthy, I pulled back my praise just now! What legacy do you ask for? A plantation or a few percent of the company's stock?"

"No, what I asked for was the villa that was at the top. The villa was spacious, comfortable, moreover it was suitable for growing strawberries in the highlands like there. My dream is to enjoy my old age there, then if you look at the present situation .. The plausibility is that my husband is a CEO of a property company, he said, I could easily obtain a limited edition property to fill my villa. I'm smart, aren't I?" asked Nisa with a smile.

"Yes, you're evil and clever, you can even be called too cunning, the advantage you get is beyond people's expectations. But no wonder if your thoughts can get there, you are from a small age have been trained secretly by your father to be his successor. Now you're proving that you're really worth it, whether it's a good thing or not."

"I think it's good, anyway being stupid or lacking in intelligence is an absolute defeat to living in this cruel world. And my own mother has realized my potential, so my position now for the next will still be maintained, anyway being in this position is also difficult. I've sacrificed my childhood, I've grown differently than other children, and I wouldn't want the blood and sweat I've sacrificed to go to waste. I think all of my explanations were enough to make me understand. I hope now you'll stop asking."

"Yes .. I understand, indeed the burden you carry is heavy. Now I'm gonna stop forcing you to acknowledge your identity. After all, everything will come back to yourself, if you are able to bear the consequences then it is not a problem. But as your mother .. that worry will forever remain, I can only wish you the best. I pray you get pregnant soon!"

"Eh?!"