After My Husband Cheated, I Became Rich
4. Meet Deri
For quite a while Alea tried to calm herself down in the car, occasionally her eyes caught the affection of Radit and Hana who were talking to Ale in the reception area. Because her husband was installing transparent glass, so it will be clear what happened in there.
After feeling good enough, Alea drove away from Radit's printing press.
Alea's first move was to meet Deri, the Radit division team leader who would know a little about the closeness between her husband and Hana. That was what came to Alea's mind.
"Hello Lea, what's wrong?" asked Deri as soon as she received a phone call from Alea.
"Bang Deri's been doing a lot of work?" ask Alea.
"There is, but not much. What's up?" answer Deri while repeating her question.
"Lea's at the cafe in front of Brother's office, can we meet?" not answering but Alea asked again.
"For Lea's beloved sister Brother, of course you can. You'll be there." replied Deri.
While waiting for Deri's presence, Alea started taking notes and drawing up the steps she would take next. First he would take back all his possessions that Radit used, Alea was not willing to Radit use hers for the man to enjoy with the other woman.
Enough for the last four months Alea lives by saving everything she needs, even eating Alea cooks herself so that her salary is enough for their living expenses and Radit's mother.
Alea was never again willing to indulge, nor did she ever again spend her money on new clothes. Even at the end of each month Alea was willing to heat up by only using a motorcycle to save on the cost of transportation. But what he got, his sacrifice was nothing. Radit could have done all this, because the man was double.
It turns out that you are double, Alea wrote in her note, followed by a note of the key points Alea will do to avenge the pain Radit incited.
"Lea, are you alone?" deri asked after sitting in front of Alea while spreading her gaze throughout the cafe.
"Don't think you're with Radit." continued Deri.
"Lea is alone, sorry to interrupt Brother's time" Alea replied to Deri's greeting.
"It's okay, it's a coincidence that you also need caffeine" Deri replied with a chuckle.
"Have you ordered anything?" ask Deri again. Alea shook her head.
Deri called the cafe waiter and ordered the menu she wanted, not to forget that she also ordered Alea's favorite food and drinks. Deri knew a little about the little things Alea liked from his wife Reina who often told him about this brother.
"So what brings your brother to meet?" ask Deri after the cafe waitress leaves.
Alea ventured to look at Deri, there was an uneasy feeling to bother her sister's husband. But how else, no one could petrify Alea other than Deri.
"Lea wants help, Bang" said Alea.
"Soliciting what?" ask Deri again.
"About Radit" replied Alea.
"What can your brother help you with? Did you guys fight?" Alea shook her head in response to Deri's last question.
"Lea just wanted to know the activities of Radit's mas these past four months" Lea replied.
"Is there a problem?" Alea nodded in response to Deri's question.
"Mas Radit has changed since coming home from Malang" Alea told Deri.
"Did Bang Deri know something?" ask Alea.
"Know about what?" Deri asked back.
Actually, Deri knew where Alea was going. Of course, Deri did not turn a blind eye to Radit's recent movements, which often raise suspicion and many questions in Deri's head. All this time Deri was silent, not daring to ask or look at Radit. Reina also said Alea looked fine, as Deri told her suspicions about Radit to his wife. Deri thought everything was fine, but he was wrong, it turned out that for the past four months Alea was in a dilemma.
"The connection between the Radites and the Hana" Alea answered directly to the subject.
"You suspect their closeness, Lea?" ask Deri. Back Alea nodded confirming.
"Abang does not know the extent of their relationship, but lately Radit and Hana are often out together. There's a job project that they're both working on, but it doesn't have to be done outside of the real thing." Obviously Deri.
"Included the city?" ask Alea.
"After leaving Malang, there is no duty to leave the city" replied Deri.
Alea's chest rumbled back, and now Alea knew Radit had been lying to her all this time. Then where does the man go with every permit out of town? Stupidly Alea believed it just like that.
One week off? Alea was again flabbergasted to hear Deri's explanation. Alea recalled, Radit had been out of town for ten days. Where did her husband go? With Hanakah? Alea felt tightness in her back.
"Are you okay, Lea?" asked Deri who saw Alea's face paled.
"Lea's fine, Bang." replied Alea who was definitely lying, because right now her chest was rumbling withstanding the tightness and fury.
"Lea, did you know Radit sent his staff SK?"
"Yes Bang. Mas Radit requested Lea's permission and signature as consented wife."
"So he didn't lie if he needed money for his mother" said Deri.
"What's Bang for?" aela asked to make sure her hearing was not wrong.
"The money Radit borrowed, he said it was for his mother and you agreed."
"Mas Radit said that?" asked Alea in disbelief. Deri nagging justifies.
If the money was for his mother, why would Radit lie? Then why would Alea still have to finance her mother-in-law? There were a lot of questions in his head without anyone being answered.
Alea took a deep breath and exhaled him, he opened his phone and showed some photos of Radit and Hana to Deri.
Deri is not surprised to see the photo shown by Alea, body gestures Radit and Hana have indeed been suspected by Deri so far. Deri often unintentionally saw how familiar Radit and Hana were going hand in hand, even when both of them were caught by the eyes of Deri facing each other who showed views not as colleagues.
"Where did you get those photos?" ask Deri to investigate.
"These photos Lea took earlier when she saw them at the printing press" Alea replied.
"Can you help Lea find and gather more evidence, Bang?" Alea pinta.
Deri looked sadly at Alea, she knew Alea not only for marrying Radit. Deri knew Alea better than Radit. Of course he will help his wife's brother to find evidence of the affair Radit and Hana.
"What do you want to do with the evidence?" ask Deri to make sure Alea doesn't make a mistake.
"To strengthen the affair that Radit did while later in the trial, Bang." Alea replied with a matap.
"You're getting a divorce? Shouldn't you talk and ask Radit nicely."
Alea shook her head, she disagreed with the advice that Deri had given. For him there is no apology for a traitor, there is destruction for them. Alea is now grudged by a bloodless wound, one that destroys all of Alea's dreams.
"For what to defend a household with a traitor in it." replied Alea.
Deri tried to understand what Alea was feeling. It's not easy to take Radit back with the man's wounds.
"Abang and Reina will support whatever you decide, Lea. We believe you know what's best for yourself" Deri said in a statement to Alea.
"Thank you, Bang. Lea will definitely be a lot of trouble for Brother and sister Reina in the future."
"We're brothers, we're your closest relatives now, Lea. We will always be there for you."
Alea's eyes glazed over hearing Deri's words. Reina's husband was right, her current brother was the two of them. Since his father died, there were no siblings close to him. Only Reina had always been there for him long ago.
"Just cry if you want to cry" said Deri as she patted Alea on the shoulder.
"Lea"
Reina gets a message from her husband to come to the office of Deri, the man tells about Alea who is in the cafe opposite the office and wants to meet her. Deri knows, he needs the presence of his wife Reina.
"Mbak Rei." call Alea who went straight into Reina's arms.
Reina tightened her embrace on Alea, letting this brother step out all the tightness he had in his chest. Reina and Deri had expected Alea to come to Deri to ask about Radit.
"What's my fault with her, Ma'am?" asked Alea while sobbing.
"You're not wrong, Lea. Radit's heart is being blinded by his lust." replied Reina.
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...After My Husband Cheated, I Became Rich...
