After My Husband Cheated, I Became Rich
68. Zio and Paula
"We are not getting married, sister" Ratna repeated her previous remarks to Riki.
"If Brother Riki wants to accelerate Brother's engagement, please use the day that has been set for my wedding" Ratna said again.
"Hey what is this Ratna?" ask Leoni. "Just this afternoon we met WO to handle your wedding. Now you're saying don't get married" said Leoni in disbelief.
"It's my decision Om, I want to cancel our marriage" Ratna said, turning to Zaki and ignoring Leoni's questions and remarks.
"But Rat" said Radit, trying not to make a rash and unilateral decision by annulling the marriage of those who count the days.
"There is no love between us, how can we live a good household in the future" replied Ratna gave an excuse.
"Sorry Radit, I have doubts about living my life with you, so many problems I will face in the future" said Ratna, who continued in her heart.
"The Radit loves Alea, do you want to always live in the shadow of your cousin?" paula's words continued to ring in Ratna's head.
Seeing the way Radit looked at Alea, Ratna felt her heart hurt. Radit is about to marry her, but the man's love for Alea. Ratna also confirmed Paula's words, forever she will always be Alea's shadow in Radit's eyes.
That rounded up Ratna's intention to annul her marriage to Radit, even though she already loved her daughter's father. Ratna doesn't know, if that's how Paula poisoned Ratna's mind to release Radit.
"If I can't be with Radit, then you can't marry him either. Our status is the same, we both have children from him" Paula said in her heart after she poisoned Ratna's mind.
"Think about Ratna again" said Zaki.
"And we're not going to talk about you tonight, but we're going to talk about Riki and Sandra's wedding plans" Zaki said.
Ratna could not dispute what Zaki's decision was, her father's sister was right. Riki who asked them to come together to talk about his cousin's plans to get married, not his problem. Ratna chose silence, while Radit chose to go out and sit on the terrace to calm his mind. She was also not one of the members of this family nor was Alea's husband any more, there was no right for her to listen to her ex-sister-in-law's wedding plans.
"Why problems are always present when I want to start improving myself" Radit said in his heart.
He did not love Ratna, now for Radit love is not important. Especially the current condition, which can not do husband and wife relations. He just wants to make his two children happy by having a full family.
"Am I wrong and selfish?" ask Radit to himself.
Back inside the house, Riki and everyone there had finished discussing her engagement plan with Sandra. Riki said goodbye to take Sandra home. Not long after, Reina and Deri also say goodbye to thinking about the twins Rio and Ria whom they did not invite. While Leoni chose to stay at Alea's parents' residence tonight, just like Alea and Bagas.
"Mbak Rei, I'm coming with you" Ratna said as soon as she saw Reina saying goodbye to Zaki.
Reina turned her attention to Alea's cousin, then she asked Deri through the eyes that Deri answered by shrugging both shoulders. Feeling no response from Deri, Reina looked at Zaki who was snuggling.
"Aren't you going to add to the problem, Rat?" reina asked, actually she wanted to refuse even though Zaki had allowed to give Ratna a ride. Reina wants Ratna to go home with Radit and solve their problems.
"I need time alone to think, Ma'am." replied Ratna.
"Well, we're saying goodbye to Aunty Anita and Alea" asked Reina who Ratna approved.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Radit, Paula comes to his ex-lover's residence. He met Zio and took his son to dinner. Zio, who feels that he has met Paula and knows that the woman he is with is now a friend of his father, wants to be invited to dinner outside. What else does Paula offer to eat Zio's favorite food.
"Our taste in eating turns out to be just as dear" Paula said as she saw Zio who was greedy eating pasta.
"You're aunty, but Zio doesn't know where to look." Zio answered making Paula's heart feel sliced. How not, the child he had in vain would not hate himself in the least.
"If he comes to see you, what?" ask Paula again.
"Zio must be happy auntie. Every mother said that every mother's house must love her child, maybe because circumstances make the mother who gave birth to Zio leave Zio in the orphanage." replied Zio.
"Zio's not angry?" ask Paula again.
Zio shook his head, "The orphanage mother said we should be devoted to the mother who gave birth to us, even though Zio had never met.
Mother of the home also said, there are many ways that Zio can be devoted to the mother who gave birth to Zio. For example, by sending a prayer so that mother is fine and still love Zio"
Paula cried at Zio's reply, she felt really bad as a mother. It would not be wrong if Radit chose to marry Ratna, because the woman never wasted her daughter.
"Oh Paula what have you done, you even added one more infamy to your life by influencing Ratna to envy her."
"Auntie why are you crying?" ask Zio wonder.
"Sad aunt, aunt misses auntie's son who's been missing since infancy." replied Paula.
"Aunty has a child?" asked Zio who was nodding at Paula.
"Auntie's son your age, he's also a boy like you. Therefore Aunty invites you to eat with Auntie, because Auntie misses Auntie's son."
"Zio could be Aunt's son, just like Zio's father, even if Zio is not a father's son."
Paula is speechless, but Radit has not told Zio that their son is his. How could she tell Zio, if she was his real mother.
"Don't Zio really want to be Aunt's son?" paula asked to convince Zio.
Zio nodded, "Zio likes and loves Auntie" said Zio.
"Mama loves you too." Paula replied.
"So from now on Zio called Mama, not Auntie anymore" Paula said.
"Mama." call Zio like Paula's now smiling request, mama's call from Zio's mouth makes Paula happy. He missed those words coming out of his son's mouth.
"Zio still wants to eat again, baby?" ask Paula.
"No, we go home. I'll find Zio if I don't have Zio home."
True as Zio feared, Radit had already arrived home and did not find Zio. One that Radit thinks is the one who dared to take Zio away, who else if not paula. Her housekeeping assistant also explained the characteristics of the woman who invited Zio to go exactly like Paula. Radit calls Paula's number, but the woman accidentally doesn't activate her phone, because she doesn't want anyone to interfere with her time with Zio.
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...After My Husband Cheated, I Became Rich...
