Dowager Bohay

Apology to the Soul

Melati and her mom thought they heard wrong. "Wife? This woman is your wife?" Mama Melati who first asked ahead of her son.

"Yes. Just found out, huh? I want to surprise you and tell you I'm married. Honey, you guys know first, it's not a surprise," said Djiwa increasingly heated the atmosphere.

"Don't lie to you, Wa. I know how you taste. How could you like a wild girl and a village like her!" Melati still does not accept and does not believe what Djiwa said.

Djiwa shook off a mocking smile. "What do you know about my taste? The proof is, I don't taste with women like you who are cheap. I'm more tasteful with wild women and villages like Roses, as you say. Just so you know yes, the Rose's heart is much better and cleaner than your rotten one!"

"People Djiwa!" A clashing sound with a heavy tone sounded. Papa Melati apparently the voice, he who had been silent since then now could not accept when his daughter was said to be rotten by Djiwa. "Don't talk to you! My son is more honorable than any woman!"

"Oh yeah? Would a respectable woman come to someone else's place of business in search of noisiness and trouble as this Om child did? No need to tell me in public what crimes princess Om has committed? All this time I've been quiet, but if your daughter does something like this to my loved ones, I can't stay silent. Thankfully, my wife is okay. If my wife is seriously injured because of Om's daughter who is bar-bar, I make sure the legal path alone is not enough to pay for all her mistakes!" Djiwa's face looks very serious and his speech is not kidding.

Papa Melati looks even more angry because Djiwa treats her like this. His chest seemed to rise and fall withstanding his frustration. "Sir, take these two women to the police station and we'll settle them legally! I'm going to put them both in jail for getting my daughter hurt!" papa Melati's orders to the police officer she was carrying.

"Om brave? Just one fingernail tip my wife touched by that cop, I make sure your daughter Om first will rot in jail!" threaten back Djiwa.

Djiwa stands before the Rose to protect his wife from the threat of powerful men like Mr. Surya. "I will open the CCTV and show you all that princess Om first came to my employees. They only defend themselves when princess Om tries to hurt them. My employees do not lie, this shop does have my wife which means mine too, right? Son of Om is too stupid to not know what my employees say. The smart princess Om lost the same as my employee whom he met the village girl?"

Djiwa then told Rendi to open the CCTV showing how Melati came with emotions and immediately grabbed Lily who was working. In the CCTV also seen how the Rose broke their debate but was not heeded by Melati until finally the Rose intervened and pulled back Melati's hair.

"Have you seen, right? The first Om boy who came looking for a storm and persecuted my employees. Still want to continue?" Djiwa challenges behind the Melati family who now bow down in shame. Obviously embarrassed, their daughter was wrong and the CCTV was very strong evidence that would backfire if they continued their report to the police.

Papa Melati let out a heavy sigh. "Let's go home!" Indirectly when Papa Melati invites his family to go home, it means will not forward the report to the police. Melati did not take it for granted to see her Papa surrender to the threat from Djiwa.

"Pa, why are we losing anyway? They obviously persecuted me! Why is Papa so afraid of the threat from Djiwa? I want them thrown in jail, especially that wild woman who's been trying to hurt me, Pa!" Melati pointed towards the Rose who was still sheltering behind the back of the Soul.

"You still not clawed? Okay, we'll meet you at the police station!" Djiwa's words sounded firm and not playful.

Papa Melati took her daughter forcibly. Don't want things to get worse. Melati then left the Rose stall. Now it's the Soul's turn to explain everything to the Rose.

"Darling-" Unfinished Djiwa spoke, The rose has gone upstairs.

The souls follow the Rose which is now in their rooms. The soul closed the door and saw the Rose sitting on the edge of the bed with tears in her eyes. Djiwa then sat down and raised his face while wiping the tears on the face of the Rose.

"I'm sorry" said Djiwa with regret.

The rose did not answer. She was crying and kept crying. His heart is in pain. He tried to dismiss the fact that Djiwa was the village youth he married, not a big businessman who pretended to be a plain village youth. Seeing the Soul that appears with its true identity, the anger of being lied to re-emerges in the Rose.

Rose thought she had accepted who Djiwa was, apparently not. The feeling that he was lied to, then there was another woman who came and claimed to be his lover wanted to throw him into prison made the anger and hatred in the Rose even greater.

"Darling, I know that you are evil. I have been lying to you all this time. Believe me, there is not the slightest evil intent against you." The soul took the hand of the rose and kissed it. "Mas love you. Mas loves you very much. Maafin. It's wrong to lie."

The rose cannot speak. There is a struggle within him. He thought he could accept the lies of Djiwa but why now it feels sore again? Why is he so unstable? The rose does not even recognize itself.

"That time I was deliberately lying. Mas did not want to be known when Mas dumped by the evil friend. I don't want your reputation to be bad. After you help, Mas instead interested in your life and start lying for the sake of lies Mas make."

"Because I'm stupid and you lie so easily?" ask the rose with a clean look.

"No, Honey. You never look stupid in my eyes. Never once was. I continue my lies because ... I want to get to know you more closely" replied Djiwa honestly.

"Then fool me again and again? Honestly yes Mas, I already know who Angkasa Djiwa and I .. feel pain in lying to you. I'm questioning your love, Mas. Is the love you give also nothing more than another lie you make?"

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