Duren Palm

Stella or Rianti

Veno returned to the living room, he saw Ardi and his father were chatting casually.

"Again the hell .. exclaim very," said Veno while putting a tray containing warm tea and snacks on the table.

"Let's talk about you, when are you getting married?" baskoro said with a tinge.

"Yee Papi .. that again, that's again discussed. Talk about cake." Veno snorted softly.

"Lha Papi what should you talk about? Talk about the company, where do you know. You are unemployed" said Baskoro sarkis

Veno only clucked resentfully at being belittled by his own father.

Ardi just smiled hearing their debate.

"Let's see Ardi. After marriage her face began to shine. It looks different from the time before marriage. Moreover, his wife is young and beautiful. Won him a lot" said Baskoro, who was stretched from his lips.

"I can still be happy Pi without marriage. Point no comma!" dengus Veno's.

Baskoro only shook his head to see how firm the stand of his only child was.

"O yes Papi why did you come home? Didn't he say the branch there was problematic?"

"Udah in the same handel Toni. Now Papi's going to the office again. You continue to talk, " said Baskoro as he walked and threw a smile at Ardi.

"How's Shinta doing?" Ardi asked after sipping his tea.

"Not too good, but I'll keep him until he recovers."

"Then are you happy after marrying Rianti?" Now it was Veno's turn to ask Ardi.

Ardi was silent for a moment and smiled widely.

"Of course I'm happy because I love her so much."

"Love who? Stella or Rianti?"

Ardi fell silent and a smile suddenly disappeared from his face.

"Be careful, as cool as you keep the bangke, you will kiss later too" Veno reminded.

Ardi was silent.

"I'm also curious, who was the man who kidnapped Rianti the other day? Said the police on duty, inside his house there are many photos of you and also photos of Rianti there are even some photos of Rianti's brother. Looks like he's been after you guys for a long time."

Ardi sighed and took it out slowly. He put his back on the sofa.

"He's Heru, Stella's ex-lover. He even tried to rape Stella, lucky that time there were people who saw the incident and finally he was imprisoned. I didn't think he was still so vengeful to me. Even after he got out of prison he was still after me. He thinks I'm the one who broke his happiness and took Stella away from him."

Veno was still staring at his cousin's face. There was hate, but there was also pity.

"Be careful. He seems like a scary person. Now he is in prison. However, we don't know what it's going to look like."

Veno stood up and grabbed the keys to his car that were on the table.

"I'll stay for a while. I'll take Shinta's things that were left last night."

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After returning from Veno's house, Rianti's attitude turned quiet. Along the way he just kept quiet and occasionally sighed. Ardi stopped his car and grabbed Rianti's hand.

"Why you, baby? Does it have anything to do with Shinta?" asked Ardi while looking at the wifeinua who had been weakly bowed.

Rianti just nodded and then cried as he pleased. Ardi hugged his wife's little body.

"Cry dear .. take out all your sorrow. You know, actually, you've been holding him, right."

Rianti was still crying, he was only able to nod without answering.

When he was calm, he spoke to Ardi.

"I'm sorry Mas, I'm too whiny."

Ardi shook his head with a smile then wiped away the trace of tears on Rianti's cheeks.

"No dear, it's only natural that when sad, people cry. And if you hold back the cry, it will definitely make you suffer more. Cry dear, for you will always be willing to take away your sorrow."

"Let's tell me, what exactly happened that you were so sad?"

"I feel sorry for Shinta Mas. His face was full of bruises, and I'm sure in his heart it must have been more hurt. As for me whom he considered a friend could do nothing to help him." Rianti's tears came back.

"Honey, don't be so sad. Shinta will be fine. Om Baskoro and Veno will definitely take good care of him."

"Can they be trusted, Mom?"

"Yes, they are good people. Take it easy, yes" said Ardi and in response to a smile by his wife.

Ardi continued his journey and stopped in front of a mall.

"Let's get down, baby." Ardi opened the car door for Rianti after parking his car.

Rianti got out of the car and looked astonished at her husband.

"Why are we here, Mas?" Rianti came down with a small sling bag that was only enough to store his phone and wallet.

"There's something I need to buy, come on ...." Ardi held Rianti's hand.

Rianti just complied and they entered the mall and stopped at a store that sold jewelry and accessories.

Ardi looked around at the watch he was going to buy.

"Sir, I chose this watch." Ardi pointed to a brown Fossil brand watch whose strings were made of leather.

"Which one did you choose?" Ardi approached Rianti who was looking at the jewelry in the storefront.

"Gak ah Mas, who was not kepake. Time to buy again."

Ardi glanced at the pendant that was on Rianti's neck.

"Keep why don't you use a gift from Mas. You often make other people's gifts rather than gifts from your own husband." Ardi Protest.

"Why? The jealous? This is not someone else's gift, this is the gift of bang Aan that I have considered my own brother Mas. Anyway I like this pendant because simple is not too flashy. If I make big jewelry later I am robbed how? It's a danger ...." Rianti tried to explain.

Ardi bedacak upset.

"Yes, obviously I am jealous .where a husband is willing to see his wife wear another man's gift. Moreover, there is no blood relation. Isn't it right, Mommy?" Ardi glanced at the two store employees.

The store employee simply smiled without answering any questions from Ardi.

"Iiih Mas what the hell .. yes I have chosen this one deh Mbak." Rianti pointed at the round pendant with a small star inside.

"Wait a minute, sir, Buk. We will prepare the papers first" the employee said kindly.

Not long into the two middle-aged women whispering behind them.

"Cih .. young people today want to be simple om-om."

"Yes .. when I was young. Her face is beautiful too. Destroy your own future."

Rianti who heard the conversation immediately pulled his hand from the grasp of the husband. After the jewelry was ready, Ardi lightly grabbed Rianti's shoulder and approached the mothers.

"I'm sorry .. He's not a simple. She's my legal wife! And her future won't be ruined because she's my wife. Ardi Mahenda Abbas's wife, the only child of Mahendra Abbas, a successful five-star hotel businessman!" ardi said with a half-screaming voice. There were even some customers who witnessed the incident also ridiculed the behavior of the minus two women.

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