I AM FAITHFUL TO HIM WHOM YOU LOVE

I HATE YOU ARTHUR

Aldo and Mara sat on the sofa of her room. Mara clasped Aldo's hand while looking at him intensely.

" Why look at me like that?" Aldo looked at Mara.

" I miss you so much." Mara.

" Did you really miss me? If you miss me why are you marrying someone else? Did you not think about my feelings at that time? How hurt do I feel when I find out that you belong to someone else?" Ask Aldo.

" I'm sorry!" Mara.

" My heart hurts so much Mara, when I was struggling to raise money for our marriage, you married another man." Aldo.

This is what Mara wanted to ask from now on.

" Gathering money? How to raise money? You left arriving without any news and explanation at the time of our wedding day, you tarnished my family's good name with your irresponsible attitude, then what should I do when my papa asks me to save the family honor by marrying bang Arthur? Should I just shut up and let my family be scorned by so many people? I need you to explain how and where you left me. What's your reason and why are you back now?" Mara's word was provoked by emotion.

" Your father purposely separated us."

" What?" Pekik Mara couldn't believe it.

" Yes, Om Adi deliberately planned all this so you wouldn't marry me." Aldo.

" How do you have such thoughts Aldo? My father has been honoring our relationship all along. He's also been nice to you all along right, there's no way my papa's done this. You don't joke Aldo." Mara.

" No, baby, I'm not kidding. I'm telling the truth. The kindness that Adi showed in front of me was all fake. He just pretended to ignore me for fooling me." Said Aldo tidying up Mara's hair.

" Don't forget if he's my papa Aldo, you can't say anything about him." Mara.

" I don't forget Mara, I respect my father like I respect my own. I'm not gonna tell you I don't have proof." Sahut Aldo's.

" Hear me!" Aldo.

" The day before the wedding, Om Adi came to my house. He asked me to run a hospital construction project in a remote village. I was so surprised at the time, I asked him about our marriage. Om Adi said that you agreed to postpone our marriage until I came back and all preparations were canceled. I didn't believe it at first, but Om Adi gave me a letter you wrote so I wouldn't suspect his lies. I'm not suspicious of Mara at all because you wrote in the letter that you're going to postpone the marriage until I get back." Bright Aldo.

The memory of when his father asked him to write the word on the grounds that his girlfriend wanted to postpone the marriage but he could not write because his hand hurt due to an accident. That's why Mara wrote it.

" I want to refuse, but om Adi threatened if I did not want to leave, he will not approve our marriage until anytime. I left right then and there, I tried to call you to say goodbye but your number was off. When I got to the location, there was no internet signal. Without realizing it, I was deceived by him. And how foolish I am to believe too much in your father's words. I'm sure he's been planning all this a long time." Aldo.

Mara recalled one day before her wedding, her father confiscated her cell phone. Mr. Adi just gave Mara a cell phone after the wedding day.

" No this is impossible, you must be lying. My father couldn't have done this cruel thing by separating his daughter from the one he loved so much. This is impossible." Mara doesn't believe her papa can do such a thing.

" If you don't believe me, just ask your husband. I'm sure he's involved with this plan, too." Aldo made Mara look surprised.

" I'm sure your husband deliberately persuaded your father to marry you to him. He definitely wants to raise his degree from a driver to the ruler of the Adijaya family. Your husband is very cunning Mara, I became suspicious that he deliberately obliterated your papa in order to master your treasure. The proof is that your father, not after the transfer of property was filed in court, your father died suddenly." Aldo tried to poison Mara's mind.

Mara immediately rushed out of her room at Aldo's follow from behind.

" Bang Arthur." Mara stood in front of Arthur who was sitting on the sofa.

" Why Miss Mara?" Ask Arthur.

" Is it true that Aldo's departure and our marriage have been planned by papa?" Mara asked looking at Arthur with a probing look.

" Don't lie!" snapped Mara.

" You must have intentionally asked Papa to do all this, right? You deliberately married me to take all my property. That's why you didn't refuse when papa asked you to be the groom, right? Answer Bang!!!" Arthur yelled at Arthur's shirt on the neck.

" Patience Miss Mara! I'll explain what I know." Arthur's words made Mara keep her hands away.

" This is Mr. Adi's plan, but I'm not involved in it at all." Arthur made Mara really surprised.

" How not to get involved huh? I don't believe what you say." Mara.

" Mister Adi told me after the wedding, you might think if Mr. Adi was evil or bad. But you need to know, Mr. Adi did all this for a reason." Keep Arthur.

" What reason? Can you tell us?" Ask Aldo.

" The reason is because.... " Arthur paused his words.

" no... I can't tell you right now, the evidence of Aldo's involvement in Mr. Adi's death I haven't yet obtained. If I say it now then he will know my next move. I have to put it off until I can get all the evidence of his crimes." Inner Arthur.

" Why Bang? Why are you keeping quiet? Don't you know what the reason is or because you're afraid of your stripes being seen?" Ask Mara.

" I don't know what reason Mr. Adi did all that." Sahut Arthur's.

" Then if you don't give me an answer, do you think I'll just believe you?"

" No Bang, I trust Aldo more than you." Mara.

" Let me tell you why, the reason is because papa trusted you so much. He didn't think that an Arthur was a cunning man who was after his treasure. I'm so suspicious of you, don't leave papa not because of his illness but because someone did it on purpose." Mara looked at Arthur cynically.

" Am I that bad in your eyes?" Arthur looked at Mara.

" Anything can be done by a lowly person like you. The proof is now in the process of filing a transfer of papa's property to you, right? Why not in my name? It proves papa trusted you more so you easily lied to my papa under the guise of being the hero who saved my family's good name." Mara's heart pierced Arthur's.

" No, Miss, it's not that." Said Arthur.

" then? If I'm wrong, answer my question. Is it true that papa filed a transfer letter of his entire estate in your name?" Mara looked at Arthur.

" Yes right." Sahut Arthur's.

" That's proof of your vulgarity Bang. I hate you Bang, enough you've been fooling me all this time.I don't want to live with you anymore. I'll divorce you as soon as possible. Get out of my house! And don't show your nose anymore! I really hate you." Mara left the two towards her room.

Aldo smiled smirk while Arthur clenched tightly his hand.

" Bang the driver, Mara has kicked you out. I hope you know yourself not to stay here, let alone be her husband. After Mara divorces you, I will marry Mara and live happily with her." Aldo looked at Arthur.

" I'm not gonna let any of that happen, so throw your dreams away." Arthur leaves Aldo.

" Even though I can't master Mara's haeta tpai at least my grudge can be resolved by seeing Mara suffer. Once we get married I'll tell you the truth. I'm sure he must have been very shocked and couldn't accept the reality. I'd love to see her crazy." Aldo smiled smirk.

TBC....