I HAD TO MARRY MY BEST FRIEND

CHAPTER 16

ANDRA POV.

The first time I saw and met an Alena Paramita even though with unexpected things and events it was clear she was a beautiful girl and her style was simple but charming. The simplicity of his style is one of his own attraction to him according to my personality.

But that love could not immediately appear in my heart until the marriage contract I had promised in front of the ruler, Papa Alena and also the witnesses.

The moment after the marriage contract that happened I was peeling Alena's forehead and nose was actually not my intention why I suddenly reflex want to kiss her forehead and nose.

Maybe it was because I felt anxious to see his ridiculous manner as he reflexively closed his eyes, seeing me coming out of the bathroom just reading* and it could have fallen and it was right in front of my feet.

Honestly peeping a woman I just knew even though she was my legal wife was the first thing I did.

Previously only my mother and my nephew Vera when Vera was a child I once kissed her forehead.

The rest I never kissed anyone's forehead until after my marriage contract at that time I kissed my wife's forehead.

I remembered the moment I told Alena about the diamond gold jewelry set before we got our wedding date.

"Where do you like the jewelry set?" I asked Alena after handing over that medium-sized red velvet box that was heart-shaped.

He opened it and looked at it. I saw he was quite surprised to see the contents I think maybe he didn't think that I would give him a set of gold diamond jewelry.

"This is not too excessive om to be used as a dowry make sure this is very expensive. Darling lo money om vain ntar. Moreover, we get married because it is forced to be better to love the woman who loves." I didn't expect to hear his words just now.

"Whoever I will love one day is clear this time God has hinted that you are my future wife." I was determined when we were in the gazebo of the backyard of the Abizar mas house.

"But om_" His words stopped as I immediately said.

"I couldn't possibly have given Alena a dowry especially if I could. If I give a dowry carelessly when I am able it is the same as I demean you as a woman and it will also be less well viewed by your family to me and my family. Even if you and your family don't ask for or dispute that." I explained briefly and firmly to him so that he would not feel bad about this.

To this day I am still very busy in Surabaya because I am accompanying my client to the police station and the prosecutor's office for an examination of the case of allegations of mistreatment of his wife whose husband is none other than a brother the cousin of a friend of mine I met at the hotel with Alena.

My friend was Reza Hendrawan he lived in Surabaya as well as his cousin. But that afternoon he was on a project in Jakarta and when I met him that afternoon with Alena at the hotel where he was staying because there was something urgent.

So I went straight to the hotel with Alena after we finished checking the invitation cards and souvenirs for our wedding reception.

Because the night Reza my friend was going to fly again to Bali for 10 days for his project business as well.

While the day after tomorrow I have to return to Surabaya for my work and for the affairs of his cousin Reza who is my client as well.

I didn't stop thinking since the first time I met Alena she seemed to have started thinking strangely to me.

Until after I was legally her husband until when I took her to a hotel that indeed from the beginning I took her to the hotel because I was about to meet my friend who was also sudden and urgent.

Why did he think I was going to mes* him by taking him to a hotel. Anyway what's wrong with a husband bringing his legal wife even officially state to a hotel.

Plus after I said if I was going to meet my friend at the hotel he even more strange thinking. Thought if I would do mes*m to my friend alias I thought as a guy like fellow jen*s.

I've heard it from some people who judge me but I never want to bother.

However, when Alena thought and said that the big brown envelope as a bribe I received from Reza my friend. I wondered if I was that bad in her eyes until she kept thinking that strange thing.

Even though the contents inside the large brown envelope are some evidence that my friend Reza's cousin did not commit persecution or violence against his wife.

His wife apparently framed her husband who is none other than his cousin Reza my friend. The motive has been known if the wife did that in order to demand divorce from her husband 'cause the wife was not in love with the husband.

Their marriage was based on the matchmaking of each of their parents. That's exactly what happened in my friend Reza's cousin's case.

God willing I have always tried to be trustworthy and not deviate from my duties as an advocate.

Because my profession is not easy many stages that must be lived can only be declared pass and take his oath in court.

Since that incident I have silenced him even though I have always talked as necessary to Alena, but this time I acted colder than before.

I was honestly upset by every bad thought I had.

But I didn't mean to want to silence him all this time. Even though it's been this long if I'm out of town I've never made phone contact or sent messages through the green application.

The holidays that I find more often on Saturday sunday sometimes I use with case documents and my business as well as for my time off.

Maybe because of this work that makes me never think and take care of my personal affairs, especially for a serious relationship with a woman let alone get married.

That's why I kept being told to marry Alena because of her mother's drive, which was also her misunderstanding. I finally agreed to marry Alena, my niece's best friend.

The decision I have considered it carefully, because I do not want mama to be stressed and make the old disease relapse like before.

Even though this seems selfish because I don't care about Alena's feelings. However, as hard as I refused, my mother would continue to try to force me and accuse me.

If I could refuse again this time, but I even became the mind of the health of the mother so it was forced to obey.

Even so I do not consider this marriage to be a joke because the marriage is a sacred thing and also worship, as well, then one day I will move or choose more clients around Jakarta only.

However, this time it was clear I could not do that. Because in the city where I live and also my parents I still have full responsibility to the Law Firm office that I have been facing and also my clients and some of my existing businesses in Surabaya even if only branches.

I will slowly finish until I do not have to go back and forth often or have a long experience in Surabaya. I also have intentions after my wedding reception and Alena held later I want to invite Alena to live together in the apartment. Because it's just the two of us so I'll try to stay in the apartment first and it also aims to make us more independent as a legal partner.

However, this time it felt quite right I silenced Alena more than usual until when I was about to leave for Surabaya on Monday morning that time I remained silent not saying anything to her.

Let me still be annoyed with his bad thoughts on me. He did not apologize even for all his bad thoughts at that time ', which was obviously not true.

I doubt he really respects this marriage let alone keeps it.

Maybe he had another dream man even though he had never dated as I had known from the Abizar mas at that time.

That might be right ? If that's true, then I have to behave how. Although I could not fall in love with her yet I tried to be as kind as I could be as a husband to her.

Letting everything flow and go as it is with time.

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"Den Andra wants to bibik make tea or coffee." I turned to the source of the sound when Ijah bik one of the ARTs in our house in Surabaya asked me.

"Be warm." My speech.

"Good den." Bik Ijah also passed into the kitchen.

I just arrived this afternoon at home from the prosecutor's office and the police station.

My work is almost done for my clients this time so I can go back to Jakarta again soon and in about 10 days my wedding reception and Alena will be held.

This house is precisely my parents' house a large house and its contents are not much different from the Abizar mas house in Jakarta.

Actually the house in Jakarta is our second home. But after Mas Abizar married the last few years mama asked to move to Surabaya which is the hometown of mama.

So that the house was left in use by Mas Abizar and his small family. But mas Abizar did not want to occupy the house for free then in the end it was Abizar mas who bought this house and directly in the name of the mother.

"This is the tea and here are some snacks of the village there is a bik Ijah to make." Bik Ijah also put my warm sweet tea plus his fried cassava on the table.

"Thank you, bik." My speech.

"The same as." The reply was friendly and Ijah also passed away from before me.

Now I enjoy this simple meal in the family room/tv while watching the news broadcast. My family is still very fond of food and cheap snacks or traditional.

So not infrequently in this house ART we serve a simple snack/traditional but delicious taste for us.

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Seriate...

Healthy greetings always yes from riritambun 🥰