I know you're cheating

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Erik cried in despair when his father was pronounced dead by the hospital. Meanwhile, Retno is currently receiving treatment for a mild heart attack that attacked her when the bad news was announced by the doctor who handled it. Aaron died about 45 minutes before arriving at the hospital.

Meanwhile, Tika who first found the father in a dying state, his psychic condition seemed shaken. The girl just sat down filled with tears that kept dripping.

"Now?" call Varissa in doubt. Afraid of wrong people considering the appearance of the girl he saw looked messy. Lots of red stains on his shirt and hands.

"Mbak..," Tika replied when she saw Varissa standing next to her. Before long, the girl quickly hugged the former sister-in-law who suddenly made Varissa confused.

"What's up, Tik? Why are your clothes so full of blood?" ask Varissa confused.

"Papa, Ma'am.," said Tika restrained.

"Papa? Papa why?"

"Papa died," cried Tika accompanied by a loud sobbing.

A pair of Varissa eyeballs are perfectly rounded. Long time not heard the news of her ex-husband's family, now that comes just bad news.

"What's up, Tik? Papa's sick?" tanyanya while stroking Tika's back up and down.

"Kill Mauren, Ma'am!"

Varissa's breath was choked to hear Tika's confession. "A-What? Mauren killed Papa?" he asked as if in disbelief.

The girl who was in Varissa's arms just nodded. Her crying still continued and made Varissa reluctant to ask further. That question he would keep until Tika's condition was much better.

"Have you eaten?" ask Varissa while giving a bottle of canned milk to Tika who just bought it from a vending machine.

The girl with my glare and swollen eyes shook her head weakly. Don't eat, just drink he's not interested.

"Where is Mama Erik?" Varissa sat down beside Tika. Opening the milk can that only Tika was holding and asking the girl to drink it.

"Again nemenin Mama who is still unconscious" replied Tika. The milk Varissa gave him took a sip. After that, he felt no interest anymore.

"Mama's sick too?" Varissa was surprised. There are so many unfortunate things that have happened to Erik's family in a row.

"Because of the heart attack when the doctor said that Papa...," Tika's breathing was stingy. The tears are back. "Father..," It's hard to continue that sentence.

Varissa hugged Tika's fragile body again. The girl came back crying. Makes Varissa's heart feel sorry for the condition that is now happening to her.

"Va?"

Erik who came looking for Tika seemed to find a new spirit when he saw Varissa hugging her sister in the waiting room of the hospital. He moved his feet faster. A little burden was lifted when he looked back at the figure of a woman who never tired of giving him spirit in any case.

"Varissa..," he called again.

The woman called by her name turned. Releasing her embrace from Tika's body and smiling awkwardly towards her ex-husband.

"Mas...," she replied flatly. "I'm so sorry, yeah!"

"Thank you, Va!"

"Where is your mother?" ask Varissa to Erik.

"Aware already. He wants to see Tika so I look here," replied Erik smiling. Feeling there was hope to return when he heard the tone of Varissa's voice that was no longer cynical towards him.

"If so, I'll see you first, yes!" pamit Tika's.

Varissa nodded. Rubbed Tika's head for a moment then waved her hand as the girl had already stepped away.

"Maybe Tika also needs medical treatment, Mas! His face was pale" Varissa said, sighing.

Erik nodded. Staring meaningfully towards Varissa that is growing more beautiful by the day.

"Is it really Mauren who killed your Papa?" ask Varissa curiously. Right now, he and Erik were sitting in the lobby of the hospital.

"Not sure yet, Va! Currently, Mauren is still in search of the police, "Erik replied with a gloomy face.

"Patience to you, Mom!" entertain Varissa while smiling with concern. He hated Erik, but Varissa never expected this tragedy to befall Erik's family.

"Va, I'm sorry!" erik lirih.

Varissa only responded with a thin smile. Not saying yes, nor rejecting that apology.

"Do you still hate me, Va?" Erik grabbed Varissa's hands suddenly. His eyes looked deeply into Varissa's eyes which looked surprised.

"Can I get a second chance to fix everything?"

Varissa smiled again. Both of his hands he pulled out of Erik's grasp. His body slowly moved further away from Erik.

"Our story has been far behind in the past, Mom! And now, I've been knitting a new story with someone else. Don't you, you do too?"

Varissa sniffed both of his shoulders. "I'm concerned about the conditions that are now happening to you, Mom! But that doesn't mean I still have feelings for you. Please don't misunderstand me!"

Broken. Erik now felt an incredible pain. Varissa's rejection has dashed all remaining hope. Now, what should he do? Where else would he have to find a place to lean? Meanwhile, the last and only backrest available is Varissa. There's nothing more than that woman. There will never be anyone who will accept it as big and as sable as Varissa again.

"I'm a fool, Va! Just slap me! Why could I hurt you for a demon like Mauren?" erik's tears broke. "And now, you don't want to accept me anymore. So... Now what should I do, Va? What do I have to do to forgive me?"

It felt like Varissa was not at home to hear every word that came out of Erik's mouth. Does the man think that Varissa will still accept it after all the betrayal?

"Not having to do anything, Mom!" Varissa looked at Erik without blinking. "I told you, right? Our story has fallen far behind in the past. And I, in no way intend to go back there again. I'm so much happier with my life now without you." Varissa explained at length so that the man would understand. There's no turning back for them like before.

"You really love him?" erik asked in a loud voice.

"Do I need to answer?" Varissa raised both of her eyebrows.

Erik grunting. It was hard to believe every sentence that came out of Varissa's mouth. "You don't use Dikta anymore as a tool to make me jealous, do you, Va? Because if you are, then you have succeeded." Erik tried to get close to Varissa. However, the woman reflexively moved away from him.

"Stop playing around, Va! Please!" Erik. "I know you're not a typical woman who falls in love easily. It is impossible to fall in love with Dikta in just a short time, Va! That's not possible!"

"I don't care about all your opinions, Mom!" Varissa stand. Preparing to leave because he was tired of hearing every 'junk' sentence that came out of Erik's mouth. You know, her ex-husband.

"Obviously, Dikta and I are getting married soon."

Hearing Varissa's last sentence, Erik's eyes widened in shock. Then he stood up. Clutching Varissa's arm so tightly that his ex-wife was in pain.

"Wedding isn't a toy, Va! You can't just play wedding with another guy."

"Who thinks marriage is a toy, Mas? That's not you, is it?" reply Varissa cynically while trying to brush off the hand of Erik who held firmly his arm.

"I don't need you to believe that I really love Dikta. After all, our love does not need a confession from you. This is my life now. I have the right to choose my own happy path."

"You'll regret your choice, Va! You think that guy's a lot better than me, huh?"

"Yes, he's much better!" answer Varissa loudly. "He's a lot different than you. He's the man in charge. He knows what I need most and is always sensitive about how I feel. Not like you, Mom!"

"Va..," Erik's ear was hot to hear Varissa continuously praising the advantages of Dikta.

"Keep your hands away from her!" said a man in a flat tone while pushing hard on Erik's chest and hugging Varissa.

Erik. The man laughed cynically when he found the man who had been glorified by Varissa now came like a bad luck hero.

"Bro! Sure, you're sincere about my ex? Didn't you just accept him because of his possessions, too?"

Varissa's eyes were round hearing Erik's circus. It felt like he was going forward to slap Erik but his body was being held back by Dikta.

"I'm not a hunchback like you who can only ride a life like a parasite on a woman." Dikta grinned. "Just calm! My money is far more than enough to support Varissa until our grandkids are too."

Erik snorted cynically. So arrogant of this guy.

"Allah! Nervous work doang, very proud of you!" erik play recriminate.

Instead of being stoked with emotion, the long-haired man let out a small laugh. Only Varissa seemed to mind Erik's insults.

"If money can work for me, why should I work for money?" Dikta raised next to his eyebrows. Looking down on Erik's existence is nothing more than a grain of dust.

"But, just keep it. The woman you accepted was my ex. What's great?" hina Erik is full of satisfaction.

BUGH!

End of Dikta's patience. A loud punch landed on Erik's nose until the man toppled over and fell.

"Never say anything like that about Varissa!" remember Dikta with a low tone and a sharp gaze.

"Ta, no! It's in the hospital!" pekik Varissa is worried. He didn't want Dikta to get into trouble because of Erik.

"He's insulting you, Va!" dikta said not accept.

"But this is in the hospital. Many people! After all, he must have just wanted to provoke your emotions, Ta! Please! Don't!"

Dikta took a deep breath. Okay fine! This time he gave up. That too, for Varissa's sake.

After a while, Dikta took out her wallet from the back pocket of the jeans she was wearing. A few hundred thousand pieces of money he pulled out without counting the numbers and then threw them into the face of Erik who was still sitting on the floor while wiping the blood that was still pouring from his nose.

"It's enough to pay for your medical expenses and silence your trash mouth, right?" he asked her cynically to Erik.

Erik's fist clenched tightly. If his head didn't feel dizzy, maybe right now he would rise up and return Dikta's blow much more pain than he received.

Meanwhile, Dikta who did not get an answer again opened his wallet. Take out a few more hundred-thousand pieces of money and throw them in Erik's face.

"That is, to pay your self-esteem is not how much. Enough?"