I'm Not a Cheap Woman

The Painful Reality

Stevani tells Cia everything, why she finally decided to quit her job and move out of town X. The story he told was no different from the one he told Juana. Only the part of sleeping with the man that he did not say, even though Cia was the closest friend to him, but he did not want to make the woman angry.

"You sure of your decision?" ask Cia.

Stevani nodded, "for the sake of Zaline."

"I can't say anything more about Zaline's health. But that guy really did help you without any reward, right?"

Stevani hesitates to answer that, she is unlikely to bring up the matter of a contract marriage to Cia.

"Do you think anyone would want to help without any reward?" ask Stevani back.

"Don't turn my question Van, tell me."

Stevani sighed. "I'll marry her."

"What???" cia shouted in disbelief. "You're just kidding me, how could you marry a man you don't know." she added.

"That's what's going to happen, Cia, I can't pay my debt. At least he's handsome and has no fiancee."

"Are you threatened by him?"

Stevani shook her head. "I'm the one who proposed this marriage, Cia, I can't afford that much money. It's just the marriage I proposed." she told me a lie.

"Are you crazy Van, how could you possibly be entangled in a loveless marriage. You sacrificed too much for Zaline. When do you feel happiness for yourself."

"My happiness is with Zaline, if she is healthy then I will be happy. That's all I want in this world Cia."

"From the beginning I was friends with you, I already knew you were suffering so much. After you met Zaline, God tried your life again because of her illness. Van. I want you to be happy."

"Of course Cia, I promise to live happily. Do you remember that arrogant guy I told you about back then?"

Cia nodded her head. "What's wrong with that guy?"

"That's the man I'm going to marry."

"Haaaaahhh. Oh my God, what kind of fate do you have Van."

Stevani laughing. "That man also made me drink a bottle of Cia whiskey."

"Oh my God, then it's possible that the ATM card he took back, now he's using you Van. You have to ask her."

"Forget it, now what matters is that I can treat Zaline calmly without thinking about Cia's cost. I have to go home now to clean up my stuff and Zaline's. I will miss you." Stevani said, hugging Cia.

Cia also returned Stevani's embrace. "I'll lose a friend like you, come to town often and see me Van."

Stevani nodded her head. "I'll meet Mr. Huber and say goodbye to Angga's brother."

"I'm sure Angga will hold you back longer."

"He can't hold me back, it's my decision Cia. It's over there work, I'm afraid I'm going home last night."

"Well.. oh, when are you going?"

Stevani. "I'll call you if I'm leaving."

"Hopefully I can drive you, keep calling me Van, I promise I won't change my phone number."

Stevani hugs Cia and leaves her to meet Huber.

*****

"Sir Zio... You're not hungry?" ask Alex.

Zionel opened his eyes. "Woman hasn't come out yet?"

Alex shook his head.

"What the woman is doing inside, she can't continue her work, right?" grouse Zionel.

"I think Miss Vani is saying goodbye to her friend sir."

"You go eat, I'll wait for him here."

"But Zio..."

"Come out Lex..."

Alex took a long breath. "You don't want to eat anything?"

"Okay, Mr. Zio, then I'll stay a while."

Zionel nodded his head. Alex got out of his car, he saw across the street a street street vendor selling food. The man was very difficult to hold his hungry stomach, he went to the tent trader.

Zionel had closed his eyes enough, this time he was the one who stood guard and kept staring at the entrance of the club.

An hour has passed...

Alex is not back yet, Stevani is not out of the club. Zionel continues to curse in his heart, he is very upset but curious about what Stevani did for so long inside the club. Zionel got out of his car, he just got out, the woman he was waiting for finally showed up there.

The instant Zionel approached him made Stevani shocked.

"What did you do for so long in the club?" ask Zionel.

Stevani stared at him sharply. "You were the one who took me last night. So you're..."

Stevani's tears spilled, he was shocked when he met Huber. Huber told Stevani everything that he had taken Zionel and his assistant out of the club.

"Do you remember everything?" ask Zionel.

"No. I even wish I had forgotten everything. Are you the one who has..."

"It wasn't my fault you started it" Zionel said without thinking about the woman's feelings.

Stevani is ignited by the flames of anger, he who has lost his chastity, but he is also accused of guilt by the man in front of him at this time. Stevani raised his hand, then...

plaaaaqb.......

The sound of a loud slap hovering on Zionel's cheek made the man startled.

"How dare you slap me." snapped Zionel.

"The slap was not enough to make up for it all. I passed out, I was drunk, how could you take advantage of my situation back then. You've ruined everything, and you're pretending to be innocent by coming to the hospital as a bad luck hero. You're back to taking advantage of my situation. You're lower than Dani's mas." cried Stevani.

"Don't equate me with that man." snapped Zionel. "I'm more honorable than him, I'm looking for you because I intend to take responsibility for what I'm doing" he added.

Stevani laughed in her tears. "I'm responsible you said. You threatened me with my sister's name, you asked me to get married on paper for a year. Is that what you say responsibility? I know, I'm not your equal, I'm a woman of the lower classes and I don't deserve to be with a gentleman like you, but I also have my pride."

"Enough Stevani. I'm not the man you're accusing me of like that."

"You take it easy, I won't cancel the deal we agreed to. I'm going to stay married to you, and you're still going to help my sister's treatment. But I will add terms to that contract, if I can return your money before one year, then our agreement is off. You can let go of me and my sister."

Stevani stepped on her foot, and Zionel held her hand.

"Wait..What do you mean?" ask Zionel.

"I'm dirty, I'm not a good woman either. Of course I can make money in a dirty way as well to get your money back" Stevani replied.

"You thought I'd let it go, when you signed that contract. Then you must be the wife of an honorable Cruise. You'll just be the young mistress in my house."

"Let go. don't interfere in each other's affairs, that's a condition we've agreed to."

"It's about the honor of Cruise's family, I chose you as my wife and brought you into my home. How could I let you..."

"Then forget the wedding and give me time to find the money" Stevani said.

"Oh my God, don't you think what if there's my son in your stomach now. Are you going to let my son be born an illegitimate child?"

The lightning bolt struck during the day, Zionel said, directly stuck in Stevani's heart. Could it be that she is now pregnant because that night.why is she so stupid that she gets caught up in a situation like this.

Stevani wept loudly, hitting Zionel's chest many times. The man let it go just like that, he could only withstand the blow of the woman.

"Why do you do that, why do you do this to me, why don't you use security, why did you let me get stuck, I don't even know you, why did you sleep with me...!!!" stevani shouted while sobbing.

Zionel held his hand. "Quite Stevani Yunsu."

Zionel pulled his hand and got into the car, and Alex came back and waited for them in the car. Of course the man witnessed the commotion between Zionel and Stevani there.

"Lex.. the way now." Zionel ordered.

Alex nods his head, then turns on his car and takes them back to Stevani's contract.

*****

To Be Continue's...

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