Lantern Behind The Bars

Revealed by Mother

PoV Rahma

My name is Rahma Anindita, I am the second of 2 children, both of my parents have died since I was in Primary School.

Since then, my sister and I have been raised by my mother's domestic assistant, bi Isah.

My brother is a man named Raditya. Brother loves me so much, despite the stubborn and angry nature of brother but he never once yelled at me.

He always protects and defends me whenever I get into trouble, whether it's a problem with my envious friends or some other problem.

Unfortunately, after I graduated from High School, my brother was very sick due to a brain tumor in his head and eventually died.

I've been used to living alone since being abandoned by everyone I love, I fought alone to continue the struggle of my parents, managing a company owned by father and until now finally the company was growing rapidly.

I also managed to take my education up to the level of S2. I became the youngest scholar of my time.

After graduating, then I married a man whose education was under me, Mas Edi was only a graduate of SLTA.

My husband was just a mediocre man, but he was so considerate of me and loved me that I gave birth to a daughter, a very beautiful princess.

But from that moment on, my husband's attitude began to change. Edi used to ignore me more than his daughter, Sherina Leonicera.

Even when Sherin was a baby, my husband Mas Rendi Prasetyo, I was more comfortable calling him Mas Edi, since then Mas Edi has rarely come home for a living.

But, I believe that Mas Edi is a faithful man.

Until then Mas Edi had a severe accident 2 years ago, I replaced my husband and became the backbone of the family. 

But since then I can also be more free to focus on developing my father's legacy company, to the peak of my current success.

Mas Edi did not know about the company at all, because since the beginning of marriage, Mas Edi forbade me to work for money, because of that I decided to develop the company secretly.

Luckily there was a confidant of my father who helped me manage the company, so I could control everything from home, until my husband didn't know.

Since Mas Edi lay in a coma in the hospital, I started building a Wholesale Food Store so that Edi did not suspect where I was earning income to meet my daily needs.

And after recovering from the accident, Mas Edi always wanted to build his own business. I gave capital many times to him, but as a result the business he lived always collapsed and a big loss.

I actually don't need Edi to give me money, I already have everything I need, a luxury home, luxury vehicles, money, everything I already have, I'm now a successful businessman.

But I really appreciate my husband's efforts and it has become his obligation to support me and his son.

I was also more comfortable with my simple life, as I never lacked material.

Although I was disappointed in my husband, not because my husband was poor, but because he did not accept the presence of my daughter, Sherin.

Sherin was a good boy, she was a very beautiful princess beyond my beauty. 

Sherin is also a genius child because since the age of 4 years he has been able to khatam the Qur'an following its meaning and also mastered several international languages. 

Sherin has always made me proud of her achievements beyond mine, she never let me down in the least.

Which parent isn't proud to have a son like Sherin. To me, my son Sherin is the most perfect gift.

But unfortunately Mas Edi is not grateful for what he has, he still does not want a daughter, because it is also I do not want to have offspring anymore.

But fate said another, unexpectedly I turned out to be pregnant again in my age that has entered old age, even though I was never late to use contraceptives or KB.

I accepted my destiny, and I am grateful that my son Sherin has protected and cared for me with all my heart.

But since I was treated some time ago at the Obstetrician's Clinic, I've noticed a strange gagat done by my son Sherin, like I'm hiding something from me.

Until that time, Sherin asked me for money which she said to be Shopping with her friends.

But he spent a lot of money with a total of tens of millions just to buy 1 piece of mobile phone. 

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In the afternoon, as I was about to meet Sherin in her room, it seemed that Sherin was in the bathroom, I was intending to return. 

But when I was about to leave my son's room, I accidentally saw something in his bag that was open, I was curious and immediately saw it, it turned out there was a sweater, hat, glasses, and so on, masks and other stuff.

Since then I started to put my suspicions on Sherin because they had never been seen before, but I tried to think positively because Sherin had never done anything unusual. I think maybe the stuff he bought while shopping with his friends.

But it didn't just happen once. I saw there were luxury items in my son's room, there was no way my son had that kind of money to buy all those luxury items.

Such luxury items might cost tens of millions of dollars to buy, but Sherin said it was given by her friend as a school farewell gift.

I started worrying about my son, I was going to have someone watch my son from afar, but I broke it off because I still believed, my son Sherin can't possibly do strange things that can do harm to himself.

But, the more days I felt that something was wrong Sherin was hiding, the more I became suspicious of my husband because every time he came home, he said, Edi never brought any money.

He said work, but never gave me a dime.

Finally when Sherin asked me to move out of town, I decided to have my men find out and monitor my husband and son's activities out there, then report them to me.

I was so disappointed, my heart was torn, this pain I can't explain it's been ruined my domestic relationship with my husband Mas Edi all this time.

Even more surprising, my son Sherin has known about his father's actions all along, but he hides them from me.

Until my men finally reported that Bas Edi brought Isma to my house, I couldn't have stayed silent.

I couldn't stand it, so I decided to go back to my town in the afternoon and stay one night at the inn.

At night I could not sleep well, my heart was restless, my mind was in a state of turmoil, I could not wait to go home and wait for the morning to arrive.

***

Until the morning, I immediately rushed home to catch Mas Edi's affair with Isma.

When I got home, I went in without knocking on the door.

But I was surprised because there were Sherin, Zena and also mas Edi in the living room and I did not see Isma there at all.

"Mother?" Asked Sherin and Mas Edi in unison.

"Sherin, Zen, how come it's here?" My toot. I don't understand what's really going on.

"I ... Mother, how come home? Whose same mother is here? Why not tell me if Mommy wants to go home?" Sherin Sahut.

"Mother here to see your father" I said, briefly.

I immediately interrogated my husband, who had been silent since.

"Mas, where's Isma? Wasn't Mas all night with Isma?" Ask my husband. I don't want much further ado.

"No Mother, who said Father last night with Isma, you are!" Sahut mas Edi, still trying to avoid.

"Enough Mas, I already know everything, I did not think you could be the same with me Mas, why did you betray me Mas? Isma is better than me?" My scream. I can't stand to express all my feelings to Edi.

"What are you talking about, honey? I don't know what you mean," Mas Edi could still not admit to his actions.

"Oh, you don't want to admit that you cheated on Mas? Okay,"

I immediately called my men to be witnesses and they immediately came to me

"Syam, joko, are you really seeing my husband with this woman?" Ask me while putting on a photo of Isma that I got from her social media.

"True Ma'am, some time ago several times I saw the father took the woman to a house not far from the school Non Sherin by motorcycle, using a motorcycle, and yesterday I saw you bring that woman here Mom, I have a video recording of it," replied Sham, the man I told to spy on my husband.

"Have you heard what Sham said? You don't have to worry anymore, I know everything" I told Mas Edi.

"Darling, Mother, I'm sorry Dad? I don't mean to make hianatin you darling, Dad just .." (silent)

"Quite Mas, I did not expect you Mas, you are really outrageous, you have the heart to do that, why did you betray our marriage Mas? 20 Years we lived together, but now that you're ruined by our family, I'm very disappointed in you. From tomorrow I'll take care of our divorce" I snapped.

I couldn't bear to cry, but a man like Mas Edi doesn't deserve to be weeded.

"I'm sorry rahma, please don't divorce me huh? I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I promise I won't do that again, I'm sorry, okay? I don't want to divorce you, please .." - She said, holding my hand tightly.

"Well Mas I'm tired, I can't possibly want to live as a traitor as you are, you just continue your relationship with the woman****** that, I will stick with my decision, I'll stick with my decision, we'll just divorce!" Then I threw my hand. But Edi kept begging me not to let go.

"Rahma please, let me explain everything huh? I beg of you, "Mas Edi kept begging me.

"Others you want to explain? Everything is clear, there's nothing you need to explain anymore." Mumpling.

"From the beginning, Isma took me. Until the end I was tempted by her, after the relationship was running, I started thinking about ending the relationship with Isma, because I knew you were pregnant with my son, but Isma did not want to let me go, I did not want to let go, he threatened to harm you and our family if I ended my relationship with him, even if I came back here he always threatened me to kill the child in your womb, I don't want you to why let alone an innocent child, do you believe me Rahma? Just this time, I beg you to believe in me, I do not mean to betray you Rahma," Mas Edi gave an absurd explanation in my opinion.

"If you still want me, you won't be tempted by other women. Already everything has been done, from now on we better just live our lives, among us there is nothing more to maintain, he said, I do not want to live with unfaithful men, especially former women***** that," I said. 

I am really very disappointed in my husband, all this time I have always respected him, I have always trusted him. But it was as easy as it was for him to destroy the trust I had given him.

"Rahma I'm sorry, I'm sorry? I'm really sorry for betraying our marriage, you can insult me, you can beat me up, you can be angry with me, but I beg you not to divorce me? For the sake of our son," Edi continued to persuade me.

"From the beginning you never received the presence of Sherin Mas, I was able to support my children alone, it was Mas I was tired, there was nothing to talk about anymore," I took off Mas Edi's hand and I immediately ended my debate with him. 

Although I have not been satisfied to express all my emotions to Mas Edi. 

There's Sherin and Zena looking at me, so I'm still trying to hold everything back.

"Sherin, Zen, let's get out of here, son.." I immediately invited Sherin and Zena to hurry up and leave the house.

"Yes Mother" said Sherin.

I immediately left my house with Sherin, Zena and my two men leaving my husband, Mas Edi.

Mas Edi tried to get in my way and kept begging me not to leave, but I ignored him and sped up my pace.