Love, Treasure And Erlita

Chapter 18

Returning home, Erlita saw Dean sitting on the sofa in the living room. He did not expect Dean to meet him so much that he ventured to come to his house. Erlita immediately entered and it turned out that her grandmother, uncle and aunt and Jihan had also gathered there.

Erlita was curious about what happened.

“Ta, sit.” Tell the grandmother.

Erlita sat in one of the empty seats.

“You know this guy?”

Erlita nodded.

“This child has already impregnated Jihan.”

Erlita did not believe what her grandmother said.

“And now Jihan already contains three months.”

Erlita still couldn't believe it. Her tears flowed without being asked. At the time, however, Dean was Erlita's boyfriend. Although Erlita is married they have not cut off their relationship. And Jihan knows exactly that she loves Dean so much.

Erlita looked at Jihan and then Dean. “De, so it's really Eyang saying?”

Dean just looked down, unable to look at Erlita's face. Now Erlita is convinced that what her grandmother said is true. He felt pain from being betrayed by his own lover and cousin. He decided to leave the living room and ran towards his room.

The breath that knew what was going on chose to give Erlita some time to herself. He decided to go out and leave Erlita alone in the room.

“Fan!”

Nafan turned his head and approached Erlita. The girl immediately hugged Nafan and shed her tears in Nafan's embrace.

“Plis, don't stay in me.”

*****

“That has been decided, tomorrow you two will get married. After that you have to stay abroad until your child is big and no one realizes that you were pregnant before marriage. Anyone who does not want your sins to tarnish the good name of the family.”

“But The –“

Pratiwi raised his hand a sign of not accepting any opinion.

For the time being, Bram and Farah agreed with the solution that Pratiwi offered. They also did not want the effort they had painstakingly built to be ruined because of that cheap gossip.

While Jihan did not think that it was she who was banished from the family. How could he possibly stay with that bastard who had already impregnated him and ruined his life? He believes it is precisely he who will experience life-long suffering, not Erlita.

****

Erlita spilled all her grievances and anger about how she was betrayed by her lover and cousin as if Nafan was not her husband. He spoke so plainly as though he were heartless. He did not hesitate to say that he and Dean were still dating even though he was married to Nafan. And that he deliberately asked Jihan to approach Nafan so that he could freely date Dean, but he was actually disappointed because Jihan also took Dean from him.

Nafan knew that Erlita desperately needed a friend to talk to. But he also has feelings that are worth keeping and cherishing.

"Ta, I'm out first huh?"

After Nafan left, Erlita tried to think again about the reason she was crying. If I'm honest, he actually does not hate Jihan too much, because after all his cousin's brother has got a proper reply. As for Dean, although their status was still not broken after Erlita got married, her feelings of love for Dean gradually faded. Especially since....

Erlita covered her face with both palms in shame remembering her first night with Nafan. But it's true, since then he never thought about Dean or upset when he did not meet or greet with his dark lover. He didn't even care if Dean was always waiting for him at their cafe.

Why is she crying and feeling so uncomfortable?

***

Meanwhile, when coming out of the room, the family meeting was over, the living room was also quiet. Nafan decided to leave the house in search of fresh air. He needed more oxygen to quell the anger in his chest. But unfortunately not the oxygen he found, but Dean who was about to get into his car.

Without a second thought, Nafan pulled Dean's shoulder and rewarded him with a raw bogem right on his baby face. Dean staggered in pain and fell to the ground. Satisfied that he had ventured his anger, Nafan went back into the room and saw Erlita had fallen asleep with a smiling face.

"Basic bullfighting. After a burst of hysterical cry directly sleep rich pules nothing."

***

That morning, Jihan and Dean's wedding ceremony was solemn and private, attended only by family and close relatives and a professional photographer who was deliberately brought in to record the important moment.

Bram and Farah did not look happy at all, instead, they looked lethargic and depressed. While Sania has been excited to prepare and announce a wedding gift for her beloved niece, an apartment in Boston, Massachusetts.

"Ta, what gift do you give to Jihan?" As if Sania was deliberately insinuating Erlita who seemed not to prepare any gifts, "Ups, aunt forgot. Is your husband just an ordinary couple, right? Where is the salary enough to buy all the gifts."

Nafan felt indignated like that, but he kept trying to be patient. After all during his stay with Erlita he was used to being underestimated and demeaned like that. He just smiled in response to the scorn of his wife's aunt.

Although Sania attacks Nafan personally, Erlita is upset and does not accept being considered married to a man who is no better than Jihan. Although not everything her aunt said was wrong, she still could not accept being insulted and humiliated by someone who was not at all better than her.

Erlita went in to get something and handed it to her aunt.

"That's a gift to my beloved cousin."

A book called, "How to Manage Stress and Depression."

"Aunty apartment will be in vain if Jihan's brother is stressed and suicidal." Erlita then invites Nafan to leave her nyinyir aunt.

After the wedding party ended, Jihan immediately packed up to leave for America. He really hoped that his father and mother would stop him just this once. But her hopes evaporated as soon as her father swiftly picked up the car keys and prepared to drive her to the airport. As if I can't wait to throw it away.

After Jihan left for America, the Susbihardayan family residence was shocked by the video of Erlita's affair with Dean and Roki. Pratiwi was devastated to hear the work of Erlita who tarnished the good name of the noble family who always uphold the adab and social norms. And he became more worried because there was evidence of photo and video footage that could spread at any time.

"Don't let this scandal spread!" Pratiwi orders Johan, the only member of his family who is very good at IT.

"Well, Yang." Johan is happy to finally get the trust of his grandmother.

"Erlita, Eyang is disappointed with you."

"Which, Lita can clear. It's not like what Eyang saw."

Pratiwi still passed leaving Erlita desperate for not being heard and trusted. Nafan tried to calm Erlita down and took her to the room to calm down.

"Let me talk to Eyang."