Love and Marriage Contract

Nadine's suspicions

Arga was still in Lola's room, waiting for Bianca to come out of the toilet. After a long wait, Biancapun returned.

"You can go home now!" bianca told Arga.

"Alright, don't forget to have dinner and call me right away if anything happens," Arga replied followed by a nod of the head by Bianca.

After Arga came out, now there's only Bianca and Lola there.

"He's very concerned for you, Bianca" Lola said.

"That's because I'm so troublesome if I get sick" Bianca replied.

"What were you talking about? he didn't say anything shitty, did he?" bianca asked.

"No, he didn't even talk about my problem at all" Lola replied.

"He knows it's a sensitive thing for you, Lola, so he doesn't want to talk about it" Bianca said.

"But it looks like he's very lonely at home, so you better just go home" Lola said.

"Lonely? no way, he's rarely even at home, even if he's home, he'll only be busy on the 3rd floor, whether in his room or in his study," Bianca replied.

"But he wants you to go home to Bianca!" said Lola.

"No Lola, I'll just go home when the doctor lets you go home" Bianca replied.

"Then tell the doctor that I'm fine and want to go home" Lola said.

"The one who knows best about your current situation is the doctor, how could I possibly say that to the doctor!" bianca's reply made Lola sigh long.

"You're gonna make the hospital costs even more swell Bianca!" said Lola.

"I don't care, Arga will pay for it" Bianca replied.

"Are you starting to use your husband now?"

"Don't that be?" bianca replies and laughs followed by a nod of Lola's head and laughter.

"Arga always spends his money on something that is not important, so just let the money run out to pay for hospital costs" Bianca said.

"What about the money he always gave you? are you still not wearing it?" ask Lola.

"I haven't worn it at all and will never wear it, I just keep it and will return it to her when our deal contract expires" Bianca replied.

"Aren't you supposed to be able to use Bianca? after all, Arga is obligated to give you a living, right?"

"For me to get what I currently have is more than enough Lola, I can stay in a comfortable place, he said, eat whatever I want and most importantly I can still make my own money, I don't need the money Arga gave me" Bianca replied.

"Did Arga know?" ask Lola.

"Of course, but he never asked me, he just transferred it every Sunday without him knowing if I used the money or not" Bianca replied.

"You'll really be rich after you part with Arga if you use that money!" said Lola.

"I never thought like that, after all the money I made was enough for me, after I got out of Arga's house, I'll find a boarding place and a permanent job and go back to being the Bianca I used to be" Bianca replied with a smile.

"You never know what Bianca's going to do, you're probably never going to get out of that house" Lola said.

"Why? did Arga keep me there?"

"Yes, lock you up as Arga's mistress hehe." replied Lola who made Bianca roll her eyes.

Elsewhere, Arga, who was already in her house, was sitting on a second-floor balcony. Several times he seemed to sigh as he realized there was no Bianca beside him.

"Why do I keep thinking about it? I'd go crazy for too long like this!"

Biiiippp biiiipp biiiiippp

Arga's phone rang, a message came in from Karina.

"Are you busy?"

Arga quickly replies to Karina's message.

"No, do you want me to see you?"

It didn't take long, Arga's phone rang again because of Karina's reply.

"I'm waiting for you at the restaurant we used to meet, I'm looking forward to eating a lot of good food right now!"

Arga smiled faintly and replied to Karina's message.

"Alright, I'll reserve in your name soon, I'll be there soon!"

Arga excitedly then moved from his seat and immediately changed clothes and grabbed his car keys.

Arga immediately drove his car towards the restaurant he had booked on Karina's behalf.

After some time on the way, Argapun arrived at the destination. Arga immediately took his steps towards one of the enclosed rooms in the restaurant.

There was already Karina who was waiting for her arrival with some food and drink menu on the table.

"I've ordered some food and drinks, don't you mind?" karina asked Arga.

"Of course not, you always know my taste" Arga replied.

Arga and Karina then enjoy their dinner together with occasional chatting and joking.

"The doctor said I shouldn't hold back something I like, including eating this food, but stress can also happen because I always hold something I want" Karina said.

"What do you want Karina to do?" ask Arga.

"I don't know, I'm so bored with my life lately, what else do I have to diet and eat only limited food" Karina replied.

"Tell Bian if what he wants from you stresses you out, if he really loves you, he will definitely ask you to stop dieting" Arga replied.

"I've said it before but he says I have to keep doing it, not for him but for myself" Karina said.

"That's just Karina's reason" Arga replied.

"Now I'm just going on a diet when I'm with her, as long as she's not with me I'm going to eat everything I can" Karina said with a smile followed by a smile by Arga.

"Well, next month can you take a leave of absence, Arga?" karina asked.

"The holidays? why?" ask Arga.

"I don't know if I can say this to you or not, but I want to take you somewhere" Karina replied.

"Front month mom and dad took a vacation to Lombok, so I can no longer take time off for another day" said Arga.

"Well, did Bianca come too?" ask Karina.

"Yes, it's me, Bianca, mama and papa" replied Arga.

"Early next month" replied Arga.

Karina just nodded her head slowly without saying anything. There was a hint of disappointment in his heart after hearing all of Arga's answers.

"If I don't have a wife and if you don't have a fiancee, I can definitely fix my mistakes that Karina used to make, I will definitely try to treat you better" Arga said.

"But in reality we already have someone new in our lives" Karina replies.

"Can't that be changed?" asked Arga who made Karina immediately bring her gaze to Arga.

"What do you mean Arga? your question can make me misunderstand" Karina replied.

"I'm sure you understand what I mean by Karina" Arga said.

Karina just shook her head slowly while sipping her drink.

"Karina, you once left me for another man and you almost drove me crazy back then, and then after you had lived your life with him as a fiancee, did you feel happier? is he better than me? or are you sorry you left me?" ask Arga.

Karina was silent for a while. He then took his eyes to look at Arga who was sitting in front of him.

"What has happened between us is Arga's past and this is my chosen path that I must accept, happy or not let myself feel it" Karina said.

"Why are you forcing yourself if you're unhappy with him, while there are other men who are still struggling to correct their mistakes!"

"What's happening isn't as easy as you think Arga is, I can't just walk away from Bian, I've chosen him and I'm going to stay in my relationship with Bian until we get married," karina.

Arga only let out a long sigh and then sipped a drink in front of him. For a while they just kept quiet in awkwardness until Karina finally decided to go home.

"I'll take you" said Arga.

Karina just nodded her head then walked out of the room first. Just as Karina had just passed through the restaurant exit, Karina suddenly stopped her steps and immediately ran in.

"What's Karina?" asked Arga who was surprised to see Karina's panicked attitude.

"There are your parents Arga, they would be very angry if they saw me here with you" replied Karina who immediately took her steps towards the toilet.

While Arga was still standing in his place and gazing towards the entrance of the restaurant, where he saw his mother and father who had just entered.

"I can't avoid it, it could be that mom and dad have seen my car in front, they will be more suspicious if they don't see me here" Arga said in her heart.

Arga took a deep breath before he finally took his step toward his mother and papa.

"Arga, are you here?" nadine asked who saw Arga approaching her.

"Yes, are mom and dad going to have dinner together here?" balas Arga's.

"Yes, do you want to join?"

"Other times ma pa, Arga has just finished and is coming home" replied Arga.

"Where's Bianca? you're here with him, aren't you?" ask Nadine.

"No, Arga came here to meet with a client" Arga replied lying.

"Meeting with clients? with clothes like this?" nadine asked suspiciously.

"Here you go, don't ask such unimportant questions, let's find a seat!" david walked in to find a seat.

Arga takes her steps away before her mom and dad suspect her.

"Did you think Arga was lying?" nadine asked her husband when they were just sitting down.

"Why do you think that way, don't you know if you used to see clients in restaurants too!" reply David.

"But it's impossible for Arga to meet a client with clothes like that pa, mama knows Arga very well" said Nadine.

"Here you go, don't be so bad for Arga!" said David.

"Mama to the toilet for a while pa" said Nadine then moved from her seat.

When Nadine had just entered the toilet, just then Karina had just come out of the toilet. Karina accidentally stays in the toilet for some time until Arga asks Karina to come out.

Arga saw both of her parents sitting in a place quite far from the toilet, so Arga thought it was the right time for Karina to come out, without Arga knowing if the mother was going to the toilet.

"Karina, you...."

"Excuse me Auntie" said Karina and walked away, but Nadine immediately held her back.

"Wait a minute, tell auntie, who are you meeting here?" nadine asked Karina.

"Will Auntie be angry if Karina is here to meet Arga?" reply Karina.

"You're a woman with no pride if you keep bothering Arga like that Karina!" said Nadine.

"What if it turns out that Arga is always bothering Karina, Auntie? is he a man who has no self-respect? he even has a wife!"

"As for Karina's words, you really don't have manners" said Nadine, who tried to hold back her emotions while speaking in a low tone.

"Tante doesn't know Karina very well, so Karina will forgive if Aunty talks anything bad to Karina" Karina said, walking away.

Nadine who was curious as to who Karina was in the restaurant immediately took her steps following Karina.

But Nadine only saw Karina who entered the taxi, because without Nadine's knowledge, Karina had sent a message to Arga.

"I met Aunt Nadine on the toilet, as usual Aunt Nadine always scolded me, but I didn't say anything about you, so I better get home by taxi now!"

After the taxi that Karina was riding left, Nadinepun immediately took his step towards the husband waiting for her.

"Mama just met Karina in the toilet" Nadine told her husband.

"Karina? is he here with Arga?" ask David.

"That's it, but you saw him leaving in a taxi" replied Nadine.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence, you don't have to think too much about it" David said.

"They make mom suspicious pa, not usually Arga meet his client with such casual clothes and....."

"Ma, doesn't mom know Arga the best? Arga already has a wife, there's no way he's cheating on Bianca, Arga wouldn't possibly hurt his wife on purpose, ma'am know that isn't it?"

Nadine nodded her head slowly. Arga is indeed a man who always shows his affection and care for those around him.

As far as he knew, Arga never hurt the woman he loved, what else if the woman was his wife.

But Nadine never knew if what had been in front of her was just a lie. Everything that happens between Bianca and Arga is just a falsehood that Arga created for his own sake.

I don't know how much disappointment Nadine when she found out what really happened at the wedding of Bianca and Arga.

But before that happened, Arga had already prepared a thousand excuses that would make both his parents accept his decision to end his marriage to Bianca after their deal contract expired.