
"AH!" the sound of applause from all the invited guests immediately rumbled to fill the wedding reception room. Making Anya, the bride who was nervous became increasingly nervous.
The girl clenched her hands that had been soaked in sweat, chalked up sedative sentences and regulated her breath to reduce the pounding of the increasingly crazed heart.
"Now you can pin each other's wedding rings, then Anya can kiss the husband's hand afterwards" said the words thrown by the Head of Penghulu who had just married them, made Anya's heart beat twice as much as before.
The girl bit her lips. Her cheeks flushed. His eyes timidly glanced at the person sitting right next to him.
Axton, the man's name, which is now her rightful husband, shows no emotion at all. There was no nervousness, anxiety even discomfort emanating from him. His face looked flat as usual.
Anya and Axton stood following Chief Penghulu and the witnesses. Calmly the man twisted his body then took the diamond ring from the tray that was offered by his sister-in-law, Jagat.
He took Anya's hand and pinned the ring without hesitation. Anya cleared her throat, the girl tried to silence her hand which was now shaking. Her hand was increasingly unable to stand still when it came her turn to pin a similar ring on the husband's hand, not forgetting, Anya then kissed the man's hand.
"Kiss on his wife's forehead, sir," said the potographer in charge of capturing their wedding moment, in a seductive tone.
Anya widened her eyes. He laughed, more precisely grimacing, "Not perl–"
Not yet had the girl finish her words, Axton had already kissed her forehead first. At that time also the Potographer swiftly immortalize their images.
Although only attended by family and some close relatives, the event was quite luxurious and lively. Axton did not want the wedding event attended in addition to relatives, especially if it was smelled by some media crew. He reasoned that a contractual agreement with the agency made him have to hide their marriage from the public for a while.
After the photo and shaman sessions were over, they returned to a separate make up room to change clothes.
Savanna Danastri Handoko or Anya, is the only child of the late Sigit Handoko and the late Adiratna Banurasmi Handoko.
At the age of 15, Anya was orphaned by a plane crash that left her parents dead while flying to Tokyo for a business trip.
He has no close relatives other than Stephanie's older sister from his father's first wife (his father was a widower with one child when married to his mother). But their relationship is not as harmonious as other families.
Eagle, his stepbrother, hated Anya especially the mother, because the man thought that his mother was the cause of the divorce of his parents first. Though clearly both of Anya's parents met the first time when Sigit had one year divorced from his first wife, Dania Tjokro Hadiningrat.
Therefore, Anya finally accepted the offer of Bu Rastini, the Chief Servant of their family, to live together and be cared for by him.
For ten years, Anya lived a simple life in Bu Rastini's hometown with her twins, Kinanti and Jagat, whose age was five years below Anya.
His life felt so calm and peaceful before finally Maxim Caldwell, his late father's close friend came after a long time without meeting. Their last meeting was five years ago.
The British man said he would take Anya to Jakarta to live with the Caldwell family. Even without further ado he also said he intended to marry himself to their eldest son, Axton.
"I owe a lot to your father and to you, Anya. Without your father, our company could not have stood up to this point, and without you. Therefore, I hope you will give my family a chance to redeem all of that by making you the daughter-in-law of the Caldwell family."
Anya was completely flabbergasted. He never thought, of the many replies Maxim might be able to do, why did the middle-aged man instead choose to marry the two of them?
It took weeks for the girl to think until she finally decided to accept Maxim's offer and come to Jakarta.
Anya was not surprised at all when Axton refused desperately their marriage, shortly after they were reunited. The man was even blatantly hostile towards Anya.
No kidding, he also had time to run away from home, before finally the Caldwell family managed to drag him home.
Anya who has known Axton, especially when she was a child, knows very well how her character is quite stubborn and cold driven. The man will never obey anyone's orders without exception, what else if the order harms him.
In fact, Anya also heard that Axton refused to continue his father's company and threw the responsibility on Callista, his sister. She prefers to be a model and advertising star who is now successful and on the rise.
But now what does Anya see? Axton did not rebel at all, even though Anya had imagined what their wedding party would be.
Anya really did not understand the way the man thought.
The clock was set at 11pm when Anya came out of the bathroom after cleaning herself.
*BUGH*!
A throw of a pillow smashed into his face as he stepped out of it. Anya who was unprepared for the attack staggered backwards.
"Never wish I could sleep in bed with you! You slept there!" axton's cold voice sounded extremely frightening in Anya's ears. The man pointed to a small sofa that was located in the corner of their hotel room.
Anya's eyes warmed up, with the girl's giant steps approaching a sofa that was smaller than her height. Inevitably he had to sleep curled up there.
Anya threw herself down to Axton who had been sleeping on her back. His heart was slightly slashed by Axton's treatment.
Knowing Axton's attitude that seems to hate him so much, makes Anya dare not imagine how her home life will be.
Mumbled inside. After her sister hated her, now her husband also hates her.
Why do most men in his life hate Anya so much?
Is it his fault for being present in their lives?
Is he so selfishly accepting Maxim's offer to marry Axton, someone he loved long ago, when they were children.
The girl took a slow breath and then exhaled. He tried not to cry even though the tears had started to pour out.