Married for Slander

Chapter 43.

At about nine in the morning, Rizal arrived at the house he had bought for Alana. It just so happened that the girl was enjoying breakfast with Tati and Anto the driver.

Step right, Rizal joined them. He had not been able to fill his stomach because he hurriedly left the house. She did not want to be late because today the Alana cake shop will be inaugurated. Rizal had already arranged everything for the comfort of the girl.

After breakfast, Rizal helps Alana move into a wheelchair. This time he no longer looked at Alana as the woman he loved, but rather to a friend. Rizal has given everything, he does not want to make Alana uncomfortable when he is nearby.

After the two entered the car, Rizal drove the vehicle at medium speed. Along the way he just kept quiet and focused on the steering, as well as Alana who felt there was nothing to talk about.

Suddenly Rizal steps on the brake pedal while stuck at a red light. From the side of the car, a moge stopped in the same row. The man wearing the helmet was just silently staring at the front.

Alana, who had been looking down, suddenly turned to the left side of the window. He gasped when he caught a moge that he knew so well, he even sat in the back seat of the moge.

"A-azzam.." Alana's inner heart rumbled, the man's postus sitting on the moge was exactly the same as her husband's Azzam.

Alana felt her blood rushing through her heart, she lowered the windshield but suddenly the moge sped ahead of the car she was riding in.

"Azzam.." cheered Alana but the moge had already hunted away from her.

Rizal who was just silent, suddenly turned his neck towards Alana. He was shocked to hear the girl calling for the name Azzam.

"You seen Azzam?" asked Rizal with a shriveled forehead.

Alana regained her senses and turned her gaze towards the man. "No-no, let's go!" alana replied as if she was just hallucinating.

Rizal squinted his eyes and immediately stepped on the gas pedal. He was silent for a moment, he felt Alana was lying.

Rizal realizes that Alana loves Azzam. She could see how much Alana missed her husband.

Should she go to Azzam and tell him all about Alana? Yeah, looks like Rizal has to do something.

It's okay if Alana doesn't want him, at least Alana can still be happy with the man she loves.

A few minutes later, Rizal turned the steering wheel towards the parking lot of the shophouse he had prepared for Alana. After helping Alana down and sitting in a wheelchair, Rizal pushes her into the shophouse. The arrival of the two was warmly welcomed by some employees who would help Alana at the cake shop.

"Welcome sir, Miss, it's nice to meet you both" the store employee said.

"thank you. This is Alana, the woman who will be your boss." Rizal introduces Alana to all of them.

After a long conversation, Rizal asked the employees to prepare everything necessary. Alana had to cut ribbons to inaugurate her cake shop.

Actually Alana felt uneasy, she did not feel good to have troubled Rizal up like this. After rejecting the man, she should be ashamed to accept his kindness, but Alana was also powerless to refuse him. Rizal really sincerely prepared everything.

Then they all moved to the front of the shophouse.

"With this Alana Cake & Bakery pastry shop has officially opened, may this store bring blessings to all of us!"

Alana cut the ribbon shortly after one of the employees opened the event. All the employees applauded enthusiastically, including Rizal who looked very happy to have succeeded in realizing Alana's dream.

The girl smiled haru, her eyes glazed as she stared at Rizal who was standing beside her. Alana wanted to scream and cry, but it was impossible to remember the large number of people there.

Without Alana realizing it turns out there is a pair of eyes that are gripping him from the neck of the road. A man was sitting on the moge that Alana saw at the red light.

Yes, that man is Azzam. Alana did not recognize her husband wrongly.

Actually Azzam had glanced at the car, he accidentally caught the face of his wife who was looking down. But when Alana looked up, Azzam quickly threw his face when he realized there was Rizal next to his wife.

At first Azzam did not believe it, he also chose to pull over on the side of the road. As the car passed in front of him, he followed it from behind.

Azzam did not expect that the girl was really his wife, the woman he had longed for so much over these past few days.

Azzam immediately shed tears when he caught the hand of Alana who was holding the hand of Rizal, it seems Alana has returned to her former lover.

Pain, pain, pain, disappointment, all the feelings blend into one. Azzam felt his world had been shattered to pieces seeing the apparition. It's only been a week, but Alana has managed to forget about it.

What else is left for him? Nothing, Azzam had to swallow this bitter taste alone. This would not have been possible had it not been for the mistakes he had made.

After releasing Rizal's hand, Alana rolled her bead eyes towards the front.

Degs...

The girl was aghast in shock as the look in her eyes was fixed on the moge that was still parked around the neck of the road. Alana glared her eyes, her heart racing against the already wet Netra Azzam. Azzam suddenly carved a smile even though it felt very difficult, then turned the gas and passed it by.

"Azzam.." cried Alana very loudly, she waved her hand but Azzam had hunted to disappear somewhere. Alana tried to get out of the wheelchair but she fell on the floor, everyone around her was surprised instead of playing.

"I..." Rizal quickly crouched down and carried Alana inside.

"Down me, Rizal! I have to go, I have to go after Azzam. I saw her, she was here." Alana raved hysterically, begging Rizal to let her down. He wanted to catch up with Azzam, he knew Azzam was hurt by his closeness to the man.

"Calm down Alana, you can't do this. What can you do under such circumstances? How do you chase him?"

Rizal tries to calm Alana down after sitting her on the sofa. He rubbed the girl's arm, he couldn't bear to see Alana who looked so badly slumped, her chest ached.

"But, Azzam-"

"Sstt... Calm down, let this be my business!" rizal firmly with full emphasis.

"Shut up here, I'll meet Azzam!" add the man.

As Rizal turned around, Alana suddenly called out to him. He woke up after thinking about his condition. "No Rizal, no!"

Rizal twisted his neck backwards, his forehead shrinking to form fine lines. "Why?"

"Don't, I don't want Azzam to see me in this state. We better not meet again." said Alana swallow her cry, disabled girl seems no longer fit to accompany Azzam. There are many women better than him.

Yeah, maybe it'll be better just like this. Alana did not want to add to the burden of Azzam's life that was too much. Let destiny determine their own path, let the taste disappear by itself, nothing more needs to be maintained.