Marry Me, Mr. Lecturer

THE NAPD 35

Niki's hand stopped rubbing the plate hearing her husband and lecturer's question. There is no continuation of the sentence from Farel, Niki returned to pursue his work without looking back.

"Niki, I'm asking you."

Niki took a deep breath, she washed her hands then turned around and leaned on the dishwasher. She looked tiredly at her husband who was waiting for her reaction.

"Sir Farel asked what?"

"Do you love me?" farel asked softly after previously having trouble swallowing his own saliva. Why was that question so smoothly coming out of his lips. But as I was about to repeat it, it felt so embarrassing to ask such a young girl before him.

"Pak Farel himself ... Can you love me?" Niki asked back. She looked at her husband and accepted whatever the answer was.

Farel fell silent, not expecting Niki to turn the question over to him. Does he love his wife now? He doesn't know either. He has not deepened his feelings for Niki. These days her life and mind have been seized by Marisa's troubles and shadows.

"What are you asking, Niki?" Farel covered his nervousness with a dry laugh, "I love you."

Niki nodded her head slowly. The expression of the new affection expressed by her husband sounds like the expression of parental affection for her child.

"thank you. For my question, do I need to answer?"

"If you don't mind."

"So you forgot what I said last night?"

"About what?" Farel hoped that what Niki meant was not what he was worried about.

"I admire you."

Farel's face faded. He regretted his question which led to this conversation.

"So I was wrong? So this marriage is wrong?"

"Sorry." Niki was scared. In front of her this was her husband, but her aura suddenly turned into a killer lecturer.

"You're playing me, Niki?"

"Sorry."

"You know, because of you my marriage to Marisa is a mess!" Farel expressed frustration and emotion that some days he tried to pendam himself.

"I shouldn't have indulged in the silly game of a boy like you!"

"An immature child like you, doesn't know the sacred meaning of marriage."

"If I hadn't been stuck by your game, maybe our relationship would still be fine."

Farel continued to scold him mercilessly. What came out of his mouth, he no longer thought and strained. His chest was claustrophobic with jealousy which he himself was unaware of.

Niki lifted her head as her husband said if she hadn't been caught up by the game, Farel and Marisa's marriage would have been fine.

"Mr sure you said that? Mr. Farel saw for himself, Mba Marisa was in a room just alone with a man. I never asked you to divorce Mba Marisa, Mr. Farel himself said it. Did you realize that at the time?" challenge Niki still in a slow tone. He tried to endure the pain and emotions that increasingly hit his chest.

"Di-he was angry because I betrayed him. Which woman is not angry when she finds out her husband is remarried. And it's all because of you!" Farel had unknowingly deflected the real story. His ego as an educator does not want to look weak in front of his students.

"Thus ... All because of me? I ruined your marriage?" Niki's voice began to tremble. What came out of his mouth along with the guilt in his heart.

He knew and understood very well that what he had done a few months ago was wrong and could not be justified in any way. He should have been able to refrain from acting rashly. Now he seems to be reaping the fruits of his actions.

Want him to say that his marriage with Marisa, it has been ruined since he made a promise in front of the ruler. But what came out of his lips, still make Niki as a scapegoat.

"Father can come back to her, I'm sure Mba Marisa can accept with open arms."

"You think it's that easy? Marriage is not a toy, Niki!"

"Then what do you want from me?!" Niki shouted back. Her tears had fallen unbearably. Farel was silent, he could not answer anymore, because from the beginning of the debate everything he said was a lie.

"I will not hold Mr. Farel back to Mba Marisa, if necessary I will accompany you to meet and explain all these misunderstandings. You can divorce me now or later in front of Mba Marisa" Niki said loudly while wiping her tears.

"Wait for me to finish washing this dish, after that we go to the house of Mba Marisa," Niki said as she turned back. He let his tears fall during the washing of the dishes.

Farel could not speak anymore. He stared at Niki's back from behind. Rice had become porridge, the sentence of hurtful accusation he had uttered. Somehow devastated Niki's feelings now she can't imagine.

Farel shook his head hard. He tried to hold on to his previous stance. All is wrong Niki, if there is no misunderstanding maybe he is still a stupid man in his household.

'But isn't that what you want, Farel? You seem to enjoy your role as a stupid man who is only used as a stopover for Marisa.'

'Marisa's not your wife, Farel. The woman in front of you is now your wife. She's your future, Marisa you can't hope for anymore. Forever you will be second only to Galih!'

Inner war rages in Farel's head. Blaming each other and justifying something that he himself already knew the truth.

"I'm ready." Farel raised his face. Niki was looking at him with a flat look.

'He doesn't love you, but Tomi!'

"Lake in."

"Did? Where's in?"

"Go to the room." Farel stood up and pointed at the door of their room.

"Aren't we going to Mba Marisa's house?"

"I said get in the room now, Niki!" hardik Farel was impatient.

"I don't want to. I'm here because I said we're going to talk about something, not to live here!" Niki insisted on maintaining her position as Farel pulled her arm.

"Why are you so stubborn!" Farel growled in annoyance.

"If there's nothing you want to say, I want to go home." Niki walked towards the apartment door.

"nik! This is your home where you come home. I won't repeat, hurry into the room now!"

"What did my father rule me as? A lecturer? this isn't college, sir. What as a husband? But I never felt like a wife."

"I command you as a husband, Niki. Don't argue!"

The two looked at each other sharply. This time Niki did not want to budge, her husband's words were too painful for her.

"Discover!" Niki's phone rang, as soon as he was about to pick up Farel had already grabbed and read the name of the person who contacted his wife.

While reading Tomi's name there, Farel's heart again inflamed.

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