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For almost an hour Ficlen persuaded Ben to come with him to court but Ben refused.
"Come, Ben. It only took 5 minutes to sign the divorce papers" Ficlen said. He did see that Ben was very busy because he had just finished taking pictures in one of the studio rooms.
"I'm not leaving!" ben then sat in front of his desk and blamed his computer.
"If you don't go, the judge will set the schedule back. So you should come, Ben."
Ben looked at Ficlen "I have sworn before God that our marriage would only be separated by death. I won't hold back Maura's steps if she has to leave me. But this farewell is not because I wanted it"
Ficlen looked at his best friend"All right. Up yours. I'll go first!" pamit Ficlen was at a fast pace because he knew that he was too late.
As Ben returned alone, he suddenly felt his heart so agitated. A fear of losing Maura has actually left him unable to sleep for several nights.
But there was a sense that held back his steps to go and embrace his wife. He wanted Maura to be more mature in understanding that in love, mutual trust was the main thing.
"Benn....!"
Ben raised his face "Faith.ayo in!"
Faith approached and sat down in front of Ben. His eyes swept away everything on the wall of Ben's room.
"What's the matter Miss Thomson?" asked Ben in a slightly seductive tone.
"The walls of this room are full of photographs of your work. My photos are also some here. Shouldn't you put a picture of Maura here too?"
"Maura's picture is enough to hold in my heart. I don't want to hang it on any wall because I want to enjoy it myself"
"Then why did you let him go?" faith asked while looking at Ben with a confused face.
"Love is not something to be forced. Our marriage was also not a compulsion. I repeatedly asked her to look for the identity of the man she was about to marry but she didn't want to. And after our relationship was tied up in a marriage, I didn't force her to love me, to give herself to me. He himself fell in love with me, who resigned and gave himself up when we made love for the first time after almost 2 months of marriage. And now, when love has grown between us, why would she let it go because of that damn photo?"
Faith still silently looked at Ben whom she already considered to be her own brother. After seeing Ben not talking again, he said,
"Love needs sacrifice too, Ben. Sacrifice to lower our ego. Maura is currently lost because of her love for you. That hate arises because you don't explain everything."
Ben rested his head on the back of the chair. Breathing out heavily. "I'm tired. I will only show my love for her through my photos. After that, if he doesn't come back to me, I'll go"
Faith just shook her head "I don't understand the thoughts of Caucasian men like you."
Ben just chuckles."How about my photo exhibition room preparation?" ben asked to switch the conversation materials.
"Everything's almost done, the day after the room you can use for your photo exhibition" Faith said and explained some of the changes she had made in Ben's studio.
"After the photo exhibition is over, I want you to permanently change the room."
"Find another architect, Ben."
"I just want you. Ezekiel has allowed it. So there's no reason for you to refuse this job" Ben smiled. He knew that Faith would reject him. So he persuaded Ezekiel to give Faith time to rethink her studio, which was designed by Faith. Ezekiel initially refused but thinking that he would meet Faith more often because the distance between his studio and office was limited by a street, the possessive man allowed it.
Faith will talk but her voice seems blocked in her throat seeing Maura enter Ben's study followed by Ficlen and Lerry.
Maura takes the document from Lerry's hand and throws it on Ben's desk, right in front of the man.
"Hurry up on that signature so I'm officially free from a jerk like you!" said Maura ketus.
Ben took a deep breath trying to smile between the pain that seemed to stab his heart.
Faith stood up from her seat. He tried to smile at Maura but the woman did not return her smile at all.
"I hope you talk about it with a cool head.!" Maura stepped out after first taking Ficlen and Lerry out with her.
After the 3 people left them by closing the door of the room, Ben and Maura kept quiet. Maura was still standing with both her hands holding her purse. His face looked red, holding back anger and also upset that Ben did not respond to the documents on the table.
Ben looked at the face of Maura who was staring in the other direction. He momentarily enjoyed the beautiful face of Maura who looked a little taper than usual. Maura looked thin and the dark circles carried by her eyes also showed that she had been sleep deprived lately.
Ben's eyes now dropped to Maura's neck. The shirt without crutches that Maura wore clearly showed that she did not wear the necklace that Ben gave her. As Ben's eyes grew closer and closer to the fingers of Faith, who was holding his wallet with both hands, Ben became even more hurt when he saw that there was no wedding ring around Maura's ring finger.
Feeling himself noticed by Ben, Maura looked at the man with a grin of hatred. But when their eyes met, there was warmth emanating from Ben's eyes, infiltrating warmly into Maura's heart filled with various flavors.
Maura lowered her head slightly, her eyes staring at Ben's hand located on the table with the glint of their wedding ring still coiled around the handsome man's ring finger.
"Hurry up for the signature. What else do you mean? I want the relationship between us to be clear so that I can open my heart back to others" Maura said firmly but without looking at Ben.
Ben suddenly stood up. He walked towards Maura and stood right in front of his wife.
"See me and tell me that you don't love me!" ben said slowly but very stirring Maura heart.
Ben smiled.His hand raised was about to touch Maura's face but the woman quickly turned her face so that Ben's hand finally floated in the air.
"Go! If you really want to leave me. Stay away, as far as the distance you want to stretch between us. But I believe it won't kill everything that has grown in your heart about me. You love me, Maura!" ben said, touching Maura's hand.
Maura took a few steps back as she released her hand from Ben's grasp.
"You've always been so sure that I love you?" Maura smiled cynically.
"Yes!"
"Sign the divorce papers!"
"Go! I'll read it before I sign it. I'll make sure you get a copy of our divorce papers tomorrow"
Maura turned her body and walked away. But at the door he turned.
"Tomorrow, I'll send you all the jewels you've ever given me. I'll also ask your driver to pick up my bike that's still in your garage"
"Get me what you have to take. And give back what you want to give back. Because I let you go sincerely"
Maura immediately opened the door and stepped out of Ben's study. He didn't want Ben to see him cry.
"Maura...!" Faith in the loby held Maura's hand.
"I want to go home, Miss Thomson!" maura said while pulling her hand that Faith was holding.
"You must listen to the truth. That photo...!"
"Let her go, Faith.!" ben shouts cutting off Faith's speech. He was standing behind Maura.
"But Ben....!"
"We agreed to separate. There is or is no explanation for it" Ben added in a firm voice.
Faith looks upset. Especially when Maura again continued his steps followed by Lerrry his lawyer.
"You're a fool, Ben. You love him and you let him go?" said Ficlen who was already standing between them.
Ben smiled "Let's go to my room, Fic. We're gonna talk about the documents I need to sign"
Faith looked at Ben with an annoyed face "Fic is right. You are such a fool. Bule is so stupid!" swear Faith in Indonesian and then leave Ben san Ficlen immediately.
"What did he say?" ask Ficlen confused.
"She said I'm so handsome!" ben replied with a laugh and then stepped back into his room.
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Ezekiel stroked the plain back of the sleeping Faith behind her. The two of them had just broken away from each other from the exciting intimacy.
"Darling..., haven't you slept yet? Is there something that makes you sad?"
Faith turned her body. Staring at Ezekiel who was waiting for him with a soft gaze that was soothing to the heart.
"I'm thinking, Ben"
"You're thinking of another man in the room where we had our argument? You know I'm a jealous man, right?"
Faith smiling. Her one hand pulled a slightly sagging blanket while her other hand caressed her husband's handsome face.
"Don't be angry, yeah. I'm just upset thinking about Ben's attitude which was a stupid one."
Ezekiel looked at his wife "What are you going to do?"
Faith smiling. He was glad that Ezekiel understood his heart.
"Can I talk to Maura? I promise not to break the promise I made to Ben"
Ezekiel nodded "Can. As long as you have to do one thing first"
"What?" ask Faith curious. But a second later he immediately shouted in shock because the blanket covering his body had been pulled and thrown Ezekiel onto the floor.
*Basic loves to take advantage of opportunities
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