Sacred No Longer Sacred

Chapter 176 (Iqbal's Shadow)

Arsyi suddenly mentioned the name Iqbal, and the man who closed Arsyi's eyes immediately released his hand from Arsyi.

"Darling, have you forgotten your future husband? Why do you call me Iqbal?" asked Nanda with a frown.

Arsyi was so surprised, because Arsyi just kept thinking about Iqbal, even Arsyi to think that the man who closed his eyes was Iqbal.

"Sorry Nanda, I'm just thinking about Iqbal, when he just returned to Indonesia yesterday, but last night he didn't come home, so we were all worried about him," said Arsyi who looks nervous.

Nanda let out a long sigh, for as long as he and Arsyi were dating, the two could never escape Iqbal's shadow.

"Darling, you don't think too much, soon we'll be getting married, but you're still thinking about something else. My beautiful Princess must have forgotten lunch, right?" nanda said with a gentle rub of Arsyi's head.

Arsyi always felt guilty towards Nanda, but Arsyi could not deny if he still could not forget Iqbal.

"Mom, I'm sorry that I always let you down. I promise, later I will definitely try to be a good Wife and Mother for our Children" Arsyi said by forcing himself to smile.

"If you don't sincerely don't have to smile like that, you look ugly."

"I_"

"Udah does not need to be expelled, we should have lunch now first, I do not want if until my beloved is sick," said Nanda, then took Arsyi out of his study.

I know Arsyi, if all this time you still can not forget Iqbal, but I will continue to fight for your love, even though I have to wait for the rest of my life, Nanda said in her heart.

After finishing lunch, Nanda accompanied Arsyi in his office until the boutique closed, then Nanda decided to drive Arsyi home to Argadana residence.

"Nanda, I go home alone, yes, I also bring a car," said Arsyi.

"You stay in the boutique, tomorrow morning I'll pick you up."

"Nanda, I don't want to take care of you."

"Honey, what are you talking about, soon we will get married, you should not talk like that, I just want to always be near you. Honey, shouldn't you just stay at my house as long as Mama and Papa aren't around?" ask Nanda.

"Dutch, we're still not Husband and Wife, what will people say if they find out that I'm staying at your house? They'll think no."

"My Princess, I'm not going to be a macem-macem really, anyways at home there's Mama, Dinda, Papa, Oma, Opa and the housekeeping assistant."

"I believe you won't do anything, but what about other people's opinions? Sometimes people often conclude their own opinions without knowing the actual events. So, it is better to prevent than to treat," Arsyi said with a chuckle.

Along the way home, Arsyi also told Nanda about the desire of Saints and Arya who told Arsyi to stay at Ayu's house, and then he told her to stay at Ayu's house, but Arsyi refused because he felt uncomfortable if he had to stay at someone else's house.

"When I wish I could always be close to you, but yes, the important thing is that My Princess is happy, I will always do what My Princess wants. I can't wait for our wedding day."

Arsyi smiles at Nanda's words, and Arsyi has decided to bury his love for Iqbal.

Though all this time Nanda has been very good to me, it is not fair to Nanda if I still have feelings for Kak Iqbal, Arsyi said in his heart.

"Now that we've arrived, can I come in?" asked Nanda with a pleading look.

"I'm sorry my handsome prince, but I can't let you in, because right now at home there's nobody" Arsyi replied.

Moments later, Rizky's car is seen entering the courtyard.

When Rizky got out of the car, Rizky immediately approached Nanda and Arsyi who were still chatting on the porch of the house.

"Sister, at home there is no one, it is inappropriate for two people who are still not alone in the house" replied Arsyi.

"Yes, I forgot. Then Nanda wants to go in first or go straight home?" ask Rizky.

"Nanda just go home, Brother, now there is Rizky, so Nanda is not worried about leaving Arsyi. Honey, then I go home first yes, tomorrow morning I pick you up to go to work," said Nanda by approaching Arsyi.

Nanda intends to kiss Arsyi's forehead before returning home, but Nanda is shocked when Rizky clears his throat.

"Ekhem, remember not yet muhrim," Rizky quipped with a chuckle.

"Sister, a little time can not," said Nanda.

Nanda steals a kiss on Arsyi's forehead, then runs into the car before Rizky scolds her.

"Hemm, the thief ran away" Rizky said with a chuckle.

"So calm, we never cross the line" said Arsyi.

"Yes, I know, I believe in you. Better now Arsyi shower with Maghrib prayer first, later we eat together, happened to be Brother already bought his food."

"My handsome brother is the most understanding. Then Arsyi took a shower first" said Arsyi by passing into his room.

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Elsewhere, at the club where Iqbal and Erik spent the night, Iqbal slowly awoke from his sleep.

"Why my head hurts so much, my throat feels hot and dry, too" Iqbal murmured, holding his head in pain.

Iqbal saw a glass of water on the nightstand, then Iqbal drank it until it ran out, because Iqbal thought if it was water, even though the water was white wine with high levels of alcohol, even before Erik had put a strong drug into the drink, but it turns out Erik forgot to drink it because it was too fun to play with two comfort women he paid.

"Why does the water taste different? Is it because the water has been around for a long time?" Iqbal murmur.

Iqbal looked at Erik who was fast asleep beside him without wearing a thread.

"Astagfirullah Erik" Iqbal said, throwing a pillow at Erik's body.

Iqbal breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his body still wearing full clothes.

"Thank God, I'm still wearing clothes" Iqbal muttered by stroking his chest.

Iqbal glanced at the watch he was wearing, and it turned out that it was now seven in the evening.

"Why did I wake up at this hour? It's seven o'clock in the afternoon what seven o'clock in the night? Then last night I didn't come home. Mama and Papa must be worried, especially yesterday I did not ask permission before leaving" Iqbal murmured.

Iqbal stood up and decided to go home, but suddenly Iqbal remembered the Holy words that always ring in his mind.

"I forgot that now I don't have a home to go to. They're not my parents, they're not my family, they'll never care about me" Iqbal murmured with a smile and tears, because at this time his heart throbbed in pain when he recalled the fact that he was not the Son of Aryan and Saints.

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