Secret Husband

Chapter 24

On the same day in the afternoon. Zico entered his house in a doldrums. One week without Ella in the house turned out to make Zico's spirit slack. Zico also realizes that he misses the existence of the first wife. Miss the cuisine that is arranged at the dining table and also miss Ella's activities in the house morning and evening until evening.

One week without Ella, and one week that too Zico felt irregular eating. Karina is not like Ella who is good at cooking. Karina did try to cook for the two of them for this one week. But it doesn't taste right with Zico's tongue. Sometimes salty and sometimes salt less. And not infrequently if the taste of Karina cuisine is too sweet because it uses a lot of flavor.

Zico threw his body onto the sofa. He realized that Ella had an important role in his life. Zico was already afraid that Ella would not return to this house. Especially until the message was not returned by Ella.

"Mas, you're home."

Zico flinched with Karina's greeting. Zico just nodded lethargicly in response to Karina.

"Why are you?. You sick?" asked Karina worried. Karina placed the back of her hand on Zico's forehead.

"You don't have a fever. What makes you lethargic like this?" ask Karina again.

"I'm worried about Ella, Rina," Zico replied still uninspired. Karina was certainly upset to hear her husband worry about other women besides her. Ella hit Zico's thigh hard in annoyance. Zico sounded groaning in pain.

"Fuck you mas. You're worried about that woman in front of me. You don't keep my feelings down, mas" said Karina fiercely. His face was red with anger.

"She was also my wife Karina. It's only natural that I worry about it."

"You're worried about that cheap lady. But he was on vacation and happy. Look at this," Karina said as she thrust her phone at Zico. Zico saw a photo of Ella posing by the beach with a round hat on her head. In the photo Ella smiled holding her round hat and her hair was blown by the beach breeze. Ella posted a photo on social media.

"Thank God. It turned out that he was just going on vacation," Zico replied in relief. Looking at the photo of Ella smiling actually made Zico's heart pound. She rarely and almost never saw Ella smile. Zico looked at Karina's face which still looked annoyed. In Zico's heart compares the beauty of Karina and Ella. Looking at the photo, Zico concluded that Ella is actually more beautiful than Karina.

"You must have given him more money so he could go on holiday. I don't want to know either. Next month I also have to go on vacation, mas," said Karina angrily. Her heart was so hot to see the luck of Ella being able to go on vacation.

"You forgot Karina. He works and has his own income. So it was only natural that he could go on vacation. I didn't give him any more money. You got more money than Ella. I'm not forbidding you to go on vacation. I think the money I gave you as long as you were my wife is enough to cost you a vacation" Zico replied.

"I don't want to know. One more week you pay. I want all your salaries I hold and manage. You saw that woman. He should have spent the kitchen this week. There he went to spend the money that became our rations."

"You must have objected. Should be entitled to manage your salary is me mas. I'm tired almost every night serving you in bed. Ella only cooks."

Zico was struck by the words Karina. Two years as Ella's husband. He realized that he had never once given an inner living to his first wife.

"So you're tired of serving me?. All right then. If Ella comes home, I'll learn to be fair to you, including in terms of sleep. So you don't get tired" replied Zico disappointed. He did not expect that Karina's obligation to serve him in bed seemed to be forced.

"What do you mean, mas?. Can't be like that. You should stay asleep with me. You must divorce the woman as soon as possible. You promised me that" Karina said angrily. He won't let Zico sleep with Ella. Zico must be his own.

Zico felt his chest squeezed at the word divorce. If he had been convinced to divorce Ella if the time had come. Now Zico actually feels afraid if he will divorce from Ella. One week without seeing his first wife. Zico realized that Ella had occupied her own space in her heart.

"Why silence. If because only Ella's cooking matches your tongue and stomach. I'll study hard to learn how to cook for you," Karina said. Zico still felt at ease shutting his mouth without responding to Karina's words.

"Mas," Karina snapped in annoyance.

"Shut up Karina. You better cook now for our dinner."

"I'm lazy to cook now. We just eat outside" Karina said softly. She hopes to be free from the cooking task she so much hates this afternoon. The word to study hard to cook is only to get Zico to divorce Ella immediately. If that wish is realized Ella will look for a household assistant who is good at cooking later.

"I don't have enough money to eat out anymore Karina. This week because of your bad cuisine we often eat out and order food online. You cook whatever is there. What matters is not the heat. It's better to be less salt than too salty" Zico said honestly. Just enough money to fill the car's oil this week. The allowance he had deliberately set aside was also exhausted. Karina always had a reason to get Zico to take out his pocket money.

"Tomorrow can be kasbon in the mas office. Come mas. I'm already this hungry. Anyway, let's have our energy tonight. We'll have to give your parents a grandchild as soon as possible" Karina said spoiled. That resentful attitude was no longer visible on his face for the sake of not cooking this afternoon.

"can't. I hate it the most when it comes to Karina kasbon. You need to cook now. Ella who works in the office is still willing and never complains about having to cook after work. You're a daily one at home but just cooking it you can't. Lazy don't take care of Karina."

"You compared me to that woman. Obviously I'm different level with him. She deserves to be your daughter and I deserve to be your queen."

"Don't you just talk Karina. She is just doing her duty as a wife. He's not babu," snapped angrily Zico. He did not accept Karina being called Babu. Karina tells Ella that Zico has never defended Ella. But one week without Ella in the house. Zico was open-hearted to care about Ella. The words she heard from Karina's mouth this afternoon seemed to awaken her to the sincerity of Ella serving and carrying out her duties as a wife.