The Five Billion Rahim

RLM chapter 9

Today, accompanied by her stepmother, Audrey is married to Byakta.

Printed the happy face of his stepmother, because in the end he did not have to bother taking care of his stepson who was never taken care of.

Because from today he will become a sudden rich man by selling his stepson to a conglomerate.

The shadow of the five billion was like a sprinkling of flowers that were accidentally dropped from above, scattering with a fragrant fragrance.

While Audrey continues to rub the tip of her eyes so that the clear liquid does not fall on her cheeks and will damage the makeup on her face.

She kept insisting that everything would be fine, just one year right? As soon as his heart cheered his steps.

After a year she would take her sister away from her father's hometown, about to start a new life with the money she would earn after successfully giving birth to a descendant for her husband.

The plan was neatly arranged in his mind, let this heart for the next year he will suffer, but after that he will be happy living together with his sister.

Does he not have a conscience for the child he will be born with? Of course, it's just that from the beginning he knew what he was getting married for and he also realized there was no love in it, he was sure the boy would be happy with his father's family.

As the wedding was about to take place, Audrey sat down at a place not far from Byakta to say the sacred promise of marriage. She sits next to two middle-aged women, her aunt Lauren and her stepmother Charlotte.

"Are you ready?" ask the ruler to Byakta.

Byakta who had been daydreaming since, jolted with the question of the Lord.

"Are you healthy? Your face looks very pale" asked the ruler again.

He was amazed, not once did he marry Byakta, this was even the fourth time he married the man to a different woman, but only today did he look pale like that.

"Yes, I'm healthy. It's just that I'm a little tired because lately my work is very much," explained Byakta covering up his nervousness.

He also did not know, since meeting with Audrey in his office at that time, Byakta often could not sleep, did not know what was bothering him, but he suddenly suffered from insomnia.

Even the shadow of past torture by his mother became more frequent even when he was conscious.

The nervousness that he could not cover became more visible as sweat began to flow down his forehead.

So that the Ijab of Qabul must be repeated up to three times, just because Byakta always mispronounced Audrey's name.

Pak Penghulu asks Byakta to rest for a while to neutralize his nervousness and is approved by Byakta and his family.

Aunt Lauren invites Audrey to rest in a guest room with her stepmother.

After that Lauren's aunt approached Byakta who was looking for fresh air in her backyard.

"How is it better?" Aunt Lauren patted Byakta's shoulder.

Byakta simply nodded and smiled as the answer.

"Do it with heart, By! Aunty is sure that you will get through this easily" Aunt Lauren advised.

Byakta was silent and did not respond to Aunt Lauren's remarks. How to do it with the heart, whereas this marriage is only a mutually beneficial marriage, not a marriage out of love for each other.

"Auntie's feeling said she was the girl who would change your life later. So, once this is done with your heart, accept her as your wife, not just the woman you paid to give birth to your seed" Aunt Lauren advised at length.

Everyone re-assembled at the place used to do ijab qobul, not much because it only invited the nuclear family and two witnesses.

Byakta again felt nervousness, but this time he did not want to lose, he had to be able, otherwise the marriage would fail.

Until the witnesses said the word legitimate, Byakta breathed a sigh of relief, finally all passed and now Audrey has legitimately become his temporary wife.

Audrey was relentlessly shedding tears, not happy tears, but bitter tears, because she had already managed to sell her womb to the man who had just mentioned her name in the qobul ijab.

Sadness and contempt ran through Audrey's heart, not expecting just to survive she had to sell her own womb.

'Lord, may you forgive me' he murmured inwardly.

The pengulu asked the newlyweds to pin the wedding ring, after which the pengulu also asked Audrey to kiss Byakta's hand as husband and had Byakta kiss Audrey's forehead as wife.

When Audrey kissed Byakta's hand, the man's heart was racing, and as he kissed Audrey's forehead, his heart grew more and more numb from the warm forehead of the girl.

Byakta was surprised, four times is married to a woman, only this time he felt strange things even from the first saw this girl there is something strange with his heart.

After the wedding was over, Lauren's aunt asked Audrey to rest in Byakta's room, and she delivered her daughter-in-law.

While in the room, Lauren's aunt closes the door and invites Audrey to talk.

"Son, auntie knows you're doing this out of desperation about the economy. But, can auntie ask you something?"

"What is that, Bi?" ask Audrey curious.

The girl knew, although Byakta looked cold and arrogant, but Aunt Lauren looked good, she was grateful for getting good in-laws, despite not knowing how good this woman before her was, she hopes not like her stepmother who is full of falsehoods.

"Actually he was a good man, only his heart grew cold from physical abuse in childhood. Auntie wants you to melt her heart with your gentleness, if you're reluctant to do it for her sake, at least do it for the sake of this old lady,"

Aunt Lauren said tearfully, making Audrey pity to see it, "Bi, I can't promise anything to Auntie." Audrey grabs Aunt Lauren's two hands "Because we both know, what this marriage really looks like. But, I ask for the blessing of aunt, to make things work as they should." Audrey smiled at the end of her sentence.

"You're aunt's hope, son! Since aunt sees sincerity in your eyes, aunt believes you're a good woman." Aunt Lauren rubbed both Audrey's shoulders.

After that he bailed his farewell out of the room, leaving Audrey who was back crying for her own fate.

While Byakta was in his study with Bastian, he told him about the strangeness he had experienced since meeting Audrey.

"It could be the vibe of love" Bastian said second-guessing.

"Omong empty! I don't believe in such a thing" Shakta denied.

The two talked not between the director and his assistant, but as best friends.

"Love at first sight" seduced Bastian.

He immediately got a murderous gaze from Byakta, "if you want to take an ambulance, then continue to say nonsense in front of me," threatened Byakta who was greeted with laughter by Bastian.

"We'll see, don't hate too much, because when you fall in love, you'll embarrass yourself" Bastian said before disappearing from behind the door.

It is better to escape first before he actually rides the ambulance and enters the ICU room because it tempts Byakta who is like a lion lost the crown.