The River House

XXIXES. A slap

"I don't know Win. What the hell do you mean?" Gracefully asked Erwin. Both of them were still standing in the doorway of the room that was only half open.

"Sir, I found this ring in the dining room last night. This ring of yours is lying on the floor around Mas Erfan's corpse," Erwin continued to urge, asking for an explanation to Anggun.

"I really don't know why the ring is there" Anggun argued quickly.

"Please tell me the truth Ma'am. I've been thinking about it since last night. The one who wandered near Mas Erfan's corpse must be the one who tried to eliminate the evidence or whatever it was that might be left there. And if it's really Anggun Ma'am who did it, let me help you. For that, please be honest with me," Erwin grabbed Graceful's arm and gripped her firmly.

"You're crazy!" Pekik Anggun's. His voice was hoarse, his eyes were glaring. He shook his hand, trying to escape from Erwin's grip, but could not. Erwin's energy is much stronger.

"I won't let you go, Ma'am, before you tell me the truth. I will not let the harmony of this family be damaged because of the wrong way Mbak. How would Mas Ferry feel if he knew his beloved wife was a murder suspect?" Erwin looked at Anggun with a look on my face. There was clearly sadness in her eyes.

"Know what you Win!" Jerky Graceful.

"I know Ma'am. I know everything. Ferry loves you very much. But every time I pay attention to Mbak Anggun, I feel Mbak is not wholeheartedly the wife of Mas Ferry. I've always been watching you, Anggun Ma. Even when Mbak's friend came, I tried to get closer, and prevent you from flirting," Erwin said really. Gracefully shook his head, not expecting what he had just heard from Erwin's mouth.

"You don't know Win. You're trying to be the guardian of this family, but you don't know what you're looking after!" Gracefully pointed at Erwin's face with the finger of his left hand.

"What don't I understand Ma'am?" Erwin demanded an explanation.

"I've always loved Ferry, but it was Ferry who was never wholehearted to me Win! My in-laws and sister-in-law are also bad people who eat away at my mental health!" Gracefully glared, bringing her face closer to Erwin.

"You're keeping the wrong family! You're just a child in debt for being given a bone by this rotten family!" Continue Anggun half whispering.

"Originally you know Win. I never had the slightest intention to cheat, I was loyal and dear to Ferry. But try asking your Mas that, has he ever touched my body? Has he touched me?" Graceful this time urged Erwin.

Slowly, Erwin took off his hand grip on Graceful's arm. After hearing the word Anggun, Erwin fell silent. He was confused and felt guilty. He took a few steps back from Grace.

Gracefully felt his arm that looked flushed from Erwin's grip. There was a pain, and a throbbing heat in the area of her skin that was reddish. Gracefully enter the room by slamming the door. While Erwin inched away from the Anggun room.

With a gontai step, Erwin walked down the stairs. His steps stopped when he saw the figure of Ferry standing in the middle of the stairs. Ferry stood cross-legged while staring at Erwin full of hatred.

"Mas Ferry?" Erwin swallowed in fear.

"Follow me!" short Ferry orders.

Erwin said he was trailing behind Ferry. They walked into the kitchen, then out into the backyard. Ferry stopped his steps as he reached under a large banyan tree behind the house.

"Why are you going to my room, Win?" Ask Ferry. His voice was soft, but full of emphasis.

"Meeting Madam Anggun Mas," Erwin answered honestly. He felt it was useless to lie as well.

"What do you need with my wife? Even dare to visit the room. Do you intend to betray me, the one who has given you a decent life? Huh uh?" Ferry began to raise his tone.

"No Mas, I just want to return the ring belonging to this Anggun Mbak," Erwin said as he showed the ring in his hand.

"Where did you find him?" Ask Ferry later.

"On the floor of Mas, in the dining room," Erwin answered briefly.

Ferry quickly seized the ring in Erwin's hands. Ferry held it for a moment and then put the ring in his pants pocket.

"Where do you know that this ring belongs to Anggun?" Ferry looked at Erwin like a lion about to pounce on his prey.

"I've often seen Anggun Ma'am wear it. Ring with an engraving of the Ananta or infinity emblem. I'm sure it was a gift from Mas Ferry as a symbol of infinite affection for Mbak Anggun" Erwin explained.

"Don't you know!" Bentak Ferry arrived. His face was red and held in anger.

"I remind you one last time Win. Don't approach my wife, whatever the reason, I can't tolerate it!" Ferry pointed his finger in front of Erwin.

"Mas Ferry needs to know that I will never betray this family. I just want to be considered a part of Ibuk, as well as you Mas," Erwin this time looked back at Ferry.

"I want to return the favor and be useful to you," continued Erwin with a trembling voice.

"With silence, you will be useful" replied Ferry briefly. He felt very sick of being in front of Erwin. Ferry never liked Bu Rofida to raise Erwin as his son.

"But Mas" Erwin tried to argue.

PLAAKKKK

A loud and crushing slap struck Erwin's right cheek. The long-haired man fell down. His lips dripped a thick red liquid that smelled rancid.

"Shut your mouth!" Ferry snapped after slapping at Erwin. Afterwards, the man was a fat man walking away leaving Erwin who was still sitting on the ground.

Erwin crying. He just wants to be useful to the Lawanto Ferry family. But in fact, the more he tried to feel how useless his life was for the rich businessman.

Erwin reached into his pants pocket, took his HP and sent Inge a message to meet him in the river beside the house. He wants to tell stories, and he wants to be heard for now.

After cleaning his dirty pants, Erwin walked down the back area of the house. His right cheek was sore and slightly swollen. Erwin passed through the rubble of Zainul Rich Man's house, then down into the river. He sat on a large greenish-colored rock by the river.

The gurgling sound of the water slightly brought calmness to Erwin's heart. The sun was already high, but the rays did not feel stinging at all. The lush forest brings a cool breeze that beats the scorching sun. Some cloudy to abuan ashes are also visible at the foot of the sky.

Erwin sighed, looking up at the sky. Sometimes the shadow of Ali's face that had become a corpse flashed in his mind, but it no longer disturbed him. Anggun's words, as well as Ferry's words to him that now turn round and continue ringing in his ears.

Erwin did not realize, there was a figure that was settling closer to him from behind.

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