The Sheen of Love Alzarin

Chapter 26

Alza's feeling is not good. Coupled with the attitude of Arion who always thinks money is everything. Especially now that Alza suspects that Arion only wants to use the baby he contains to get the inheritance from the grandfather.

"Where was the old Aryan? Why have you changed, Arya? Can money change a person's nature?"

Alza was crying in her heart. Alza can't show his emotions in front of everyone. Even so, Arnis could tell the anxiety Alzarin was feeling.

"Son, are you okay?"

"Eh? Mamma... Yeah, I'm fine, Ma. I'm just... Just a little bored."

Arnis brushed Alza's hair. "Do we need to take a walk?"

Arnis' offer gets Alza excited. "Can I?"

"of course. Pregnant women should always relax so that your baby is also happy. Pity him if his mother feels depressed."

Alza just smiled. "Thank you for your offer. But... I want to go alone, Ma. I don't want to trouble Mama..." Alza. He was afraid that Arnis was angry for refusing his invitation.

"Yes, if you want to go for a walk yourself. You might need some time alone." Arnis could understand Alza's feelings. Feelings of pressure that once experienced because of having to conceive a family heir.

Johan's dream will come true. He has male offspring as his future successor. But Arnis isn't sure everything will work if Alza doesn't feel comfortable. Alza has lived in this big house for three months. Arnis had yet to see the sincere smile that Alza had on her lips.

"Go, Son! Do you want the driver to drive you?"

"Not necessary, Ma. I can go alone."

"alright. Careful yeah!"

Alza nodded. He kissed Arnis's back before leaving. Meeting Arnis was like meeting her own mother. Arnis was always friendly and warm to her.

"𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘫𝘢 𝘢𝘬𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘪 𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘣𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴. 𝘈𝘬𝘶 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘢."

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"Stop here, sir!" exclaimed Alza when the taxi he was riding had arrived at the destination.

Alza immediately went down and looked at the building he had once lived in. Highlight his eyes staring at the board attached in front of the courtyard of the house.

"sold? Is Mas Dennis going to sell this house?" muttered Alza while looking at the house that used to be in his place with Dennis.

While daydreaming about many things, Alza did not realize that someone was approaching her.

"Alza?"

A familiar voice made Alza look up.

"Mas Dennis?"

Dennis noticed Alza's slightly different appearance. Alza's flat stomach is now turning squeaky and her body is also getting fuller.

"What are you doing here?" asked Dennis who was astonished by the presence of Alza.

"Is this house really going to be sold, Mom?" Alza asked back.

"Yes, right. I'm gonna sell this house."

"But why?" Alza feels sad that his memorial home with Dennis should be sold.

"Zetta now lives abroad. So, now I live with my mom and dad so they don't get lonely. You alone? Why is it here?"

"Eh? I'm..."

"Excuse me!" A couple came to see Dennis. "With Mr Dennis?"

"Yes, right. This is Mr Burhan?" Dennis guessing.

"Really, Sir. Can my wife and I see the condition of her home first?"

"Oh, please sir." Dennis opened the door. He allowed two of his guests to see the condition of the entire house.

"Yes already, Mas. Then I go first! Sorry to interrupt Dennis' time." Alza immediately turned around.

Suddenly Dennis stopped him.

"Wait, Alza!"

"Why, Mas?"

Alza fondles Dennis's request. He eventually agreed to talk to Dennis.

"good. I'll wait in the park there!" Alza stepped back.

Alza sat on one of the park benches. The warm afternoon atmosphere makes Alza lulled.

"𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘫𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘶 𝘔𝘢𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘶 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘢, 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘬𝘶 𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢. 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘫𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘶 𝘢𝘬𝘶 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘩 𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘪𝘯... 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘢𝘥𝘢. 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘪 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘫𝘢𝘥𝘪. 𝘈𝘬𝘶 𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘬 𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘥𝘪𝘳..."

"Alza..."

Dennis' call disperse if only Alza had in mind.

"Mas Dennis? Is that the guy who's gonna buy our house?"

Dennis nodded. "They love that house. I'll take care of his name back at the notary."

Alza was saddened to hear Dennis' decision to sell the house they lived in.

"How are you? Are you all right? Then, how's your content?" Dennis's barrage of questions was only taken lightly by Alza.

"Did the Arion family treat you well?"

Alza nodded back. It's true Mama Arnis was nice to her. Even though Grandpa Johan doesn't seem to like it. At least some people love Alza.

"Thank God. Then... Why are you here?"

Alza. "Eitherway. I just follow my heart's wishes..."

Dennis smiled because Alza still remembered about him. "It's getting dark, how about I take you home?"

"No, Mas. Thank ye. I'll just take a taxi home. Oh yeah, how are mom and dad? And Dennis himself?"

Dennis covered his smile. "I'm good. Dad and Mom are good."

"Yes..."

Time seemed to stop when Dennis looked at Alza with the same gaze as before.

"Why?"

"Why didn't Mas tell me his true condition? Why wasn't he honest from the start? If only I had been honest from the beginning, maybe... Maybe I shouldn't have experienced something like. I'm not going to conceive Arion's child this way..." Alza's cries finally broke.

"Alza..." Dennis was confused as to how to calm down the crying Alza. He was afraid that people who saw him thought Dennis was doing something to Alza.

"Why do I have to go through all this, Mom?" Alza's crying sounds more and more bitter. Arion's unfriendly attitude makes Alza regret everything. Now Alza thinks, if Arion really loved her, Arion wouldn't have done anything this low to have Alza. Isn't a winner the one who admits defeat and tries his best not to be a loser?

What Arion did was nothing more than the attitude of a coward stabbing an opponent in the back.

"Alza, don't cry! Let me drive you home!" Dennis ransacked Alza's body to get into his car.

Along the way Alza literally spills his grief in front of Dennis.

"𝘋𝘶𝘩, 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘪? 𝘛𝘢𝘥𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘬-𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘫𝘢. 𝘚𝘦𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘴?"

Dennis was confused as to what he should say to Alza again. Dennis just chose to shut up.

Until Dennis's car arrived at the Nusantara family home. Alza who had stopped crying was silent without saying a word.

"lz... It's over."

Alza looked out the car glass. That magnificent and luxurious house was his residence now. But there was absolutely no happiness he felt in there.

If only he had escaped from there, Arion would have easily found Alza.

"lz... Comeondown! I'll keep you company."

Dennis' sentence makes Alza a little brave to face the people in there. At least Dennis would be his defense if anything happened to him.

Alza got out of the car with Dennis. They walked down the courtyard of the house until they entered the door of the living room.

When Alza and Dennis started to climb into the living room... Several pairs of eyes stared intently at the two of them.

"the alza? So you went for hours just to see your ex-husband? Are you guys back in touch secretly behind my back?" Arion's accusation makes Alza unable to dwell. His sharp eyes pierced Alza's heart so that he could not breathe.