The Tarnished Wife

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“Mia, let's have lunch first here!” take Mirna to Rara's mom.

“Iya, come on!” Kemal also invited Sanjaya.

In the dining room, Rara and Manda prepare food for lunch. While Reza was sitting quietly at the dining table with Noah who used his own chair next to him. Zayn is still accompanying Zac and Zoey in the living room.

“Ah, no need Mal, Anyway I have cooked,” replied Mia.

“Iya, later Mia angry if the cuisine is not eaten,” said Sanjaya.

Actually, Sanjaya and Mia just reasoned, because they were lazy to see Reza and his wife sir. In the past, Sanjaya and Mia never refused to invite Mirna or Kemal to lunch or dinner in this house. But now everything is different. But to Mia's surprise, Rara was still the same. Her daughter was always kind to everyone, including the one who had hurt her. It was there, the advantages of Cleopatra Kamila that made Zayn very crazy.

“Yeah, alright then,” said Mirna sadly.

“Sorry, yes Mir.” Mia rubbed her best friend's arm.

“Loh, Mother same Daddy wants to go home? Not eating together?” asked Rara who saw both her parents saying goodbye.

“Ngga, Darling. Mother has cooked for Dad. You know that Dad does not eat his food he must be pouting.” Sanjaya looked at his wife who was repaid by a sneer from Mia.

Rara laughs. “Ya already if it is.”

“You stay at home right?” sanjaya asked her daughter.

“It is, Well. after lunch, we go there.”

Sanjaya nodded. “Alright, Dad wait.”

Then Sanjaya and Mia say goodbye to Kemal and Mirna, as well as to Zayn while patting his new daughter-in-law on the shoulder.

Reza stood up and shook the back of her former in-laws' hands, even though neither Sanjaya nor Mia wanted to say goodbye to the man. However, Reza still showed a polite attitude to his former in-laws.

“Then, Let's eat! Zayn, Come!” Kemal invited Zayn who was still sitting in the middle room.

Zayn stood up and invited his two children to follow Kemal's steps.

“Zac, Zoey. Come!” Mirna waved her hand towards the twins while stretching out both hands for the two children to enter in Mirna's arms.

Zac and Zoey run to Mirna.

“Home Oma big too,” says Zac.

“Yes, bigger than the house in Paris,” Zoey added.

Mirna smiled. “Yes, this is the home where Daddy and his Brother Daddy play.” Mirna pointed towards the flat-faced Reza.

Zac and Zoey look towards her unfriendly uncle. Reza doesn't like kids very much. Only to his own son did he try to get close.

Zayn looked towards Zac and Zoey who also turned to look towards the father after glancing at Reza. Zayn smiled. Zac and Zoey smiled.

Rara walked past Reza's seat. He walked around approaching his two children and prepared a plate in front of them. Reza kept watching Rara. Even the movements of Rara's body that passed through her made Reza instantly speechless. Rara's scent immediately filled Reza's olfactory area. The aroma she missed so much.

“What do you want to eat?” rara asked her two children while bowing her body.

“That's what, Mom?” zoey asked her mother by pointing at the tempting food.

“Oh, it's name vegetable asem.”

“Mommy never made that for me,” Zoey said.

Rara laughs. “Because Daddy doesn't like.” Rara looked towards Zayn.

“Yes, your Daddy does not like asem vegetables,” says Mirna.

“Why?” ask Zac and Zoey at the same time.

“Because of asem,” replied Zayn origin. “Daddy likes sweet sweet, like Mommy.”

Reza coughed. Ah, Zayn keceplosan. He forgot that this was not his home and he forgot that there was Reza who had not rebuked him.

“Have not spoken! Let's eat!” Kemal tried to divert the mood.

Manda sat down next to Reza. She also served her husband.

“So here is enough?” manda asked towards Reza who was only flat-numbered by the man.

After serving Zac and Zoey, Rara now turns to her husband's seat. Reza glanced back at Rara who was walking towards her husband. Zayn saw that. Mirna and Kemal realized that, let alone Manda.

After standing next to Zayn, Rara poured rice according to the amount that Rara knew without asking Zayn. Rara put the plate down and then took the bowl to pour the asem vegetables into it.

“Honey, I don't like it,” said Zayn who saw Rara put the bowl next to him.

“Cobain first, great. Zoey and Zac just love.” Rara pointed towards her two children sitting opposite them.

“Ngga likes, Sweetheart.” Zayn is still evasive. Since childhood Zayn did not like the vegetable and Rara also knew.

“Cobain first. I don't like duren either. Keep forcing it and hmm ... Not bad's. Let's try!” Rara thrust the spoon containing the vegetables into the front of Zayn's mouth.

Reza is getting caught between Zayn and Rara. They are like people who are warming up, even though since they came, Reza has been hot.

Manda saw the look on her husband's face that was upset but restrained. He knows Reza is not okay at the moment.

Zayn opened his mouth and tasted Rara's food.

Unfortunately, he asked his mother. If Rara asks for sure Zayn will answer “enakan you.”

Zayn smiled at Mirna. “Iya, Mother. Delicious.”

“Ah, where are you going? Rara's turn to the new bribe said good,” ledek Kemal, making Zayn and Rara laugh.

Manda smiled, except for Reza who remained focused on eating his food.

They also enjoyed the lunch in silence. Only occasionally heard the babbling of the children who ask for extra food.

“Ra, please take the chicken,” said Reza looking towards Rara sambi thrusting his plate.

Because, the plate containing fried chicken is in front of Rara and whether intentionally or not, Reza asked for food near Rara, already twice.

Rara stood up and took Reza's plate. Their sitting positions are lined up. Rara sits next to Zayn, while Zayn sits next to Noah in his chair and Reza sits next to Noah, after Reza's new Manda. Mirna, Kemal, Zac and Zoey are across from them.

“Sini, Mas. Let me take it.” Manda immediately took the initiative and took the plate from her husband's hand, because he had previously failed to make Rara who finally served Reza's request.

Zayn knew very well that Reza was looking for his wife's attention. Even he realized that from earlier the brother continued to glance silently towards Rara.

After lunch. Reza's back in the study. Zayn briefly talks with Kemal and Mirna with Rara and the twins. While Manda was in Noah's room who was careless and wanted to take a nap.

“Ma, B. Rara pamit yes. Want to go to the house of Father and Mother,” Rara said to the matan-in-law who is now back as her father-in-law, although Zayn is not their biological child, but Kemal and Mirna remain Zayn's parents.

Mirna and Kemal nodded.

“Honey, wait a minute! I want to see brother first,” said Zayn while stroking his wife's shoulder.

Then Zayn got up and immediately stepped up the stairs.

Kemal and Mirna can see how much Zayn loves Rara. All the attention and tenderness of Zayn to Rara was obvious.

Mirna put her shoulder on Rara. “Mama is happy that you are finally happy, even if not with your biological son Mama.”

“Zayn is also like our biological son, Ma,” said Kemal and Mirna nodded.

“Mama,” said Rara straightened out and helped stroke Mirna's arm attached to her shoulder.

Zayn was looking for his brother on the second floor. If it wasn't in her room, Reza would have been in the study. Sure enough, Zayn looked behind the slightly open door, displaying the figure of the older brother sitting on the work chair by bowing his head to his hands folded on the table.

Zayn slowly entered the room. He knew that his brother was frustrated at the moment. He doesn't want this either. Juajur, Zayn wants his brother to be happy.

“Kak,” call Zayn down.

Zayn stood before Reza and Reza raised his head.

“What, want to show yourself that you won?” ask Reza cynically.

Zayn. “I didn't take it. Brother himself dumped him”

“If you don't do that to him. Everything will not be like this,’ said Reza.

“And sister does not accuse me of being a traitor. I probably won't get upset and do that. I know I was wrong, brother. But I tried desperately not to show my liking to her, because I realized she was yours.”

As Rara said, when Zayn was a child, he always sniffed at her. Often scolding and mocking him. Although in the end, when Rara was in trouble, Zayn was always ahead. Zayn's stern demeanor, often mocking and denouncing Rara, is only a diversion so that Zayn's love for the woman does not continue to bloom. However, as they grow, Zayn becomes more and more fascinated with Rara in silence.

“Ah, bullshit.” Reza shook his hand.

“If you could be in my position at that time, maybe you would do the same. Especially when I was just growing up, which only put forward n*fsu without logic.” Zayn. “I'm sorry, Brother. I honestly don't want to see a sister like this. I want sister happy.”

Reza.

“And sister take good care of her. I'm not gonna take it. Even if her memory goes back to when sister was still with her and Rara wants her child. I'll sincerely give them to big brother and him.”

Since earlier said ‘nya’ and ‘dia’ in this conversation are Rara.

Reza was silent again. He's mumbling. For a long time, Zayn wanted this moment. He wants to express his heart to Reza and apologize again for what he has done to his brother.

“I'm sorry, Brother. Really, I love you. I want to see you happy,” said Zayn who then wanted to leave Reza who was still sitting in his chair.

Reza thought back to Zayn. Maybe it's time he accepted his destiny.

“Zayn,” call Reza.

Zayn turned his body back until the two men faced each other at a distance.

Apparently, Reza will obey his father's orders. He will keep his love in the depths of his heart and focus on Noah and the child Manda is carrying. Although he does not love Manda and may never love her, but he will be a useful person for his children later.

“I forgive you.”

Zayn smiled with a sentence that came out of Reza's lips.

Reza relented, because he also saw the happy hue of his ex-wife. Zayn ran towards Reza. The sister hugged her brother, as before, when they were little.

“Thank you, Brother.” Zayn hugged the older brother and for the first time since the incident, Reza returned Zayn's embrace.

“Believe him, because if he doesn't, I'll take him again,” Reza said.

Zayn loosened that hug. He also smiled. “Definitely, Brother. I will definitely make her happy and I will not let my sister take it again,” ledek Zayn.

Reza smiled too. His heart is much calmer now. Then, they hugged again before Zayn left the room.