The Wife of the King's Pay

Chapter 65 Betting the Heart (Part 2)

"For what does Master defend me? It is precisely you who will be hurt if you meet me every day. After all, if you do not want to divorce me, I will file a divorce lawsuit against you, sir" Cleantha replied, challenging the King.

The king brought his lips closer to Cleantha's. He himself did not know what was happening to him. He should have been angry and resentful towards his wife after seeing the photo.

But gazing into the depths of Cleantha's eyes, it affected her. Her intuition told her that Cleantha was fragile. What is said from his lips is not necessarily the same as the contents of his heart.

"Detach, sir," said Cleantha, avoiding the lips of the King.

"I wonder if you hate me that much? Don't you keep the slightest feeling for me after all the togetherness we've been through? And we will bet on whose heart will suffer more. Me or you?"

Regardless of Cleantha's refusal, the King forced her to kiss her on the lips.

But a loud knock on the door made him stop.

"Sister, please open the door. It's me" call Alvian from behind the door.

Hearing Alvian's voice, he again stirred up the anger within the King.

All this time he was so fond of Alvian, even though they were born from the womb of different mothers. Alvian is the only blood relative he has. He also trusted his sister to watch over Cleantha. Not unexpectedly Alvian just like a fence eating plants.

Furious, the King let Cleantha go and opened the door.

Cleantha herself felt so relieved. Alvian's presence had already saved him from the King's intimidation.

"Sister" said Alvian standing in the doorway.

He saw the King's face stiffen. His eyes were red and gloomy, no longer full of light like a brother looking at his sister.

"Can I come in, brother? I have to talk to you about something important" Alvian said, staring at the King.

"Can't you see, I'm alone with my wife? Oh yeah, I almost forgot now my wife is already your lover. That's why you can do your best and barge in here" joked the King.

The King's sharp insinuation made Alvian stunned. Surely Fendi had sent a certain photo or provocation to the King about that night of entrapment.

"It's not so, brother. Maybe my attitude looks bad. But I did it just so that your household with Cleantha remained intact."

The king opened the door of his room and let Alvian in.

While Cleantha was just silent. Don't know what to do. He was worried that there would be a fight between the brothers because of him.

"Don't make a show of pretending to care about my household! You must have come here because you missed your beloved," pointed the King to Cleantha.

"Sister misunderstood. Cleantha and I have nothing to do. We were just vilified by Fendi."

"Defamation? Can you explain these photos??? Obviously you slept together in a hotel room!" the king snapped while throwing his phone into Alvian's hand.

Alvian's eyeballs grew, seeing the many photographs of her with Cleantha sent to the King.

Clenching his hands, Alvian snorted in annoyance. You alone Fendi is in front of him, surely he has beaten his cousin all out.

"This is all Fendi did, brother. He called me to have a drink with him at the La Vierra hotel bar. He pretended to beg for my help so he could apologize to you. Turns out he put sleeping pills in my drink."

"He took me to a hotel room and left me asleep. I don't know when Fendi brought Clea. He used a sneaky way to trap us both. Take a good look at these photos. Cleantha and I were fast asleep because we were given sleeping pills" Alvian explained in detail.

"You're so good at making up stories, Al. Fendi was indeed an immoral man, but he did not know Cleantha. How could he possibly trap a woman whose face he just did not know" the king said in disbelief.

"I'm sure someone else told him to. The mastermind must be the person in this house who knew Cleantha. The goal is to ruin Brother's marriage and also destroy our brotherhood."

Alvian's suspicions were on his first brother-in-law, Zevira. Who else benefits from the divorce of the King and Cleantha besides Zevira. But he did not say directly, before getting strong evidence.

"Fendi now ran away somewhere. But I have a witness who can prove that Clea and I are innocent. The witness was Keyla, Cleantha's sister. Keyla found us both unconscious. He also took care of Cleantha all night in the hotel room."

The explanation Alvian gave slightly reduced the King's wrath.

But his emotions were again piqued when he recalled how intimate Alvian and Cleantha were in the photo. It may be true that they were framed. But still Alvian had already touched Cleantha, the woman who should only belong to him.

All this time he was willing to share anything with Alvian, except his own wife. This tarnished stain will not be forgotten.

"Honest me, Al! Did you enjoy your night with Cleantha? Have you touched her as long as you slept together?"

The King's question surprised Cleantha and Alvian.

"I fell asleep because of sleeping pills. How could I have done something indecent to Cleantha" Alvian said.

The king screeched, as if doubting Alvian's reply.

"I can't believe you never touched Clea. At least you've held hands, hugged or made any other physical contact while I'm away. Tell me, which one have you done to Cleantha?" asked the King to tighten his grip.

Looking at the sharp eyes of the King who demanded an explanation, Alvian could not dodge.

He felt he had to confess honestly, so that later there was no misunderstanding.

"I've hugged Cleantha yesterday in the hospital. But it's because he's fainting and delirious about his mother" Alvian said honestly.

Hearing Alvian's confession, the roar in the King's heart grew stronger. Suddenly he lost control and hit his sister in the face.

Fresh blood flowed from the corner of Alvian's lips.

Seeing this, Cleantha panicked.

He ran and tried to separate the King from Alvian to prevent something worse from happening.

"Stop, Master! You can't hurt Mr. Alvian. She is your own sister," Cleantha reminded the King as she spread her arms.

"Now you dare to defend Alvian blatantly. Your fate has not been determined, but you have tried to protect it. Is that how much you love her?" asked the King in anger.

"Yes, I love Mr. Alvian. Because it immediately divorced me," Cleantha told a lie in a loud voice.

"Clea, are you crazy??? Why are you lying like this in front of Brother King?" alvian asked widened his eyes.

"I'm still sane, sir. Don't block me" Cleantha replied insisting.

While wiping the blood from his lips, Alvian tried to explain to the King.

"Sister, don't listen to Cleantha. He lied to you to divorce. She was forced and threatened by her sister, Keyla, to ask for a divorce from you. I heard it myself and..."

"Enough, Al! I'm tired of hearing your explanation. Now get out of my house! Or I won't remember our blood relationship anymore!"

The king turned to look at Cleantha with a deep hurt feeling.

"It seems you're dying to get divorced from me. If that's what you want, then I'll be kind enough to grant it. From now on you are no longer my wife. Our marriage is over here," said the King uttered a sentence of talaq.

Hearing that the King had dropped the talaq on her, Cleantha tried hard to hold back the tears.

Isn't this what he wanted? So that the King will divorce him immediately. This way he will be free from guilt.

He should have celebrated this rare event. Soon he will return to his home, back to his father and his family. At the same time release the actor's stamp and the snatch of the husband of the person embedded in him. But unexpectedly, it feels this sad when you have to separate from the King.

"Thank you, Mister. I hope our divorce process goes ahead quickly. I thank you for all the kindness you have given me. I promise one day I will return the favor to you, but not by becoming your wife. Excuse me, " said Cleantha trying to appear tough in front of the King.

The king did not answer. Only emptiness and voidness were felt at this moment. With nanar, he stared at Cleantha's departure from her study.

"Why did you divorce Cleantha? Doesn't my sister love him? Cleantha is forced to lie because of Keyla. If he doesn't want a divorce, then he'll be banished from his family."

"His fate is also very unfortunate. He needed a man like Brother to protect him. It is not too late for Brother to reconcile with Cleantha" Alvian assured the King.

"I am just fulfilling his wish. I know she suffered as my second wife. It's time I let go. Now leave me alone! Get out of here and don't appear before me for a while!" the King expelled Alvian.

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