They Say, I'm a Liar

Strategies

Ivander returned from the Qeiza residence in a doldrums. He's been calling Evelyn repeatedly. Ivander paced back and forth hoping that his wife would answer him immediately, then rushed home and signed the consent file so that she could remarry. Evelyn did not answer the phone call.

“Sabar Mas's. Isn't he going home in three days?”

“It's too long Von. If in three days I just got Ev's signature, maybe I can only marry Qei in five or six days. That's too long. I want to quickly edit Qei, Von!”

Ivona laughed out loud. “Basic bucin!” yelled the woman. Ivander did not respond to the taunts from his sister. All he had in mind was, how could he marry Qeiza as soon as possible.

A few minutes later, Andreas came to the child who looked frustrated. Seeing Ivander so messed up, Andreas chuckled.

“Why you?” ask the old man. Ivander just grumbled, not answering the father's question. He knew his father would make fun of him. Andreas again chuckles at the attitude of his son. Just like a child who wants to be unattended.

“You suddenly want to marry Qeiza in series, showing that you don't appreciate Qeiza. He was already willing to be made the second, and now only married in series. It's natural that Qei's mother is angry.”

“This is only temporary, Pi. I will of course marry Qei officially. I just don't want to suddenly Qeiza change her mind and cancel her decision to marry me.”

Andreas let out a long sigh and shook his head.

“That rightful recruit, you brought papi to meet his mother Qeiza. In a good way ask Qeiza to be your wife. Then talk about your wedding. Not ujug-ujug comes, decorates people's houses, and marries their children in series. Ms. Melati was offended by your actions. Although Qeiza was a widow, and wanted to be made a second wife, you should not demean Qeiza. You're also impressed not to appreciate Ms. Melati. You don't think about what Qeiza's mother thinks. That's wrong, Van. Your actions are already very wrong.”

Ivander flabbergasted. He didn't think that far. All he had in mind was to have Qeiza as soon as possible. She thought, if she and Qeiza are already in love with each other, to let alone delay? But, after hearing the father's explanation, Ivander felt guilty. That is human desire. Sometimes we are made not to think right, just obey it.

Ivander also seemed to regret his actions.

“Ivan did not mean to demean Qei, Pi,”. Andreas smiled and patted the child on the shoulder.

“Yes, papi tau. Papi's been talking to Ms. Melati. All files are taken care of. Papi has also taken care of the services of a wedding organizer to make a simple thanksgiving at the residence of Qeiza. Three more days of your wedding.”

Ivander's eyes are perfectly rounded. Three more days?

“But Ev just got back from vacation, three days away, Pi,” Ivander said.

“We don't need his presence!” Andreas Strictly.

“Not that we need Ev's approval letter for Ivan to officially remarry?”

“You take it easy, before the woman doesn't know herself to meet Qeiza, papi has asked her to sign the consent file. It just so happened that she went on vacation, so she couldn't attend your wedding. Papi has also warned that residents around the Qeiza residence do not know about Qeiza who became the second wife. Ms. Melati does not want Qeiza to be a gossip of the neighbors. His status as a widow, has made Qeiza get a lot of scorn. If they found out, Qei married and became a second wife, what would they know?

Ivander couldn't have thought that his father had thought that far. Ivander didn't even think about how the locals would respond to Qeiza.

Ah, Ivander is really sorry. How could he be so selfish and think of himself that way? Qei had given up on becoming a second wife, he should have been more thoughtful. He should be able to think about the position of Qeiza. He should be able to honor Melati—, the woman who will become his mother.

***

The wedding preparations go on. The neighbors ragged when they saw the courtyard of the house decorated with very elegant decorations. Unhappy conversations happen. Qeiza's sudden marriage made a guess.

Qeiza is pregnant out of wedlock. The middle qeiza is two-bodied, at the moment. Qeiza is pregnant with an illegitimate child.

“Times yes, suddenly married just like that. Surely pregnant first it.”

“Si Qei likes to go out of town. Lest it's just the reason. He stayed with his girlfriend!”

“Don't-don't she get pregnant with her boss, but her boyfriend is in charge.”

Not only in the neighborhood of the residence of Qeiza, which happened a stir. Bratajaya Corporation also had a furore. I don't know where the furore came from. The staff and employees were talking about a photo circulating in their midst.

A photo showing the romance between Ivander and Qeiza. A photograph showing how happy Qeiza was when Ivander clasped his fingers tightly.

“Wah really is that widow. It's not wrong to call her a flirtatious widow!”

“Households Mr. Ivan and Bu Evelyn will be fine. They've been married ten years. There was never any news about their marriage. Now Mr. Ivan is even caught in the seduction of the flirtatious widow!”

“You don't think about what they do every time they travel out of town or abroad?”

“Don't the widow tease Mr Ivan while they stay at the hotel! Widow doesn't know herself!”

“It's definitely that. Surely the widow went into Mr. Ivan's hotel room and teased him! Otherwise, how could Mr. Ivan have an affair with a woman who is no more beautiful and sexy than his own wife!”

Qeiza of course did not know about the news that spread in his place of work. Since Qeiza had already taken a leave of absence, Ivander reapplied.

Meanwhile, a beautiful woman was smiling thinly, when she received a report about the hoopla that occurred at Bratajaya Corporation.

“Taste that, Qeiza Hikaru. It was a gift because of your presumptuous attitude of approaching the old man, and asking him to match you with Ivan. You sly woman! Good thing Ivan love died with me. Otherwise, he would have already followed the old man's advice and that cunning woman to divorce me.”