They Say, I'm a Liar

Hope Evelyn

“What's up, Honey?” ask Ivander. Qeiza answered him by shaking her head, “nothing, Mas.”

“You're not that smart to lie, Qei. What did he say until you were sad like this?!”

“Mba Ev said nothing, Mas. Let's just go home,” said Qeiza.

Ivander certainly didn't believe it. The man entrusted Qeiza to the nurse who was there.

“You wait here. I'd like to talk to him for a minute, ” Ivander said.

Just as Ivander was about to step up, Qeiza held the man's arm.

“Mas want to talk about what things with Mba Ev?”

“Mas just wants to enlighten him. So that he understands how to repay someone's kindness.”

Qeiza continued to hold back the pace of the husband. But Ivander was still determined by his wishes. He had to talk to Evelyn, right then and there. Immediately Ivander barges into the room where Evelyn is being treated.

While Qeiza could only stare at the back of the husband who had now disappeared behind the door of the hospital room where Evelyn was.

Actually, Qeiza didn't want Ivander to go back to Evelyn. They were just the two of them in the room. Although she did not doubt Ivander's love for her, Qeiza still felt uncomfortable when she saw her husband just alone with his ex-brother.

Mba Ev needs help, Qei. He's very ill. Nothing happened between Mas Ivan and Mba Ev in there. Don't be too jealous like yesterday.

Qeiza continues to monologue. The woman could only endure the tinge of jealousy that appeared in her heart. Pity for the illness suffered by Evelyn made Qeiza manage to ignore her jealousy.

And Ivander is now in the same room as Evelyn. He approached the woman with a slight scream.

“What do you say to the person who saved your life?!”

Evelyn was aghast when Ivander suddenly barged in to meet her. Qeiza must have reported what she said to Ivander. That's how Evelyn thought.

“Hon ... Why?”

“Stop calling me that, Ev. I'm disgusted to hear it! I'm no longer your mate. We're divorced. We have no relationship anymore. Didn't I tell you that?!” cycad Ivander.

“Maybe we're legally separated. But, I know Van. I know that my name is not completely erased from your heart.”

Ivander shook his head. The man is grieving.

“I'm really fed up with this behavior of yours. Stop fantasizing. As long as you know, your name in my heart is long gone. In fact, it happened before I married Qeiza. So, don't ever think that I'm still putting my heart on you. Not a bit, Ev!” ivander.

“Then why are you in charge of my treatment? That's because there's still a little care in your heart for me, Van. I can't believe if you say your love for me just faded away. You've been judging me for ten years, Van! I'm sure it's still in the depths of your heart. You just don't realize it. And that must be because you're still passionate about your new wife. Later you will also realize if I am the woman you really love.”

Ivander laughed out loud. His ex-wife said something completely absurd, he thought.

How could that woman be so confident?

“You should be thanking Qeiza, Ev. When I saw you, Qiana forced me to help you. If it wasn't for Qia, I wouldn't have been willing to help you. You fainted when I was about to help you. That's why I rushed you to the IGD so I wouldn't have to take care of you anymore. But, unfortunately, the hospital needs a responsible person so you can be handled. I had to take care of that. Do you know that little boy who helped you, named Qiana. He's the son of Qeiza,” explains Ivander.

Evelyn's mouth was open. She did not expect that the kind-hearted little boy who helped her was the biological child of the woman who had taken her husband.

“And now, when I repeatedly refused the hospital's request to be in charge of your chemotherapy, it was Qeiza who volunteered. He has absolutely no grudge against what you have done, Ev. He's sincerely helping you. Even he ignored my words to no longer help you.

“After having an angelic hearted wife like Qeiza, do you think, there are still feelings left in my heart, for a traitorous woman like you?”

Evelyn realized, this illness, must have made Ivander would not want to return to love with her. But, at least the man was willing to give her a decent place to stay. That was Evelyn.

However, what Evelyn wanted was just a hope that would never come true. Ivander really hated himself. The man was present before him now, only to show how happy he was to have a wife like Qeiza.

“Qeiza has already affixed her signature to help women who do not know themselves like you. So, I hope you can properly express your gratitude to my wife. To the person you have repeatedly slandered.”

Without hearing Evelyn's reply, Ivander turned around and left his ex-wife behind. Ivander came out of the inpatient room, and approached the wife who was still faithful to wait for him.

“Ev wants to talk to you, baby,” Ivander said.

“Speaking? Talk about what, Mas?”

Ivander crouched down in front of his wife. The man clasped Qeiza's fingers and stared at the wife's brownish netra.

“Qei ... Evelyn wants to go back to being your honey. How?”

Qeiza's eyes instantly widened. To be the honey back? Does she want to get married to her husband again? Did Ivander want that too?

“Made?” tanya Qeiza was stuck. The woman almost shed tears. However, Ivander immediately smiled widely.

“I'm just joking, Honey,” said Ivander while laughing.

“She just wants to say thank you.”

“Thank you?” ask Qeiza. Ivander nodded his head, “iya. He should properly thank the person who has extended his life time in this world,” explained the man.

“About honey earlier?”

Back Ivander chuckled. “It was just a joke Dear. Why would I marry a woman who doesn't know herself?!”

Qeiza breathed a sigh of relief, hearing the husband's statement.

“If I want to get married again, mending I look for young girls out there,” Little Ivander who started pushing a wheelchair ridden by Qeiza.

“Mas!” pekik Qeiza's.

Back Ivander chuckled. However, the man's jaw hardened again when they entered Evelyn's treatment room.

“Originally you know, my angel-hearted wife, used her personal savings so that you could save lives. That personal savings is not the money I gave her. That money was Qeiza's saving money as long as she was widowed, because I didn't allow prayer to use the money I gave for the treatment of a woman like you.

“The money that Qeiza is using is the money that she should be using for her child's education expenses. But, that one was used for your treatment. So that you can live longer in this world,” explained Ivander.

“Aren't you supposed to thank him properly? In fact, you should have kowtowed and kissed the soles of the feet of Qeiza.”

“Mas ... Don't be like that. I didn't expect anything from Mba Ev. Not even for a thank you. I'm sincere Mba. I just hope the condition of Mba Ev improves,” explained Qeiza.

“Kneel and kiss the soles of his feet?! Hmh! Don't hope! I never asked for help from him!” cry Evelyn.

“And you, hypocritical woman, don't expect you to get a thank you from me. I don't need your help!”

Qeiza could only be stunned to see her former elder sister acting so arrogant, even though the woman was suffering from such a serious illness.