Wife Interlude

Chapter.98 Drowning in a sea of obsession

...Sorry yes, I cheated on my new work promotion, who knows if anyone is interested in🤭...

The cold night breeze touched the skin, befriended a cup of coffee in hand, now the middle-aged man seemed to be standing alone on the balcony of a house. His black eyes stared straight ahead with thoughts drifting out of nowhere.

"Mas." The soft voice of a woman who had long accompanied the journey of her life also diverted her attention. The man turned his head, looking at the woman who walked up to him.

"Why not sleep?" asked the man who was none other than Anjas' father.

The woman smiled gently and then stood beside her husband. Even though the man looked so stubborn and greedy, he still loved her very much.

"Mas hasn't slept yet?" said Anjas' mother without seeing her husband. His gaze was straight forward, looking at the vastness of the ball field behind their home.

Silent, the two middle-aged were both dissolved in their respective minds.

The woman knew why her husband could be as heartless as he was now. Whereas in the past when they were just in a relationship her husband was a figure who never cared about the position, until at one time all his extended family always demeaned their small family just because her husband did not have a position.

All that became more when she suffered severe bleeding in her first pregnancy, to need money to pay for hospital fees. However, no one in the family helped her out of fear that they would not be able to pay. Because of all that her husband was forced to borrow money from loan sharks who then continued to extort them with very large interest.

Without feeling it, the heartache turned out to foster an obsession for her husband, until when they received the inheritance, he said, her husband immediately used the money to get a position and promised to make his family the richest compared to other relatives, so that no one else could insult them.

Along with the growing obsession of the husband, finally the man chose the wrong path and justify all means to fulfill his satisfaction. Unfortunately, she had no other choice but to support her husband because of her great love for him.

However, several times the problem of dissent almost made him give up on living the household, including when they lost Sisi. She and her husband even had a cold war for several years, until they unconsciously forgot their other children.

"Mass?" After a long silence, Anjas' mother tries to re-open her voice.

Not answering, her husband simply turned his eyes to his wife.

"Can't you take care of all this, Mom? I'm starting to get scared" said Anjas' mother lirih.

Anjas' father's forehead twitched, his sharp eyes glaring at his wife's face, as if objecting to the question he had just heard.

"You know, if I give up then it's the same as giving them a chance to take me down? You want your husband to go to jail?!" Anjas' father's voice was raised and not friendly at all. Obviously the man was showing his objection to the words of the wife.

"We're old, Mom. Our son has also been successful in his own business." the wife said softly, she lowered her head in fear of coming into contact with her husband's sharp eyes.

"It is precisely that, because I am old, I do not want to rot in prison. After all, don't you know if something happens to me later, it will also affect your son's company, huh?!" Anjas' father seemed to be clenching his hands to hold back the emotion, although it did not seem to have much effect.

"Think before you speak! Your son's company could fall if I get caught by the police!"

Anjas' mother could only be speechless with eyes that were starting to warm up, always ending this way if they were already dissenting. Her husband's emotions have changed since losing Sisi a few years ago, she became more irritable.

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Dancing is conscious, if no matter how much evidence they gather, it will be useless if they do not have the support of someone who is worth his in-laws. Therefore, Tari decided to ask Papa for help.

"You know it's not easy, right?" ask Papa Tari. They had talked long enough, until Tari told him all the problems that her husband was now facing.

"I know, Pah .. so I ask Papah for help," replied Tari lirih. He lowered his head looking at his fingers that were clinging to each other on his lap.

"It's all because of your bastard husband, he's too greedy to have a child with another woman!" upset Papa Tari, he then looked at the face of the child who was still down.

"Why don't you just divorce her, baby? Papa can find you a better husband than that jerk!" he made an offer to the child.

Honestly, she was fed up of seeing her daughter-in-law hurt Dari, but unfortunately Tari kept refusing to leave her.

"Papa, don't be weird, deh. I love Mas Anjas, he loves me too, Pah. After all, no man would want to be like a woman like me. I can't even have children." Dari pursed her lips with a limp word at the end of her sentence.

"You're just sick, Dance! The doctor says you still have a chance!" Papa Tari did not accept the words of the child.

"But, I love Mas Anjas, Pah. I just want her, Pah," said Tari with teary eyes.

Seeing that Papa Tari just took a deep breath then exhaled slowly. Indeed, his heart could not bear to see his daughter was now facing difficulties.

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Meanwhile, Anjas, Arya, and Rina are also meeting in the doctor's room of the hospital where Arya works, after Arya checks there.

Last night Rina had told her everything that had happened as long as Arya was not beside her, as well as Anjas' plan to help them fight her own father.

Now here they are, with all the evidence gathered and a more mature plan. All of that would be even easier if Papa Tari also agreed to help them.

With all of that, Anjas, Arya, and Rina are convinced that their plan will succeed in getting Anjas' father to accept punishment.

"Thank you for your help, Jas. I know this is definitely not an easy thing for you," said Arya sincerely.

"I didn't do it for you guys, but it's all for me and my dad" Anjas replied without looking at Arya.

Arya sighed softly, it turned out that her best friend was still just like before. Too high a prestige. However, he knew that behind it Anjas was not a proud and heartless person.

Arya is truly grateful to her former best friend for all she has done for Rina, Bintang, and herself.

Giving punishment to the person he loved, especially his own parents, was not an easy matter. And, Arya is in awe of Anjas for all the courageous decisions Anjas has taken.