(Not) My Crown Ruler
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The night before the hour has shown at eight o'clock in the evening.

The beautiful woman with white face wrapped around her slender body seemed to rise from her blue prayer mat. The woman, who is now three weeks pregnant, then took off the prayer equipment attached to her body, then folded it neatly and placed it on a low stool next to her bus mattress.

Isya's prayer service was just carried out. The chanting of prayer to be given health, ease in all affairs, and tranquility has just finished he said. The slender woman then headed for her bed. Grabbing his cell phone lying there.

"Lho, how come my cellphone battery lives this way? The feeling was full. How cute is her baby?" monologue Anisa alone.

He then pulled the phone. Opening the WhatsApp application, heading to his chat room with Tami, his best friend.

"Slow kok, anyway? Don't tell me hp's err?" said Anisa again looked worried with the only thing not too fancy that he had it.

"Sorry, Nis. Just got home. Ordinary, stop by first. Hehe..."

"What's wrong? What's the story? Goodbye, yuk!" write the hijab woman.

Anisa gave a smile reading a message from Tami. He had sent a message to the woman this afternoon, but it seemed like Tami had just opened the message not long ago.

Anisa touches the phone button in her chat room with Tami. A sign that he wanted to talk to the woman through a voice call.

"Assalamualaikum, bestie!!" greet a woman from across the street.

Anisa smile. "Wa Alaikum Salam" Anisa replied in a voice that sounded a little raucous.

Tami was silent for a moment across there.

"Nis," said the woman. "Are you all good?"

Anisa quiet.

"Nis" said Tami again.

Anisa did not answer. Sobs of tears suddenly came back from Anisa's lips. At that moment, Tami, who is now at her home, realizes that her best friend is not okay.

Tami took a long breath. Anisa's cry sounded heart-wrenching, making Tami even as if she was sick to hear it.

"Look, Nis. It's nothing. Maybe by crying you can be more relieved. I'm here for you. Even if we're far away, I'll always be ready for all your curses" she said.

Anisa was crying. He had nowhere else to lean but his best friend. To Tami, Anisa seemed to find her most comfortable place. A place to share, a place to tell stories, a place to complain, a place to pour out all his heart.

Anisa starts telling her story in this town to her best friend. About the man who met Louis. About him who had agreed on a deal that Louis made. He will stay longer in this city, until the child in the womb is born. He will take care of the baby. And wait for the man to take responsibility for promising to marry her after DNA testing.

That man is actually responsible. But the words of the man who seemed to doubt the child in his womb that made Anisa hurt. Louis looked at Anisa with one eye. It was as if he looked at Anisa like a cheap woman and two-eyed woman who was only after her treasure.

Please, didn't the man himself come to Anisa and take away her honor? Wasn't the man himself who witnessed a drop of blood when he first forcibly united with the woman? Then why now Louis doubted the child in his womb? Does he just want to find a reason to run away from responsibility? Did he just want to play with Anisa the village girl?

Really, Anisa's sick of it!

If she had the money, if she had the power, if there was no stepmother she had to convince him that she was innocent, then perhaps Anisa would prefer to raise the child alone. He would not ask Louis for mercy like this.

Tami seemed to take a long breath. As a friend, he knew very well how Anisa felt. If he had the ability to help more, he would.

Only prayer and encouragement can be given. I hope that woman can be strong. Because now Anisa's life is not only about herself, but also other creatures in the womb of the woman that she must take care of her health. Anisa's emotions and mental health are very influential for the baby. If Anisa continues to dissolve in her sadness, it is not impossible if it will also have an impact on the health of the prospective baby.

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The handsome man in white was seen pacing back and forth by the pool. He who is now making a phone call seems to speak slowly, as if he does not want his voice heard by others.

"Come, Bro! Lo know me, right? I do it on the basis of liking! Not rapist*an!" said a man across the street who was Louis's interlocutor at his leisure.

"He came to me that night. She said her mother was sick and she needed money. He brought himself to me. Yeah, where might I refuse!" the man again denied all the charges against him.

Louis did not answer. He was still trying to listen to the defense of the man who was his younger brother.

"Louis, you trust my ama. Anisa is actually the same rich other female who came to Elo. He only benefits me for the sake of our treasure. Okay, how much money, cake. Abis told him to leave. She's definitely going to be in there, just like any other girl!" said the man across there.

"Then what if the child in the womb is your child?!" ask Louis.

"Yes, that means it's just a coincidence. My apes! Because the one who held him was not just me!" said the man lightly.

Louis who heard it seemed to shake his head as if he was inexhaustible with the words coming out of his brother's mouth.

"Stop! I'm tired of not knowing your defense. This is the umpteenth time you use my name for your endless madness. Now I want you home soon! I'm tired of doing lo! I can make my name because of lo doang!" said Louis who then turned off his phone unilaterally.

The man breathed a rough breath. He rubbed his face up to his back head in frustration. Really, he's tired.

"Where?" asked Betrand who was sitting on one of those pool chairs. Louis turned to his cousin and assistant. He then raised both arms as if to say "come on"

Louis approached Betrand. He sat next to the man with his cell phone still in his hand.

"Maybe what Luke said is true. Maybe that girl was just after your treasure!" Betrand.

Louis quiet.

"If so, then I will do the same to Anisa as what I did to her girl Luke before. I'm gonna pay him to get out of my brother's life" Louis said.

"But if it turns out Anisa is a good woman?" ask Betrand.

"Gue will marry them both. I don't want to know. Luke must learn to be responsible. At least if Anisa is a good woman, I can calm down because my sister is married to the right woman" said Louis.

He took a deep breath with his eyes straight ahead. "For a while I will take on the role of Luke in front of Anisa. I want to see what kind of woman she is. If she is a good girl, then I will try to show that there is a good side in Luke that I play. Once the boy is born, I'll drag the real Luke out of his hiding place and take responsibility for all his deeds. He must marry Anisa!" louis is sure.

Betrand took a long breath. He became dizzy with the family drama that again Luke and Louis made.

So who exactly is Louis?

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Seriate...

Luke and Louis are in the next chapter. Want to be written all the length..🥰