Abhimanyu : Pelakor Rentals
82. Juwita's Thought

A few days before Abhimanyu came to Rara.

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Fresh blood dripped from Abhimanyu's head, drenching the white carpet on which he stood firm, receiving successive slaps from Arina. The injury caused by the impact of Banyu's kick back open after repeatedly shaken his head, but Abhimanyu tried to get back straight every time he shaken.

"Abimanyu," said Arina in a furious tone, "you know our current condition?"

"Tau, madam," he answered flatly.

The answer that made Arina just slapped him back.

"I'll kill stupid insects like you! I'm tired, you hear?! Problems come from different directions and you are not lightening but rather adding to the problem!"

Abhimanyu closed without refuting.

Why was Arina, Mahesa's second wife, so angry?

Of course because Abhimanyu did wrong, according to Arina's consideration. She was usually not a grumpy woman like this, let alone to the point of hitting her subordinates. But the pressure of Mahesa Mahardika's imminent death leaves her patience depleted for life.

She was already very angry to hear Abhimanyu let Rose meet his family, then Rose actually fell ill and now still looks dying. Among all the potential successors of Mahesa, Arina was most guarding Rose, therefore if anything were to happen to Rose, she would probably fry the Abhimanyu family alive.

"Arina, that's enough." Rashi gets in the way when Arina is about to smash her walking stick at Abhimanyu. "Don't vent anger with other people."

"Shut up!" Arina snapped loudly, but a moment later she fell onto the chair, seemingly trying hard to temper her already excessive anger.

"Obatin wound Abhimanyu first, Rendi," Rashi's pinta.

Abhimanyu stopped him.

"I'm not pa-pa." Abhimanyu looked at him calmly even though his head was bleeding. "I'm sorry for my mistake Mrs Arina got distracted."

Rashi sighed. "Abimanyu, I really understand you are not intentionally about Rose's condition. He was born weak."

"Rose is already weak from birth" said Arina wrathfully, "then this fool should not carry around the precious child at will!"

"Arina—"

"I was silent when he destroyed the Alliance, because Senior Mahesa herself forgave him. But instead of fixing himself and stopping to play around, he went back to making trouble. Now what else? You want to kill Rose to have this country destroyed, do you?"

"Arena!" Rashi looked at the woman sharply. "Udah! Let me talk! You went to Mahesa's room!"

Arina is obviously not afraid of Rashi and seems to have been too depressed to want to fight, but the universe is still kind. A servant came to tell her something, which was probably about Mahesa, until Arina rushed away.

As soon as Arina completely disappeared, Rashi again sighed.

"Sorry, Son. Maclumin Arina. He's just scared. Do you know if Rose was okay, the organization must be getting messed up?"

Abhimanyu nodded formally. "I told you, it's my fault."

Rashi smiled weakly. "Sorry, make you sacrifice yourself."

"I'm the one who broke my way of life, madam." Abhimanyu frowned holding back the pain, but did not make a sound as he wanted to quickly finish this. "I came here too because there was a request."

"Request?"

"I .. want to have another child."

Rashi seemed surprised at first glance, although a moment later he smiled. "Ohya? Your wife is pregnant?"

"I mean, I 'plan' to have another child."

".... That, dad?" Rashi clearly understood. "You want protection for him too, just like Abirama?"

Abhimanyu was silent, it took time for him to shake his head. "I will leave my family as soon as my wife gets pregnant. He'll grow up on his own."

"Crazy decision, you know what?" reply Rashi directly. "Abirama that is guaranteed to be the same organization is not necessarily safe, let alone that is independent of our responsibilities. It's not good to burden this on you, Abhimanyu, but ..Mahesa Mahardika's time is at the end."

"...."

"No matter how hard we all try, we don't know what the people who will replace him are capable. You know the rumors behind me. Many say that if Mahesa dies, defectors will appear one by one. Arina, Deev, Number, Riv, the people who have been in power with Kak Mahesa will be targeted. You inget Hara, right? Who believes Hara can be caught? Though he's Number Zero, the number one among all the Numbers."

"...."

Abhimanyu. From yesterday the universe kept whispering her not to comply with Rara's request, don't give her a child even if she was hurt.

But ....

"If I told you I still want to have children, would the boss mind?"

"...." - ".Rashi smiled wryly. "Stake it as you want. Wrong or right, someday you'll know."

Abhimanyu smiled. Then he bowed, bowing as a sign of his respect.

"Please give my regards to the boss."

"You must not forget to cure your wounds." That was Rashi's reply.

The flashback ended as Abhimanyu opened his eyes, finding Rara tired in his arms.

There was a pain that struck Abhimanyu's head, but his mouth was silent, just silently rubbing his wife's small back.

During these four years, Abhimanyu often thought that one day Rara would meet another man, fall in love with him and let go of their marriage.

Abhimanyu expected that, regardless of how he felt. Because that way Rara can be more free and fine. But this woman turned out to be more stubborn than Abhimanyu thought.

She ... instead fell in love with the wrong person.

That day, when Abhimanyu said, "Falling in love with me is not a sin."

Rara replied, "Falling in love with you is not sin but stupidity."

Turns out he was right. That's really stupidity. But ... is not entirely Rara's fault. What made him fall in love was Abhimanyu.

"Udah I said," whispered Abhimanyu, "I am a puzzle that does not fit all over the place."

Either Juwita, either Sakura, either Rara or even Olivia. Abhimanyu is a curse.

"Mmmm."

Abhimanyu. "Why?"

Rara smiled with her eyes closed, looking half asleep.

When he did not reply, Abhimanyu smiled, hugging him even tighter.

At least for the next few days Rara can be as full as hugging Abhimanyu, so it's natural that she looks very happy.

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"Son," called Juwita to Banyu who had been busy looking at Rose's photo on his camera.

Juwita's call was ignored so busy he messed up. Of course as a good mother Juwita came and immediately hit her head.

"You're called nyaut!"

"Aw!"

"That's sick!"

"Juwita, if I'm a concussion of the brain, the first one I salahin elo yah!" banyu protest, rubbing the former Juwita punch.

Juwita grunting. "Take it home, right?"

".... I don't know."

"I know yah. Rara never woke up again except sick."

Banyu. "Why? Do I want to exude Satan? Bentar, I take the garem as holy water first."

"...."

"Why else, Mom? If you are Abhimanyu, you never want—"

"If," Juwita looked at him seriously, "if I ask you to marry Rara, would you?"

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a sequel to this story will be made soon, insyaa Allah 😇

and the author of the plan wants to thin out the political elements so that the reader can focus on the same 'feeling' of the character.