Because, I Love You
Episode 131

During the trip, Abel was only silent in the back seat while in a car with me and Irgy. Similarly to me, my mouth is locked to start a conversation.

"Abel's mother, are you planning on staying at Fanny's mother's house?" Irgy asked breaking the silence.

"D, Eh.. Um, maybe at the hotel." Abel replied clumsy.

"Is my mother's house uncomfortable for you?" Ask me to interrupt.

"Hey... No, I was married to you first. Me, understand. If you're gonna spend all night together, hihi.." Abel replied to tease us.

"Shem, ah.. Um, Abel's mom is overdoing it." Irgy said wrong.

"Come, Mr. Irgy can also be embarrassed as it turns out. Haha,"

Instantly I turned sharply to the back, where Abel was sitting giggling with Irgy from earlier.

"Upz, okay. I'll just shut up, won't flirt anymore." Abel said nervously as I looked at him in annoyance.

"Ehm, baby. How do you think about calling Kevin to take care of me at the funeral home? You're outrageous. Just make me embarrassed,"

"Then I have to how else? I'm so worried, I'm worried about you. And only Kevin crossed my mind at the time, because I knew Kevin must be there, right?"

"And you don't know yet, don't you, if Nia..."

Oh, my God, I forgot that Abel's still here with us. Surely he's eavesdropping right now, slowly I lyric he's behind the truth. Seemed so serious listening to my conversation with Irgy.

"Nia kenapa yank?" Tanya Irgy heran, sesekal menatapku dari posisinya yang sedang fokus menyetir.

"c,ehm.. Forget it." Answer me briefly. There was a long complaint from Abel's breath because I just broke the conversation.

Not long after arriving home, my mother was seen waiting in the yard with an expression of wonder when the car that was driven by Irgy entered the yard. While Rainbow is so fun playing with Tama small on the grass green decorate the yard of the mother's house.

With a quick step Irgy approached the mother after getting out of the car and grabbed the mother's hand with courtesy.

"Waow, Mr. Irgy is indeed the dream son-in-law." Abel said as he nudged my shoulder, I just glanced at him with a cynical look.

"How are you, ma'am?"

"Son, how.. Can you be with Fanny and Abel?" Ask mommy with a wave. He seemed to be afraid of Irgy's sudden presence with me and Abel, while my mother knew very well that Abel and I were attending the funeral of Ammar's wife.

"Mom, I was following Fanny to town B. Because I was worried about him so much, but it was lucky that before I arrived Kevin was there to accompany him." Irgy answered gently, trying to calm the mother's anxiety.

"I'm sorry, my mother has forbidden Fanny from just attending. But..."

"What's wrong, ma'am, I also allow it. Ammar used to be part of this family, but I'm also grateful that Ammar didn't know we were coming." Obviously Irgy.

"Son, you are so noble." My mother replied as she gently touched Irgy's cheek.

"Let's go in first," Take my mother then.

"Papa... When is papa here?" Said Rainbow running over, after being aware of the arrival of Irgy.

"Hemm, are you so engrossed in playing with Tama's sister that you don't realize that papa has been standing here since." Reply Irgy pinched the golden cheek of the Rainbow.

"Hi Om, how are you?" Little Tama sapa.

"Om good, how about you handsome boy?"

"Oh well, om is also very handsome."

Irgy smiled in response.

"Eh, aunt.. I'll just say goodbye, I don't want to interrupt your time." Abel interrupted.

"Abel, where are you going, son? Stay here, you're just the two of you aren't you?" Answer my mother.

"But aunt, I..."

"Here you go, this house has a lot of empty rooms. Don't worry, let's go in. Just stay at home mom, guarantee you'll be hooked after passing the night at home. We won't be preparing any more seafood for you, either,"

"aaah.. Fanny, you've always mocked me in the past." Abel said in annoyance. Then I grabbed him to immediately enter the house.

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Arriving at night, Irgy was busy wrestling to accompany Rainbow and Tama playing. Abel and I were sitting in the TV room watching them play.

"Fan, may I ask you something serious?" Abel asked in a serious tone.

I turned her head while chewing the snacks that had accompanied me chatting with Abel while watching Korean dramas.

"What?" Ask me briefly.

"Mr Kevin is handsome, isn't he?"

At once Abel's words made me choke on the snack I had swallowed. Abel quickly grabbed a glass of warm orange juice for me which was located right at the table.

"I can already guess what you're responding to."

I turned sharply back towards Abel.

"What's? What huh?" Ask me cetus.

"Hahaha, jeez. So right?"

"Cih, what the hell. Don't think too much" I replied by looking back at the focus of the Korean drama that I had long been waiting for to air soon.

"It seems like your relationship is very close." Abel said back.

"That was when I got hurt because of you and Ammar."

"Me?" Abel widened his eyes to look at me.

"Hmmm.. And honestly I admit, Kevin was such a good and sincere person. I thought that after I was heartbroken because of Ammar I would not be able to accept the love of other men. But Kevin managed to get me out of Ammar's grasp."

"Then?"

"Then what?"

"Why are... In the end married to Mr Irgy?"

"God has created Irgy as my soul mate. Then what can I do? Me and Kevin chose to end our relationship back then."

"But why Fanny?"

"Ehm, sory. I don't want to remember and recount that bitter time. But I am also grateful to God, we can still be friends even though in our hearts we refuse to stay together and meet even with the bond as ordinary friends." I was very strict with Abel.

"But it seems, he still loves you. I can feel her attitude so different to yours,"

"No, we're just trying to keep acting like brothers. It's just that Kevin's wife suddenly changed for me. Her attitude was so cold, and thought that I was the woman who broke the Ammar and Eliez household."

"wait. That woman, it seems... I've seen it, "Abel said suddenly with a facial expression that was trying to remember something that was somehow.

I furrowed my eyebrows looking at it so, thinking long as if trying to navigate through the space of time that had passed.

"Oh my god !!!" He patted his forehead gently.

"What's wrong?" Ask me in surprise.

"The woman who was with Mr. Kevin earlier, yes. I remember why I didn't realize it.." Abel said with both hands clenched.

"More? You're.. Know Kevin's wife before?"

Abel looked at me with a gaping mouth as I referred to Nia as Kevin's wife.

"Fanny, whether this is a coincidence or it is intentional. That woman was the one my son helped from Tama's grip at the time."

"A..What do you mean Abel?" Ask me starting to get it wrong.

"Yes, that woman seems to have more of a relationship with Tama. But at that time he was so scared because of Tama's coercion, I don't know.. I hope this is just my silly thought." Obviously Abel.

Oh my God, what did Ammar do to Nia?

My mouth is locked hearing what Abel is saying right now, how is that possible?

"Fanny, hey.. You okay?" Abel's words surprised me when washed away for a moment in daydreams.

"You.. Must have been wrong." Answer me trying to argue.

"Hey.. Do you think I'm myopic? I very clearly saw her face was so frightened back then, then hurriedly boarded the taxi to avoid Tama who was then so shocked at my arrival in town A back."

I'm still trying not to believe what Abel said. I just looked at him with my lips tightly closed.

"Ah, you are this. Have you forgotten the nature of********* your ex-lover?" Abel said.

"But what I do know is that Nia respects Eliez's extended family. It's impossible if they..."

"Well, I hope this has nothing to do with your past with Mr. Kevin. Tama is easy to forgive people who always look for problems with him when in college first, but about love.. He's never been willing to budge if anyone else tries to take him." Abel answered loudly, shaking my heart at his words.

"That's impossible. Our past has been over for so long, and Kevin and I don't have a life? Ammar knows that."

"Sad.. You think Tama's that guy? Haha... Never mind, forget it." Abel answered.

I've been trying to think positively and try to neutralize all forms of my anxiety ever since. It's hard to believe that Ammar still holds such a deep grudge against Kevin.