Being Queen in the Hands of Sister-in-law
Part 17's

Slowly, both eyes opened. Micah had to frown to adjust the sunlight coming into his pupils.

It seems like it is morning. I don't know how many hours Micah was unconscious.

His head feels heavy. His left hand was also a little painful. As Micah looked at his hand, there was an infusion needle stuck in the back of his hand.

"Why what?"

Micah gasped when he heard Gavin reprimanding him. Micah took a quick glance, then again tried to remove the infusion needle.

"Don't kayak on soap operas, deh, use off the infusion yourself. You don't know what the procedure is."

"Detach, Brother. Don't block me!" Micah attempted to release his hand which had been tightly grasped by Gavin.

"Why, anyway? Your body is asking for its rights, Micah. Let him rest for a while."

Hearing Gavin's words, Micah looked down lethargic. His eyes warmed up along with the translucent circles dripping down his cheeks. "I'm tired, brother."

"Yes. I understand, I do." Gavin approached Micah, hugging him tightly. Let Micah shed his tears in his arms.

In between her stuffing, Micah looked up at Gavin's face. "Sister still owes an explanation. What is your relationship with my brother."

Gavin's quiet. He no longer wanted to remember that time. But Gavin thinks Micah deserves to know. And now it might be time for Micah to know everything.

"Sister.." urged Micah.

"Yes, later on. But have to eat first keep taking the medicine."

Micah scowled in annoyance. His curiosity is huge. But Gavin had to ask her to eat first.

"This is what's infusing my hand?"

"My friend. He's doctor. I asked him to come here to check on you."

"Tell him my thanks, brother."

Gavin nodded his head. "Yes. Now eat first."

Though forced and unwilling to put any food in his mouth, Micah accepted a bribe from Gavin.

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"Where did you get to know Maulida?"

"We know because we used to be a place of martial arts. Age is not a problem when we find comfort to chat. Connect and cool while chatting with Uli."

Micah believes that. Uli, the type of person who easily familiarizes himself with others. But Micah gets jealous when Gavin says he is comfortable with Uli.

Even though the one he was jealous of was no longer in the world, it still felt a bit of pain in his heart.

"We often go for a walk together after finishing training. Just eating cilok in the park he was happy. But everything changed since he met Gilang."

"Why?"

"He fell in love with Gilang."

"And brother is jealous?"

"Yes." Yeah." Gavin nodded for sure. Not to deny that at that time he was jealous of the closeness of Uli and Gilang. "I admit that I was jealous and didn't like seeing him with Gilang. Every time he came home from training, he met Gilang."

"Don't you ever say you like Uli's sister?" Micah prepared his heart if only Gavin's answer would finally provoke his jealousy again.

Gavin nodded. "Either."

Micah took a deep breath, easing the sudden tightness he felt at Gavin's reply. He had already prepared his heart. The truth remains the pain he feels.

"But he's my match with you because he prefers Gilang. Since you were still too small, I didn't take that seriously."

"No. By Allah it is not like that, Micah. I met you again when you were an adult. Of course you can distinguish the taste for a small child, and for an adult."

Micah shook his head. "Forgot that! Now how was my brother's relationship with Gilang before my brother died? My brother killed himself. I didn't know why my sister died suddenly. But when I grew up, I finally found out that my brother died by suicide."

Gavin stared fixedly at the two eyes of Micah who were staring at him expectantly. Hoping that Gavin would tell everything completely without anything being hidden.

"Tell me everything! Nothing is covered up."

"Uli and Gilang's relationship is too far away."

"meaning?"

"They've crossed the line until they've spent the night together at the top."

"What?" Micah sighed in disbelief. It was impossible if her good-looking brother could do such a thing with Gilang.

"Uli's pregnant. But Gilang did not want responsibility and chose to go abroad to continue his schooling. And avoid their responsibilities."

"Bad!" Micah growled in annoyance. His hands were tightly clenched. If Gilang were here, he would have already extended his fist to Gilang's face.

"I would have been responsible if Gilang hadn't come back. But Uli didn't want to. I didn't know that until Uli chose to end his life."

Micah's face was covered in tears. Right now, he doesn't know what he's feeling. All mixed into one. Sad, angry, disappointed.

Even his hatred for Gilang added many times.

"How could my parents accept Gilang to be my husband after what Gilang did to my brother? Does Gavin know about this too? Don't tell me my parents don't know anything!"

"The will of the match between you exists. But no one knows that Gilang and Uli are in a relationship. My parents found out after I told them everything, after Gilang went abroad. Had Uli still existed, perhaps Uli would have been Gilang's wife. At that time Gilang also refused. But Papa and Mama threaten Gilang to account for his actions if he refuses an arranged marriage with you. Papa mama doesn't want the family relationship that has been established since long destroyed."

Their families had been close since the grandfathers were still around. But Micah was never invited to meet the Gilang family. Therefore, his childhood did not know who Gilang and Gavin were.

"Evil! You're all bad! You've ruined my brother's life, my life, and my mother's. They need to know about this."

No longer caring about himself, Micah completely whipped out the infusion needle in his hand. Making fresh blood flow from his hands.

"Where are you going, Micah? Your condition has not recovered."

"Don't touch me!" Micah brushed off Gavin's hand violently. His style of speech has changed. "You guys are evil to my family. And Lo, Brother." Micah pointed at Gavin with one finger. "Lo was also mean to me. You just make me vent because of the feelings Lo never accepted my brother. You are the same as Gilang. Your arrival in my life is only to destroy me. I hate you!"

"No, honey. Listen to my explanation first."

"What else?" micah shouted with anger. "What other explanation? All this time I've been living with people who have ruined my family's happiness. And you hope I still want to accept Lo's explanation? If you really love me, Lo should have told this story from the beginning so that I can escape from Gilang. Butwhat? In fact, Lo was silent. Even I did not want to help me find a way out so I can get away from Gilang."

Micah stepped out of Gavin's apartment.

Gavin didn't catch up with Micah. Micah needs time alone.

If Gavin is currently chasing Micah, Gavin feels free. For every explanation he gave would surely be countered by Micah.

Despite that, Gavin secretly follows Micah who is currently in the taxi.

He had to make sure Micah survived until home because his body condition had not improved.

All this time Gavin was silent, not to let Micah live with the man who destroyed his family.

There was something else that made him unable to speak and required him to be quiet.

Papa and his mother's request not to discuss anything Gilang has done in order to maintain a family relationship so as not to be interrupted which makes Gavin silent.

It's not easy for that. His heart also hurts to see the person he loves suffer, to live with the person who does not love him at all.

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How's it? hate the same as Gilang?