Forgetting the Ex
Chapter 48

"So this afternoon when I was going home, I deliberately wanted to stop by a friend's house. But he is no longer at home. Well, my lady friend Lidya called me she offered me her latest product, so we met" Arvan said.

"Keep you're just seeing the two of you?"

"No, she and her husband." Answer Arvan. "I also tried the perfume, the scent you smell," she explained.

"Then these flowers and gifts?"

"I bought it before I met Lidya and the gift of this perfume was given to you" Arvan explained.

"You didn't lie, did you?"

"Darling, why are you so jealous?" Arvan cooed his wife's nose.

"I read stories, the characteristics of cheating husbands often look attractive, wear perfume, secretly when picking up the phone, and suddenly behave romantically. Some of them are in you, Mom!" Sabrina at length explained.

Arvan laughed at his wife's explanation.

"Why laugh?"

"You're a 'yes, your husband's a romantic, I wear this fragrance every day and I look like this," Arvan stood moving both hands from top to stomach as if to show this is me.

Sabrina is still pouting.

"Don't do it, pity our baby. Her mother's not happy" Arvan persuaded.

Sabrina also touched her smile.

"I love you, my wife!" Arvan hugged and kissed Sabrina on the forehead.

"You take a shower, Mas!" she pushed her husband's body.

"Yes, I'm taking a shower." Arvan took a towel and went into the bathroom.

*

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Stella hugged her husband's body from behind, and she put her head on Judis's shoulder.

"Try to open my heart to me" he said softly.

Judis turned her body and pushed her slowly. "I can't," he said.

"When are you like this?"

"Come, Stella. You shouldn't have to do this, rest assured there must be a man who truly loves you" replied Judis.

"I love you, Judis. Give it a chance, open your heart."

"There is no chance" said Judis.

"Let's do it, if in these 3 months I'm not pregnant you can leave me. If only I were pregnant with your child let me go with our child, after he was born" he promised.

"You didn't make a child our bond, did you?"

"No."

"All right, I agree. This is all because of Mama's request," said Yudis.

Stella smiled, her hands caressing her husband's face. Plunging her hands around her husband's neck, slowly their lips clinging to each other.

The heat struggle was forced, there was no love in the heart of Judis. He does this like paying a woman to satisfy his desires.

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"Today, why bring a big bag?" Michael saw his wife already holding a suitcase near the entrance of the house.

"I'm going out of town, there's a sudden job."

"Today, you've been late. I'm giving you the freedom to work, but it's not like this." Michael Protests.

"I have to go, Michael. The company promised me a big bonus if I wanted to take on a project in C city" Karin said.

"City C ?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Why didn't you tell me before?"

"It's sudden, just got word yesterday afternoon. You're not home. How can I tell you?"

"How long have you been there?"

"Anneu."

"During that time, didn't you miss and feel sorry for Kara?"

"You and your parents are here too, baby sitters are there too. You can take care of him" replied Karin.

"But Kara needs you, you're her mother!" Michael made a loud noise.

"But you as his father are not able to make his mother happy" said Karin. "I was too late" he scooped up the suitcase and told the taxi driver to pick it up.

Michael breathed his breath. He could not prevent his wife's departure.

*

"Where's your wife, Michael?" tanya Tissa held her granddaughter.

"He's out of town again" he replied.

"Since when?"

"So early in the morning."

"Why did you give permission?"

"He wants to pursue his career, Ma."

"I'm wrong, Ma. Not able to make it happy" said Michael.

"He should be patient, besides you are still able to give his living. Karin alone is too high lifestyle," said Tissa continues to nag.

Michael was silent.

"How long has he been there?"

"Anneu."

"Annex? Aren't you afraid that he's playing with other, richer men" Tissa said.

"It couldn't have been like that, Ma."

"Hopefully," said Tissa. " Kara's been living with Mama for a while, huh?"

"Don't, Ma."

"Let her be the same Mama" said Tissa. "You have to work, baby sitter Mama brought too. Most importantly, Kara is watching," he continued.

Michael also resigned.

*

"Mas, I want to eat ice cream!" her whining was pampered in her husband's arms.

Arvan saw his watch. "Looks like the shop's gonna be shut down soon, we're gonna be there tomorrow."

"I want it now, Mum!"

"Darling, if we go there that's the store's closed."

"I want it now!" whining.

"Okay, we're going there!"

Sabrina smiled happily.

Arvan drives the car with great care and moderate speed, once there the benches are arranged on the table. No more visitors. The employees are again. He got off while his wife waited in the car.

"Is the ice cream still there?" ask Arvan.

"We're closed, sir." Answer the store cashier.

"Is there nothing left?"

"Hmm.. How, huh?"

"Please, the wife is cravings. I told him to buy it tomorrow but he refused, "please Arvan.

"Sell it, '" whispered one of the employees.

"alright, Sir. But there's only one taste, durian, how would you like it?" ask cashier.

"It's okay" he answered quickly.

The cashier also offered a bowl of durian-flavored ice cream.

Arvan quickly walked towards the parked car approaching his wife.

"Darling with durian, would you like to?" Arvan showed me a bowl of ice cream.

Without answering Arvan's question, he immediately picked up a bowl of ice cream. He ate it with gourmand. Her husband who saw it, just stared at the pain Sabrina was able to eat the ice without pause.

"Come, we're home!" bring Sabrina.

"You don't want anything else? We're still out of the house."

Sabrina shook her head.

Arvan turned on the engine of his vehicle and walked towards the road leading to the house. Just a few meters up. Sabrina asked to stop.

"What's wrong?" Arvan stopped the car.

"I want to eat chicken noodles" he replied.

"Yes, we've been looking for."

"I want the one in front of your clothing store" he said.

"The always crowded chicken noodle stall?"

Sabrina nodded.

"I have to wait in line" said Arvan.

"Yes, Mas. Her name is also pingin" Sabrina said.

"Okay, we're going there!"

Arvan turned back towards the street to his shop. Once there, the queue is not too long. Until they don't wait too long. Sabrina also started eating her chicken noodles.

Just a few mouthfuls, he stopped. Arvan, who also enjoyed the chicken noodles, looked at his wife. "Why not eat anymore?" tanyakanya.

"I'm full, Mom." The answer is holding the stomach.

"There's still half? Arvan saw the contents of the bowl.

"I don't want to anymore" he replied.

"Would I be wrapped?" ask Arvan.

"No need, Mom."

Arvan sighed, not usually his wife like that. In a state not pregnant can spend a bowl of chicken noodles even though an hour ago just ate rice.