Give me back my husband's smile
CHAPTER 99: Mediation

21.41 PM

The middle star was struggling in the kitchen, he put coffee grounds and a little sugar in a cup and poured hot water. He stirred the coffee so that the sweetness was evenly distributed, the star then took the tray. Stars put a cup of coffee as well as take snack setoples on a tray. He carried the tray to the room, Alvaro was seen sitting next to a busy mattress in front of his laptop screen working on office tasks.

“Kak Al I have made you coffee and I brought you a snack of biscuits.” Said the Star, he put his tray on the nightstand.

“Iya Bi later I drink.” Reply Alvaro is still focused on his laptop.

The star sat on the bed, staring at her husband. “Kak Al.” Call the Stars, the woman is agitated because she wants to say something.

"What's Bi?" Alvaro asked, the young man was still reluctant to take his eyes off his advanced objects. Alvaro is currently examining business reports on the company's development.

"So I hear tomorrow is the timetable to carry out sister's mediation with Brother Moon in court." Said the Star making Alvaro immediately looked up, the young man closed his laptop. He looked at the Star, visible from the expression of the woman's face was looking down lethargic.

"Yes Bi, why?" Alvaro asked while putting his laptop back in the bag, the young man deliberately stopped his work because his eyes were tired.

"Why should we mediate first? Why do not you just divorce, mediation will only delay the divorce of your brother with Brother Moon." Said the Star demanding Alvaro's explanation, the woman could not wait for news of the disbandment of the household between the Moon and Alvaro. After they separated, Bintang became Alvaro's only wife. He had successfully ejected the Moon from this house.

Alvaro swooped his eyebrows sharply, that was even what Alvaro wanted. He still wants to buy time, in the mind of Alvaro's heart he does not want to part with the Moon. He hopes that tomorrow's mediation brings a bright spot in his household, hopefully the results are satisfactory. Alvaro is confident that he can reconcile back with the Moon.

"Is it the sister who proposes to mediate?" The stars began to suspect.

"Bi, before the divorce hearing is carried out mediation must still be done, it's already a provision." Alvaro explained to the Stars to understand. His wife long ago annoyed him. The excessive jealousy sometimes even makes Alvaro disturbed.

The star breathed slowly, trying to hold back its emotions. The star is really fed up because from a long time ago Alvaro said he wanted a divorce from his brother but until now there has been no certainty.

"But this time brother Al will be divorced really the same brother Moon?" Asked the probing star, he just wanted to make sure that his feelings became relieved.

"I told you, I will definitely part with the Moon. Are you satisfied with my answer." Reply Alvaro, this time the young man's looks of emotion made the Star frown in confusion. Wh why? Is Alvaro upset because he asked constantly. What's wrong Star asks to make sure, she as a wife deserves to know.

"Sister-."

"I'm sleepy, I want to sleep!" Alvaro cut the words of the Star just now. He threw himself in the bed. Alvaro closed his eyes, reluctant to respond to his wife. The star stared at Alvaro's nanar, honestly The star felt angry with her husband's change of attitude. Stars don't like to be ignored, but how else. He had to excuse him, maybe Alvaro was tired today so the young man wanted to go to sleep immediately.

The star glanced at the cup of coffee he made for Alvaro. This time her husband did not drink it even though Bintang was tired of making it for Alvaro. As a result of Mubadzir Bintang drinking a cup of coffee with a feeling of turmoil in his mind.

She glanced at her husband, who was sleeping on the bed. Somehow, I feel that you still expect Kak Bulan to stay by your side. Inner Star is suspicious, however, that the prejudice of a wife to the husband is mostly proven to be true.

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Alvaro comes first in the religious court office, he sits in the chair waiting for Moon as the plaintiff who filed for this divorce. Until now Alvaro believed that the Moon would definitely return to his arms, considering that the woman was so infatuated with him. Alvaro is convinced that the Moon still loves him, not so easy as to remove the taste that once existed from his heart. This mediation trial is a hope for Alvaro so that he can refer back with his first wife.

Not long after, the person who had been spinning in Alvaro's mind finally came. The woman was accompanied by her mother Laura and also her lawyer, Alvaro's gaze glared sharply at her wife making the Moon immediately tickle. It was the first time Moon had met her husband since he fled the young man's apartment. Honestly seeing the cruel face of her husband made Moon afraid, her trauma had not fully recovered. Laura clasped her daughter's cold hand, the middle-aged woman knew enough that her daughter was currently frightened by being in one room with Alvaro, visible from her daughter's trembling body.

“Quiet dear, Alvaro is a human not a demon.” Laura's whispers tried to calm her daughter down. “Mama will always be near you, so you don't be afraid baby.” Moon nodded, so Laura led her daughter to sit in the chair right next to Alvaro. The young man was staring at the Moon intensely as if he wanted to skin it, while the Moon just looked down trying to avoid Alvaro's eyes. This mediation was done because Alvaro was the one who proposed, even though the Moon wanted to go directly to the trial. No need to do a convoluted mediation like this will actually waste time and slow down their divorce process.

They both face the mediator. “All right let's start, here I as a mediator judge from the central Jakarta court who has been selected by the presiding judge and has been approved by the father and mother to conduct a mediation hearing.” Hearing the mediation judge start talking makes the Moon groggy, in contrast to Alvaro who was relaxed because he believed that the Moon in the end will also definitely choose a reference.

“Before did you and your mother have talked together about your household problems, whether between the two can not find a way out other than separated?” Ask the mediator judge staring at both parties to search for answers to each plaintiff and defendant.

“My wife never gave me a chance to talk to her, even her parents also prevented me from meeting my wife.” Reply Alvaro took the time to look back at Laura's bitch, as if to show that Laurelah who for a few days has kept the Moon away from her.

Laura who was sitting behind her daughter suddenly looked up, she was a little touched by the words of her daughter-in-law just now. How could Alvaro say that? She keeps Moon away from Alvaro for the good of her daughter, and every day her daughter is tortured by Alvaro. If Laura let Moon stay for a long time together with that bastard youth then her daughter could die because every day was tortured both her inner and physical.

The moon breathed a long breath, she gathered the energy and courage to speak. “Before apologizing to the judge, I filed a divorce lawsuit because I was not strong with the treatment of my husband who had committed verbal and non-verbal violence to me. Even he did not hesitate to hit me battered, if I keep forcing myself to stay with him maybe I can die in the hands of my own husband.” Moon said straightforwardly, he did not want to lose to Alvaro. She as a woman had to dare to reveal the truth that happened even though the Moon had to expose all the disgrace of her own husband.

“Not only that judge sir.” The Moon looked at the middle-aged man before her who was still listening to her explanation. “My heart and feelings hurt when I found out my husband was cheating with my sister until she got pregnant. Stupidly I, despite knowing my husband had cheated even he to marry his affair, I freely persisted at the side of the man. But what do I get for the sincerity I give my husband? He insulted me, slandered me, and tortured me for no apparent reason. For the umpteenth time I don't want to be a stupid woman by giving my husband a second chance.”

“That's not true judge sir!” Alvaro's touch was seen growling with anger with the Moon's statement just now as if to corner him, and bestow all the blame on him. “As long as I am married to the Moon, I have always been gentle and patient. Never once did I raise my hand to hurt the Moon. I cheated not without reason, judge, as a wife Moon always indifferent. She does not carry out her duties, she is always defiant, not obvious and reluctant to serve the biological needs of her husband. Therefore I have another dream woman, is it my fault?” Now that Alvaro turned the facts around, he lied to the judge to anger Moon. The Moon's chest rumbled trying to hold back his emotions, Alvaro's manipulative nature returning to sight. The young man was indeed reliable with his tongue, the Moon would not give up. He will still come forward to immediately part from Alvaro!

“So sister Moon, do you not want to reconsider your desire to divorce with brother Alvaro?” Ask the judge of mediation to the Moon.

“No sir judge. I stick with my decision to choose divorce.” Replied the Moon steadily, unaffected by the gaze of Alvaro who was sitting next to her was looking at her sharply as if intimidating her. The young man who was seen clenching his fingers strongly began to ignite emotions imagining the Moon parting from him. The moon is hers, she wants to maintain her marriage relationship but Moon's thoughts are not in line with her husband as the woman will still continue their divorce.

Laura who sat behind the back of the Moon was proud because her daughter was very firm in making decisions. He also supported the divorce because Alvaro had done evil to his daughter. After Moon's divorce with Alvaro, Laura has found the right replacement to be her daughter's husband. Elfarez Roy Abraham is the sole heir of the Abrahamic family, whom he will soon be betrothed to his daughter. Inner Laura laughed excitedly, as she was about to get a rich new daughter-in-law.

“Alright then." Reply to the judge, the middle-aged man turned to look at Alvaro. "Then what about Alvaro's brother, do you also have the same desire as your wife to divorce? Shouldn't you as the head of the family try to maintain the household you build?

In the heart of Moon continued to pray that Alvaro's answer did not contradict him, Moon wanted mediation this time will continue to the trial so that they can immediately officially divorce. The Moon wants to enjoy a free life without the shadows of Alvaro. He'll pick up his own happiness, live peacefully without Alvaro.

“I still want to work for peace judge sir.” Alvaro replies to try to get the Moon back to him.

The moon stared fiercely at Alvaro, not at the beginning Alvaro who was bitter to divorce him so that he could live peacefully together with the Stars. The young man even boasted that he wanted to get rid of the Moon from his life because he hated the Moon so much. But why is Alvaro now reluctant to part with him? She has been reunited with her dark lover the Star, supposedly Alvaro freeing the Moon from this toxic marriage. The moon became annoyed at Alvaro's reply just now. The young man was always happy to complicate the lives of others.

“How about sister Moon as plaintiff, would sister want to reconsider?” Ask the judge for a second time.

The moon rolled her eyes lazily, the mediation judge kept asking making the Moon's head grow dizzy. He was completely settled for a divorce from Alvaro, but the judge still asked to consider it. “No sir judge, the mistake he made was already very fatal for me.” The reply of the Moon remained steadfast in its stance.