
Xander stepped foot in a barrage towards his apartment unit. All day he searched Stella everywhere, but he found no trace of her. Why did Stella have to leave before she realized everything? Is it possible that Stella has been so fed up and does not want to forgive him.
"Xander, where have you been? Why don't you answer Mom's phone?"
Xander was stunned for a moment when he saw his Mama who was in his apartment. It's been a long time since he's met his mother. When he looked at the woman, instantly his memory flew to Stella.
"Mama .." Xander couldn't help but cry and hugged the woman who had given birth to him.
"Eh? You why?" mama Rita asked astonished to see her son suddenly cry.
"Stella ..." Xander could no longer say what had happened. Her heart is devastated to learn of Joana's affair, but her heart is more broken when Stella prefers to leave.
"Stella why?" mama Rita holds both of her sons arms.
It's actually quite funny to see a big Xander cry like this, but a man won't cry if what's going on isn't really very painful.
"It's all my fault, Ma. Stella left me, I should have trusted her more than Joana," said Xander, who had to sigh many times to compile each verse that would be thrown out.
"Stella's gone? You mean what? What's your relationship been all this time?" Mama Rita could not look at Xander surprised, she thought her son and Stella's relationship was fine all along.
"No Ma, I was wrong because I was .." Xander explained everything he had done so far to Stella.
Mama Rita who listened to her son's words instantly was like getting a punch of a mace that was timid in his heart. She as a woman knew how Stella felt seeing her husband cheating in front of her own eyes.
Mama Rita is furious when she finds out how bad her son is. Unknowingly he immediately raised his hand to slap Xander's cheek hard until the man's face fell to the side.
"What did you do to Stella! She's the nicest woman you've ever known! Why did you hurt him!" Mama Rita slaps Xander's cheek a second time.
The heart of the mother who does not hurt when she knows the child she has been taught well turns out to be nothing more than a ba ji ngan.
"Hit me again, Ma. I deserve it, though," said Xander, who was more willing to be scolded because he deserved it.
"You want Mama to kill you won't be able to change anything! You've hurt Stella, it's the same as hurting Mama. Jeez Xander, why did you become like this" said Mama Rita covering her face with both hands. He wept because of his deep disappointment with the son.
Xander is getting hurt seeing his mother like this. He sat down in front of his mother and asked the woman for forgiveness.
"I'm sorry, Ma. Mama was right to educate me, but my heart was too dark to see all the truth. I'm sorry, Ma" said Xander.
"That's all because you're blind to your love for Joana. You know why you'd rather see you married Stella? Because Mama knows that Joana's not a good woman!" mama Rita pushed her son away.
"Why didn't Mama tell me?" xander asked not to believe that his mother also knew his mother's true nature.
"Is there any way you'll believe it? You love that woman so much that you can't see the truth!" snapped Mama Rita.
Regretful and only sorry, that was what surrounded Xander's heart. If there is a name of the stupidest man in the world, then the title is very appropriate for him. He ignores a woman who sincerely loves him for the sake of a woman who turns out to be nothing more than a cheap and very cunning woman.
"Your regret is completely useless Xander, Mama hope Stella still has one word of apology for you," said Mama Rita took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, Ma"
"Mama won't forgive you until Stella forgives you. Remember Mama's words, don't go see Mama before you bring Mama's daughter-in-law home" said Mama Rita to pick up her bag and rush away.
He had wanted to see the state of his daughter-in-law because he had not met for a long time. But it was a very surprising thing. If asked if he felt sorry for Xander? The answer is of course yes, no matter how bad Xander is, he is still his flesh and blood. But he also had to be firm so that his son would reflect on his mistakes.
Xander was silent in his place, he was confused to do what else. He got up and walked to Stella's room. Every step towards Stella's room, suddenly a shadow as Stella was still there appeared.
"Xander, you just woke up? Do you want to have breakfast or take a shower?"
The first word that Stella often said when she came out of her room. The woman's face always smiled cheerfully, but she did not touch him at all.
"Eat first yes, today I cook …"
"Can't you just shut up? Your ears are hot to hear your babbling!"
But what's he doing? He snapped and berated the woman without thinking about her feelings at all.
Xander lifted his head, he drove the tears that forced him to come out. His breathing grew heavy as he entered Stella's room. Where in the room, he always touched Stella violently and without feeling.
"Stella, you where you love .." Xander's mind can no longer remember what he's done so far with Stella.
If Xander can ask, he'd love to see Stella one more time. He wanted to prostrate himself on the woman's leg and replace all the wounds he had inflicted.
Over the night, all Xander did was sit in Stella's room, remember clearly all the sins she had committed and regret everything even if it was completely useless.
He didn't sleep all night, when tomorrow came. Xander remembers something, he immediately picks up his phone to contact Luke. He can't keep going like this, he has to do something to find Stella.
"Hello Luke, have you tracked down where Daniel is?" tanya Xander pinched the base of her nose which felt very sore because it did not sleep all night.
"Our men are still having trouble finding him, sir, it seems that Mr. Daniel has planned this carefully,"
Xander clasped his hand tightly, it turned out that Daniel was already one step ahead of him. He must now try hard to find the bright spot of the matter.
"Alright, call me if there's even the slightest news" Xander said, turning off his phone. He tried to get up from his seat, he had to try to find Stella.
When he got up, his head felt so dizzy that he almost staggered. But he did not care at all about the pain, the pain was not comparable to what Stella had been getting all this time.
Happy Reading's.
Tbc.