
Gienka slammed the door of her papa's study hard, causing a thud. Gienka's steps came to a halt when she had just walked out of Ariel's den door. A grip of the soft hand that holds his wrist. Gienka turned her head and found Elea Mama was behind her along with Danist, Papa. "Mrs...???"
"Ssttt...!" Elea told her daughter to shut up and asked her to leave the place.
Meanwhile, inside his study room Ariel was crying. He did not pursue Gienka and wanted to make room for his daughter to calm down and then try to talk again. This is what Ariel had been afraid of when she had to tell Gienka everything. Although Elea and Danist had previously forbidden her from saying that but Ariel could not hide everything, however Gienka still had to know the truth. Ariel also hopes that Gienka can learn from his bad times, so that the same thing does not happen in the future.
Elea pulls Gienka into her room on the 2nd floor. Elea's face was so irritated that she pulled Gienka so strongly that she let Gienka scream in pain. Seeing that Danist asked Elea not to treat her daughter like that. Arriving in Gienka's room, Elea shut her door and approached her daughter, looking at her intently.
"GIE...! Why did you slam the door to your Papa's study??? Isn't he inside???" Ask Elea.
Gienka was silent, but Elea could no longer hold back her anger at her daughter. "Did Mama ever teach you to be rude to your parents??? Didn't mama always teach you how to keep your attitude in front of your parents? Then why did you do that???"
"Gie's mad at Papa... Papa is so evil...!"
"What evil has your father done to you???" Ask Elea again.
"Not to Gie, but to Mama too Papa Dan...!"
Elea smiles. "Gienka darling... Mama heard everything just now when you and your dad were there, everyone...!"
"So Mama heard it???"
Elea nodded, then sat down next to her beloved only daughter.
"Dear Gienka, this is the reason why Mama or Papa Dan didn't want to tell you this when you used to ask, we don't want you to act like this to your Papa Iel, you know, it's been years, son, Mama and Papa and never think about it again, we're all fine, you know why??? Because we all think of you, think of your future and your kindness because we love you and want you to grow happy...!"
Danist pulled up the chair in front of Gienka's study desk, then sat down right in front of the princess and gently rubbed her long hair. "Gienka...! Man is the wrong place, baby...! No man is perfect, Papa Iel has made mistakes, hurt many people, including your Mama and Papa Dan, but we have forgiven him with a sincere heart because he has regretted his actions...! He kept all his promises, that's why we want to close all those bad masses....!"
Gienka turned to Elea. "Ariel told you everything for sure because she wanted you to know and not to keep wondering about what happened, she probably thought that you deserved to know everything, even though he also knew what consequences he would get, you would definitely be angry to hear it....! He loves you so much, even his affection exceeds his own, so stop being mad at him, it's your birthday, right???" Elea.
Gienka takes the air. "Gie knows Papa Iel loves Gie very much, but Gie is disappointed with his attitude...!"
"It's been a long time, baby! Your Iel papap has changed....!" Danist Mumbled.
"Ma.... Oh...! Will you tell me from your side what happened first? And I'm also curious about your first meeting so you can get married...! Maybe with that, I can also know and can dispel my anger and disappointment in Papa Iel..."
Elea and Danist looked at each other. Danist smiled faintly and nodded, gesturing for Elea to tell him.
"alright.. Mama will tell you, but promise me that you will no longer be angry at your Papa...!"
Gienka nodded and promised. He just wanted to know the truth from his mother's side. Also actually want to match what was true told by Papa Iel earlier to him.
Elea begins her story when she comes to Aditya's villa to meet Aditya and Cahya and it becomes the beginning of her meeting Danist as well.
★‡★‡★ Back to 19 years Ago★‡★‡
Elea was in the car, yesterday she came to Aditya and Cahya's house but said her domestic assistant, the two of them were not at home but were going on vacation to their villa which was at the top. Elea decided today that she should go see them because there are important things that she should ask and she discussed right now. Not knowing where the villa's address was, Elea contacted Cahya. On the second ring, his call was immediately raised.
"Hi El, how are you? God, why do you rarely reply to my messages" replied Cahya.
"I'm good, I'm sorry Ca I'm so busy, how come I came to your house last Sunday and your security said that you and Adit just went to the top and you're gonna be there for a while, is that true?" Elea's voice sounded slow.
"Yes El, Adit there's work to be done here, if it's done we'll be back soon"
"Today I want to see you, can you send your address there? I'm coming over"
"Are you really coming? Incidentally I miss you so much, well I'll share our location, I'm waiting for you El"
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By noon, Elea arrived at Aditya's villa. Elea pressed the bell and waited for the door to open from inside. Cahya opened the door, smilingly hugged Elea and told Elea to come inside.
"You came alone El? Where's Ariel?" Ask Cahya.
"I came alone Ca, Ariel's busy, are you alone now?" Elea answered flatly, making Cahya frown because not usually Elea behaves like this, she always looks cheerful every time she meets him.
"Yes, Adit is at the plantation office but soon will be home for lunch, this I'm cooking for him, I'll get you a drink"
"No need Ca, I'll help you cook, okay?"
Elea follows Cahya to the kitchen, and helps her cook. Every now and then Cahya glanced at Elea, no matter what happened to her best friend, she was silent and only answered when asked. When Cahya asks if she is sick, Elea replies that she is fine.
The cuisine was ready, Cahya thanked Elea for helping her. Now Cahya is just waiting for Aditya's arrival, even Elea is equally impatient to meet Aditya and wants to ask him something. Not long ago, Aditya seemed to have gone home. Cahya opened the door and greeted Aditya with a smile.
Cahya goes into the kitchen to get her husband a drink and also tells Elea that Aditya has come home. Cahya came out of the kitchen with Elea and Aditya was surprised to see Elea here. Aditya asked Elea because she had not seen Elea for a long time.
"Addit!" Elea's voice was swallowed but then took a deep breath. "I want to ask you something, I hope you'll answer all my questions".
Aditya then glanced at Cahya and they were both confused by Elea's attitude, and wondered what exactly Elea wanted to ask her why she was so frightened and her attitude seemed strange. Cahya then told them to sit down so they could talk comfortably.
Elea was quiet for a long time, and Aditya and Cahya were just looking at each other in confusion. Cahya took a glass of juice and gave it to Aditya.
"Adit, do you know Viona?" Elea asks, who immediately makes Aditya choke and cough while drinking because of Elea's question to him.
"Viona?? Viona who's El?"
"In answer to my question, you don't pretend not to know, from your expression it's obvious that you seem to know her, here's her picture" Elea gave her phone and showed me a picture of a beautiful, long-haired woman.
Aditya is surprised to see the photo and he is confused as to what to answer. "Why do you have El's picture, what's the matter?"
"What's Viona got to do with Ariel? Answer Adit honestly, I beg you, I'm sure you know something about them"
Aditya directed his gaze at Cahya, the man looked confused.
"Before I apologized El, please don't take it personally, Viona was Ariel's ex-lover somehow I should call her, please don't take it personally, they used to not date, yes, they were always together without any ties because Viona did not want to be in a relationship"
"Then what kind of relationship did they have with Dit?"
Aditya took a breath "What can I say El, we men can not deny our rottenness, you must know what kind of relationship we are used to, El, if men and women need each other that we lived first, much different from the relationship you and Ariel lived, a relationship that I can say is very healthy, but actually what the hell is El? I don't think we should be looking at our partner, when we're already married to someone else, then let it pass"
Elea was silent, but suddenly her tears flowed and then cried sobbing. When Cahya and Aditya were surprised, Cahya immediately moved to sit next to Elea and calmed her down. "El, why? Why are you crying, what's wrong?" Cahya asked in a panicked voice.
Elea sobbed "Unfortunately it destroyed everything Dit, Ariel took the woman to the Apartment and ignored me, even they slept together in our room, let me sleep on the couch all night, in the morning she gave me the divorce papers and forced me to sign them"
"What....????" Aditya and Cahya shouted simultaneously, both of them were similarly shocked in disbelief.
Elea sobs and Cahya tries to keep her calm even though she is still confused by what really happened to her best friend.
"After I signed her forcibly, Ariel left and never came home again, every day I waited for her to come home but she never came back, I sent thousands of messages and calls but instead my number she blocked, until finally the letter from the court arrived, his first hearing last week, I was present because I wanted to defend my household, but not with him, he just sent his lawyer I don't know where he is now, even he also closed access for me in his office, a few days ago I packed all my stuff and returned to my old apartment" Elea's voice rang as she spoke and her tears continued to flow.
Cahya joined in tears hugging her best friend, while Aditya looked at Elea with mixed feelings of disbelief if Ariel could do it all. "The night I talked to him, we just talked for a while about work, actually I also felt a little strange because it was a long time that he did not come to my office, I think yes he was busy, he was busy, but why would he treat you like that, he loves you so much El, you guys look happy too, what's really going on with him, my God"
"Tomorrow our second trial, if she is no longer present then it's all over" Elea continued.
"O Lord Elea, why are you telling us this now, if you told me before I could help you overcome this mess a little bit and talk to Ariel" Aditya ruffled his hair, frustrated with what is being experienced by his best friend's household.
"Honey, now try to call Ariel and talk to her, this can't happen" Cahya said.
Aditya takes the phone from his pocket and directly contacts Ariel. He tried several times but the result was nil because Ariel's phone was turned off. While Cahya was still trying to calm Elea who was still crying in her arms. Unwilling to give up Aditya calls Ariel's office.
Long enough Aditya spoke on the phone then closed it and shook his head towards Cahya. "Ariel's not in the office for 1 week and they don't know where Ariel is, I'll try to contact another friend they might know"
And the result remains the same, no one knows where Ariel is currently. Aditya felt very upset, why could Ariel do such a thing, hurt Elea so cruelly. He also wondered how this could all happen and asked Elea.
Elea begins to tell him that everything looks fine. The first time Elea saw Viona was when they were coming home from a vacation together a few months ago where the holiday also had Aditya and his family. When she gets home, Elea sees Ariel talking to a woman and introduces her that her name is Viona and she is Ariel's old friend. Elea considers the meeting ordinary, but does not expect if it turns out that the meeting was the beginning of her conflict with Ariel.
After the holidays it all still seems ordinary, but gradually Ariel becomes a little temprament, if Elea makes a little mistake she will immediately shout at him. Until one day Elea finds romantic messages on Ariel's phone and begins to suspect, the suspicion makes their relationship further and further until finally the tragedy of the night occurred, where Ariel brought Viona home.
Hearing Elea's story, Aditya and Cahya could only fall silent, not expecting if there was such an incident. "Then why can you sign that letter El, if you still want to improve your relationship" this time Cahya tried to ask.
"How can I? Ariel kept pushing and yelling at me at that moment but I kept on chuckling at not wanting to do it, until she finally said one thing that finally made me give up on her" Elea shed her tears again and took a deep breath and continued her words.
"Ariel told me that I was barren because our marriage had been a few months and I was not yet pregnant, hearing that I signed it immediately but my heart began to break right then and there" Elea said, he chose not to tell if Ariel also had time to violence him.
Cahya and Aditya are once again taken aback by all of Elea's stories. Aditya even continued to issue curses for Ariel. "How can he think like that, your marriage is only a few months, short of his thoughts" muttered Aditya annoyed.
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Elea was already feeling calmer and said goodbye to return to Jakarta, Cahya was very worried about her if she had to go home alone. Aditya calls someone at the plantation office to take Elea home. Elea refuses and says she can go home by herself, but Cahya refuses, but someone has to take her home.
It did not take long, there was a car that came and there was 1 man who came out and approached Aditya. "Sir Mizan, please take my wife's best friend to Jakarta, just bring the car, later I will call my driver so that he can take you back here again"
"Well Mr. Aditya" The man named Mizan nodded his head.
"El, go home and be careful, don't think anything will be okay, hopefully tomorrow Ariel comes and you can fix everything" Cahya hugged Elea and rubbed her best friend's back gently.
Elea also said goodbye to Aditya, then walked behind Mizan. It turns out that in the car there are still 1 more men of Aditya's age and he got out of the car to say hello to Aditya. But suddenly Elea squealed as she slipped and almost fell, thankfully the man immediately caught Elea.
The two looked at each other and Elea immediately woke up. "Thank you for helping me" Elea said.
"Together, next time be careful"
Cahya and Aditya went to Elea and asked her how she was. "Calm Ca, I'm fine, I go home first yes, don't worry about me, see you" Elea waved her hand and got into the car.
That was the beginning of Elea's meeting with Danist, and the story of the two of them begins with that meeting.