If Love is not Angry
Chapter 52's

"I'm glad you're back home. If I knew you were home, I would have come looking for you. You know, I looked for you like a fool, panicked about the cost and not finding you there" Max explained after they met at the cafe, sitting face to face.

When Max arrives, he is told that Ze has passed out and is taken to a clinic not far from the place.

Ze was embarrassed. Meaning, most likely Max already knows what happened to him.

"Ze..," call Max to make the girl look up.

"Do you know what happened to me?" his voice was barely heard.

Max knew that girl was embarrassed. Among the disappointment that squeezed his feelings, Max did not want to blame the girl even more. His great love chose to understand Ze's circumstances.

It might be that what happened to him was not his wish but the unlucky fate that was endured by the actions of an irresponsible man.

"I already know Ze, and I hope you don't have to be ashamed of that. Disappointed for sure, but I don't want to corner you. Enough of you telling me what's really going on. I'm sure it was out of your control. Whatever it is I will try to understand and forgive you. My love is bigger than all the mistakes and what happened to you" Max pulled Ze's hand and held it tight.

Ze's heart warmed, so moved by Max's tenderness. However, Max's kindness could not be utilized, after all Maz's parents would definitely not approve of them.

"I'm sorry, Max. All this time I thought you had no feelings for me because you were close to Nura. I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you all about this. I wanted to forget it, not remember what happened that night," Ze said.

Max understood, he didn't want to force. Maybe Ze's still traumatized. He will not force, then let it pass.

"I'll marry you!"

Suddenly Ze raised his face, looking at Max's serious face as he said that.

"I don't want you to marry me out of pity. I don't want your future ruined just for protecting my honor." Ze must refuse, not to be sorry Max must immerse his future.

"I married you not out of pity but because I love you!" max said firmly. I don't want to doubt his feelings. He's sincere, loves Ze. She promised, she'd love the child in Ze's womb as much as she loved herself.

"Do you think about your family's feelings? They would not agree if I married you. Never mind Max, forget me. I don't deserve you" Ze wiped the trail of tears on his cheek.

"I talked to both of my parents, and I made sure they would take it. If necessary, we do not need to be frank about your current situation. Just tell me that I really want to marry you right now."

For a moment Ze's faith was tempted. If she had to choose the man she was asked to help cover up this disgrace, she would rather marry Max than Aldo. After all, Max is the one he once loved even though for the time being he himself is not sure of his feelings anymore in that man, but at least, Max is a good guy, anyway, he appreciates and loves himself.

"I'm so moved and so grateful for your offer, Max, but I'm honestly looking for someone to help me cover up this disgrace, even though I hate it so much!" Finally Ze comes to Max, it's not nice to reject the man without telling the truth. He is afraid Max thinks otherwise, deliberately dodging and rejecting Max's proposal because he doesn't like the man anymore.

"What's? Wh who? Ze, please, let me marry you. It's not just because I want to take responsibility for this matter, but because I love you so much!"

Max seems agitated, afraid of not having another chance to realize his dream of marrying Ze. They have been in a relationship for a long time. Despite the long distance, Max still loves Ze.

The reason Max is also willing to forgive mistakes and accept Ze's current state because he did not escape the mistake. The intuition that Ze had was right, he was once khilaf, having an illicit relationship with Naura.

At that time they were at the same party, held by their college friends. Max gets drunk and ends up spending the night with Naura. However, just to get there, Max firmly says that his heart is already owned by Ze and he cannot love another woman.

Naura, with her pride and guilt for betraying her best friend, agrees to forget that night. Since then they have never again discussed the subject of the cursed night, returning to make friends as usual without involving feelings.

"My step-bang," replied Ze weakly. Max's frown was wrinkled, confused by Ze's words, but before he could ask any more questions had satisfied Max's curiosity.

"I also just found out that Aldo is not the biological son of my stepmother. He was just a foster child and therefore volunteered to be responsible for fathering the baby I was carrying" Ze said in a dislike tone. If she could dodge, she didn't want to get in touch with Aldo even though it was only until the baby was born.

"I'll talk to you and ask that I take responsibility. Please, Ze, don't marry Aldo! Didn't you ever tell me that he tried twice to commit indecent acts on you? If it wasn't for you forbidding me to beat him up, I would've killed that jerk!" asper Max, recalling how Ze, filled with fear, contacted him by phone, recounted what Aldo had done with his cries.

"But...,"

"We're home. I'll talk to your papa!"

***

"Oma, get well soon, I promise I'll find Ze and bring him back. I beg you, Oma," pinta Saka sat on the edge of Oma's bed, waiting for the woman to wake up.

"You promised you'd find and bring Ze back to our house?" Oma's voice shook, her eyes slowly opened.

"Finally Oma siuman. I promise you, I'll bring Ze home as long as Oma gets well."

Oma nodded weakly. He could see the solemnity on Saka's face.

There are many things that Saka has to do. He'll talk to Airin first, as he searches for Ze's whereabouts. There are no more meeting points in their relationship, it is better for both of them to end the relationship immediately.

"What do you mean you want to bring Ze back?" Airin's voice carried Saka around her neck looking towards the woman who was already standing on the doorstep.

"Oma, I'll call the doctor, say that Oma kissed me I'll talk to Airin for a while" Saka kissed the woman on the forehead before leaving.

Saka passed by Airin, pulling the girl's hand out of Oma's room, lest their quarrels make Oma's health worse.

"Let go, Saka, you're making my hand hurt!" pekik Airin, trying to guess where Saka would take him away. The man's face looked unfriendly which made Airin's heart tremble even more.

"Airin, we'd better split up. I want a divorce from you!"