
Eliza's face sourly heard Rizhan's closing sentence to end her interview session with one of the private television stations that discussed about the secret of Kariz Furniture's success. Rizhan said that all the success would not be achieved without Kaluna who always supported him under any circumstances. Rizhan said the success of the husband will be achieved if there is a good wife behind him.
As the second wife Eliza had to be self-conscious if Rizhan did not mention her at the event at all. Eliza grabs the remote and turns off the television due to being fed up with the show. He walked from the sofa into the kitchen.
Eliza squeezed the refrigerator door before opening it, she held back emotions after watching Rizhan on television. Eliza thinks after marriage their relationship will be smoother because they no longer hide. But Eliza is wrong, she prefers their relationship before being discovered by Kaluna. It was the most exciting moment for Eliza as she missed Rizhan every day. Now Eliza is more often hurt because she sees all the attention Rizhan has on Kaluna which makes her position more clear as a second wife.
Suddenly it comes to Eliza's brain to make Kaluna angry when she sees 2 packs of Viennetta ice cream in the fridge. Eliza recalls Rizhan's remark that it was Kaluna's favorite ice cream and she should not eat it. Eliza was just ice cream, she wanted to see what Kaluna would react to when she knew her favorite ice cream was running out.
"What does Eliza want to eat? that's Miss Kaluna's favorite ice cream, don't eat it." Reprimanded Lina when she saw Eliza taking two packs of ice cream from the refrigerator. "If you want to eat ice cream you should eat another ice cream, not that." Lina approached Eliza, she brought out another type of ice cream for Eliza.
"I want this one." Tukas Eliza refused to put down the ice cream she had taken.
"If it's better to buy outside, this is Miss Kaluna later he's angry."
"This auntie budek what the hell, I want this one, you want me to report to Rizhan because I do not forbid me to eat this ice cream, besides you are not also the one who bought."
"I did not buy the ice cream, but Ms. Kaluna who bought it, if Ms. Eliza wants to report Mr. Rizhan please, please, I'm not afraid because Mr. Rizhan is also the one who always reminds us not to let anyone eat ice cream except for Ms. Kaluna." Lina did not want to lose making Eliza at a loss for words.
"You're rude to me, I'm Rizhan's wife, not polite to say that."
Lina sighed loudly because Eliza remained adamant about taking the ice cream.
Eliza left the kitchen because Lina could no longer reply. He headed to the back garden to eat two packs of ice cream. What in the world loves ice cream only Kaluna? so thought Eliza. If Kaluna can buy it again.
Eliza is tired of staying at home, she wants to be free like when she was not married to Rizhan. He must ask Rizhan to accompany him for a walk out tomorrow as Rizhan's fault-redeemer expresses his love to Kaluna on television which makes Eliza jealous. Eliza must win Rizhan's heart.
Eliza feels her position is safe because she is pregnant, she can use the reason for her pregnancy to do anything including finishing the ice cream.
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A three-level cake inscribed with Kariz Furniture with the number 3 on top of it is in the middle of the office lobby. Beside the cake there is also rice tumpeng and other small foods. Today is the 3rd anniversary of the establishment of Kariz Furniture.
Kaluna and Rizhan also invited some of his co-workers to attend the event.
Everyone applauded as Kaluna and Rizhan cut the cake together. Then Rizhan also cut the top of the rice tumpeng and gave it to Kaluna.
Kaluna invited them to share the cake themselves. The employees immediately stormed all the food at the table without waiting for the cue twice.
Rizhan feeds a spoonful of yellow rice on Kaluna with a chicken suwiran and serundeng. Kaluna was forced to accept Rizhan's bribe because of the many employees and other colleagues here. If only the two Kaluna would not want to be fed by Rizhan.
Rizhan reached into his pants pocket when he heard his phone ring aloud, Eliza's name written on the screen. Rizhan looked around before he separated himself from them.
Kaluna sees Rizhan leaving, she can already guess that Eliza called Rizhan.
"Hello, Eliza what's wrong?" Rizhan stuck his phone in the ear answering the phone from Eliza.
"Darling, when are you coming home?"
"Later to go home, now that I have an event with my employees and other coworkers, you want something let me buy you."
"I miss you."
Rizhan smiled at Eliza's words, leaning against the wall that separates the lobby and the living room. He looks like a teenager in love hearing the word miss Eliza. Rizhan immediately wants to go home and see Eliza at a time like this but he also must not leave the office because the event is not finished.
"I miss you too, I promise tonight I'll sleep with you." Tukas Rizhan before disconnecting because he did not feel good leaving the event for too long.
Secretly Kaluna listened to Rizhan's conversation, her chest heated up hearing the friendly words that Rizhan said to Eliza. It was like a knife slicing Kaluna's heart. These days Rizhan always sleeps with Kaluna. Maybe now Kaluna should have gotten used to sleeping by herself because her husband had another woman.
Kaluna retreated as Rizhan walked past her, then he slipped out. Kaluna decided to go home first because she did not want a car with Rizhan.
Kaluna closed her eyes leaning on the chair after she managed to get a taxi. He wanted to throw away his reflection about Rizhan's chatter just now but the more Kaluna tried to remember him the more. Kaluna can no longer dream of a quiet life, her life will always be haunted by jealousy of Rizhan and Eliza.
Kaluna's eyes opened when she suddenly remembered her first meeting with Kaluna back home one year ago when she and Rizhan attended a reunion event. Kaluna had a hard time finding Eliza's figure in her memory because she didn't pay much attention to her. It is unexpected that women who do not seem suspicious at all can actually threaten their domestic relationships. It must have been since the meeting that Eliza and Rizhan communicate with each other until finally decided to establish a relationship. Kaluna should ask Rizhan later.
"Mom Kaluna go home first?" Ani takes over Kaluna's briefcase.
"Yes Bi, thank you." Kaluna smiled faintly at Ani, she stepped into the kitchen to pick up her favorite ice cream. Kaluna usually eats ice cream to relieve her emotions. The coldness of the ice cream was able to make Kaluna's head back cold even though it was only a suggestion that she did to herself. In fact Kaluna would never be able to reduce her anger at Rizhan in any way.
Kaluna's forehead shriveled to see that there was no favorite ice cream in the refrigerator when she was sure there were 2 packs that she had not eaten. Because the ice cream was the largest among other ice cream Kaluna could immediately find it. But Kaluna was surprised because she could not find the ice cream.
"Auntie, my ice cream isn't there?" Kaluna asked Ani who was making tea for her.
Ani turned around and approached Kaluna to make sure that the ice cream was there like the last time she saw it this morning.
"Mom sorry." Lina popped out the back door, "so I've banned Sister Eliza from eating that ice cream but she insists on spending it."
Hearing that Kaluna immediately slammed the refrigerator door and rushed to Eliza's room to reprimand her for running out of her ice cream.
Kaluna knocked on the door of Eliza's room many times while shouting the name of the brash woman.
"Why Kaluna?" Eliza with an innocent face opened the door of her room.
"You're very presumptuous to eat my ice cream, Mas Rizhan did not tell you that anyone in this house can not eat let alone ngabisin ice it."
"Yes Kaluna, it's just ice cream how much you can buy again."
Kaluna's eyebrows are linked, instead of hearing an apology, Eliza actually said a sentence that actually makes Kaluna even more angry.
"Why don't you buy it yourself?"
"You said that I can't go anywhere, you have taken my freedom I know not."
"What's the matter, I'm definitely not a snatch for a husband like you!"
"If you don't like it, Rizhan and I won't last long until I get pregnant."
"You're proud of this relationship, you should be ashamed because you're related to a married man and now you're hitching a ride in my house, you must be self-conscious not to touch things that do not belong to you, are you not satisfied to take Mas Rizhan from me? you want to take anything else?"
Eliza moved her face forward, "you know I'm not that low as Kal!"
"You deserve to be at the lowest place on earth even a whore is still far above you!" Kaluna pushes Eliza's body because she doesn't like to be that close to Eliza.
"What's this, what are you making a fuss about?" Rizhan's arrival makes Kaluna and Eliza turn to the man.
"Mas, your beloved wife doesn't know that she's eating my ice cream in the fridge." Kaluna pointed at Eliza's face.
Rizhan was surprised to see Eliza, "Eliza why are you eating Kaluna ice cream, instead of telling you from the beginning that you can't do it, if you want to eat you can buy outside but do not touch ice cream has Kaluna."
Eliza was shocked because Rizhan actually defended Kaluna even though it did that to get Rizhan's attention.
"But Kaluna herself said I can't go anywhere for fear of being found out that I'm your wife, besides I'm sorry for Kaluna but she pushed me instead." Eliza put on a face of melas in front of Rizhan.
"I'm sorry? I don't hear you saying sorry to me at all." Kaluna stared intently at Eliza for speaking nonsense.
"Darling, it's not me who wants that ice cream but our son." Eliza rubbed her belly which looked slightly distended, she used her ultimate weapon to defend herself.
Rizhan looked at Kaluna and rubbed her arm gently.
"Kaluna, we'll buy some more ice cream, yes, this time you'll lose it to Eliza because she's also pregnant."
Kaluna clenched her teeth holding back her emotions, she immediately brushed off Rizhan's hand for defending Eliza just because Eliza was pregnant. Rizhan's words were really painful, Kaluna had already given up enough on Eliza that she even allowed them to get married. Kaluna gave up less than Eliza.
"Kaluna, where are you going?" Rizhan saw Kaluna leave them. He chased Kaluna to the courtyard of the house.
Kaluna ran after snatching her briefcase on the living room table.
"Kaluna wait." Rizhan held back Kaluna's hand that was about to open the car door. "Don't go in a state of anger, danger Kaluna."
"Much more danger I am among you because whenever Eliza will use her pregnancy in self-defense, I should also be pregnant now but because you and the woman ****** that's me losing my fetus, you'll never know what my pain is now!"
"Yes I'm sorry, don't go Kaluna."
"Don't stop me, it's good that if I go, instead of tonight you want to sleep in Eliza's room right, please spend some time with her." Kaluna brushed off Rizhan's hand and got into the car and immediately closed it.
Kaluna pressed the horn for the security guard to open the gate for her. I don't know where Kaluna will go which is important he is not here because this atmosphere is not healthy for him.
Rizhan was about to get into his car to catch up to Kaluna. But before Rizhan enters, Eliza first stops Rizhan from leaving.
"Kaluna isn't a child, she's not going anywhere." Eliza.
"But I have to go after him."
"Rizhan's." Eliza touched Rizhan's cheek and then went down to the chin, "it's a chance for the two of us, you said you wanted to sleep with me tonight." He looked at Rizhan deeply, a gaze that always managed to captivate Rizhan. After that, Rizhan will not be able to refuse any of Eliza's requests.