Kanaya The Unwanted Wife
Part 21 (Quality of Love)

The next day Kanaya woke up from sleep without finding Lee by her side, she let out a long sigh and then rushed to the restroom to clean herself and take some water. After neatly dressed Kanaya held a prayer rug, wearing her face and then performing the morning prayers two rakaat alone, without the figure of the husband who became the priest of his prayer.

After the prayer Kanaya went to the kitchen, but before that she applied the conciller around her eyes which swelled up because she was crying all night. That morning Kanaya only made cereal for breakfast because her mood had not completely improved, so she was lazy to do her daily routine. You could say Kanaya is being affected by heartbreak so she is not excited about her activities. Regardless of Lee still asleep on the living room sofa, Kanaya ate her own breakfast.

After finishing a bowl of cereal mixed with milk, Kanaya peeled the apples and put them in the blender, she also added sweetened condensed milk and ice cubes. After that he poured the finished apple juice into a glass and placed the glass on the table next to the bowl containing the exact same cereal that he had eaten earlier. Then Kanaya wrote in a note 'This is breakfast for you, don't forget to spend'.

Finished performing his duties as a wife, Kanaya set off for college with Astrid who that morning happened to pass by on the street of her home complex. "How come you can go through this complex road, brother? You don't live here" asked Kanaya who is currently sitting in the back seat of Astrid's bike.

"I sent the catering order to the customer. That's you ... Mas Jeno, you know what?"

Obviously Kanaya knows who Mas Jeno is, even he still remembers that a week ago he had told Lee to borrow the friendly man's motorbike to go to the supermarket.

"Yes, you know, whose wife is pregnant, right?" sahut Kanaya's.

"Yes, by the way Mas Jeno is a very humble person huh? Lucky to be his wife," said Astrid with an envious tone. Understandably her husband was an arrogant cold man, eleven twelve with Lee. But the difference is that Astrid's husband never hurt his wife, unlike Lee who is often unconscious has made Kanaya hurt by his words and behavior.

Upon arrival at the Campus, Kanaya and Astrid walk hand in hand towards the classroom. Today Kanaya wears pretty dark glasses. But Astrid is so thorough that she quickly learns that Kanaya is hiding her swollen eyes.

"Nay..," call Astrid.

Kanaya turned towards Astrid who was walking beside her. "Hum?" sahut responded.

"I just noticed that your eyes are swollen. You why? Must be crying again? He hurt you again, didn't he?" astrid asked as she pulled Kanaya's hand and invited her to sit on the bench of the campus corridor which was quite quiet.

Kanaya lowered her head and removed her glasses, revealing swollen eyes from crying all night. Kanaya cannot hide her problems from Astrid because of them still living in the boarding school, she is used to sharing stories with her true friends.

"What's going on, Nay?" astrid asked with a worried expression. Kanaya was like a sister to him, she could not let the girl grieve.

"I'm .. I'm very disappointed with Mas David, brother. I was really disappointed with her," Kanaya fought with teary eyes.

Astrid immediately hugged him, leaning his best friend's head against his shoulder covered in a shar'i hijab. "I feel like giving up, but I'm in a position that is not possible, brother. If I decide to sue Mas David for divorce, I'm not the only one who's gonna get hurt. Brother Robbie and sister Avila also must be disappointed and furious with Mas David, it could be their friendship will be damaged. In addition, I do not have my own income, from which I will pay for tuition and daily eating needs if I divorce Mas David," said Kanaya.

Astrid did not hesitate to give her advice. "Then you have to maintain your marriage with him, it feels difficult. But believe me, God will strengthen your heart so that you can live it well."

"But my sister, it feels really painful, two years married to her I've always been treated like this, I'm not considered, not appreciated, let alone loved. I'm always compared to his married ex-wife, too." Kanaya doesn't continue her sentence anymore. He was afraid that someone other than Astrid would listen to his outpouring. He really did not want people to know that his marriage with Lee did not run happily like other couples.

"Sister, to yuk's class. It's not comfortable to confide in here," asked Kanaya who suddenly felt that someone was watching her from a distance.

"Eh, what are you doing there?!" reprimand Steffany who sees Nathan hiding behind the walls of the Campus corridor.

"Syuuut, don't be noisy."

"Heh, eavesdropping is a violation of privacy, I report to them" Steffany seriously threatened. Nathan blocks Steffany's hand as the girl approaches Aisyah and Astrid to report it.

"Please my hand," pinta Steffany who was not hounded by Nathan, the handsome man even took him to the rooftop Campus where there was no one but the two of them.

"What the hell, lo?! Why did you bring me here?" steffany asked both astonished and curious. Maybe Nathan wants to express his feelings, thought Steffany pretentious.

"Gue wants to ask you something important."

Steffany was more curious and a little nervous to think Nathan would express feelings for her. "What's? Ask directly, sneak!" he said impatiently.

"Has Kanaya's and your brother's marriage been going well?" Nathan's question that seemed too kepo made Steffany frown, wondering why Nathan could ask like that.

"I'm sorry I can't answer your question, I appreciate the privacy of my brother and sister Naya. Besides, the state of their marriage is none of your business" Steffany replied wisely.

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The invited guests present looked towards Lee and Kanaya who had just entered the hall of the main building. They were stunned to see the beauty of Kanaya who had previously always been rumored to be less attractive until Lee rarely took her to public events.

Kanaya walked next to Lee with a stiff smile in response to her colleagues-in-law's greeting. Lee who realized that his wife was nervous immediately took action, the man grabbed Kanaya's hand and held it, channeling a warmth that made Kanaya quite calm.

One thing that Kanaya and the public did not know about the reason why Lee rarely invited Kanya to big events was because the man was worried that Kanaya could not control anxiety and panic due to history Agoraphobia.

The arrival of Lee and Kanaya at the inauguration ceremony of the new hospital was welcomed by Lee Jung Hoon, Lee's real father. The middle-aged man with a warm personality immediately hugged Kanaya as soon as he saw her beloved daughter-in-law approaching him. Compared best to the treatment of the mother-in-law who looked at Kanaya with a cynical look. Instead of welcoming Kanaya, he deliberately took the hand of Georgina, a woman who had become Lee's lover in the gray white era.

When the big family dinner arrives, Kanaya sits next to Lee, but moments later she is told to move in by Lee Ni Na, Lee's birth mother. Finally, because there was no debate, Kanaya immediately obeyed the orders of her mother-in-law. After all, Lee seems to be uncomfortable when he sits next to her. Probably because of yesterday.

It turned out that not only had Kanaya moved places, Mrs Lee Ni Na also had Georgina sit next to Lee, replacing Kanaya. Anyone would feel hurt if they were in Kanaya's position. Fortunately, Papa Lee immediately spoke up, defending his favorite son-in-law who was in the dzolimi of his wife.

"Nina, what the fuck are you?! The wife of your son is Kanaya, not Georgina, why did you change her position?!"

"Because I think Georgina deserves to be in Kanaya's position. He is more charismatic" replied Lee Ni Na without thinking first.

Kanaya, who smelled the smell of quarrels, soon calmed her father-in-law down. "Udah pa, Naya does not papa really," he said firmly. After that he glanced at Lee who was just silent and busy with a cellphone in his hand. Her husband really didn't care.

Seriate....

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