Mahram To Azira
Chapters 4.5

After completing her work, Azira helps Umi move all the food served to the dining table. After sending all the food, Umi or the others did not ask Azira to stay and join breakfast together. They all ignored Azira, acting indifferent as if there was no Azira around them.

Seeing their cold attitude towards him, Azira knew that his presence was undesirable there so she did not stay in the dining room and went straight to the kitchen. In the kitchen he was busy washing dirty cookware and wiping the dirty table to sweep the kitchen floor. He does everything in silence.

"Why are you here?" Kenzie's low voice shocked Azira.

Azira surprise. He looked back. At the kitchen entrance, Kenzie looked at her while leaning against the doorpost. His handsome face looked very attractive especially if he could smile widely without the gloomy aura around him.

"I cleaned the kitchen, mas." Azira replied calmly.

In front of Kenzie, he always felt low and small.

"Why not have breakfast inside?" Ask Kenzie flat.

Azira turned her face to the table, pretending to wipe the surface of the table that was already clean.

"I want to clean the kitchen." Azira replied calmly.

Kenzie frowned, he straightened his back and walked closer to Azira. The heavy sound of his footsteps rang out very loudly within Azira's hearing. The louder the sound, the closer Kenzie is to him. Azira closed her eyes holding her breath while trying to calm her glassy mind.

It was exhausting, he thought.

"Stop messing around, get off this job and come with me to the dinner table. Everyone's waiting for us." Tell Kenzie as soon as he stands next to Azira.

Waiting us?

Azira smiled coldly. The person they were waiting for was Kenzie and not himself, Azira knew very well about this truth. Since entering this house, he knew he could not raise a wish if Kenzie or his family would accept Azira's presence.

No, Azira wouldn't have dreamed that far.

"What they're waiting for is Kenzie and not me. So Kenzie can go there himself." Reject Azira while turning her body to keep her distance from Kenzie.

He walked a few steps to the side while maintaining his pretense of cleaning the other side of the table.

As if not seeing Azira's alertness to him, Kenzie still tried to get close to Azira. He took a few steps to the side until he stood right beside Azira.

"How is it possible? You are my wife and I am your husband. Waiting for me means waiting for you too. Let's go, I don't want to make Umi wait for us." Kenzie pulls Azira's hand but is immediately brushed aside by Azira.

For a moment, the atmosphere between them instantly became tense.

Azira knew her behavior earlier was very inappropriate. But how else, he was already panicked because it was suddenly held by Kenzie.

"I'm sorry, I can't." Azira lowered her hand to the table.

Kenzie stood still. His dark eyes watched Azira blatantly. Smiling coldly, he looked at his hand that Azira had just brushed aside. Azira's energy is not big and not to hurt his skin. Kenzie is not angry. Even Azira's fierce attitude increasingly makes him interested, well interested.

"Obedience." Kenzie took Azira's hand again, "Follow me there." He said in a commanding tone.

This time Azira could not let go of her hand as Kenzie held her hand tightly. Azira clenched her mouth to hold the ringing that almost leaked.

"Is Kenzie not content to embarrass me in front of everyone?" Azira asked coldly.

She was ignored, her headscarf was thrown out without an apology, in just a very short time she had already suffered abuse from the people in this house. Azira knows that he is wrong and does not deserve respect, but he is also human. At least treat him like a human being or if not just let him leave this house then all the problems are finished, right?

Kenzie tilted his head thinking, "Is it your turn to complain? Didn't I tell you, I'll avenge everything you've done to me?" Kenzie sneered.

Azira immediately shut up. He can't say anything.

"Do you? Because of what you did yesterday my family was laughed at by many people. My family is so embarrassed, can you make it up to me?" Kenzie asked in a mocking tone of voice.

Kenzie did not know whether Azira was really innocent or stupid because of this simple matter alone he could not think about it. And Azira should be well aware that all the crimes he committed will not be sweet, Kenzie or others will not welcome the presence of Azira in this house willingly. Moreover, enforcing it well was just like a VIP service at a party, this was just a mere dream.

"I don't know if you're really stupid or innocent, this kind of thing was never thought of before by you? Azira, you turned out to be very petty." Kenzie sarcasm.

Azira received all of Kenzie's sneers and sarcastic words in silence. Talking in self-defense was useless as it could not change the fact that he involved Kenzie into his plans.

It involves a lot of people who shouldn't bear its hatred.

Is it too late to regret it now?

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Now Azira is in the dining room joining other family members. Throughout the breakfast, his back was always tense and stiff as if he was sitting on a sharp needle, one move only he would be pricked if not careful.

"Basic kampungan. Eating can only use a spoon." Bisik Sasa denounced.

Whether intentional or not, Azira and Sasa's sitting position is actually next to each other. They sat side by side at the dining table.

"Sasa, who do you mean?" The person beside Sasa asked idly.

He seemed to have deliberately asked to humiliate Azira. Who else was Sasa talking about besides Azira anyway?

That person should know but pretend not to know.

"Who else if not the shameless village woman! Just look at her hick-eyed way of eating, it seems like it's her first time eating on the dining table." Sasa said scornfully.

They whispered but the volume of his voice could not be called a whisper.

Azira knew who they were talking about and did not think too much about it. He tried to ignore the two of them even though he was also a bit embarrassed to be seen in front of them. Well, it's not his fault he looks hick and kampungungan. If you want to blame, Azira think God is the one who deserves to be blamed here. For the God who blessed Father ruined his mother's life until he got to this point.

"Sasa, Dina. Don't talk while you're at the dinner table." Tegur Kenzie made Sasa and Dina instantly flutter.

They both spontaneously separated to maintain distance. The look in their eyes both showed their dissatisfaction towards Kenzie for defending Azira. And because of this reprimand, the two of them were increasingly unhappy with Azira.

"Curtain, hick." Cela Sasa sulking.