
I decided to arrange a meeting to discuss with Mas Aryo. Fortunately, no one knows the origin of my marriage to Mary. Maybe Mas Aryo knows, considering he always manages all of Maria's legal matters.
"Tumben you took your own initiative to meet me" said Mas Aryo kindly.
"Yes, because this time it's personal and has nothing to do with Mary"
Mas. Aryo looked at me in wonder for quite a while.
"Have you made a mistake?"
"It's not me, but I'm being suspicious"
"Oh yeah...? Who?"
"My papi..."
Aryo was serious about responding to me. "What mistake do you suspect of your own Papa?"
"I think Papi is involved in a corruption case, I know Papi is very rich and maybe people don't believe me with my suspicions"
Mas Aryo still listened to me solemnly.
"But one of Papi's investors is already a positive suspect of corruption and his investigation is ongoing. As well as Papi's persistence in marrying me to Melissa to date makes me suspect that Papi wants to protect himself from the wrongs of corruption"
Mas Aryo started to digest my words which might be quite messy, as I conveyed with a bit of emotion.
"I know Maria's company's condition is critical, but I have enough savings to pay you in investigating the case, because I believe that most of the havoc in Maria's company is also because of my Papuans"
Mas Aryo smiled faintly, his eyes slightly twinkling at me. "You're not ashamed that it turns out your father was actually shown to be involved ?"
"No. I don't need my Papa's reputation"
Mas Aryo nodded in understanding "I won't charge you for this, so you just keep your money"
"Eh... But mas..."
"Let's just say I'm doing a state defense, that's not why you are, so you don't have to owe me anything"
Mas Aryo's answer made me freeze. Maria is really lucky to have a good friend, unlike my friends.
"Well, thank you so much!" I immediately shook Mas Aryo's hand tightly.
"You.. really love Maria?" Suddenly the question came up between us.
"Of course!" my answer is steady, even though I know. Aryo hesitated with me. "I'm not very good at convincing people, but time definitely supports the truth from me"
Mas Aryo chuckled and patted me on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll do the investigation right away"
"Oh yes mas.. Can you investigate Melissa's father? Because it could be that he helped Papi too because there was an advantage.. Hehehe sorry I asked for more"
"OK... I don't have a problem, but later maybe I'll need your help".
"No problem, my.. I'm ready"
I walked out of Mas Aryo's office feeling a little relieved. Maybe because I don't feel alone? At least I already have a partner a lawyer I can invite to communicate directly, not through Maria.
"Are you sure it doesn't matter that Tania's in Anthony's hands?"
I opened a chat when we were playing basketball on the roof of the house..
"No, Anthony is a good father I have to admit"
"Even if he's a good father why would he forbid you to meet Tania, when it's not good, right?"
" He wanted to master the circumstances during the trial and after obtaining Tania's custody, I was able to meet him, it didn't matter "
" It has to be at his house? ".
Maria breathed a moment "I'll take care of it later "Mary throws a basketball into the ring"
"Good shoot!!" praise me when the ball enters the ring "You lose high"
"Playing basketball with you isn't about losing or winning, I just want to play"
"You really don't know how to get along as a lover? You think we guys like spending time with their girlfriends with this kind of unbalanced basketball game?"
"At least I tried"
"Try more than this for me, I'm no longer the husband you paid, so our position is balanced"
"aaah... Why do I regret it a little, how about you just count my bills on you and I pay when my finances come back" Maria tried to bid with a big enough smile.
"No.. Way.. I've just enjoyed my new self-esteem, and I'm not going to let it go again"
"Umf.... I have to be ready then.." Maria raised her eyebrows while snorting "Facing your pride that might have made you walk away from me..."
I tilted my head. Trying to correct words - said Maria. "Where did you come to your conclusion like that?"
"Because I'm - I really don't know how to get along as a couple or trying to get a man's heart" Mary tried to turn around to prepare to leave the roof.
"You just gave up?" I held it for a moment.
"I'm not good at swimming between the romance stories of life that you call romance, because I'm busy learning to fly high so that no rain can hit like an eagle" Maria explained firmly who she was "If anyone wants to be with me, I'll take him flying with me but I'll never go down and wallow with water just to get the romantics story, because I know I only have wings not flippers"
I just nailed to digest Mary's inevitable remark that she had built wings for me to fly with her.
"It looks like I'm also starting to lose my fins" I muttered automatically.
"You said yes yourself..? So don't ask me to swim aimlessly, I don't play when I receive your proposal"
Why do I feel threatened? Mary remains Mary and she is always in the position of Alpha "Hah... You're my wife, aren't you?"
"Of course!!"
" I'd better bill my ration as husband, straight to the core of his romance"
"Who's afraid!!"
At least now Maria can be a wholehearted wife, and it seems like I am also starting to become a wholehearted husband.