My Perfect Stranger's
New Life

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"What did you say? Should I marry my father? NAY!! I don't want to" said Friska impassioned. They are currently talking together after Ardigo asked permission to his invited guests to speak with the woman he admitted as his future wife. Friska decides to call him 'father' because she thinks it's more polite and it looks like Ardigo is older than her

"I don't want to know! You have to take responsibility for all this" Ardigo coldly replied

"What's? responsibility of? what did I do?" asked Friska who sounded silly in the man's ear

"You ask what are you doing? I don't think you'll forget that you just ruined my marriage" Ardigo said

"Huh? but didn't I do the right thing? I just want to save my father from betrayal" Friska said without thinking

"But I don't need your help. And just so you know, that you just humiliated my family and also my good name!" hiss Ardigo sharp. He was holding back his current resentment towards this foreign woman before him

"What's? what if I don't come and the marriage continues? he will betray my father" Friska explained

"Who are you to worry about me? after all I can divorce him at any time if I know he is not good" Ardigo replied lightly

"But you came and ruined everything. You know that there are a lot of journalists from famous magazines? and there are also many people closest to me. They could have reported bad news about me that would affect my company. And why should you refuse? isn't this what you want? pretend to be a hero and ask me to marry you. You should be happy because soon your plan will be realized" said Ardigo again

Meanwhile Friska was only flabbergasted to hear the words of this arrogant man before her

"So you have to take responsibility for all this. I don't want this wedding to be annulled and make me look like a pathetic groom"

It felt like Friska wanted to slap and scratch this handsome face before her. He did not expect the handsome figure to have a sharp tongue and be able to hurt the heart with just his words. And what made him even more angry was the accusation that Ardigo gave him, he felt humbled by the man

"Listen yes sir, throw away all your bad thoughts. I don't even know who my father is, and I can't ask a man like my father to marry me.  Who else will be able to be the wife of a sharp-tongued man like a father" said Friska emotion

"Oh yeah? Then what do you expect from me? what kind of reply do you want?" asked Ardigo in a mocking tone

"I don't need anything! all I need right now is to get out of here as soon as possible and never see you again!" friska is sarcastic. Ardigo just tightened his jaw to hear Friska's words just now

"I'll excuse you. It seems that I was wrong to save my father from this marriage" Friska said of turning her back but she felt her hand was firmly blocked by someone. Ardigo looked at her sharply with his jaw hardened and it was a success that left Friska a little frightened

"You must be responsible for my good name! and I don't want to know, you have to do it. Or I will destroy your life and your family!" said Ardigo who is full of threats. Hearing the word 'family' mentioned instantly his mind was blank and he was only able to stare blankly at the man. Instantly his eyes glazed with glass but he immediately took off Ardigo's hand and chose to lower his head.

The man smiled obliquely looking at this female expression before him. He thought that Friska was afraid of the threat, but in fact Friska only felt hurt every time she heard the word 'family' spoken. It was as if he felt old wounds re-open. And as for Ardigo's threat, honestly he was also scared because someone as powerful as Ardigo could do anything with money.

again, life is not fair. Inner Friska turned her face away while rubbing her rough tears with the back of her hand

****

A boisterous sound of applause was now heard echoing inside the church where the wedding ceremony took place as the groom kissed the bride's forehead. There was no happy smile on the faces of the two, but only the sad face of the woman and the flat face of the mainstay of the man. After the ceremony, they all headed to the Fabiyan family hotel ballroom, where the reception took place. Finally Ardigo was really married to a foreign woman who had just known him an hour ago

Friska, the bride continued to put on her fake smile when the invited guests greeted and congratulated them both. From a distance Friska can see a husband and wife who look still handsome and beautiful at the age of those who are said to be no longer young. They walked over with a young boy whom Friska thought was 4-5 years old.

As Friska got closer, she found the middle-aged woman smiling at her and Digo, and the boy ran towards Ardigo

"Papa." cried the boy while hugging the leg of the man who is now the rightful husband of Friska. Found the boy hugging his leg, Ardigo smiled and squatted to equalize his height with the child. While Friska? He just gaped at Ardigo and the boy who had just called him papa.

papa's? is this boy his son? Then, did I marry a widower? friska asked. But he kept a million questions silent

"He's Vano, my son" Ardigo said after taking off his arms as if answering a question in Friska's head.

Whats? Child said? So I really married a widower? friska's inner shock but she only covered her shock by putting on a flat face and then 'Oh' ria

Friska looked at the boy and then smiled stiffly, because the boy looked at him sharply and flat like the gaze of the father.

Really looks like his papa. Inner Friska, she immediately imagined how tormented her life was with this father and son. It seems Vano doesn't like it very much

God, how can I live among them?. Inner Friska Frustration

"Congratulations, son, you finally got a mother for Vano. Mama hopes you can be happy" said Rini, Ardigo's mother

"Yes ma" Ardigo replied as he was

"Friska, thank you for coming and showing me who Felicya really is. Even if you're a stranger that Digo married, but you're sure you're a good woman. Mama tipped Digo and Vano yes." said Rini then hugged Friska. Friska was grateful that her husband and stepson did not like her at least she had good and loving in-laws. Friska's tears did not flow when she felt the warmth of a mother's embrace even though it was not her birth mother. At least she can feel the sincere embrace of a mother she has long missed.

"Don't cry dear, the bride's time is crying on her wedding day" Rini joked and then wiped away the tears on Friska's cheek that were only returned with a smile by Friska

"Wish you could be a happy family. Love each other, and learn to accept each other's shortcomings" advises Reno papa Ardigo who is possessed by the couple. After that, the reception went well

****

The clock has shown at 9pm and now Ardigo, Vano, and Friska are on their way to Ardigo's apartment. But before that they also stopped by Friska's modest apartment to take all her belongings because after this Friska would live with Ardigo and Vano in the man's apartment.

Friska seemed a little troubled carrying a medium-sized suitcase towards Ardigo's car, but it did not make her move to help the girl she had just married, and a box containing her stuff like books, and other small appliances. Friska does not have a lot of stuff so it makes her a little bit grateful for her simple life so far

Fortunately, I couldn't afford to buy much stuff all this time. So there's not so much stuff I have to carry. Where he doesn't want to help in the slightest, you have no heart!. Friska was upset in her heart

After all his stuff got into the car, he returned to his position next to Ardigo. And the car drove back to break the cold of the late night

When the door opened a very beautiful scene immediately made Friska widen her eyes, even her mouth was slightly agape. The beauty of Ardigo's apartment is the cause. Ardigo does live in a very luxurious apartment with an elegant and amazing design. Even Friska threw away her intention to compare this apartment with the apartment she occupied before, because indeed her apartment was not comparable to Ardigo's which from now on will be her residence. And one more thing, this apartment is so clean and tidy that it makes Friska think five times to touch anything

He's really rich. Inner Friska, because so far everything related to the man is not something that is ordinary and can be owned by everyone. Starting from a very luxurious wedding reception, invited guests who look very classy and seem from the top, as well as apartments that are far from the word 'Regular'. Friska would bet that the budget spent for the wedding today can only be calculated with units M.

But his activities admiring this apartment must be stopped because the owner of the apartment opened his voice

"That's your room, my room and Vano's upstairs. Never try to get into my room without my permission. We're just husband and wife by status, but not by reality!" said Ardigo coldly as he passed by holding Vano who had fallen asleep in his carrier

Friska just silently stared at the departure of the husband while slightly cursed in her heart

Who would want to go into his room? He thinks I'm a thief?. Inner Friska while opening the room door and cleaning all her stuff. After that he threw his body into a mattress that he admitted was very soft, even the mattress in his apartment was nothing compared to this mattress.

Friska stared at the sky room while repeating all her memories of today. Starting from his plan to spend today doing fun things, then seeing something that makes him act a hero by destroying other people's marriages, to become an impromptu bride who took her to this luxury apartment. It feels like a dream to be in this position, to get married suddenly and be forced is certainly not on the list of Friska's life nor all the girls out there. But life is not only about plans, but also about reality. If a plan needs reality as its embodiment, then reality does not need a plan as its cause. And that is the reality that Friska is currently facing, marrying a stranger and with coercion as a form of accountability

The thought of it all made Friska's head throb and need to be rested. He closed his eyes hoping that tomorrow would bring a new story to his life. Because for Friska life is like a game, if you have reached a level, then all you need to do is fight to get to the next level. Not even desperate and back to the previous level.

To be continued

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