Not the Perfect Wife
236. S2 - The real face
"Bak Rani doesn't like Ivan?" ask Afrin with a seductive look towards her ART.
"Non Afrin, what the hell, anyway? I am a nobody, I can't think about it. Moreover, Mas Ivan is handsome people, must also be rich. As for me, right, just a maid," said Rani.
Who is not interested in Ivan? Including Rani, but for the woman, all just wishful thinking. He does not have the confidence to expect the love of a man. Let alone Ivan's class, it was very far from his reach.
As a housekeeper, she knew enough herself, who would be her match. Like the man his mother had prepared in the village.
"Can't do that! The name of the person's soul mate and sustenance, no one knows" said Afrin. "Eh, Ms. Rani was also saying that Brother Ivan is handsome!"
Afrin raises her eyebrows. He increasingly wants to tease Rani, making her assistant misbehave.
"Mbak don't make it up. I also don't dream too high. Fear of falling, Nope."
"But if you're a real soul mate, Ms. Rani, don't refuse, right?"
Rani doesn't know what else to say. This master's son really couldn't make him think. Better he go or more questions Afrin has to ask.
"I still have a lot of work, Non. I want to go inside first" said Rani trying to avoid questions from the employer.
He immediately walked into the house, leaving his own master's son on the porch. While Afrin chuckles at Rani's misbehavior.
"Why the hell, honey?" tanta Yasna just got out.
"There's nothing, Mother. It's just, it was Madam Rani wrong when I told her about Ivan."
"Did Ivan really like Rani?"
"Mother knows?"
"From the gelagatnya, but Mommy can not mastiin."
"From what I see too, Mother, but do not know, let it be their own business."
Afrin's phone rang, Mama Merry's name on it. The woman was sure that her in-laws would want to inquire about her whereabouts now. Hopefully he doesn't get in trouble because of this.
"I'll lift you up first, Mother. Maybe you were worried last night we didn't go home."
"Yes." Yeah."
Afrin decided to go to her room to pick up the call. She was afraid that Mama Merry would say something bad and be heard by Yasna. It will be a problem.
"Assalamualaikum" said Afrin, sitting on the bed.
"Waalaikumsalam" said Mama Merry who was across the phone. "You didn't come home last night?"
"Yes, Ma, said Mas Khairi last night we came home too late so, go home to Mother's house. I didn't know because I was asleep. Waking up is already home."
Afrin explains what really happened to her in-laws. He does not want to be blamed for what he did not do.
"Next night you come back here, right?" ask Mama Merry.
"God willing, wait for Mas Khairi to come home."
"Khairi's work?"
"Yes, Ma. I'm running out of college too, there's a morning class."
"Yes, then. Mama hang up. Tell Khairi to come back here!"
"Yes, Ma. Assalamualaikum."
"Getishalight." The call was cut off.
"How, Ma?" hamdan asked as his wife turned off her phone.
"Khairi's work, Pa. Afrin also has a lecture today."
"Yes, Pa. Mama also said that Afrin asked them to come back here. Mama's also gonna apologize to Afrin."
Merry does not want to lose the family he has at this time, it is enough he lost his biological children because his children have more to come with his ex-husband. Although their relationship is fine until now, but it feels definitely different from when living together.
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Afrin was astonished by Mama Merry's attitude. From his voice, his in-laws seemed to have softened. Not wanting to be too dizzy thinking about it Afrin chose to be ready to go to campus. Luckily he was at his house so he could use his car. If at her in-laws house, definitely have to find a motorcycle taxi driver.
"Assalamualaikum, good morning! How are you, newlyweds?" greet Zahra on the new Afrin.
"Waalaikumsalam, my beautiful and kind friend. My news is fine" said Afrin with a smile.
"How, Frin?" zahra asked as soon as Afrin sat beside her.
"How, what?" ask her again because she doesn't understand what her best friend meant.
"First night" whispered Zahra.
"If it's people's household affairs, it's not good to be billed."
"I just want to know."
"Just like, you can't. If you want to know the marriage splinter." Afrin chuckled making Zahra pout.
"There is a traitor, who is happy above the suffering of others" said one who had just arrived. Who else if not Vira.
"Who is a traitor here?" ask Afrin and turn her head left and right.
"I guess, nothing" said Zahra.
"Good, if there's nothing here."
"You're either pretending to be stupid or really stupid, anyway! I mean it's you, who else? You took my fiancee and married her. You said you canceled the wedding, but what? You're still married to her."
"Look, yeah! If I had not known your rot, I would have regretted wasting a man as good as Khairi. God is still good to me by showing me who you really are."
"What do you mean?" ask Vira.
"You already have a lover, right? So, you can have fun with her again,"
"Ke—who's love? I don't have a lover!" vera was nervous.
"Keep, five days ago. Who did you take to the restaurant? I saw and heard everything clearly" said Afrin, who approached Vira and whispered, "if you spend the night with her."
Vira glared at his eyes. How could anyone see it? Obviously what he entered was a restaurant that was usually only occupied by business people or people who were old.
"What do you mean?" ask Vira in a low voice.
"What, Vir? What are you talking about, anyway? I'm not surprised. Just talking about it while screaming, why is it now so flattering?" ask Afrin and quip Vira.
"You looking for my same problem?" furious Vira.
"What's? I didn't hear" said Afrin, closing his ear to Vira. He did it deliberately to mock his friend. Afrin turned her head towards Vira and got closer.
"You better get out of here. Otherwise, the entire campus will know who you really are" Afrin whispered with an evil smile.
Both of Vira's hands clenched tightly to make her nails whiten. He promised to make the calculations with Afrin. Without saying much more, the woman immediately left the classroom.
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