Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
67. Ugly Seedlings

Until a week later, Gemma still can not contact Viani. At school, Gemma couldn't find the boy. Even in the apartment, Gemma is like losing track of the child.

Then when the name of Indra drifted again, Gemma's blood boiled. The man tried to distance himself from the child. No matter how desperate Gemma looks, she won't let her see the child again.

Gemma swore that the man would accept the consequences someday. Merely, he still could not find the idea to retaliate.

But.. Should he retaliate? Or did he just let the universe determine when the vengeance came?

His conscience always felt he could not do that. He was actually indeed too kind-hearted, even though his heart had been destroyed many times. Even this time he still accepted the ex to be by his side, even though the man had also hurt him.

Stupid, Plain, and Forgive, are 3 thin words to describe the state of Gemma now.

He roughly restored his hair, holding his head with one hand while drinking a glass of alcohol in front of him.

Gemma raised her head when she heard the sound of her house bell ringing. He opened the door of his house and found the man he had just thought of appearing.

“Gem, it's still afternoon to drink alcohol. How many are you?” gala asked as the scent of alcohol infiltrated her nose.

“There are no two glasses yet,” replied Gemma who then widened the door so that Gala could enter.

“The check is done,” Gala said as she approached the table, picking up the liquor bottle Gemma had placed there to return to the storage cabinet, giving Gemma a commanding look to not add any more alcohol in her glass.

Not to argue, Gemma spent the remaining drinks in a glass and put the used glass in the kitchen sink. “Then? Your next plan?”

“Wait for suspect designation..”

Gemma nodded her head and began rummaging through the contents of her refrigerator, looking for anything she would use to make dinner. But the thoughts about Indra, he let master it right then and there.

Gemma only realized that she was still in front of the open refrigerator when Gala came to her and touched her arm.

“Are you okay?” tanyakanya.

The woman simply nodded again as she took the chicken from the freezer and the vegetables from the chiller.

When it felt that the woman was not completely honest, Gala took all the food and put it back in the refrigerator. But now is not the right time to talk about it all.

“You forgot?”

Gemma raised her eyebrows then patted her forehead. “Jeez, we have dinner with them!”

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Gala did not stop smiling when she saw Gemma's current appearance. Although it looks simple, only white collared shirts and matching toad pants, Gemma seems fresher, not so tangled as before.

She was still a girl and very charming. At least, Gala thought so.

Arriving at a beachside restaurant in the North Jakarta area, they are greeted by their old friends. Diana, Erika, Niko and Febri sat there. They seem to want to celebrate the story of Gemma and Indra, even though the trial has not.

“Aaaaaa lo on very cute siiiii,” said Diana who then leaned her head on the shoulder of the husband.

Febri. “Hush! Gemma people belom divorce!”

“In a moment,” replied the wife did not want to lose.

Amidst their inexhaustible conversation, Gemma caught a familiar figure. Mira, the mother-in-law, was sitting at several tables not far from them. He was talking to a beautiful woman.

“Excuse me for a moment,” say goodbye Gemma to everyone.

Gala, who knew where Gemma's gaze was, immediately pulled her hand. “I accompany?”

“No need...”

With confidence, Gemma came to the mother-in-law who looked fun chatting. After all, Mira is still the person who was once his family, right? At least that was before.

“Come, we chat elsewhere.”

Mira leads Gemma to a long place above the sea water in the unique roofed restaurant.

“I did not expect you dare to appear in front of me, even call me ‘Mami’ after you sued divorce my son when he was again in such trouble.”

“Indra has told Mami that we are going to divorce?”

Mira's index finger is pointed right in front of Gemma's face. “Do not call me ‘Mami’! You are no longer my daughter-in-law. You leave him in his sickness and have fun out here when he's in trouble.

"You think you're the only one who can cheat, huh? Indra can get a lot of women if he wants. One of them was Wanda, the girl. She's single, a manager at a cosmetics company and very pretty. Not like you!” he said again as he scanned Gemma's appearance from top to bottom.

Is that why the woman was here? Looking for a soul mate for her child? And in fact Indra even twisted the facts to the mother. But somehow, Gemma did not plan to defend herself as she had.

Therefore, half-dead Gemma held back emotions. Fortunately, he was still able to control himself. “I'm not cheating, Aunt.”

“At least that's what I heard this afternoon. Now show me, which one is your boyfriend? Of the three men you meet now?” cecar Mira pointed towards Febri, Niko and Gala. “Not divorced yet nervous!”

“I'm not nervous! I am a woman who is free to be friends with any of my friends. I want to go out with whom it is my right…

After all, it was Indra who forbade me to work during our marriage. I can't you compare with that woman.”

“But in fact he is much better than you!”

“Can he be much better than me in babysitting Viani?”

“Viani that you can not have anymore Gem. You have nothing, no property to hire a lawyer.”

“What if I told you that your son is a lying man who has nothing but the hobby of exchanging mucus in bed with other women? Frankly, I am tired of calling the word ‘cheating’ at least 10 times a day, for the past few weeks.”

“What do you mean?” suddenly the old woman felt a gripping aura from Gemma's speech.

Gemma's face turned cold. “What if I have all the evidence?"

“Omong empty! You're the cheat! You were from the beginning not a good wife for Indra! If your serve is good, he won't run anywhere! You are ugly, you can not take care of yourself, village!”

“Or maybe a Aunt's child who is never satisfied with one woman! All this time I tried to be a daughter-in-law and a good wife for the Suteja family. But what do I get??”

Gemma gritted her teeth furiously. “I always get advice if I can't tell you about household problems out, I was tied up in a toxic wedding without being able to have friends. What advice also applies to Om Philip when he caught Aunt playing with Pool Boy 12 years ago?”

“You?!” mira's face paled like she was drained of blood.

“I can never imagine how Om Philip feels. Or maybe he survives because of the treasure of the Aunt family?” Gemma's face was increasingly emotionless and cold.

“About Aunty boy, I have his hot video, one minute duration. Maybe it could be a reference for Aunty and the affair of Aunt nan—“

Wush! Just barely!

Mira's hand floated and almost hit Gemma's face if she didn't catch her arm.

“I'm not a weak woman to be bullied anymore. Now that I know where that ugly seed of the Suteja family came from,” Gemma slammed Mira's hand. Now the old woman looks defeated. But Gemma was not satisfied.

“I am optimistic that Viani will come back to me especially after all the cheating that Indra did, both in our marriage and his actions against the law.”

Mira stared intently at Gemma, wanting to hurt her ex-daughter-in-law with a free hand, but Gemma gripped her hands. “You can't hurt me anymore!”

“I'm sure Indra is innocent! Don't dream you!”

“You want to know one more thing? Your child is also good at cheating. Although you can fiercely defend your child more than a lawyer, it still can not erase the fact that Your child is a corrupt class teri easily caught.

FYI, there is a place that awaits a criminal like your son, his name is ‘pen-ja-ra’. And sooner or later, Viani will definitely come back on me!”

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