Replacement Bride
The Real Owner

''Miss?'' Mark was astonished to see a woman standing with teary eyes.

Alex who was still speechless with a flat face immediately there was no more laughter left. Mark turned his head towards Alex and took turns staring at the beautiful woman.

''Lex?'' call Mark, and Alex just shut up with a sharp eye.

''You want what you?'' ask Alex to the woman.

''Mark, can you leave us both ?'' pinta the woman with a voice that dabbles.

''No need, just say it!'' alex interrupted again who held off Mark's departure from there.

''I beg you, '' said the woman.

''You guys just finish the unfinished business, I'll wait outside.'' Mark said as he walked away from there leaving Alex with the woman.

Mark closed the door tightly giving them space to talk even though Mark was also worried about Zoya, alex's wife is coming and what she has to explain later to the poor girl who is willing to become a substitute bride all of a sudden.

Long Alex and the man were silent to each other, Alex who threw his gaze out the window and the woman who was still sitting with her head lowered. ''Alex.

''Is there anything you still want to say ?'' alex said so coldly.

''Sorry.-''

''Chintya! I need you to get out of here!'' alex snaps so hard that it makes the woman who turns out to be Chintya, Alex's former lover who once left the man on their wedding day.

''Lex please, i-''

''Enough Chintya! if you don't want to go, I'll go.'' Alex had already walked towards the door but his steps were stopped because the woman named Chintya said something.

''I was forced !'' her screams, ''yes I was forced to leave otherwise''

''What?''

''I did it all for you,''

Alex turned around with a face full of questions, what did he really want to say, and who forced him? Alex's mind.

The elegantly dressed beautiful girl stood up and walked over to Alex, standing a step away, staring directly at Alex, looking for the point of love that she hoped was still left for her.

''Your uncle,'' Alex's eyebrows fused in wonder. ''It was Uncle Louis who forced me to leave you, if I didn't leave he would have taken this company out of your hands.''

Like Thunder in broad daylight, Alex was shocked to hear it, his feelings were not out of his mind, what he said was true or not, and is it true that the uncle I thought my own father could do that much?

Alex was still speechless, Chintya who was now crying stepped closer and hugged Alex's tall muscular body. Crying bitterly in the arms of the man who used to always love her, the man who positioned her as the queen in her heart.

''Empty omong! I can't believe Alex said in a disappointed tone.

''I'm speaking the truth, I kept all the incoming messages from Uncle.'' Speak with a sobbing voice.

''As I said earlier, I did it for your sake, but''

''Why do you come back !!'' alex snapped again by letting go of Chintya's hand which hugged her tightly it was so rough.

''Since I just realized, I really can't get away from you, Lex!'' Chintya replied with a voice up an octave from before. ''Look at this, this and this!'' He continued by showing some bruises on his body and around his face.

Alex was wide-eyed to see what was really going on, and Alex checked the bruises.

''You see, this is my evidence trying to get back to you but your uncle's men tortured and threatened me...'' Chintya's cry broke again, feeling unbearable finally Alex hugged her and took her to the sofa.

''Sit down, I will ask Mark to report to the authorities on the violent charge''

''no, Lex, I just need you.'' Prevent Chintya.

''But this is already an act of crime,''

''I've forgiven him, after all he is your Uncle, I don't want the Gilbert family's good name to be ruined because of his actions.'' So sweet, Alex grabbed the medicine box neatly stored in the table drawer and picked up a cream for Chintya bruises.

Wearing it so gently that when he would apply the cream on Chintya's face, the face where he always loved, he always missed but left leaving behind a deep wound but suddenly at this moment the face came back he saw.

''Lex. I miss you.'' Chintya hugged Alex.

Outside the room, someone stood looking at Alex and Chintya who were hugging, there was no expression that showed that she was disappointed.

Yes she is Zoya, Zoya saw that, from the beginning Alex smeared cream until they hugged, the quiet girl just chuckled with a glance at the bushel in her hand.

Mark had tried to prevent Zoya from entering on the grounds there was an important guest but either because it was Mark's carelessness, mark's clothes were wedged in the door and when he moved the door opened by itself and finally showed the scene even with only a slight gap.

''Miss boss..?'' call Mark with a feeling of guilt.

''It's okay, Mr. Mark.. Here, please give it to Alex yes, then I'm sorry to leave.'' Zoya said with a thin smile that gave the food to Mark and then passed away from there.

The expression Zoya shows does look fine but that makes Mark really feel guilty, he also regrets giving the opportunity and producing moments that were accidentally witnessed with Zoya.

''Mrs?!'' call Mark who then runs after Zoya.

''This is not all as you think, '' Mark explained to Zoya.

''You don't have to bother explaining it sir, because I myself already understand very much .''

''Really?'' Zoya just nodded and walked away.

Throwing her breath into the air, even though her lips said it was okay, but not with her little heart. Zoya pressed her chest very hard trying to accept that but it seemed like something was piercing her heart.

''And in the end the true owner returned, '' said Zoya with a bitter smile.

Riding the bus with the origin, somehow his feelings were very chaotic, he tried to behave as usual, no matter the surroundings but it was difficult this time. His heart was beating uncontrollably, his legs were trembling weakly. What's the matter? zoya said in her heart, and her finger interrupted the tears that fell without excuse.