Revenge of the Ex-Husband
Still love her?

"Can you accompany me here? Stay here to accompany me. And you know what? Andrey, he tried to touch me earlier. He forced me to give him satisfaction. Andrey, it scares me, Rigel. He's scary."

Not only surprised, in fact what Hera said to him was able to make Rigel harden his jaw there.

Isn't that the same as Andrey trying to rape Hera? Rigel realized that he had indeed been fighting Hera. But, he did so with Hera's own consent. They do it consciously with consent. Unlike Andrey who in fact has made Hera as frightened as she is today.

"Damn it!" Rigel.

Furthermore, Rigel had brought Hera into his arms. He tried to calm the woman. Because he realized, that Hera was scared because she remembered what happened.

Without saying it clearly, Rigel knew that Hera was indeed so frightened.

"It's also not the first time Andrey has behaved like that. Before, he was also acting like an asshole. He almost forced me to sleep with him. A few days before your meeting with him that night," explained Hera again.

Rigel fell silent in his place. With a hand that had moved to rub Hera's back and provide calm for her. He realized, maybe Andrey would leave a considerable trauma to Hera like this.

A few minutes passed, Rigel had released his embrace from Hera. Where he had also taken his place to sit on the edge of the bed right in front of Hera there.

"So, are you going to stop him? We can cancel our deal. And I will remain responsible for taking your first, "Rigel said in the end.

He could not bear to keep Hera involved in this matter. Because obviously, this is definitely going to be a tough day for Hera. Must be engaged and pretend to be in a good relationship with the person who nearly raped her. Of course by hearing it, Hera would have been terrified there.

"But what about your plan? Mr. Moris won't hesitate to scold you if you fail. And it is not impossible that he will also beat you up if he knows what has happened between the two of us" said Hera with eyes so soft.

"I can cancel the plan. Maybe I can find another way. And as Mr. Moris knows what I've done to you, I can bear it all. Because after all, I'm the one who fucked you," Rigel said in a barely soft voice.

Yes, I don't want him to have to do all that. He also could not force Hera to keep doing what harmed her.

However, instead of agreeing with the aoa that Rigel said there. Hera shook her head to refute what Rigel explained. He didn't approve of it at all.

"No, I'll do it anyway" Hera told Rigel.

Rigel scrunched his forehead and looked at Hera there. "You sure? Why?"

"Karena aku sudah berjanji padamu, Rigel. Aku juga tak mau membuatmu berjuang sendiri saat aku sudah memberikan harapan padamu," jawab Hera dengan penuh keyakinan.

Sighing deeply, Rigel seemed to be in his anxiety to hear Hera's words. He doesn't know what to say anymore. Whether it's an agreement or a strong rejection.

"I want to ask you one thing" Rigel told Hera there.

His face became more serious there. Staring at Hera with clingy and glaring eyes quite gently.

Without directly asking his question, Rigel had sighed deeply enough. "Did you give your virginity to me because of Andrey? You gave it to me because you were afraid that Andrey would take it? You're afraid Andrey will force you to hand it over?" ask Rigel seriously.

And that question managed to make Hera speechless in her place. With hands that then crumple the blanket in front of him and quite strong.

Until at the end, with his head down avoiding the look of Rigel's eyes, Hera nodded her head.  "Yes, I did do it because of that as one of the reasons."

Ya, tebakan Rigel tepat. Dia memang sudah menduga soal itu sejak tadi. Karena tidak mungkin Hera memberikannya begitu saja tanpa alasan. Sekarang, pada kenyataannya, Hera memang memberikannya karena takut jika Andrey memaksanya, mengambilnya dengan paksa dan bersikap kasar.

Until Hera prefers to give it to Rigel who can't possibly be rude according to him. Choosing Rigel who could treat her gently was her first time having such an intimate relationship. What Rigel doesn't understand is,

"Why do you believe me?"

Then Hera again raised her head to look at Rigel. Staring at Rigel gently. "Because I'm sure you're not like Andrey."

Rigel scrunched his forehead. "Just because of that? You certain? What if in fact I'm worse than Andrey. You never knew me well. And as you once told me, the devil in me might rise."

Hearing Rigel's words made Hera shake her head. He also disagrees with that. "That, because—"

"Well, better forget it. I will sleep here to accompany you. And I promise I won't do anything that will cross the line," Rigel cut in quickly before Hera finished speaking.

Hera was quite disappointed and relieved simultaneously. Because he himself was not so sure what kind of answer he would say to her.

Until finally Hera prefers to shift her body on the other side of the bed. Where he gives an empty side to be occupied by Rigel there. The two now lie side by side on the same bed.

Hera tried to close her eyes and went back to sleep, while Rigel, now just stared at the ceiling of the room in shades of white and young ash. He was silent as his mind started to wander.

'Anyway, I have to succeed. All of Hera's responsibilities are in my hands as well. So, I don't want to disappoint him. And I don't want my revenge plan to fail either.'

That thought just popped into Rigel's mind. At least he's sure of himself foaming through it all. On the other hand, he was also afraid of failure. He was afraid that he would not be able to live up to his own expectations.

So with his hands clenched over his own stomach, Rigel re-thought out some plan that he could make sure would work out well. Rigel, he's going to do well, he's going to try his best.

"Rigel?" The call was quite a surprise to Rigel. He even immediately came out of his mind.

"Yes?" Short Rigel response. With eyes that he tried to close.

"Do you still love Erina?"