
That night, at the dinner table, Sheila, who usually eats in the kitchen with the housekeepers, was forced to eat together after Marchel insisted.
Sheila several times refused, but Marchel still forced, so the girl resigned and felt bad for her mother-in-law and Audry who had been staring intently at her. Sheila who got the treatment could only lower her head.
"Marchel, I'll get you the side dish, yeah." Audry offered.
"No! I can do it myself. If anyone has to do it, it's Sheila. She's my wife" Marchel said.
For a moment, Sheila glanced at Marchel, then glanced at her mother-in-law. The hostile look he felt from the very beginning of setting foot in the house made him not wince.
Dinner continued with silence. Only the sound of eating utensils could be heard clashing against each other. As for Sheila, just eating her ass because the intimidating gaze of the two evil women in front of her made her tremble.
"I'm done. I want to go back to the room" Sheila said timidly.
The little girl would stand up from her seat, but Marchel immediately pulled her wrist. "Use your food first. You just ate a little."
"I'm full!" the answer.
Marchel did not take off her hand. With eyes fixed on the figure of his little wife. Finally, Sheila resigned herself and sat down again, continuing her meal.
"Eat a lot. Look, now you're getting a little skinny." Marchel picked up some side dishes and put them on Sheila's plate. And, it managed to stir up jealousy in Audry's heart. The woman continued to stare at Sheila with a dislike look.
And, throughout the dinner, the mother continued to tout Audry for her beauty and achievements as an aspiring doctor. It's as if mom wants to show that Audry is much more worthy than Sheila. While Marchel seemed to not care about any of mother's words. Only his occasional glare turned towards Sheila.
"I'm done, good night everyone," Marchel stood up from her seat, extending a hand to Sheila, "Come on, Sheila... We're going upstairs."
It felt like Audry was burning to see Marchel showing her care for Sheila. He swore inwardly that he would take Marchel from Sheila. Her more beautiful and better self-confidence from any side made her confident she could take Marchel away from Sheila.
***
Morning's approaching. Sheila had just finished breakfast in the kitchen with some of the servants in the house. The girl is already neat with her school uniform.
And, while going out of the kitchen, along with Audry who had just finished breakfast. Audry glanced at Sheila with a disdainful look. Very clearly depicted on his face was demeaning the girl who for him was very kampungan.
"I can't believe that Marchel wants to marry you" she said, staring cynically at Sheila. "Let's look at you, and compare that to Marchel. In any case, you're not very worthy of him."
Sheila did not answer. He simply looked at the face of the woman in front of him in annoyance and his clenched hands.
"I'm sorry, I have to go to school immediately" Sheila said in a sharp tone.
Audry held him by holding on to the door. "I'm not done talking!"
"But I don't want to talk to Audry!" Whether the courage came from nowhere, Sheila pushed Audry back a few steps, and eventually fell down.
Not long after, the mother was present between the two people.
"What's this?" mother asked as she glanced at Sheila and Audry alternately. "Audry, what's going on?" Mom crouched down and helped Audry stand up.
"Sheila pushed me, Mom!"
"He started, Mom!" sheila defended herself.
"No, Mom! He just said something that wasn't about mom" he accused.
Sheila quickly nodded. "Ti-no Ma'am....It's not. He lied! He just insulted me!"
"You must not defend yourself! You said you were going to take control of Marchel and the rest of the house, right?" snapped Audry.
Hearing Audry's words made me ride the apoplexy. He soon approached his son-in-law.
"Mom I don't..."
One hard slap landed on Sheila's face. While Audry looks smiling satisfied to see Sheila slapped by her own mother-in-law. The innocent girl just kept quiet while holding her face which still felt sore. In the past, let alone slapping, anyone who spoke in a harsh tone to Sheila would face the elder sister. And now, there's a girl Shanum's age who's gonna torture Sheila in that house.
Not long after, Marchel's voice called out.
"Sheila...!" get Marchel.
I looked at the source of the voice. "Hurry and meet Marchel!"
Sheila simply replied with a nod, then walked out of the kitchen. Out there, Marchel was already waiting for Sheila to leave together.
"What are you doing in the kitchen? Why long?" ask Marchel.
"No Brother," he replied as he pulled his hair forward to cover his red face which had just received a slap reward.
"All right, let's go!"
Marchel takes Sheila to school. Along the way, the two of them silently remained silent without taking out a word. Sheila was still thinking about the gift of a slap from her mother-in-law earlier.
***
A luxurious car stopped in front of the gates of the elite school. Sheila got out of the car.
Maya and her friends have just arrived. Maya looked at Sheila with dislike. Because Rayhan was so angry with him when he found out that they locked Sheila in the school warehouse. Even now, Rayhan was reluctant to talk to him.
"You see that geeky. He got off a fancy car. Who drove him?" ask Maya about her friends.
"It's at least an om-om." replied one of his friends.
Suddenly, an evil idea breaks in Maya's brain to prank Sheila. Maya was as if she was not content to cheat on the innocent girl.
"I have an idea to answer. Because she Rayhan now doesn't want to talk to me," Maya said with a smile of hatred.
"How do you want to repay him?"
"We're taking him to the nightclub. A few days later, my sister has a birthday. And he'll celebrate there. I'll take Sheila there."
"But why take Sheila?"
Maya whispered softly in her friend's ear, making the girl round her eyes.
"You're crazy, Maya."
"I'm going to get her kicked out of this school, dishonorably," Maya said, staring intently at Sheila.
***
Hours of learning begin....
During study hours, Sheila could not concentrate. Her thoughts continued to be on Mom and Audry. Sheila was no longer able to stay at Marchel's house.
I'll just go home. I don't want to go home to Brother Marchel. Mom and Audry will treat me badly. Maybe this morning I was just slapped. But the next days, they'll do something much worse to me. Sheila.
Until the lesson is finally over. That afternoon, Sheila actually returned to her old house. Minimalist house where she spent her childhood. His longing for Shanum grew even greater, after seeing his picture with the older brother hanging on the wall.
"Sister, I miss you so much! Why did you leave me so soon? Now I don't have someone to protect me."
In that house, Sheila cried so much thinking about her poor fate. Engaging in a secret marriage with a doctor who is her brother's fiancee is not something to be happy for her.
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