Tarnished Before Accident
Chapter 40. Angrier

My voice turned out to be able to stop their quarrel. Both eyes looked at me with different eyes. Sister Rena showed obvious anger from her two eyeballs that were pointing at me. I'm sure he really hates me now.

Ii'm sorry. This is all out of my control.

I can only look at him with sadness. Our togetherness from childhood to adulthood seemed meaningless because of the tragedy of one night. The feeling of mutual love between brothers seemed to disappear at that moment after knowing the truth. I could see how disappointment seemed from the look in Kak Rena's eyes.

"Sister!" I greeted him, but he refused to respond.

He turned his attention to Brother Rey, looking at the man with a hard-to-quantify look. "So that's your choice?" Step back away. "This is the relationship you promised me? Why should Alea? If you wanted it then, why not just look for me?"

Rey didn't answer. He just flinched while watching Kak Rena. While Kak Rena moved towards me, looking at me with sharpened eyes. I could feel her anger even though she didn't say it. I think he wants to say something to me. Turns out I was wrong.

My cheeks were hot when Kak Rena's palm landed there. I was surprised to not believe he could slap me. Rey didn't seem to think that Rena's sister could do that. He immediately moved from his position, pulling Kak Rena's hand away from me.

"Rena, what are you doing!" said Rey with a high voice.

"Just snap at me! You can yell at me just because of him!" His index finger pointed at me. "Alea, you turned out to be more petty than I imagined. You were after Rey in the first place, weren't you? When Rey doesn't realize, you must have come to her room to have her fuck you?"

"Sister!"

What an accusation Kak Rena so hurt my heart. Where could I possibly do that.

"Rena, you've gone too far. You better go home. Come on, I'll take you home!" Rey's sister pulled out Rena's hand, but the woman rudely shook Rey's hand just like that.

"I can go home by myself." He snaps. "Rey, listen, yeah! I don't want to give up on him. He's just a snatch of people's husbands. I'm gonna defend my household and expel a bitch like her."

Sis Rena walked backwards, looking at me and Rey in turn. "Don't feel like winning, Alea! I'm not gonna let you take my husband." With tears rolling down her cheeks, Rena left me and Rey in the room.

I sobbed, not expecting everything to turn chaotic like this. I've lost my family. In fact, the woman I had considered my own brother had pledged hostility to me.

I myself. Totally alone. No one is my support or protector. It's so sad my destiny.

My eyes are still on the ceiling. My mind wandered far away, imagining how lonely my life was. It was as if fate had purposely arranged that I was indeed outlined to be a miserable woman in this world.

"Did it hurt?" I felt a hand rub my cheek. Immediately I turned my gaze, looking at the figure who suddenly stood beside me.

"Sir Rey!"

"Sstttt!" Her index finger was on my lips. "It's all my fault. Don't even think about blaming yourself."

I don't know why, when Rey said that, my tears broke. I honestly can't stand all this. Everyone's stereotype of me is enough to make me mentally slumped. Especially the words of Kak Rena who accused me of wanting to take her husband. It really hurt me.

Twenty minutes to cry. Rey just sat next to me doing nothing. He waited for me to calm down because my soul was so emotional.

The man took a handkerchief in his pants pocket, then wiped the tears that had soaked my cheeks.

"Alea, I want you to answer honestly."

A hug was still heard even though I had been holding it. With trembling lips I asked, "What do I need to answer?"

The pair of hazel eyes looked at me, locking my gaze until I could not turn my attention in the other direction. "Who am I to you?"

"What?"

"What do you think of me?" The question is simple, but I find it very difficult to answer.

I don't even know what relationship we're in right now. Friends, husband and wife, or just status.

"Am I your husband?"

My eyes blinked once, still confused by the direction of Kak Rey's conversation. However, I finally nodded slowly.

"If I'm your husband, why don't you listen to me? Is not a wife obligated to obey her husband?"

"Sir Rey, I ...." At that time my lips were confused to answer a simple question that was thrown from the lips of Rey. I'm confused what to say.

"I told you to go home with Zoya at the time, but you followed me with Rena. And when you told me to stop at the nearest station, you didn't obey. Why, Alea? Why don't you listen to me?"

My wet eyes glistened back with tears. Yeah, I don't follow what Rey said. Am I a bad wife?

"I'm not forcing you to have a marital relationship because I know this marriage is just me wanting it. I forced you to accept it. But, Alea. Marriage is still marriage. I want you to hear what I'm telling you."

I saw Rey's face flushed. In addition to bruising on various sides, the man looked messy with teary eyes. "Alea, I'm so worried about you."

I'm shaking. "lik! Didn't you disappear without news? Where have you been all this time?" I looked at him with a grunt. How could he say worry about me, but he himself disappeared without a trace. "I'm at home, I don't have any friends or relatives, but you never show up again. You better just go back. Pursue Sister Rena! Let me stay alone like this."

Hearing my long and wide words, he smiled. "You missed me?"

"W-what?" Why is the question so on target. Even now maybe my face has turned red from embarrassment.

"If you miss, why not say it?"