The Bride of the Curse Repellent
Regretting

Ariana coughed up blood and even fainted. The news shocked Vicky and Sherina. Perhaps, if it wasn't Uncle Will who gave this news, they would suspect that this was just a trick from Ariana. However, in fact Uncle Will who told them, it can be ascertained that this news is not fake news.

"I'll be there soon!" vicky cried, his face panicked.

"B-well, Mr. .." replied Uncle Will.

The phone call ended, Vicky immediately pulled up the blanket and got out of bed. However, he suddenly stopped when he realized Sherina who was still silent on the spot.

"Come, Sherina!" take Vicky, but Sherina instead glares.

"I'm sorry, but I don't seem to be coming. Not because I don't want to, but I can't. Your mother kicked me out and prevented me from setting foot again at the Bashara residence. I don't want to upset your mother and her condition is getting worse. Go Vicky, look at your mother's condition."

"Foolish with that! Follow me! Only my mother forbids you! I'm still more entitled to that house! And I'm allowing you to come in! Anyway come with me! We make sure mom's condition is the same!" vicky protest. He then pulled the hand of his wife and continued to convince if it was not a problem if Sherina came to the residence.

Vicky drove his car at a high speed. Although for now he is angry at Ariana, but he still cannot ignore his condition. Because anyway, Ariana is the only mother and parent left. During the trip, he continued to worry and hope worried about the state of his mother who he said fainted.

Fortunately, the distance between the apartment and the residence was not too far away, less than 15 minutes they both had arrived. Vicky and Sherina, wearing only pajamas and sandals, got out of the car and ran into the residence. Vicky who was in front immediately invited Sherina to go to Ariana's private room.

"Mother!!!" vicky shouted as soon as he opened the door. Arriving there, he saw Uncle Will and 2 female servants standing near Ariana's bed.

"Vi-Vicky ..." said Ariana in a soft tone. He looks still very limp, even to welcome the arrival of his son alone does not have enough energy.

Vicky ran over and was followed by Sherina. He then sat on the edge of the bed, ensuring the condition of his mother whose face was pale. "Mom, how's Mom doing now?"

"Neuro ...." Ariana coughed, she covered her mouth with her own palm. But this time he did not bleed. There was only a red stain that had been stuck in his hand.

"Where is the doctor, when does he arrive?!" ask Vicky who then turned to look at Uncle Will.

"I'm sorry, sir. I was about to contact the doctor, but the Big Madam insisted on refusing," Uncle Will replied with a downcast look.

"Uhuuk .. no need, because I do not need to be examined by a doctor. Now I'm fine" said Ariana in a weak tone.

"All right how? It's obvious that you're sick! Even Mom coughed up blood! This condition should be checked!" vicky's protests were full of emphasis. He was made more anxious when he realized that there was a lot of old, dirty tissue on the floor with blood scattered.

Suddenly Ariana smiled, she also touched Vicky's hand gently. "Mother is really okay. I was sick from too much thought. Mom was really depressed when you left the house. Every day I think of you, Vicky. But now, because you're already here. I'm fine."

"I-Mother .." said Vicky in a trembling tone. He suddenly felt guilty for his attitude all along. He thought, it's no big deal if all this time he didn't heed the phone call from his mother. And now, he finally knew that his mother had come to this because she thought of him.

"Vicky ... Don't leave mom again, okay?" pinta Ariana hugged Vicky with her weak arms.

"Well, I'll be here with Mom ...."

Uncle Will and the other two maids just fell silent. During their work in this residence, only this time they saw the figure of Ariana who was so weak. However, on one hand there is something different.

Sherina who had been observing from the side, somehow felt that there was a bit of awkwardness. He still doubts whether stress can make people cough up blood. Because he knows, bloody cough will occur if there are health problems related to the respiratory system.

Quietly without arousing suspicion from others. Sherina settles down naturally to approach her mother-in-law's dresser. There is an object that really attracts his attention, namely a bottle of lip cream that is bright red. Exactly like the lip dye that Ariana has always used.

Sherina looked back, she felt that the situation there was still quite safe. Then, secretly she opened the lid of this one cosmetic product, she saw a lipstick stick that was still dirty, but the contents were almost exhausted.

Whatisthis? Don't let the mother-in-law use this red lipstick as fake blood. But, the color did not match when compared to the blood in the tissue earlier.

"Hm?!" Sherina was surprised, she saw a drop of red liquid ink that was near the floor where she stood. Sherina was curious, so she pulled the chair in front of the dresser to check what was down there.

"It-it ...." Sherina. He then picked up another thing he found under the dresser. Then, suddenly he came back and pulled Vicky's body out of Ariana's arms.

"Sherina, what are you—"

"What-what?!" Suddenly everyone was surprised, even Uncle Will and the two servants were no exception.

"H-hey, I know that you don't like me. But why should you accuse me of lying? Do you still want to look for it, no matter if I'm sick?" ariana protests.

"I'm not accusing! Look what I found!" Sherina immediately showed what she found, one was Ariana's lipstick and the other was a bottle of chocolate syrup.

"What do you mean, Sherina? What does my mom have to do with lying to those two things?" ask Vicky who still doesn't understand.

"All right, I'll explain!" Suddenly Sherina picked up a used tissue with her bare hands. Vicky and Uncle Will looked at her with a look of disdain for thinking her actions were less hygienic.

"Mother confessed and acted as if she was coughing up blood! But I don't think that's true! The blood in this tissue is not real blood! This is fake blood!"

"Sharely! I'm really sick! You hate me so much that you accuse me! There was chocolate syrup in my room because I used it to mix into milk! So, stop your bullshit right now!" shouted Ariana while trying to take the two differences from the hands of Sherina. However, she failed because Sherina deftly evaded.

"This is not bullshit! Look at this all right!" Sherina dripped a few drops of that chocolate syrup into her palm. Then, she mixed the liquid lipstick. And immediately the resulting color looks exactly like the blood in the tissue.

"You all look, the color is the same! Lip cream is bright red, mixed with chocolate syrup so that the color is darker. This fake blood looks more realistic! Both of these ingredients are safe if swallowed, so mom uses this material to pretend to have a bloody cough! This is a simple trick, this method is commonly used in makeup and costumes during Halloween!"

"You ...." Ariana. Now she really couldn't dodge it anymore when Sherina had dismantled her plan.

Of course everyone believes, Sherina is a director as well as a person who is already an expert in the field of cosmetics. If Sherina hadn't done this, they'd all been fooled by Ariana's deception.

"I'm disappointed in Mom!" snapped Vicky who suddenly distanced himself from Ariana. Angry, obviously he was very angry. He felt played with, he really did not accept when his care was used.

"I came here and was anxious all the way because I thought about Mom! But in fact, Mom tricked me! I'm sorry I came here! Come on Sherina, we better go!"

"Wait Vicky!!!" As Ariana got out of bed, she held Vicky's hand tightly. What an agile movement, far different from her who pretended to be weak helpless.

"Deliver! Don't block me! I'm going! I don't want to go home with a mother like this!" Vicky struggled, but he didn't use all his energy to keep Ariana from falling.

"No, Vicky! Please don't go! I did all this for you! Anyway, you're forever a mother's son! I don't want you to leave! Please stay with mom!" Ariana pleaded with. He thought, if this time he let go of Vicky, then there would be no more chance the next day.

"Why am I with Mom if you can't accept my wife's presence?! Why am I here if Mom's attitude will forever be like this?!"

"Vicky ... i-mom the promise will change! I'm sorry, you shouldn't have done this. B-but ... I had no choice but to make you go home. Please, Vicky .. Stay here. Soon Velix will be back from summer camp too, and then I'll have to tell her what if you're not home ...."

"Don't use Velix to persuade me!" snappy Vicky whose emotions are overflowing.

"N-no, it's not so ... I didn't mean to use Velix. That's just one of the reasons mom. Stay here Vicky, the promise mom .. From now on you will accept Sherina as your daughter-in-law. I will treat him well. Believe me, Vicky, mother is no longer in touch with Cleo. I-mother please .. mother is willing to do anything as long as you stay here ...."

"Did Mom really mean it? You sure you won't make it harder for Sherina again?" vicky asked with a piercing look.

"Yes, I'm really going to keep my word!" Ariana turned to look at her daughter-in-law. "Sherina .. I'm sorry for what I've done to you all this time. I realized I was wrong, and now I'm sorry ... You want to stay here again?" asked Ariana with a bright look.

"...." - ".Sherina was silent, if she was to be honest, she was very reluctant to risk going back to live in the Bashara residence. Moreover, he still did not fully believe that Ariana really regretted her actions.

"Sherina, just say it's okay. If you don't want to stay here, I'll accompany you, too" Vicky said.

"Alright, I hope you keep your word" Sherina replied with a fake smile. This time he decided to give up. Deep down, there was a sense of unbearability when she had to be the reason Vicky separated from her mother.

"Thank you very much, Sherina! I will definitely keep my promise to you!" said Ariana who suddenly approached and also held the hand of Sherina. Intending to show if his good intentions are truly sincere.

Thank goodness they believed that I was truly sorry. For now, this is all I can do. Most importantly I didn't lose Vicky. And now, Cleo is no longer of any use to me. Then for a while I'll be nice to Sherina. About the plan to get rid of it, it can be done slowly.