The Broken Ring's
Surprise on Anniversary

The atmosphere of the night was so beautiful. An outdoor party held on the edge of a beach takes place so festively. Located still in the area of a luxury hotel, all who attended the party seemed to dissolve in the music that flowed. They seem to feel happy. Someone is dancing. There are also those who just chat and joke while enjoying the dishes available. What a pleasant sight to see.

The party is a celebration of the two-year wedding of Lalita Baskara, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, hotel business owner who patronized the city, Arfan Baskara. Lalita is the businesswoman's youngest daughter whose every powerless wish for Arfan is denied, including a request to marry Arfan's personal assistant.

Two years ago, everyone was in an uproar when Arfan announced that Lalita would marry a man named Erick, one of his right-hand men whom he had taken care of like a child himself. Erick, who was still a teenager, was taken by Arfan from an orphanage, then schooled and employed in his company. Then, after enough experience began to be drawn to accompany Arfan wherever. Of course the public was surprised when Arfan also gave his favorite daughter to the man.

However, despite people's response to the marriage, now they have even celebrated their second anniversary. Mouths that used to scorn, now began to turn around in praise. Erick and Lalita who were originally said to be not as level, now their story is likened to the romance of the princess who fell in love with her guardian knight, then married and lived happily ever after.

Now everyone believes that their marriage is the embodiment of true love that is sacred and does not look at social status. Yes, that is what people today believe, including by Arfan and Riani, Lalita's parents themselves. The middle-aged couple looked the happiest at the party tonight, more so than the one who had the party.

"Ma, I live first, yeah." Lalita whispered near Riani's ear, asking for permission to retreat.

"Where are you going?" ask Riani.

"Erick was invisible from earlier. Let's go get him first" said Lalita.

Riani finally agreed.

"Don't dawdle. There are still many guests who want to greet and congratulate you," Riani said.

Lalita nodded, then passed from before the mother. She went around looking for Erick, but her husband was nowhere to be found. Until finally, Lalita arrived at a place that was rather hidden, but still one area with a hotel where she stayed and held a party. There was no one there, so Lalita stopped her steps.

Feeling that she has traveled too far, Lalita intends to return to the party and wait for Erick to return alone. However, Lalita's steps came to a halt when she heard a woman screech.

"Enough, Erick! You're crazy!"

Lalita's forehead shriveled a little. That's Larisa's voice, her sister. Rushing he headed towards the source of the sound, but his steps were again restrained when looking behind the trees, there was Erick also there with Larisa. Her husband and sister were seen hugging each other.

Lalita bought and smothered her own mouth because she felt surprised. He retreated and let a large tree hide his body from Erick and Larisa's sight. Lalita wanted to know what was going on right now.

"Depart, Erick! You can't be like this. Someone will see." Once again Larisa's voice sounded. It seemed like he was wriggling from Erick's embrace, but the man was unwilling to let go.

"Erick!"

"I don't care, Risa! Let it be if anyone sees. I'm sick of pretending. Two years I've been holding all this and now I can't stand it anymore!" Erick.

Mata Lalita returned to buying. She really did not understand what her husband said. Pretend and can't stand it anymore, what does that mean?

"Erick, please. Our relationship is over. Now Lita is your wife, and I'm your sister-in-law. Please don't be like this. Appreciate Lita," said Larisa in a clear tone.

"You made me marry Lita, Risa. You forced me to do that. I've said before that I only love you, not Lita. But you, your father and your mother set me up in this damned marriage!" Erick exclaimed very emotionally.

What a reality Lalita never imagined. Erick, the man who two years ago married her apparently never loved her one bit, but instead loved her brother. Then she also heard Larisa say that her relationship with Erick was over. Do they both ever have a relationship?

"Now I no longer want to continue this marriage. I'm going crazy! Every time I see Lita, I even have to imagine being with you so as not to push her away" Erick said in a frustrated tone.

"How can you do that, Erick? You've been married for two years. If you were willing to open your heart to Lita from the beginning, you would have feelings for her by now." Larisa replied while pushing Erick's chest until the man's embrace was forcefully released.

"You think I'm a robot, huh? You think I don't have a heart, so you can easily say that?"

"Erick, Please! Don't do this. Lita is my sister …."

"It's precisely because she's your sister, I'm really fed up! You can treat me like a doll. It's as if you gave me to be your sister's toy!" Erick's getting inflamed.

"Lita never considered you a toy, Erick. Shelove you. You don't see how she's been fighting for two years to be a good wife to you?" ask Larisa.

"For me, she's just a shameless spoiled woman" Erick said.

"Erick!" Larisa sounds unacceptable.

"I love you, Risa. You are too, right? I am very sure that until now your feelings for me have not changed, so you reject all applications that come to you. Aye, right?"

"No, Erick. You misunderstood. I rejected all of those proposals not because of you" Larisa denied. "Please stop acting like this, because everything that happens between us is done. Now you're Lita's husband, my sister-in-law. Please respect me as your brother-in-law."

Larisa looks to leave Erick, so that Lalita who has now shed tears in her hiding was a little shift her body to be invisible to her brother.

"Even if you insist on not confessing your feelings, I will still divorce Lita, Risa," Erick said.

Of course Larisa immediately stopped her steps and turned her head back towards the man.

"I was serious when I said I was fed up with the marriage you arranged. I don't care if after this your papa will destroy me, or maybe even kill me. It's okay …."

"Erick, don't be crazy!" sergeant Larisa.

"I'm already crazy. I'm crazy for having to hold all this alone. Do you know, Risa, I even have to imagine your face every time I touch your sister." Erick's voice sounded hoarse and desperate.

Lalita who heard that again smothered her mouth, even her other hand also clutched her chest strong. Her tears fell increasingly, along with her heart that felt like it was being stoned.

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Hi, gaess. Welcome to Mak Othor's latest novel. Hope it's entertaining, yeah. Happy Reading's.