THE DESTRUCTION OF LOYALTY
DINNER INVITATION

As if freed from the twists of a snake, now Jia can breathe with relief without any interference from the three men who yesterday made his life a mess. Alex has returned to his hometown, Argham is no longer home and Revelation no longer contacts him or troubles him. Jia returned to work quietly today. In a room that is similar to a football field, Jia has just bathed Raffa, he put Raffa on the bed and immediately put on a change of clothes so that Raffa does not get cold. Not yet she finished putting her clothes on, her phone rang the sign of the incoming call. Who else if not from Argham.

" So." Without wasting any time Jia immediately picked it up. He activated the loudspeaker and continued his activities.

" Jia, I want to ask you a favor. Please accompany me tonight, my mother-in-law invited me to dinner at home. I hope you're willing because I have to bring Raffa too." Argham.

At first glance about Argham's in-laws, Nella's mistress was the stepmother of Argham's late wife. After a long time they were not in touch, his mother-in-law arrived to invite him for the night on the grounds of missing her grandson, even though all this time they did not want to know about the state of Raffa at all. Argham felt that something was being planned by his mother-in-law, but what was it for? Argham himself does not know.

" How is Jia?" Argham asked when he knew Jia was silent.

" All right." Sahut Jia agreed.

" Thank you Jia, and yes... If you get asked later, just tell me you're my future wife."

" What????" Pekik Jia then and there.

" Don't yell Jia! Your voice is deafening my ears." Argham.

" Ah sorry! I was just surprised to hear what Mas said. Did I not hear wrong?" Ask Jia.

" What do you hear hmm?" Instead of answering, Argham asked back.

" Mas Argham asked me to claim to be Mas Argham's future wife. Didn't you?" Jia asked to make sure.

" What did I say? When?" Argham asks Jia. For some reason since knowing Jia, he became a nosy person. Though all this time he was famous for his indifference and jutek attitude. If anyone saw it they wouldn't believe it if it was Argham.

While there Jia looks wrong. He would be ashamed if what he heard did not correspond to what Argham said.

" Oh means I misheard means, all right take it easy! I'll introduce myself as babby sister of baby Raffa." Jia.

" Eh don't don't! You didn't hear me wrong, I said that." Sahut Argham at last. Jia smiled hearing that.

" Hmm there seems to be a triumphant smile." Argham surprised Jia. How did Argham know? Thought Jia. Do not know Jia, if the Argham laptop that he looked at was currently connected to the CCTV in his room. But only Argham himself knows where the CCTV camera is.

" It's up to you to say what, which is clear now I want to put Raffa to sleep. It's a long time ago, Mom, I hung up." Jia said, turning off her phone.

Argham smiled to see Jia who seemed to be glorifying Raffa in his big size bed. The bed that only he occupied together with Raffa, but now the bed was alternating owners. If it was day, the bed belonged to Jia while the night bed was back to her own.

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At seven o'clock Argham drove his car to his father-in-law's house which was quite far from his house. They take an hour. Jia clenched Raffa to sit comfortably and not get cold in the side chair later. Argham focused on the road ahead of him.

Yep... Jia leaves Valle at Argham's house, where Valle feels safer not to be alone. There was bi Ijah accompanying him.

Arriving in front of a modest house owned by his late wife's parents, Argham stopped his car. He asked Jia to come down. Jia came down holding Raffa, Argham took his hand into the house that he had not visited for two years.

" Come in Argham." Said a middle-aged woman named Ms. Nella. Bu Nella stared cynically at Jia, before long she took Raffa from Jia's sling.

" Grandmother's granddaughter is already big apparently, already can miss the affection of mama certainly yes."

" Oh yes meet Ma, this is Jia." Argham.

Jia thrusts her hand but only gets a cynical look and smile from Argham's mother-in-law. Jia pulled back her hand.

Bu Nella takes them both to the dinner table, more precisely invite Argham but Argham withdraws Jia's hand to always follow him. At the dinner table there appeared a middle-aged man whom Jian believed to be the father-in-law of Argham with a woman of his age.

" Pa's Night." Sapa Argham's.

" Gham night, please sit down!" His name is Ari sir.

Jia and Argham sat side by side.

" Argham, do you still remember Lora?" Nella's mother's question made Argham glance at the woman sitting next to her mother-in-law.

" I forgot it." Sahut Argham's.

" How can you forget the sister of your late wife? He's grown up now. I am ready to get married and be a good mother. Marry him so that Raffa has a mother figure."

Degs...

I don't know why Jia's heart was beating so hard. He felt he would lose Raffa if Argham married his sister-in-law. There was a feeling of unwillingness that crept from Jia's heart.

" I've brought my own candidate, Jia is my future wife." Argham.

" Mommy doesn't want to have this handsome grandson of Mama taken in by someone else, Mama won't let you marry someone else, if you don't want to marry Lora then don't take Raffa with you."

Brakes...

Argham crashing the table made everyone shocked including Raffa, Jia immediately took Raffa as he thu Raffa was about to cry. This is what Argham dislikes from his mother-in-law. His mother-in-law always acted at her own discretion and to her late wife first. He always forced his will to make Argham's wife feel depressed and ended up in pain.

" Agham you... " Mrs Nella looked at Argham sharply.

" If you invite me here for this matter then never invite me again. I will soon marry Jia to be your daughter's successor. Jia is ready to raise Raffa as she raised her own son. Jia is ready to give her affection as she gives the affection of the biological mother to her own son. Jia is ready to be the best for my son, unlike your daughter who usually just spends money without wanting to work. Even without knowing the shame he spent all the savings belonging to his brother who was none other than my wife. Until my wife dies it's all of you who've been pressing her. I'm here to honor you as my son's grandmother, but not next time. If you dare to threaten by using my son, then you will suffer the consequences." Argham was full of emphasis.

Mr. Ari could not say anything because it was true everything Argham said. While Lora looked annoyed, she looked at Jia with nyakang but Jia did not care about it.

" Come Jia let's go!" Argham took Jia's hand to leave the house on an empty stomach. Until whenever he will not obey the wishes of his mother-in-law.

" Argham's... Argham wait!" Nella's mom is after Argham.

Argham didn't press him, he got into the car and Jia did. Argham drove his car from his in-laws home to his house again. Lora who saw that clenched tightly her hand.

" You'll know what I can do Brother Argham."

TBC.......