The Five Billion Wife
Chapters 10. Seeing Rio's deformed face

Riana helped Bik Ijah prepare dinner. Bik Ijah had forbidden it, but Riana forced to help on the grounds that Riana wanted to serve her mother-in-law. Bik Ijah can't get in the way of Riana's wishes anymore.

Around 7pm, Riana looked for Rio and her mother-in-law for dinner together. She headed to Rio's study, but what she heard made her nervous.

"Yuda, buy me a sarong, a prayer mat and a peci. Tomorrow afternoon, everything should be in my office" Rio told his assistant.

"For what, is Mr. Rio ...?" ask Yuda.

"Don't ask too many questions" Rio said. "Life, there must be progress. If you are married, you will know for yourself. Tomorrow afternoon, accompany me to meet with Ustad Wahid."

"Sir Rio wants to study religion, isn't it too late?" asked Yuda a little mocking his superior.

"Who said it was too late. It is never too late to seek knowledge. Ever heard of no? I want to learn prayers in order to become a priest for Riana," Rio said with a heavy sigh.

"Well, Mr. Rio's ideals are very noble even though they look simple. Why not continue therapy. If Mr. Rio can walk normally again, Ms. Riana will definitely be even happier. Having a perfect husband" said Yuda trying to foster the confidence and spirit of Rio.

"Even if I could walk, he still wouldn't like me. This scar on my face, it will definitely frighten her," Rio said as he opened the mask on his face.

Riana was very shocked to see that the scar was clearly visible. A scratch like a scar hit by a sharp weapon. If it's an accident, it's because of broken glass.

The sound of the door being pushed by Riana's body, made Rio and Yuda startled. Rio immediately gestured for Yuda to find out who eavesdropped on his conversation at the doorstep. Riana rushed away before Yuda saw her.

"Yuda, who?" rio asked as Yuda returned.

"There's no one. But I saw a big crowd running towards the kitchen. Is it possible Bik Ijah?" ask Yuda.

Rio's speechless. Everyone in this house already knew about the wound on his face. Also about his paralysis. And only one person doesn't know about her, Riana. Rio again covered his face with a mask.

Rio will pretend not to know if Riana already knows about her injuries. Even if Riana would feel disgusted to see it. At least as long as he was still his wife, Riana would never leave him.

Although Riana is not a religious expert, but she tries to keep practicing her religious sharia. Plus with a letter of agreement after the wedding. Ria still feels safe.

While Riana, who was already very frightened, asked Bik Ijah to help her call her husband and the others to eat together.

"Bik, later if Mas Rio or Yuda asks about where I am, please answer that Riana is always in the kitchen with Bibik. Please Bik. I'm afraid they're angry, because I just heard them talking about the wound on her face, and she doesn't seem to want me to know" Riana pleaded.

"Bu Riana need not worry, Bibik must help. Bibik also did not want to see the boss bibik fight. He wanted Bibik, Mr. Rio and Ms. Riana immediately had a baby. So that this house becomes crowded," said Bik Ijah with a smile.

"Child, still far away, Bik. Riana and Mas Rio haven't thought about it yet," Riana replied embarrassedly.

"Bibik will call Mr. Rio and the others, Ms. Riana sat down first while waiting for them," said Bik Ijah.

Riana stared at the departure of Bik Ijah who immediately disappeared behind the door. He tried to be calm and tried as if he had never heard what he had just heard.

Riana kept quiet and lowered her head. He couldn't say a word so as not to make mistakes. The food on the table, still intact and neatly arranged.

"Ma, I got it for Mama," Rio said breaking the awkwardness.

"No, Brother. Let Tiwi just get it for Mama," interrupted Tiwi.

Tiwi rushed to get some rice for her mother and also for herself. While Bu Elena looked at Riana who was silently staring at her seat.

"Riana, do I need to teach you to learn to serve your husband? I thought, you are an adult and already understand the duties and obligations of a wife. Have you never been married? Is this how you treat your husband?" miss Elena.

Hearing her mother-in-law's words, made Riana shunned. He was a little upset and angry. Riana had not expected, her mother-in-law would insinuate her like that. Doesn't he not like it?

Riana looked towards her mother-in-law then changed towards Rio. The sharp look in her eyes was enough to make Rio understand if Riana was currently, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.

"Riana, you don't have to get me food. You just eat, I'm not hungry yet" Rio said to make Riana feel no shame.

"Rio, not hungry how? You haven't eaten, how can you be full?" ask her mother to panic.

"Rio had already eaten, before returning home. You guys just calm down. I accompany you to eat," Rio replied with a smile. Rio has not eaten yet.

The three of them ate but their thoughts were fixed on Rio. Actually, her mother only wanted to help Rio to make Riana carry out her duties as a wife. But Riana felt ashamed because she was considered unworthy as a daughter-in-law who could not serve her husband and mother-in-law. While Rio, just wanted to make it so that Riana could do it sincerely someday, without the need to be forced or asked.

After dinner, Miss Elena asked Riana to meet her to go to the mall. Of course Riana refused. She knew that her mother-in-law would want to humiliate her in public. Before all that happened, Riana had already taken the initiative of pretending to have a stomachache.

"Riana, don't make Mama angry. Everywhere, the daughter-in-law must have always been obedient to the in-laws. They must want to take the heart of mother-in-law. But you're weird, I know you're pretending to have a stomachache, I'm just saying, " said Tiwi annoyed.

Ever since knowing the truth, Tiwi and her mother had been trying to be kind to Riana. But Riana is still selling expensively.

"Already, Tiwi. Maybe he has a stomachache. We'll go alone," said his mother.

"Do you consider me family? Do you consider me my sister-in-law? Do you think I'm a daughter-in-law? From the beginning I've been trying to call Mom, Mama, like Mas Rio. But I really can't call Mom. Whatever you are, you consider me what. In your eyes you guys, I'm still a cheap item" Riana replied rudely.

"Riana, let's go together!" titah Rio's.

Riana looked at Rio in shock. Riana remembered what she heard earlier. Rio needs sarongs, prayer mats and peci. Riana smiled, then agreed to Rio's orders.

Finally, Bu Elena realized that, only Rio's orders Riana heard. While Rio wants Riana to fall in love with him without coercion.

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