The Hated Husband
Missed you

"Since a midnight nightmare, Jo decides not to go back to sleep. He was tired of taking tranquilizers. The wall clock shows at 02 a.m. It turned out that he had been daydreaming long enough. He didn't feel like he was staring for 2 hours.

Exhaling his tired breath, Jo chooses to go to his study. He tried to find a busy life to take his mind off his wife. That morning he spent time, typing his laptop to pass the long hours until dawn.

At exactly 05 a.m., Jo closed the laptop and then moved from her desk. Go into the bathroom, flutter his body under the cold shower.

***

Dev opened his eyes slowly, his lips smiling to find his lover still sound asleep. His hand brushed Mary's hair behind his ear. Her gentle touch made Maria wake up, she slightly jerked to find Dev sleeping beside her.

"Good morning baby."

Dev kissed Mary's head which looked puzzled.

"Did you forget, last night we slept together."

"Oh yeah, I just remembered." Again Mary's cheeks flushed, while Dev smiled looking at her shyly.

"It feels like a dream, I slept with you Maria."

"...."

"If we were a couple, I would be very happy" Dev said, peeping at Maria's back

While Maria still silently looked at him, then immediately sat herself down.

"Dev, all of a sudden I was thinking, is what we're doing right? My status is still his wife Jo's. What if he knows our relationship, I can't imagine how he'll react."

"I've thought about it carefully. I'll tell him at the right time. Now take a shower, won't you go to college?" Dev diverts the conversation, trying to allay Maria's concerns. Maria said, then went to the bathroom.

While elsewhere, Jo is neatly wearing a purple sweater with a high crate. The air was cold this morning. Jo decides to go to her in-laws' house in a car alone.

***

Maria had finished bathing with her body still wrapped in a towel robe. As he returned to the room, Dev momentarily unblinkingly looked at Maria. Coupled with his wet hair, making his mind fly everywhere.

"Dev, why look at me like that?"

"You are so beautiful Mary."

The praise made Maria shy, and Dev soon realized.

"Mary, which towel should I wear?"

"I've prepared it in the bathroom." Maria replied a little awkwardly

"OK." Maria immediately closed the door after Dev came out of her room. He leaned his body on the door while sighing strongly. His heart was racing because Dev was looking at him unusual.

***

After a long journey, Jo finally arrives at her in-laws' residence. He got out of the car, walked in the direction of the door pressing on the bell. Shortly after, Maria's mother opened the door.

"Son, come in."

Maria's mother welcomed Jo's arrival and let her sit in the living room.

"Tumben came here early in the morning."

"Yes mom, I'm bored at home."

"Son? Didn't you sleep last night?" Maria's mother noticed Jo's tired face

"I'm.."

"Are you not taking your medicine?"

Jo's reflexes were startled, her mother-in-law seemed to know a lot about her. He also nodded.

"Son." Maria's mother looked at her face, rubbed her daughter-in-law's cheeks and began to tear up.

"Mother, may I sleep in Mary's room?"

Mother Maria nodded, clearly visible tears were about to fall on the cheek of the middle-aged woman.

Jo then approached the cupboard, opened the door, and saw one shirt still hanging there. He picked up the shirt and laid his body on the bed. Waving his deep longing by hugging his wife's clothes. The tears flowed after he closed his eyes.

***

Jonathan POV

There is one thing in this world that I regret. For the third time I lost the woman I loved so much. My grandmother was always there for me. While my parents were busy with their own affairs, my grandmother always listened to me.

My mother finally left me, gone forever. If I had gone with him at that time, I would not have felt this pain. I will never know love. And I'll never meet that girl.

One by one my loved ones left me. No one wants me in this world. So what's the point of me living?

Jonathan POV end

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The bias of sunlight burst into a pink room where the owner of the hazel iris was still closed. Apparently he had been asleep for quite a while, his eyes opened after the sunlight dazzled his face.

Slowly he got up and rubbed his eyes, with his wife's shirt still in his hand. Jo looks at the wall clock, looks like it's 07 in over 50 minutes. Soon he went to the kitchen, because since he woke up smelling a delicious aroma, it can be concluded when his mother-in-law is cooking.

"Mother." Jo approached Maria's mother in the kitchen

"Son, why are you in the kitchen?"

"I want to help you."

"Mother is making porridge for you, because I saw your face pale. Better now you just rest in the room."

"It's okay mom. I'm helping mom, right?"

Mary's mother breathed "Yes already."

"What can I help you with?"

"You just slice the chicken and the celery."

Jo enthusiastically watched Maria's mother process the porridge, for some reason she was overjoyed to see her mother-in-law cooking.

After a long time struggling, finally the porridge is ready, finally sprinkling slices of chicken, celery, and fried onions on it. Jo and Maria's mother were already sitting at the dinner table, there were only the two of them at home.

"Mother, where's dad?"

"Dad has been gone since. Because today he wants to recruit employees."

"I feel bad. I should have seen Dad this morning."

"It's okay, I know you're exhausted."

"Then how's dad's restaurant? No problem, ma'am?"

"Thank God, dad's efforts are smooth. Although it's not a fancy restaurant but I have a lot of customers."

"If you don't mind, I can set up a branch restaurant for you. Not just one, even several branches."

"No need, one restaurant is enough. But we are grateful that one day we will be able to establish a branch." Mary's mother replied with a smile

"But you don't have to bribe me, I can eat you myself." Jo refused when a spoonful of porridge was already in front of his mouth

"It's okay, son, you've been considered like a mother's own son. So did dad, I already thought of you as his own son."

Mary's mother's words made Jo's eyes teary, her heart touched to hear her mother-in-law's heartfelt words. He also received a mouthful of the porridge as the tears escaped afterwards.

"Thank you, thank you for loving me."

"Mother is also grateful that you want to be mother's daughter-in-law."

God, how lucky I am. At least, I still have a mother-in-law who loves me very much.

Seriate