The Honorary Owner
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Ruby and Hiko's gaze still met each other, a few seconds but long enough for Hiko and Ruby. Hiko becomes misbehaved and does not know how to answer Ruby's question.

"Nara did it all." Answer Hiko later. He shifted his eyes.this time he felt defeated and not strong to look into Ruby's eyes.

Ruby just nodded, knowing that the man in front of her was lying. How can an actor like this win so many awards? Inner Ruby.

Hiko took a glass and poured some drinking water and then took it to leave Ruby.

Ruby chuckled at Hiko's behavior, It turned out that she had such a side, Inner Ruby.

Ruby returns to the kitchen and helps Inah, although Inah has forbidden it but the stubborn one is still cool with his will.

At exactly 5 pm, Inah said goodbye to go home. Ruby escorted Inah's departure to the front door. But just as much as this is, Ruby's got a new guest, Nara.

"Hi, By." Say hello to Nara when she just got out of her car.

"Hi, Ra." Somehow he felt uncomfortable with Nara's presence. "You're going?" Ask Ruby.

Nara shook her head, "No, I just want to see Hiko."

Ruby silently watches Nara embrace her and takes her inside the house.

"Here is the house?" Ask Nara.

Ruby nodded, "Just now." Ruby replied, "Would you like to eat? We just finished cooking."

Nara shook her head, "I went straight to Hiko's room, By." Nara walked up the stairs.

The deg!

Ruby was speechless, eager for her to pull Nara and prevent her from going to Hiko's room. But again he was self-aware, he was the real owner of Hiko. While she only has the status as Hiko's wife.

Ruby follows Nara up to the second floor, but she goes to her own room. Annoyed she was with Hiko, instead she had already said not to bring any woman into this house. But Hiko ignored him.

Instead of getting upset, he changed his clothes and planned to just go take care of his own business.

Tok tok!

Ruby looked back, Hiko appeared from behind the door, Nara standing behind her.

"Where are you going?" Hiko asked, seeing that Ruby was well-dressed.

"There's something I need to finish." Ruby replied, she put two small boxes in her bag.

"Would you like to see Iqbal, By? Is he in Indonesia again?" Nara asked after seeing the item Ruby was about to bring. "Ah, yes. A few days ago I saw him post a photo with his family in Monas."

Hiko stared at Ruby, waiting for Ruby's answer to Nara's question.

Ruby put on her backpack and walked up to Hiko and Nara, "I'll go first, okay?" Ruby Pamit.

Hiko pulled Ruby's hand and held her back, Ruby looked at the man to find out what he meant.

"Gue anter lo." Cetus Hiko's.

Ruby snorted softly and let go of Hiko's hand in annoyance, "You don't need to drive me, Mas. I know my boundaries are with men who aren't my mahram."

Ruby embraces Nara and kisses Nara's right and left cheeks, "I live first yeah, Ra." Ruby Pamit.

"Yes, By. Careful yeah!"

Hiko stared at Ruby's departure, there was a sense of unwillingness to look at the woman's departure.

"What's wrong with you, baby?" Ask Nara.

Hiko looked at Nara and smiled, "Let's just go eat." Take Hiko.

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While Ruby went to the Darul Hikmah boarding school, he did not intend to give Iqbal items directly to the person concerned. He did not have much courage to meet the man who was still the owner of his heart.

Kyai Nur's residence is very quiet, there is only Azizah there. He knew that his family might still be in Habib Umar's residence. But Ruby had to wait for them, because she would leave the goods to her umminya to give to Iqbal if they met.

At almost eight o'clock in the evening Ruby was still waiting for her family. Wants to go home, but he's lazy if Nara's still there.

trrrt trrrt, trrrt,

There's an incoming call from Genta on Ruby's phone.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Mommy?" Greetings Ruby.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, By. You where? Hiko asked. You call him, yeah."

"Make what, Mom? I don't have her number either." He was just upset with Hiko

"Well! How could it be anyway? You're husband and wife, you live in a house, but you don't have each other's numbers." Genta Oceh.

"Why didn't he tell me himself? He knows my number."

"You guys get your head on again?" Guess Genta.

"When did we ever get along?" Ruby asked back.

"Ah, yes, right." Genta replied, "Where are you?"

"Still in Darul Hikmah, wait for Abi and Ummi to come."

"Yes, I told him. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Mas."

Ruby looked at her phone in astonishment, Why is Hiko wondering where am I?

Long Ruby waited, finally he heard the sound of a car stopping in the yard of the house. With Azizah he ran to the terrace of the house to greet his family.

The deg!

Ruby was surprised by the presence of several people there. Not only Abi and Umminya are there, but there are Kyai Marzuki, Nyai Zubaidah and also .... Iqbal!

How can he forget if Kyai Marzuki is in Jakarta, surely will stay at his paklek house. He wanted to escape, but Nyai Zubaidah ran over to him and hugged him.

"How are you, Ruby?" Asked Nyai Zubaidah after being satisfied to take off his embrace.

Ruby grabbed Nyai Zubaidah's hand and kissed him, "Good God, Miss Nyai."

His feelings are mixed. Wanting to cry, embarrassed and filled with guilt when facing the Iqbal family. He clasped his palms together to greet Kyai Marzuki and Iqbal.

Her tears just popped out as she looked at Iqbal. How could Iqbal still look at Ruby as gently as that after what Ruby had done to her.

Nyai Hannah approached her daughter, "Why did you suddenly come here, son?" Asked Nyai Hannah, she wiped Ruby's tears.

"Come, let's go in first. Monggo Kang Mas - Kyai." Kyai Abdullah invited Kyai Marzuki and the others into the house.

All enter the house, filling the seats in the living room. Not with Ruby, Nyai Hannah and Nyai Zubaidah. They sit in the middle room.

Ruby repeatedly apologizes to Nyai Zubaidah and repeatedly Nyai Zubaidah convinces Ruby if this is indeed God's destiny.

"Already, Son. In Shaa Allah you will get a better soul mate. Clearly, don't let this cause you to break the cord." Nyai Zubaidah.

Ruby nodded.

"And also, please doakam Iqbal. Today Iqbal decided to take up his faith with Habib Umar's grandson."

The deg!

Instantly Ruby's tears stopped hearing the words that came out of Nyai Zubaidah's mouth. No, it did not stop, rather it was pausing and nurturing his tears until finally the tears flowed more profusely.

This was more painful than when he had to decide not to continue the sermons of Iqbal. Like this is the pain Iqbal felt when he found out he was married to Hiko.

Ruby was crying in her ummh arms, while Nyai Zubaidah was feeling guilty. He does not know if it turns out that Ruby's feelings for Iqbal have not changed.

"I'm sorry, Ruby." Nyai Zubaidah.

Iqbal could clearly hear Ruby's cry, he wanted to go over to Ruby. But his steps came to a halt when a man he knew was already standing at the door.

"Acasino'aikum ..."

That's Hiko, he's coming to pick up Ruby.

"Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh." Answer everyone.

"Come, Son. Login." Kyai Abdullah approached Hiko and invited him in.

Hiko took turns kissing the hands of the kyai there, he was surprised to find Iqbal there. They just shake hands and smile.

"Is Ruby crying, Abi?" Ask Hiko.

Kyai Abdullah nodded, "He is in the living room, come your wife."

"Good, Abi." Said Hiko, then went to the next room.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Ummi, Miss Nyai." Hiko greeted Nyai Hannah and Nyai Zubaidah.

"Council ...." Answer Nyai Hannah and Nyai Zubaidah.

"The husband is coming, son." Nyai Hannah said.

Ruby pulled herself up, released her embrace from her Umminya and looked at Hiko who was standing behind her.

Wh why?

A question that was on Hiko's mind, but anyone could see the question from Hiko's eyes.

"Would you like to go home?" Ask Hiko.

Ruby wiped her tears and nodded.

"All right, we're going home now." Hiko extended her hand to Ruby.

Ruby grabbed Hiko's hand and stood up. Gently Hiko rubbed Ruby's tears, fixed Ruby's sliding veil and rubbed Ruby's shoulders, trying to toughen the woman up.

"Have you?" Ask Hiko.

Ruby nodded with still as much as she pleased.

Hiko smiled, "We'll go home first, Ummi, Nyai's mom."

"Yes, son." Answer Nyai Hannah and Nyai Zubaidah.

Ruby took her bag and took turns kissing the hands of Umminya and Nyai Zubaidah. Nyai Hannah takes Ruby and Hiko to the living room to say goodbye to Abinya, Pakleknya, Kyai Marzuki and Iqbal.

Ruby rushed out of the house with Hiko following her.

"Ruby!"

Iqbal's voice call was heard just before Ruby touched the car's door handle. Iqbal ran over to Ruby.

"Let me talk to your wife for a minute." Pinta Iqbal on Hiko.

Hiko looked at Ruby, Ruby nodded her head.

"Yes, Please." Hiko said then got in the car first.

Ruby turned her body, looking at Iqbal who was approaching her.

"Do I have to apologize to you, By?" Ask Iqbal.

Ruby shook her head quickly, He took something from his bag and gave the two small boxes to Iqbal.

"I'm actually here because I want to leave this to Ummi to give it back to you. But it seems God intended that I give it to you myself."

Iqbal receives two objects he once gave to Ruby.

"I'm sorry, Mom." Ruby Saying.

"I'm sorry, too, By. May we be happy with our own choices." Iqbal. "May I love my wife more than I love you, and may you love your husband more than you love me."

Ruby nodded, her tears starting to drip again. "I'm going mas. Assalamu'alaikum..."

"Wa'alaikum..."

Ruby opened the car door and immediately got into it. "We're home, Mom." Ruby said to Hiko.

Hiko started the engine and drove off his vehicle leaving the Darul Hikmah boarding school.

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