The Honorary Owner
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“You take good care of your home, baby. Don't look at any social media today, don't look at the tv either. I don't want you thinking about this. Okay?” hiko said before he left his room.

“Iya, Mas. Just focus on work, yeah. Don't think about me.” Ruby replied, she was ready to take Hiko down.

Tok tok tok!

A hunting knock was heard on Hiko's room door.

“Den Hiko, Non Ruby!” His voice sounded from behind the door.

Hiko opens the room door, “Ya, Bi?” ask Hiko.

“In front of many people, Den. Reporter.”

Inah's answer made Hiko and Ruby surprised.

“You just wait here, baby. I'll meet them at once to work.” Hiko.

Ruby pulled Hiko's hand, “Don't even think of opening it all, Mas. I don't want you to do that.”

Hiko remained silent for a moment then nodded. “Iya, darling.” He left after Ruby kissed his hand.

Hiko and Inah left the second floor. Hiko himself went to meet the news seekers who were so early as that were already guests at his house.

“Hiko, can you tell me about the news that happened to your wife in the past?”

“Is it true that you married her out of pity?”

“What is your marriage related to your career and your father, considering he is the son of a kyai?”

The question of some reporters made Hiko sighs upset, but he tried to calm himself so as not to vent his emotions in front of the camera.

“About the calamity that befell my wife is true. But marriage is not right at all. I love him, no other reason than that.” Obviously Hiko.

Just as Hiko clenched her mouth, a few more questions were thrown from the reporters' mouths. Some according to Hiko's reasonable questions, some are up to questions that he does not think deserve to be answered.

“I won't answer any of your questions. Do you think I'll let you sell my wife's grief?”

Everyone fell silent, no more questions came out of the reporters' mouths.

“I hope you guys don't exaggerate this issue. Don't make him look pathetic in the eyes of others. I know she's not a perfect woman, but among the many women I know, she's a good woman, she's a great honor to herself and her family, she is a strong and strong woman so she can rise from her bad days. And please, don't bring back the bad life he's been through.”

A moment of silence between them. Red and teary eyes are proof that the man who always appeared friendly in front of the camera is now holding sad and angry.

“Please everyone there, you have no right to judge my wife. You don't know what he's been through, so stop as if you have the right to judge if he's guilty. Please don't do that.”

It became Hiko's closing sentence, then he got into his car and left the yard of his house which was still filled with several journalists.

From the second floor balcony door Ruby peeked out there. He could not hear what Hiko said. All he knew was that Hiko's words were enough to make the news seekers reluctant to wonder anymore. He only hoped that Hiko would really not say that he was the one at fault.

 One by one Ruby saw reporters leaving Hiko's yard. The situation in front of Hiko's house was back quiet. He immediately returned to his room and immediately worked on his tablet to finish Go Hanae's costume design.

Not long ago he sat down with his tablet, the sound of the house bell ringing twice. There was no sound anymore, maybe Inah had opened the door for guests who were present at Hiko's house. Curious to make Ruby wear her hijab and go out to find out who came.

Haha look up the stairs, “Non! There are guests nyari Non Ruby.” Hedge.

“Who, Bi?” ruby asked curiously, Is it possible that Ms Tasya and Irma? inner Ruby.

 “Temen Non Ruby, girl.” Answer Inah.

 Ruby nodded, “Iya, Bi. Ask for a drink please, Bi.” Ruby Pinta.

“Iya, Non.” Answer Inah then precedes Ruby down the stairs.

Ruby also rushed down the stairs and into the living room, she was surprised to find neither Tasya nor Irma there, but Ghea. The woman smiled sweetly at Ruby.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Sister Ruby.” Sapa Ghea's.

“Wa’alaikumsalam, Ghea?” Answer Ruby. “Please sit down,” Ruby said.

Ghea sat on the sofa in the living room, facing Ruby. Ruby kept staring at the woman in front of her. Her face was so sweet that it was too hard for her to believe what Hiko said last night.

“Please, Non.”

 The sound of Inah putting down a glass of drinking water for Ghea made Ruby aware of her daydream.

 “Thanks yes, Bi.” Ruby said before Inah left the living room.

“Sama-sama, Non.” Sahut Inah then went back inside.

“What do you need, Ghea?” ask Ruby.

Ghea pulled out her phone and played a piece of the conversation tape.

A piece of sentence came out from the voice that Ruby was very familiar with.

“What do you mean play voice recording Mas Hiko, Ghea?” ask Ruby.

“Sister Ruby is self-conscious, she married sister just out of pity. Big brother make him to continue to be in the arms of brother?” ask Ghea.

Ruby chuckles, “You want Hiko mas, Ghea?” ask Ruby.

“For now I just want his freedom and happiness.” Ghea, hypocrite.

Ruby smiled calmly, “Do you think she is unhappy now?” ask Ruby again.

“Sure.” Ghea answered so sure. “I know him very well!”

“What do you know about my husband, Ghea? Is there anything you know and don't know?” ask Ruby.

“She's been changing partners a lot, she fucks a lot of women including your own best friend, Nara. He cannot live with just one woman. And he was also forced to marry you out of pity for you, Brother.” Answer Ghea.

Ruby smiled calmly, “Is there anything else you know besides that?”

Ghea was silent, she was a little surprised to hear Ruby's question. He did not expect that Ruby also knew that.

“Your marriage is not based on love, right? Isn't your marriage just for the personal benefit of each of you? To save the career of Brother Hiko and a Widow status for you.”

This time Ruby was taken aback by Ghea's statement, How could she know that far? inner Ruby.

“I don't like you taking advantage of it and making it stay with you, sister. You look so pathetic, don't you know that? Hiko deserves a better woman than you.”

“What do you mean a woman like you?”

“Ya!”

Ruby smiled, “If she is unhappy with me, I will very sincerely be willing to let go. But you don't know one thing, or maybe your vision is being filled with malice. Our household is already quite happy now, and we also love each other.”

Ghea stared at Ruby.

“If you come here to profile me, you're not exactly Ghea. Your excuse is too weak to make me let go of my husband.” Ruby Continue.

“It seems like you are very selfish, Sister. it is clear that Hiko was forced to marry you, could she also pretend to love you?”  Ghea hasn't given up.

Ruby smiled, “Iya. I'm very selfish when it comes to my marriage and my feelings. I won't give up just like that.”

“Everyone in Indonesia already knows your disgrace and ugliness, being beside the perfect Hiko just makes you get a lot of blasphemy, Kak.”

“I will try to close my eyes and ears from their blasphemy.”

Ghea began to get upset with Ruby who was very stubborn and completely inedible with her nonsense. It is he who is consumed by Ruby's speech.

“Try getting the person you like the right way, Ghea. Whatever is obtained in a good way, In Shaa Allah, Allah will make it eternal with you.”

“Ck!” Ghea clucked in annoyance, “You don't deserve to talk to me like that, sister. Not your own wedding you get in a way that is not right?”

Ruby surprised, “You mean?”

“Didn't you also snatch Hiko from someone? How hypocritical of you, Brother!”

Ruby was speechless, how could Ghea know that much detail? inner Ruby

Ghea was quite happy to see Ruby could not answer her question. “I've told you if I know anything about you guys.”

Ruby was still silent, staring at Ghea who was sipping drinking water filled with terror.

“You don't know anything about us, Ghea. You know everything from someone. Right, right?” Guess Ruby.

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