The Love Trap of the Ruler.
Chapters 296. I don't want to play the victim.
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An unusually loud slap was heard echoing in one of the presidential palace rooms. Antony suppressed the heat that slowly turned into pain that spread to make his ears buzzing.
“Are you crazy, Antony!” shouted the voice of the man with his face that had turned red. Blazing eyes full of emotions that want to be resolved. His breathing deeply felt the urge of anger that encroached on every vein of his veins.
Antony just stared at his violent-faced father. Antony locked his lips tightly. Not wanting to respond to the father's anger.
“Jawab Daddy!” shouted Antony's father while challenging Antony so that the mother had to pull the body of the husband so as not to pounce on his son. “Why did you even announce that you were going to step down from the presidency?! You know what I've done to make you like this?! Make you a president!” tell me and shout Antony's father fiery.
Of course he was shocked by all this. His life so calm and peaceful was suddenly disturbed by the circumstances that made him jump from his sleep. The case of infidelity that has made his head throb. When Antony decided to hold a press conference. His father thought Antony would explain and straighten out all of this. But what was conveyed by Antony instead directly made it like being struck by lightning. How can this son announce that he will step down from his current position.
“What I do is the best!” antony finally answered his father.
“What do you mean by ‘the best!’ by stepping down from your post! Are you crazy! You know how many people want your job! You know that! I've devoted all my treasures and thoughts just to get you to this top and you easily said to retreat!” yell Antony's father again.
“Then why don't you just run for President. I never wanted to be President. And what made me agree to be President I got, so I quit. Besides, my electability to be President has gone down with all this. Playing being a victim, it's not a thing I would do.” Antony stared firmly at his father. His calm face troubled everyone who saw him.
“You!!” The father immediately pointed at Antony's face with all his emotions that he could endure, it made Father Antony's body shake so strongly.
“My husband, don't do this. Antony! Don't think that way about your father. She couldn't have wanted you to act as a victim.” Antony's mother tried to calm the husband. Afraid if suddenly the husband even collapsed because of the behavior of the child.
“Don't say softly like that Mother. I know actually you also know that Dad wanted me to divorce Adelia and make it seem like everything was his fault that people sympathized with me. Mother, would you do such a thing to a woman? Adelia, will bear it all.” Antony looked at the mother who was actually going wrong. She didn't want Antony to do that to Adelia, however she knew she was a good woman. But, of course, without it, her husband's dream will be destroyed.
“Then, I've charred Daddy.” Antony stared at his father with a lyrical voice. The gaze of his eyes that had been firm slowly turned into a soft, gentle, but also touching one.
“What do you mean, Son?” ask Antony's mother confused. Why was Adelia burned by the fire, but Antony who claimed to be charred?
“Because I've been playing fire first. Adelia did all that because I didn't love her at all. I could never love him and I made him like that. He and that man, they had absolutely no relationship but because of me being so stubborn, I ignored them. It was done by Adelia because I asked for a divorce from her. And he sacrificed himself also his good name just so we could part.” Antony turned the reality upside down so his family wouldn't accuse Adelia. Although there may be no intention of Adelia doing it to get away from it, and all this is just a misunderstanding. Or indeed Adelia has more feelings for Raftan, Antony does not care. But he didn't want the woman to be blamed by her family, because he knew, the root of this problem was all her. “I'll have a child from another woman.”
Instantly the room that was only filled by the three of them was silent. The faces of Antony's father and mother were shocked and completely distrustful of what had just come out of the Son's mouth. The kid?! From another woman!
“What!! What you said was Antony!” yell out Antony's father. Fortunately, his physical condition was fine so he did not have a heart attack or anything even though now his head was like being hit by a hammer and his chest was like being tightly bound, wrapped around the mine that was pushing.
“I have a child from another woman, and I want to marry her before our child is born. So I guess, I'm still going to step down from this presidency even if Adelia doesn't do this for me. And Dad, this is all my fault. If you don't want to recognize me as a child. I'll take it. But, whatever happens, I will marry the woman,” Antony said with a face that returned firm and unhesitating.
Antony's father just shook his head slowly. Not knowing what else he had to say to his son who turned out to be this devastated. He was always proud of his son who had once performed and become so perfect. But it turns out .. Antony's father can only sit with eyes that can no longer accept all the surprises for the surprise given by his son.
Antony's mother doesn't know what else to do. She just sat next to her husband while stroking his shoulders. Tears that became his weapon could only flow just like that. Antony just stared at the two, a lifetime of being the perfect doll for both parents. Now, he wants to get out.
Antony walked out of the room. There was nothing more he wanted to say or discuss because he was sure his father would not want to see him anymore.
“Antony! Antony!” shouted a man with a trembling voice walking towards him. The effort to penetrate the defense of the presidential palace which is now still on standby at the presidential palace. Of course it makes Antony's firm steps stopped instantly.
The man's eyes looked at Antony with reddened eyes and a trembling body. Holding tight Antony's upper arm with lips that look very difficult to open. “Where is Adelia?”