The Marriage Tragedy Mixed
Chapter 55. Back to Old Habits.

Jana snorted in annoyance as she looked towards Risa who was busy with her phone at one of the stall tables. The woman came every day, from morning to evening, waiting for Joshua.

Jana has no problem. However, when the stalls are crowded, Jana lacks seating and there are some visitors who must queue.

Risa does not know herself. He does not want to be told to sit in the kitchen, or just help. Every day the woman came just to watch over Johsua.

"Josh, I don't like your wife, do I? But, if the stalls are crowded again, he makes us lack of space. Does it have to come every day, then?" jana protests one day. Jana looked at the woman's behavior.

Already come just to sit around while struggling with a cell phone, the order is just warm tea, eating a place anyway, of course it makes Jana regret not playing.

"Yes, I'll say the same to him later," replied Johsua while commenting on a smile. He thought there was a jealousy factor in Jana's heart, as she protested against Risa's behavior.

"I'm not saying this because I'm jealous, am I?" terang Jana's. Either true, or not. Clearly, he felt uncomfortable with the presence of Risa every day.

Joshua commented his smile while looking at Jana's back and disappeared behind the door. He continued his activities cooking orders for visitors.

"Darling, tired, huh?" Risa appeared from behind the door and immediately struggled spoiled to Joshua.

Joshua who was feeling uneasy and troubled by Risa's attitude, pushed the girl slowly away. "Risa, I'm at work. If you want, you can help, okay?"

"Honey, I'm pregnant again, why, told to help? Really, really? Your son in this belly who asked for a whore continues to be like his father!" Risa stroked her flat stomach.

Joshua scratched his head in frustration. "Can you sit there? Do not sit in a chair for visitors. It's hard later if there's a lot of queues."

Risa grunts annoyed. "It must be your ex that told you, huh? Why, anyway, him? Don't like me very much?"

"It's not so, Risa. Jana's in charge of this shop. He wants all visitors to be comfortable."

"So, I'm making visitors uncomfortable, is that it?"

Joshua took a long breath. Arguing with Risa will be endless. Every day there are small things that spark debate between them.

"Can you sit in the kitchen? Over there." Joshua pointed to the table and chair that was in the corner of the kitchen that was usually used for him and Jana lunch.

"You got a damn thing, Josh? When I was told to sit in that rich corner?"

"If you don't want to, you're at home" Joshua said, starting to pick up on Risa's stubbornness.

"Let you be free to be affectionate with him, right?"

Joshua patted her forehead. "It's up to you to think what!" He shook his hand. Lazy against Risa.

"Darling, you, what, anyway?" Risa whines while hugging Joshua's arm.

Joshua releases Risa's hand checks as Jana walks into the kitchen. The girl breezed casually towards the refrigerator, took two pieces of seasoned chicken meat, then thrust it into Joshua. "Fried chicken two portions," he ordered the man.

"Okay" said Joshua.

Jana stared cynically at Risa while stepping out of the kitchen. The cold war between the two women could explode at any moment, just waiting for the right time.

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The debate re-occurs when Joshua and Risa arrive at their apartment. That made Joshua's head feel like it just wanted to explode. He who is tired all day working in the stall, still have to add Risa's own arbitrary behavior there, then get home, endless debates with the same problems, still he has to face.

"Find some fresh air."

"You want a date with Jana, huh?" accuse Risa.

Joshua clicking. He just wanted to have a drink at the bar with his friend, Scott. Although he does not refuse if Jana invites him to come to her apartment. But that can't happen. Jana hates.

"As much as you want to think."

"Josh!" risa Sentak. "Kok, did you say it? So, really, huh? Do you want to go on a date with her?"

"I don't want to date her! I'm gonna have a drink with Scott, okay?" joshua was upset.

Risa grumbling. He then watched Joshua leave. He threw his body into bed. He's bored. Every day his activities are just that.

Ningsih has introduced her to the Melati group; the association of women married to locals, since she married Joshua a few weeks ago. However, he has not been so confused with the women, because he felt he did not have enough ammunition.

Most members of the Melati group have wealthy husbands. The items they wear during the gathering are all branded. While Risa, she only brought some branded goods that she bought while still in Indonesia, the result of being a pet for sugar daddy.

Given his former life in Jogja, it seems he must devise a strategy to find rich men in Manhattan. Because, relying on Joshua alone will not be enough.

Moreover, Joshua said that he only received a little inheritance from his parents. The inheritance he bought was a small apartment, and the apartment was occupied by Jana.

He had often protested to Joshua to drive Jana out of there, then sold the apartment to help with the rent for the apartment they were living in, however, Joshua always refused to expel Jana from there.

It also sparked a quarrel between him and Joshua.

"Ning, I'm really bored of his life gini-gini mulu here," he complained to Ningsih, when he visited his best friend's apartment.

"What do you want to do?" ask Ningsih.

"We are rich again, time is still in Jogja. Nyari sugar daddy," kekeh Risa.

"Seriously?" Ningsih looked at Risa full of probing.

"Be serious" said Risa. "Oh yeah, inget the story of Melati's mothers about Jana, no? She's having an affair with her husband Madam Atmini."

"Yes, inget, I was. That would be a trending topic."

Risa stroked her chin. "Emang her husband Mbak Atmini is rich, huh?"

"What I see, is that he's rich. Next week, deh, it's his turn to gather at his house, tuh. You see for yourself."

Risa nodded. "Eh, the Atmini is using what pellets, anyway? How can you, yes, have a rich husband? In fact, he looks right, sorry-sorry, mediocre," he said.

"But, it's old for her husband, really," said Ningsih.

"Owhh!" Risa nodded back.

"Why is that, Ris? Your interests?"

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