The Pledge of the Ingkar
IYI 73'S

Having previously seen William come out with a reddened face in anger, Zoya immediately bailed to all of his men. He said he probably won't be able to come to the gallery again when he'll be home later.

"All of you, thank you for working so hard all this time. I hope you guys will stick around and take care of this gallery for me. And maybe this is my last chance here before I go home. Because most likely I will be difficult to come here. So once again accept it and still please keep the compactness and care for this gallery for me!" 

Zoya waved her hand at them as a farewell greeting. Then he took his bag that was placed on the table. Then the woman stepped away leaving the gallery and everyone there.

In Zoya's heart, she prayed that William would not be so angry with her. Zoya herself was really scared if the man was really mad at her. So he rushed home. But what he did not know, after his death, all the employees in the gallery began to talk about Zoya.

They judge if Zoya is better suited to Damar. Because they pity to see Zoya married a paralyzed man, although finally the man is now able to walk normally again, but William's attitude and arrogance make most of the employees do not like it.

"What if Mr. Liam is more handsome and rich? He is still arrogant and his arrogant attitude can not be tolerated anymore" Susi said upset with all her complaints about the man named Liam.

For Susi and most of the employees there, Damar is the right choice for Zoya.

"Right, I agree with you Susi. I think it's also better for Zoya to be with Damar. They are more compatible and seem to be compatible with each other. Moreover, they have known for a long time," said another employee agreed.

Hearing this, Susi was increasingly eager to defend Damar compared to William. She forgets that Zoya is now the wife of the man. 

"The first time she married that guy, I already felt sorry for Zoya because she was as beautiful and as good as she had to sacrifice her life for a crippled widower man." Susi's face was full of pity on the woman. 

"But now, see? I feel even more sorry for Zoya after she recovers and returns to normal again. Instead of thanking Zoya who has been taking care of her all this time selflessly, but the man was actually arrogant and full of anger when facing Zoya. The human being does not know himself! Don't know the favor!" susi cursed Liam with vengeance.

While all the salon employees were comparing between Damar and William, Zoya had arrived at her in-laws' house. The woman stepped into the house with both hands tightly grasping her bag. There was a hint of fear and doubt in Zoya's heart at this moment. But he kept going by braving himself.

Zoya goes in and searches for William's whereabouts inside the house, but asks the waiter to keep the birthday cake he brought. Zoya searches for William, but she finds no sign of William there. Therefore Zoya intends to head to her bedroom upstairs to see, who knows William is there waiting for her. With that in mind, Zoya slowly steps up the stairs, but before she sets foot on the second rung, the corner of Zoya's eyes sees two figures sitting in the living room.

"Pa, Ma," Zoya said respectfully.

However, the two men only gave small nods to answer Zoya's greeting. Making the woman slightly raise her eyebrows, because she was confused by the attitude of the two people who were not as usual.

Meanwhile, Wulan and Rian were sitting restlessly on the sofa, as Zoya's eyes stared straight at the two of them. Inevitably this made Wulan and Rian feel awkward, being stared at in such a way by their son-in-law.

"Pa, Ma ... What's wrong? Why do you look so nervous?" asked Zoya who was astonished by the awkward attitude of her two in-laws.

"Ehh, no .. no. There's nothing, Zoya," Wulan denied immediately nervously. 

But that only grows more suspicion on Zoya. Zoya frowned as she stared back and forth between the two. "So?" zoya.

Wulan and Rian exchanged glances, before finally sighing resignedly. With a lethargic look on his face, Wulan dodged Zoya's gaze. While Rian, as a man finally he who stands out even though the look of his face is no different from the wife.

With a blushed face, Rian told Zoya the truth. 

"Actually, William came home an hour ago,” Rian told Zoya.

Rian could see that his son-in-law was surprised for a moment, but immediately Zoya smiled calmly in front of them.

"Ooh .. so. So he's gone?" Although Zoya pretends not to feel anything, but actually the heart of the woman is sick, when she heard the departure of the husband without saying goodbye first with her especially she had planned a surprise birthday party for William.

The guilty face is clearly depicted on Rian. The middle-aged man felt he did not have the face to face his excellent son-in-law and contributed to the recovery of their son, William. But William just behaved like this to his own wife.

Nodding in embarrassment, Rian apologized to Zoya.

"Zoya, forgive us. We tried to stop Rian, but the boy would not listen to our advice. So William still chose to go alone this afternoon," explained Rian feeling embarrassed when he said it.

But the woman didn't care about it. He only cares about the reality of this moment. 

"It's okay, Pa. It's not your fault. After all he left there must also be his own reason, right? For birthdays, there's still next year." Zoya pretends to smile accepting that. Though in her heart, Zoya's feelings are shattered. "In that case, I'll go to the room first. Have a good rest, Pa. Have a good rest, Ma" said Zoya, saying goodbye to rest in her room.

Of course Wulan and Rian let him go. Because they can see if their daughter-in-law's face now looks very chaotic even though Zoya is trying to hide. They knew that their son-in-law must have been very disappointed with William's attitude. But the two of them could do nothing for now. Everything was too sudden when it happened. They could only feel sorry for Zoya, seeing that the woman's back was very thin and looked very fragile.

Rian sighed resignedly, at that moment he also rose to his feet leaving his soft sofa. When he turned to look at the wife, how surprised Rian saw the wife's pale face. 

"Darling …"

***

Upon arrival in the room, Zoya tries to contact her husband. But unfortunately the phone call from him was never picked up. He also tried to send William text messages. But there has been no reply from the other side. Zoya gives up and throws her phone to the other side of the bed, while she lays her tired body there.

The woman's memories revolved back to the incident earlier that afternoon in her gallery. Willaim who accidentally saw him was laughing when he heard Damar say something funny to him earlier. At that moment Zoya could see how William's face changed in an instant as she stared at him. Then when the man turned away, Zoya saw how William's eyes were so sharp and full of anger toward him, then left without greeting Zoya.

"Maybe she's still mad at me for that," Zoya muttered to herself.

Zoya's face looks disheveled now, thinking the man she married is leaving when there is a misunderstanding between them.

"You should wait for me to come home to explain everything to you," Zoya lamented hugging a bolster pillow on her bed.

After a long roll on the bed, Zoya finally decides to go to sleep after she convinces herself that maybe William will be home tomorrow and they have a chance to solve this misunderstanding together. With that naive thought, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Zoya, intent on saying that she would go home to her parents-in-law at breakfast, finds that the table is empty. There was no one in the room. Or rather in the whole house empty like uninhabited. He just found out if Wulan's condition dropped for no reason since last night. This makes Zoya undo her intention to go home. In her heart, Zoya wonders what really happened to the Wulan.

"What's wrong with Mama?"