The Roof You Promised
Part 19 - Meet Dea

Aurorae. It had been two nights since he had to try harder just to close his eyes. There was a tightness in the chest that she herself did not understand what the cause was, which she obviously missed her husband. Tonight even Herjuno did not send him any messages.

If being a second wife turns out to be this sick, I better not marry her.

I don't seem to be able to anymore.

Ah no, what do you think Rae. He shook his head.

Don't regret anything.

There's no point in you regretting it now, just making you suffer more.

Aurorae was busy with everything on her mind. Flipping his body looking for a comfortable position to close his eyes. Until the sound of his phone is heard, a sign of a message coming in.

Rae, are you sleeping?

Aurorae scrunched her forehead. Message from Mba Dea, one of the senior marketing staff at the company where he worked first.

Haven't. What's wrong Mba?

Have you worked anywhere else? Can we meet tomorrow if you're not busy?

Alright. I'll come to the Restaurant at the intersection near the office tomorrow at lunchtime.

I'm waiting for Rae.

Aurorae was busy with her head. As hard as he thought, still could not guess the reason Mba Dea asked him to meet.

While still working, Aurorae and Dea are not too close, just chatting while meeting at the office, even they never had lunch together outside the office.

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The next day Herjuno had not yet contacted Aurorae. Didn't he at least send a good morning message or ask about his wife.

Aurorae grunted annoyedly. He began to cringe and feel unnoticed. His ego began to not accept , determined to repay what Herjuno did. If Herjuno doesn't care about him, then he won't care either.

Even when Aurorae went to see Dea, she did not send any messages to her husband.

“Rae, have you been a long time?” Dea approached him who happened to arrive first. Dropped his butt in the chair facing the Aurorae.

“No, what's wrong Mba? Drink first.” Aurorae thrust a bottle of mineral water in front of Dea, when she saw the woman's breath was dull.

“What Mba running from office?” he saw Dea gulp down the mineral water until it was half gone.

“Since birth , I'm easily tired.” Dea smile.

“What does Mba want to see me? Order something, I already ordered lunch for me earlier.” This time Aurorae handed out a menu book.

“Alright , we'd better talk while eating.” He answered while flipping through the menu book in front of him.

“Did Pak Juno know you were meeting me?” ask Dea suddenly.

Aurorae. Then a moment began to control himself, of course Dea would have heard if he married Herjuno.

“Not , I didn't have time to send a message.” Aurorae.

“Hide our meeting , hem?”

“Why?”

“Ah I yesterday thought all day should tell you or not , but whatever I say later, do not immediately believe , find out first, hem?”

Dea called the restaurant waiter and ordered a menu for her lunch along with a glass of orange juice.

“What is it?” aurorae asked again, after the servant left.

“I only found out two days ago if you and Mr. Juno got married. Honestly, I was with Maudy and Rama had a chance to talk about you, about you and Pak Juno, and about Bu Megumi.”

Dea took a slow breath.

“Because of that conversation, I began to remember that a few days before my sister and I had met my sister-in-law with Bu Megumi, at a restaurant.”

“Mba Dea's sister-in-law? Husband of sister Mba?”

Dea nodded.

“Megumi ex-boyfriend sister-in-law Mba? Then why? What's so strange about someone having an ex-lover?”

“While if the two of them meet again Rae. Ck, you're this.”

“I also several times accidentally met my ex-lover in a cafe or mall Mba.” Aurorae.

“Do not laugh. You didn't see , what Bu Megumi and Satya were like back then.”

His name was Satya. Inner Aurorae.

“Mesra once , they even kiss with shamelessness.”

Aurorae. And Dea throbbed at the gaze of Aurorae.

“Cih. Do you think Dira would cry sobbing if only to see her husband greeting other women for accidentally meeting?”

“Mba what's wrong see? I was so afraid to talk about this, that Mas Juno knew he would be furious thinking I was investigating Megumi.” Aurorae started to shudder.

“Trust me. At first I did not recognize that woman was Ms. Megumi. But after gossiping with Maudy , I started to remember her face , a few months before I was on maternity leave I had time to see Bu Megumi coming to the office to meet Pak Juno.”

Dea sighed again, then chewed on the food that had come five minutes ago. Aurorae is no longer tasteful.

“The night I confirmed it to Dira , I showed a photo of Bu Megumi on Pak Juno's social media account, and my sister confirmed it. She said that her husband was back in a relationship with his ex-lover named Megumi. And you know what? It's been going on for a long time, my sister hid everything from my parents.” Dea started to grow upset.

Aurorae did not know what to respond to. He was just stirring up the food in front of him.

“You remember not the last Rakernas before I went on maternity leave?” Dea asked, looking at Aurorae.

“Yang in eleven branch? Why?”

“At that time I could not go, because my pregnancy was already big, Pak Juno sent Farhan right?”

Aurorae. At that time, Farhan went to replace Dea, which was not possible to travel too far.

“At that time Dira miscarried, rushed to the hospital due to a fall from the stairs.”

Aurorae.

“How is it?”

“It's not that important, the condition is fine now. But she lost her baby. Just yesterday I knew, if at that time he did not fall , but was pushed by Satya to hit the side of the dining table.”

Aurorae swelled wider.

“And you know because of what? Because Bu Megumi canceled their vacation and preferred to accompany Pak Juno out of town for Rakernas. Satya flounders, and when Dira asks in annoyance she pushes him.”

Dea. It was clearly holding back her tears.

And Aurorae put together a memory piece in her head, recalling when Herjuno took Megumi out of town a few months ago. He himself asked Megumi to follow Herjuno, so that he and Herjuno would not have the opportunity to spend time together.

“Cih. But the boy really wanted to cover up her husband's deeds to the end. He even begged me to shut up.”

A tear fell on Dea's cheek.

“I'm sorry , don't know how to react.” Aurorae, shimmer.

“Rae , can you help my sister?”

Aurorae.

“Can't you tell Mr Juno what you heard today?”

Aurorae.

“No mba , I'm sorry. My position is wrong. I don't want to be told to muddy Mas Juno's relationship with Megumi.” The answer is slow, feeling guilty.

Dea sighed softly. Not wanting to force , more or less he understood the Aurorae situation.

That afternoon there were many more stories that they shared. About Megumi allowing Herjuno to marry Aurorae, the story of Megumi and Satya that Dea knows from her sister, and also about Dira who does not want to divorce from Satya.

That afternoon, Aurorae opened up a lot of things that happened to her. I suddenly feel like I have someone to complain about.

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