THE TORTURED WIFE
The Past of Zion

Gibran stood near the pool outside the villa. He thought of Lara and her mother. This widespread gossip must have made Lara think and grieve. Gibran was worried about his beloved wife. He picked up the phone on his shirt and called Lara.

"Hallo darling" Gibran said.

"Hallo" said Lara.

"You have to be patient and strong to deal with this problem, I'm sure it will all end well. After I get back later, I'll find out who did the photo spread" Gibran said.

"Aren't you angry with me for the gossip?"ask Lara.

"Why should I be angry baby, I trust you completely, it's just cheap gossip made by irresponsible people" Gibran said.

"Because, I thought you were going to be angry. Even I plan to explain everything that happened to you" Lara said.

"Darling you don't have to worry, I'm fine with the news. I'm the one who worries about you, you have to be passionate, baby, I Love You" Gibran said.

"I Love You Too" Lara said.

"I miss" Gibran said.

"I also miss, I want to see you" Lara said.

"I'll take time off after my work is done, so we can be alone all day" Gibran said.

"Are we really going to be together all day?"ask Lara.

"Yes, we stay at the hotel so Mahira does not disturb our romance later" Gibran replied.

"Who taught you that?"ask Lara.

"There are, the important thing is just the two of us" said Gibran.

"Yes baby, I'm sleepy" Lara said.

"Okay, sleep well, dream me dear" said Gibran.

"Of course I love you" said Lara.

They finally ended the call. Lara went to bed, and Gibran went back to the living room in the villa. Gibran lay on the sofa thinking about Lara, he wanted to go home immediately to be able to accompany Lara at a time like this.

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Terry's mother thinks it's time she had to tell Dianka the secret she's been keeping. As Zion's wife, Dianka must know the true origin of Zion so that there will be no misunderstanding in the future.

"When you were young, you didn't have children, Mama and Papa did everything they could to have children, but it didn't work out. We were desperate and resigned, we thought we would spend our lives alone. Until we lived abroad for years. But one day we came home to this Negera to visit Big Brother Mama. She was giving birth to two twin boys. Because her sister Mama pity to see Mama who has not had children, she gave one baby boy to Mama. She wants Mama to take care of her one baby boy so that Mama can later have offspring. After that we brought the baby boy back abroad with us until now growing into a large Zion even has become the leader of a large company. But when Mama wants to visit her sister's family Mama, they're gone. Some say they're dead. Mama has not had time to bring Zion with her biological family" said Terry's mother.

"Is it possible that Alex and Zion are twins? they are similar, very similar. It's just that his nature is different" Dianka said in her heart.

"I'm sorry Mama told you this, Zion doesn't know any of this yet, Mama is confused how to tell Zion. His real family no longer exists. For sure he will be very hurt and disappointed" said Terry's mother.

"Ma anyway Zion should know all this, lest there will be a misunderstanding between Mama and Zion later" said Dianka.

"Dianka, Mama didn't dare to tell Zion this, could you tell her?"ask Terry's mother.

"Alright, later Dianka will try to tell

this is to him" answered Dianka.

After talking to Terry's mother, Dianka returned to Zion's room. He saw Zion watching television.

"Hey, your face is bent again, are you pretending not to massage me" Zion said.

He just kept quiet and sat down next to Zion.

He rested his head on Zion's boat.

"Zion, I have a fairy tale. Do you want to listen to him?"ask Dianka.

"I'm a kid you read a fairy tale to before you go to bed, you don't want to fool me so I fall asleep quickly and you don't have to massage me" Zion said.

"Zion can you be serious for a minute" Dianka said.

"Okay, hurry up and you cantank me, but let me sleep on my lap" Zion said.

"Hih" said Dianka annoyed.

Zion smiled because she could sleep on Dianka's lap. She felt a comfort she had never felt before while lying in Dianka's lap.

"Zion don't sleep listen to me" Dianka said.

"Let's go start" Zion said.

"One day there was a king and a queen, they had no children. They try various ways to have offspring but still have not been blessed with offspring. One day the king and the queen went to visit their brother. Her brother had just given birth to twin boys. Since the queen did not yet have a child, her brother took pity on her and gave one of her twin sons to the queen.

"What?.the baby boy was me. You're very smart to joke, baby" said Zion who is comfortable in Dianka's lap.

"I'm not kidding, but the story I'm telling you is your life story" Dianka said.

"Ha.ha.huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

"What?..you already know everything from whom? Your mama said she hasn't told you this" Dianka said.

Zion wakes up from Dianka's confession and looks at her.

"Many things you don't know about me, one day you'll know that your husband is a great man" Zion said.

"Zion do you also know that you have a twin brother who may be Alex" Dianka said.

"Alex is indeed my twin brother, I investigated him when I first came to this country. A lot of people think of me Alex, I finally find out about him and in the end I know that I and he are twins" Zion said.

"Zion do you also know that your family was murdered by my father, Giorgio?"ask Dianka.

"I know, but I didn't know that Giorgio's daughter was you, so you had to be my wife in exchange for your father's mistakes to my family. You have to satisfy me in bed, at the dinner table and everywhere. You have to serve me your whole life because I may not pay you anymore" Zion said.

"You're so cruel, you think I'm an animal to obey you" Dianka said.

"Hey I didn't say you were an animal. You are my wife who must be loyal and devote your life only to me" Zion said.

"Zion, don't you take revenge on me?"ask Dianka.

"For what?.your father who committed his crime is not you. So why should you bear your father's fault. You've suffered so much from the grudge Alex brought you, the time I added to it. Instead I want to turn revenge into a love affair between us, let the past remain the past. And now we welcome the future" Dianka said.

"I want to marry you Zion" Dianka said.

"What?..you want to marry me?"ask Zion back.

"Yes, I want to marry you" Dianka said.

Zion held Dianka in front.

"Thank you Dianka, I love you" Zion said.

"Zion put me down, you scared me" Dianka said.

"Tell me love first, and I'll lose it" Zion said.

"I love you, you're satisfied. Lower me!"said Dianka.

Zion took Dianka down and held her cheek.

"Dianka tomorrow we take care of all our wedding preparations" Zion said.

"Zion are you sure you're married to a one-child widow like me" Dianka asked.

"Alex and I are twin brothers so you and Dafa are my responsibility now, after all from the first time we met I was attracted to you, you are beautiful and sexy, your son is also funny and smart, and from the first time we met, I like" said Zion.

"Thank you Zion, you gave me the warmth of a family" Dianka said.

"I'll give you the warmth of a family every day Dianka" Zion said.

Zion is very happy that Dianka finally accepted her proposal. They are so happy with the love that grows in them. Although they often fight, they really care about each other.

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Lara woke up early and then came out of her big house to jog down the street in her residential area. While jogging, many mothers gossip about it. Lara kept walking and tried not to care about the gossip. It turned out that there were already a lot of people who knew the gossip about Carlos and himself.

"Look at his wife Gibran, he didn't have an affair behind him" Mother Siti said.

"Pity of Gibran, he will be a good, diligent and sinter son again. Eh his wife does so" said Marni's mother.

"Less what Gibran tried, it's mothers" said Mother Eneng.

"Try Gibran wanted to be with my son, it could not be his fate as now betrayed his wife" said Ms. Lili.

"Gedek deh has a cheating son-in-law, wonder Ibu Yuliana really relax aja" said Mother Darmi.

"I think this chick wears pellet kali, let Gibran and his mother recede" said Mother Siti.

"The affair is the tablets of mothers, the same time top artists, very march. Yes, Carlos is handsome and rich. Gibran wants Carlos too. Bener-bener chick uler" said Mother Eneng.

"Metul" said All the mothers.

"Udah, the mothers all want to gossip what to buy vegetables" said the Vegetable.

The mothers gossiped Lara while buying vegetables to the vegetable maker. While Lara continued walking without greeting or reprimanding her neighbor. He knew it was useless to explain, the gossip had already been seasoned in such a way that it looked like a fact.