A handprint on the glass window in the bathroom leads to me discovering my husband's betrayal. I want to find that woman and make her and my husband pay.
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Bab 1"Rencananya kapan kalian akan menikah secara resmi?" Samar, aku mendengar obrolan di ruang tamu. Jelas sekali itu suara ibu mertua. Siapa yang akan menikah secara resmi? Tangan yang sudah siap mengetuk pintu aku urungkan. Mematung di depan pintu adalah pilihanku saat ini. Mencuri dengar obrolan mereka dengan tangan membopong Wildan yang sedang tidur."Radit belum tahu, Bu." Aku terperanjat , kaget mendengar jawaban mas Radit. Jantungku memompa darah lebih cepat dari biasanya. Ya Allah, apa maksud semua ini?Tidak, tidak mungkin suamiku menikah lagi. Aku pasti salah dengar. Hatiku menolak tapi pikiranku menyimpulkan sesuatu."Apa memang harus diresmikan pernikahan kalian, Dit? Apa tidak sebaiknya kamu ceraikan saja wanita itu. Ibu memikirkan perasaan Alina. Dia begitu baik selama ini, Nak. Ibu tak tega melihat dia terluka." Innalillahi … berarti pradugaku tadi benar.Detik ini rasanya duniaku runtuh. Apa yang aku dengar bukan lagi halusinasi atau sebuah mimpi. Dadaku sesak bagai kena hantaman bogem besar. Air mata luruh begitu saja beriringan dengan hancurnya hatiku. Kenapa kamu tega melakukan ini semua, Mas? Kenapa? Apa kurangku? Aku punya anak. Aku mengurus ibu dengan penuh kasih sayang. Apa salahku sampai hati kamu menduakan aku? Ingin rasanya aku mendobrak pintu dan mengumpat langsung di depan mas Radit. Namun, bukan itu yang aku butuhkan saat ini. Aku harus tenang untuk menghadapi mereka."Bu, tidak mungkin aku menceraikannya. Dia sama pentingnya dengan Alina. Sama-sama bermakna untuk Radit, Bu. Sebentar lagi Ralia masuk sekolah. Kami butuh status yang jelas di mata negara, Bu." Ya Allah … mereka sudah memiliki anak? Sudah mau sekolah? Artinya mereka menyembunyikan ini bertahun-tahun lamanya.Aku tak sanggup lagi mendengar pembicaraan ibu dan anak itu. Segera, aku mengetuk pintu setelah menyusut air mata dan mengatur napas. Seolah tidak terjadi apa-apa."Sayang, kok sudah pulang? Sama siapa? Sejak kapan sudah di sini?" Rentetan pertanyaan mas Radit ajukan padaku. Celingak-celinguk dia menatap ke arah jalan."Ya, Mas, kebetulan tadi aku nebeng Kang Dika, dia mau ada urusan di daerah sini. Sebentar, ya, aku menaruh Wildan dulu di kamar sekalian bersih-bersih." Aku tersenyum tipis ke arah mas Radit yang wajahnya terlihat kaget dan ke arah ibu yang memucat. Mungkin mereka takut aku mendengar semuanya. Terlambat!Segera, aku tidurkan Wildan ke ranjangnya dengan penuh hati-hati. Kutatap wajah polos yang tertidur dengan damai itu.Wildan bukan tipe orang yang mudah terganggu tidurnya dengan hal-hal kecil. Persis seperti bapaknya. Tidurnya selalu pulas dan tidak mudah bangun.Ah, mengingat bapaknya membuat dadaku semakin sesak saja. Apa yang membuat lelaki itu begitu tega mengkhianati pernikahan ini?Mereka yang terlalu pintar dan aku yang terlalu oon. Tak pernah curiga sedikitpun saat suami berminggu-minggu tak pulang ke sini. Aku terlalu percaya pada lelaki yang terlihat setia itu. Bagaimana tidak setia di mataku? Ia tak pernah sibuk dengan handphonenya. Selalu memanjakan dan menyayangi aku sebagai istrinya. Tak pernah menunjukkan gelagat yang mencurigakan. Selalu dekat dengan anak meski jarang pulang.Tak pernah terlintas sedikitpun bahwa suamiku memiliki istri baru. Aku mengerjap berulang kali agar embun di mata ini tak menjadi anak sungai. Lekas, langkah kaki kubawa ke arah kamar. Sudah tak ada ibu ataupun mas Radit di ruang tamu. Ke mana mereka? Sudah selesaikah pembicaraan mereka?"Surprise untuk istri tercinta." Mas Radit memberikan buket bunga padaku ketika pintu kamar kubuka. Senyum terbaik dia suguhkan padaku. Manis sekali bukan? Dulu aku akan berbunga-bunga diberikan surprise seperti ini. Sekarang tersentuh pun tidak. Semua terasa basi."Terima kasih, Mas." Senyum tipis kuberikan pada lelaki yang terlihat sok romantis itu. Buket kuambil dari tangannya. Lekas, kutaruh di atas nakas tanpa ingin mencium aroma bunganya seperti dulu-dulu lagi."Sayang, Mas kangen." Mas Radit m merentangkan kedua tangannya ke arahku. Dulu dengan segera aku akan merangsek ke dada bidang itu. Sekarang semua terasa menjijikkan."Maaf, Mas. Aku mandi dulu, ya, sudah gerah banget ini." Lagi senyum tipis yang aku berikan padanya seraya masuk ke dalam kamar mandi. Gurat kecewa tercetak jelas di wajahnya. Kecewa yang kamu rasakan tak seberapa dibanding kecewa yang aku dapatkan, Mas!Kran air di bawah aku buka, begitu pun dengan kran shower. berharap menyamarkan suara isakan ku nantinya.Tumpah sudah pertahananku yang sempat kutahan. Air mataku luruh bersamaan dengan merosotnya tubuh ini ke lantai. Aku memeluk lutut di bawah shower yang mengucur. Percakapan ibu dan anak itu kembali terngiang di telingaku. Apa salahku sampai kamu tega melakukan ini semua, Mas? Apa alasan kamu menikah lagi, Mas? Aku rela jauh-jauh ke luar negeri untuk bisa merubah taraf hidup kamu, Mas. Hingga sekarang bisa terpandang karena memiliki lahan berhektar-hektar. Aku rela menjadi perawat ibumu agar kamu tenang dalam bekerja. Semua itu aku lakukan dengan tulus. Tapi apa yang aku berikan padaku, Mas? Sebuah pengkhianatan!Aku berjanji, Mas. Tidak akan tinggal diam atas semua perlakuanmu ini! Aku yakin sampai kapan pun kamu tidak akan pernah jujur padaku. Biarlah aku akan pura-pura tidak tahu, tapi akan banyak sekali perubahan sikapmu terhadapmu, Mas!Rory cried hard and fell to the ground, weeping in a heap by my feet. I was startled and tried to get him to leave. However, he hugged my legs and refused to let go of me.I thought that he must have gone crazy in the head, so I exclaimed, "If you don't leave now, I'm calling the police!"Rory then yelled at me, "What else do you want me to do? I've already been punished enough! Must I die before you're finally happy with the outcome?" He suddenly knocked me to the ground before rushing into my place. I was shocked. This was bad. He was going to do something to Bella!I quickly stopped him and promised to give him some money. It was only then that the ferocious expression on his face finally vanished.I took out all the cash I had at home and gave it to him. However, he didn't know that I'd secretly pressed the recording button on my recording pen back when I'd still been trying to dissuade him.After taking my money, Rory ordered me not to tell anyone about this, or else he did
I took out the divorce papers and told Rory, "Let's get divorced. I'll buy your share of the company and pay the full amount to you in cash. You'd hate to see the company we worked so hard for go down in flames, wouldn't you? Besides, you're strapped for cash now, too.""We've been together for so long! Must you do this to me?" Rory roared at me as he tore up the papers."That's right. We've been married for five years, and you repaid me by cheating on me. You're even making me clean up your mess! So, who's the one who doesn't give a shit about our relationship?"Rory had nothing to say to that. I handed him another copy of the divorce papers and said, "Let's end this on good terms."Rory smiled bitterly as he took a pen and signed his name on the document. "You will regret divorcing me, Gabriella Lancome! When I build another company in the future, I won't take you back even if you beg me!""I'll be waiting for that day to happen," I replied. This was ridiculous. Did he really th
I looked at Mia, who was perfectly playing her part as the wronged and ashamed victim. I suspected that she'd convinced herself she was an innocent victim of rape at this point.Rory sighed and lowered his head, not daring to look at me. Seeing that, I asked for him instead, "So, how much money do you want?"When Mia's mother, Karen Montgomery, heard me, she hurriedly nudged Fred to say something.He immediately said, "We're not leaving without 200 thousand dollars! You ruined my daughter's innocence! It's all because of you!""What innocence? She's the homewrecker here!" I exclaimed in response. Mia's parents nearly fainted when they heard me."What nonsense are you talking about?" They stared at me in disbelief. I figured they probably still hadn't grasped a hold of the situation, but I was too lazy to explain things to them anymore. I was just going to let Rory pay them off."Fine. I'll pay you 200 thousand dollars. We'll sign an agreement later on. When Mia goes back, she w
I got someone from the company to stall Rory while I brought a group of people over to Mia's new place, planning to expose Mia for seducing my husband.I knew that Rory wasn't completely innocent. It took two to tango, and Mia wasn't entirely to blame for the affair. However, I purposely made it seem as if Mia was the one who'd seduced Rory so that she'd be disheartened.After all, I had to strike her weakest spot as soon as I could so that she wouldn't have any time to react. This was one of my important tactics.I went to make a huge fuss with a group of my friends. I made sure to tell them everything Mia had done to me and Rory while my friends attacked her with their words and curses. Some of my short-tempered friends even tried to hit Mia. I didn't want Mia to get too injured, so I stopped them after they'd delivered a few slaps to her.Mia had just moved to her new place a short while ago. She'd still been living her life peacefully when I did this to her. With this little
However, it was impossible for Rory to complete the order in time. The second he signed the order contract, I got people to cause trouble for him, majorly disrupting his flow and delaying the delivery of raw materials as much as possible.Although Rory tried his best to make up for lost time by getting everyone to work overtime, he still couldn't complete the order within the stipulated time.Frustrated, Rory then got into a row with the person in charge, demanding that they extend the deadline. However, the other party said they were going to follow the terms that had been clearly written in the contract.There was nothing Rory could do but pay up the massive fine outlined in the contract.Just like that, he'd failed to reap any profits from this order. Instead, he'd even lost a huge sum of money because of it. Rory came home that day and started venting to me. He asked me if I could talk to the clients nicely to lessen the fine because there was no way he'd be able to pay up su
I was so agitated that I was about to rush over and drag Mia away from Bella. However, a split second later, Mia slapped Bella on the cheek.Meanwhile, Rory just strode over to the car from afar, went up to Mia, and kissed her.Rory and Mia had been seeing each other behind my back after all! It seemed they thought I was easy to fool. I'd been too naive. How could I have believed the promises they'd made to me? What I'd seen would also explain why Bella had been very unhappy lately. While I'd thought I'd been doing everything I could to protect her, my naivety and kindness had only caused her more pain.I decided right then and there that I wouldn't hold back any longer. To hell with it! I only had one thought left in my mind—I wanted to watch the disgusting couple perish before my very eyes!I stopped myself from rushing forward and socking them in the face, convincing myself that I had to meticulously plan my approach so that I could exact my full revenge on them.Ironically
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