She had always been a good wife and did every house chore and never for once did she complain even when she was poorly treated by her in-laws. One day her husband comes home with a divorce paper and she signed it after crying and begging. But soon her ex-husband and the whole world were about to know her hidden identity and what would be their reaction?
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"Kamu ngerti nggak sih? Aku ini lagi susah! Kalau kamu mau beli, beli saja pakai uang sendiri!" bentak Denny pada Mira dengan menggebrak almari.
Mira, istri Denny, hanya bisa menatap pria itu dengan gamang. Padahal, Mira hanya meminta pendapat tentang seperangkat alat sholat yang mulai ditumbuhi jamur. Alat sholat itu adalah salah satu barang hadiah dari pernikahan mereka tiga tahun lalu, jadi Mira membicarakannya dengan sang suami.
"Tapi Mas..."
"Sudahlah, aku mau tidur! Uang kemarin, kamu harus memakainya dengan hemat untuk biaya makan kita. Mengerti?!"
Mira termenung, dilihat wajah suaminya yang terlihat letih. Akan tetapi, sebenarnya ia hanya menceritakan bahwa mukena itu sudah usang, bukan berarti minta dibelikan.
Pakai uang sendiri?
Itu lebih tidak mungkin, karena Denny selalu memberinya uang "pas-pasan", dan ia sudah berusaha maksimal untuk berhemat.
Melihat Mira yang masih diam termenung di tepi tempat tidur, Denny justru semakin emosi.
"Kamu ini, sudah miskin tapi banyak maunya. Coba sih sekali-kali berpikir bagaimana caranya menghasilkan uang. Banyak wanita jaman sekarang ini yang bisa maju dan tidak kuper kayak kamu. Kamu ini apa? Cuma bisa menuntut dan menghabiskan uang. Dasar perempuan kurang bergaul!" oceh Denny, padahal pria itu sudah menarik selimutnya, mau tidur.
Ia mengira Mira kesal karena Denny tidak membelikan untuknya.
Mendengar itu, Mira hanya kembali terdiam dengan hati yang sedih. Ia merasa Denny semakin jauh darinya. Entah mengapa, akhir-akhir ini semakin parah. Mungkin, inilah puncaknya?
Mira sungguh tidak paham jalan pikiran suaminya. Dia terus merenung, hingga tanpa disadari, Denny sudah mulai tertidur pulas.
Di sisi lain, Mira sendiri masih tidak bisa memejamkan matanya.
“Huuft…” Mira menghela nafas. Padahal, dia harus selalu bangun pagi. Tapi, tindakan dan perilaku Denny terus membuatnya termenung.
Pernikahannya semakin terasa hambar dan dia merasa Denny semakin sulit tergapai. Padahal, mereka sekasur.
Usia Mira sudah mendekati tiga puluh tahun dan ia sungguh menginginkan kebahagiaan dan kasih sayang dari suaminya, sama seperti semua istri dalam pernikahan. Terlepas apakah ia akan memiliki anak atau tidak, ia hanya ingin cinta Denny yang tulus.
Mira lalu menatap wajah Denny.
Sungguh menenangkan hatinya memandang wajah suaminya itu di malam hari seperti ini. Lebih terasa leluasa daripada saat ia terjaga.
Wajah itu tenang bagaikan air danau yang menyejukkan. Akan tetapi, Mira tak bisa menyelami dan memahami arti dirinya bagi Denny di dalam ikatan pernikahan ini.
Dalam lamunannya, sebuah dering ponsel mengejutkannya, bersamaan Denny yang juga terkejut. Gegas, Mira langsung berpura-pura tidur.
Namun, Mira dapat mengintip Denny yang langsung meraih ponselnya, untuk mengangkat telepon tersebut.
Suaminya itu tampak begitu waspada mengangkat telepon entah dari siapa.
"Hallo," ucap Denny pelan.
"Kamu sama istrimu, ya? Aku cemburu…." Suara perempuan dapat terdengar dari ponsel Denny karena ruang kamar mereka yang begitu sunyi.
Deg!
Mira terkejut setengah mati mendengarnya. Bahkan, tangannya bergetar tanpa sadar. Apakah Denny sungguh mengira dirinya tidur dan tak mendengar percakapan mereka?
Hati Mira bagaikan tertusuk sembilu.
Apakah suaminya berselingkuh selama ini?
"Mas, kenapa malam-malam begini telepon perempuan?" tanya Mira langsung pada akhirnya. Dia bahkan lalu bangkit dari tidurnya.
Denny tentu saja sangat terkejut. Pria itu bahkan langsung memutuskan sambungan teleponnya.
"A-apa maksudmu, Mira? Aku memang telepon perempuan, tapi cuma sama teman lama. Apa salahnya berteman?" Denny terlihat gugup sekali.
"Mas, ini jam satu malam. Untuk apa menelpon temanmu? Berikan ponsel itu padaku, biar aku yang berbicara. Bisa jadi, dia tidak pernah diajari sopan santun, sehingga aku yang akan mengajari teman wanita kamu itu, Mas."
"Mira, sudahlah, jangan berisik. Ini sudah malam. Ayo, tidur lagi," ujar Denny cepat. Bahkan, sebelum Mira bisa berucap kembali, tubuh perempuan itu telah didekap oleh suaminya.
Hanya saja, Mira begitu terkejut. Dia merasakan tubuh Denny yang sangat panas.
"Tunggu, Mas. Kamu demam, ya?" Mira lalu menyentuh kening Denny juga beberapa bagian tubuh lainnya.
Melihat mata Denny yang sedikit sayu, Mira pun turun dari pembaringan. Amarahnya seketika menguap entah ke mana.
Gegas, ia mengambil kompres kain, lalu baskom berisi air hangat. Tidak lupa mengambil obat pereda untuk demam.
"Cepat minum obat ini dulu, Mas. Setelah itu, aku akan mengompres kepalamu."
Segelas air putih dan juga obat, Denny disuruh untuk segera meminumnya.
"Apa siang tadi, kau terlambat makan lagi, Mas?" tanya Mira pelan. Dia begitu khawatir dengan keadaan suaminya.
Pria itu hanya mengangguk lemah.
Siang tadi, ia memang terlambat makan karena banyak sekali urusan pekerjaan yang tidak bisa diselesaikan dengan baik. Perusahaan sedang mengalami masalah pelik, jadi sebagai seorang manajer ia harus bisa mengatasi dengan baik masalah tersebut, sehingga ia melupakan waktu makan siang.
"Aku sudah mengingatkanmu, Mas. Tapi, pesanku selalu kamu abaikan. Ya sudah, sekarang tidurlah dulu, aku akan menjagamu."
"Hemm ... sudahlah! Jangan berisik."
"Tapi, Mas–"
Denny lalu berbicara sebelum perempuan itu dapat menyelesaikan ucapannya,"–kalau kamu gak bisa bantu, maka biarkanlah aku istirahat saja."
Mendengar ucapan Denny, Mira menutup matanya. Dia menghela napas dalam hati selagi tangannya mengepal kuat.
Walau tangan Denny melingkar di pinggangnya, tapi tidak ada kehangatan yang biasa Mira rasakan. Pikiran Mira melambung pada kalimat yang terdengar dari panggilan “teman lama” Denny.
“Kamu sama istrimu, ya? Aku cemburu….”
Mengingat hal tersebut, Mira pun mengepalkan tangannya. “Jadi, kamu berubah karena perempuan lain, Mas?”
What was Duke Grant doing in this place? Was this a coincidence? Why here of all places? So many questions flew around Darling's head as she began to slowly panic. What would he think of her, seeing her in a place like this? Surely this wasn't a good place to find a person in, no?Especially since she would struggle to prove herself to him after he had turned down her offer. Seeing her here would definitely give him a bad impression of her. This was bad.Should she leave this place now and act like nothing happened? Like they never saw each other? Would that work? Her now panicked eyes were still locked in his sharp ones and before Darling could come up with a solution, she felt her left shoulder being tightly grabbed by something strong, or someone?Whoever the person, was held her in a tight grip with their really strong hand. She winced, her eyes were briefly shut before she opened them and slowly turned her head to the side to see who it was.However, her eyes fell on a really wid
Darling fumed with anger as she matched down the street after being thrown out of the Gucci store. Her hands were clenched tightly on her sides as she murmured words to herself while thinking about everything that happened inside the store.“Morgan,” she drawled with a low growl; a deep frown marred her face, but she never stopped walking even though she had no idea where she was or where she was going. She thought deeply about everything that had occurred between her and Morgan right from the minute they met, to think she had considered Morgan a nice person, but the little witch kept proving her wrong with every second that went by between them till now.The words she said, the things she did, the way she acted, Darling had ignored those things thinking they were just little honest mistakes but what happened at the Gucci store told her everything she needed to know and Darling would definitely not let things slide, she would make sure to get back at Morgan this time.Her angry thoug
With no money or card at hand, Darling stood there before the cashier, embarrassed. She had followed Morgan and her friends and did whatever they were doing but why did it not cross her mind that she would need money to pay for whatever it was she would be buying? Darling was so embarrassed that she just stood frozen and not knowing what to do. "Ma'am, are you paying or not? If you can't then I'll call the security to throw you out, you can't just barge here and not pay for what you bought. I don't know what a lowlife like you is doing in a store like this anyway," the cashier blew off. This was enough to snap Darling out of her tranced self and she quickly spoke up, "Uhm, no please, just give me one second," she pleaded and immediately walked up to Morgan who stood at a corner waiting for her. "Morgan, please help me out, I don't have any money on me right now," Darling pleaded while deeply hoping Morgan wouldn't cause more scene. "Uhm, no am sorry, I can't do that," Morgan
Although curious as to why Morgan was suddenly inviting her out to go shopping with her friends, Darling realized there absolutely wasn't any harm in joining Morgan and her friends. Not to mention, it wasn't like she would remain seated in this mansion doing nothing when she had so much to do, like make friends or acquaintances, understand how the entertainment world works, and learn how the rich women behaved. There was no way she would learn any of that by just sitting by, but that does not entirely mean she had forgiven Morgan for what she did, Darling was particularly mad and hurt but she couldn't keep whining around. Maybe if she made new friends, she would have someone to help her begin her acting career. Morgan was looking to join an entertainment company that wasn't her father's because she wanted to build her career from scratch and hardship. She may be new to the old money life, but she also understood that nobody would respect her if she joined her father's company.
"What are you doing? Get away from my bags." Morgan spoke while standing by the door, interrupting Darling's quest to quench her curiosity Stepping into the bedroom, she snatched the photo frame from Darling and pushed her away from the bags, causing Darling to fall to the ground with her butt. "Don't you know it's bad manners to go through people's stuff, you people from the slums just don't know how to behave," said Morgan as she placed the frame back into the bag where Darling brought it out from. "Now get up and leave my bedroom and never step into this place unless I permit you," Morgan ordered with her index finger pointing at the door, a gesture for Darling to know she was no longer welcome here. But Darling was having none of that, she was still in shock at what she was sure and that was enough to make her understand that these bags were meant for her, not Morgan. "Whose bags are those? Because they definitely don't belong to you," Darling demanded as she slowly stood up f
"And what do you have to offer to my company? Is it the talent you lack or the influence you don't have? Because are Mr Sy's daughter does not mean things will go your own way. It would be best if you just stay in your father's company and don't approach me again." Darling heard Duke's words and watched as he left through the elevator with his cold gaze solely on her till he was eventually out of sight. "How mean," She murmured to herself with her face marred with a sad look as she took in those mean words from Duke. They kept replaying loudly in her head like a broken tape. She sighed and turned around, prepared to leave the elevator area when she caught sight of Morgan, not just Morgan but with a small crowd of people. Some of the people in the crowd were reporters, surrounding Morgan as they took photos of her while shouting to gain her attention. Darling also noted the young girls screaming as they ran after Morgan while what seemed like security men surrounded Morgan, prot
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