6. Allergy

Throughout the journey, Ajeng and Evan remained silent. It wasn't that they were used to chatting intimately before. No. It was just that the atmosphere in the car felt cold because of what Evan had said earlier.

Ajeng tried not to cry. She blinked her teary eyes repeatedly. Once again, she felt like a cheap woman. She had just gone along with it when Evan touched her, while he claimed he had simply made a mistake.

"I'm sorry," Evan said, breaking the silence.

Ajeng didn't answer. She hurriedly opened the car door so she could quickly meet Ella and ask her what she meant by asking her to come to her house.

"Ajeng, wait." Evan grabbed her arm, but Ajeng didn't turn around. "I... I'm sorry. I'm a normal man. It's been a long time since Ella..."

"Let's not talk about it anymore. I know I married you because of what," she interrupted.

Without waiting for Evan's reply, Ajeng left the man and hurried into Evan's house, which was much bigger than the one she lived in.

After this, Ajeng would find out why Ella had forced her to become Evan's second wife. It couldn't be just because of her illness. Ella seemed to have prepared everything carefully. There must be something that made her best friend make such an unreasonable decision.

"Ajeng! You're finally here!" Ella exclaimed from her wheelchair.

"Ella!" Ajeng half-ran towards Ella and hugged her tightly. She pulled away to look at Ella's face, which looked pale even though her lips were covered in lipstick.

"You guys haven't had breakfast yet, right? Let's have breakfast first. Eh, why are you wearing your work clothes?" Ella asked, raising her eyebrows.

"She has to go to work, or people will get suspicious," Evan replied, who was standing behind Ajeng.

"Suspicious about what?"

Ajeng's body immediately tensed up. Aunt Puspa, Ella's mother, who considered Ajeng like her own child, suddenly appeared in the living room. Ajeng suddenly felt like a thief who had been caught.

"Why are you so tense, Ajeng?" Aunt Puspa asked.

Her tongue immediately went dry. She secretly glanced at Ella for help. For some reason, Ajeng felt that at any moment Aunt Puspa could scold her for secretly marrying Evan.

"Yesterday, Ajeng skipped work because she took me to the hospital during lunch, Mom. If she doesn't show up again today, her boss will definitely be suspicious." Fortunately, Ella was willing to cooperate.

"Oh, I thought you secretly took something from your office or something," Aunt Puspa said.

Ajeng felt like she had been slapped by the words of the woman who was the same age as her mother. Even though the woman probably didn't mean anything by it, Ajeng felt offended. Once again, she felt like a thief.

"Let's have breakfast. Why are you waiting for us?" Evan turned Ella's wheelchair around and started pushing her.

"Hey, how did you guys get here together? How come you're in the same car as Ajeng? Where did you come from?"

This time, it was Evan who tensed up. Meanwhile, Ajeng swallowed hard. Why did they look like an adulterous couple instead of a married couple? She felt uneasy.

"Mom, I asked Evan to pick up Ajeng. I asked Ajeng to come here. So, of course, he had to pick her up," Ella replied.

Ajeng just followed them silently from behind. It turned out that being a mistress was not pleasant. Ajeng had to be mentally prepared at any time if someone accused her of being a home wrecker. And she was really not ready if the accusation came from Aunt Puspa.

They headed to the dining room while continuing to chatter, while Ajeng chose to sit silently in her chair as soon as they arrived.

"Jeng, why are you sitting there? Come here, next to Evan." Ella's loud words made everyone look at her.

Aunt Puspa frowned when Ajeng obeyed and sat to Evan's right, while Ella sat to his left. In her heart, she cursed her friend. She shouldn't have acted so conspicuously.

"Ajeng, get Evan his fried rice, will you? I can't stand up anymore," Ella said again.

Reluctantly, Ajeng had to comply. Remember, her purpose in marrying Evan was to serve that man and pay off her debt. Be patient, Ajeng.

It wasn't that she wasn't aware of Aunt Puspa's eagle-eyed gaze, which had been observing her movements as she served Evan. It was just that Ajeng was trying to put on a brave face so as not to look suspicious.

They ended up eating in silence. Ajeng herself was surprised to see that Ella already had a plate of fried rice in front of her, while the others had to take their own from a special container.

"Why do you seem so used to serving Evan?"

Cough! Cough!

Ajeng quickly drank a glass of water to calm her cough. Aunt Puspa's question was completely unexpected. How should she answer that question?!

Her hands began to tremble now. She was really afraid of being found out. Ajeng knew very well how Aunt Puspa behaved when she was angry.

"Mom, you're so nosy! Evan and I used to go on double dates with Ajeng and Dimas. Ajeng is my best friend, so it's normal," Ella replied.

Even a fool wouldn't believe Ella's words. What kind of wife would serve another woman's husband?

Ajeng pretended to focus on the fried rice on her plate again, until she accidentally saw a piece of shrimp behind the mound of rice. Her eyes widened.

Reflexively, she turned to Evan, whose neck was starting to turn red. Her hand stopped Evan's hand as he was about to spoon some fried rice into his mouth. This made Aunt Puspa look at their interaction again with a frown.

"Don't eat it! There's shrimp in the fried rice!" Ajeng shouted in panic.

Without realizing it, Ajeng turned Evan's face and touched his cheek. "Your face is starting to swell! Where's your medicine?"

Evan didn't answer. The man was starting to have trouble breathing.

"We're going to the hospital now. Come on!" Ajeng pulled Evan's hand and led him away from the dining room.

She was really panicking now. Evan was allergic to shrimp, and unfortunately, Ajeng didn't know where Evan kept his medicine. Rushing to Evan's car, Ajeng put the man in the passenger seat before running to the driver's side.

"Hang in there. I'll find the nearest hospital." Ajeng drove the car fast, especially when Evan started to look weak.

Fortunately, she arrived at the nearest hospital quickly and asked the medical team to immediately take Evan to the emergency room. Ajeng didn't even notice someone watching her from a distance.

That person began to approach, until finally standing in front of Ajeng, who was sitting in the waiting room.

"Ajeng? How are you?"