AFTER THE DIVORCE
Chapter 14: Love and Cheating

“Didn't infidelity happen because someone wants better than their partner? Why is Athan the opposite? Leaving the perfect for the far from perfect.”

14

Love and Cheating

“Originally you know, yes, Kei. You suddenly fainted yesterday, I was so confused. Especially even though I have WA Athan if you faint and can not go home—”

Without looking at Rara who was sitting next to him, Keinya immediately cut off the woman's words. “Me and Athan will get divorced.” Kein said it with no enthusiasm.

Rara gasped and coughed.

Giving a glass of water that was in front of him, Keinya looked at Rara. “So, even though you said that I got hit by a train,”

Keinya suddenly fell silent in the middle of his look which became filled with sadness.

“He will still not care,” Keinya said later while dismissing Rara's gaze.

After being silent washed away in Keinya's grief, Rara hurriedly drank the drinking water the woman gave her. And so in his hurry, his drinking water spilled out of part of his neck to his chest.

Rara still could not believe that what Keinya said was the truth. Just strange. On what basis, Keinya said as before? But if you see the woman's expression, there is not the slightest sign that Keinya is joking.

With a still cold expression, Keinya pulled out some tissues that happened to be in front of him. He gave the tissue to Rara who immediately ensnared her with a serious look even irritated, shortly after receiving it.

“Bu-didn't you guys love each other? Watch you overdue, ah!” rara protest.

Rara's hand did wipe the origin around the mouth following the neck and chest shirt that was exposed to drinking water, but her eyes still ensnared Keinya with a look of disbelief.

Keinya was silent while his gaze was still blank without giving any meaningful explanation.

Sadness began to attack Rara. “Kei .. How do you even look so sad?” He almost cried just because he saw Keinya's expression filled with sadness.

In other words, Keinya was not kidding? He's serious about saying that he and Athan ...? Jeez ....

As far as Rara knows, for nine years knowing Keinya, since they both sat in the High School, Keinya is typical of almost every occasion is always serious and very rarely jokes. Even though the woman was watching or stuck in a funny situation. He rarely laughed. At least a pleasant smile that only slightly attracts the corners of the thin lips fill it. Even if Keinya smiled a lot more loosely, it must be because the woman deliberately did it to pour her frustration.

Besides not having a sense of humor, Keinya is a rigid person and will only be free to express through writing. Let alone saying tranquilizing words let alone sweet, just hugging Keinya very stiff. Even about the habits of chirping at every meeting or separation, his good friend prefers to avoid. Even if undergoing, of course a robot is much better at doing it than Keinya.

“Kei ... Are you really not kidding?” Rara tried to make sure and unfortunately there was still no reply or just a further explanation from Keinya. The woman was completely silenced in sadness.

“When you often show off affection,” hiss Rara still does not believe.

It was hard for Rara to believe, let alone Keinya and Athan being famous as a mismatched couple among their friends. Almost all who know both think the same with him—Athan and Keinya very suitable. However, if the situation is as it is now, in other words, the assessment as well as the assumption of many people does not guarantee the fate of a thing without the exception of relationships.

“We never show off intimacy.” Keinya hurriedly commented, correcting Rara's assumption that instantly smirked while putting on an innocent expression.

“I mean you guys are very suitable.”

Rara started to feel wrong. He was afraid, his way of giving Keinya input so as not to part with Athan even more hurt the woman.

“In addition, you also rarely fight.” Rara pursed her lips. “And so fit you guys, all who see instantly become envious.”

Keinya's reply instantly made Rara shut up. The shoulder-haired woman was downcast because she felt sad and wrong.

“If indeed me and Athan love each other, of course he still survive without secretly looking for happiness from other women. So do I. If indeed I really love Athan, of course I will stay with him even if he prefers other women.”

Deep down, Keinya was also confused. What is love really like? Because as he just said, if he and Athan really love each other, they should stick around and be together, right?

When Keinya looks very sad in his silence and daydreaming, Rara is a nightmarish. Rara was busy gnawing while occasionally gulping, enduring the disbelief that kept demanding her to immediately figure out the cause. Athan cheated? That guy betrayed Keinya? Why does what feels so impossible actually say from Keinya's lips that never joke? And why did Athan have to cheat where it was the reason for the divorce between the man and Keinya?

“Actually, what is love like? I myself am not sure. .. I do not know.”

The longer, Keinya's voice becomes more and more fluid is no different from raving. There was such a huge destruction and it was as if the woman had deliberately covered up.

“K-kei .. wait!” Rara shook and held Keinya's hand.

Keinya looked at Rara and looked forced even lazy.

Rara looked at Keinya with a very serious gaze, where others who saw her could immediately tell, she would say serious things to her interlocutor.

Rara wanted to say a word, pouring out the questions that had filled her mind. However, his tongue was suddenly twisted, making him painstakingly rearrange the words he wanted to ask much louder than before.

“Athan cheating?!” The sentence just darted from Rara's lips accompanying her disbelief. Even because of it, his breathing was stingy. The bitter feeling suddenly mastered it. Pain, definitely. Especially if he lived it? Keinya must not only be sick, but very depressed!

Keinya gulped while brushing off Rara's gaze. Already he guessed, that question will be directly thrown from Rara's lips. “Yes. He returned to Tiara.”

Rara was surprised. Even because of it he reached the storm. “Yang sure, Athan prefers Tiara-class chili-cabean?” he muttered without daring to say it. Rara was afraid, Keinya who was quiet but emotional, until he heard it then fainted. Because the habit of the woman if it is too much thought can immediately faint.

Rara doesn't want her best friend to be sad. Already cheated, Athan's affair is not better than Keinya.

Doesn't infidelity happen because someone wants better than their partner? Why is Athan the opposite? Leaving the perfect for the far from perfect.

“Now they stay home with me and Athan. So you don't look for me there let alone come there.” Keinya's voice still sounded flat uninspired.

Additional explanations from Keinya make Rara more curious. Keinya and Athan very rarely quarrel or just disagree. However, once they have a problem, they are no different from glass antiques so thin and easily destroyed by a small break.

“Step ... Your story almost made me die young!” Rara tried to relax a lot. The woman managed to breathe as quietly as possible with both hands crossed in the chest. He could feel, his heart pounding unnaturally and much firmer than usual. “Your story is really similar to the story that always trends in the group next door ... when we never make a story like the actor ..?” Rara glanced at Keinya who again brushed her aside.

“Quickly finish your breakfast because soon we will meet Ryunana.” After a moment of silence, Keinya added, “Don't discuss anything about Athan again.”

Rara belittles. Both of his hands gripped Keinya's hand.

Although looking lazy, Keinya also glanced and looked at Rara.

“So, the Yuan is the new papa candidate for Rainbow?” Rara grinned at jail.

To him snorted then creased Rara's grip. “Do not gossip. We were together because we were having a business.”

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