Don't Say Love (BOOK 2)
Chapter 30

"Whatever course of action you take to expel my women, sooner or later you will see our marriage. Tell your mother too, if you still want to live a quiet life then do not try to incite anyone again. I could destroy your father's company that should belong to Arnetta."

Lusi clenched her hands with a face that looked at the reflection of the face of the man whose "said" had become her ex-husband. Her heart was numb at how cold Jullian was to her. He did everything he could to get the man's heart again.

His life was like hell. His father continues to compare himself to Arnetta, his mother continues to use him to easily gain power while the woman who acts so gently to him no longer wants to deal with him, even just to help him return Jullian to him.

Yes, Lusi had already gotten help from the late Ratih. Thanks to that woman he was able to get rid of Arnetta and marry the man he was supposed to belong to. However, after all his struggles why Jullian had never looked back at him at all. Jullian's hatred for him was not able to make the man want to touch him, even just to hit him like he did to Arnetta.

What harm?

Was it because he had once wasted Jullian by having Arnetta disguise himself or did Arnetta seize all his possessions on purpose?

"Why?"

Jullian, who had been reluctant to look at the woman, was immediately stunned. His jaw is still tight. It doesn't feel good to be with this woman. There was still a lot he had to do especially find the whereabouts of Arnetta. However, Jullian was unwilling to show his uneasiness even though his heart was currently unsettled. Seeing the existence of this woman who is the cause of his future wife to leave it feels like Jullian wants to strangle Lusi to death.

And, now it was as if being hurt Susi below could only look at the floor. If the woman thinks her actions can make her pity, then Jullian must laugh at her. No matter how hard Lusi tries to attract his attention, Jullian will never be aroused. Since learning this woman had deceived her family by claiming that Arif was part of the Basuki family, then that was when Lusi had lost her pride in her eyes.

"I've sacrificed everything, Jullian. Everything !"

Jullian chuckled amusedly. How can this crazy woman say she has sacrificed, even though Jullian remembers Lusi just taking a sneaky way to get everything.

The man also lowered his body and grabbed the woman's jaw so inevitably Lusi had to meet him. The tears could no longer be avoided and Jullian saw it all. But, not a single bit of his heart felt pity. Instead he was fed up with the behavior of Lusi who seemed like a victim here.

"What have you sacrificed? Haven't you only been able to lie to us all this time? You must not be blind and know very well that your lie about Arif I already know. I just have to ask the rest of the lies you've done to me."

The woman stiffened in her place. He tried to remove the grip of Jullian's hand on his jaw, but his strength was not enough to pull over the man's hand grip. The pain began to creep like Jullian would crumble his jaw. Yeah, that guy can do it.

"Tell me out loud, what lies are you still hiding from me. Does it have anything to do with me and Arnetta?"

DEG

The pias on Lusi's face could no longer be hidden by him. His vision suddenly blurred to see the face of the Jullian Sangar. He wants to get out of here as soon as possible. This kind of Jullian was not a man with ordinary emotions. The man could have killed him had he known what he had done to get to this point.

Jullian grinned when he found out that his question had already pierced straight into the woman's heart. Yes, he had been suspicious since the beginning why the reluctant Lusi in a match with him suddenly just gave himself up like a cheap woman. Where did a Luciana whose father was said to be an educated and authoritative woman go. In fact, Lusi is like Arnetta who easily gives up his body for life satisfaction.

"I could have destroyed your father this very second and made all of you homeless. But, I still want to play and want to make you pawns that I can run to destroy Arnetta. So, tell me the truth before I change my mind... "

Jullian exerted his strength to lift Lusi by force. The woman's jaw she believes may turn blue due to the forced pull from her. But who cares?

If Lusi can evict his future wife from this house, it's a sign that the woman is ready to give her life.

"J-Julian.. s-sickness !" Stimulants. Lusi hit Jullian's hand which was still clutching his jaw. He had almost trouble breathing and he was convinced that Jullian had indeed intended to kill him.

"Come on ex-wife, I'm waiting."

No, Lusi can't die now and let these people win. He will get his own happiness, not before he recaptures it from Arnetta. The life that should have been his from the beginning. He had also promised Ratih that he would be happy with his life. The good woman was willing to help him one last time.

"I-I made ... You're separated."

Jullian, instead of reducing the grip, tightened his hand against the woman's jaw.

"Explain, shit!"

The power of Lusi is almost gone. He no longer beat Jullian's faithful hand, clutching his jaw. Soon he will faint. His breath was weak.

"I-I'm the one who framed Arnetta and ... Who sent me the photo."

BRACKET

Along with the release of Jullian's hand, Lusi was sent to the floor unconscious. His power was lost instantly and he knew that Luci did not need to explain more. It was the only truth he wanted to know and when he heard it all, it felt like Jullian wanted to disappear from the face of this earth.

"and ... Nettas..."

***

Patrick looked at the narrow back that was busy berjibaku in his kitchen while crossing and leaning his body on the wall. After years of dust and silence, part of his house now seems alive. The furniture that was once just a decoration in his house is now functional. The aroma of cooking that he had long missed began to spread throughout the house.

And today, it is thanks to a woman named Reva that her wish is achieved. He could see how agile this woman was moving her hands to process food. It felt like an hour of standing just looking at him did not make Patrick bored.

Reva with a simple negligee she gave him last night barefoot in her kitchen made his mind wander off imagining that she was his wife.

Yes, Reva is his wife. Every morning he would see the woman wandering around his house. Really, if there is no practice schedule in the hospital Patrick wants to spend more time at home.

"CHUCK!"

Patrick immediately straightened his body which had been leaning against the kitchen wall. He gave his best smile so that Reva was not too tense to see his whereabouts.

"Sorry."

The man walked over to Reva who was moving his dishes onto the plate. He scanned every move of the woman. Really, he wanted to see this scene every day.

Or maybe forever.

"You can get my heart out of my mouth." Reva murmured with a tone made as if he was upset.

Patrick laughed. How funny it would be if he could see the woman's heart out of place.

"Then I'll be willing to pick it up for you. Don't worry, sweet."

Reva inevitably blushed at the call. Not many men praise him because since the fateful incident when he worked abroad, Reva tried to close himself off from the world. He tried as much as he could to be invisible to any man. However, for some reason he felt comfortable with a stranger named Patrick when they had just met. Not long ago, but the man managed to get her attracted by the warm feeling. 

Revatak never felt it. It had been a long time and he had almost forgotten the kindness that others had given him. Sometimes he asks where did God go? Is there no justice for him ?

He admitted that she was an unholy woman. The woman had already sold her body just for money. And he had accepted his sentence, his mother had never survived. God took it away probably because Revam fought for it the wrong way. This time he could repeat his life in the right way. 

Now near the man could have died horribly. Reva never knew any man other than ... Reva would no longer say her name even in her heart. He was scared and heartbroken. The man he originally thought was a savior angel eventually made his life look like he was in a simulation of hell. If Patrick was the opposite of the bad guy, then Reva must have been given a second chance to change. Changed for himself and the child to be born into this world. 

"Satrick"

The man looked at the woman beside him. Either since when the tall body was already close to him and it made the woman a little surprised, before finally normalizing her breath. 

"What ?"

Reva seemed hesitant at first. Is it appropriate for him to ask for doubt after the kindness of the man held him all night. However, getting back trapped in the same hole is the most stupid act of suicide. 

"Why are you so good? You and I are two strangers who don't know."

Patrick could not bear to show ******smile that instantly created dimples on both cheeks. After an entire night and the woman seemed so happy to accept her help, Reva questioned it. Isn't it too late ?

"Why? Are you afraid that I'm a bad guy?"

Yes, in his heart. Reva would no longer accept such despicable treatment. Every time he imagined it his body shook violently. His sane mind could be gone again. He knew it felt like he was fixated on suffering so he didn't want to continue living. If it wasn't for Arif and the kid in the womb, maybe Reva could have gone completely crazy. 

The man crossed each other and gave an intense look at the woman he had set out to be part of his life. Reva's presence is an additional figure in his life story. He believed that the woman was not a bad person and he knew that he had no intention of harming her. 

Reva.

It was crazy that he began to interpret his feelings as liking. He had been interested in this woman since their first meeting in the hospital. The look full of despair made him want to embrace the tiny body as tightly as possible. Hiding him from this cruel world. Now, God seems to be granting the wish that was never said. Reva came a little into his life without the slightest effort. 

"Take it that I'm good for a friendship."

Reva. Suddenly his body felt stiff and he could not take his gaze away from the man. There was no heartbeat like when he had met a malevolent man from his past. But, seeing Patrick warms up her feelings. Like a traveler who eventually finds a house to take shelter. Although only temporarily.

Patrik knitted his face and stopped right in front, not far from Reva's face. The words spoken from her lips immediately invited a lump of tears that the woman had never shown after the terrible event. 

A fella?

He once had, but before the world took him by force. And now this foreign man wants to be friends? Is the world going to take it by storm this time ?

"I want to be your friend. A friend very close to you, Reva."