In the Name of a Mate
Chapter 40: His Lord's Wish

"My promise, aunt can keep my promise"

"Heh, a man's promise can never be trusted" Bu Dami shook her head with a hint of ruckus

"All men are different aunt, please do not equate me with others" Joseph did not say directly that the other person in question was Nessi's father. Hearing Nessi's story, it seems he will be reluctant to admit the man as his father

"Came just out of curiosity, offered a pseudo-love and left when bored and found a better one. That's how you guys are" said Bu Dami staring at Yusuf

"A man like that means he has no standing in his religion. I'm not saying I understand religion very well, but to be the leader of a relationship I understand in religion what to do when the sacred promise has been witnessed directly by God and the angels"

"The man you mentioned earlier is a characteristic of cowardly men who will surely regret it later" continued Yusuf. Unconsciously he several times raised his tone

Mom Dami was silent, Nessi saw her mother's moody face. He knew that Joseph's words must have reminded him of his father. Next he gave a code to Joseph who fortunately immediately arrested the man

"I'm sorry if maybe my words hurt my aunt. But I'm serious about my promise and not all men are the same as what aunty has in mind. I'll come back next time with the same intention"

"Assalamu'alaikum"

Joseph understood that the trauma must still be there. Ms. Dami just wanted her daughter not to experience the same thing with her. He wants Nessi to get the right man, the man who can be his true love until death is not like the first love to leave a wound

"It means that Brother Yusuf needs more effort, it's natural for a mother to be afraid of the same thing happening to her daughter" Layla told Nessi after the exam was over, because dissolved in the story was almost late in class, let alone the distance of the faculty of Joseph far enough to make his own confusion

"But I'm honestly scared"

"Fear why?"

They were in class, just the two of them. Other students are already out and may choose to go home because today's exam is over

"People say, every child will get bad karma from what his parents do. Some say how a husband treats his wife. So her daughter would feel the same way from her husband later" Layla held Nessi's shoulder and shook her head

"Son Joseph was a good man. Never believe that word. When I hear your story, I'm sure he's just better off not making the same mistake your father did"

"Remove the thought of Ness because she'll hold you back and be afraid to step up. Man's destiny in God's hands, we just live. But we also need to pray, because the only thing that can change it is prayer"

"Don't be glued to those words, be sure and leave them to God. Ask for the best"

"But, I felt unworthy of Brother Yusuf. She came from a distinguished family, whereas my mother was only a designer who was not very well known, let alone with my father's current status" Nessi took a breath and linked her fingers in confusion

"Jeez Nessi, family tree is important. But not a reference rich and poor. Brother Yusuf is my family, his mother comes from a simple family, and look at her happy with her husband now. No one brought up the status, besides the relationship is not for the show off the property of parents right?" Layla chuckles a little at the end of her sentence making Nessi pull the corner of her lips as if approving of her best friend's thought

"Recover the cucumber first, isikharoh. After that, also reassure your mother that Brother Yusuf is a good man"

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"He's back Rio" Qais started to open his voice. He looked at Rio with an indecipherable look. The darkness of the room made the atmosphere more silent, no sound at all

"I think just hallucinating seeing him yesterday, didn't he die after we threw the river away?" Rio replied with a look that could not be separated from Qais' eyes

"That means it's real, you know? Not only did I see it but Layla did too. This is not just our hallucination"

"I think after he fainted and we threw away the river, he would drown and drift to rot" obviously a tinge of anger tucked into Rio's voice. Given how Mr. Rangga's behavior so far that makes the lives of others like toys

"What are we going to do next?"

"Should we find him and kill him again?" Rio's proposal was immediately rewarded with a kick in the shin by Qais

"He still seems to be gathering power. Because it's impossible for everyone to just believe that he's back"

"Because before he comes back to power, wouldn't we kill him when he's weak"

"Rio" Qais's tone of voice changed, like there was something quite difficult to say

"I wouldn't dare to do that again, I've promised myself since I wanted to be better"

"Then you want him to report to the police and we're in jail?!" Rio's tone of voice rose by an octave, like being annoyed by Qais' decision

"We can report him in a more serious case, I'm sure the judge will sentence him to death. The evidence we've gathered is more than enough to ensnare him in bars forever"

"If he reports, does he have any evidence?" Qais continued, "Although there is, I assume he did a stupid act"

"Then what should we do with him?"

"Just protect ourselves first and the closest people, I'm afraid he's avenging in that way" Qais stood creating a creak of chairs in the silence of the room, he patted Rio's head and pulled something into the male's ear

"The earrings are for women, men do not wear things like this" he said seeing pinch earrings, fortunately not making a hole, because maybe Rio's ear will be torn due to the pull of Qais earlier

"I've seen you watching one of the medical school kids, he's my wife's cousin. Do I need to introduce you?"

"Sad, she even likes you too" Rio screeched

"But I don't, my love is only for my wife" Qais replied

"Let me tell you how, such a woman should not be seduced by Rio, but the seduction of her god is the same as the way I got my wife" Qais patted the man on the shoulder before finally exiting the dark room, leaving the pensive Rio with his thoughts.

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