
Kahar and Ben sat two waiting chairs in front of a quiet room. He looked blankly ahead, as if recalling the past.
“Dion I raised myself, so I know very well how the character he is,” Kahar said in a soft voice. “He's an optimistic type, but a level over where he's very ambitious towards something. It should be good, but in some ways, he can do everything to get what he wants.”
Ben listened intently to every explanation of his in-laws in silence.
“When Dea was born, she was the happiest to welcome her sister. Until they start growing up, and Dea starts to love business. Dion begins to show dislike as Dea tries to break into the company. Dea is not aware of this, but I know everything. Dion kept inciting Dea not to enter my company, so that his position could be safe. In fact, several times planning to harm Dea even though it is not so dangerous. Just make Dea kapok come to the office. Afraid of Dea why-napa, I finally gave a separate section for Dea to be safe from Dion.”
Ben was really surprised to hear that fact. He wanted to protest against Dion's true nature, but he prevented it in order to get a clear explanation.
“But the more I get here, the more concerned I see the nature of Dion. The more silent he gets, the more he passes. Just because Diana loved her like a real child, I kept quiet about this. But, I also can't let him get any better. Therefore, I want to offer the company to you, Ben.”
This time, Kahar cast a confident look at Ben. The interlocutor wanted to ask a question about the explanation, but Kahar continued.
“I also know, that Dea was instigated so that Dea made you cancel entry to the company, and succeeded. That's why I'm not at all offended by your refusal, Ben,” continued Kahar who spontaneously gave a feeling of guilt to Ben. “I think it's done. The plan is, I'll figure out a way to get Dion out of the company. But I saw clearly, he was trying to get close to Dea crossing the line of brotherly reasonableness. You understand what I mean, ‘kan?”
Ben nodded immediately. It was amazing that her in-laws had that much information. In fact, he thought it was smart to hide all the facts.
“As Dea drank, no one knew that Dion was actually the one who brought Dea to the club. He took Dea there, and persuaded Dea to drink. All that I know from the man I told you to follow Dion. There, it was really hard for me to hold back against Dion's attitude, so I waited a little longer to find the right moment to move Dion to a place away from my family. But as it turned out, Dion was more reckless than I expected. A little bit lucky, he did nothing more reckless toward Dea. From here, I've made up my mind, once Dion wakes up, she has to be mutated abroad.”
“Lucky? Isn't this too bad, sir?” ben asked, objecting to his in-laws' words. “You think that ... Dion could have done worse than this?”
Kahar. “Do not rule out the possibility, when viewed from the ambition of Dion.”
“What's it like, sir, the severity?” ask Ben carefully.
“I myself, can't guess what it is, Ben, because Dion is getting dangerous. Could be worse than my guess,” replied Dion. “Makanya, I tell this to you, so that you take care of Dea and beside your wife as long as I do this plan. Although I can't guess Dion's next move, I'm sure of one thing: he won't be easy for me to move to another place. So, it could be ... there is an unexpected thing that he will do.”
Ben is tight in place. Then quietly nodded, agreeing to the request of the in-laws.
*
Ben was sitting on the patient's bedside chair where Dea lay unconscious. Although doctors have said that his wife is still in good condition even though she is a little shaken, Ben still cannot give up his worries. Because, his bad attitude has nodded the comfort of Dea's heart, especially after the incident. Ben had no idea how bad Dea was feeling at the moment.
The night is getting late, but Ben is not willing to move out of his chair after coming to this room. Ja continued to hold Dea's hand as a form of reinforcement, occasionally giving a gentle swab there or in the wife's hair.
“There is no chance of recovery, De,” said Ben in a soft voice, almost resembling a low whisper. “I'm afraid, you sacrificed for something in vain. I'm too scared of a lot of things. I'm afraid .. can't pay for all your kindness and feelings. I'm scared ...”
Ben gives a deep kiss on the wife's fingers.
“Ya, you're right,” Ben continued. “I love you too much, to the point of not wanting to, you are burdened in the slightest by a useless man like me.”
Ben gulped violently, when he realized that his arbitrary actions were even putting pressure on Dea.
“You shouldn't love a cowardly man like your husband. Shouldn't. .. I try to use the nature that you hate the most, just so you won't be able to have feelings of like. Butwhy? Why do you even ... love this guy?”
Ben brought Dea's warm hands to his face, then closed slowly.
“You must remove your feelings, so that there is no burden in you, De. You don't want to, you have to erase that feeling. I'll make you lose that feeling.”
But before that, let Ben enjoy tonight with honesty. That he really needed Dea, wanting this togetherness forever. Ben laid his head beside Dea, as one of his free hands moved up his wife's belly. Gently rub there.
“You take good care of your mother later, huh?”
Not long after falling asleep, Ben listened to a request he could not refuse.
“Good, sleep next to me, Ben.”
*
“Ben, wake up!” Hard shocks were felt in Ben's body, which caused the man to wake up from his sleep.
Ben blinked and squirmed slowly. He began to adjust his gaze, and found the figure of Dea standing beside him.
“Build. Soon the room will be used,” Dea said again.
What would their room be used for? Ben asked inwardly, then wriggled to reassure himself before waking up. However, he did not notice the condition and immediately fell from the cramped patient bed.
“Ben!” screech Dea with a loud voice. She went to her husband to help him sit down. “You anything at all?” dea asked as she examined the wound on her husband's face.
Dea later discovers that there is an oddity in her husband's face. The bruises filled almost the entire face of the man.
“Yesterday seems not as bad as this bruise, Ben.” Dea tried to remember her husband's wounds last night. “Fall .. just the same palm of the knee that hurts. How can it be this bad?”
In order to reduce the worry from Dea, Ben immediately pulled his wife out of the room. Go to the waiting room to talk to each other.
However, Dea stopped her steps forcefully and dragged her husband to sit in the waiting chair.
“Wait here, I find medicine,” said Dea, then move on from next to her husband.
Not long after his departure, Dea came again with a basin filled with water and also a rag in his hand. He compresses Ben's wounds very carefully, and it makes Ben smile amusedly at his wife's worries.
“No longer afraid of the same condition Dion?” ask Ben, fishing.
Dea stopped moving for a moment. “No longer afraid, because Papa has said that his condition is not too severe, but guilt, yes. Still am. Anyway, I made Mas Dion seriously injured until he was unconscious at this time.”
“It wasn't your fault. I want to praise you for your actions. Indeed, if there are men who are bad to you, you must fight as much as possible. Especially in threatened conditions, it is very natural you took action yesterday.”
Dea does not respond to Ben's advice, as his concerns are still hard to shake.
“De,” call Ben after a few minutes silence between them. “I want to bargain one thing for you, which might make our relationship better.
Dea instantly stopped her movements with eyes sparkling expectantly. “What?”
His smile even expands. Because of this, he is a little grateful for the incident last night, because he feels that Ben is starting to realize his own feelings.
“We're quite ready, partner—in this wedding,” said Ben. “I'll just treat you as a friend, can't be more. And I ask, you also do not expect more especially until the feeling down to me, because I will never understand the same thing.”
Dea spontaneously dropped a lap in the basin. When Dea lowered her gaze, one drop of falling tears slid off just like that.
“Later, I tried to uninstall this feeling. Can do what enggak.”
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