Forced to Get Married Again
Love and Trust

It was morning when Kei leaned on the head of the bed, the infusion had been removed earlier by Sam's doctor, but he was reluctant to get out of bed. More reluctant to meet her husband.

Hardan's shadow with Karina still danced in his memory, making Kei's chest feel tight.

Galang had cheated on him many times, but Kei had never felt this much pain. Pain that makes it tight to feel like dying.

Lord... I must have loved Hardhan, I couldn't have gotten this way if I didn't love him, right? There can be no deep disappointment without deep love.

I was too comfortable with him to make me fall... Makes me careless of its charm... And finally I couldn't prevent myself from falling in love with her...

And now, I'm hurt by it...

I broke my own heart, the day I started to love her.

The door of the room opened, Hardhan entered with a tray of food in his hand, and Kei immediately threw away his face, not wanting to see it.

"You didn't want to come down for breakfast, so I brought it for you" Hardan said as he walked up to her, and placed a tray of food on the nightstand next to Kei.

"Let's... Be eating... Sonya cooked it for you..."

Why can Sonya be nice to Hardan?

Kei frowned as Hardhan's hand stroked his hair, and Kei's hand immediately brushed him off.

"Key, until when are you going to continue like this?"

Feeling annoyed that Kei did not want to see him and did not want to talk to him, Hardan's hands cupped Kei's cheeks, pointing his face at Hardhan, until Kei's eyes looked into his eyes.

"I know you're angry to see my closeness with Karina, but my relationship with her right now is only limited to Kei's work... Not more!! You have to trust me..."

Hardan exasperated when Kei still ignored him, it was better for him to accept Kei's anger than his current silence.

"You don't believe me, do you? You still think badly of me, don't you? What relationship will we build, if not based on trust?!"

Kei was still silent, Hardhan let out a long sigh, trying as patiently as possible to face Kei's attitude. Hardhan stood up and said "Eat... And then get ready... We're going back home. Mama insists on having you cook grilled ribs for her."

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After dinner alone with mom, Kei had a casual chat in his room, they sat in a small chair next to the window, looking through the wedding photo album of Mama and her father Hardhan, and Hardhan's photo album.

"Even since childhood he has been very similar to his father." Kei said referring to a photo of Hardhan when he was three years old.

Mama chuckled softly, "Yes you were right, that time Hardhan was like a little replica of his papa."

Kei stared at Hardhan's tiny face and body, who could have expected this tiny and cute figure, to be as tall and stout as now.

Kei kept flipping the pages of the album, but his mind floated to the party last night. And you feel the inner war inside Kei, "Is there anything you want to tell your mama?" tanyakanya.

Kei was shocked by her in-laws question

"What's? Oh naw... I'm just comparing little Hardhan to Hardhan now." elak Kei.

"Did Hardhan tell mom?" ask Kei.

Mama shook her head, "That brat, never told mama about her life problems, she always put her happy face in front of her, hid and swallowed all her problems herself. But today... For the first time you see him like that, like he has a problem he can't shoulder on his own."

Kei was silent, he tried to smile while his nose felt compressed and his poignant eyes held back tears.

"Maybe he's tired of preparing for his new project in Paris, Ma." Kei said in a raucous voice.

Mama squeezed Kei's hand on the table, on top of Hardhan's photo album.

"Hardhan is indeed your biological child, but you will not tolerate if he makes a mistake, even more hurt you. Mama never thought of you as a daughter-in-law in this house... Mama thinks of you as her own son... So now say... What did that brat do to you?"

Kei's tears can't be shed anymore. He was crying in front of my mom,

"Hiks.. Hix.. She was with another woman at the party last night, Ma.. He disregarded me... Her... Hicks."

Kei picked up a tissue at the end of the table, and curled his nose, "He danced with it... She didn't care about my hurt feelings when she let the woman kiss and tease her... In front of me, Ma... In front of me... Hix... Hicks..."

Mama squeezed Kei's hand even tighter, trying to calm Kei down, "You know who that woman is?"

"Karina... My High School Friend..."

Mom was stuck when she heard the name,

"Darling... Does he work with Hardhan?"

"He's a model, brand ambassador of his latest product Hardhan" Kei explained.

Mama looks to ponder for a while, before starting her story,

"Your mother used to feel that way too... The seductresses around her papa Hardhan. Well... That's the risk we take when choosing to marry a handsome and powerful man dear... But we also have to be wise to deal with it, do not follow our emotions too much, so that eventually make a fuss in our household, which will actually provide benefits for the seductresses. Find out the facts first, and avoid guessing."

"Mama understands the emotions you are currently facing, but you still have to listen to Hardhan's explanation. If you make a decision based only on what you see, the temptresses will take advantage of your weakness, they will continue to make you angry and jealous, until finally leaving your husband. Believe baby... They have a thousand and one ways to flirt... To get the man he is looking for, no matter the man already has children and wives or not."

"The main key in a household is trust. Because love alone will not be enough, husband and wife must trust each other. If you trust each other, you can create an opportunity for your love to continue to grow. And if you do not trust each other, then slowly but surely you will stay away from love, until your relationship can not be resumed. Once that trust is gone, your relationship will really run out."

"But Ma... In Hardan's case last night, he also responded to the woman even ignoring me."

"Did that woman keep moving to Hardhan?" ask mama.

Kei nodded, then said with annoyance,

"Descended like a monkey, and seduced Hardhan, but I was right before his eyes."

"Obviously that woman wants to destroy your relationship, my dear... Don't tell me you sulked and left them both?"

Kei lowered his head, his face flushed red as he did exactly that, "No problem, it's your first time encountering a seductive woman. Next time don't go and don't let them settle for making you mad."

"Let's... Indeed the brat was exactly like his papa, wild-spirited and free before marriage, but after marriage... He will be faithful and keep his wedding vows. Especially if you are his wife... Youknew... Hardhan's been looking for you and your papa for years. And after he gets you... Mama's sure, she'll never betray you."