Cursed Night
CHAPTER (40): Misunderstanding

Tere immediately looked back, and he was surprised to see the man who called this woman was the man he met two days ago at the birthday party of Princess Xerion.

"ZEL!"

All eyes were on the man who had just come, they believed that the man was the husband or family of the woman because he knew the woman's name. While Tere just silently petrified, staring at the man and woman alternately.

That man is Arya Panggalila.

Tere does not expect fate will bring Tere to meet Arya with conditions where Tere can not escape. Tere who saw Arya's teary eyes looked at the woman, making the prejudice she always refused was raw present in her heart.

"Zela, I told you not to go when you're pregnant. Don't you feel sorry for me who always took care of you while pregnant ha?"

Arya looks angry and scared at the same time at the woman. Tere just silently looked at Arya still thinking about the prejudice in her heart, Arya still did not realize Tere's presence.

Arya immediately crouched down on the side of the woman named Zela, accidentally Arya pushed Tere until Tere shifted to the side.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean it."

Arya looked at Tere's surprise, while Tere immediately turned her face away, unwilling Arya to see her teary eyes even Tere could feel tears slowly flowing down her cheeks. Arya wanted to say something to Tere but Zela's voice interrupted her speech.

"Arya's sick! Help me Arya!"

Arya's gaze returned to Zela who was moaning in pain, then Arya carried Zela's body out of the restaurant. Tere only smiled faintly at the passing of Arya and Zela.

Tere closed his eyes slowly, trying to expel the pain in his heart. Twelve years should have been enough for Tere to prepare if he saw Arya had been happy with another woman.

Even the woman was about to give birth to their child, so Tere should have realized that he was not worthy enough for an angel-hearted human like Arya. Tere did not expect the pain he always imagined if today happened, it was greater than he imagined.

"He deserves you, happy Arya. May you be happy with your child, thank you for everything you gave twelve years ago. Now I'm gonna end this fucking feeling, 'cause I realize you belong to another woman."

Tere rubbed the tears running down his cheeks violently, trying to strengthen his heart to face the reality. Arya has stepped on her new life, so Tere must step without looking back.

"You can't cry Tere, only weak women cry and you're not weak women" Tere said.

Tere stared at his ring finger still embedded in his wedding ring with Arya, Tere is indeed a stupid human who hopes Arya will continue to be patient and wait for him to accept the presence of the man in his life.

Tere took the ring off slowly until it slipped from his hand, perhaps tomorrow he would return the ring to its owner including his shattered feelings. It feels hard to step on his new life, while he still harbors hopes to be with his past.

"If Arya has remarried to another woman, why should she be angry and look like she hated me last night?! Arya, you are indeed the king of acting. You make yourself feel like you're suffering but you're actually the happiest part of this breakup, because you can get the kid you've been waiting for and find another woman. I will do the same, I promise to show you my new husband!"

Tangerang, December 21, 2019