Forced Marriage

POV 3

This afternoon the funeral was finished , the house where Liza and Joan lived was quiet again because the guests had left an hour ago , including Joan ‘s family who also came home because of their busy schedules .

In the house, only a few household members were seen cleaning the downstairs room, some were sweeping the front yard, some were scattered downstairs and in the kitchen.

Joan sat down on a sofa in the living room, his current position across from his wife’s sitting position.

” Are you tired Li ? ” asked Joan who saw his wife closing her eyes .

” Not bad , ” Liza replied , which instantly made Joan ‘s heart beat fast , this was the first time Liza called her affectionately .

Joan grinned incoherently , the woman whose status as his wife really made him flinch in seconds . Luckily Liza still had her eyes closed , so Joan ‘s current expression was not seen by her .

“By the way, when are we going to America dear?” Asked Liza who had started to open her eyes and straightened her sitting position.

Joan seemed to think for a moment, until a word came out of her mouth “Tonight”

Liza rolled her eyes ” Seriously darling ? ” She asked to which Joan nodded in response .

” The sooner the better Li , after all our business is done here ” Joan explained again , which made Liza even more furious .

Liza really has no business in this country , her profession as an actress has also been shattered , all her work contracts have also been canceled and her compensation has been paid in full by Joan .

But the only thing left in this country is Dilan, the man who has filled her heart for years. Liza can’t leave Dilan this fast, this man loves her so much he’s never even been close to any woman other than Liza.

In Dilan’s eyes, Liza is a woman who doesn’t discriminate, that’s what makes Dilan comfortable around Liza compared to other beautiful women. Because they always feel ill when they know the truth that Dilan is the son of a farmer.

” Li , do you mind ? ” Joan ‘s deep voice interrupted Liza ‘s reverie .

Liza was silent, she didn’t want to say anything that would make Joan worry about the feelings she gave him.

“Nope…” Liza answered quietly.

Joan smiled faintly , he could understand Liza ‘s current feelings .

“I don’t mind if you want to say goodbye to Dilan first,” said Joan, bringing relief to Liza’s mind.

Liza raised one eyebrow “Are you not jealous like that?”

Joan ruffled his wife’s hair excitedly “No, this is just your last meeting anyway, I also can’t bear to look at Dilan, at least give him an explanation before we leave”

Liza gaped at Joan’s attitude which had changed 90 degrees, Joan now is a man who can act mature and not possessive like when he first met her.

“Okay, if you really ask that, but you’re coming with me to meet Dilan right?”

Joan shook his head “You don’t have to find Dilan alone, I don’t want to hurt Dilan even more by seeing me coming.”

” But ….”

Joan held his wife ‘s shoulder , she reassured Liza that she was fine .

“Don’t mind me, I won’t get angry and think bad things about you.”

” I will order Dafa to take you to Dilan ‘s apartment ” Joan continued , the man started to take his cell phone out of his trouser pocket and immediately called someone on the other side .

***

Ting… tong… Ting… tong….

Liza pressed the bell button on the apartment unit , this time she was accompanied by Dafa who was assigned by Joan to drive her safely to her destination .

” Li , your ex is not at home , ” said Dafa when there was no answer from inside , even though they had been standing for five minutes in front of the apartment door .

” How come bro , I already contacted him before coming here ” Liza rebutted .

Dafa scratches the back of his neck which doesn’t itch at all, he has mixed feelings at the moment, he feels hurt because Joan and Liza left him, as a result Dafa has to be thrown into one of Ansel’s subordinates whose working system is very hard.

“Uh, sorry Li, I just finished taking a shower,” said Dilan who had just opened the door, the man was seen wearing a white kimono with wet and messy hair like someone who had washed his hair but had not yet combed it.

Dafa glared at him , what exactly did the man rivaling his boss mean , did he want to impress Liza with his good looks when he had taken a bath ? Even goats that have been bathed will also look handsome in human eyes.

Liza smiled showing a row of neat teeth at Dilan. She immediately entered the room followed by Dafa who was following behind her, actually Joan didn’t ask her to come in and eavesdrop on the conversation between Liza and Dilan, but the clothes Dilan was wearing made Dafa nervous.

Dafa started to sit relaxed on the sofa, as if she were in her own house. Liza could only shake her head at the boy’s bad behavior.

“I’m sorry, Lan, bro. Dafa really likes to be shy,” Liza said, which Dilan replied with a small chuckle.

“Hehehe… it’s okay Li, just relax”

Dilan replied while keeping a tray of drinks and some snacks on the table.

“Sorry grandpa Dilan, our purpose here is not to be friendly, but to say goodbye” said the culprit Dafa without preamble, the man raised his two feet on the table, Dafa took out a cigarette from the pocket of his jeans jacket and immediately smoked it deliciously.

Dilan raised his eyebrows at Liza, he didn’t understand Dafa’s words at all.

Liza got up from her seat and took Dilan’s hand to move towards the dining room, Liza couldn’t stand Dafa’s behavior which was far from polite, it was obvious that she was pregnant, smoking near Liza was tantamount to harming her fetus. He also needs privacy to talk about all things with Dilan.

“Li, I’m sorry for the death of your parents,” said Dilan full of regret because he learned the news late about Liam and Zea’s death, because last night he had to be on set and didn’t have time to open his cell phone or watch the news on television.

“Yes, thanks for your words, Lan, I also didn’t expect to become an orphan so soon,” Liza replied while wiping the tears that started to fall down her cheeks.

Dilan pulled Liza’s body into his arms, unfortunately Liza let go of the hug roughly and put a barrier between them.

“Sorry lan, I can’t be like this” Liza said haltingly.

“What’s wrong Li, why are you being like this with me?”

“I don’t want to give you hope anymore, from now on please forget about me, find a woman who can accept you and treat you very well!” Liza let go of her hand which Dilan had been holding tightly.

“Tonight, bro Joan and I will move to America, we will live a new life there,” Liza continued, breaking Dilan’s heart.

“Mo-move?” Dilan asked awkwardly and Liza gave a small nod.

“Forever Li?” Dilan asked again.

“Yes lan, I will never come back to Indonesia again, bro Joan is willing to let go of all the things that are very important to her for me. Please understand!”

Dilan sobbed, he held his head which felt very dizzy, his mind felt very chaotic, Liza was the woman he really wanted to marry for the rest of his life, but why?

“Li …. You can’t do this …. it’s not fair to me ….”

“You promised that you would agree to marry me when my illness is completely healed,” Dilan argued while hugging Liza’s body very tightly.

“I’m sorry … this is the best for us and … I want to give happiness to my two future children and also to bro Joan, in my heart now there is only bro Joan alone” Liza stroked Dilan’s back who was already crying uncontrollably in his embrace .”Please find a better woman than me lan, I have one request for Lo lan, please open your heart for Nina, all this time Nina has kept her feelings because she doesn’t want to ruin our relationship” Nina is Liza’s close friend who has also done a drama with Dylan. Even though she never confided in Liza about this problem directly , Liza could see from Nina ‘s movements .

“Goodbye Lan, take good care of yourself and convey my apologies to your family, thank you very much for all your kindness so far and lan”

***

On the other hand, Joan was putting baby clothes that Liza bought the other day into a medium-sized suitcase.

There were more or less ten pairs of baby clothes neatly arranged into suitcases, another twenty pairs were deliberately left by Joan at home because she didn’t want to bring too many clothes. If only Liza didn’t force her to bring clothes for her future baby, more well all the clothes are kept here as a keepsake .

Joan put in some more of hers and Liza’s clothes combined with clothes for their baby.

“Tia, Liza and Dafa have you gone home yet?” Joan asked Tia who was helping her put Liza’s clothes on.

“Not yet sir, do I need to contact non Liza?”

“No need, Tia, just make sure that none of Liza’s belongings are left in this house, because at 7 pm we both have to be on standby on the plane.”

” Okay sir ”

Continued…..

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