Chapter 18: Chapter 18

Renata was hit by a thousand stones when she found out that Danas was married to her boyfriend-Melvin. The regret of leaving Melvin now frustrates her.

"They're married?" Renata's inner self asked.

She looked at Danas intensely, she hated that woman. Her nightmare had come true. Her chest felt tight, her emotions overflowing, making her hatred for Danas even more intense. The position she had wanted all along was now occupied by someone else.

The situation was so gripping, Danas chose to remain silent. She was the victim here, but everyone was turning on her.

"It's all your fault," Renata accused, making Danas look at her. "You prevented me from marrying Melvin, you took away the position that I should have had," Renata said emotionally.

"Let's talk about this later, let me take you back home," said Melvin, pulling Renata's hand and then violently slamming it down.

"No, no, no. You need to explain what happened. How can you marry this woman? Why?" Renata was getting carried away, about the fact that she least wanted to know.

"I'll explain it to you, but not here," Melvin exclaimed as he pulled Renata's hand to leave.

What about Danas? Danas was just silent, she didn't know what to say, it hurt even more that she wasn't even considered, maybe she was just an item that Melvin needed to use.

"Let go, Melvin! You have to explain to me why you married that woman." Renata really asked Melvin for an explanation. But the man being questioned was silent.

Melvin accelerated his footsteps, heading for the car. Renata was so happy when she arrived, but knowing that Danas was there made her furious. The car door slammed so hard that it made a sound.

"Put on the seatbelt," Melvin admonished then tried to put the woman on but his hand was brushed off. He knew that Renata was angry with him.

"Why didn't you tell me? Huh?! Why does it have to be that woman? Why her?" asked Renata emotionally.

Melvin was silent. He also asked himself, why does it have to be that woman? Melvin's eyes turned and looked at Renata who was beside him, it was clear that the woman was emotional.

"You're bad, Melvin. Why make me a mistress?" Renata's sobs were no longer unstoppable.

Renata's tears rolled down her cheeks, and Melvin grabbed her slender body and hugged her joyfully. It wasn't just Renata who felt tormented, he was like that too.

"Why are you cruel?" asked Renata between her tears who was now in the arms of the man she loved.

" Apologies," said Melvin tightening his embrace, as if he understood what Renata was feeling.

Renata's face portrayed emotion and resentment, she clenched her hands tightly, if not for the threat, she would not have left the marriage she had dreamed of all this time with Melvin. Now everything was ruined.

"I'll take you home," said Melvin realizing there was no more crying from the woman he was holding.

Before leaving, Melvin rubbed Renata's hair affectionately, not forgetting to give her a peck on the forehead. Unlike Danas whom he hated so much, even touching that woman he felt disgusted.

"Please don't cry like that. I can't see you cry," said Melvin touching Renata's cheek as if to wipe away her lover's tears.

Melvin will melt when confronted with a crying Renata. As if whatever made Renata so sick, he would feel it.

Unlike Danas who was sitting, her feelings could not be described with anything. When meeting Renata directly made her shocked, so hated Renata for her, without her knowing what she did wrong to her former best friend. Isn't she the victim? Why should she be blamed here?

Her heart was too good, to be used by her own best friend. She should have been the one to rebel after knowing the truth, but her guts shrank. She didn't have the courage to do so.

The next day. Breakfast was spread on the table, Melvin wanted to skip the food but decided against it. When savoring the food made by Danas last night, he chose to devour it.

Melvin's gaze scanned around the kitchen, he looked for the woman who made him breakfast but did not find Danas' presence there.

"Where's Danas?"

"Madame left for college a few minutes ago," Christina interrupted as if she knew that the one her master was looking for was Danas.

Melvin nodded slowly and began to devour his food. He couldn't lie, if Danas' cooking was so fitting to his taste buds.

"At the very least, he should do his job," Melvin muttered while finishing his food.

At the university, Danas chased after Renata who was in a hurry to leave.

"Ren... Ren... we both need to talk," Danas exclaimed when he saw Renata on campus.

She tried to ask Renata for an explanation about the video Melvin was referring to about Amaira's death, but he treated her badly. Renata wanted to avoid Danas.

"Ren, tell me. What video did you show Melvin that made him hate me? Until he wanted to kill me." Danas grabbed Renata's hand but she pushed him away. She wanted to know the truth about the video Renata had given Melvin.

"What video are you talking about?" Renata snapped. "I have no idea!" Renata argued, she refused to tell Danas the truth.

"The video you showed Melvin. Tell me, what's in that video!"

Renata didn't want to give an explanation about the video that Danas was referring to. She tried to leave but was intercepted by Danas. From a distance, there was a woman who was watching the two of them. The gaze was quite intense and there was curiosity on her face.

"You'd better not talk carelessly. I should be the one to ask you, why did you marry Melvin?"

Danas was silent, she was silent. It wasn't her wish to marry that man. if it wasn't for coercion, she wouldn't have married the man who made her life a mess.

"Look, you're just silent and can't even answer my questions,"

Danas bowed in silence, she didn't dare to say what she wanted to say. He should have been able to refute all the accusations. The figure of Renata who was in front of her was not the Renata she knew before.

"Have you been pretending to be innocent all this time, and suddenly taking what others have? Have you become a bitch, Danas?" Renata's words were so outrageous in accusing Danas like that. Renata looked so angry at Danas, she still hadn't accepted that her former best friend had married her boyfriend.

"Ren. I didn't-"

Plak!

Danas was surprised to get a slap from Renata. She couldn't believe that the woman in front of her dared to slap her.

"Shut up you bitch!" snapped Renata. "Don't put on that innocent face of yours. It's disgusting what you're doing!"