7. Confronting a Cheating Partner
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Sena's question left Andrei confused about how to respond. It shouldn't have been a difficult question. Just answering "no" would have sorted everything out. But for some reason, Andrei found it hard to answer.
"Dad's going to take a shower first, okay? If you want to play, just play at home. Don't go anywhere."
In the end, he chose to avoid his child's question, causing the girl to pout in annoyance.
"Dad's always like that," grumbled Sena. Then she walked into her room to play on her iPad.
Before she knew it, two hours had passed. After finishing praying, Andrei immediately got ready in his living room to wait for Zea's arrival.
Sena, who was curious about her father's student, refused to study. She joined in waiting in the living room while eating her snacks. Meanwhile, Sean was happily playing PS with his uncle in the family room.
"Is it going to be much longer, Dad?" asked Sena.
"How should I know," replied Andrei indifferently. He was focused on reading a book now, so he didn't pay much attention to his child's repeated questions.
"Just sleep if you're sleepy," Andrei instructed.
"I don't want to," she replied curtly.
Half an hour had passed. The person they had been waiting for still hadn't arrived at their house. Andrei kept checking his phone, but there were no messages from the woman.
"Ugh, she's always late," he grumbled in annoyance.
"This is taking forever," complained Sena. Her eyes were already drooping with sleepiness, having been active all day without a nap.
Andrei sighed as he looked at her. He then stood up and picked up his child, who was weak from sleepiness.
"Get some sleep first. I'll wake you up when she arrives," said Andrei, carrying his child to her room.
Afterward, he returned to the living room and saw his phone lighting up. It turned out there was a message from Zea.
Zea from Law Class B:
Sir, I'm sorry
Is it okay if I'm a little late?
Because I need to drop my friend off at The Cloud first.
Andrei furrowed his brows in confusion. "What's she doing going to a bar at night?" he muttered.
Yes, The Cloud is one of the well-known bars in the city. And reportedly, The Cloud is one of the gathering places for night butterflies and womanizers. So he found it very suspicious if a woman or man went there at night.
***
Meanwhile, on the other side, two women were seen walking into a bar located next to a luxury hotel.
They are Zea and Carol. Their purpose here is to confront Carol's cheating boyfriend, not to do what people might assume.
Earlier, after the evening prayer, Carol cried and complained to Zea that she had received a photo of her boyfriend cheating with another woman at a bar. Zea, who was about to go for a tutoring session, decided to change her plans because Carol asked her to confront him there.
"Where is he now?" Carol asked a male waiter.
Yes, he was the one who informed Carol about her boyfriend. He is Carol's friend, so he is very familiar with Carol's boyfriend's face because they met once before.
"He's in the room."
Carol was about to rush off, but the man stopped her.
"Don't rush. He won't open the door if he knows it's you," he explained.
The man then took a waiter's uniform from a drawer and gave it to Zea, who had been silent all along.
"Wear this. Pretend to deliver food to his room so he wouldn't suspect," he instructed.
"Yeah. He hasn't met you yet, so he won't know you're my friend," Carol replied.
Zea had never met Carol's boyfriend, and Carol hadn't had the chance to introduce them because they had only been dating for two months.
Zea looked at the uniform for a moment. She then quickly walked to the bathroom to change clothes. She would do anything for her friend, even if it meant facing some risks.
After changing clothes, Zea then urged Carol to leave immediately, carrying the food prepared by Carol's friend.
"His room is on the second floor, at the far right corner."
Zea and Carol just nodded in response to the man's words. Then they quickly walked up the stairs.
When they arrived in front of the room occupied by the scoundrel, Zea immediately pressed the doorbell. Meanwhile, Carol hid behind the wall, waiting for the man to open the door.
"EXCUSE ME! ORDER FOR MARIO MILLER," Zea shouted.
Zea tried pressing the bell once more. After a few seconds, the door opened, but just a little, only his head was visible.
"Miss, that's not my order. I didn't order anything," the man said.
Growing impatient, Carol then emerged from her hiding spot and kicked the door with all her might, causing the man to fall to the floor and the door to swing open wide.
"MARIO, YOU BASTARD!!! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME?" Carol shouted in anger.
However, instead of attacking Mario first, Carol attacked the other woman who was still lying on the bed with a frightened face.
“HOW DARE YOU! YOU TOOK SOMEONE ELSE'S GIRLFRIEND! WANT ME TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS? LET EVERYONE SEE YOUR DISGRACEFUL FACE,” shouted Carol, while hitting the woman's body with a pillow.
Meanwhile, Zea, who was also furious with Mario, then hit the man's body with the bolster that Carol had thrown earlier.
Mario got up to avoid her. Then he approached Carol and held her hands to stop her from hitting the other woman again.
“Ca, I can explain, Ca.”
“EXPLAIN WHAT? EXPLAIN THAT YOU JUST SLEPT WITH HER?”
“It's not like that, Ca. I... I...”
“She and I love each other, and she's more comfortable with me than with you,” the other woman replied, causing Carol to scoff with a cynical smile.
“You've got no shame! Just became a mistress and was already willing to sleep with him,” mocked Carol.
That managed to provoke the emotions of the other woman. She then shoved Carol hard, almost causing Carol to hit the TV rack.
Zea, who couldn't accept seeing her friend treated like that, retaliated by hitting the woman on the head with the bolster.
Mario also couldn't accept seeing the other woman being hit by Zea. He clenched his fist, ready to hit Zea. However, suddenly a hand moved quickly to hold his hand firmly.
“Keep your dirty hands away.”
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