Part 27

Rindi sat on a bed that was held on the floor. Rindi chose to find a temporary place to live because Rindi herself did not have a destination. Her cell phone is still left dead, Rindi needs to calm herself while thinking about what she will do in the future.

She couldn't stay hidden forever. Rindi still has to go to college and that will make her meet Victor, a friend of her husband.

Rindi lay down her tired body. Rindi tightened the blanket and then looked blankly at the ceiling of her rented room. Rindi is thinking about Stefano now. At this time Stefano usually just came home and would ask Rindi to accompany him to dinner. Without Rindi realizing her tears were falling, Rindi let it be.

"When everything has passed, I will be fine. Stefano will also be fine without me," Rindi said in a monologue.

Rindi then closed her eyes, hoping that she would soon fall asleep.

***

Stefano was sitting in the tv room, he couldn't sleep all night. His thoughts were only on Rindi. Stefano is really worried about the condition of the woman who is still his wife. Although, indeed, they both haven't registered their marriage yet. Still, Stefano's move from the start was not a game.

Fano rubbed his face angrily, Stefano then glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already dawn, Stefano stood up and headed for his room now. For the first time, Stefano sat cross-legged in his worship for so long. Stefano raised his hand following what he saw and what he learned from Rindi.

"I know, I have not fully become your servant. But what I do know is that you are merciful. Losing Rindi in this way makes me sick. Return the girl to be my wife, and forgive me for playing games with this holy marriage," Stefano said saying a prayer.

After he finished praying, Fano rubbed his face. Again, he imitated Rindi. But Stefano covered his face a little longer. A few seconds later Stefano's shoulders rose and fell, and Fano's soft sobs were heard.

The cold and talkative man lost Rindi. Stefano was afraid they would never see each other again. Stefano still has a lot to reply to Rindi. Not because it had helped him out of the crisis because of the scandal. But because Stefano felt that he had not returned Rindi's love for him, which was so sincere.

***

Victor and Jay were in the same car. It's not Victor if you can't find Rindi. The young man was a slightly shrewd art lecturer. Even though it's been a few days, at least Victor can find Rindi's location now.

"Fortunately, Rindi is not the type of student who neglects all her duties, Hyung," said Victor, keeping his focus on the front and driving his car.

Jay nodded his head, agreeing with Victor's words. Rindi is so disciplined and never once neglects her duties. Sending assignments online to all credit lecturers. From there Victor was able to track Rindi's whereabouts, through the IP address of the device used. Of course, it was because of Victor's ingenuity.

"Have you called, Stefano Hyung?" asked Victor again.

Again Jay still nodded his head in response. His hands were still busy pressing the buttons on his cell phone. He was sending a message to Stefano who said he would also follow them to meet Rindi.

"He said, now he is also heading to Rindi's location," said Jay, turning to Victor.

Victor smiled as he nodded his head. Victor Rindi's hope has not left his current location. Because if Rindi isn't found now, Victor is worried that the girl will disappear. Because according to the information he got, Rindi applied for a leave of absence from college.

***

Stefano drove his car to the location that Jay said earlier. The location is not too far from the city of Seoul. Fano knew very well that Rindi couldn't go far because of her limited knowledge of Seoul.

Stefano stepped on the gas pedal to increase the speed of his car. Fano is afraid that Rindi will leave again if the two friends fail to persuade Rindi to come home.

Rindi rolled her eyes in surprise because when she opened the door in front of her there were already Jay and Victor who breathed a sigh of relief seeing Rindi.

"How did you guys know I was here?" Rindi asked slowly.

Victor smiled and then patted his broad chest feeling proud. Jay slapped Victor's arm lightly, now wasn't the time for Victor to brag about himself. Victor chuckled as he grimaced slightly at the feeling of his arm being slightly hot.

Jay turned his gaze to Rindi now. This Indonesian woman even looks very thin even though they haven't seen each other for only a few days.

"Why did you have to leave the house? You know Stefano is very worried about you?" Jay said, a little angry.

Jay is not angry that Rindi ran away, but Jay is angry at the situation and he doesn't understand why. Stefano who was grumpy and did nothing but look for Rindi was like a living corpse who didn't even touch the food. This adds to his frustration of Jay.

The three of them were sitting on the front porch of the small room that Rindi rented. In Victor's mind, how can Rindi find this rental house? Even though Rindi has never gone this far as he knows.

"Drink your tea, sorry I can't serve more than this," Rindi said with a smile.

Jay snorted annoyed at Rindi's words. Jay then glared at Rindi, full of probing.

"Why did you leave the house and hide in a place like this? Fano did you wrong?" Jay asked then.

She smiled and then shook his head slowly. Victor himself, who already knew about Rindi's and Stefano's contract marriage, took a deep breath and then looked away. Jay who realized that Victor knew something, turned to look at Victor this time.

"You know something? Why did you just keep quiet and not tell me?"

Again, Jay's slightly firm tone full of inquiry made Victor look at Rindi as if asking for approval to tell him everything.

Rindi held Jay's arm slowly, Jay turned to Rindi. These two people rarely meet and interact like Rindi and Victor. But still, Jay is like Rindi's older brother in Korea. Jay always watches Rindi in silence, even the side income that Rindi gets is more from Jay's company.

"Don't be angry and look at Victor like that. It's not wrong if he didn't tell you, because that's my request too. Chan and I weren't married, we got married on a contract to get rid of the scandal at that time."

Rindi's answer successfully made Jay open his eyes wide. He looked at Rindi in disbelief now, Jay then turned to look at Victor as if asking for an explanation. Victor just sighed and then nodded his head slowly. Jay increasingly distrusts himself who does not know the real relationship between Rindi and Stefano.

"That was 10 months ago, Hyung. Now I want to be officially married and not mess with Rindi anymore."

Stefano's voice made the three people who were talking turn together at Stefano. Rindi rolled her eyes to see her husband was also here at this time. Even though Rindi had guessed that Jay and Victor would have told Fano. Still, Rindi can't believe that today she will also meet Stefano here.

Stefano walked closer to Rindi. He sat cross-legged in front of Rindi. Fano didn't blink at the face of the woman he had been looking for these days. Fano breathed a sigh of relief to see Rindi was fine even though she was a little thin. Stefano reached out his hand to rub Rindi's head gently.

"Why did you leave the house? Why didn't you say goodbye to me properly? I didn't have to bother them like now to look for you, Rin," said Fano quietly.

Jay and Victor fell silent hearing Stefano's words. They never thought Fano would be like this when Rindi left.

"We go home, our contract is indeed finished. But our marriage does not end here. Only our contract period has expired, it's not my feelings for you that have just grown," continued Stefano again.

Rindi looked at Stefano not believing what he was hearing. But in the slightest Rindi did not see the lie in her husband's eyes.

"Please allow me to correct my mistakes first. If I still hurt you, leave me as you please," said Fano again and then hugged Rindi heavily. Fano let go of his longing for his wife with a tight hug. Jay and Victor could only heave a sigh of relief. They believe Rindi's silence is certain because Rindi really can't lose Fano either.

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