The best way to hurt his pride

Marve slowly let go of the kiss and then took Maya's hand and took her away. At the same time, Darwis started to hold his chest and fell in pain.

"Grandpa!!" Herlyn supported her grandfather who had fallen limply, everyone was so shocked by the family drama they had witnessed and with their panic.

Herlyn's father immediately called an ambulance, but Marve did not care and continued his steps even though he heard screams of panic because his grandfather had fallen, even though Marve felt worried but his patience was running out now.

No matter what happened, Marve kept his strides wide and was sure to leave the room starting to fall apart.

Darwis's eyes peeked through the crowd of his family that surrounded him to see if his grandson cared for him but Marve had left.

With an annoyed face, Darwis immediately got up as if he was not experiencing any pain. His pretense didn't work this time.

"Insolent grandson!" Darwis said angrily as he pounded his stick on the floor and with his anger, he walked towards the exit.

"He didn't even turn around..." Darwis grumbled, who was very annoyed now that he had passed through the exit, leaving the guests confused and his family members who froze in disbelief because they were about to have a heart attack because they were so shocked when Darwis pretended to be in pain.

***

Crack! A slap hovered violently against Marve's cheek as they were outside the hotel to be precise the vehicle parking lot.

With annoyance, Maya looked at Marve sharply, she didn't accept it because Marve had stolen the first kiss that she had been keeping so far.

"Are you a mental hospital patient? I will sue you for being so insolent to me!" Maya said before turning her body and walking away from Marve.

Marve was deeply impressed by Maya's courage in slapping him without hesitation.

Marve just followed his anger and didn't propose to Maya, he was just fed up with Darwis who kept criticizing his mother and the way it worked to embarrass Darwis.

But it doesn't seem like a bad thing if he married that girl to repay all his hurt for Darwis.

"Bisma, find out more about the girl who broke my car. I want tomorrow morning her data is already on my table." Marve turned off his cell phone and smiled happily.

This was the best way to injure his grandfather's pride as much as he had his mother in her entire life.

"Grandpa, tomorrow I'm getting married so don't forget to come."

The smile was engraved again when Marve managed to send a text message to his grandfather.

Maybe now his grandfather will have a heart attack, he thought happily.

***

Maya washed her face with cold water, removing the annoying make-up that had been bothering her face.

"Marry me ..." Those words made Maya's mind tangled like a broken kite thread.

"Stop thinking about it Maya ... You're going to go crazy too if you keep thinking about it!" Said Maya spoke to herself while wiping her wet face and walked into her house where her aunt and brother were sleeping now.

Their house is very small and cramped and has only one room, even their bathroom is located at the back of the house.

"Why are they sleeping here?" Maya walked slowly while her brother fell asleep in the place where she used to sleep with her auntie.

"Are they waiting for me to come home?" Said Maya confused while covering the bodies of her auntie and brother with a shabby blanket.

Slowly Maya entered Arya's room, there were many books scattered irregularly. Arya is indeed very studious which is why he has been so smart all this time.

While compiling books belonging to her brother, Maya found a brochure at the university with a medical department that had been marked by her brother.

A sudden sadness came over Maya's heart. She regretted their current situation for having a very difficult life.

If only her mother and father had not had an accident six years ago, if only she did not whine and ask for souvenirs to make her parents have to go back to find souvenirs for her while they were on a business trip outside the city then the accident will not happen.

Her life is now difficult because of her mistake and Arya must endure all this.

His father was a prosecutor while his mother was the CEO of the Wings Group but once they passed away, all of his property was lost. They said his mother embezzled company money but even his father didn't leave anything because they were both only children so Maya and Arya got nothing but sadness and the fact that they have to accept both sufferings, namely losing their parents and becoming poor.

Maya sighed heavily even she didn't bring a penny today and how she should replace the capital money to sell tomorrow. Let alone Arya's tuition fees, even for tomorrow's meal are not there.

Maya wiped her tears, crying would only make her weak. She then saw her convex television that was displayed near Mina asleep and an idea flashed through her mind.

***

Like the previous day, Maya was awake and ready to leave with her 14-inch convex television and tied it on her bicycle.

The coldness of the air that was still dewy didn't shake Maya, who had been excited since last night. Maya will go to an antique shop and sell her television and hope that she will get enough money for her brother's college registration fee.

Maya supports her bicycle and unties the rope that ties the television, the shop is still closed but Maya is not disappointed, she will wait until the shop opens.

One hour passed, there was no sign of the shop owner arriving yet while she was tired enough to wait until he was sleepy, but the image of a man standing in front of her woke her up.

Maya lifted her head and looked vaguely at the man wearing the suit, His face was blocked by the dazzling sunlight, making Maya had to narrow her eyes so she could see the man's face.

"You !" Instantly Maya got up quickly while carrying her television.

"The insolent man who kissed me yesterday!" Said Maya again with a sneer before stepping away from Marve.

"Marry me ..." Said Marve made Maya's steps stop.

Maya's eyes closed, she prayed to herself if this was a dream then she wanted to wake up right now. Why is the man who stole her first kiss here and propose to her again?

"Maya ..." Called Marve, he stepped closer, in his heart reluctant because Maya is arrogant. Other women might feel blessed if they were in Maya's position right now. With the good looks and wealth of Marve, no woman in this world would refuse if a man seemed to want to marry her, but this girl is completely different. Marve really couldn't help thinking.

Maya turned her head and glared at her then said curtly "would you give me a billion if I wanted to marry you?" Maya's question successfully stunned Marve and that means Marve did not mean it so Maya continued her steps.

"Mr. Ahok," Maya shouted excitedly when the shop owner who had been waiting for a while finally arrived, she limped over and ran over to the shop owner's footsteps. When the shop owner opened his shop, Maya immediately stepped in following him.

"It's still so early, why did you get here Maya?" Asked the shop owner with a bald head with a big belly. Even though her tone sounded unfriendly but Maya didn't mind, she then put her television on the shop owner's table.

"I want to sell my television to you ..." Said Maya, Ahok lowered his glasses and peeked, when Marve came over and stood next to Maya.

"You have a lover like a rich man but why still sell me secondhand things?" Maya was about to respond to Ahok's words but Ahok had already spoken again. "Just ask him for money." The shop owner continued, he was still tidying up his things and arranging the table.

"Come on Mr. Ahok, I'm not a beggar and this strange man is not my lover." It was clear that Maya didn't accept it, Marve still didn't understand the situation.

All of this was too foreign to Marve so he just kept quiet and watched even though Maya was denying his existence.

Maya then pulled out a plastic chair and sat down as the shop owner started to sit down. "Let's make an offer ..."

The shop owner scratched his head because Maya seemed like she wanted to sell her battered television with shabby stickers stuck to every corner.

"Tell you what, I'll give you twenty dollars and leave the television here. " Said Ahok, he didn't want to disappoint Maya because Maya sometimes helped him when the antique shop was busy on Sundays.

"So cheap ... This television is my age, how can it be that cheap. Let's play honestly don't try to trick me. what if ten thousand dollars? "

Marve stifled his laughter when Maya offered a price for his television. Maya, who didn't accept being laughed at, glared at Marve, making Marve stop laughing while Ahok tapped his forehead which started to feel dizzy. Even all the antiques that were in his shop now weren't worth that much, so no one would want to buy a worn television like this.

"Tell you what Maya, you better go home and sleep again because it seems you are still delirious." Said Ahok, he turned his body and ignored Maya's request which did not accept the offer that the owner gave, For Maya, television is very antique because what Maya knows now is that the shape of television is no longer convex, it means that her television is now an antique.

"Sir ... three thousand dollars doesn't matter. "

"You want to blackmail me? Go home, Maya!" Ahok said angrily, no one would want to spend that much money on the item that might have been damaged.

With a sense of compulsion, Ahok pushed Maya's body that was carrying the television out of his shop.

"Go home Maya ... Your auntie might be looking for where the television went. '' Said Ahok before finally leaving Maya, who is now a few meters from the antique shop.

"He doesn't know the good stuff. " Maya was annoyed. Maya then put the television on her bicycle and tied it tight but when Maya was about to ride her bike Marve came to block.

"I'm going to buy your television for a billion."

Maya sighed, she was getting hungry now and in a bad mood, and this man still said nonsense like that.

"Okay ... I want cash right now." Said Maya defiantly.

Marve smiled and then called someone on his cell phone.

In less than fifteen minutes a car arrived and the driver immediately got down to open the rear trunk and to Maya's surprise to see so many piles of money fill the garage.

"Ouch.." Marve grimaced when Maya pinched him, he was in pain and that means this is real, Maya's face turned happy now.

"Are you going to sell me into a prostitution worker?" Maya asked suspiciously, surprised Marve. How could Maya think of such a thing? Doesn't this girl know who is he?

"I'm among the richest people in Asia, so don't accuse carelessly. " Marve explained, he brought his face closer so that Maya could feel the mint scent from Marve's breath.

"Okay, I believe," Maya replied softly, she looked away because Marve is very close to him now. 

Maya then got off her bicycle and untied her television.

"Take it, remote and battery and antenna are sold separately." Maya gave her television to Marve so easily made Marve a little objection, Marve's driver quickly took the television out of Marve's hands, he didn't want to be fired if Marve got injured.

The money seemed to summon her soul, even now Maya cannot feel her footsteps on the earth because she is so happy, but Marve then walked ahead of Maya and quickly closed the trunk of the car.

"But there is one condition that you must fulfill before taking all this money."

Maya looked annoyed, he did not talk about the conditions earlier when bidding for the television then why now the words are different.

"Tell me what the conditions are, I don't have much time," Maya said curtly, Marve gritted her teeth in annoyance. Why is this girl acting as if she was the rich person here and acting domineering?

"Marry me. " Marve again proposed, Maya tried to find lies in his eyes but Maya didn't find any doubts because Marve's eyes were serious now, but what does this handsome guy see in a shabby girl like him?.

"Don't play with me ... "

" I'm serious, marry me, Maya. "

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