Sister-in-law Problems

"If you weren't scared, Rika. You must be angry at your wife for deliberately opening your cell phone, but you're silent!" Nanda exclaimed, feeling Ramon's pride being trampled on by Rika.

"You're a stupid man," Nanda added.

Ramon then got up from his seat; he thought Nanda was right about Rika, and what Rika did could not be allowed.

The young master of the Jaya family then looked for his wife, who was still with Anita, his mother.

"Rika!" Ramon shouted, which made Rika very scared.

When he opened the kitchen door, Ramon was shocked to see his mother there.

"Just now, Mom, praising you and yelling at Rika!" Mom said irritably.

Ramon was silent and looked awkward; he then tried to speak softly to Rika even though he wanted to be angry.

"No, Mom. I just want to tell you, Rika. Don't open your cell phone without my permission. That's it!" Ramon said while lowering his tone.

Rika, who saw Ramon was very clumsy, then apologized and explained why she opened her husband's cell phone.

After finishing his conversation with Rika and knowing he wouldn't win against his mother, Ramon returned to the room and sat beside Nanda.

"What's wrong with you, you said you were angry with Rika!" Nanda snapped.

"How can I be angry, Rika is in the kitchen with Mom!" Ramon said irritably.

Nanda then patted his forehead, forgetting to tell Ramon that his mother had brought many gifts for his wedding to Rika.

Ramon, who felt that what Nanda said was too late, just sighed and lay on the sofa in his room.

"Never mind, I'll just be the husband who fears the wife, I'll still get the inheritance, Dad, right?" Ramon said.

Nanda then left Ramon, who was no longer as fun as he used to be.

***

The inauguration day of Ramon's coffee shop.

Today, Ramon and Rika will inaugurate their business; Mrs. Anita and Dad Jaya are ready to help them with this important event.

Ramon looked very happy with his suit and handshake from Rika, his wife, which made him look even more powerful.

"I hope everything goes well today!" Ramon whispered as he continued looking into his wife's eyes, whose belly was already growing.

Rika didn't have much to say for her now that Ramon could do good; it was a great gift.

At exactly nine in the morning, the inauguration of Ramon's Coffee Shop got underway, starting with a ribbon cutting and ending with a simple meal with a menu prepared by Sophia.

"Congratulations, Ramon!" All the guests shouted during the event.

Everyone seemed happy except Nanda. Ramon's sister seemed to be waiting for a time bomb to explode in the middle of the event. I don't know what was going through her mind at that moment.

"Rika, didn't you invite your mom?" Anita asked when the event was almost over.

Rika shook her head.

"My mom, she's sick. Mom. I plan to go to Garut tomorrow to see her!" Rika answered with a very sad look.

Mom then asked Rika not to worry too much about her mother; it was also better if she didn't go to Garut because it could make her very tired on the way.

The Bandung-Garut distance is quite far; it will be very draining for her, who is currently pregnant with two children. Rika was downcast and did not dare to speak anymore because it would make her remember the economic condition of her two Masters, which was getting worse.

Mrs. Anita, who knew her daughter-in-law's heart condition, then asked what made her look so anxious.

Rika did not want to talk at first, but after being urged by her mother-in-law, she finally tried to tell her everything.

"Why didn't you tell us, Rika? We can help!" Mrs. Anita said while trying to encourage Rika.

"Thank you, Mother, for your concern. I'd like that too but I don't know if they'll accept my help!"

Mrs. Anita then understood what Rika's parents wanted: not to trouble their children even though they were having economic difficulties there.

"Yes, already. If that's the case, let's just pray for them. Even though we know they need it!" Mrs. Anita said, encouraging Rika.

As the event drew close, a car pulled up right in front of Ramon's coffee shop, and a woman got out. Her face looked familiar to Ramon and his family.

Her body was very thin, and her hair looked messy; after getting off, the woman approached Ramon.

The whole shop was shocked by her arrival, except Nanda.

Ramon, whose eyes were bulging, continued to see where the woman was going; after seeing Ramon in the room, the woman then approached Ramon.

"Hi, Ramon, do you remember me?" Asked the woman with a smile that was so alluring.

"Why are you here!" Ramon exclaimed irritably.

"You don't want to see me, why? Because now you're afraid of your wife!" She teased.

Ramon, who didn't want Rika to know who the woman was, then asked his heavily pregnant wife to leave.

"Hey, wait! Let me introduce myself to your wife!" The woman's interception irritated Ramon even more.

"Who is she, Ramon!" Rika asked with a curious face.

"She's a nobody!" Ramon continued.

"How low am I in your eyes, forgetting that you once begged for my love?" Said the woman, getting bolder.

"Begging for love? What does that mean, Ramon. Explain it to me!" Rika asked as she continued to wipe away the tears that had begun to spill down her cheeks.

Ramon was getting increasingly mischievous; he was uncomfortable with his family, who were gathered and glared at him.

On the other hand, Nanda was very happy to have invited the woman, which made Ramon feel guilty towards Rika.

"Tell me, who is she?" Rika shouted, making Ramon unable to move anymore.

"Already, what's so hard about explaining who I am to your wife, after all everyone already knows who I am?" The woman's insistence made the atmosphere even hotter.

"Ramon, why are you silent, answer me!" Rika shouted in a very sad tone.

"Aaah, you guys can only piss me off!" Ramon shouted as he hurried away from the coffee shop he had just opened without explaining to Rika.