"Yeah… Not a weak heir like me. You use my son to avenge your mistakes in educating me". Gayatri looked at her father now. But not a look that he expected, more like a look of anger.

"I never thought that far. You are my best daughter and there's nothing wrong with you".

"Even from your words, it's very clear that you still think of me as a little girl who isn't allowed to learn to ride a bicycle for fear of falling. Now, you're the one who brought me down and you took my son".

"Gayatri! I never had such bad intentions".

"But your behavior isn't like a human being. You made my son like a living robot. You're not a human, Wiryo!".

"Enough! Look at the result now, how good he is".

"He's great on the outside but fragile on the inside. He doesn't even know how to love others properly!".

"My fault or your fault for his one?". Wiryo, a stubborn old man, didn't even want to give in to his daughter. What he saw now was a woman who fell in tears, lamenting her mistake.

Wiryo pressed the button on his desk: "Come in. Bring my daughter out.. She needs help".

"Please don't make him suffer again. This time, give him a chance. The mother uttered her wish.

"I never intended to make others suffer, let alone my own grandson". Wiryo convinced his daughter who clearly lived in misery.

***

[Now]

When the sound of the shower was no longer audible, the footprints had met the door. There was a pause in movement, maybe he was staring at the back of this broken man that was himself. The blue-eyed had fallen to the bottom. He gave up on the woman he thought was the most appropriate path in his life.

The beach was as dark as his heart : _How will I live after this?_

Hendra got up with a stagger as the water began to wet him. It was as if the man had returned to 22 years ago when he had been forced to take a long shower and was glued under the shower to hide his tears.

_No.. I still have a chance. My love can be rejected. I can be ignored or even removed. But I'll never let her get away from me_ His determination was still burning for his wife.

.

No one can turn this feeling off.

There is no better medicine than her.

I will survive even if she inflicts many wounds.

I will not be afraid to go through anything.

As long as I can still hug her every night.

I…

I will defend our marriage.

Even if you beg me to let go.

Sorry, I am still a selfish guy until the end.

.

.

"Hen.. Why are you alone here?".

Hendra recognized her voice but was no longer able to see her face clearly. The drink had drowned his consciousness.

"You're drinking alone. You broke your promise to eat with me". That woman's needy chatter was familiar.

Surprisingly, the blue-eyed man threw his glass at the bar attendant. Luckily, that man was fast enough to avoid it. He didn't dare to be angry or express annoyance. The man with the bow tie had received a message from his manager that the one who was drinking alcohol in front of him was the CEO of his five-star hotel, the sole heir of Wenceslas.

"FUCK WITH THE AGREEMENT!!". He shouted and laughed. Hendra seemed to have lost consciousness. The drink had affected him too deeply.

"Hen.. You're drunk?? You don't like to drink, do you??".

"Don't bother me… Go away!". He snapped at the woman.

"I don't care. I'll accompany you to drink, okay?".

"Hehehe.. Why do you keep getting close to me? Do you love me, Tan?".

"Even if you hear the word 'yes' many times from me, I'm sure you won't care about me". This drama series actress also drank the drink served by the bar attendant.

"Do you feel the same pain as me when your love is ignored?". He slurred but could still be heard.

"I can stand you ignoring me, even when you have a wife.. After all, your wife is just a kid who seems unattractive".

"You're wrong, Tania.. She's dangerous..". He spoke with an up and down frequency. Sometimes he laughed and even whimpered sadly, unclearly.

"Here.. Here.. I'll try to compare you with her". Hendra pulled her head. This beautiful woman glared when Hendra surprisingly approached her.

"Hendra, what are you doing? If you want something that…". This woman intended to remind Hendra that they were still in the open space.

"Argh..". The messed-up man wanted to make a comparison between his wife's lips with another woman's lips. Of course, Tania had no desire to refuse. A woman who had been expecting love for 11 years since she and Hendra were both in high school surprisingly got what she wished. Tania responded to it as well as she could and Hendra tried to enjoy it.

(Does that mean you're telling me to find another girl?)

The blue-eyed remembering the unanswered question from the cold girl.

He just devoured Tania's lips while trying to find the taste. Tania was much different from Aruna. This woman was even more skilled than the man, without any awkward feelings and not even feeling the slightest pressure. The 180 degrees opposite of the troublesome little girl.

But..

Hendra couldn't enjoy it. It turned out that each woman had a different taste. Tania was more beautiful, better in all things related to physical appearance. What was the meaning of all that if his 'cocaine' was still the most perfect?

"Enough!". Hendra pushed the slim body in a perfect dress typical of a well-known brand. Her perfume wasn't just a start-up bath soap that was bought online like his wife's.

"Hen..". Tania tried to approach him once again. The incident just now was very rare for Tania. The blue-eyed man she longed for was known to be an expert at rejecting all sorts of women, avoiding them to be more precise. Today, she got a special kiss. If Tania's friends knew she managed to get this crazy thing, Tania would become a hot topic of conversation that attracted attraction and felt like a winner who got legitimacy as a famous woman.

"Huh? What?". Hendra drank again and again. He was getting more confused and slowly lost his balance. The CEO looked helpless, fell several times on the bar table, woke up a moment later, and fell down again.

Every time this man fell, there was a flirty movement from a woman's hand. Tania rubbed his cheeks, sometimes his hair.

It turned out that Hendra woke up and his eyes lit up when Tania stroked his hair.

The CEO of Wenceslas Group immediately caught Tania's hand when this woman touched his hair for too long.

"Aruna..". His muttering went up and down like the waves of a sea.

"My wife..".

"Don't imitate my wife's behavior.. Hehe..". He laughed bitterly then a sad expression was presented on the perfect face. The first heartbreaking expression that Tania saw. Something that had never been seen during her long journey following Wenceslas's sole heir.