Prologue

Derek's POV

"Come back here, Serene! ", I shout and follow her while putting on my clothes.

Serene don't bothered to look back on me or even stop for a single step. She's on the middle of stairs when I grab her upper arm.

"Let. Me. Go.", she said coldly.

"No. Let me explain please."

"Is there an explanation, why you cheat on me?"

"Wife, no. I don't... I never do that to you. I love you so much, Serene."

"But you did, Derek."

I regret everything when she look up on me, with her teary eyes, pain is very visible on it.

"Wife..."

She slap me so hard, "How dare you?! How dare you to do this to me? I trust you, love you and gave up everything for you! Am I not enough? Why you need to cheat on me?"

"Serene, Wife... Don't say that. You're more than enough. And I don't cheat on you. I don't know how it happened but I swear there's nothing happened between me and Pia. Please believe me."

"I was so worried of you because you don't go home last night. I almost got an accident just to be here as fast I can because I received a message that you're here and can't go home.", her voice cracked while talking.

"I'm sorry..."

"And I just worried for nothing. Because you... ", she tipped her finger on my chest. "You're here and enjoying with someone else!"

"No, wife. I don't know how I get here... why I am with Pia."

"You don't know? Let me remind you, I saw you two on bed ***** and sleeping peacefully. what? Too tired to remember what you did last night?"

I shake my head in disapproval. I don't really know what happened last night. I attended a party and as far as I know, Pia was not there. That's why I don't know how I get here... in Pia's house. And worst, Serene saw us on bed *****.

"Is she that good? That you forgot... You have a wife waiting for you?", there's an insecurity on Serene's voice.

"Serene... "

"You're the only one I have now. I gave up my career for you and my parents disowned me because of you and yet this is what I get? I don't deserve this Derek."

I hug her and kiss the side of her head.

"I love you, Serene. Just you, please believe me. I won't do anything that will hurt you.", I whispered on her.

"Let me go."

"Serene... No... Please... "

"please Derek... Let me go."

"No, wife. Never."

"I said let me go! ", she push me forcedly .

I gasped when she lost her balance and almost fall if not because of the banister.

"Serene! Are you okay?"

She look at me sharply then a pair of arms hug me from behind.

"Let her go, Babe. Let's go back to sleep.", Pia said dreamily and kissed my back.

"Shut up!", I forcedly remove her arms and faced her.

My forehead knotted when saw her, she's just wearing a thin nighties that showing her curves. You can even guess that she don't have wear anything under the thin fabric.

"Like it?"

"You..."

I heard a sound of a door and before I realized it, Serene was gone already.

"She's gone. Let's cuddle on bed?"

I grabbed her arms tightly and gave her a deadly stare. "I won't repeat this. STAY. AWAY. FROM. ME."

After I said that I carelessly let go of her that make her sit on the stair. I don't mind even she break a bine or what. I rushly leave the house and follow my wife.

But there's no Serene I found in our house.

"Derek, why you're come home just now?", Nanny Perla asked.

"Have you seen Serene?"

"Huh? She left to fetch you. Why you didn't came home last night? Your wife prepared a special dinner as a surprise on your 1st anniversary."

I grabbed my hair and pulled it. Damn! What I have done? I tried to call Serene but she don't answer any of it.

Evening come and still no sign of Serene. I was so worried but I don't know where to find her. Until I received a phone call from a police officer and informed me that my wife, Serene, was involved in a car accident and now in critical condition.

I went to the hospital immediately, and there I saw her parents crying while my unconscious wife is in the stretcher.

"Serene! Serene, wife wake up please!", I almost shake her body to wake up her.

"Sir, we need to bring the patient in E.R immediately. She's losing a lot of blood now."

"Please save her, save my wife.", I begged on the doctor.

"We'll do our best."

I am still holding Serene's hand while we're heading to emergency room.

"Wife, be strong please. Don't leave me.", I said while crying. I can't help it.

"Sir, I'm sorry but you can't go inside."

When they took Serene inside the emergency room, I felt strange. I even imagine Serene calling me while smiling and waving at me.

"No.. Please... Wife... Don't leave me.", I whispered.

"It's all your fault!", Serene's father said angrily while grabbing the front of my shirt. "Since my daughter met you she's always hurting! And now, she's in danger! It's your fault! "

"Stop it! This is not the right time for that!"

Her father release me but still giving me a deadly stare.

We wait for an hour, every seconds passed by I can't stop myself from worrying. I feel so scared. I don't want to lost her. Not my wife.

But maybe the heaven above punishing me for being a bad husband. When the doctor said that my wife is dead, I died also... inside.

"Serene.. No... No.. She's alive....", I was about to go inside the room but her father stop me.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I want to see my wife.", I answered weakly.

I felt so drained.

"No. I won't let you."

"Please sir, I am her husband. I have the rights to see her!"

"Husband? Rights? Why? Where are you before the accident? Why Serene chose to leave? She called us, crying. And now this happened, who do you think fault is this huh?! It's YOUR FAULT!"

"But..."

"Derek, please just this one. We want to be with her for the last time.", her mother said.

I just clenched my hands when they left me outside. And my heart tear apart when I heard her mother's cry from inside the room.

"Serene... Why you leave me?"

I lean on the wall and slowly sit down while crying. I don't care what others say if they see me now.

I just lost my other half, I lost my wife.

Serene...

I keep calling her name, wishing that she can hear me.

I thought I can still see her, hug her and even just a last on kiss her. I don't care if she's dead... I just want to tell her how much I love her.

But NO. They took away from me the chance to do that. Her parents don't allowed me to see her. Before I realized they took her body.

I went to their house, I saw them having a burial for her but they won't let me come. Not even a single second just to see her.

Why?

Am I really that bad?

I didn't do wrong.

I love her so much.

She's my wife, my beloved and my other half.

If I made a mistake, don't I deserved second chance?

Tears flowing from my eyes to my cheeks while looking on her grave.

"Serene... Wife...", I said while tracing her name.

Thinking that it's her face I am touching.

Why they took you away from me? I just wanted to see you for the last time.

From the day she died, my life ruined.

I don't go to work, I just stay on her graveyard drinking while reminiscing our past and blaming my self for everything. I only go back home when the evening comes, a family driver from my parent's house fetch me.

I stopped walking when I heard someone talking on the library. They caught my attention when I heard them mentioned my wife's name. The door is open a little so I peek who are them. It's Dad and... Pia? But why?

"What now? Serene is dead. You promise me that you'll give Derek to me.", Pia in bored voice.

"Just wait Pia. He's still mourning. And it's just a three weeks after his wife's death."

"But I can't wait anymore. Do something! I want Derek!"

"Don't raise your voice on me, Pia."

"But you promised me. That's why I agree to your plan. I message Serene to come on my house that day to let her see me and Derek on compromising situation. She left him, right? Although we don't plan her death the fate is on my side."

"Why you don't really slept with him? It's much better if you'll get pregnant. You can use the baby to have him."

"How I can do that to a man keep calling his wife's name even on sleep?"

"But you said that you can seduced him."

I angrily enter the room, they are both shocked on my suddenly appreance.

"D-Derek... "

"S-son.. You're here already."

"Yes. And heard everything, Dad. So it was you who planned this? Why? Why you wanted very much my wife to leave me?"

"Pia is the one for you son. And you're too blind to see that because you're so crazy about that bitch!"

"Don't you dare calling my wife, that name again. Or I'll forget that you're my father."

"What?! "

"Derek, there's no use for that. Your wife is dead already. We can start a new life.", Pia said and walked towards me.

"Pia is right. If you marry her, our name will be known on business world more than we had now."

"So its all about money? "

"Babe, money is everything. "

She about to touch me but I hold her wrist tightly.

"Didn't I said to you, STAY. AWAY. FROM. ME? "

"O-ouch... Derek my hand... "

I don't let her go. I don't care even she wince on pain.

"Derek, let her go!"

Dad pulled Pia's hand.

"How can you do this to her?"

"I should be the one asking you that Dad. How can you do this to me? I am your son. But your reasons doesn't change anything. You two ruin my life... and I'll ruin yours too."

"Derek! "

I walked-out without looking back on them.

I loath them! And I promise that I'll make them pay for what they did to my wife.

Serene's POV

I can't believe it!

I can't believe that afterall the things I have done for him he'll cheat on me.

Why? Am I not enough?

Tears continuous flowing on my cheeks, my tosight blurred already but I keep driving. I want to get out of here, I need space.

Just thinking that my husband having a mistress... it's killing me inside.

"Derek...", I stop the car on the side of the road.

I need to calm down myself. I tried to called my mother, I don't know if she'll answer me but I need her now.

"Hello? "

Hearing my mom's voice after a long time make me cry more.

"Hello? Who's this? "

"M-mom... "

"Serene? Oh my God?! Is this you Serene? Are you crying?"

"Mom... I'm sorry..."

"What happened? Are you okay?"

"I don't know Mom... Can I go t-there? I just don't know where to go Mom."

"Serene, my baby girl. Of course, you're welcome here. I'll tell your Dad."

"Thanks Mom."

After the call I start the car again and made my way to our house.

And on my way, a running man suddenly appear from no where. To avoid him I turned the car to the left without noticing a delivery truck that tried to made an over take.

I don't know how it happened, I just felt an extreme pain on my head and back and heard a loud sound of a crashing metal. My car spinned for two times before it hit a street post.

My sight get blurred, I felt a hit and thick liquid flowing on my head, there's a fang of pain when I tried to move my hands. I heard a lot of voices from the background I can hear them but I don't understand what they talking about.

I tried to open my mouth to asked for help. But I felt a pain in my chest and a hard to breath.

Is this my end? But I don't want to. I need to see my parents, I want to see my husband.

As if a sign, I saw my husband image. A fast throwback of our memories together played on my head, from the day we met, we fall in-love, we married, and our everyday life as husband and wife.

A smile form in my lips while remembering those days.

I love him so much. I want to see him again... Be with him again. But we don't have chance anymore.

My eyes slowly closing, even I don't want to I can't help it. And before the darkness totally take me, I call his name, the man I love so much.

"Derek... ", I whispered and everything went black.

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