Martha still hopes for Karina

Charlie was in his house, rubbing his forehead in confusion. Of course he was panicking over the threat Franz had given him at the time. Considering that Franz was never one to break a promise and was also very consistent made him uneasy now.

"What about this? What if Franz dares to report me to prison? I will still carry Mr. Brian's name if Franz reports me."

"But... do I have to leave the city? If I go between cities, the police will still find me. It looks like I'll have to go abroad! Yes, it's for my own good and also for Mr. Brian's good name so that he won't be disappointed with my work."

"Yes, I have to get out of here!" As he was going to his room, his mother's voice startled him.

"Where are you going, Charlie?" Charlie stopped his steps and his mother approached him with a serious look.

"Remember, you're a basketball superstar too, just like Franz. Are you going to run away from reality and not compete anymore like Franz?"

"It's not that, Mom. It's just that I have a need abroad, hehehe,"

"What's the need? If you're going abroad just to have fun with your friends, then it's better not to. You should focus on competing so you can earn more money. Instead of this, you're just at home without any income," the mother quipped.

"I'm also going to talk about basketball abroad, Mom. If I get the right tricks from there, I can practice them here so I can win and earn money again like usual," Charlie explained.

'Sorry, Mom. I had to lie to you. All this is so that the police don't go after your son.' Charlie thought.

"But why do you have to go all the way overseas? You can do it here. Where abroad?"

"London! Yes, I have to go to London with my basketball friends, Mom," Charlie's excuse made his mother raise only one eyebrow.

"You're not lying to me, are you, Charlie?"

"No, mom. I was really asked by the coach to go to London to find out a trick to make the opponent lose the basketball game. Please understand, Mom," Charlie's eyes were convincing and pleading with his mother.

"All right, but remember, after returning home you have to compete again and earn money,"

"Okay, mom. I'll leave for London right away!" Shrieked Charlie who immediately ran to his room to get ready, while his mother was still shaking her head in surprise.

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Martha had just parked her car in front of Karina's gate. She got out of the car and slightly pushed the gate to let herself in. She still looked at the big house carefully.

"The house is still the same as before, I hope Karina's sister still lives in this house so I can meet her soon." Hopefully, Martha wanted to meet Karina as soon as possible. She continued her walk to the front door of Karina's house. Knocking on the door.

TOK! TOK! TOK!

"Excuse me!"

TOK! TOK! TOK!

CEKLEK!

Karina, who opened the door, was surprised to see that the person in front of her this time was someone she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Martha!" Karina shrieked.

GREP!

Karina hugged Martha, Franz's sister who had not seen her for a long time. Then she let go of the hug.

"Come on in!"

Martha just smiled, they sat in the living room facing each other.

"Where have you been all this time? Why is there no news? Oh? I heard that you were in Mexico," Karina enthusiastically asked Martha.

"Yes, I was in Mexico, Sister Karina. Eumm... Sister Karina, my purpose in coming here is to find out something."

"What something?"

"Are you married to Brother Franz?"

DEG!

Getting a question like that made Karina's heart pinch. She seemed to recall her foolishness in wanting to snatch Fran away from Hana that time.

"What are you asking me, Martha. I..." Before she could continue her sentence, Martha suddenly held both of Karina's hands. Of course Karina was confused by this and looked into Martha's eyes.

"I know, Sister Karina must be heartbroken because Brother Franz prefers that bitch. I know, you're sad about that, right?"

"No... Martha. I'm not sad about Franz at all."

"Answer me honestly, Sister Karina. I know you still love Brother Franz."

"Yes, I admit I do love Franz. But it's useless if Franz doesn't love me, right? I fought him tooth and nail before the accident. But what did I get from him? He always rejects me, Martha. I've given up on that,"

"That doesn't answer my question, Sister Karina. Do you intend to marry Brother Franz? That's what I'm asking," forced, Karina nodded her head slowly.

"Yes... I managed to marry Franz while he was still suffering from memory loss. And that's why he divorced me dishonorably," Karina explained.

"You must win back Brother Franz's love, Sister Karina!" Full of conviction, Martha suddenly stood up from her seat and looked at Karina seriously.

"No, he has also caused me a lot of heartache because he asked for a divorce when I needed it the most. During my marriage with him, he always went out for days without saying goodbye to me. Stupidly, I still didn't realize that Franz had started to remember everything at that time. In the end we separated because Franz threatened me to report me to the police for making a fake marriage. He could say fake because he felt that he didn't like me at all. That's what Franz told me, so I couldn't help but sign the divorce papers even though I had to," Karina explained everything very casually. Meanwhile, Martha's behavior and expression were exaggerated.

"What? Gosh... I didn't expect Brother Franz to be so stupid as to throw away diamonds for a piece of stone! I don't want to know Brother Karina, you have to go back with Brother Franz!" Martha pushed Karina even harder to get back with Franz. Karina quickly shook her head with a smile.

"No, Martha. I will no longer interfere with your brother's home life. I'll start my new life without him."

"But... I still want Karina to be my sister-in-law..."

"Try to accept Hana. I made a promise to another man to change, so I want to change for the better. You can still think of me as your own sister, but not as your sister-in-law, okay?" Martha just nodded slowly even though her heart still didn't accept it.

'But I'll still get you back with Franz's Sister Karina. This is my promise!' Martha thought.

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