Chapter 13:Marriage (2/2)
”We will pack all the things in your house,” Aiden said, breaking Anya's reverie.
Anya looked up, seeing Aiden who said it while closing her eyes.
”Ah ... But ...” Anya couldn't digest all the things that were happening so fast. Wasn't their marriage just a contract marriage? Should she also live with Aiden?
'Contract marriage…'
They were married only because of their own interests.
Harris initially opposed this marriage because Aiden was in a disadvantaged position. Aiden had to spend a lot of money to pay for Anya's mother's hospital fees, but what Anya could give him in return?
In the end, Anya offered her mother's flower garden as a guarantee that she would surely pay her debt someday. After all her debts are paid off, she would be free again.
Meanwhile, Aiden was satisfied with Harris's decision. With the flower garden as a guarantee, Anya would become more attached to him and would not be able to escape from his grasp.
Aiden just looked at Anya with a raised eyebrow.
Anya could only be silent and shut her mouth tightly. Right now, all she could do was follow Aiden's words and orders. She owed this man a debt of gratitude and would do her best to help this man so that she could pay all her debts.
After arriving at his house, Anya hurried downstairs and packed up. She was assisted by Harris and Abdi while Aiden waited in his car.
She entered her room and took out a bag to pack all his belongings. Anya did not have too many things. Most of her belongings were old stuff because she didn't have money to shop or buy anything new.
She kept her mother's things neatly arranged at home, hoping that one day her mother would come back. The longest pictures of her and her mother filled the entire house, making the house warm and full of love. Only these photos were the treasure she had.
This time, Anya would leave the house for quite a long time. Precisely so that she could pay off all her debts.
When she closed the door of the house, she wondered whether she could one day return to this house with his mother. Even though it was small and simple, there were too many memories in this house, making her miss those times.
Memories of when Anya and her mother tried to rise from adversity after the divorce of her parents…
Happy memories between the two of them ...
Sad memories of when her mother fell ill and made Anya have to struggle alone ...
And the present memories that were still freshly filled with tears, suffering and struggle.
Today, Anya closed the door of her house feeling scared and happy too.
She was afraid to imagine a future that was not clear, but also happy because she did not have to walk alone anymore.
Maybe she didn't love Aiden, but at least she didn't have to face it all alone now. Aiden would help her through all of this. Aiden would carry some of the burden in her heart.
At least, there would be someone who was always beside her.
Now, her name was no longer Anya Tedjasukmana, but Anya Atmajaya.