"Uncle, are you here? I was just kidding," Nico said with an awkward laugh. He scratched his head anxiously, not daring to look at Aiden's face.
"I helped you to take care of your slanted gossip. You were chatting with an actress in the middle of the night, not knowing that someone was secretly taking photos of you. But now you are suggesting your aunt to crush my face?" Aiden snorted coldly.
"Wait, wait… Chatting in the middle of the night? With an actress?" Tara's eyes narrowed dangerously.
Anya couldn't help but smile and say, "Good luck, Nico!"
"Tara, listen to me. It's not what you think. Martin was in the room too, but he went to the toilet. Then, someone saw us and misunderstood. If you don't believe me, you can ask Martin," Nico's face was full of panic, he tried to explain it the best he could as if his life depended on it.
Tara took a deep breath and said to Anya, "Anya, please buy me a durian."
Nico's face immediately paled. "Tara, I really am innocent."
"Martin is your boss. When Jenny got engaged, you told him to break the engagement and that guy was willing to do it. If you really have a stash, of course he will help you to hide it. I was such a fool to believe you," Tara said angrily. "Nico, I let you take the job so you can gain experience. But instead you went to find another woman."
"I didn't go looking for another woman. When I was alone in the room, she teased me…" Before Nico finished speaking, Tara had already tossed a pillow in his face.
"Tara, you just gave birth. Don't be too emotional," Anya immediately stood up and tried to calm her best friend. Then she looked at Aiden.
Nico got even more panicked. He walked over to Tara and held her hand tightly. "Tara, don't be mad. Just hit me."
"Nine months I spent looking after the children in my womb, but you are looking for other women out there. What an insolent man!" Tara couldn't accept this.
Anya and Tara did not know about the news because the media didn't release it.
If Nico hadn't talked about Aiden behind his back and prided himself on being a nice guy without women surrounding him, Aiden wouldn't have told this story.
"Tara, you have to trust me. She teased me, but I refused. I swear I'll never let you down," Nico said.
"If Martin weren't there and it was just the two of you, you would have accepted her," Tara said coldly.
Nico felt a little confused. Shouldn't Martin prove his innocence?
But why did Tara say that Martin was the one preventing him from having an affair?
He didn't mean to cheat on her!
"Nico, there are so many women out there who like your uncle, but he never touched any of them, let alone staying in the same room. But what about you? You were alone with an actress in a hotel room. Looks like I'll have to crush your face. Come here, let me ruin your face!" Tara was so angry that her stomach hurt.
"Tara, don't be mad. You know Nico, he would never do that. He's a little wild, but he's always honest with you. He will never let you down and do something to make him lose you. If you feel angry, punish him by taking care of the children," said Anya.
"That's his job. If he doesn't take care of the kids, who else?" Tara replied irritably.
"Right, that's my job. Tara, you have to trust me. I will never make you sad," Nico said.
"Be honest with me, how many women like you?" Tara asked.
"All the women on the set are Nico's fans," Aiden replied.
"Alright uncle, that's enough. I am guilty. Aren't you busy right now? You can go back to work. Go away, I beg you!" Nico was on the verge of tears.
"Anya, we are not needed here. Let's go home," Aiden said.
"Tara, you rest. Don't be emotional. I will go home first," Anya looked at Nico worriedly. "Just now you boasted about yourself and said that you had rejected all those women firmly…"
"Auntie, you go too. Please…" Nico felt that Anya and Aiden drowned him to the bottomless pit of hell even deeper.
Anya and Aiden then left the room. While walking, Anya reprimanded her husband, "Aiden, Tara has just given birth and is still weak. Why did you do this?"
"All problems must be resolved." He said it subtly, but Anya understood what he meant.
"Is it true that Nico cheated? With whom?" Anya asked anxiously.
"The female lead from the movie," Aiden replied calmly.
"Did Nico really like her?" Anya is surprised.
Aiden's face looks serious. "It's hard to know the truth."
"What do you mean?" Anya felt more and more worried. There was no way Aiden would say something carelessly just to mess up Tara and Nico's relationship.
"Many actors and actresses experience fake love while filming. Many of them also end up getting married after starring in a movie," said Aiden.
Anya was surprised and turned towards Tara's room behind her. "Does that mean Nico and that woman have been in love with each other for the past few months?"
"During his marriage to Tara, it was Nico who always struggled. Before and after marriage, Tara had not changed at all. She just enjoys the feeling of being loved by Nico," Aiden said.
Anya couldn't say anything, she couldn't argue with Aiden's point of view.
Before marriage, Nico was the one who tried so hard to catch up with Tara. After getting engaged, Tara still couldn't trust Nico and refused to marry him.
Nico had been waiting for Tara for two years, and even after getting married, Tara had never changed.
With the support of the Atmajaya Family, Tara went up with her career pretty quickly. She didn't even have to worry about anything.
The only thing that made her panic a little while being a member of the Atmajaya Family was her pregnancy.
During her pregnancy, Hana helped to take care of her. Whenever Tara had to go to the hospital for a check-up, Maria was always there for her, worried that she might have missed something.
Tara's life had always been so peaceful that she had to face a tough test now.
"Who is she?" Anya asked.
"You didn't know Nico's co-stars?" Aiden asked.
"Tara and I just want Nico to gain experience and grow after working in a new field, hoping that he will come back more mature. What we care about is the story of the movie he is in and the experience he has, not the other cast," said Anya.
"That woman secretly supported Nico from start to finish. He had grown and this woman meant so much more to him than Tara. You told Tara to punish Nico by taking care of their kids. How about leaving the children and their father in another woman's care?" Aiden asked calmly.