Everyone joined in wiping their tears seeing Almira's sadness. If the girl had wronged Rian, maybe they wouldn't be this angry with Rian. What this man had done to his future wife not only made a wound in Almira's heart but also in the hearts of all the family.
"Then how about Mr. Chandra now? We can't disperse invited guests who are already present. We can damage our reputation because of my son's mistake," said Mr. Eldaz so frustrated.
What his son did would really make him a gossip. Moreover, the business world is very cruel. They didn't make any mistakes, other people will continue to find faults to bring down their good name especially now.
"Why is Mr. Eldaz asking me? Master's own son who put us in such a difficult position! He has not only hurt my daughter's heart but also tarnished our good name!" Upset Tuan Chandra.
"I know, and I'm really sorry for that. But we can't just annul this marriage, sir," said Mr Eldaz.
"I know. But can Master bring Rian here now, huh? There's no way my daughter will marry a statue!" Mr Chandra snapped angrily.
Mr. Eldaz looks breathless. He had to do something so that their family's reputation wouldn't be ruined because of Rian's stupid behavior.
"I might not be able to bring Rian here, because I don't know where my son is. However, I have another solution," said Mr. Eldaz, making Mr. Chandra wince in surprise.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"I have another child and of course she is single. Why don't we marry Almira to my eldest son, Daffa?"
"Dad, what do you mean by me marrying Almira?" Daffa asked in a tone that didn't like her father's suggestion.
"Because you're the only son who can help dad. Please save our family's good name, Daf." Asked Mr. Eldaz with a pitying look.
"But Father...."
"Sir, what are you saying? I don't want to marry Daffa. I don't love him!" Almira refused in between her tears.
"Tch, you think I love you too? Let alone love, I'm just not interested!" Daffa snapped, not accepting Almira who seemed to reject her.
How dare that woman refuse Daffa even though so far no woman can resist the charm of a Daffa Eldaz. But the girl in front of him now, even openly expressed his dislike for Daffa.
"Already! We know you guys don't love each other but that's not what matters right now. Our family's reputation will be bad if this marriage is annulled. So, you have to get married right now!" said Mr. Eldaz, staring intently at the two young people in front of him.
"But ...."
"Mira, Mr. Eldaz is right. I know you are still very sad about Rian's departure, but we can't just cancel this wedding. We promise not to interfere in your marriage later, you can make your own decisions after a while together," said Mr. Chandra languidly.
Actually he did not agree with Almira marrying the eldest son of Mr. Eldaz. After all, who does not know the temperament of the man. The real female player is in Daffa Eldaz. That's why until now Daffa doesn't want to get married. Because for him a commitment is something that can only give pain.
""Okay, for your sake I will marry Rian's future wife, but I don't want this marriage to bind my freedom," Daffa said in the end.
Almira immediately snorted with a very cynical look at Daffa.
"Why? Don't you like what I say?" Daffa asked Almira.
"I don't care what you do later, even if you enter the gorilla pit I won't mind. Don't be too confident that I will restrain you from that," replied Almira while crossing her arms across her chest.
Indeed, since the first meeting, there has not been a day without a fight between Daffa and Almira. They are like oil and water which can never be combined.
"Hey, you're really testing my patience huh! I....."
"Come on, you guys agreed, right? So let's get back to the aisle! Daffa, you go with Daddy first for the consent and after everything is done, Then Almira will follow because she has to fix the make-up that has been damaged by crying," said Mr. Eldaz, making Daffa only obey.
After Daffa's departure, Almira was immediately helped to clean up again by MUA, who did return to her makeup after being contacted again by Mrs. Sonya.
While Almira is back in make-up, now Daffa is shaking Mr. Chandra's hand. Before God, the entire family and the witnesses and guests present, Daffa took the responsibility for Almira Chandra from her father.
When the word 'SAH' echoed, Daffa officially made Almira his wife. Everyone immediately said thanks even though the confusion still enveloped them.
How come? They know that the one who will marry is the youngest son of Mr. Eldaz, namely Rian Eldaz, but in fact the one who is getting married is Daffa Eldaz.
Of course it makes various guesses and prejudices fill everyone. But none of them dared to ask questions because they clearly knew what kind of power the Eldaz family as well as C was
As soon as the consent procession was over, Almira came flanked by Mrs. Sonya and Mrs. Diana. They are none other than Almira's mother and in-laws.
After sitting down, Almira and Daffa were immediately led to say a prayer. They really can't accept a marriage certificate now because it's clear in the marriage book that Rian Eldaz's name is written . It may take them a few days or weeks before they can receive their own marriage certificate.
Actually it didn't really matter to either of them because neither of them wanted this marriage to happen.
"Please Miss Almira to kiss her husband's hand as well as Mr. Daffa kissing his wife's forehead back," the host's instructions made their hearts irritated.
But they couldn't refuse and immediately did whatever the man ordered.
Almira took Daffa's hand, then kissed it respectfully as well as Daffa who briefly kissed Almira's forehead.
There are no romantic moments or just a dag-dig-dug feeling like the newlyweds, they are equally flat through all the wedding processions. Except when doing sungkem to both parents, then Almira shed tears. But that doesn't apply to Daffa, she really is a drop of ice that doesn't have any feelings.
After the Ijab ceremony and all the main processions were finished, Daffa and Almira went into the room to rest for a while because tonight they would be holding a reception again.
Even though it felt very lazy, but they had no other choice but to obey. Moreover, tonight, not only hundreds of people present, but up to a thousand more. That's because Mr. Eldaz and Mr. Chandra who do have many acquaintances, be it business partners, ordinary friends, even their employees, that evening.
"Huh that sucks! It's because of Rian that I have to be stuck in a shitty marriage like this," Daffa said when they arrived at the room.
Almira just kept quiet and pretended not to hear anything Daffa said. That man seems to have so much energy to complain that his lips have been slurring up since the beginning.
Annoyed because he had been talking to himself, now Daffa approached Almira who was cleaning the makeup on her face. The man immediately stood behind Almira with his sharp gaze on Almira's reflection in the mirror.
"Listen, Almira! I married you only because I wanted to save my family's good name. I can't possibly be attracted to a woman whose body is as flat as a wall like you!" Daffa said with a condescending look at Almira.
Hearing the insults that slipped so freely from Daffa's lips, Almira got up and turned around with her sharp gaze on Daffa.
"Heh, dear Mr Daffa Eldaz! You think I'm willing to touch you, do you? Don't be too confident in yourself! I'm not used to wearing other people's used goods, I can get itchy later on my smooth body." Almira counterattacked, who didn't accept Daffa, looked down on her.
Hearing a reply that is no less spicy from Almira, Daffa's eyes are getting perfectly rounded.
"Let's go through this marriage individually, don't interfere in each other's business either! Just watch out if you fall in love with me first!" Daffa's pressure made Almira glared even more annoyed.
"It's up to me I don't care! And for the problem of who loved first, that's what we'll see later. I'm not sure you will stand the charm of an Almira Chandra," said Almira arrogantly.
"Too confident is also not good," Daffa glared annoyed.
"I'm just telling the truth, Mr. Daffa. After all, you started this war yourself so we'll see who wins!"
The hostile gazes from the two of them immediately made the atmosphere of the bridal room that should be solemn now turn very tense. There was no scene of shyness or aham-ahem between the two of them other than the scathing words that always filled the entire room.