LOVE AND DESIRE.

"I hope this is a secret between us. I really don't want Ella to know about this illicit relationship," said Mr. Albert, wrapping his arms around the woman's hips who were currently right in front of him. A woman who has an age difference that is quite far from him. How not, Mr. Albert is now 48 years old, while the woman is still 24 years old.

"Uncle calm down, I will never say this to Ella," said Alena who seemed to be teasing the old man again.

"You are the most seductive woman." Mr. Albert seemed to throw the woman's body on the soft hotel bed. He quickly unbuttoned his shirt and approached passionately. When they wanted to touch the most sensitive part of the woman's body, the hotel door suddenly opened and a woman walked in full of anger.

"Father!" cried the woman, slamming the door very loudly.

Alena and also Mr. Albert then got up and took their clothes and wore them very quickly. Alena who realized that the woman was none other than Ella, she then pulled the blanket and covered her face. She didn't want her to know at all.

"So this is what Dad has been doing behind my mother's back? Did you know that when Mom was being treated at the hospital fighting for her life. But while dad was having fun with other women who had absolutely no self-respect in this hotel," shouted Ella who had run out of patience as she took the ashtray and threw it at her father. Luckily, Mr. Albert managed to escape. He came closer to the child and held it very tightly to control her emotions.

"We'd better go home now, we will settle this at home," said Mr. Albert.

"No Daddy! I have to see the face of the woman who has ruined my parents' household. I have to kill her right now," Ella refused and pushed her father away. She approached Alena and pulled the blanket. But apparently, Alena was holding the blanket so tightly that it was difficult for Ella to see Alena's face.

"Don't hide like this you bastard. Show your face!" rage Ella. Which daughter would not be angry when she saw her father having an affair with another woman. Ella suddenly took a flower vase and intended to break it right on the woman's head.

"Ella! That's enough! Don't let you hurt that girl. If you do, then I won't hesitate to forgive you!" prevent Mr. Albert who does not accept the treatment of his daughter which he considers completely disrespectful and overstepping.

Ella could only be astonished and then burst out laughing at all of her father's remarks which were considered too excessive. After all, it was her father who started all of this. If only her father didn't play dark with other women then he wouldn't be this angry. "Okay, looks like you want to play with me now. I'm going to report you to the police right now!" threatened Ella. She was tired of seeing her father's behavior. He was old but his behavior was so shameful.

Alena, who heard this, did not accept that this had all been reported to the police. She didn't want her good name to be ruined because she had an affair with the old man who was about to die. "Please report all this. That way father can divorce your mother and marry this woman." Unlike Alena, Mr. Albert was not at all afraid of the threat of his only daughter.

"You old bastard, he thinks I want to marry him?" Alena thought and did not want to have an old husband like Mr. Albert. She also chose to open the blanket and show her face in front of Ella.

"You don't need to report all of this to the police. You can see the face of the woman who has been your father's affair all this time," said Alena. A fact that was so very surprising for Ella herself. That the person who had been so very kind and close to her was apparently none other than the person who had become a destroyer in her parents' household.

"You ...." Ella looked weak and leaned her body against the wall.

"Yes, it's me!" said Ella who didn't have the slightest feeling of guilt.

Ella and Alena have been friends for a long time. In fact, the two of them are very close to each other. They have always been together both joys and sorrows since they were still a student at a private high school in this city. So far, their friendship seems to be going well. Often, Ella confides to Alena that she suspects that her father has a mistress. Ella had no idea how her own best friend had stabbed her in the back and become the third person in the breakdown of the marriage relationship between her father and mother.

"What's going on here? Why do you ...."

"Father loves Alena. Father will not be able to live without her. After all your mother is old, she can't even take care of her own life, how could she take care of and serve me. Anyway, the angel of death will come and take her life soon. all this fun," said Mr. Albert approaching while hugging Ella.

Elena just kept shaking her head. A very big betrayal that has been committed by her own best friend. A friend who even considered like a sister.

"Why does it have to be Daddy? There are lots of girls out there but why should it be my best friend!" said Ella in a high tone and looked at her father with disappointment and destruction.

"As for you, Alena! Why should it be my father? I don't even care who you are close to, why do you have to victimize my family!" She continued pointing at Alena.

"The answer is because I love your father!" Alena said very satisfied to break Ella's heart. All this time Ella thought of her as a friend but not for Alena. Alena thought of the woman as just an enemy. She was envious of her best friend's life, which was surrounded by both very kind and harmonious parents. The family is very rich and even she can have whatever she wants very easily. While Alena, she is a poor girl who even comes from a broken home. She never felt the love of her father or mother.

"You are all evil! You are all like a demon!" said Ella who then ran and left her father and best friend. She had suffered enough with the affair that had been committed by her father, and the saddest thing was because her own best friend had become the third person.

"You don't have to think about Ella. We'll get married after this dear," said Mr. Albert, who had completely lost his mind about his family, which had just been destroyed by the woman who was currently right beside him.

"What did you say? Married? I don't even have the desire to marry an old man like you. I just want to ruin your daughter's life! I hate her! Only this way I can ruin all her happiness," said Alena satisfied while she held Mr. Albert's face and smiled evilly.

The people closest to us are the ones with the most potential to hurt and destroy ourselves. "Hugging then stabbing." That's how Ella is feeling right now. The woman was seen sitting in the corner of the room and staring out the window. It was raining that night as well. There is only sadness and disappointment that is currently eating away at the woman's entire body.

"Sir!" shouted one of the servants from the ground floor of the house. Ella who heard that suddenly wiped her tears and hurriedly checked what had happened. She saw Mr. Albert lying on the floor.

"What happened to Dad?" asked Ella who started to panic seeing her father's condition that was so pathetic with a pale blue face.

"I don't even know Miss. I was very surprised to see Master's condition, which was like this," said the servant.

"Then quickly call the driver and we'll take my dad to the hospital," said Ella shaking her father's body and trying to call him to his senses. Even though she felt so very angry and disappointed with her father's attitude that had been so excessive. But as a daughter, she didn't want anything to happen to her father either. Especially when she saw the condition of her father who looked so very bad and sad.

"No need Ella. Everything will only be in vain if you take me to the hospital. Soon death will come and pick me up," said Mr. Albert softly who seemed difficult to catch his breath.

"I feel so very sorry for you and your mother too. Father betrayed you for that woman," he continued.

"Dad hold on, Dad will be fine," said Ella holding her father's hand firmly.

"No Ella, Father has drunk cyanide poison and soon father's life will be lost," said Mr. Albert with foam starting to come out of his mouth, but he still tried to say sorry to his daughter. Ella did not understand at all what had caused her father to look so very sorry. Even though this morning his father seemed very indifferent and did not feel the slightest guilt from within him.

"Dad! Why are you doing this? I will take you to the hospital." Ella kept tears in her eyes.

"Sorry Miss, the driver just came out to take a maid to look after Mrs. Sailo at the hospital," said one of the maids.

Currently there is only the driver who came to work, while the other driver happened to be taking time off.

"Then help me lift dad to the car, I will drive this time," said Ella who didn't want to buy time. Actually, it's not that Ella can't drive, it's just that Mr. Albert forbids his daughter because for him, Ella is an only his daughter. He didn't want his only daughter to get into an accident. It was a pretty ridiculous excuse for Ella, but because she didn't want to argue with her father, she chose not to drive all this time.

"That woman apparently only wants to destroy you, my daughter. She used me to destroy you. And I was so stupid to believe in a woman like her. After being satisfied, now she has gone and dumped me," said Mr. Albert with tears in his eyes. Even now his breath seemed to be at the end of his throat. His white eyes now seem to dominate. In just a matter of seconds, he returned to God's lap full of guilt and regret. But there is no use anymore when death has come to pick up. He could no longer bear the shame so he chose to end his lifestyle.

***

Alena continues to laugh out loud while enjoying a bottle of wine that is currently in her hand. She was sure that right now her best friend must be feeling so very sad and devastated after her father's death. She did not expect that the old fart man would die so soon.

"It's really very unfortunate Ella. Right now your tears must continue to flow down your annoying face. What a pathetic friend of mine," said Ella who then took a sip of wine straight from the bottle.

In her apartment, she seemed to be having fun. Even though this apartment had been secretly given to her by Mr. Albert without Ella's knowledge. Ella thought that this apartment was bought directly by Alena after receiving her first salary and bonus working at the company. But in fact, this is all a gift from her illicit relationship with Mr. Albert.

"I thought your father was a very very intelligent and educated man. But in fact, he is so very easy to use. Thanks to him, I can have my own dream apartment and car. You are really very smart Alena." The woman continued to praise herself for everything she considered an achievement. Breaking other people's relationships is a matter of pride for her. She will be happy when she sees the person she hates suffering.

Alena is suffering from mental illness. The tremendous trauma from when she was a child made her like this. She often experienced violence by her father and mother. That was why she felt that her life was completely unlucky. And she also wants to make other people's lives experience the same as what she experienced when she was a child. Plus, Ella is someone she hates the most. Ella always gets praise from others for her intelligence and beauty. In fact, she was often compared to her best friend. That is also one of the reasons that she hates her best friend so much.

"We'll see, I'll make you suffer again after this." This time Alena had evil intentions again in her mind. She will never stop destroying Ella's life.

She grabbed her cell phone and spoke to a man from behind the phone.

"How? Have you prepared the things I asked for?" She asked.

"Yes Boss. Don't worry about it. I've done everything you want," said the man over the phone. Instantly, a curve of a beautiful smile now emanated from Alena's lips. She couldn't wait to carry out her evil plan.

It's been two weeks since Mr. Albert's death. Ella couldn't go on like this. Her future is still long and she must rise up against all these adversity. She decided to go back to work as usual and go about his day.

Deep!

A short message notification from someone who looks special suddenly forms the curve of a smile on her beautiful lips.

"Sorry because I just gave you the news. I feel sorry for what has happened to Mr. Albert. This afternoon, I will return to Indonesia soon," Ella thought when she read the short message.

The man who had just sent a short message to her was none other than Lias-her childhood best friend and the man who would soon become her last love port. She and Lias love each other. The two have also been matched and will get married after Lias completes his doctoral education abroad. And today the man is back.

Ella is sure that she will soon marry the man she loves.

Ella is now ready to wear a neutral color t-shirt combined with skinny jeans. Then for the impression of smart officewear, she simply added a blazer as an outer and wore her favorite heels that Lias sent from abroad as a birthday present for her 24th year.

"Life isn't always about sadness, Ella. get up and set your sights forward." Ella smiled and immediately headed towards the trunk of the car and headed for the office. Since her father's death, she has never heard from Alena again. He hoped that in times like this, she would never meet that woman again.

"Geez, how could I forget to bring mineral water," Ella thought as she patted her forehead. Ella always brings mineral water wherever she goes. She often felt a stubborn thirst. She finally decided to stop her car on the shoulder of the road right in front of a mini market and buy a drink first. But when she was about to step into the mini market, her eyes fell on a woman who was standing not far from where she was. Who else if not Alena-the woman who has been the cause of the destruction of her family. Ella was furious and finally approached the woman and pulled her hand forcefully.

"What is it!" Elena shouted. How surprised she was when she saw that the person was Ella.

"Ella!" She continued, still astonished.

"You still remember my name apparently." Ella who saw the woman's face, immediately remembered the figure of her father who had just died.

"I didn't expect to meet this pathetic woman here. How are you now? Your father is dead, isn't it? It's really sad, but it's natural, after all your father is indeed old. A man like him deserves to die, he is old but still itching with other girls." Instead of feeling guilty or concerned, Alena even insulted Mr. Albert. This made Ella's emotions even more peaked. She mentally the woman sharply.

"Shut your mouth Elena!" Ella said in a slightly raised tone

"Why? I just said what I had to say didn't I? It was a fact anyway." Alena laughed and was satisfied to see the angry and annoyed expression on Ella's face.

"Savage!" Ella snapped landing her slap right on Alena's cheek. This was the first time she had met someone she had considered a traitor as well as a demon with a human face.

"How dare you touch me like this!" shouted Alena disapproved. She tried to return the slap. But Ella stopped her and held her hand.

"Who do you think you are? Oh yeah, don't ever expect to touch or hurt me again. You've made my family suffer enough, I'll make sure that you too will feel the same way I did!" said Ella. Alena just laughed out loud at the threat. To her, it was nothing more than a joke that would never happen. She knew very well how Ella was, she was just a spoiled woman who wouldn't be able to do anything on her own.

"I didn't expect that you would be this cruel to me," she continued.

"I've never thought of you as my best friend. You always won and were right in front of me. I've never excelled in anything. That's why I hate you so much. I hate that kind of thing! I promised myself that I would make you suffer even more." Alena has no guilt for being the cause of Mr. Albert's death. To her, it was none of her business.

"Just watch everyone will hate you when they find out that you have been my father's mistress all along!"

"Are you sure you can say that? Even you will only be ashamed of yourself. Your father has died but I believe that he will get insulted by people. Your father's good name will be damaged, do you want to make your father suffer even more after this death?" said Alena. She was sure that Ella wouldn't say that.

Alena had indeed promised herself to hide all the secrets of this affair. What she said just now was only part of the threat. But that doesn't seem to work at all. She also didn't want to make her mother suffer even more when she woke up from her coma after learning that her husband had been having an affair while she was battling her illness. Enough people know her father well. She did not want people to give a bad perception of her father again. Ella just wanted the man who had raised her to be happy in the wild without anything to make him more tormented.

"You have to remember one thing Ella. I will not stop here. I will never be satisfied to see you suffer," said Alena who chose to leave and leave Ella.

Envy and hate clouded her vision. She could no longer see the truth as well as the goodness within her best friend. She even forgot all the things Ella had done to him all this time. She will only continue to follow her will to destroy her own best friend.

Ella felt so very weak and her head was spinning again after the meeting just now. The friend who should be used as a place to lean on and share joys and sorrows has now become his own enemy. "Why should it be like this?" Ella thought, feeling dizzy and sick in her head again.

Her vision is now getting blurry. Deciding to go back home and rest seemed a lot better than having to go to the office. After all, the office where she worked was none other than her family's own company. She can work whenever she wants without anyone putting pressure on him. Actually she decided to go to the office today because she wanted to find something busy so as not to make herself think about all the problems that had befallen her lately.

Ella drove back the car towards the house. This afternoon, Lias will also return from abroad. Ella decided to cook her lover's favorite food. She had not seen the man in a long time. She will prepare things to welcome him and impress Lias.

Deep!

Ella's cell phone suddenly rang a short message marker. The woman finally slowed down the car to check her cellphone. However, the incoming message made her instantly stunned and worried.

08xx

"You will lose loved ones one by one. Guess who I will snatch from you next?