Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO’s Plaything

"'Rangga is just my friend' that's just your excuse! You deliberately told Rangga to stay away from me so you could get close to him, right? Just admit it!" Bella snapped, pointing her finger at Lisa's face.

"For God's sake, I've told you many times that Rangga and I are nothing but friends!" Lisa replied defensively. Her tone began to rise along with the decline of patience that she had painstakingly maintained up to this moment.

"Lis, you told me to avoid Rangga. You also asked Rangga to refuse me so that I wouldn't ruin my college life. What's that if not an excuse so you can easily get him?" Bella's face looked disappointed and angry. Lisa could see the sparks of jealousy from the glint of her eyes that began to tear up.

"You still have a grudge against me because I don't want your life to end up like mine? Learn from your sister's experience Bel! All of my love stories from college to work never ended happily. There's no way I approached Rangga to replace Oscar's position " Lisa was eager to explain to Bella that she and Oscar would reconcile soon. But it was not the right time to explain everything to her. The girl was still unstable even though she would graduate from college soon.

"You did it on purpose, Lis! You even work in Rangga's office and suddenly you tell me to avoid him. Now he doesn't want to see me again because of you. How else should I call it if it's not you separating him from me on purpose?" Bella accused curtly.

Unable to hold back her emotions, Bella's tears fell from the corner of her dark eyes. The girl sobbed while trying to calm herself down by sitting cross-legged in front of Lisa.

"Bella, cut it already! I don't want to hear your nonsense anymore. I got accepted in his office by coincidence! There is no way I planned it all. I was also shocked when I found out that Rangga owns the advertising company!" Lisa explained.

But it seemed Bella still didn't believe it. The girl stared fiercely at Lisa's face, which looked confused and irritated. "If a thief confessed their crimes, the jail would be packed up! Are you still denying your fault in this?!"

"Bell, quit it already! I'm tired of you. It's up to you if you want to fight me, I don't even care. I'm so fucking tired! I've done what's best for you. It's up to you whether you want to believe my explanation or not. My points stand and Rangga doesn't have that kind of relationship with me!"

The sound of the teapot whistling loudly from the kitchen stopped them. Lisa immediately turned off the stove then lifted the teapot to brew tea. Her mother seemed too tired and sleepy to pay attention to her two daughters who were fighting in the dining room, so the middle-aged woman didn't come out to interfere.

Lisa poured hot water from the teapot into a cup filled with tea bags. When she lifted the teacup and was about to take it to Kumala's room, Bella stared at the teacup with a sly gaze. She approached Lisa suddenly and hit the teacup filled with hot water until it hit her hand.

Bella accidentally injured herself then she screamed in pain and made a sad face. "Ouch! Ah! It's hot! Ouch my hand! Did you do it on purpose!?"

Lisa was surprised when Bella accused her of injuring her hand by spilling hot water. She immediately put the cup on the table until it clinked loudly and then took cold water from the refrigerator. She quickly grabbed Bella's hand but Bella brushed it off.

"Sister Lisa! You really have the heart to do this to me! You really have the heart to hurt your own sister! Do you have the heart to hurt me because you are jealous of me? Look at my hand after you flush it with hot water!" Bella shouted loudly, hoping Kumala would hear her and defend her.

Hearing Bella's scream of pain, Kumala jolted from her sleep. With unsteady steps, the middle-aged woman got out of bed and approached her two daughters in the dining room. Her eyes swept around then looked at Lisa and Bella who were kneeling on the floor. Bella's face looked in pain with her eyes pissed off, and filled with tears.

Seeing her beloved youngest daughter hurt, Kumala immediately asked, "What's wrong with you two!?"

"This is her doing, Mom! Sis Lisa accidentally poured my hand using hot water!" Bella lied to Kumala. She faked a sad face so that Kumala sympathized with her.

Without saying much, Kumala went straight to Bella and grabbed her blistered hand. She rubbed it gently then grabbed the cold water that Lisa was holding. "Ouch, my dear ... Here, let me help you. Is it still hurt?"

Kumala turned to Lisa then glared at her. Her tone immediately changed when she faced Lisa who was petrified at her side. "What's wrong with you, Lisa!? This is your sister! My own flesh and blood. You really are too much! If you have a problem with Bella, please solve it well!"

Lisa was silent when Kumala scolded her. 'Damn, she's good at acting too,' she thought to herself. "Mom, you misunderstood. Bella accidentally bumped into me when I was carrying a cup filled with hot water," she explained bluntly.

But Kumala did not believe Lisa's explanation just like that. When it came to Bella, her eldest daughter would never win in her eyes. For Kumala, Bella was her favorite and the girl could just never go wrong.

Bella thought that it was the right time to take advantage of the situation. Inside, the girl was smiling slyly and satisfied to see Lisa being scolded by her mother. She wanted to make Lisa suffer even more with her next acting.

"Mom, Lisa deliberately poured hot water on me... I apologized to her earlier because of the previous problem. I've been begging repeatedly but she didn't want to forgive me. Then suddenly she poured my hand with hot water. She hates me mom," her tears flowed profusely, "I didn't think you would be so bad towards your own sister, Lis," Bella continued, pretending to be sobbing.

Hearing all the lies and acting that Bella did to get her revenge on her made Lisa furious. Lisa pointed at Bella's face and gave her a fierce look. "You don't have to act, Bel! Just  because you are your favorite child, you think you can accuse me as you want?" She snapped, thundering across the dining room.

"Stop, enough already!  You two need to end this enmity! And Lisa, don't yell at your sister! At least pity her a little!" Kumala exclaimed, getting frustrated at the face of her two fighting daughters. The middle-aged woman got up from her knees, led Bella to stand and then sat on a chair at the dining table.

With a melancholy and pitiful look, Kumala rubbed the burning scars that began to turn red over the surface of Bella's skin and then compressed them with a wet towel. She stroked Bella's back while trying to calm her youngest daughter who was still sobbing.

Kumala then walked over to Lisa. The middle-aged woman looked into her dark eyes with a gaze full of fiery anger before she slapped Lisa's cheek until it turned red like a boiled crab.

Lisa was surprised, she held her hot cheek and turned to her mother with a surprised look. "Mom, it's not my fault! Bella lied to you!"

"Lisa, how many times have you hurt your sister? The last time you were here, you slapped Bella until she didn't want to leave her room for almost a week! Now you have the heart to hurt her by pouring hot water on her!" Kumala snapped, pushing Lisa's shoulder.

"Mom, do you really believe that I deliberately poured hot water on Bella?" Lisa asked sarcastically.

"Don't listen to her, mom! Sis Lisa is jealous of my boyfriend!" Bella shouted from where she sat.

Kumala stared at Lisa closely, this time her gaze looked even more terrifying. "You've made up and are going to reconcile with Oscar, but you're still jealous of Bella's boyfriend!? Are you still not satisfied with that white guy, Lisa?" Kumala asked coldly.

"Mom! This has nothing to do with Bella's boyfriend. I don't even know who Bella's boyfriend is now!" Lisa replied bluntly. "Bella, don't lie!"

"It's enough! I don't want to deal with this problem any longer!" After she was satisfied from scolding Lisa, Kumala brought Bella back to her room and treated her youngest daughter's wound.

Lisa could only sit quietly in the living room while relieving her anger that was boiling inside her heart.

'Bella you spoiled brat!!!!'