(Tak) Bile Sepahit Bile
Section 51
Eva lies in a hospital bed, accompanied by Caesar and Arjuna who stand guard in front of the room. That morning, Mr. Arya and other family members took turns to visit the newborn baby.
"He's very handsome. When did you give birth?" ask Lisa after seeing the baby in the box.
"Last night. Quite suddenly indeed, last night I suddenly contracted," Eva replied as she glanced at Caesar sitting nearby.
Caesar nodded his head smiling at his lips, but his heart ached beyond measure.
"I don't think I heard any sound last night. The house was also calm and fine when I woke up." Lisa scrunched her forehead, looking in disbelief that Eva had given birth.
Caesar's wife was nervous herself, she squeezed the link of their hand asking the man for help.
"yeah. I did not deliberately make a noise because at first I thought Eva was just an ordinary pain, but when she arrived at the hospital the doctor said that our child would be born" Caesar wrote. Lucy recalls the story of Cempaka's sudden contraction.
Lisa was bearded while raising her eyebrows. Next to the woman, master Arya sat quietly. Pay attention to the face of the child and his daughter-in-law who change expression.
"Hey, take a look! He's funny, who do you think he looks like? His mother or his father?" exclaim the other family while watching their baby who fell asleep quietly.
"I think she looks like her mother."
"No! He looks like his father."
"Wait first! This baby doesn't look like his mother or father." Caesar and Eva flinched upon hearing that, everyone turned to her wanting to hear an explanation.
"really?" The curious Lisa approached, looking intently at the face the baby had.
"really. Why doesn't he look like one of you?" Lisa dramatizes the situation. Making Eva and Caesar look nervous and panicked.
"It's okay. That's not a big deal. In the past, his father did not look like me or his mother either. Though, obviously the one who gave birth to her was her mother, but as time went on, that face changed slowly and more and more years of resemblance though not too." Mr. Arya commented for the sake of muffling the commotion.
He was only worried that unwanted news would arise just because the baby did not have any resemblance to his parents.
"really?" Lisa could not believe it anymore.
However, master Arya was more calm than the two people. He smiled and nodded his head in response to Lisa's disbelief.
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"Doctor, thank you for all your help. Your help will never be forgotten" Caesar told doctors he worked with.
The man in white sighed, smiling then.
"yeah. Don't hesitate, Sir. In the future may you and your family be happy always," replied the doctor while welcoming Caesar's hand.
Eva had already gotten into the car with Arjuna, she had secured the fake belly she had worn last night in a hidden place in the car. They returned home, the welcoming party of the heir was held very lively.
In the middle of the festive party, there was one figure who did not enjoy the course of the party. He, the Aryan master sat contemplating the state of Cempaka. No one told him about the woman.
Mr. Arya called the secretary to drive him to Cempaka's house that night. He quietly left the party, leaving with a gift for the woman and her son.
However, the awkwardness was felt when their car arrived in the yard of the house. The state of the house is quiet, like there is no activity in it.
"Sir, it looks like this house is deserted. Maybe the occupants have left this place," said the secretary after seeing the irregularities.
Mr. Arya sighed, his gaze could not be separated from the terrace of Cempaka's house that looked quiet.
"Call them to me!" tell Mr. Arya to the secretary.
They ran in front of the old man, lined up neatly waiting for orders.
"Do you know where this house is?" Mr. Arya started asking.
"Sorry, Sir. Since their departure last night to the hospital, miss hasn't returned to this house." One of the guards answered.
"Who did he go with?" Master Arya asked again as she cast a sharp glare at them.
The guards turned to each other, afraid to answer.
"Who? Tell me who took them to the hospital?" press the Aryan master making their bodies tremble.
"Master Arjuna, sir!" answer them timidly.
Hearing that, Mr. Arya got up from the chair and invited the secretary to go to the hospital. Asking the doctor directly there will of course be more accurate.
"We're going to the hospital!" tell Mr. Arya to the man who went with him.
They also left the house for the hospital.
What is Cempaka's secret? Until you hide it in such a way.
Inner lord Arya muttered, inexhaustible to Caesar who had hidden Cempaka from everyone.
While in another place, Cempaka met someone. Another person who helped him to carry out his plan.
"As I promise you. Here's to you, and take this with you when you come to that house. Give it to Caesar. Remember, lord Caesar is no other" said Cempaka to the man while giving something to him.
"Thank you, Miss. Thank you for helping us. I'll never forget your kindness. Then, what about you?" He grasps tightly the gift of Cempaka and will never let go.
"I'm leaving town and I don't know if I'll ever come back. Hope you make it! Always be careful!" Cempaka turned around followed by Lucy. No one knows where they're going.
The man was still standing there, waving at Cempaka's car.
"Be careful, Miss. Good luck to your destination!" He mumbled softly. Clenching hands took the woman away.
Then, he returned to his house and continued Cempaka's plan.
"Miss, how are you feeling now?" lucy asked as she looked at the baby in a sling.
He smiled with relief, it felt like he had released the heavy burden that had been on his shoulders.
"I'm relieved, Lucy. I feel free. Free from my father, also the grip of the man." Cempaka kissed the baby in his carrier.
She did not need the man to take care of her child. Alone she was able to raise him.
"How's it going in there? Can we do business?" Cempaka asked the situation of the city they would live in.
"We'll stay on the coast, miss. The livelihoods of the people there are mostly fishermen." Lucy told.
"Mmm .. are there tourist attractions around there?"
"She, Miss. Although small, but always crowded with tourists."
"We're going into business, Lucy."
