Between Revenge and Love

Old Wounds

Raphael has decided to give a love test to Dinda, his wife. He should have done it earlier. But for him it is better to be late than regret later that comes. He did not want to fall madly in love with a woman. Especially for someone like Dinda. The woman who looks innocent but behind it there are hidden intrigues.

Raphael felt his feelings for the woman were a mistake. He was just fooled by the innocence of Dinda's face. Wasn't it clear that the woman had sold her honor to a rich man. If it turns out that he plucked his virginity, lest it was not genuine. Nowadays it is very easy to get virginity surgery.

Raphael slept with all the plans he was going to do to Dinda. Make the man sleep without a dream. He was restless waiting for the arrival of a morning that seemed lazy to change. Raphael continued to look towards the alarm clock located on the nightstand beside his bed. He sighed bored.Seeing the slow pace of the clock, until finally he fell asleep.

That morning Raphael rushed up and immediately prepared himself. He has contacted Mr. Dito to prepare everything for preparation to return to Jakarta later in the afternoon.

After a night of considering many things. Raphael decides to visit his foster father in the hospital. After a ten-minute taxi ride, Raphael arrived at the hospital where his Daddy was being treated. He walked quickly to the ward he got from the receptionist's information.

Raphael knocked on the door slowly. There was a feeling of anxiety starting to attack his heart. He is not sure if his encounter with Daddy will be okay or if he just gets the anger of his adoptive father. Raphael waited for a moment, but there was no answer from within. He also opened his own door.

The body of a fat man was lying in a hospital bed. His feet and hands were wrapped in bandages. Raphael without seeing the patient's face, already recognized that it was Mr. Dolvie. Raphael's adoptive father, whom he used to call Daddy.

Seeing his Daddy lying weak. Instantly made Raphael's heart sad. Five years they separated but when he met his Daddy was not good.

Raphael stepped closer to his daddy. The man in his fifties opened his eyes. Maybe he realized someone was coming into his room. For a moment the man fell silent, after some time he finally recognized the person who entered his room. The man was Raphael's adopted son, he was trying to get up. But his bones that felt crumpled held him.

"Okay.." exclaimed Mr. Dolvie complaining of pain.

"It's Daddy, just lie down." Raphael held his father's body to lie still.

"Raphelle.. Daddy apologized to you, son. Daddy was so stupid to throw you out of the house. Daddy didn't listen to your explanation. Now Daddy can only regret it," said Mr. Dolvie full of regret. A drop of tears failed to hold him until it flowed in his eye peluk.

Raphael only fell silent, he was still assessing the situation.

"Daddy did not think at all that Karen Daddy's biological son did such a shameful thing." Mr. Dolvie again did not hesitate to show his regret to Raphael.

"Yes Daddy, it's all over."

Raphael swallowed a bitter-tasting spit. Had his Daddy not accused him at will and not expelled him then, of course now Raphael would have been happy to embrace his adoptive father. But the heartache made by Daddy and his two daughters had already hurt his heart too deeply.

Mr. Dolvie fell silent, he realized what he had done was very outrageous. How could he doubt Raphael's sincerity and honesty during his years of living with him. Had Jasmin been alive, he would not have allowed her to make impulsive decisions. In the end, he plucked the fruit with regret.

Raphael turned the body intending to immediately leave the treatment place, Mr. Dolvie. While the middle-aged man was trying to hold him back.

"Raphael.... I want permission to give you something."

Mr. Dolvie pulled something out from under his pillow.a silver debit card. "Maybe it's not too much. Daddy, I hope you can help a little. Maybe you can start investing." Mr. Dolvie held the card in Raphael's hand.

"Does this mean Daddy bribed me?" accuse Raphael of being unhappy. What does a silver card mean for him. He can estimate the contents of the card at most ten thousand dollars. What is that little money for? Even from his newly pioneered company could make hundreds of thousands of dollars for him. While the money must have been the result of his father accumulating for years. Knowing that instantly made Raphael's heart warm .

"Raphael, please accept. It's a sign of sincerity my apology to you." Mr. Dolvie kept cramming the silver card into Raphael's hand.

"Daddy I don't need her. That money will definitely be needed Karen for her wedding later." Raphael won't accept Daddy's gift.

When Mr. Dolvie heard Karen's name called, his heart ached. Karen who ran away from home, got engaged without involving him. Makes Dolvie very disappointed. Karen has a face similar to Jasmin, his dead wife. That's why he caught Karen and Raphael in the room. Where Karen barely covered a sheet of cloth, make Mr. Dolvie immediately angry and drive Raphael from the house. He did not want the youngest child who always reminded him of Jasmin to be hurt by people.

"Raphelle.. Karen also left, shortly after you left home five years ago. I shouldn't have spoiled Karen. Because it makes it uncontrollable. Even now I hear that the fiancee's man is not a good person" Dolvie said.

Raphael simply swallowed his Daddy words with a bitter taste. He knew from the beginning that Karen had grown to be a spoiled child and of her own accord. All because of the wrong care of his Daddy. In fact, he often saw Daddy was unfair to his two daughters. Cleo was always the victim. The one who's always blamed and his Daddy's outburst of anger.

From pity to love and want to protect. This is the love story of Raphael and Cleo.

"Raphael, you're the one who deserves this. I purposely saved it for you" Mr. Dolvie kept trying to give Raphael the debit card.

"Daddy I told you I didn't need it. I'm saying goodbye!" Raphael walked steadily to get out of Dolvie's nursery.

When he opened the door, his heart almost stopped. The figure of the woman who had broken her heart to pieces stood gracefully in front of her. There was a little girl in her arms.

The girl from her past has transformed into a mature and graceful woman.

"Cloe..."