Father of My Son

Husband's Decision

Dira returns Bia home without making his wife suspicious. With the reason there was a problem in the office, Dira quickly went again to his papa house. He has to straighten everything out.

"Don't forget to pick it up, Divan," Bia said. Dira called Daren for it. He peeks at Divan until his true problem becomes clear.

Arriving at the big house of the Kenan family, the presence of Dira makes the house uproar. Moreover, he was present in a hasty step and called out to Maria and Ernesto. The servants quickly informed the Master of Dira's whereabouts.

"The big master is on the second floor, Young Master," one of the servants escorted Dira to the room where her parents were. The couple played chess together. Dira was not surprised. He knew both Ernesto and Maria loved the brain sport.

"Well, Dira wants to talk" said Dira. He stood in front of his parents' chess table.

The suspicious Ernesto did not take his son's statement seriously. He was calmly focused on the chess game. "Talk," said Ernesto casually.

Dira asked the waiter to bring a chair. The waiter was pretty quick at work. Dira sat in the chair provided by the waiter. "Leave us," pressed Dira.

After the commandment, there remained Ernesto, Mary and Dira. The last waiter to come out closed the door tightly.

"Why are you?" asked Ernesto who started to catch abnormal things from his son.

"I think, Mayen's problem is a personal problem papah. Only now everything is wrong. That's also Dira's problem. It's my wife's family anyway" Dira said.

Both Maria and Ernesto straightened up the body hearing that. Both eyes were wide. Maria looked at Ernesto with a worried look. Ernesto's eyes closed for a few minutes until he finally began to calm down and then opened his eyes again.

"What do you know?" ask Ernesto.

That's, Dira knows his papa is smart at playing the word. "Maybe not as far as I know. It's just that we know the regulations in Livetown. Mayen was still the legal wife of Bia's father when Bia was born" said Dira.

Ernesto gulped. "Then what are you thinking?" Ernesto Pans.

Dira's breathing is so heavy. "It means that when Bia was born, Mother Angelica was not a legal wife. His birth certificate was also made one year after Bia was born. Is Papah covering up the fact that Bia's a mistress?" ask Dira.

Maria lowered. "Then you don't want to be with your wife?" ask Ernesto again.

Dira shakes. "Whatever he is, I will always accept it. It's just, I'm afraid Bia can't accept the mass. Do you know how soft my wife's heart is? If he knew, he would be hurt" Dira lamented.

Mary held Ernesto's arm. "I told you, gradually everything has to be revealed."

Dira. He was trying to figure out what Ernesto said. "If he is a legitimate child, it means that he must be born from a legal marriage. Meaning ...." Dira's sentence was cut.

"Now do you know why Papah should always hold Mayen? At least he should be immersed in his stupidity so he doesn't know what I'm hiding" Ernesto said.

Dira rubs his face. He imagined the laughter of Bia that might be lost if he knew all that. "Mayen's Bia's birth mother?" tanya Dira made sure. Ernesto nodded and it made Dira feel like he had been hit twice.

Dira. He remembered his late nanny since the baby who died when Dira Kindergarten. Her caregivers often told her how Dira and Bia were nurtured by her together.

"I should have known. Mamah took care of me for having to work with Papah, but Mommy? Mother is not a career woman. He was always at home. Why is baby time, Bia tucked away?" thought Dira. Sometimes small things turn out to be clues to a big secret.

"Tante Rubi never allowed Bia to come with me to Heren. For that reason, it was Dad's will. As everyone knows, Heren University is the best. It's a shame that Bia went to college in Emertown" Dira added.

Maria rubbed Dira's back. "Therefore we always wished you to marry Bia. We want to protect her in this family home without making her suspicious."

Dira nodded. "Because for three years Dira ran away from home, you're still looking for Bia?" ask Dira again. Ernesto nodded.

"But why? Bia deserves to know her real mother. I know, he complains a lot. He often imagined if his parents were still there" asked Dira.

"You know what Mayen's behavior includes what happened to his second daughter?" Ernesto tried to resuscitate his son.

"He used his daughter for luxury. Worse his daughter also did not mind and enjoy it," said Dira.

Ernesto nodded. "Do you have a wife you should have such a mother? Mayen went with another man. He left Bia with Lousiano. After being abandoned, he seeks out Bia again. The goal is to be able to get custody of Bia as well as child care allowance from Lousiano. He even threatened to sue me for hiding his daughter. I'm not afraid of him. Just afraid he'd talk to the public about Bia and until my son-in-law heard."

Dira nodded. He understands his parents' decision. Only, Dira and Bia have been together since childhood. He once misjudged his best friend when he cut off their relationship. Dira lowered his head, trying to examine if his decision was right.

"False wrong. She is not a weak woman. He raised my own son among the scorn of men. He survived giving me strength when everyone else was hurting me. She's not a fool who's easy to use. The proof is that he chose to raise Divan, he educated our son well. People say a successful husband is because of the woman behind him. Dira can be successful as an entrepreneur, because there is Bia behind Dira."

"So?" ask Ernesto.

"I'll tell him. He can definitely get through all that" said Dira.

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