
Justin continued to rub Mommy's cold body, then tendered her mother's body wrapped in a blanket, "Mommy, is it okay?"
Esther closed her eyes, she was already anticipating a room with Vard again, she had a premonition she would meet Vard again when she met him for the first time at the hotel. That moment completely suffocated her body from recalling Vard's coarse coercion of her, and the encounter reopened her old wounds. Esther opened her eyes, she looked at her son for an explanation, "Why is that man here, Justin? You're hiding something from Mommy?"
Justin retreated his seat, he was not afraid of anything in this world but he was very afraid when his Mommy was angry. He had been kept by the Mommy for 2 days and it was very unpleasant. "Sorry Justin, Mom. The guy goes to Justin here and says he's Daddy Justin. He also gave me a lot of stuff but I really didn't take it and I gave it back. The guy followed me here, he-"
"Enough! Don't lie, Justin! Tell me honestly, since when did you know he was your father?" Esther had suspected something was different from her son, but she didn't think it was about Vard.
Vard outside the tent heard the conversation between the two, when he heard Queena yelling at his son, wanting him to break in.
Xavier also listened, in fact he was also very curious about the relationship of the bastard man next to him and Esther in the past.
Esther looked at her son who was still silent not answering, once again she asked, "Mommy asked you, Jus-tin. Since when did you know that man was your father?" the woman emphasized her words.
Justin lowered his head, "It was only a few days ago, Grandpa Darish who told me and told me everything about Mommy and the man's past."
"Then?" Esther kept asking patiently.
"That's, I'm actually a programmer. Wasn't it! More precisely I'm a hacker, Grandpa Darish taught me everything I should be able to. Then I looked up the data on the man, and I kept an eye on Mommy everywhere she went. Darish's grandfather said that my expertise was to protect Mommy from my real father and also from the original family that was evil to Mommy. Besides being a hacker, I can also shoot-"
"JUSTIN!!!" Esther screamed angrily, her heart ached when she heard her beloved son who was just 7 years old was forced to mature prematurely like the thing he used to be. "Huwaaaa.." His cry broke, he cried bitterly as he beat his body. "Why don't I just die! Why make my little son like this! Why in an accident I didn't just die!"
Vard had swallowed his selfishness and had only listened since then but he could no longer hear Queena crying so bitterly. Let Queena hate him, and then barge back into the tent. He pulls the hysterically crying woman into a hug, though Queena rebelled she did not let go of his embrace.
Justin cried, he did not know if his secret all this time would make Mommy hysterical like now.
Xavier sees Esther being hugged by Vard, his heart aches but he doesn't want to be selfish. He knew it was not the time to fight over the woman, the heart of a mother is currently injured hearing a big secret from the son who is considered still a child. But he also did not have the heart of Justin who was also crying like a small child according to his age, he walked up to the boy and embraced the head down Justin into his arms.
Taylor stared left and right, one man hugging his mother and the other man hugging his son.
Taylor went forward patting Xavier on the shoulder, "Take the young master to my tent, Mister."
Xavier nodded, he pulled Justin's shoulder and led the boy out of the tent. Before stepping out once again her gaze fell on the figure of Esther who was still crying in Vard's arms. He could only sigh in submission.
After Queena's cry of relief, Vard's large hand did not stop continuing to stroke the woman's hair in her arms, "You thirsty, want to drink?"
The woman simply fell silent, did not agree or refuse. He actually wanted to push away the man who was hugging him but now he really needed a backrest.
"Would you cry again? If so, I will hold you. Cry until you're relieved" Var said.
"Shh... You are never wrong, I was wrong from the beginning. I forced everything on you, Queena. I shouldn't have shown my love for you by forcing my actions on you, I was wrong. I promise too.. Justin won't be in danger, as long as I'm around. I got Queena, I'll take care of you two. I'll take care of our son, I promise."
Esther stared blankly, her head in the chest of Vard's field. Sometimes he took a slow breath, then closed his eyes feeling tired with everything.
"Queena?"
No answer, Vard was immediately anxious. Did Queena relapse again?
"Taylor! Comehere! Bring me the medicine that's in my medicine box that I often take! Queena's medicine is there!" finally Vard shouted anxiously because there was no response from Queena.
"Don't yell anymore, I'm fine just tired. Why is my medicine in your medicine box? You still have my meds? Then why are you taking the medicine? Are you sick?" Queena opened her eyes again, asking Vard.
Vard breathed a sigh of relief. " I'm not sick, it's just a dizzy drug. Of course I still keep your drugs, all your stuff I still keep."
Esther nodded, she distanced her body. "Now go, I'm fine. Leave me alone, I'm gonna be alone."
Vard stared at Queena's sad face, wanting to refuse to leave the woman but he was also terrified that if she didn't obey Queena, she would stay away from him again. "Alright, rest. I'm leaving."
Vard let go of his embrace, he got up from the mattress walking to the door of the tent but his steps came to a halt, he turned to look at Queena back. "Queena, I'm sorry. Forgive me for all my sins to you, I beg your spaciousness to forgive me.." After saying that Vard turned to open the curtain of the tent door and went out.
Esther raised her head staring at Vard's departure calmly, for some reason her heart suddenly felt a sense of calmness.
As he exited the tent, Vard saw Xavier standing outside the tent. "You eavesdropping?"
"I don't mean eavesdropping, just in case. Esther once said, she can't be in a room with a man. Even though now-now he wants to get close to me and dare to be in the room with me. I just don't believe you, Vard. So, I'm standing guard here" Xavier put his shoulder to the ground.
Vard stared at the new side of his love rival, however much the man really cared about Queena from the way the man spoke and behaved. "Xavier, let's compete for Queena's heart in a healthy way. I'll protect her with my life bet, because when you approach her someone from your side will try to hurt Queena."
"What do you mean? During the day in the restaurant toilet, you said the same thing. Who on my side would hurt Esther?"
"Your engagement, Sabrina Oliver. Today he's following you, he already knows about you and Queena."
"Buckin' lady!" maki Xavier on Sabrina.
"I'll tell you something, it's about Queena's past. More people will take care of it, it will be better. I don't want to be a selfish man who is more concerned with my feelings than the safety of the woman I love."
"All right, let's talk."