
"Mhrs ... Karin?" Dr. Ryan gasped in shock when he found Karina sitting on the dining table chair in her papa mansion. Everyone who's been sitting around waiting for Dr. Ryan who's a little late woke up because of last night's show.
His wife was there, although she soon followed. Everyone including Doctor Nathan looked at Dr. Ryan with an unreadable look. Doctor Ivan just gave the code with an eye gaze telling doctor Ryan to shut up and sit on the dining table chair provided for him.
The hijab-wearing woman that Dr. Ryan recognizes is Karina, the wife of his best friend doctor Johan. Although now the main profession is not to become a doctor, they remain friends even though they rarely meet after Johan switched professions to become a businessman in order to continue in the footsteps of his late brother to take care of the company of his brother. Not only the company that was passed on by his best friend but his wife as well.
Dr. Ryan laughed and thought about what happened to his best friend. Even he last night saw the deterioration of his best friend because he missed his wife. And he said last night he saw his wife hugging another man.
Don't-don't you? No.. It's impossible, right? Inner physician Ryan glanced at Karina and Ivan the older brother who treated Karina gently like asking about food. Doctor Ryan's sharp eyes watched them as a cynical smile cursed the two inwardly.
It feels like Ryan left the dining table despite feeling hungry because his hunger has evaporated somewhere to see the closeness of the brother he admired with his best friend's wife who had long disappeared and turned out... Ryan never thought he would see that. If only he didn't respect and cherish his father, Ryan would have left the table.
"That's too spicy, eat this!" Ivan said seeing Karina take a side dish that looks a lot of chili. Ryan again only dared to curse in his heart to see the attention of his brother who is usually a lot silent with a flat and cold face now shows his expression even on his ex-wife once he did not treat her to such an extent.
Johan must have cried seeing this. Huff. Ryan's inner self was just rummaging through his breakfast with no interest from seeing a couple who I don't know... Ryan was only able to voice his heart inwardly. Because he felt he had no right to interfere in his brother's affairs.
Doctor Nathan, as the father did not seem to object to Ivan's treatment of Karina because he had entrusted his daughter to be taken care of completely by Ivan. He still relaxed enjoying his delayed breakfast in order to gather all his family. He has himself and his three sons.
Doctor Ibra also felt strange with the closeness of the two. He also just quietly did not dare to voice his heart other than no relationship, he also did not feel disadvantaged. It's just that it's not his realm to interfere. Ivan the revered older brother was an adult to determine his life.
"You done yet?" Ivan's question to Karina made everyone glance at the two who Ivan gently asked Karina, of course except for Doctor Nathan. He also wanted to pay attention to his only daughter who was very similar to his late first wife.
"Yes." Yeah." Karina answered briefly while rubbing her lips with the napkin that had been provided on her lap.
He himself felt unwell and awkward seeing everyone gathered at the dining table. When he saw the appearance of Dr. Ryan, he was also shocked. During his stay at his papa mansion he had never seen the whereabouts of Ibra's doctor, Ryan's doctor and wife other than Nathan the papa's doctor only Ivan's doctor who always accompanied him in the mansion.
"Recycle the milk!" Ivan's doctor offered a glass of half-living milk closer to Karina's plate.
"I'm full already Brother." Lirih Karina meekly smiled thinly. The sharp ears of Ibra and Ryan and his wife had heard Karina's 'sister' call making everyone frown. Except for the doctor Ryan who was still upset at the two, his mind was already filled with negative thoughts on his older brother Ivan and Karina.
Breakfast was over, no one dared to stand from his chair because even Nathan doctor had not moved from his chair even though his breakfast had also been finished since. The rules in the mansion, anyone should not leave his seat before the head of the family, Dr. Nathan as their father left. And that means there are still things to discuss.
Everyone was still waiting for Karina who Ivan persuaded to spend a glass of milk even though Karina was already feeling very full.
"You've got to finish the milk!" Ivan's word still in a gentle tone made Ryan want to vomit to hear the meek words of his brother. It's really not like the image of Doctor Ivan all this time.
"Don't force Ivan, maybe he's really full!" As Nathan's doctor made Ivan sigh long. She knew her sister didn't like milk very much, but it was for the sake of her health. As advised by his doctor Albert. To force the sister if she eats only a little.
"You drink later after you feel like drinking again!" Doctor Nathan's advice was to stare gently at Karina.
"Good." Karina replied while bowing her head politely.
"I've been..."
"Sit Ryan!" Tell Dr. Nathan to interrupt Dr. Ryan's words about to leave his chair. Ryan was fed up of seeing the three of them. And wait for the papa to say something about why they were gathered.
"I won't mince words much longer. I know you guys are busy. I should have delivered last night. But because there was work last night that I couldn't leave so I had to put it off this morning." Doctor Nathan began his sentence.
Doctor Nathan looked at Karina, Ibra's doctor and Ryan's doctor and his wife saw their reaction. Everyone just kept quiet, waiting for Nathan's doctor to speak again which of course made everyone curious except Ivan who already knew his papa's intentions for what to collect them.
"From today you should be able to respect Karina as your sister." Nathan's words made Dr. Ryan, Ibra's doctor and Ryan's wife gasp in shock.
"Papa." Ryan voiced his heart which showed disobedience.
"Anyway now Karina is a papa's daughter too, you should be able to respect her like a sister." Nathan's doctor's speech made Ryan once again feel surprised because the papa was more defending and blessing Karina as her brother as well.
"What..?" Ibra seemed hesitant to continue her voice which was immediately stared at by everyone at the dining table.
"Are they married?" Ibra's question represented the question of Dr. Ryan as well as his wife and looked back at Nathan's doctor together. While Karina, Ivan and Nathan's doctor are shocked to hear their misunderstanding.
"Since what have you been looking at?" Not the answer that Nathan's doctor gave but instead the question on Ibra also turned to look at Ryan.
"Are they not in a relationship? Papa also asked us to call him brother? And all I know is he.." Ryan pointed at Karina with his index finger intent on demeaning. "Wouldn't she have not been divorced with her husband despite having left her for almost a year. And I can guess that the woman did not dare to go home because she was in a relationship with Ivan's sister. How humiliating!" Hina Ryan looked at the doctor Ivan and Karina in disgust.
"Stop Ryan!" Ivan shouted looking at Ryan sharply. Karina just kept her head down feeling guilty.
"Why? You're now a sportsman after you divorced your wife. I thought what was going on, when the event was proud of someone as a player. Huh.." Ryan was about to leave his chair.
"Karina's the daughter of papa's birth who went missing twenty-five years ago." The baritone voice that filled the mansion made Ryan stop his steps. Ryan turned to look at Ivan who was shouting. Doctor Nathan just shook his head in disbelief that Ryan misunderstood the news.
"What did you say, brother?"
"Yes. Because it was my biological sister that we thought was burned to death in my mom's car twenty-five years ago." Doctor Ivan again looked coldly at Ryan who was beginning to recede his anger trying to digest his brother's speech.
"Papa?" Ryan looked at Nathan's doctor for an explanation.
"What your brother said was right. Karina papa's biological daughter. Who's also Ivan's younger brother, and another mother's sister to you." Nathan's doctor replied, staring at Ryan confidently and turned to look at Ibra's doctor who had understood the news from the father.
Everyone, Dr. Ryan, doctor Ibra as well as Reva's wife Ryan stared fixedly at Karin. It was as if he was judging his resemblance to all the family members especially Ivan and the papa.
"sorry. Makes you misunderstand." Karina felt cared for by everyone.
"Come, let's get you some rest in the room!" Take Ivan along while helping Karina stand up.
"I can do it myself, brother." Karina looked at her papa.
"I went to the room first pa." Dr. Nathan just nodded his head.
"If you have any questions you can ask your brother." Doctor Nathan ended his speech and left the mansion. Ramon was waiting for him to continue his work. Ryan and Ibra were staring at each other still not believing what he was hearing.
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