
"Mr ...." Jen bought her narrowed eyes, "what's the papa here?" He ran over to his biological father. Suddenly a ray of light appeared as soon as he saw his papa here. Yes, even though she was never close to her biological father, but seeing the tears of this old man when she married him first, it felt like Jen understood that her papa had really changed.
"How are you?" Jen felt really guilty seeing her dad today. He looked pale and his hair was partially white. Ah, it's also his fault that he followed Jeje who still harbored hatred for their biological father. I don't know, maybe he didn't really care about anyone all this time.
"Papa good, son .. are you alone?" Rian looked at his girl who looked pale and haggard. His eyes were narrow and red. "Crying abbuses?"
Jen laughed crisply, hiding the fact, "Jen is just dizzy, Pa. .. headache," she grimaced. I wish my dad hadn't seen his lying eyes.
"Papa sick?" Jen hurriedly dodged it by guessing about it. "Here's up what?" His head was clumsy. It was obvious that he was distracting. But Rian just smiled in response. They are not too close to disturb the anxiety or problems of his daughter. And, yes .. If I'm honest, Jen's reaction was unexpected. She thought Jen would just walk away when she heard her greeting.
"Papa's blood pressure rises and papa has diabetes, Jen ...," she replied with a still-decorating smile. "Who are you here with? Do you need to take me home? Papa took the cab."
"When you go home with Jen, Pa. Jen's got her own car." Watching her papa's arm, Jen slightly pulled the man's arm to comply with her wishes.
"What do you think until your blood pressure goes up? Papa's lonely? Marry again, Pa. ..," his god with a naughty glance in the eye that always makes Rian filled with regret.
"Papa is old, son .. It is natural that blood is high. Nothing to do with loneliness or marriage." Rian rubbed his son's head slowly. His heart warmed at this moment. After Excel, Jen opens the door to apologize for her. Even though they still hate their whole life, Rian still has the air to accept it. It was quick and worth it.
He was willing to exchange the whole world for the present. As her daughter was struggling spoiled in her arms. Where this should have happened a long time ago, when children needed a father figure as a protector. His first love must be replaced by another more perfect man. And he's really sorry.
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Jen stared concerned at a shophouse that was used as a place to live as well as a place of business that was deliberately left behind by her father. Yes, after the departure of Melisa and her mother, Rian sold all of his assets, owned by his father, leaving this shophouse that became the forerunner of the establishment of this business. Pharmacies that bear witness to the life of the Atmaja family ranging from zero to patronizing and branching.
"Papa's here alone?" Jen looked around with pity. This place was not uninhabitable, but imagining a sickly old man and living alone would definitely be excruciating. "Why did you let Alicia go to college in Surabaya if you didn't have anything?"
Rian smiled, he pushed softly on Jen's shoulder and sat her down on a long, creamy sofa near a glass window that featured a raindrop at dusk. The city is bustling with human activities in the twilight. Dining houses are crowded, the streets are bulging, self-service is no less full of frenzy, and even the speck of rain does not want to lose enliven.
"She just wants to be independent, son .. so papa can't do anything when he insists on going to college there. After all, Excel also provides support, so you can't refuse, even if you're worried about his safety."
Jen catches a bitter tone in her papa voice. "She comes home a lot, doesn't she, Pa?" Jen distracts from the outside atmosphere which slightly treats her heartbreak. This afternoon is very beautiful to see from this room.
Rian lowered his face, he felt bad about talking about Sia who had not been able to be contacted for two months, "She must be busy, son, college is busy."
They never greet each other, how can they communicate with each other?
"The last time he said his phone was broken, son .. and once he used his friend's phone to call Papa."
Jen raised her eyebrows, a little distrustful of Papa's words. As far as Jen is concerned, Excel fully supports all of Sia's needs during college, so if you have a regular phone, you can buy it. However, Jen said nothing but rubbed her papa arm.
"Later let Sis Excel take care, Pa .. papa make your mind calm. Papa can ask Excel for help or me if you need anything. Don't hesitate, Pa ...," comfort Jen with a smile on her lips.
"Now Papa eat first, take medicine, and rest." Jen got up and headed for the small dining table not far from her current position. He saw vegetables and fish-meat steam. "Who's cooking this, Pa?"
Rian turned his head, "That's Gita cooking ...." Gita is a pharmacist who has been working here for the past five years.
"Oh ...." Jen nods her lips, she takes the plate and puts the rice on the plate complete with side dishes. "Eh .. Why did you go to the hospital? Do you sell drugs?"
"Papa's just a drug dealer, Jen. Papa goes to the hospital to find a doctor and take the medicine at papa's own pharmacy, as usual." Rian smiled at Jen's innocence that had not changed since childhood. He bandaged the wound—Rian knew that Jen had finished crying, with a cheerful smile.
And Jen's gesture of scratching her head and grinning like that, is one thing she'd really like to see for the rest of her age.
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