I Love Not Lara

The Truth

After taking almost 4 hours of travel by air, and land transportation, they all finally arrived at the home of Love's parents. Love gets out of the car and knocks on the door, followed by Arya, Lara, and Marshal.

"Assalamualaikum sir, Ma'am, Love's coming home."

Moments later, a couple left the house. "Love, why did you come home so soon, son?" 

Both husbands and wives seemed surprised to see Love coming home with two men, and a woman who was very similar to him. "Eh, who is Mel? Come in, sir, Miss..."

They entered the house and sat in the living room. "Love, what's going on? Why did you suddenly come home so quickly? Don't you feel at home in your new employer's house? Who are they then?" whispered mother.

"Mom, forgive Love. Actually there is something you want to ask Love Mother and Father"

"Is there any love?" asked the woman while glancing at her husband, who began to be overwhelmed with anxiety, especially when he saw the face of a woman who was so similar to Love.

"Mom...." But Cinta had not yet continued her words, she had sobbed.

"Love, what exactly is it? What the hell's going on? I'm so confused to see you like this, Nduk."

"Sir, Mom, do you and Mom love you the same Love?"

"Of course Nduk, we love you" replied the old man.

"If Father and Mother love the same Love, Love asks the Father to be honest."

"Well, what do you want to ask?" answer the woman.

"Sir, Ma'am, is Love really the son of the same father Mother?"

Hearing the words of Love, the two husbands and wives fell silent. "Sir, Mom, would you please tell Love the truth?"

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what Mom?"

"Love, actually you are not our biological child, son," replied Mr. Love.

The feeling of Love was completely shattered hearing the words of his two parents. "Why do Fathers and Mothers hide the true identity of Love?"

"I'm sorry we did this because we love you so much, we did intend to tell you everything. But we can't afford to lose you..." 

"Sir, Ma'am, no matter what the circumstances, Love will still love you both" Love replied while hugging her parents. Then they drifted in sobs together. Arya, Lara, and Marshal can only look at each other. And, don't want to interfere first. After the state is quite calm, Arya then tried to talk to Love's parents.

"Sorry sir, ma'am, introduce me Arya. I'm the biological grandfather of Love."

Hearing Arya's words, both Love's parents then lowered their faces. "I'm sorry, sir. Sorry we've hidden the existence of Love. Forgive us."

"Of course you can, sir. What do you want to ask?"

"Look, twenty years ago Love was lost when both of their parents had an accident. How can Mom and Dad find love?"

"Lord, that day our son, Safira, suddenly disappeared, when it was raining so hard. We were very worried about Safira, but suddenly we heard a car hit a roadblock. Because we were busy looking for Safira, we ignored the accident, and at that time there were many who helped the victims of the accident."

"Then?" ask Lara.

"We who were tired of looking for Safira, could only go home in despair, we had time to pass the scene of an accident and saw a car that had been destroyed and burned. However, after a few hundred meters we heard the sound of crying of a toddler aged about two years," explained Mr. Love.

"And the little girl is Love" said the Mother of Love, accompanied by tears that did not stop flowing.

"We then assume that the presence of Love is a substitute for Sapphira that God gave to both of us."

"I'm sorry, Mom, if I have to say this. Previously we thought that Love had died due to the accident. However, when Love came to our house by accident, we started to get suspicious and do DNA tests, and the tests showed that Love was part of our family. Me and Cinta's grandfather then thought that the body we originally thought was the corpse of a child who was at the scene of the accident."

"What do you mean, Young Master?"

"Possibly the body we thought was Love, is the body of Sapphira, the daughter of Father and Mother."

The two husbands' cries broke, they did not expect if they would get shocking news today. 

"Sir Ma'am, if you have the opportunity to come to Jakarta to do a DNA test on the body in the tomb we named Lira, the real name of Cinta."

"Yes sir, one day we will definitely come to Jakarta if the cost has been collected."

"No need to worry sir, if you are ready to go to Jakarta, just contact us. This is a little thank you from me," said Arya while giving three brown envelopes and two paper bags, containing a cellphone for the couple.

"This is so much sir, sorry we can't take it."

"Please sir accepted, please never refuse a gift from me. It's nothing compared to what you've done for my granddaughter" Arya said.

"Please accept, Sir, Mom, please love..."

"But..." The couple looked doubtful.

"Sir Ma'am, please accept, accept this for Love's sake. Please, use this money for the capital of the Father and Mother, just consider this the sustenance of God," explained Love reassured his parents. They finally accepted the money.

When the day is late in the afternoon, they also say because tomorrow Love must immediately meet with the notary who takes care of the inheritance of his parents. They had to act quickly before Kevin had any loopholes to get back into action.

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Meanwhile, a man came out of the police station with a flushed face. "Aryan, Marshal. Wait for my revenge." said Kevin.