LOVE IN MY LIFE

MUTUAL EXPRESSIONS OF FEELINGS

It's getting dark. Amine tells Keenan that he will be late because there are still a few more meetings with his client. When Amine was in her room, a man came to see her. William was an Amine spy. Since the incident, Amine told the guards to further tighten the security of his house, also ordering people to look for Ethan's whereabouts.

"How's Will? What information did you get?" ask Amine.

"Yesternight I saw Ethan coming to see his family, madam."

"Then?" William tells Amine that if Azizah and her granddaughter Aiyla are involved in the matter, they try to hide Ethan from the police. Ethan's been inside for a long time, before he left in his old car.

"Do you know where he's going?" ask Amine curious.

"Here's the address, lady!" Will gave me a paper that said address. "He lived in Azizah's house which had not been occupied for a long time."

"Did Adlar know where his son was?"

"It doesn't seem like, when Ethan came in, it wasn't long before Adlar left home. I don't think he's involved in this, ma'am." As they were talking, Celine came and told Amine that everyone had gathered in the meeting room. "Keep me informed of his latest information! Oh yeah, don't let Ethan escape your surveillance!"

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That night, Aiyla sees Adlar's car parked in front of her office. "What's dad here for?" he said in his heart. Not long after Adlar opened the windshield and told his daughter to come in.

"Why did you pick me up?" Adlar runs the car. "Something I want to ask you." Aiyla felt that there was something strange about her father's attitude. He looked a little cold different than usual. Adlar takes Aiyla to a restaurant for dinner. Meanwhile, Ishla has just cleaned her body and goes down to meet Keenan. While descending the stairs, Ishla sees some photos that are plastered there.

"That's a picture of me in college, son." said Keenan who appeared out of nowhere. Keenan took the photo and showed it to Ishla.

"This is your mother when she was in college,"

"really? She was so different that I didn't recognize her, uncle." Ishla said innocently. Every photo that Ishla sees, Keenan is standing next to Amine. He looks so happy.

"Why are you always near mom, uncle? Did you guys ever date back to college?" ask Ishla.

Keenan tells Ishla that Amine is his first love. He is not only a friend, but also the love of his life.

"Why didn't uncle tell mom earlier about this?"

"I've been preceded by someone else, son. When I was about to tell you all this, your mother was with the others."

"Is uncle married?"

"Not yet,"

"Why? Is it because my uncle still loves my mother?"

"Here you go, why do we have to talk about things that have passed?" Keenan goes to his study, while Ishla still looks at the photo. Ishla sees the great love Keenan has for her mother. Although all that was never said, but Ishla could see it from Keenan's attitude that was so considerate and also his eyes were so deep on Amine. "If this love story isn't over, I'll bring them together myself. I'll make sure Uncle Keenan gets his true love."

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While enjoying her dinner, Aiyla chokes on her father's question.

"Where is your brother?"

"Sister?" Aiyla is momentarily silent, she remembers her grandmother's message not to tell anyone about Ethan's whereabouts, including her own father.

"What should I tell dad?" aiyla said in her heart.

"Why are you quiet?"

"I don't know, dad. Last night, I felt so sleepy that I went to my room first. I don't know where you're going, I don't ask you."

"Can you hold that word?"

"Of course," Aiyla felt bad about her father. He was forced to lie for fear that his father would actually report Ethan to the police station. He did not want his brother to go back to prison. Meanwhile, after Amine's work did not go directly to Keenan's house, he went to Diaz's residence. Arriving there, Azizah immediately greeted him as if knowing what purpose Amine came to his house. Azizah asked the waiter to make her a drink as well as Amine.

"What are you coming for?" ask Azizah.

"Let me enjoy the drink first, why rush like that?" amine smiled broadly.

"How's your granddaughter doing, Ethan?"

"What do you mean?"

"Have it, there's no need to act like you don't know anything." Amine tells Azizah that she knows everything. In fact, when Ethan came to his house last night. While they were still talking, Adlar and Aiyla came over. They were slightly surprised by Amine's arrival at his house.

"What are you doing here?" ask Aiyla.

"Can't you ask a little more politely to me?"

"Why am I being polite to you? You're just a woman who's ruined this family!" Amine stood up from her seat. She warns everyone to stay away from her life, especially her daughter's life.

"Who is interested in your daughter's life, madam ?" aiyla said arrogantly. "At any rate, there's no point in getting in touch with you, or your daughter."

"Ethan! Two days ago when he escaped from prison, he went straight to see my daughter." explained Amine.

"Why did Ethan meet Ishla?" ask Adlar.

"He tied my daughter up in a hut in the woods. Do you know what that cowardly man did? He tried to burn my daughter alive!"

Everyone was shocked to hear Amine's words.

"Do you have any evidence for your accusation?" ask Aiyla.

"Of course, and for this one thing I'm not going to involve the police. You take it easy, because I'm gonna make sure Ethan's safe from the cops. But not from my grasp! Just look what I did to that kid!" Before leaving, Amine briefly approached Aiyla and looked at her sharply. "I know how to get him out of his hiding place." Not long after Amine left Diaz's residence. He rushes to Keenan's house to pick up his daughter. Adlar could not stand Ethan's increasingly incipient behavior.

"You're hiding him where Mom is?" ask Adlar with a little emotion.

"I don't know" said Azizah trying to cover everything.

"How is this, grandma?"

"That's enough! Go into your room, don't add to the burden of my mind!" snapped Azizah on Aiyla.

Aiyla went to her room with a teary face. This was the first time Azizah had ever attacked him.

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That night, Ishla was watching television while waiting for her mother's arrival. Not long after Keenan came and sat down with him.

"Did you watch movies with your mom a lot?" ask Keenan.

"No uncle, we're both busy with work."

"What if we go watch tomorrow?" take Keenan to Ishla.

"All right, I want to." As they enjoyed the movie, Amine came and hugged her daughter.

"I miss you so much, baby."

"I miss my mom too, too,"

"What are you doing? ask Amine.

"We're watching the latest movie of the year, mom."

Not long after the waiter came to tell me that dinner was ready. They went to the dining table. While eating, Ishla tells her mother that Keenan once liked her in college. Hearing that, Amine immediately stopped eating her. He felt full and went to the top terrace to get some fresh air. Seeing Amine's attitude, Keenan immediately caught up with her. After eating, Ishla is intrigued by the conversation between Keenan and her mother on the top porch. He went to find out while picking up apples. Meanwhile, on the upper terrace the air felt very cold, the wind blew so hard. Keenan quickly took off his jacket and attached it to Amine.

"No need, you can get cold later."

"Wear it! I'll be fine." Amine and Keenan talked about college. They are very close friends. Amine doesn't know if Keenan ever put his heart on her.

"Why didn't you say all that long ago?" ask Amine.

"I don't have the courage for any of it." In the past, while still in college Keenan slightly shy away from Amine because Amine's life is arguably adequate as well as both parents are respected people. He was afraid that the Amine family would reject the relationship between them.

"Have you never liked me one bit? ask Keenan.

"I like you a lot, Keenan. In fact, I wish that the person who came to propose to me was you." Keenan was shocked by all the truth.

"really?"

"Yes," Amine was very sad when she found out that her parents had prepared a future husband for her. Not long after the proposal, they got married. From then on, Amine slowly dispelled all the feelings that existed for Keenan.

"Where is your husband now? Is he on duty abroad?"

"We're not together anymore,"

"How could that be?"

"The story is so long, every day I spend with my daughter is not easy, Keenan. All full of obstacles and trials."

"Who's your husband's name?" ask Keenan curiously. When Keenan comes to see Amine's wedding, she doesn't get to see her husband because of the extreme pain that leads her to leave the place.

"Adlar Diaz," Amine shows Adlar's photo to Keenan. "This guy... I met him this afternoon."

"How can you?" Keenan recounted his meeting with Adlar this afternoon. Surprisingly again when Ishla saw her father she was like harboring a very deep wound. He even cried in the car.

"What really happened between Ishla and her father?" That night, Amine tells her all the details about her life after Adlar left her.

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That night, Myra contacts Ishla to take her away to watch. He really needs some entertainment. The work in the office made him bored and tired. Ishla has a very good plan. Tomorrow is a holiday. Keenan had already booked two tickets for her to watch. On one side Ishla will go watch with Myra, while on the other she will give her mother one ticket. Tomorrow will be a very nice day for Keenan where he can watch a movie just by himself with his mother.

"A very brilliant idea, Ishla. Soon, two hearts will be united" he told himself. After about two hours, Ishla finally met her mother on the top porch. They were a little shocked by Ishla's sudden presence.

"What are you here for, baby? It's so cold in here. You can get sick later."

"Why don't you just get married? Mother is alone, and uncle Keenan is unmarried. You guys are a great match." Amine and Keenan stared at each other.

"What are you talking about, come inside!"

"If you were married to Uncle Keenan, maybe I grew up like I am today. I shouldn't call him uncle, but a father." Ishla gets teary, but she tries to keep smiling.

"Come here!" pinta Keenan's. She hugged Ishla with affection.

"You can call me whatever you like" he said. Amine shed tears seeing Keenan's kind demeanor on her daughter. Keenan wipes away Ishla's tears, convincing Ishla that whenever she needs him, Keenan will always be there for her.

"May I stay here tonight, mother?" ask Ishla.

"Of course, it's late at night. Tomorrow morning we'll go home."

"Oh yes, uncle. Don't forget two tickets for tomorrow!" ishla hurried away.

"What ticket?" ask Amine. Keenan tells Amine that tomorrow he and Ishla will go watch.

"You're gonna watch just the two of you?" ask Amine.

Keenan nodded. In her heart, Amine was a little annoyed that they left without inviting her.

"Do you want to come too?" ask Keenan.

"No, I still have an appointment with a client tomorrow." After the talk was over, they went back in because the air was getting colder and not good for health.