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"Look at Ma, Pa, Mama Tari and Papa Suryo. I gather you all to talk about important matters concerning Alesya's survival in the future" Pras said opening family talks that he held suddenly.
"Indeed, what does Nak Pras want to talk about?" tanya Papa Suryo who just arrived from outside the city was directly headed to his former besan house when he found out if Pras wanted to talk to him and his wife.
"let me allow Alina to be a wife and mother to Alesya, Ma, Pa."
Degs...
Alina's body froze in place with perfectly rounded eyes after hearing what the cold man who hated her said so much.
"Married? Why should I marry Pras?" asked Mama Widia who was not less shocked with both of Alina's parents when Pras said he wanted to marry ALina.
"I don't want to part with Alesya Ma anymore, but Alesya is so dependent on Alina. And the only way we can stay together is with Alina who lives here with a clear status, my wife,"
Alina's body grew even more bristling as Pras explained his intentions. It all seems reasonable, but somehow. Alina felt something different from the intention of Pras to marry her.
"Again, I also need a lot of help and of course it will be more freely if done by a wife, right? Think of it as a guilt-redeemer who always haunts Alina. Helping to care for Alesya until she grows up to be a successful child and also helping to take care of me so that maybe I was given the opportunity to walk again, this is not what Alina should have done even without me asking,"
That incendiary word was enough to make everyone shut up. Right, if Alina feels guilty it should be what Alina did without Pras asking.
But since the incident in the hospital first, Alina's guts really lost when faced with a man named Prasetyo Hadi Wiratama.
Let alone expressing her intention to help, just looking at Pras' eyes Alina was not able to so scary her man when he was angry and enveloped by emotions.
"Is there no other way than to get married?" tanya Papa Suryo tried to negotiate with his ex-daughter-in-law.
"Sorry ta___"
"I'm ready," cut Alina down quickly.
"Aline?"
"Yes Ma, Pa. I am willing to marry Kak Pras" said Alina cut off Pras' speech which would answer a request from Papa Suryo.
With a trembling tone, Alina agreed to Pras' request. Perhaps in this way, Alina could atone for her sin of having made Pras lose his wife and his ability to walk.
"But Alina, are you sure?" widia's mom asked her to convince Alina of her decision.
"Alina sure aunt. If this is best for Alesya, then Alina will do it. Alina will do all the best for Alesya and Kak Pras" Alina assured everyone gathered there.
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"How's witness? Legitimate"
"Well,"
"Well,"
Alina closed her eyes as the word 'Sah' echoed through the rooms of the Hartono family's main house.
It had never been thought before by Alina, if she was going to marry the man who used to be her own sister-in-law.
The man who is always admired and grandly glorified by his late brother when the brother is still in this world.
After the procession of signing wedding documents and also sungkem on both parents. The event also continued with a banquet for guests who were deliberately invited to serve as wedding witnesses.
There is not much that Mr. Suryo invited to the wedding of his youngest daughter. In addition to the extended family of both sides of the family.
Guests who attend are also only local administrators who of course will be in charge of recording each citizen.
And of course Alina's marriage must be known by the local administrator so that later it will not be a gossip and also cause slander both for Pras and Alina herself.
"Couple your stuff. Tonight you come home with me, too" Pras said coldly and flatly to Alina after the two were in the guest room on the lower floor of the house, to rest for a while before they return home to the Wiratama family.
"Yes well, Ma_Mas just wait here first. I went upstairs to pack up my luggage," Alina replied without daring to look up at the man who had become her husband.
Alina immediately came out of the room to go to her room. With mixed feelings, Alina started taking out her clothes for her to put in the suitcase she was about to take moving into her new home.
"You're going straight home with your husband, son?"
Mama Tari's soft voice woke up the daydream of Alina who was arranging her clothes into a suitcase.
"Mama, yes Ma. Mas Pras can't stay here Ma, so we'll be home later,"
"Alright, it's your duty now. Whatever your husband asks you to do, you have to do it. May this marriage always bring you happiness, son," said Mama Tari trying to hold back her tears.
"Yes Ma, thank you. Alina's prayers are always yes, hopefully Alina can be a good wife and mother to Mas Pras and also to Alesya."
Mama Dari immediately hugged her youngest daughter. He knew that this marriage was only limited to Alina's responsibility for what had happened.
But mama Tari hopes, hopefully later Pras can love Alina as Pras loves Alisa's late mother first.
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