Marrying an Abuser's Ex-Husband

Chapters. 121

Tia looked at the man she had been looking for. Such a long wait for the father figure, will eventually be realized.

"Dad? Are you my real father?" tia asked Gunawan. He had not fully believed in what the lens of Tia's eye captured.

Gunawan almost shed his tears, he can no longer afford to lie in front of his biological children. Gunawan nodded weakly, tears already welled up in his eyes.

"Yes, Son. I'm your real father, a man so cowardly and unwilling to account for his actions to your mother. I am ashamed to be called a man! Forgive your father, son!!" gunawan said. He was unable to look at Tia out of embarrassment and felt that he was not a responsible father.

"Easy, Dad. Tia sincerely accepts Tia's destiny. It's just that Tia wanted to ask, until when will mommy hate Tia? Please, Dad. Tell your mom that all this was a father's fault in the past. Tia wants to feel the love of mama even if only a little," said Tia Lirih, tears had wet her cheeks.

Gunawan was flabbergasted at Tia's heart-wrenching words. Who would not feel the pain of living one roof with his mother, but never thought to exist. Always unfair treatment from the mother.

From childhood Tia can only see her brother feel the happiness and affection of the mother, while she is always alone, being a figure that is always blamed not for the fault of self but the fault of others.

Gunawan's cry finally broke, a figure who used to feel like a person that many women liked, finally humiliated by fate. Before becoming a foreman, Gunawan is just a worker who likes to change girlfriends. Thanks to his intelligence and persistence he managed to rise to the position of foreman. Thanks to the help of Clara.

"I'm sorry, son. Since that night, my life has always been tormented. Guilt makes me realize all of my bad behavior. Your mama's face crying in pain is always reflected in my memory. I also feel karma from the sins of my father who has done evil to your mother" Gunawan said in tears.

Today Gunawan allowed himself to spill all the feelings he craved in front of the princess.

"Nrank ...." Tia spread out her arms wanting to hug her father.

Gunawan looked up at the princess, he happily embraced the princess he just knew. Hans just silently stared, giving the two fathers and children time to release the burden on each other in the heart that had made it difficult for them to sleep well.

"Become ... I'm sorry, son!" Gunawan hugged his daughter with affection. Her heart felt peaceful as she hugged Tia instead of hugging Sinta.

"Yes, Dad. Tia was already happy that I wanted to acknowledge Tia as a child. There's nothing Tia wants more than recognition and affection from her father" Tia said.

Hans who saw was not able to prevent tears from falling from his eyelids. What a very moving sight.

"Yes, Honey. I'll do what's best for you. For your sake I'm ready to lose everything. I want to live with you alone. But I hope you'll be patient until that time comes, I'll be a good grandfather and father to your son and to you, dear. You want to wait? You focus on the health of your future grandchildren only. Let others, father will take care of" said Gunawan as he rubbed Tia's hair.

"Alright, Dad. Tia will be patient waiting and Tia promised to take good care of her future grandchildren" said Tia wiped her tears. He did not want to make the father feel burdened by seeing the sadness in his eyes.

"Yes, Dad. Can I call you uncle no more?" seloroh Hans makes Tia and Gunawan smile.

"Here you go, kid. We are now a family. I put Tia in protection. Tomorrow I'm going to Jakarta, I have something to take care of. Aunt Clara, the wife of the father now wants the father to take all the assets owned by Ridho. Isn't that Ridho your first husband, Tia?" tanya Gunawan broke her embrace.

Tia rounded her eyes perfectly. He didn't know his father knew about his past.

"Quiet, Tia. He told me who Ridho was and who Wulan was. How their relationship with us, dad already knows," said Hans to calm Tia's heart. Hans understood the meaning of Tia's gaze which demanded an explanation from Hans.

"Yes, Tia. Don't be mad, Hans told me everything. And just so you know, that Ridho is the nephew of the father, in this case Ridho is Tia's cousin. Well, Ridho's wife named Wulan is now in a coma due to a car accident," explained Gunawan.

"What's? Sister Wulan was in an accident?!" peekik Tia was surprised.

"Wait on! Is this the same Wulan that Hans told you about? Wulan Hans' first wife? Right so?" gunawan asked realized that Wulan was the same woman, who had damaged Tia's household.

Hans and Tia exchanged looks. They did not expect it to turn out that the relationship between them, Wulan and Ridho was so complicated.

"Yes, Dad. Sister Wulan is Tia's half-sister. He is the eldest son of mama and papa Cahyo," Tia replied in a tone that was also almost incredulous.

"Goddessa ... The woman had ruined the household of both of my daughters. What kind of woman she really was, why was she so heartless to rob her own brother of happiness!!" hiss Gunawan while clenching both his hands.

Hans lowered his head, he did not expect that his decision to divorce Wulan would be disastrous for the lives of two other women.

"Mak Wulan may have been blinded by the treasure, Dad. From childhood she was always spoiled by mom. Whatever mistakes he made always got a defense from mom. While I did nothing wrong, I was always punished by my mother" said Tia.

Gunawan did not think Wulan was the child of the woman he had forced before. It might be true what Tia said if Wulan is too spoiled and always defended by both parents to be a stable adult figure and does not have maturity in thinking.

"Already, Tia. Wulan may have already gotten her karma. He is currently in a coma in the hospital. He said he was also admitted to this hospital. But I don't know, I don't know the truth either. Clara's father-wife told him everything" Gunawan said what he knew from Clara.

Tia inhales as much air as possible to loosen the airway that has begun to feel tight. She had not expected that Wulan would also damage her stepbrother's household.

"Is it true that Sister Wulan also damaged the household of other fathers' children?" ask Tia carefully. He did not want to add to Gunawan's mood.

"Yes, Tia. Aunt Clara has caught Steve - Sinta's husband having an affair with Wulan in a hotel room that Steve always hires if there is a business trip in Jakarta. Aunt Clara is very angry, she also viral Wulan on social media. However, Wulan instead regretted her actions, but she came to this hospital to tell the truth of her affair with Steve to Sinta."

"True, he had appeared on the pages of a business magazine as a successful young businessman. But just so you know, Steve's success all comes from Sinta. Steve had nothing when he married Sinta. She's just a waitress who's on campus with Sinta."

"So the same Steve as my client Steve, Dad. Maybe he knew Wulan at Hans and Tia's wedding" Hans said, recalling how Steve looked so familiar with Wulan.

Gunawan's eyebrows are interlocked, bringing together the lines of wrinkles in Gunawan's eye area. "So Steve and Wulan were at your wedding? And they after direct acquaintance to the hotel both? Steve has experience with any woman. I didn't think I had a daughter-in-law who was good at chi4nat!"

Gunawan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He feels he has been cheated by Steve all along, and Steve marries Sinta just to be able to get the Sinta family fortune.

Tia patted Gunawan on the shoulder to relieve the anger that was in Gunawan's heart. How not, his two daughters are hurt by the behavior of the same woman. What kind of form of Wulan that is able to make men can turn to him.

"Dad, stop. It's all already happened. After all, Tia is now living happily with Hans mas. Behind the suffering that Mbak Wulan gave, there was happiness that could not be expressed in words. As long as we are patient, God will definitely replace it with a better one" said Tia again calm her father's heart.

Gunawan smiled at Tia. He felt he had a figure that could make his heart feel calm and warmed back. In the past he could not fully give affection to Sinta because he was preoccupied with work in the office. Clara always urged herself if not to pay attention to the family just take care of the company just everyday Gunawan do.

"Alright, Tia. Then I go home first because I have to pack up for departure tomorrow morning. Trust all this to Dad. I'll do the best I can. While we're like this a long time ago, I don't want you to be wretched if Clara finds out that you're dad's real son. You want to be patient, right?" Gunawan repeated his question again.

"Good, Dad. Goodbye and I have to be careful" Tia said with a sweet smile. A smile very similar to Gunawan.

Gunawan ruffled Old's hair and then kissed his forehead.

"Father go first, Assalamu Alaikum," Gunawan said.

"Wa'alaikum greetings" Hans and Tia answered in unison.

Hans led Gunawan to the door. Gunawan turned his body to face Hans.

"Hans, please take good care of Tia. Don't let him suffer again. I as a father was ashamed because I could not make Tia happy. If there's anything, please let me know. Keep this father's number, yes" said Gunawan gave his card to Hans.

Gunawan stared at Hans' shabby shirt because he had not been able to change. Gunawan as a father was also excited.

"Yes, Dad. Hans will be keeping an eye on Tia's progress. If you are allowed to go back to Jakarta, then the father of the first person Hans told you" Hans said with a sincere smile.

"Hans, I'm sorry. Later I'll send you a change of clothes, see you're too busy taking care of Tia to forget to take care of yourself. I'll buy clothes for you and Tia and I'll send them to this hospital" Gunawan said, noting Hans' unkempt appearance today.

Hans was astonished to see the father-in-law who was so attentive to him. Honestly, Hans was very happy when Gunawan was his father-in-law. Hans can also feel the affection of a father because Hans has been left by the father when he sat on the bench SMU.

"Thank you, Dad, this is amazing. I didn't expect that dad would be so attentive to your son-in-law." Hans thanked Gunawan.

Gunawan smiled and patted Hans on the shoulder. Hans replied with a smile as well.

"All right, I'll go first." Gunawan turned around and then stepped down the hallway to the hospital lobby and to the parking lot.

Hans went back into the room.

"Dad's gone, Mom?" tia asked her husband.

"Oh, just now. Tia, do you feel happy after meeting your father?" hans asked taking a seat beside Tia.

Tia let out a long sigh, taking out everything that felt tight in the chest.

"Yes, Mas. Tia is so happy. It turns out that God granted our prayers. Tia doesn't think we're close to Dad. Our long journey is not in vain" said Tia looking at Hans with a grateful look.

"Yes, Tia. Mas also felt very happy to have a father-in-law taste of a real father. May your business be facilitated and quickly finished."

"Amijin ... Mas, do you not want to see Mbak Wulan? Said the father he was also admitted to this hospital," Tia said looking at the husband.

Hans was speechless, there not thinking about Wulan at all. Somehow Wulan's situation, Hans is reluctant to find out. It was enough for Wulan to incise a wound in the heart of Tia and herself.

"Tia, I'm sorry if I offended you. Mas wants us to focus on your health and your fetus. You know, if your new content is in the form of a bag that is not perfect. Maybe we are here for a long time, because it is impossible for us to return to Jakarta in this condition. Regarding the work of the mas, the mas will be done from here. How do you agree, right?" clearly Hans asked Tia's understanding not to take care of other people's affairs first.

Tia fell silent, she permeated what her husband said. It's true that at this time Tia's condition has not been able to be invited everywhere, she must really bed rest. You cannot move much and do strenuous activities.

"Alright, Mas. Tia will obey all Hans's words. Butii ...."