Marrying My Stepbrother

Real Love

When Aditya felt that Kania was calmer and could be spoken to, he also invited his lover to sit on the footing of the emergency stairs.

Aditya gently rubbed Kania's slightly swollen eyes.

For the first time Aditya sees Kania crying because usually no matter how much they argue or fight he never sees his lover shed tears, not in front of Aditya.

But when Kania is alone, she just lets her tears out because she doesn't want to look weak and only Hendra, her father, knows that.

Aditya let Kania's head rest on his shoulders.

"I'm sorry... I thought you didn't want the aunt to know about our relationship so I told you I was Ka-"

Aditya immediately attached his index finger to Kania because he did not want to hear the next word his lover would say.

"It wasn't me but you, you used to ask me to hide our relationship so I should always pretend in front of Mami and Om Hendra."

Kania hugs Aditya's arm, she realizes her selfishness at that time that only thinks of her father's happiness.

"Sorry..," said Kania.

"With nothing, I understand you must be embarrassed to date with High School children," said Aditya Lirih.

"Engga! That's not it!"

"Truly?"

"If you want the aunt to know our relationship, why are you quiet? Just then when the little fox said I was your brother, you were silent."

"So I wanted to tell Auntie but you answered first and about Ara, she knew that you were also my stepbrother so she said that rich."

"That little fox knows we're dating but he purposely said that if I'm your brother in front of you and you're quiet, that means you're agreeing with him."

"Aditya, I know you must have realized that the little fox likes you, not only does he like you but wants you even earlier he deliberately pretended to be sick to be careful with you" continued Kania.

"Yes I realized Ara liked me so yesterday while at the Mall I refused it but I don't know what I did yesterday even made Ara stressed and hospitalized."

"Do you regret rejecting it?"

"No, I don't regret rejecting him because I feel like he's just a childhood friend no more but I regret being rude to him yesterday."

"What actually happened? What did you do to him yesterday?" ask Kania curiously.

Aditya tells Kania everything that happened with him and Pearl while they were at the Mall yesterday.

"I understand now, it's not your fault so don't blame yourself, it's actually wrong that the little fox is stubborn and shameless, has been rejected but still a mastery!" cibir Kania sewot's.

"But still I'm wrong I shouldn't be too emotional and rude to Ara."

"Well, you're not wrong! I know you didn't mean it that way, what you did was not rude but decisive! Yesterday you really did because you firmly rejected it."

"After all, you heard yourself, didn't the little fox say what? He said he was never yelled at so once yelled he was immediately sick, I don't understand when he was mentally weak but he was still chasing you, really shameless," said Kania.

Aditya is anxious to see Kania who sewed himself. He hugged his lover tightly.

"I'm sorry... I also snapped at you and made you cry" said Aditya Lirih.

Kania smiled and returned Aditya's embrace.

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Aunt Mia re-entered the Mutiara's nursery after talking to the doctor.

"Who are you?" aunt Mia asked as she saw Daniel sitting next to Pearl's bed.

Daniel immediately stood up, he guessed that the woman who asked him was definitely his mother Pearl.

"My name is Daniel, I'm a classmate of Pearl."

Aunty Mia smiled, "Makasi ya Daniel already look at the Pearl, I Mamiinya Pearl."

Her mother was Pearl because their faces were almost similar.

"Yes equally Auntie," replied Daniel awkwardly.

"O yes, Aunt please sit." Daniel invited Aunt Mia to sit on the chair she was sitting in and shifted a little so that Aunt Mia could be closer to the Pearl bed.

"Darling, why are you like this? If there's a problem you should tell Mami." Aunt Mia stroked Pearl's hair and looked at her daughter affectionately.

Pearl smiled cynically hearing Aunt Mia's words.

"Don't Mommy have time for me? Mami's time is only for Mami's friends."

Aunt Mia was silent. He realized that he was rarely at home even more time he used to gather with his social friends than with Pearl, his own daughter.

"Basi Mi, Mami always said rich but what? Mami always go with Mami's friends," said Pearl.

"Dear, Mami will not leave you alone again, Maafin Mami yes..," said Aunt Mia lirih.

The habit of Daniel who likes to interfere in the affairs of others is also crushed.

"Pearls, you can't be so happy with your Mami, you're sorry, Mami" said Daniel.

Aunt Mia and Pearl turned their eyes towards Daniel.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interfere."

Daniel grinned while scratching the back of his head that did not itch. She felt embarrassed and unwell because as an outsider she was not worthy to join the conversation between mother and child.

...Ccleks...

The door opens, Aditya enters with Kania into the room.

"Where are you? I think you've gone home first" whispered Daniel as Aditya stood nearby.

"Gue has business," replied Aditya.

"Aditya, makasi ya have come to see Pearl, Aunt did not expect it turns out you are classmates."

"Yes Aunty, Mami was also sending greetings to Ara."

"O, how's your mom doing?"

"Mommy's healthy Aunt."

"O yes Mi, Mami is already acquainted with her half-sister Aditya," said Mutiara.

"Sister stepbrother?" Aunty Mia's eyes immediately led to Kania.

"I-i"

Aditya immediately interrupted Kania's remarks because he wanted to explain their relationship to Aunt Mia and at the same time reaffirm to Mutiara that their relationship was only a childhood friend.

"Tante, he is Aditya's half-sister but we have absolutely no blood relation, we only met when his father and Mami decided to get married."

"God! So your mom got married again?"

"Iya Aunty, just two months Mami married and two months also Aditya dating the son of her husband Mami, Aditya's half-sister."

"You mean?!" Aunt Mia was again surprised to hear Aditya's statement.

"When Mami and her father first brought us together, we didn't expect that we'd be interested in each other and decided to date."

"Did your parents know about this?"

"We told them and they supported our relationship."

"Thank God, then, Aunt did not expect it to turn out that the little Aditya who used to gemesin is now an adult."

Mutiara thought her Mami would criticize Aditya and Kania's relationship turned out to be the opposite.

"But Mi, she's Aditya's half-sister!" pearl Protest.

"It's a pity but Aditya was already clear that they didn't have blood relations so it doesn't matter if they're dating."

Pearls do not accept Mami instead support the relationship Aditya and Kania.

"Pearl, I admit back then when Kindergarten I did like you because you were the only one close to me in class but now we're both grown up and I feel the same you can't be more than friends."

Though Pearl thought it could take advantage of its condition to get Aditya but it turned out that everything was in vain.

"When I first found out you were a Pearl, I was glad that I was able to meet again with someone I used to be close to. Back then I wished we could be close again but as friends because I never thought our relationship was more than that."

Though Pearl initially approaches Aditya so that he can use Aditya's tools but her chest remains tight when Aditya blatantly rejects her.

"Why... Why can't you like me now?" tanya Pearl.

"It's not just you that even now I can't like or love another woman besides her because I've given my heart to her."

Kania's heart was touched to hear every word spoken from the mouth of Aditya, the man who managed to make his heart beat unnaturally since he first met.

Adityas... Excuse me... I realized I was selfish, all this time I only thought about myself and you always followed my selfishness... But from now on I won't be selfish anymore! I will repay all the love you give me.

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