My Beloved Uncle (Baskerville #1)

(S3): Sunflower orphanage

Valentina had regained consciousness and had already passed her critical period the next day. Emily is thrilled to see her daughter slowly starting to improve.

" Mom, where's Dad? I haven't seen him since."

" Daddy's busy, so can't come."

"I want to meet Dad. I miss him."

Emily becomes sad to see Valentina loving her husband as her father. He didn't know how to explain all this to her. Valentina was a kid to understand. In Emily's mind once crossed where Valentina's biological parents, if only she knew, she would immediately return it to her parents. Unfortunately he doesn't know.

Emily only found a necklace with a heart pendant bearing her name on Valentina's neck as an infant. Caliope Alexandra's. She took off the necklace and hid it where her husband would never find it. It was time for her to return the necklace to Valentina, as there was a chance that it would lead her to her true Valentina family.

" Just be patient. Must have met Dad."

Valentina nodded and went back to sleep. He breathed a sigh of relief. I don't know what other reason he'll use if Jerome doesn't want to see Valentina again.

🧸🧸🧸

The next day Fabian arrived at the parking lot in his company building which was on the lower floor. After getting out of the car, suddenly someone hit him from behind until unconscious. The newly arrived Gilbert, seeing Fabian unconscious, approached Fabian in a panic and shook Fabian's body.

‘’Fabia...Fabian. "

Gilbert kept calling his name, but in vain Fabian remained unconscious. Gilbert called an ambulance. Not long after the news of Fabian being attacked in the parking lot was widespread among his company employees.

Miya who was cooking in the kitchen, one of her servants came in a hurry to the kitchen.

" Mrs Miya."

" What's up, Edgar?"

" I just got word from Mr. Gilbert, that Mr. Fabian was attacked and knocked unconscious by an unknown person in the parking lot."

Miya was very surprised when she heard the news.

"That's true, Edgar?’’

‘’Iya. Thas right. Now Mr. Fabian has been taken to a hospital near here, and there is still no word as to how he is doing now."

The panicked Miya quickly went to her room to change clothes. Half an hour later Miya arrived at the hospital and met Gilbert.

" Miya, you've finally come too."

" How's Fabian?" Is she okay?’’

"Silence Miya. Now you don't worry about Fabian being okay, no serious injuries."

"Is he really okay?’’

"Yes." Yeah."

"Can I see him now?"

" Of course, but now Fabian is sleeping."

Miya immediately walked into the room where Fabian was being treated. Fabian was lying down, then Miya approached him, not feeling tears had flowed on his face, then quickly wiped away. Miya looked at Fabian with a sad and sorrowful look and relief, because her husband was fine. I don't know who attacked her husband?

"Why did this happen to you? ‘’ says Miya while stroking Masumi's face.

Finally Fabian woke up and smiled at Miya's arrival.

‘’How are you doing?’’

"It's better. You don't have to worry about me anymore,’’ Fabian said as she clasped Miya's hand.

Fabian smiled ignorantly.

Fabian suddenly pulls Miya's hand and pulls her into his arms, then kisses her.

" I'm sorry I made you anxious."

" Next time you have to be more careful."

Miya's face looked pouted.

" Yes, baby."

Miya broke away from her husband's embrace and sat down beside him, then stroked Fabian's face. He loved the man in front of him now. Fabian could feel the warm touch of each finger of Miya on his face, then he took his wife's hand, bought it and kissed it. Fabian wiped away the tears dripping from Miya's eyes gently .

"Don't cry, if you cry it will make me sad."

" I thought I'd lose you forever."

Fabian pulls Miya back into his arms again and Miya can feel the heartbeat of the man she loves.

During Fabian's hospitalization, Miya always accompanied him every day diligently and after being treated for 3 days, Fabian was finally allowed to go home and greeted by Clarie and Jonathan.

" I'm glad you're home" Clarie said, hugging her father.

" Welcome, Father!"said Jonathan.

" Have you been healed?"ask Clarie.

" yes. I'm cured."

Clarie hugged her father.

🧸🧸🧸

The next day Gilbert came to visit Fabian. " How are you?"ask Gilbert.

They were in Fabian's room.

" I'm good. The day after tomorrow, I'm back at work. Is there a problem in the office as long as I'm not logged in?’’

"Nothing . It's just that your work at the office has piled up."

"Oh yeah, do you already know who the person who attacked me is?’’

"I still don't know who did it, now the authorities are investigating."

" Who do you think did it?"ask Fabian.

Gilbert shrugged both of his shoulders. " I don't know. Maybe your business rival."

Fabian seemed to think." That's possible."

🧸🧸🧸

One week later, Valentina was allowed to go home. Emily came to pick him up. He realized Valentina had a sad face.

" What's up?"

" Why didn't you come here to see me at all?"

Emily smiled sadly. He had to lie that his father was out of town.

" I told you, Dad's out of town and I'm home today. You can meet him."

Valentina's face was happy again. He could not bear to tell the truth. Arriving at home, Valentina immediately looked for her father. He ran to his father's arms.

" Ayaaahs. I miss you."

Jerome put on a cold stance and pushed Valentina away." Don't hug me anymore!"his reply in a hushed voice made Valentina become gloomy and sad.

" Why?"

" Because you're not my son."

" Jerome," admonished Emily.

" Why did you say that?"

" Because you're not my son. Ask your mother" said Jerome annoyed.

Valentina came to her mother and cried. Emily wiped her tears with her fingers.

" What your father said is right. You're not really our son."

" If I'm not your son, who am I?"

" I don't know who your real Father and Mother are. I got you from someone."

" So since I'm not your son, I don't love me anymore."

" I'm sorry, Mom."

Emily hugs Valentina tightly, takes her to her room, and gives Valentina a necklace.

" This is your necklace and it looks like your real parents gave it to you."

Valentina noticed the necklace.

" This necklace is so good."

Emily put the necklace together.

" Let's not let this necklace disappear, because maybe this necklace can find your real Father and Mother."

"I understand. Do you still love me?"

"Of course I love you."

Once again Emily hugged Valentina tightly, because soon she would never see her again. Emily wiped her tears.

" Hear Mom well! Wherever you are, you will always love you. Do you understand."

Valentina nodded.

" From tomorrow you can't stay here anymore."

" But why?"

" Your father doesn't want you to live here anymore."

Valentina was sobbing and her tears were rushing out. " Why did you get so bad for me?"

" I'm sorry your father. If you're older, you'll understand and forgive me, too, for not being able to take good care of you."

" Where will I live?"

" You're gonna stay in an orphanage until someone adopts you."

" I don't want to go."

" Mom too. If only you could stay here. Mom will be very happy. Now sleep. It's already night."

Valentina nodded. Emily kissed her forehead." Good night!"

Emily leaves Valentina's room and turns off the lights. She then went to her room and found her husband lying in bed reading the newspaper.

" Has she been sleeping?"

" It's. Can't you change your decision to allow Valentina to stay here?"

" No," he replied firmly.

Emily took a deep breath hoping that her husband would change his mind and still allow Valentina to stay here. All that is just hope.

The next morning, Emily and Jerome deliver Valentina to a sunflower beach. Emily was sad to see the sadness on Valentina's face. He came out of his room with a backpack and hugged his Teddy Bear. His head down did not dare to look at Jerome who always put on a face did not like him.

" Are you ready?"ask Emily.

Valentina nodded. Emily led him into the car. During the trip to the orphanage no one spoke. Valentina looked out the windshield with a sad face. Emily could only give up on her husband's decision. He hopes that the decision he made is right.

They arrived at the Sunflower orphanage after a 2-hour journey from New York. Valentina got out of the car with a heavy feeling.

" Come!"said Emily.

They then meet the head of the Sunflower orphanage named mistress Marie Harper.

" It's Valentina" Jerome said.

Mrs Harper looked closely at Valentina.

" He's a very pretty boy. I'm sure there will be other families who want to adopt him."

" Mom I don't want to be here. I just want to stay with Mom."

Emily rubbed Valentina's hair gently. He tried to smile even though his heart was sick and sad. " They will take good care of you and you will have many friends here. You won't feel lonely here. "

" But there's still no mother here."

Valentina started crying. Emily hugged him and tried to calm him down. " It's gonna be okay."

Emily kissed Valentina's forehead as a farewell kiss for her. " You must be a good boy and not a bad boy."

" I'm gonna be a good boy."

" Good."

" It's time we go" Jerome said.

" Bye bye!"

Valentina saw her mother leave with a wet face full of tears, then she chased after her mother.

" Ibuuu's. Don't leave me !"

The head of the orphanage and the other caretakers tried to hold him back.

" Ibuuu."

Emily could only look at Valentina who was shouting to call her from inside the car.

" The boy will be fine, so don't cry anymore."

Jerome drove his car out of the orphanage. Emily saw Valentina still crying from the rearview mirror of the car. He felt guilty for leaving her there, but he had no choice. " Bye bye!"muttered.

🧸🧸🧸

Nancy one of the waiters working in the sunflower orphanage was cleaning every corner of the children's room from scrubbing the floor to dusting. She saw Valentina in her room and was sitting on her bed hugging a Teddy Bear.

One room was filled with 4 children and Valentina got a bed that was on the side of the window. Since his arrival to the orphanage, he had always been alone in the room. Nancy felt sorry for the girl had been dumped by her adoptive family.

" Join the other kids and play with them!"

"I don't want to play with anyone."

Nancy sighed. " all right. It's up to you."

Nancy rubbed the floor again until it was shiny. Outside Valentina heard the laughter of children playing. There is absolutely no desire to play with them. Since Valentina lived here, she no longer attends her old school. He misses his schoolmates and Erika, his teacher's mother.

Nancy, who had finished cleaning the room, left Valentina alone in the room. The maid met one of the parlors outside the room and directly lowered her head slightly.

" Good morning, Miss Cooke!"

Arya Cooke is famous as the caretaker of the fierce orphanage in the Sunflower orphanage. All the children were afraid of him. The severity of it became even more so for the children he considered to be very troublesome, after the head of the orphanage went out of town for one week and entrusted everything to Arya.

" Morning, Nancy! Is that kid still in the room?"

" Yes." Yeah."

Arya sighed in annoyance. " That kid really troubles me."

Nancy worries that Valentina is likely to get Arya's ire. He could do nothing, and quickly left.

Arya goes into the room and finds Valentina in bed. He looked at Valentina.

" Want to see when you will continue to insinuate in the room. Your foster parents dumped you here and they'll never come back to pick you up. You are now not a big miss anymore, now you are a banished child. You don't have anything or anyone."

Valentina looked at Arya with fear.

" Now get out of the room!"

" I don't want to. Just let me stay here!"

" You're the new kid here and you've dared to go against my orders" hardik Arya dengqn suata hard.

Valentina's eyes were teary about to cry. Arya blocked his hand and dragged him from the bed.

"Take me off!"exclamation Valentina.

Arya doesn't care about Valentina's request. The woman had been attacking Valentina out of the room until the basement.

" You'll stay here until dinner. This is your punishment, for daring to go against my orders."

Valentina's fear grew more and more into seeing the dark room and she cried.

" I don't want to be here. I beg you."

" You'll stay here."

Valentina holds Arya's arm. " I'm afraid, don't leave me!"

Valentina's tears were already flowing profusely and crying sobbing. Arya seemed unconcerned and she pushed Valentina down, then quickly left and locked the door.

" Get me out!"yelled Valentina while banging on the door.

Arya leaves the basement and meets Nancy in the kitchen who seems anxious.

" Miss Cooke, please don't punish Valentina there. Poor thing."

Arya looked at Nancy with an angry look." Do I need to lock you up down there, too? So don't interfere or I'll fire you. Do your job again."

Arya walked in her footsteps leaving the kitchen. On his face was a smile of satisfaction. Since the arrival of Valentina, Arya has not liked him. [ ]