No Rose Without A Thorn's

Haram Child

"I'll be fired." Keira gives word to Evan who picks him up.

"What does it mean to be poor?" ask Evan.

Keira laughed for a moment.

"Perhaps, it'll be poorer than you who returned all of Oshi's shares."

Evan takes Keira.

"It's okay. Lets Read can still finance our lives even if we have 2 kids!" Evan entertaining.

"Whose son?" ask Keira annoyed.

Evan smiled ignorantly, "Our son dong dear ...."

"When did I say I wanted to have a child with you?" ask Keira.

"Hmm, don't tell me I know either." Evan insisted while embracing Keira who was just laughing.

They stopped at Kusuma's artificial lake. Keira invited Evan to sit down and enjoy the wind.

"I had a fight with Dizza here." Keira.

"I didn't think I could hit him." Keira remembered the incident.

"Why did you hit him?"

"She said honesty that I couldn't accept."

"About what?" asked Evan curiously.

"Sell yourself for the company." Those words just slid from Keira's lips.

Evan was stunned and then looked at Keira who was still looking at the Kusuma Centre building.

"Then now you're selling the company for yourself" Evan said.

"You sacrificed the company for us?"

Keira laughed and spoke again.

"Maybe I would have thought so. Thinking about yourself is selfish."

"Why did you change your mind?"

Keira looked at Evan.

"Because seeing you back makes me so selfish. I don't want to lose you again." Keira answered honestly.

"Are we happy at the suffering of thousands of employees?" Evan pointed to the Kusuma Centre building.

Keira rested her head on Evan's shoulder. "They were right about the rescue procedure. We need to help ourselves before we put our oxygen masks on to others. I'm doing it now. I was trying to help myself to get up and be happy. Then I'll help them all. I wish I could put on an oxygen mask in time."

"Excite, you can." Evan said excitedly.

"Why does leaning on your shoulder feel good? I'm sleepy, " said Keira as she yawned.

"Sleep ... Oh yeah who told you about the rescue procedure?"

"Who else? Of course my sisters. They're great, right?"

"Why do you always praise those two creatures?"

"Because they're my sister!" Keira answered for sure while laughing.

Evan laughs, he is quite happy to see Keira laughing again. He nodded and landed a kiss. Keira did not reply, she chose to sleep.

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Keira was flipping through some of her files at home. He was confused because he lost a document.

"Zea, did you see the red Map of Brother?" Keira called Nada. Tone of thinking remembering

"Red map, I don't remember, brother."

Then there was the sound of Dizzah shouting from behind.

"Are you looking for that red map in Evan's apartment?"

"Did Brother leave her there?" Keira asked unsure. He felt he had cleared all his paperwork from the apartment.

Dizza took over the phone in Nada's hands.

"Sorry Brother, I kept it because Brother left it under the table. I forgot to tell Brother"

"Where do you keep it?"

"In Kak Evan's apartment, on top of Brother's bedroom closet. In the second shoe box that's white!"

"Why do you keep it in such a way?" ask Keira wonder.

"Because I think the map is very valuable. I'm sorry." Dizza answered innocently.

Keira immediately runs to get the car keys to Evan's apartment. He called Evan but he didn't pick up, he sent a message.

I stopped by your apartment, my documents were left there.

Evan did not read Keira's message, he was busy working at Lets Read, Keira called again when Evan was going to pick up the phone, his cell phone battery ran out. Evan searches for a charger but realizes he left it in the apartment.

"Sir, we need your identification to process cooperation with suppliers."

Evan is looking for his wallet, he just remembered also leaving it in the apartment.

Evan's headed to the apartment. He did not realize Keira was also in his apartment. Evan went inside and immediately looked for the wallet and charger in the living room then he heard voices from inside the room.

Evan walked slowly towards Keira's room and he was stunned to see Keira standing on a chair, climbing up to pick things up in the closet. Keira was unaware Evan was looking at her. He cursed Dizza who put his map in place

which is hard to reach.

Keira tiptoed and her hands tried to reach the map on the top of the closet to make her clothes raised, revealing the skin of her waist and stomach.

Evan was stunned to see it and Evan shook his own head.

Keira turned her head and was surprised to see Evan, she did not realize her feet were not resting on a chair, her body was shaken and she almost fell.

Evan who sees it will fall reflex to catch Keira. They fell hugging on the floor. Keira complains and curses her misfortune.

"What are you doing? Why didn't you tell me you were here?" asked Evan annoyed.

"Didn't you read my message?" ask Keira.

"My phone's dead, I'm taking the charger and the wallet."

"I took this document, Dizza put it up there."

Keira tries to get up, Evan helps her, when he sees Keira's top exposed to Keira's stomach and stitch scars.

Keira looked at Evan's gaze and rushed to close his stomach but Evan slowly re-opened Keira's superior. Wounds to save Evan.

"Is it still painful?" ask Evan.

"No. It's hard to feel" replied Keira.

Evan looked at Keira seriously.

"Then what if that wound is in your heart?" Evan asked carefully.

Keira fixed her sitting position and then held her chest.

"Sometimes it still hurts, but doesn't that mean we're alive? to remember the pain?" keira asked as she looked at Evan.

"I'm okay." Keira continued with a smile.

Evan looked at Keira, his hand back touching Keira's stomach, he approached and slowly kissed Keira who could not resist.

"I'm sorry for hurting you ...." Evan said softly.

"I've forgiven you" Keira replied.

They go back to kissing. At first very gently but turning passionate, Evan pushed Keira gently into bed.

They continued to kiss and Evan looked at Keira's face with a meaningful smile, asking her for approval to touch her more deeply.

Keira slowly nodded, she loved the man before her, she would not refuse him.

Evan again kissed Keira gently, one hand gripped Keira's hand tightly, the other hand tried to remove Keira's top buttons.

Keira closed her eyes enjoying Evan's touch, she forgot that she was in a hurry looking for documents.

Keira opened her eyes and held Evan's cheek. He still can't believe Evan's really back.

"I love you." Keira whispers.

Evan replied with a kiss.

Keira was swept away in the kiss, she remembered how the search for documents ended in bed, then her memory was more backward, this all happened because of Dizza or indeed fate? Suddenly he remembered his last conversation with Dizza and Nada.

I just never imagined I'd be an illegitimate child.

We cannot choose who we are born to, how we are born

Keira jerks.

What the hell am I doing?

I can't choose to be born out of wedlock.

But can't I choose not to have children out of wedlock?

I cannot prevent my parents from giving birth to me because of their sins, but I can prevent myself from being a parent who gives birth to children because of sin.

Keira looked at Evan's face. He loved her very much, but his heart was worried. He could not resist Evan.

"What's wrong?" asked Evan who was aware of Keira's change in expression.

Keira bit her lip and pushed Evan.

"I'm sorry, " said Keira shyly. He just sat down.

"I ... I .. can't do it."

Evan is surprised to get Keira's rejection, he sits next to Keira.

"I'm sorry, Van. I just ...."

"Are you not ready?" evan asked worriedly, he thought Keira remembered her trauma.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you ...."

"No. I'm doing fine. It's just .. I .. I feel guilty doing it now." Keira was honest.

Evan looked at Keira who was throwing away face.

"Are you going to leave me because of this?" ask Keira to the point.

Evan laughed, trying to quell his feelings. Evan tidied up Keira's top to cover his shoulders again.

"I'm not leaving you! Go back home, bring your documents. I'm sorry." Evan said sincerely.

Keira looked at Evan in amazement.

"You're not offended, are you?" Keira.

"Go before I change my mind."

Keira laughed then as quickly as lightning she grabbed the documents and ran away from Evan while reattaching the buttons of his open shirt.

Evan smiled to himself, only a few seconds passed, Keira came back again.

"I love you" he said with a wink.

Evan laughed and lay back down.

What I love is a grown woman.

He really is a lot more mature than me.

Instantly I felt childish

and happy.

Keira drove her car with a relieved heart.

Thank you, you guys saved me again.

Thank you for loving me for who I am.

Keira came home with a pile of paper and happiness.

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