Paid Seedlings

Sorry, I Can't

Ayumna, who heard her husband's words to Bryan, hit Sky's arm hard.

"Mas, don't whisper something that even makes him more enthusiastic to touch Mbak Nika, again." Ayumna recalled to Sky with a sharp gaze.

The sky smiled, then hugged the wife warmly and kissed the fondness of Ayumna's forehead. And that thing Sky did on purpose in front of Bryan.

"And if that moment comes, you can hug him as you please, Bro. Just like what I'm doing right now," the Sky's tease is trying to heat Bryan's heart.

Without waiting for long, as his family members were busy flirting with his daughter, Bryan pulled Manika's arm gently, but slightly pressed down. Bryan did it so Manika wouldn't try to escape from him.

"There's something we need to talk about" Bryan said briefly, then took Manika out of her house and into her car. Regardless of the screeches from Shakki.

Bryan immediately ran his car out of the house and split the streets of the city. In the car, Manika did not stay silent. He tries to open the car door, but Bryan quickly presses the key to the car door located on his right side.

"Don't try to escape, honey," Bryan pressed on Manika. "If you still want to meet Cloe," Bryan is forced to use his daughter to threaten Manika.

"Am I being threatened?" Manika looked sharply at Bryan. "Are you crazy? using your own daughter to threaten me?" manika then.

How could Bryan use his own daughter to threaten him. Although they have not done a DNA test, but given the evidence and memory of the incident at that time, Manika also believes that Bryan is the father of her daughter. Moreover, the level of similarity in the lips and nose reaches ninety percent.

"If it can entrap you to stay by my side, I'll gladly do it." Bryan stared straight ahead as he drove his car.

Manika's heart was so heated hearing the answer thrown by Bryan. The man next to her was completely out of his mind.

"You're crazy, Mom! I carry it myself! I gave birth and took care of her myself all this time. It's so easy for you to come and take my daughter away from me! Have you never thought about my feelings?" manika asked in between sobs after smacking Bryan's body.

With a gentle gesture, Bryan pulled Manika's body that was shaking from crying into his arms.

"I'm sorry, dear." said Bryan gently as he peeked at Manika's forehead many times. His hand also gently rubbed Manika's back. Trying to calm the woman who became the mother of her child.

"You're bad, Mum! You're evil!" isak Manika in Bryan's arms hit Bryan's chest many times. Bryan silently received all the blows from the woman who was now in his arms.

Bryan realized, if what was done to ensnare this woman was wrong. However, Bryan couldn't just take them both off. Although love towards Manika was not yet growing in her heart.

"Well, marry me, baby? We gave a complete family to Cloe. To our daughter" Bryan persuaded.

Then Bryan's hand framed Manika's face. Gently rubbing the tears that still flow on the smooth cheeks of this beautiful woman.

"It's not that easy, Mom. I have a trauma with a word marriage. I also have a pretty tragic love story, which Mas probably couldn't have imagined before. And from then on, I didn't believe in men and love at the same time." Manika explained why she refused to marry.

"I'm the same, too, honey. I also have bad memories of romance. However, when I saw your gaze that night, I wanted to open my heart to a new person. And that new guy is you, honey. Because your gaze is what makes me to sow my seed on your womb. The thing I've been avoiding all this time" Bryan explained steadily.

Manika's heart trembled instantly, upon hearing the words spoken by Bryan. She felt very touched, but also felt very guilty towards Cloe. If only at that time he did not directly leave Bryan, maybe his daughter would have gotten affection from a father all along.

However, when the shadow of the destruction of her parents' household and also the betrayal committed by her former lover, Manika again buried her dreams to have a complete family for Cloe.

"Sorry, Mas. I still can't" Manika's reply ignited the extinguished fire inside Bryan