SECOND MAHLIGAI

Chapter 53 - Greed

The four adults who were waiting for the answer made Aslan misbehave. The secret that he should have been alone so as not to make the mother worry about him finally he revealed accidentally.

“Aslan, you hear me, Mama? What do you mean by that?” Firmly Sasi made the three Suryabrata owners immediately look at Sasi who behaved uncharacteristically.

“Ja-So when Aslan was brought to Jakarta as a messenger, Papa and Grandpa, they had reneged on a promise and did not intend to return me to, Mama. Ja-so because of that I ended up going on a hunger strike for them to release me and send me back to, Mama, that time.”

Aslan squeezed his thigh hard. He was afraid that Sasi would be disappointed by the silence he took on the behavior of his grandfather and biological father.

Tak

Sasi put the spoons and forks in both hands hard to make a sound that can shake the souls of everyone. The gentle woman who had never given such an angry expression on her face now looked extremely annoyed.

“Ma- sorry, Ma. It wasn't Aslan's intention to hide this. Even much Aslan heard from them until Aslan knew very well what made, Papa, choose to leave us for the sake of the woman.”

“Sorry, Ma.”

Mr. Banu and Mrs Anggi who saw Aslan helplessly felt pity not because of the anger of Sasi, but the attitude that he and his mother had obtained all this time. Even a child his age must hear adult conversations that he should not have heard.

“Aslan, won't you be late, son? It's almost sixty-thirty minutes, tuh.” Madam Anggi said breaking the tension.

Aslan who saw the wink from her papa gave a small nod and rushed to finish her milk.

The nine-year-old boy approached the mother and grabbed Sasi's hand and kissed the back of the hand that had raised her with great difficulty.

“Aslan school, yes, Ma?” Sasi nodded and rubbed Aslan's head but still with an annoyed face.

“Be careful, take care of yourself!”

Aslan nodded and walked quickly to his room to pick up his bag and all his school equipment.

“You okay - what, Honey?”

Sasi nodded, “I'll come first, Mas. Excuse me, Pah, Mah.”

“Iya, Darling.” Madam Anggi said with a gentle smile.

Sasi walked gontai towards the stairs. He treads the stairs one by one while clenching both hands. His heart is so angry. He is inexhaustible with Galih and his two former in-laws. Why after he chose to give up even he did not ask for anything they still tried to take Aslan the wrong way.

“Can't they take my son's heart without incising a wound in his heart? What's really been in their brains all this time. All my sacrifices have no price at all. Even I, the legitimate wife, was willing to leave without taking my rights for Aslan. What is it all still lacking!”

Sasi monologued while sighing repeatedly. He really did not know how the family could be that cruel.

“Sakha?” call the mother.

“Yes, Mah?”

“Company your wife, there! Why join bengong here.”

Sakha scratched her ear. But after that he agreed to the mother's request and passed to his room.

“According to Papa, the rich are so good at apain?”

“They've got the rewards, Mah. Because of which, Papa, listen to the daughter-in-law of the family can no longer have children, because her uterus was removed.”

Madam Anggi closed her mouth, surprised. “ Jeez, why did his daughter-in-law get unlucky, Pah?”

“He's also evil, Ma. If she is a good woman - well, it is impossible to want to be with a married man whatever the reason, ‘kan?”

The wife nodded confirming the words of Mr. Banu. After all, infidelity will definitely wreak havoc either sooner or later.

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At the Mahardika residence. Mr. Joseph and his wife were having an argument with their son-in-law. Ranti and Galih who were asked to come early in the morning to the residence were suddenly enraged after the request of the two middle-aged was quite unreasonable for him.

“Can't do it dong, Pah. Then the position of the child, Ranti, how!” Resenting.

“Why are you excited about your son's position? Who will throw it away?”

“Wait, why, Papa and Mama, arrive to discuss Aslan and Sasi. What's the matter, actually?” Sela Galih who began not to understand the direction of this conversation.

“You still want ‘kan? Got custody, Aslan?” The asked galih hesitated.

“If you can persuade, Sasi, well - well use your memories for example, surely Sasi will be destroyed. What say?”

Ranti who heard the words - said her mother-in-law did not like. How could he have told Galih to persuade Sasi that there was someone to guard his heart.

Ranti was angry, but she couldn't do it now. After all this family did need a successor, but he would not allow it if the successor was Aslan.

Seriate