Stepfather Candidate

Invitation for Dinner

Tio's body froze hearing that, then irritated him.

"do you want to stop your ex-husband's marriage?" tio asked annoyedly.

"Yes, and I.. I just want to get my business done with Mr. Daryn" Daisy said.

"the unfinished business. You're already divorced. Do you want to continue your love affairs? Remember, he never believed in you, and often hurt you. But now you want to go back. That so?"

"No, that's not what I want to finish. I want to ask for my divorce papers" Daisy said.

"divorce papers? You can ask for it through a phone call, hire a lawyer and get your business done."

"I also want to meet Ava and Bik Imah, you remember, I told you about them?" said Daisy reasoned, although it was one of the goals she also went to her mother's house.

"Reason, how about you meet Daryn. Surely all your longing will be resolved." said Tio angrily, who knew that one of Daisy's reasons was to meet Daryn.

"Therefore, I ask you to come along" Daisy said with pleading eyes.

"me coming? What will be the effect if I come. Not all this time, you closed your feelings to others. And you never liked me. Everything I do for you, is only limited to what an acquaintance and a friend have to do." Tio said again.

"I like you. Which woman doesn't melt when a man takes care of himself and his son like you take care of me and Dean."

"But.... There will always be but." said Tio slowly and stared fixedly at Daisy.

"My love, everything I've given and left for Mr. Daryn. I don't want to get hurt anymore because of other men." Daisy said.

" But you can hurt other men? Is that what you mean?" Tio brought himself closer to Daisy.

"i never wanted to hurt you. If I accept you and still love another man, it's the same as betraying you."

"no, you should have tried more to love me, to accept me." Tio raised Daisy's chin trying to kiss her. And Daisy turned her face away.

"Love, it's not something that can happen because I try. My feelings for you, can't be more than a friend's affection." Daisy then wakes up.

"tell me, if you want to accompany me." Daisy continued and went inside her house.

"I'm sorry Tio. I really can't love anyone else, other than Mr. Daryn." Daisy's inner.

Tio immediately went to his glass house to calm himself down.

The next day, Daisy doesn't see and meets Tio. Every time Tio was furious, sometimes for up to 2 or 3 days they would not meet. And at that time, it took over a week for Dean to come closer to Tio.

Meanwhile, Nadia again meddles in Daryn's engagement and business affairs.

"what else is it, what makes you not like it anymore?How do you want to test my patience?" daryn asked annoyed.

"Laura, not Laura."

Daryn massaged her head, feeling saturated and dizzy.

"3 years, I think that's enough time to actually remarry someone else. Like you forgot Alea and then loved Daisy."

"What makes Mbak, so eager to interfere in my business. Is the time so long? I'm not a kid anymore, who can mess around under the pretext of protecting me. I'm old enough for that."

"You won't know when your closest and trusted people betrayed you."

Nadia, betrayed by the man she married. A man from the lower class, he took it to his luxurious environment and lived a whole life, but instead betrayed Nadia.

Her first boyfriend, breaking up with her, wanted to focus on school and impregnating the girl who had only been dating for a few months.

When she was a child, her grandfather's friends kidnapped her and demanded a ransom for her. His grandfather's lover who was also from the lower classes, cheated on his grandfather.

But, Laura is a conglomerate child, but she also hates him.

"The husband who cheated, didn't he not love her? Mom still loves her first boyfriend. Which I forgot his name. Ma'am married her current husband out of anger at her, right?" daryn.

"I don't love him. But I remained loyal to him. He should be grateful. I raised her family's status and made them an upper-class family" said Nadia angrily.

"Then why are you angry and sewot again about my story with Laura. He's from above."

"She, the lover who was impregnated with my first love."

"what? She has no children. I checked everything."

"No, she gave birth. Nevan took care of her daughter. She went back to school and lived a normal life. For sure she's a girl who has a lot of bad rumors. I don't want our families, connected to their families."

"so, you've always been following Nevan? Is that what you said to stay faithful?" ask Daryn.

"I stopped following him, when he was dead. Because I'm so sad. And when Nevan's mother died. I don't know the news of his son at all, try to find out. Laura could've hidden her daughter."

"Aki do not really care, because once the cooperation is established, everything will also be finished like the previous news" said Daryn who did not care.

"And mbak, if it's mbak really do not like the husband mbak cheating. Just divorce. Get him back to his place, aren't you very good at it.?"

"There's Nivia, I don't want people to say, Nivia has a poor father" Nadia said sadly.

Daryn got up from her seat, and approached Nadia.

"I know, I've been through a lot. But, I'm Daryn Leroy. Now the adult male. I can solve my problems. If I need help, I'll call Mommy. So, trust me." Daryn held Nadia's hand.

Daryn saw for herself, how Nadia's injury since childhood was always used by others. Moreover, after breaking up with her first love, Nadia was completely devastated instead of hearing when her ex impregnated her lover.

"Sorry, Sir. There's Madam Laura wanting to meet with you." said Liam into the room.

"Laura? What's the need for him to come here? Don't let Madam Nadia slip and damage our business." Daryn inner.

"All right, tell him to wait a minute." Daryn looked at Nadia.

"Then decades have passed, stop looking at your past. Focus on Nivia's Dad. He should be Nadia's focus." Daryn looked at her clingy cousin, who was tense when she heard Laura's name.

After Nadia came out, Laura went into Daryn's study.

"Who was that woman?" laura asked with a relaxed smile.

"My cousin-brother. What's the matter until you come all the way here?" Ask Daryn without further ado.

"I happen to have business in this city. And at the same time conveying my Papa's invitation. Even though our engagement is only for business, she wants to invite you to dinner together."

"I will attend Mr. Abrar's invitation" Daryn said.

"Thank you" said Laura, not getting out of her seat and looking at Daryn with a smile.

"Is there anything else you want to talk about? I think we've talked about all the details in writing."

Laura nodded, and stood up.

"See you at dinner." Laura waved and left.

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