
Fourteen months ago...
"Uncle?" call a girl cheerfully while walking with both hands outstretched forward fumbling around. The smile on his face was beautifully inflated as he knew that today the Uncle was back after filming for four more Weeks in the signal-poor interior.
"My dear!" Hardin welcomes the niece who is hobbled by her existence. "How are you? You're okay, right?"
"Yes, I'm good, Uncle. Uncle how?"
Hardin nodded. "Uncle is good too. It's just, Uncle misses a little with this beautiful Uncle's nephew" he said as he pinched Tania's nose.
The girl chuckled. The Uncle had indeed spoiled him greatly since childhood. Although Hardin and Tania's father's relationship is a little tenuous for the size of one father's brother, but Hardin still loves Tania sincerely. At least, that was what Tania interpreted from Hardin's treatment all along.
Hardin Gregson is the younger brother of Tania's father, Freddy Gregson. They are half-brothers but different mothers.
If Freddy was born into a legitimate marriage and was known to the public, Hardin was born out of an affair between an employer and a maid. After Hardin was born, his mother was expelled and never allowed to return to the Gregson family residence. Be, from childhood to adulthood, Hardin never liked the father because it is considered a cause of disaster in relation to the legitimate wife. How not? The wife who initially showed so much love and mindfulness suddenly turned cold since Mother Hardin claimed to be pregnant.
That's why Freddy hates Hardin. He accused the sister as the source of the disease that was suffered by the mother since her father was caught cheating with a maid. 8 Years later, Hardin was exiled. He was asked by his father to follow a retired senior maid to live with him. For his living, his father never neglected. Until finally, Hardin managed to debut as an actor at the age of 17 years and increasingly soared from year to year until now.
"There's something Uncle wants to tell you. Can we talk to you for a second?"
Tania nodded. He followed Hardin's steps leading him to sit on the sofa together.
"What's up, Uncle?" ask Tania. Worries have been raised. Afraid, if the Uncle asked him to divert all the assets of the Gregson family company which is currently a legacy for him like yesterday. Unfortunately, Tania was not able to fulfill Hardin's wishes on that one. The father, Freddy, had been warning from a long time before he died not to hand over any assets that became in Tania's name to anyone including Hardin.
Hardin sighed. "Aren't you lonely if Uncle stays a long time?"
"Why did Uncle suddenly ask that?" ask Tania astonished. It felt soft on his back.
"Uncle just feels guilty for not being able to stay by your side. Though... Uncle knows very well that you must be lonely."
Tania's eyes were glazed. At that time, he thought that all Hardin's words were the truth. Hence, he was willing to do whatever the Uncle ordered except to transfer the assets that became in his name to Hardin.
"There are many servants who can accompany me throughout the day. Uncle don't have to worry."
"Stay it's different, Tania!" said Hardin. "There must be something personal that you can't tell them. And, that kind of personal thing would be more convenient if you were to reveal it to the closest person like Uncle, wouldn't you?"
Tania nodded in disarray. That's right what Hardin said. The servants who work in the big house can indeed be a conversation partner who is not boring. However, sometimes there is something Tania wants to share but the servants cannot understand or do not arrive at the discussion. That sometimes made Tania tormented herself. Willing to make a decision, but hesitant to step without the advice of the right person.
"Yes, Uncle. But, why did Uncle suddenly discuss something like this? Not usually," Tania said in surprise.
Again, Hardin sighed. "Uncle is planning to match you with the eldest son of Adolf's family."
"I mean Uncle?"
"You know Aunt Sharon, don't you?"
"What is that famous actress?" guess Tania though was a bit doubtful.
"Yes" Hardin nodded. "He had a very good son. And, Uncle is planning to match you up with him. How's it?"
"But, Uncle?" The blind girl gulped her saliva. "Do I have to get married so soon? I'm 22 years old. And again, I'm blind."
"But... would others think the same?" lirih Tania was not confident.
Hardin held the nephew's hand. "Trust! He's a very nice guy. You'll be happy if you marry her."
"But I don't want to marry young, Uncle!" reject Tania smooth.
"What's wrong with Tania? You can't let Uncle work so quietly thinking about you?" said the man with a voice made as sad as possible.
"Uncle a...,"
"Please trust Uncle. Gaston is the most appropriate man to accompany you, Tania."
Tania wanted to insist on opposing the marriage proposal that Hardin had proposed. But what power. His condolences and unfortunately for Hardin beat everything. Tania does not want to disappoint the person who has been supporting her when she is fragile because of the loss of both parents due to a private jet accident and also when she lost her eyesight due to a car accident.
"If you refuse, that's okay." Hardin spoke in despair.
"I'm not resisting, Uncle!" sergeant Tania fast. Disappointing Hardin was something he did not do.
"So you want to accept this match?"
"Yes, Uncle!" tania nods with a forced smile.
That evening, the first dinner was held for the engagement between Tania and Gaston. There was a happy laugh from Hardin thanks to the success of the matchmaking. Although there are some unpleasant rumors about Sharon, the mother of Gaston and Gaston herself, Tania tries to dismiss all of them and pretends to be deaf. All he did for Hardin's happiness. He did not know that the hell he was going to face was much worse than he had imagined.
"I'm lucky to marry a woman as beautiful as Miss Tania" Gaston said after pinning a diamond ring on Tania's ring finger and then dipping it for a long time.
Tania mute. There was no response from the woman to Gaston. Gaston, who likes to change partners and also likes to collect sexy women, continues to loom in Tania's mind. Not to mention rumors about the mother-in-law that are not much different. Sharon was also rumored to be fond of playing with a much younger man who had even been caught paparazzi when he had just come out of the hotel with one of his gigolos. There is also a mysterious rumor that Tania still does not know the facts clearly. It was about the existence of one more son of Sharon. Reportedly, his youngest son lived abroad. She is deliberately exiled by her mother because of her unwanted presence by Sharon.
"Two weeks later the wedding will be held. I hope you take good care of my future daughter-in-law, Hardin!" said Sharon who immediately made Tania's throat choked.
'Next month? Why so fast?' muttered Tania in the heart.
"Of course, Sharon! You just calm down! Tania will be fine until the wedding day !" answer Hardin.
"A pride can be a part of the famous Gregson family!"
"That's it with us, Sharon! Thank you for accepting my nephew's shortcomings!"
"It's not a problem as long as he's rich." Tania's shoulder was immediately tensed hearing her future mother-in-law's answer. "Joking, Honey!" sharon's claws while patting Tania on the shoulder before laughing loosely followed by Hardin and Gaston.
Is that funny? Think Tania. However, as much as possible he smiled even though he had to so as not to be considered offended by people.
"After marriage, stay with your husband in his house, baby!"
"Why don't we just stay here, Uncle?" tanya Tania was astonished at Hardin.
"Can't" Hardin's bell. "A married woman should go with her husband, Tania! You got it, right?"
Want to not want to, Tania back according. He did not know that Hardin had driven him out of his own home.