The Art of Seviyorum (I Love You)

22. Difficult Choices.

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"What are you doing?"

"I was bored, so I went out to read. Dad said there was a library here, so I asked the mothers, ", explained Ezha.

"Mom-mothers?"

"Yes, the mothers who were cleaning the room in front of Dad's room" the waiter said.

"Isac?" Revan looked at the man named Isac.

"Kuzen dive, description?(Hi cousin, how are you?"  greet Isac.

"Ben iyiyim, sen burada ne yapiyorsun? (I'm good, what are you doing here?"

"Cocugunuzla ilgileniyorum, or maple.  Annesinin kim oldugunu peacock ettim. (I'm interested in your son, he's very smart.  I wonder who her mother is.)"

"Ailemi rahatsiz etme. git buradan, yaygara yapma havasinda dugilim. (do not disturb my family.  Go, I don't want to make a fuss.)" Isac chuckled softly. He nodded and left the library room.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm okay Dad, why are Dad and Uncle Isac arguing?"

"No, we're fine."

"Dad, I know what you said." Revan blinked. Did his son just say that he speaks Turkish? Revan smiles. He just found out.

"Yes, smart dad, let's go to the room. Your mother's worried."

"All right."

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     A large room with a long table in pairs with 10 seats on the right and left sides, as well as two chair heads at both ends. In the room there were already several servants who were preparing food. Arzhu and another woman entered the room, sitting at the end close to the head of the chair.

"Young Master Isac and Miss Azima are coming." The butler's voice. Isac looks charming dressed in a formal suit accompanied by the wife who looks graceful with a long gray dress.

"Good night Aunt Arzhu, how are you. I just got back from Paris, I heard Bibi's son married an Indonesian woman, again." Isac smiled, looking at Arzhu while winking one eye.

"Take care of your words, Agrisac Mustafa!" another woman looked at Isac not like it.

"Well Mom, I'm just kidding." Isa. He chuckled softly, then sat down in his chair.

"Good night Mother, Mother-in-law." said Azmir politely, "long time no see, how are you?"

"Well, sit down" said Arzhu with a smile.

"Mr Coskun is coming." The voice of the servant was heard again.

"Dad hasn't come yet?" the tall man was directly sitting on a chair that was across from Arzhu.

"Not yet, where are Iskender and Harika?" ask Emel. She is the second daughter-in-law in the Mustafa family. Coskun is her husband, sister of Arzhu.

"So then, maybe they'll be a little late" replied Coskun. The man was the second child of the Mustafa family, while the last child in the family was named Iskander Mustafa. The man who now owns the largest farm in Turkey. Iskander has married a woman who is quite far, is currently 45 years old Iskander, while his wife is only 34 years old. Even his wife is younger than Lisa. They already have a child named Maryem Koksel Mustafa, a 23-year-old girl who is not married.

"Mr Emirate is coming." The voice of the servant was heard again. Revan came to take his two children. Isac smiled welcoming Ezha.

"Congratulations dat .. ang." Isac stood up from his seat. Staring at Lisa without blinking, as well as Lisa who immediately followed Revan behind her.

"How's your trip going? I heard you guys are taking a break, must be exhausting." Coskun smiled welcoming the family's first grandchild.

"Ah yes, Uncle, how are you," said Revan.

"Alright, sit down." Revan raised Asha to sit on a chair, while Ezha was already able to sit on her own. Lisa was still standing next to Revan.

"Uncle, Aunt, introduce. This is my wife Alisa Humaira." Lisa bowed wordlessly and without a smile. As usual, she had an expressionless face.

"Ahh, welcome." Isac greeted him, "it was a shame that Feza and Emru were unable to come. If they exist, you can play with Uncle's kids."

"Lisa, introduce. He's my cousin, son of Uncle Soskun and Aunt Emel." Revan unveils.

"Welcome to our family, Sister-in-law." Lisa nodded her head, "introduce me, she's my wife, Azima. I hope you can be friends."

"How was Brother-in-law, what was her exhausting journey, from Indonesia to here?"

"Just a little" Lisa replied.

"May you get used to our family." Coskun smiled warmly.

"Great master's coming," everyone stood up. Asha and Ezha followed, but they did not know.

"Sit down!" the Grandpa's orders. All sat down, and back, Revan lifted Asha up to sit in his chair.

"Welcome to Mustafa's extended family. May you stay here" said Murat. As the head of the Murat family.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

   Dinner was in progress when the youngest child in the family showed up, he was Iskander Mustafa and his wife Harika Nahla Mustafa. Lisa really felt alien in that place.

"I want to eat alone" declined Asha.

"amma genc bayan ..(but young Miss ...)"

"I'm big, I don't want to be bribed!" reject Asha again.

"Let him eat alone" Murat ordered. The servant who had wanted to feed Asha nodded, then immediately stood back in his place, which was behind the Asha seat.

    Dinner went well, nothing wrong. Asha and Ezha were quick to adapt, they did not cause any problems at all.

"Emir, after you've finished eating, meet me in the study. Take your wife too.." Murat stood up from his seat and left the dining room.

"Evet Dede.(yes Grandpa.)"

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    Revan knocks slowly on Grandpa's office door. Murat invited his favorite grandson to come in.

"Sit down!" murat's orders. Revan pulls out a chair so Lisa can sit down. Afterwards, Revan immediately sat down beside Lisa.

"What's Grandpa?" ask Revan.

"I want to ask you one thing." Murat took a brown envelope from his desk drawer, "you did the wedding secretly, and suddenly you put a stranger into this house. Do you think I'll just shut up?" Revan was silent for a moment. He was guilty, but Lisa was innocent.

"Sorry Grandpa. I'm guilty, but please don't do anything to Maira."

"Here, open it" said Murat. Poking a brown envelope at Revan, the man picked it up and opened it immediately.

"Grandfather, this ...."

"Your wife's name now is Humaira Mustafa, don't embarrass this family. Understood" Murat said firmly, staring at Lisa who could only nod.

"Thank you Grandpa."

"But .. You have to stay here."

"What?"

"As a condition, I approve of your relationship, you two should stay here."

"Grandfather, that's impossible. How was my job there, and the kids' school?"

"Let Fauza take care of your office there, and your children, they'll go to school here."

"Grandfather ...."

"Sorry, but I can't stay here." Lisa spoke up. He could not leave his job and live in a country he did not recognize.

"Then leave my granddaughter."

"Grandfather!" Revan stood up from his seat. "Grandfather, I'm sorry if I denied your orders. But, I love my wife, just like I used to love Zara. Even if I have to leave my country for the second time." Revan pulled Lisa to her feet.

"Leave my grandson, or I'll separate you from your two children."

To be Continue ....