THE DOCTOR'S LOVE TRAP

11. Introductions

"Dad ...." Elrich hugged the father who was waiting for him.

Edgar smiled warmly, returning the hug while gently patting his son's back. However, his attention was distracted when he saw a girl behind Elrich's body.

"Who is he, El?" edgar asked with his trademark heavy voice.

Elrich looked at Abrine. "He .... Abrine."

"Come here, son...."

Abrine stepped hesitantly before the middle-aged man. But he did not stop him to do also Edgar's order telling him to approach.

"Hallo, Uncle. Introduce, I'm Abrine." Abrine put on a sincere smile. Seeing Edgar actually reminded him of the figure of the Papa who was far away in other countries. Abrine misses his Nev-pa.

"Hi, Abrine. You must know who Uncle is, right?" Edgar smiled warmly welcoming Abrine.

Abrine nodded slowly. He ducked down and rubbed a glimpse of the point of his tears that had dripped. Somehow he really misses the figure of his father now when he sees the look on Edgar's face. No one knew she had ever cried, neither Elrich nor Edgar.

"Let's go in, you must be tired on the road."

Elrich and Abrine entered the house along with Edgar who had a face full of happiness since. How not, he did not expect Elrich to come with a girl. It's a rapid advance after a dozen years ago.

"Aunt Sera has cooked a lot to welcome your return, El. But, why didn't you say that this time it would bring a girl?"

Elrich just laughed softly in response to his father's words. They eat together interspersed with conversations about each other's daily activities.

Abrine himself prefers to be quiet, he enjoys the home cooking provided today while occasionally listening to a glimpse of the talk of father and son sitting at a table with him.

"You work or you're in college, Abrine?" edgar asked, who asked Abrine no longer El.

Abrine tried to be as ordinary and as relaxed as possible. He wanted to get along with Edgar. Not to attract his attention or take the middle-aged man's heart, because he also has no special relationship with Elrich, but he wanted Edgar to become one stronghold with him so that he could realize his desire to work on Elrich later. After all, Abrine was still upset with El at the moment. Although not sure, but Abrine needs Edgar's support if his psyche thrashed to avenge El's always annoying attitude. At first glance, Edgar was friendly and friendly.

"I'm at work, Uncle." Abrine replied casually.

"Where do you work?"

This time, Elrich also noticed, he was also curious, because he himself had never asked Abrine what job he was in.

"Only small businesses in property, Uncle."

"Ohimself?"

Abrine nodded. "Yes, but starting from the capital given by papa, I just continue the business," he said later.

"Oh, huh? Great of you, Abrine.." praise Edgar.

"Not great yet, Uncle. Because it's still papa's model."

"It's been great, a lot of people are easy to open a business but not many can maintain it. Just the spirit in the beginning. Whether it's personal capital or not, but with you being able to maintain your efforts, it means you are a great person. You are a woman." Edgar gave Abrine a thumbs up.

Abrine smiled faintly at the praise that Edgar had once again placed on him. "Thank you, Uncle," he said.

While on the other hand, Elrich hopes to be anxious about this, he is afraid that his father actually likes Abrine more if it turns out that the background of this girl is good enough to even sound very good.

"If Abrine is no longer a college child, already working, already old enough, so!"

Just contact Edgar's statement made Abrine and Elrich choke each other's food.

It's true Elrich's guess, that his father would be happy with a girl like Abrine who was independent. Or actually, his father is not possible to sort out the future wife for him because his father really wants him to get married before turning three heads.

Abrine hurriedly snatched the white water by his side. El did something similar. Edgar looked at the two, as if waiting for the answer they were about to say.

Abrine stomped El's feet under the table, because the look in Edgar's eyes now seemed to signal for Abrine to respond. While Abrine himself did not know what to answer.

"Aark!!!" El grimaced as Abrine pressed his foot under the table.

"Then think about it! I'm waiting for that moment, El."

"But dad...."

"What else? I see Abrine as a perfect fit for you" Edgar concluded.

"Dad just knew him. Are you sure?"

"So you want me not to bless you, do you? Are you guys really in a relationship?" Edgar looked at El full of probes.

"Y-yes. Te-of course, Dad. We-we're in serious contact." Elrich regretted that after the sentence had been taken from his lips, it should not have been what he said.

"In that case, quickly apply him to his parents. Do I need to go with my dad?" Edgar volunteered to help El.

Abrine scratched his non-itchy head. He glared at Elrich who seemed unable to dwell in front of his father.

"But you're sick, aren't you?"

"Dad's fine as long as you get married" Edgar closed and finished the lunch.

"Abrine, Uncle, excuse me for a break. Enjoy your day here. Just discuss when your wedding is because Uncle has already approved of it."

Abrine simply nodded in his confusion with this. He no longer knows what to respond to.

"Jeez.." muttered El Lirih. He got up from his seat, finished his meal. El is confused himself if it is like this. What should he make up for again?

"But dad!"

Elrich's cry stopped Edgar's steps toward his room in slow steps.

"What else, El?"

"There's something about Abrine that I need to know. I'm afraid you're gonna be upset about this, but I think you need to know."

Elrich had to say this to prevent his father's blessing. He doesn't want a silly marriage between him and Abrine to happen.

On the other hand, Abrine listened to El's speech just now. He also wanted to know what things El wanted to say so that Edgar would undo the intention of the marriage blessing.

What would make Edgar angry? Is there anything wrong with this being the last El in order that his father would not approve of them and not insist on a marriage?

"What is that, El? I will still bless you. Get married immediately."

"Are you sure you'd bless us if Abrine turns out to be a girl from Indonesia?"

Edgar remained silent. Hearing that he immediately turned to Abrine and the girl looked down deeply.

Abrine thought, is there something wrong with his origin? Why is that being used as an excuse?

"really? Are you really from Indonesia, Abrine?" ask Edgar.

Abrine paused and looked at the middle-aged man's face. However, the good looks and authority of Edgar did not disappear inedible age.

"Yes, Uncle. I am Indonesian. Is there something wrong with that?"

"Nothing's wrong. It's just...." Edgar paused his words, turning to look at the handsome face of the son with a deep look. "Not everyone is the same, son. Although it comes from the same place, but the attitude and behavior of each person is different. El, forget that painful thing. Let it belong to my father. For you, build a new life. Prove that you'd be better than me as a husband."

Elrich fell silent at the utterances of his father. While Abrine who heard it became increasingly dissolved in confusion.

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