The Heart that Chose

Chapter 54

Khalid was getting ready that morning, having finished dressing and spraying the perfume he was back in bed, confused whether today he was going to leave for C city or to the office only.

Syafina was silent, lazy to talk to her husband. But she looked at her husband.

Khalid finally called Dendi.

"The Assalamualaikum"

"Wa aleikum salam"

"Den, can you just go to C today ?"

"Hemm, how is Khal, Cintya is sick again. This may be my plan to go home soon if I finish the presentation."

"oo, that's okay"

"Sorry Khal, I can't. Why did you come and ask me to change?"

"No, your wife is more important. This is me lazy. Mr. Lukman is a permit, he's sick"

"Oh so, just delay to the city of C how? "

"Later to think. Yes it's Assalamualaikum"

Khalid put his cell phone in his pants pocket, then shifted to sit up to his wife.

"Fin, can you leave for C today ?"

"Tumben asked permission ? "

"Abang plans to see the restaurant there all to the city of D as well after from there. "

"Go"

"But the female Angel who was photographed last night was also to C city today, she was indeed from there. I think he was deliberately looking for your brother's attention."

"What brother means, what does Angel have to do with it. You're going to a restaurant owned by your brother, not to see Angel, right? "

"Yes, but he knows that you want to go there. I'm afraid he's going to the restaurant".

"It's up to you brother, if you value me as a wife don't serve her. If you want to lie to me, I don't know, I don't see it"

"Again delay there"

"Don't, Fina believes the same brother.go"

"Hemm thanks Fin, you come home soon"

Syafina nodded and smiled at her husband.

"I'm going to take my brother out"

The two of them walked out of the room, in front of the stairs they were in a tight fit with Fatimah's mother.

"Mother, I'm leaving for C city now yes ma'am" Khalid greeted his mother.

"Yes, heart of heart".

Syafina escorted her husband to the front porch of the house.

"Abang is leaving now"

Syafina greets her husband and kisses the back of her husband's hand. Khalid Khalid then got into his car.

"Be careful bang" Syafina waved her hand.

"I don't want to interrupt your work bang. You're a good husband, always keep my feelings even though you may not love me. I bet you're a loyal husband. I know that woman's the one who's looking for your attention"

Syafina went into the house, and went into her room.

"God protect my husband, make all his affairs easy."

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Fatimah was sitting on the sofa of the family room, she held a Koran, in her spare time she often spent time reading the Koran. He had just finished the Duha prayer.

"Assalamualaikum" someone said a greeting.

"Bi, look who's out there"

"Good mistress"

Bi Lastri who was wiping the straws at the house immediately saw who was visiting. He opened the door after peeking at who the person outside was.

"Please enter Miss Sherin"

"Where's Syafina? " ask Sherin.

"Non Syafina in her room, Madame Fatimah is in the living room"

Without responding Sherin directly walked into the living room.

"Mother,"

"Why come here Sher, you don't work? "

"I miss mom, it happened to pass by so I stopped by. My house is close to here too"

"Oh yes, mother has never been to your house" Fatimah closed the Koran in her hand, then put it on the table.

"About ten minutes from here ma'am"

"That means very close"

"Fina how are you, ma'am?"

"It's healed, his legs are healthy. But his right hand is still so unable to activity. Just eat at the same bribe Khalid".

"Great pity, Khalid ma'am, have to work, take care of my wife too."

Syafina who heard the sound coming down to see who was coming, she heard the conversation of her in-laws and Sherin from the end of the stairs. The house was quiet with no other noise, so it was clearly audible.

"Sherin's right, I just trouble Khalid's bang"

Fatimah saw the coming of Shafina, she invited Syafina to join them.

Syafina approached her father-in-law and Sherin, she sat in a sofa next to her in-laws.

"City of Khalid C, Fin "

"Yes, how do you know? "

"And indeed from the past, every early month bang Khalid visited his branch in another city."

"Oh that"

"I'm sorry Fin about last night, we just ate. But yes it's Angel emang kegenitan anyway"

"No matter what Sher, last night I had a misunderstanding but bang Khalid was clear. "

"Thank God. I'm also sorry that I've been interrupting Khalid's time, because we're so close to Fin, like a younger sibling, that we're foster siblings, aren't we?"

"Yes Fin, Sherin and Khalid are foster brothers"

"Bang Khalid never told you a story"

"Hoo, he told me. Not many know that Sherina is Khalid's adoptive sister. Their faces are similar, maybe people think Sherin is the son of a mother who died when she was 10 years old"

"Bang Khalid, you have a real sister? I just found out. Sia never told me"

"Yes, Khalid was very affectionate with his sister, his name was Aini. But he was very sick at that time, and it turns out that God loved him more. She's your age Fin".

"If I may know. How Sherin's story could save the life of bang Khalid ma'am, he once told me the same. But he hasn't told me everything. "

"well, I tell you.."

Fatimah told Syafina how Sherina saved Khalid's life and eventually became Khalid's adopted sister.

"Bang Khalid certainly loves you very much Sher "

"True fina, I also really love bang Khalid, so I will not stay silent if there are people who hurt her heart or physically"

"Sherin and Khalid are now the same family, I hope you both give the mother a grandchild. Khalid's wife is pregnant, well you how Sherin? "

"Please ma'am, it's time for God to love you"

"May be hastened Sher" Syafina said.

"Thank Fina. O yes Fina you don't hurt Khalid".

"Sure sherina she's my husband, I love her so much".

"I'm going to the clinic now" Sherina said.

Sherina leaves the house and goes to the clinic, while Syafina thinks about Sherina's last words.

"Fina, you think Sherina said yes, Sherina is indeed the person. Maybe because he loved Khalid. Khalid's all he's got, he's an orphan"

"Yes mom, I'm okay".

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Khalid was done with his business at his restaurant in C, the manager of the restaurant had ordered the waiter to prepare lunch for their boss. Khalid walked along with Anton's hotel manager, and they would have lunch together.

Mr. Anton has chosen their seat, there has been a mainstay menu of the restaurant. Then they had lunch alone.

A woman waved her hand at the direction where Khalid and Anton sat, and she came to their table.

"Hi, may I join. it turns out you really came here today"

"Angel, why are you here ? "

"Would you meet me ?" Angel was then placed in a chair beside Khalid.

"What else is angel ? "

"Khalid, what's wrong if I want to see you?"

"I don't think I have any business with you Angel"

"No, not"

"If there is no business with me, after this meal I will continue my journey to D"

"I'm with you, aren't I ?"

"No need for Angel"

"Come on Khalid" the voice of the angel sounded spoiled, he held Khalid's hand.

"I said no need, you know ! " khalid's voice is rising.

"Khalid, you don't be rude donk. Was it wrong that I approached you ? "

"Wrong because I'm a married man"

"It doesn't matter to me, you'll split up"

"You don't get pretentious about my relationship with my wife, you better get out of here !". Khalid pointed his index finger out of the restaurant. Guests who happened to be there looked towards them. Mr. Anton was silent to see all that.

Angel felt very embarrassed to be treated like that, but she acted calmly.

"Okay, if you don't need it, excuse me". Angel stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

"Look at Khalid, someday you'll spend all night with me.

"Anton do you know that woman ? "

"Yes sir, he's the son of the richest businessman in town"

"It's a pity that he's behaving like that".

"eHmm, do you want to continue the journey? "

"Yes, I'm leaving now yeah".Khalid stood up, and walked out. Anton follows him, driving Khalid to the front of the restaurant.

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