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“Sorry, Sir. Miss Cia is completely unwilling to touch the food you sent. But I have said as you have commanded. Looks like Miss Cia knows if the food is not from the hospital.”
“Ya, already. Give the food to anyone who wants to receive it.” Pramono hung up his phone in annoyance.
It has been four days Cia was hospitalized, during which time Pramono only met his favorite grandson on the first day Cia was treated. It was just a quarrel between them. Pramono is still in his stance, if all he has done is just because of the great affection for his grandson. Until the third day Cia was admitted, a nurse who was sent to watch over Cia reported the condition of her granddaughter.
“Today Miss Cia is getting weaker, Sir. Every time Miss vomits. No one food wants Miss touch.” The nurse came to Pramono's house to give a report.
While Pramono was silent, he could imagine how Cia was. His mind re-remembered when little Cia was sick. Pale and weak for not eating the slightest thing. But this time the situation was different. Cia was not alone, there were other lives that he should not have ignored. Pramono got up from his big chair, thinking of something that might help his grandson.
“Lea!” shouted Pramono.
“Iya, Mr.” It was seen that Bi Lea slightly ran over to Pramono.
“Make your favorite cuisine, Cia! Many, let later be taken to the hospital,” Pramono said.
“Good, Mr.” Bi Lea immediately resigned herself to complete the task of Pramono.
“You can go. Let the house person deliver the food to the hospital. You just make sure that Cia eats it!” pramono orders the young nurse who is still sitting in the room.
“Good, Sir. I implore myself to return to the hospital.” The woman stood up and bowed politely before passing from the mansion.
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The next day, Cia tried to open her eyes. From morning Cia slept after she spewed out everything in her stomach. His head still feels so heavy. Plus the pain in her stomach made Cia so weak. There is not a single bit of appetite. He only ate blackfores from Delfin which he stored in the refrigerator. It didn't go in much, just a few mouthfuls. This afternoon, his sense of smell was disturbed by the smell of food served by a nurse. The smell was so seductive that he had to open his eyes.
“Lunch first, Miss! I have prepared, yes.” The nurse helped Cia to lean on.
“Who brought the food, Sus?” Cia's eyes squinted, he was suspicious to see a variety of foods even though they were few in number.
“This is from the hospital kitchen, Miss. Especially for VVIP patients,” replied the nurse was polite.
“Get rid of all these foods, Sus! I'm sick of seeing it.” Cia's body was again slumped. He pulled the blanket over his head. Heart rumbles. Angry, even very angry. Because Cia knew that all the food came from her grandfather's house. Cia has memorized the shape and aroma of Bi Lea cuisine.
“But, Miss has not eaten rice at all. Poor fetus in the stomach, Miss.” The nurse tried to persuade him.
“I'm waiting for the juice as usual. Get rid of all these foods before making me throw up!”
“Good, Miss.” The nurse deftly put away all the food. He could not bear to see Cia vomit anymore.
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In that mansion, Pramono paced back and forth indeterminate. The house feels so quiet. Cia's presence some time ago restored the old man's spirit back to painting his dreams. Pramono really wants this house crowded with great-grandchildren who will be born from the womb of Cia. His life has been lonely for a long time. Since the departure of his son and son-in-law, until his wife who later followed their son. However, all those dreams were shattered in a moment. Moreover, the fact that Pramono does not like Delfin.
Pramono looked at the family photo displayed in his study, where little Cia was in his lap and flanked by his wife, son and daughter-in-law. They were still so happy then. This mansion is still bustling with Cia's cries and chirps, as well as a small shout from his beloved wife while playing with Cia. Without realizing it, her tears just escaped.
With Cia not wanting to meet him alone had already made the old man's life like hell. Especially now that Cia was completely unwilling to accept all the gifts from Pramono. It was there that Pramono realized that what he had done to his grandson's life was already so fatal. It was only right if Cia was so angry with him. Especially if Cia knows the truth about the biological father of the fetus in her womb, it seems that Pramono from now on must really prepare to lose Cia.
Pramono grabbed a brown envelope in his desk drawer. The envelope she received a few weeks after Cia was found to be pregnant. Pramono deliberately hides the truth to smooth his plan of separating Cia from Delfin. However, with Cia's current condition and the worsening relationship between grandchildren and grandfather, Pramono changed his mind. He was prepared for the consequences, if in the end Cia chose to hate and leave him. At least, the heavy burden he had been bearing all this time would be reduced.
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“Good night, Bi Lea. Mr Pramono is there?” greet Farel as soon as Bi Lea opened the door for him.
“Please enter, Mas Farel. Sir is waiting in the workspace.”
Farel stepped into the mansion. Last afternoon Pramono asked Farel to meet him at home. After leaving the hospital, Farel rushed to Pramono's house. It is not usual that Pramono asks him to meet at home. It must be related to Cia who still refuses to meet her grandfather.
“Goodnight, Mr.” Farel knocked on the door of Pramono's still-closed workspace.
“Include, Farel!” slowly the door opened automatically and showed Pramono sitting in his chair.
Farel stepped slowly. He saw Pramono's tired face behind his skin that was no longer smooth. Pramono smiled welcoming Farel and pressed the button until the door of the room was closed again.
“Sit!” pramono's orders.
Farel immediately sat in a chair that was only separated by a work desk. Pramono's flat face made Farel even more confused. Unlike the past days when they talked about her engagement to Cia.
“Previous grandpa apologized for dragging you in this matter.” Pramono paused for a moment. The old man scooped up more and more oxygen to give him strength, “kak unconscious, all this time had made such a big mistake. Grandpa's granddaughter is angry and does not want to meet with grandfather. Before it's too late, Grandpa wants to apologize to you. Grandpa will accept everything you will do to grandpa.”
Pramono handed Farel two brown envelopes. Farel immediately accepted it. Written on the outside of the envelope is the name of the largest private hospital where Cia is currently being treated.
Suddenly, Farel's heart was not broken. In his mind came all sorts of questions that he could not deduce. Is Cia so sick that Pramono has to talk about it at home? However, if something happened to Cia, why didn't Andre tell her? Wasn't Andre the doctor who handled Cia at the moment. A million questions in Farel's head suddenly made him dizzy.
“Buklah!” pramono's orders.
Farel opened the envelope slowly, his eyes wide open reading the title. Although every word written was incomprehensible to the cloud man, but as soon as he read the sentence below which was the conclusion of the contents of the letter, Farel's heart seemed to come out of his body.
“What do you mean, Cake?” Farel compared the contents of the two envelopes.
“I'm sorry grandfather lied to you,” Pramono looked down, hid the wound that so tormented him.
Farel's eyes nar see the reality plastered in front of his eyes. Body's limp. “How can it be like this!”
“Im sorry, grandpa.” Pramono lowered his head, propped up his forehead with palms whose elbows rested on the table. “kakek have toyed with your feelings. Grandpa framed you and Cia that night. Actually, that night you didn't do anything. Grandpa who engineered everything. And the fetus in the womb Cia is the child of Delfin.”
Farel's eyes grew increasingly agitated at the old man. His hands clenched hard, he felt really stupid to have been played by the old man he had once admired.
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