Trying To Be Faithful

Canceled

"Why papa's hand?" asked Erlangga as they were having breakfast. Raden did not answer.he only focused on the food before him.

"How are we preparing for our wedding? I've called up the penghulu? when will our wedding be held?" asked Raden to Azalea.

"Two weeks away, Pa. that's the date set by aunt and uncle."

"tell them it's better to just speed up the date of the wedding."

Raden's words made everyone in the dining room astonished. Erlangga and Azalea stared at each other while Achtia, looking silent without giving any response.

"I'm leaving first." Akhtia immediately left the house for school.

"why Pah? has not papa refused all this time. I mean, Papa minded, right? why ask to be accelerated now?"

"The same question for you. Papa accepted my mother in this house because you were begging. Then why do you look like it?"

Erlangga looked confused, not knowing what to say to Raden. Airlangga hesitated should he tell Raden the truth now or not.

"Yes, don't make a fuss in the morning, it's not good. Spend your breakfast first, later if there is free time we talk about everything again," said Azalea.

Raden left Azalea and Airlangga and walked back to his room. Raden could not work because his hands were injured, he asked for leave at the hospital.

It wasn't the wound on the hand that made Raden want to stay silent in the room, but it was the wound in his heart that left him with no spirit to do anything today.

I don't know what he's feeling right now. The anger was gone, the sadness was gone. He was no longer feeling any regret. Heart's empty. He felt empty and confused about what to do.

Raden only imagined that Hasna was in the house of Dewandaru. His heart was agitated at the thought of what Hasna was doing in the house.

All day long Raden stayed on the bed. Trying to close the eyes that are not sleepy. Covering her body with a blanket and doing nothing but silence.

"Well, once did you ever feel sorry for leaving me and papa? have you ever missed me when I was a kid?" ask Airlangga to Azalea.

The woman laughed amusedly.

"Airlangga, Airlangga. why ask things that have long passed.it is better we fix what is ahead. anyway nothing will change if we only dwell on the past."

"I just want to know how Mom feels."

"You want to know?"

Airlangga looked expectantly at Azalea.

"Mama used to feel sad when she parted with you and papa, but not because she missed you. Mama is sad because she feels sorry she can not survive in this family and can not avenge the actions of your aunt and uncle papah."

Hope in the eyes of Airlangga disappeared instantly. He should have realized that the question would only make his heart ache. But still Airlangga did it. he hoped to hear the words of affection from his mother. Even he hoped Azalea would lie for the sake of making his heart happy.

But even lying did not Azalea do.

"Sorry for what?"

Airlangga looked at Azalea with pushy eyes.he had already decided what he would do later. Airlangga was eager to hear that her mother missed her, regretted her actions, and said that she loved her son.

...***...

The wedding day arrived.only attended by nuclear families, close friends, and relatives.The wedding is very simple, no decorations, no offerings, only witnesses, guardians, and dowries.

Azaleas dress up very simply. wear white kebaya with a small bun decorated with jasmine flowers behind it.

No longer looks pale face like a person who is seriously ill. Azalea's face looks radiant.other case with Raden, Akhtia, and Airlangga.The three of them look unhappy at all.

The ruler came, everything was prepared.

but everything changed after Airlangga stopped the ruler from marrying Raden and Azalea.

Airlangga put up an audio so that everyone heard what he was going to tell, during this time he kept a recording meeting of Azalea talks in the hospital. Airlangga wanted it to be known by many people, the goal is for aunt Raden to feel embarrassed in front of his extended family.

Some people look so surprised to hear what Azalea said.so does Ms. Asroh. Besides being angry she looks very disappointed to her sister-in-law.

not hesitating in front of everyone Ma asroh slapped Bibi Raden's face.

"less what all this time I've been with you. I give you what you want to have. I even gave the full rights to the hospital to the husband.Look what you did, you can even destroy my son's life.is this the reward you gave me?" said Ms. Asroh with a very angry tone.

everyone is silent.

Uncle Raden immediately approached his wife.he stared intently at her brother.

"This is all Brother's fault. How can brother give the inheritance to Raden who can not do anything. He even had a child who was not his own flesh and blood. Though all this time who built the hospital until it advanced as it is now is I am not him. I was given full control of the hospital but only as a non-owner. Do you think that's fair?"

"Uncle please take care of the attitude.don't you dare yell at my mother in front of everyone," Tarno shouted.

"If this is just because of the issue of hospital ownership rights, why Uncle does not speak well. in to uncle wants to have full rights over the hospital, I will be happy to give it. why did Uncle have to play with my home life?" asked Raden disappointedly.

Uncle started to lose his words.he could only remain silent under the gaze of the family who intimidated him.

"If it had been like this I would not have stayed silent either. My uncle would destroy my life, make a wound in my children's hearts. Then let's finish it to the end. I won't let Uncle win after destroying my family.I'll take control of that hospital." Raden.

"Azalea, get out of here. I still appreciate you as my former daughter-in-law.I will not demand you anything as long as you leave and leave my family for good.don't ever come back again," said Ms. Asroh.

Azalea who was embarrassed immediately left Raden's house with the bride kebaya she still wore.

Erlangga's heart again felt pain, although he was not Raden's biological child but he was still born from Azalea's womb. Erlangga remains a fetus conceived Azalea for 9 months.