Two Husbands/New Life

The Part 10

"Papa." said Anin looking at Ken's back who was standing in the gazebo next to the resort. Ken turned to the voice.

"Anin." said Ken hugged his daughter's body which looked fresher than it was a week ago when he video-called her daughter after yesterday's bad events.

Yes, Karina contacted him about the incident that happened to her in detail. Ken hugged his daughter with guilt. He as a father was unable to protect his own daughter.

Even Jo's new husband Karina, Anin's stepfather, saves her in time before the young men can take away her daughter's honor.

"Sorry. forgive papa. Papa wasn't with you when it happened. Sorry." whispered Ken in the arms.

Feeling guilty for not being in her daughter's bad moments. Anin returned the embrace of the father, enjoying the affection of his father on him that he had not felt for a long time. Even since childhood Ken was impressed to abandon his daughter who finally when he grew up looking independent.

"That's pa! Anin is fine now. Daddy Jo loves me as much as his own daughter." said Anin in his arms.

"You happy with them?" Anin nods to the question of the papa.

Most children will certainly be happy if they are with their two biological parents who are united. But because of Jo's affection given to Anin since childhood. Makes Anin get used to Jo's sincere affection for her. Since childhood before she had her younger siblings, Jo had always loved her like her own biological daughter.

And at that time Anin was worried that if one day his mother gave birth to their child Anin would be left as a stranger in the family. But what he was worried about was unreasonable because his daddy Jo still treated him the same as before.

Anin is very happy to feel that even she does not lack affection even though there are now three sisters and even one more Daddy Jo will still treat us equally and the same as beforethen and now it's the same. Anin is so grateful to have their parents even if it's just dad.

"Yes, papa. Daddy Jo was very nice to us. He has never distinguished us before." replied Anin firmly.

Makes Ken grimace the pain in his chest. Supposedly he, his biological father who makes his daughter proud to have a father like him but it turns out his daughter is proud to have a stepfather who is more loving and caring for him since childhood.

"I'm sorry papa, since childhood abandoned you son." whispered Ken Iirih still tightly clutched his daughter's body.

"Anin remains dear papa, papa kan papa Anin's birth." said Anin after removing the papa's hold staring fixed Ken.

Ken was moved, Ken felt guilty. His ex-wife taught their daughter very well. Always show his good side to his daughter so as not to hate him so much. The man who failed to become the head of the family, husband and father. Ken is really sorry about the past.

If only he had not abandoned his children and wife for the woman he loved in the past, could his little family have remained happy to this day? That's what Ken always contemplates every time he feels guilty. He should have tried harder to love his wife than to force himself to shake that feeling.

Maybe they'll be with their little family now. But all those things are just the past, regret is useless. He also has a wife who is pregnant. He did not want to mourn the past that had passed.

He will improve his future and try to learn to accept and love his current wife. He did not want to regret anymore, just because of sheer lust.

"You're so good, son." said Ken, moved involuntarily with tears dripping down his cheeks. Anin who saw that instantly rubbed it.

"Mommy taught Anin to be at peace with the past. Especially forgiving papa. Hopefully papa soon changes not like before." said Anin mimicking his mommy speech at that time. Ken stroked his daughter's hair gently.

"Close your letter, son, follow the words of Daddy Jo and your mommy. As long as it's for your own good. You see your mama, she's a noble woman."

"Yes papa." Ken clutched his daughter's body.

"Anin want to go for a walk with papa?" take Ken after the two calmed down a little after their long confidences.

"With mommy too?" anin answered back asking.

Ken's smile slowly receded without sparkling like before. Anin was the same, but Ken immediately displayed his smile again.

"It's just our time, how?" say Ken again. Anin nodded.

***

Jo goes into his hotel room, bad mood moments like this do contact his wife to eliminate her bad mood. But his call that rang the third time got no answer from his wife. Jo's mind was getting anxious, where was his wife? Jo called back, but remained unappointed.

Jo called the twins' cell phones also not picked up. Jo stared at the screen of his phone that read the operator who answered him. Jo instead contacted his cousin Bram, maybe he knew what was going on with his family.

Yet again the call rang but was picked up. Jo broke her coarse hair feeling anxious and panicked. He thought who else to call when his family didn't answer his call.

Tok tok tok tok

The sound of knocking on the door of a hotel room undoes his intention to contact someone with his cell phone. Jo puts her phone on the dresser stepping towards the door of her hotel room.

"What's wrong?" jo asked as he saw the figure of Rian appear behind the door.

Didn't he tell her to drop Annie off for a project visit? But that sentence did not come out of Jo's lips.

"Mrs. Alex is waiting for you at the master's resting place." replied Rian showing a face laden with anxiety.

"Don't he have any business?" jo asked again in wonder.

"Looks Mr. Alex will be back at Sing*pur*." Jo smiled with relief.

"Good, I expect him to be back soon" replied Jo smiling happily.

"But sir..." Rian did not finish his sentence, looked back at Jo who was about to turn in or take what.

"What?" jo asked with a fierce face but that was already commonplace for Rian. Because he served Jo not just one or two years, but nearly fifteen years.

"He will return alone, while his secretary will remain to oversee the project. Maybe a week or so." Rian's last words made Jo glare at Rian.

Rian just turned the eyeballs off guard. Rian knew very well his master did not like Annie very much, Mr. secretary. Alex was also his friend in college first. Rian himself also hated seeing Annie who looked cheap.

"What do you mean?" shouted Jo, who was responded calmly by Rian.

TB