
Kris stood upright, looking at a picture frame he had placed on the wall of his personal space. A room that no one could enter, except Laem. And the waiter who came to clean. And occasionally Laena. But only occasionally, if the woman, is searching for her whereabouts.
There, in his private room. He put down a wedding photo of his first daughter. The first photo he had. And there's a safe one-on-one place to put it down and look at it longer. The last two days. Chris was in that room more often. He disappeared for more than half a day, to be there. Staring at his daughter's face in a wedding dress, in a beautiful frame that he bought specifically to frame a picture of the beautiful face of his first daughter. The exact same face as her. The face that was never able, he looked longer, because after that his tears would flow nonstop. But this time, it didn't happen. Not not crying. It's just not stuck as usual.
He wanted to look at his daughter's face with a clear view, without being covered in tears that always soared whenever he saw her face. Which no one knows. That, he had thousands, even hundreds of thousands of sheets of Rea's photos. Which is always taken secretly. By his confidant. And every single one of those photos, he looked at with tears in his eyes, was flowing non-stop. He never really let his daughter alone. Although, Rea never knew. But, he was always there.
Frans Antonio is a very kind man to her. And because of that middle-aged man. The beautiful face of her eldest daughter is now plastered on the wall of her personal space. Pictures that are not taken secretly, such as the pictures that he has been storing all this time. And thanks to the man, she was able to have a photo together with Rea. Although he himself knew, the woman, was so forced to stand beside him at that moment. But now he has their picture together, and he always looks at it alternately with his own picture of the woman, and he is happy. Her smile expanded, as it had those two picture frames. He often dreams when he looks at her. Had their relationship been so good, perhaps by then she would have had more photos than she currently has. And he had a picture of the two with his daughter that, in fact, the three with Laena. The photo was always his dream. The image that has always been his desire to have. Photograph with his two daughters.
But that desire, like wanting to reach the stars in the sky. He saw her whereabouts, but could not touch her, it was even impossible to carry her on his lap. Just like it had to do with Rea. Never too much did he know about the woman. Whatever happened to Rea, nothing she didn't know. But he can't see her as often as he wants. Circumstances do not allow to be close to his daughter. And he sacrificed his longing. Sacrificing his greatest desire to tightly hug the woman. Just for one thing. For the sake of the woman, live quietly. Without anyone bothering him, without anyone hurting him. Not the media, not the Brookstein family. And he had to endure his own pain. In the end, his daughter hated him. Hating the sacrifice she never knew. But he didn't want the girl to know. Let him keep it all to himself. Getting into the Brookstein family was her choice, and that meant she had to endure it all, including being hated by her own daughter.
Kris, get close to the wall. On her swab Rea's smiling face was so sweet, with a Baby Breath flower in her hand. Countless how many times he's done that, throughout these two days, he's kept doing it. "maybe one day, you forgive Mom ", he murmured softly. His nose was flushed and held back the crying. And at that time, his hand was still hanging on the surface of the frame of the woman's image. His chest became tight. She missed her first daughter.
And simultaneously his private room door was knocked.
Kris, quickly rubbed his tears that soared in his eyes. Make himself as normal as possible, then walk towards the door, which is back on tap. And he found a servant behind it.
" It's time for the Madam's dinner" said the waiter bowed. " Young Miss Laena, is waiting at the dinner table" he said. Kris just nodded. And he realized, it turned out that long enough he was in front of the picture of his eldest daughter. A few minutes later, Laem called him, telling him he was coming home late tonight. In fact, the phone was still in her hands at the time "tell Laena. I'll be here soon ", he asked the waiter. The young woman nodded, then left in front of her.
Kris, looking for a moment at the picture he was looking at all day. Before he left his private room. The only space he had without a single person would disturb him. A room that makes it comfortable to stay quiet. And the only space he can control as he wishes. She was a great Mistress in the Mansion she lived in, but she did not have the authority to regulate everything within her own palace. She's a queen, who lives under control. Control someone most powerful in the Brookstein family.
He closed his room. Don't forget to lock it before he leaves, even if it's only for a little while. But he really didn't want anyone to go in there, without his knowledge. At that moment, the phone in his hand rang. Frans Antonio's name is on the screen. His eyes gasp. This was the first time, the middle-aged man contacted him after sunset.
Kris did not want to delay answering the call, although he realized that his daughter was waiting for him at the dinner table. But the middle-aged man, too, definitely wanted to give important news about his daughter as well. That's certain. There was no way that honorable man would contact her at a time like this, if only it wasn't for her daughter. And what he was worried about, was bad news. His heart was pounding, as he pointed his flat object to the side of his right ear. It was hard to believe that he would hear the good news of his besi.
" Hello Mrs Brookstein. Sorry to interrupt your time" Frans said, after the call was connected. His tone, sounds vibrating. And at that time Kris' heart beat more erratic. More uncertain, when Frans said because he contacted him at this time. Almost the flattened thing in his hand fell off. He no longer thought of anything, other than as soon as possible to get to the hospital mentioned by Frans. He panicked, and was so anxious. Her daughter, whom she had just seen behind a picture frame, was lying in a hospital bed.
" Mam" call Laena. Even Kris did not realize, when the presence of the woman, who was now in front of him. " I'm sorry I had to leave you alone for dinner. It urges Laena ", he told, with his hasty steps.
" Mom has to go Laena. Your brother is at home. "said Kris hanging. He was too quick to notice her words, and just then, he found Laena's eyes staring inexplicably, with a frown. Kris gulped, and he condemned the mistake of his tongue. "mother must go.
" Where ? ".
" You don't need to know ", said Kris briefly. And again he realized his sentence was not soft on Laena. " Mom must go ", he said again, he moved to kiss his daughter's left cheek. "go finish your dinner. And see you later ", he said, then walked quickly, leaving Laena still standing glued in place. Not coming up, also no longer looking for him with questions. He just fell silent, and looked at his mother's back, which passed quickly. " Sister."." he murmured.
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" What happened ? ", asked Frans snapped at the echo. Just then, he had just arrived, with Elba in the hospital hallway. Right in front of Rea's nursery door. and Echoes straight up from her seat, when they came. "what happened Echoes ? ", shouting.
Worries about his son-in-law, like making him unable to think. He's too scared. Afraid that her son was the cause of the woman being there. " He suddenly fainted Well" said Echoes trying to explain.
" What did you do to him ? ", lizard Frans, his eyes were staring full of anger at that moment.
Rose interrupted." Mr. Gema, do nothing sir. Miss condition is not good these few days... "
At that moment, Echoes turned to Rose. He really just found out, it was there.
" Maybe now Miss is exhausted" Rose continued. Frans sighed. "he must have worked very hard" he muttered. Echoes heard the sentence and he found Frans's face so anxious. And now he feels the same. He was worried about Rea's condition that he had just learned about. Really, these few days, he could not observe the state of the woman well. They only met for a moment. In fact, I haven't seen each other at all all day. And now he regrets.
" Then what now ? ", Frans asked again.
" Doctor Calvin is checking it out" Echoes back. After that the mood was silent. Everyone sat down with a huff. Elba sits between Mary and Rose. She was so worried about her daughter-in-law that her heart was anxious to think about what was happening, that her daughter-in-law was in the ward of their family's personal doctor. And at that moment, Frans moved from his seat. Walk away by carrying the phone that is connected to the phone call.