Ballad First Wife
Causes of Ardi Sickness

Elsa? So he has arrived. Ah. I should have realized. If Ms. Hera is here, Elsa's mark is also home.

"Hi, Sa." Salman replied to Elsa's greeting casually.

"Look, Mom!"

Salman nodded and went straight in.

"Where's ardi?" Salman went straight to his goal.

He didn't ask me at all. Elsa.don't get your hopes up. Fourteen years together you can't get his heart.

"Sa!"

Elsa awakens from her daydream as Salman's voice calls out to her.

"He's in the room."

"Where's the room?"

"Mas Salman seems to have forgotten the room in this house, huh?" Elsa smiled bitterly. "He's in the room we used to be in when we stayed here."

Salman sighed then headed for the room that Elsa meant without saying much.

"I don't want to eat. I want papa Salman." cried Ardi.

"Son, your father is coming. But she must be sad to see you sick and not want to eat. Eat yes!" Ms. Hera patiently persuaded Ardi.

"No way." Ardi screamed again.

"Honey. Can't yell at grandma!" salman said as soon as he entered the room.

Ardi turned his head and his eyes immediately sparkled. He developed both hands, "Papa!!"

Salman approached and immediately embraced Ardi.

"Why haven't you been home for so long? Ardi kangen papa's. Ardi wants to come with papa. Ardi doesn't want to live here. They all lied to Ardi. They say papa's kalai is not Ardi's papa." The sentence of complaint slid free from Ardi's little mouth. His hands hugged Salman.

Salman's eyes stared questioningly at Ms. Hera. The middle-aged woman who still looked beautiful nodded with a sad smile.

Salman patted Ardi on the back, "Sorry papa. Ardi ate it! Let it heal quickly. If it's healed, come with papa." whispered Salman gently. Salman's heart ached at Ardi's grief. Although the child was not his flesh and blood, he grew up in Salman's care.

"Really, Pa?" Ardi looked into Salman's eyes.

"Yes." Yeah." Salman nodded.

You must want to accept Ardi.kan Fir? Yesterday I rejected your proposal because I was reluctant to have a relationship with Elsa's family. But looking at Ardi's situation, I don't have the heart.

"Miss! Ardi wants to eat. Ardi wants to come with papa."

"Good darling .Here, grandma's bribe!." Ms. Hera breathed a sigh of relief. He started scooping food to feed Ardi.

"Ardi wants papa who bribes Ardi." whine Ardi spoiled.

"good. Come on papa bribe!" Salman took the food from Bu Hera's hand. He then bribed Ardi painstakingly.

During the meal, Ardi was not stopping to tell stories. Most of the stories are sad.

"Say friends Ardi, papa left because he knew Ardi was not a son. But Ardi said that papa is building a company in another city. They don't believe and laugh at Ardi."

Salman has not commented. He did not dare to respond to Ardi's story because he did not know the true story.

"Last spoon, Aaa..." Salman played a spoonful of food before feeding it into Ardi's mouth.

"Printer."

"Time to take the medicine." Ms. Hera came while carrying Ardi's medicine.

"Same grandma first! Papa wants to talk to mama." Salman stroked Ardi's head and then got up.

"Pa!" Ardi held Salman's hand.

"Yes, son."

"Well, why don't you go, right?" ardi's eyes were full of worries Salman would leave.

Salman shakes. "No. Papa just wants to talk to your mama." Salman kissed Ardi.

"Mom, where's Elsa?"

"He's in the back garden."

"What is this night in the park?"

"That's his habit after coming home from Singapore. He would linger in the garden. No matter day or night. He's lost the spirit of life." - saddened Bu Hera.

"I want to talk to him first, Mom!"

"Speak. Reawaken his spirit. I'm sure if you do the talking, he'll listen to you."

"InshaAllah I'll try ma'am."

Salman leaves Ardi's room towards the back garden. There he saw Elsa drawing with concentration and seriousness. Due to her concentration, Elsa is unaware of Salman's arrival.

"When do you like to draw?"

"Mas" he said softly as he closed his sketchbook.

"I've always loved drawing but I never did it when I was your wife."

You remember what I like and don't like, Mom. Your sexual attitude is only if there is someone else and only to cover up the true condition of our relationship.

"Sa, I want to talk." Salman ignored Elsa's reply.

"On Ardi?" guess Elsa while keeping her drawing equipment.

"Yes. Why did Ardi say that I wasn't his real father. Have you told him?" Salman took a seat and sat down.

"Not us."

"If not who are you?" salman's eyebrows are linked.

Elsa took a deep breath. "Mas Salman will know our plan that we will tell Ardi when he is an adult and can digest this matter calmly and wisely. However, human plans sometimes do not fit into the plan above."

"What's going on?" Salman cut in impatiently.

"Raul came with Ardi's letter of endorsement as his biological son."

Salman surprised. He did not think that Ardilah's real father revealed the truth.

"When did he come?"

"A week ago. Raul comes straight to Ardi's school. He showed the letter to the school and asked to replace all of Ardi's parents' data. He also meets Ardi and is missing if he is his real father. Ardi who did not accept shouted out in denial until his friends heard and knew about this problem. Since then they have made fun of Ardi. The boy was depressed until he was sick."

Salman clenched his hand. He knows how miserable Ardi is.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Elsa smiled miris.

"I don't want to disturb your happiness, Mom. It's been enough for fourteen years that I've robbed you of your happiness." said Elsa.

Salman gulped. Honestly, he is also reluctant to communicate again with Elsa after feeling happy life with Fira. Even he forgot to Ardi so did not want him to be in touch with Elsa again.

Salman regrets his mistake. Indirectly he is also the cause of Ardi's pain.

"What about Raul? Why did it just now appear?"

"Because he has no children with his marriage. And an accident makes him have to bury his dream of having another child. Ard was the sole heir of the Raul family. He's forcing Ardi."

"And you fought him?"

Elsa looked at Salman sadly. He shook.

"I leave it to Ardi. If he wants to, I'll take it off. It's not that I don't love you, but I hope that with Raul's family, his life will be better. Mas Salman knows for himself, my illness does not allow me to take good care of Ardi."

"Oh yeah. How's treatment?"

Just asked me how I was, Mom.

"good. But I still have to go back and forth there."

"May your treatment be successful." Salman's heartfelt prayer without asking Elsa further.

"Sa! I'll take Ardi."

Elsa shocked. He thought Salman's affection for Ardi was gone when Salman found his happiness with Fira.

"What does Fira want?"

What a stupid question came out of my mouth. Fira obviously wants to. She's a good woman.

"It was he who asked me to bring Ardi. Our house must have been crowded with Ardi's arrival. Ryan's gonna have a friend and my son's gonna be born, he's gonna have two older brothers looking after him." Salman smiles at the picture of a wonderful life with Ardi and his small family.

"What ..Fira's pregnant?" elsa's voice faltered.

Salman nodded with a happy smile.

"Oh, congratulations. You must be so happy." Elsa's lips unraveled a smile even though her heart was torn apart.

"Thank you, Sa. I'm sure you'll find happiness, too."

My happiness has been let go, my. It's impossible to come back.

"Aamiin's." Elsa accepted Salman's sincere prayer while her heart wept bitterly.

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Visual bonus Ryan and Ardi

Ryan

Ardi