Behind The Lies
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Edgar immediately let go of the man's embrace, he then looked at the mother and the man alternately.

Miranti was just downcast and did not dare to look at her only child, as if she had just lost her own confidence.

No one wanted to explain anything to him, so Edgar immediately looked at Ganjar. “Opa know something?”

Instantly Ganjar shook his head.

Edgar looked back at his mother. “Bund?”

Slowly Miranti raised her face and looked at Edgar. “Iya. He's your father.”

“Hah?” Edgar's eyes were rounded. “So, all this time?”

 “Iya.” Miranti nodded. “Mother lie to you.”

Edgar's heart was breaking. “Why lie?”

“It's no use you know. Your father–” Miranti immediately looked at Hasa. “She left Mother and married another woman, even though at that time BUnda was pregnant.”

Edgar. His body was stiff and his tongue felt faint. All this time he believed his father was dead. Although he was not allowed to know what the father looked like, however, not a single bit did he think that he and Asa were of the same status.

“Papa apologize,” says Hasa.

Edgar immediately backed off. He is indeed not a child anymore, but any adult himself if given shocking news like this would take a lot of time to reflect on everything.

“Edgar. Papa can explain everything is the same as you.”

“No, you will hear all the truth from Mommy.”

“Mir.” Hasa looked at Miranti. “Please, don't make him hate me.”

“Hate it or not, it depends on Edgar, he is mature enough to choose which is good and which is bad.”

“Mir, I beg.”

“I will not forbid you to be close to Edgar, you can approach him as you please and as much as you want, but now I ask you to go home, because there is no point in you here.”

Edgar went to his room and left his mother and father.

***

Meanwhile at Hasa's own residence, Ira was panicking because this afternoon she got a report from Rahma, her best friend and mother Marissa. He had been waiting for Iyash to come home, but his youngest son had not yet come.

And as soon as Iyash came, Ira immediately interrogated him. “You rejected Icha?” It has become a habit if there is nothing like to directly ask without letting his child in and even sit first.

Instead of answering, Iyash looked confused. “Icha who?”

“Anak Aunty Rahma.”

“I don't know.” Iyash stepped in and ignored the mother.

“Yash?” Ira soon followed her son. “Why did you reject him?”

Iyash sighed and immediately looked over. “What does Mama mean? I don't understand.”

“You heard yes, there was a friend Mama's son who interviewed this morning, why did you reject him?”

“I reject all applicants today. So, I don't remember who Mama meant?”

Ira clucking. “Who is the list?”

“Yes where do I know, why remember their names.” Iyash raises his shoulders.

Ira took a breath. “Yes now you call Marissa and say she was accepted,” Ira's instructions.

“Wait-wait, Marissa?”

“Iya, Marissa Indrawan.”

“That stupid chick?”

“Yash, what do you mean? Don't like to judge people haphazardly.”

“Indeed,” snorted Iyash. “Bikin a cover letter just not becus.”

“Husss! You why the hell?”

“Udah Mah, lupain aja, until anytime, I will not accept him.” Iyash walked back.

“Yash, Mama doesn't care what you think of her, anyway you received her at the office.”

“Ngak,” reject Iyash fast. He took another step back.

“Yash!”

Iyash stopped his steps and looked over. “Can't, Ma. He has no experience.”

“Ya her name is also just graduated from college. You teach him, make this a work experience for him.”

Ira. He believed Iyash could work well because Hasa also trusted his son a lot more. If Iyash rejects all applicants today, it may be true, none of them fit the criteria that the company wants. However, the problem is that he has promised Rahma that he will hire Marissa in his office.

As if I hadn't finished talking about this with the child, Ira immediately followed Iyash to the room.

“Yash, Mama wants to talk,” said Ira in front of the door of Iyash's room that was not tightly closed.

Hearing the mother's voice, she quickly canceled her intention to go to the bathroom and immediately approached her mother who was still standing at the door.

“If it's about Marissa, I don't want to hear anything else,” said Iyash.

“By Mama log in?”

Iyash Langnsung opened the door for his mother.

Ira came in and sat on the edge of the bed. “For all past problems, Mama apologized.”

Iyash sighed and approached. “Soal Aruna again? I don't want to talk about him.”

Ira looked at Iyash who was standing in front of her. “Mama apologizes because Papa was forced to marry Mama.”

Immediately Iyash was stirred. He thought maybe it was about the divorce of his parents.

“Mama thinks over time Papa will love Mama.” Ira fell down and Iyash quickly sat down next to his mother. “Six years Mama get wedding only as a formality only.”

Iyash.

“After six years, Papa said that he wanted to have children. Mama thinks she already loves Mama, it turns out she just wants to have an heir.”

“Kak Rasya?”

Ira raised her face and looked at Iyash. “Kak Rasya Mama's son with Mama's first husband, his father Kak Rasya died in an accident, a year after Opa married Mama to his confidant, as well as the son of the largest shareholder in the company.”

“Hah?”

Ira sighed while nodding. “It was on that basis that we got married. Mama did not know that Papa had a girlfriend and even her boyfriend was pregnant.”

Iyash. “Ma ..” She started to worry when she saw her mother's tears.

“The woman is Miranti, her mother Aruna and Ashilla.”

“Hah?” Iyash's heart is beating. “Mama is not wrong people?”

“Iya, Mama is sure he is. Papa you still love him and he will divorce Mama because Papa you want to go back to Miranti.”

“No way, Ma, I heard for myself Mama who asked for divorce.”

“Iyash, you eavesdrop?”

“I was not on purpose.”

Ira got up and took two steps toward the window. “Mama does not want to be combined, so, Mama asked your Papa to divorce Mama.”

“What?”

Ira immediately looked. “Iya, Yash. Mama's afraid Papa won't be fair,”. Obviously he had been hurt for too long and did not want to add to the pain again by allowing Hasa to feed herself. “Papa will pay more attention to his son Miranti.”

“So, I have a Big Brother other than Rasya?”

“Iya, she may be Aruna's sister, that's why Mama never bless you with her.”

Iyash. He doesn't believe that's why Ira doesn't approve of Aruna. “I know that bakun is Mama's reason, because I also know Mama just found out all this.”

“No, Yash, Mama knows from the past,” lied Ira. He should not have attributed this incident to the events that have passed and even Iyash has given it up.”

“Enough, Ma!” Iyash. “Don't you ever think I'm still expecting Aruna. I've made her happy, because she's not necessarily happy with me either.”

Ira flabbergasted. He then rubbed Iyash's chest. “Sorry, Yash, sorry.”

Iyash took a breath and took it out slowly. “Mom should focus same problem Mama herself.”

Ira. “You are not sad Mama and Papa will split?”

“Ngak,” reply Iyash flat.

Ira's heart is beating.

“Just like me, Papa is also free to choose his way of life.”

“Iyash, but–”

“If all this time Mama felt hurt, why keep it? After all, Opa and Oma are also dead.”

Ira stunned. He did not expect Iyash to say that. “You are exactly like your Papa.”

“Papa says I look more like Mama,” Iyash said as he went to the bathroom.

Ira. Iyash was not like this. He is well aware Iyash changed after getting to know Aruna. However, he forgets that the big change happened when Iyash found out that he was lying about Aruna's death.