BEING THE WIFE OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW
CHAPTER 67. HONEST WITH MOM

"Son" called the mother at last. Looked over and smiled. Although there were still some tears that fell but the woman immediately removed them.

"Yes Mom. Why did Mom come here? I should have just waited in front. Let me make you a drink later."

Again and again, the speech of the child really makes Araya's mother confused because since long ago Lian was a spoiled person. He won't make a drink for everyone. But on the one hand, Araya's mother also thought that maybe Rama had taught her and made her change as she is today. Who knows, right? Thought Araya's mother.

"Mother.." call Kian. She was confused because her mother had been watching her since without saying a word. The mother jumped in shock.

"Yes Nak" said Araya's mother.

"Mother why?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Ask Kian again.

"There's nothing, son. There was nothing," the mother shook her head then turned her gaze in the other direction. The child returned with his activities.

"Son," call Araya's mother suddenly. Kian.

"Yes mom?" kian.

"Yesterday mom cooked mushrooms. It tastes so good. I eat and…" 

Araya's mother's words were cut off by Kian's words.

"Father eat mushrooms? Mom, since I got sick a few months ago, I've been allergic to mold. If you eat the fungus, it'll itch and….."

Now Kian's quick speech immediately stopped when he saw the mother turned her body while crying.

"Kian.. You are Kian.." said Ms. Araya. Fall silent. Shocked to hear his father eat mushrooms, making him forget that only he and his mother only knew about the father's allergy. 

"Lian doesn't know about daddy's allergies. She didn't know because she never cared about my health. You're Kian…" 

The mother kept on crying. One finger he moved to point at the child. 

"Mother.." I don't feel any tears falling. Because his worry has made him make a mistake that causes the mother to know who the girl in front of him is now.

He hugged his mother tightly. Both girls are crying. 

"Mom forgive me. I'm sorry." That's all I can say. 

The mother pulled his body so that their embrace was unraveled. The two girls wiped each other's tears with their hands. Kian then invited the mother to sit on one of the chairs there while she sat on the floor with her head laid on the lap of the mother. Araya's mother's hand rubbed Kian's head gently.

"When did you guys switch places? Does Rama know that you are Kian and not Lian?" ask the mother. He answered but did not change his position at all.

"Mas Rama knows nothing, ma'am. Lian asked me to exchange identities with her shortly after the contract was completed. So Mas Rama immediately thought that I was Lian," replied Kian.

"A moment after the contract? Lian and Rama are married, right?" ask Araya's mother.

"Yes mom. They're already married. Their marriage is legal in the eyes of law and religion."

"Then how could he think of doing such a big thing?" The tears of Araya's mother flowed back. Immediately looked up. His hands touched her cheeks and wiped her tears.

"That's it, ma'am, it's all happened. It's okay." It's okay."

"Then why do you want to do that? You should have refused Lian's orders."

"Lian threatened to end her own life, ma'am. Then what should I do? What do I do?"

"You should have just let him die. I'd rather have one child than have one like her."

"But son, your future is ruined. Your future is spent with a man who is not your own husband. And that means you refused your own soul mate to come."

Araya's mother stood up and wiped away her tears again. His eyes are now serious.

"No Son. I will never allow this problem to continue. I'm gonna stop Lian's game."

Araya's mother almost came out of the kitchen but her steps were stopped by Kian's words.

"Don't do that, Mom. I'm pregnant with Mas Rama's son."

Araya's mother sculpted. What the son said was like a lightning bolt that struck his body in broad daylight. The middle-aged woman turned around. Slowly he approached the boy again.

"What did you say?" ask the mother when their distance is close.

"I'm pregnant with Mas Rama's son, Mom!"

PLAQUES

A hard slap landed smoothly on Kian's cheek. A slap from a hand that had always gently caressed him. A hand that has always been clutched tightly Kian's body with affection. But this time the hand slapped him hard.

"What are you saying, Kian?" yelled Araya's mother.

"Mother please lower your voice. Don't let anyone outside hear what we're talking about" Kian said in between sobs.

The mother fell, sitting on the kitchen floor. His body lost all its strength. The tears that had disappeared, now flowed back.

"Why can it all be like this? Why?" said the mother in her tears. He walked over to his mother and sat on the floor.

"How did you get pregnant? Didn't you know that Rama was not your husband? Why would you give all your possessions to him?"

Kian finally told me everything that had happened between them at that time. Hearing that, Araya's mother was completely shocked. He hugged the child tightly.

"I'm sorry, son. Forgive Mom. Mother who conceived you. Mother who gave birth to you. Mother also takes care of you from infancy. But I can't tell you apart when you're an adult. If only I could tell you apart, maybe this would never happen. Forgive mom. I'm sorry, mother."

"Mommy's done. Please don't blame yourself like this. Let's just say this is already a destiny that I have to live, Mom. I'm sincere. Really!"

"Son, is the drink done?" The sound of screaming from the living room resuscitated these two women. They looked at each other and then Kian yelled.

"Some day, Cake."

After saying that, Kian looked back at his mother.

"Mom promise me. I have to keep pretending I don't know about this game" Kian said.

"But Son. Lian…."

"I'll take care of Lian. He started the game and he had to stop it. I don't want Lian to be mad at Mom for ruining her plan."

"Mom doesn't care. Want him mad anyway, mom won't care."

"But I care, Mom. Dad's gone. And I don't want anything bad to happen to mom."

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