Brother, I Love You
Survive the Pain, Go Hard

Edward never understood why his heart always hurt to see Bella suffering like this. When she manages to get the keys to Bella's duplicate home from her mother Deana, she and Bella try to check the house out. Surprisingly, the house was empty.

Even Alfred and Bella's belongings just disappeared.

"How did this happen?" Deana can only cengo see the state of the house occupied by Alfred and Bella.

This place is completely empty. The pictures of Bella and Alfred were beautifully displayed in every corner of the room and the walls were completely absent. All gone. Bella's clothes, Alfred's clothes, they're all gone. Did the man leave without saying goodbye to them? Deana was a little disappointed with Alfred's attitude. But strangely enough, he himself did not know when there was a freight car coming here to transport everything.

"I'll try to call Alfred." Helena took her phone and dialed the man's number.

"The number you're going to is busy, Cob"

"Busy" Helena said briefly to everyone. Bella does not understand the current situation.

When he had the opportunity to go out and meet the man, the man could not be met. It even disappeared without any news. Did Alfred leave himself alone? Don'tdon't. Don't let that happen. He didn't want to lose Alfred. He did not want to be separated from the man.

"Hiks..." Edward turned his head to look at Bella who was sitting on the living room sofa with blank eyes. The man then walked over to Bella, she swiftly hugged the woman tightly trying to provide comfort.

Bella cries as she pleases, "Edward. My brother couldn't have left me alone, could he?"

"Not going to."

"What... Hiks, is this what Anita's aunt did? How could he be so heartless to me, his own nephew?!" full of disappointment.

"Sttts... Don't think negatively first. We're gonna find him okay? Calm yourself, Bella. Remember, you can't be stressed, right? Have pity on the baby in your belly." Hearing Edward's words, Bella looked down at her flat stomach, rubbing it with her trembling hands still sobbing.

Edward's heart is getting hurt, he doesn't know what else he has to do to make Bella happy again.

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Tired of crying, Bella finally fell asleep in Edward's arms with breaths that were still occasionally a bit of a headache. Edward could not bear to see Bella's condition, especially when he saw the two women's eyes now swell due to too much crying.

He has done everything for this woman. Although he was tired, yet he still wanted to survive even though this would make his heart even more in a dilemma. Edward wants to make Bella happy even though he knows that there will only be pain that he receives.

Going hard to survive the pain, maybe that's also what keeps him afloat. Her love story is bitter. He must accept the fact that Bella can only be made wishful thinking without being able to have it. How long will he have to endure this unrequited feeling? He himself does not know.

Even though he himself knew it would only be him who would always get hurt. Really, the world feels so narrow. His heart wanted to give up, but he still loved her. I think God is unfair. How could he blame God?

He just wants to be happy, but why is it just the pain he always receives?

Bella´s. Can he have this woman for even a second? Can the woman also have as little feelings for him as she has had for the woman all this time? Heh! Impossible.

Not understanding what had happened, day after day, everything changed. He will no longer be the same as Edward knew him. It was as if that woman wasn't the Bella she used to know, who was always looking for and calling her at all times. The phone call from Bella was always waiting for her at all times. But everything changed. Nothing else has ever happened, Bella who has always depended on her has gone missing.

But Edward always reassured his heart, even though the woman tried to erase his shadow, throw herself out of the woman's life, replace her love with someone else's love, All of that will never be able to eliminate the love that was once given by Bella even though the love is nothing more than the love of a friend.

Although the woman will begin to change with time, she will stay with it all the time, loving the woman in her own way.

Edward sighed heavily revealing Bella's strands of hair behind his ears, "Bella. Understand that I miss the old you. And do you know, that I never like to see you always close to him."

Edward looked out the window looking up at the sky. "May I be a little selfish? Having you as completely as he's had you all along. Let me love you forever. Let it be, I'm fine to get hurt."

Slowly, Edward kissed softly the old Bella's forehead. Trying to channel his love into his kiss.

"Alfred.." Edward's body froze before he snorted laughing at himself. Forever, he would never win from that man. Haifa... He indeed could not expect too much on the fate and destiny that had been outlined.

The day has changed night. However, tonight was not as bright as usual. Tonight, the cloud lay pampered above the sky. The black clouds were clumping as if they wanted to fall to earth. The stars are gone, the moon is hiding.

Edward stared at the sky tonight. It looks like it's going to rain. The man looked back at Bella's sleeping body unconscious. Not so long ago, Deana appeared opening Edward's room with a sad expression.

"How's Bella doing?" ask Deana worriedly.

"as Mommy saw. He's still sleeping as much as he wants. He even deliriously called out Alfred's name." hearing his youngest son's explanation, Deana's heart grimaced in pain. "is there still no news of the man?"

Deana shook her head in response and still faithfully looked at Bella's increasingly thin face. Edward did not understand. How could the man just disappear without news? Has that man gone mad? The matter here is not finished yet, and he suddenly disappeared as if he did not want to get involved in Bella's problem anymore. Did Alfred really want Bella to get away from his life? He's not sure.

"Eat dinner first. Let mommy take care of Bella."

"Hm.."

Anita is furious when she finds out that Bella has left her home. Even though her nephew was engaged to Edward, she could not deny that she was still very anxious if Bella ever met the man.

"How can you let him go, Chal? What if he meets the little guy?now, call Edward and ask him to bring Bella home right now." Anita harrumphed. Ashley sat watching her parents arguing while enjoying a snack.

"Anita, she went with Edward to check Bella's college schedule. Your niece shouldn't have met Alfred, right?"

"Dad! You should know, I went to the same college as them. And I didn't see them."

"See?! What did Ashley say, huh?!" Ashley grinned scornfully at her father who suddenly lied in front of her mother. What happened to his father today? Oh come on, his dad's not a good guy to lie. "Chal, don't lie to me! I don't want us to fight just because of this, okay?"

"Heaven... All right, call Edward yourself. And ask him if he met Alfred today." Chal chose to give up and raise his hand before he passed from the presence of his wife and his eldest daughter who was exactly the same as his mother's character.

In the end, Anita prefers to call Deana and make sure through them. Deana and her family are unlikely to have a relationship with Alfred.

"It's me, Deana. Is Bella with you?"

"...."

"Oh... Mercifully. Thank you, Deana. If he's awake, please ask Edward to take him home immediately."

"...... " Anita muttered, smiling before finally hanging up her phone after saying thank you.

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Bird chirping this morning is unpretentious on the twigs of oak trees not far from a Victorian mansion like a palace. House with red brick paint blend with white color European architecture. Sunlight tries to pass through the empty gaps that can pass through it. In the mansion, Butlers, maids and guards were milling about everywhere.

In a room with shades of black and white looks a man on his stomach on a king-size mattress, his body wrapped by a black bedcover of gray fusion. Only two hands to hold their heads. Slowly the man's obsidian eyes opened. It looked so empty inside those two eyes. The man sighed slowly before turning back to face the ceiling of the room in his place.

Although the room looked so comfortable, but it felt there was still something lacking for the man. Even sleep does not feel good. He should have slept well last night. Remembering he never slept on a soft mattress like this moment during his life. At best only use an old mattress that is quite hard.

"Bella´s. Did you miss me? I miss you so much now." His monologue.

Alfred Arshavin Frederick, the man's name now lives in a luxurious house owned by a couple, one of whom surnamed from Aberald. After the previous woman named Yoana Marquise tried hard to persuade the man to want to be invited to live together. Remembering Joanna was intending to raise herself to be her son with her husband.

Flashback...

"Stay with us from now on." Pinta Yoana is still trying to persuade.

"But Nyonya–"

"Young, Al. I'm your mother now!" Joanna raised her tone to make it clear that now the man was the successor to her dead son. After all, if Thomas their biological son raised Alfred as a younger brother, of course he was also a mother and a parent for Alfred.

"Instantially we've become parents to you, right. So yes, you should have called us Dad and Mama to me and my wife." Hans added. The old man then poured wine into his glass, wiggled for a moment and sipped it little by little.

"It's an honor for me to be a part of this family. To be honest, I don't think I deserve all this from you." Tukas Alfred was humble. He was trying to subdue his pride which indeed felt unworthy of all the treatment as a son.

"You don't have to feel that inappropriate. Stay in our mansion from now on. It's also a home for you." Hans. When Alfred was about to open his lips to make a sound, he went ahead first. "As for Bella, leave everything to us. Everything's gonna be okay."

And Alfred swallowed back his words and nodded in agreement. Well... He could what if the powerful had already begun to act. He was not even able to oppose if it was the matter of Bella who would be taken over. That was what he wanted from the beginning. Bella's back for him.

With a heavy heart he finally agreed to the request of the two people in front of him who are now officially his adoptive parents to live in their homes.

Flashback...

A woman with honey brown eyes tied limp on both sides with hazel eyes looks so neat with a white cream blazer while walking gracefully towards an old man who is now cool to support his feet in the middle of the on the knees of his next leg while reading the morning paper. Accompany a cup of coffee and a few pieces of chocolate muffins.

"Hans."

"Hm?" The old man muttered in response to his wife without distracting himself from the newspaper.

"We have to meet that woman to take over our grandchildren now." Tukas the wife.

"Hm.. Uh-huh... You're right, Joanna. But don't let you get emotional. Control your anger later." Hans warned while folding back his newspaper. Lowering his legs while upholding his body only to stare at his beloved wife. A woman who is very difficult to conquer first just because she is perverted brained and does not have a clear purpose in life to climb a household life in her adult age.

And with his hard work as an entrepreneur, the attempt to confuse the wife finally came to fruition. And now is the result. Life is full of happiness despite having to experience difficult times by losing their only son at the age of eighteen years of marriage.

Hopefully with Alfred now and also his grandson later will make their lives back colorful and full of joy. Like when they were still living with Thomas, the only son they had.

"I understand. You don't have to teach that kind of thing." Joanna grumbled to throw her face away from her husband.

Hans raised his eyebrows. Chuckled amusedly at the look of his wife who looked annoyed. "Dam!! You never change at all, Joanna. It's not just your looks that look the same when you're 30. But your thinking is still the same."

"So you're sorry you married me? That so?!" While Yoana quipped, she glanced sharply at Hans full of hostility.

"No. Not at all. That's what makes me love you more."

"Curtain, braggart!!" Joanna screeched cynically before turning around leaving the husband chuckling amusedly at her.

"Is Alfred awake?" Yoana asked a Maid who seemed to be preparing breakfast.

"It looks like it's Madam." Answer the Maid. And the woman just mumbled. She sat on one of the table benches waiting for her husband and a new member of her family, Alfred Frederick.

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Alfred seemed confused by his own thoughts on the new bed. Today she has to teach, or simply be in her new family home. But if he chose to teach, would both of his parents allow him to go to work? Remembering the past story of his adoptive brother who was forbidden to become a teacher.

TOK TOK...

Alfred turned towards the door of his room which opened slowly. Waving a head with a typical Maid bandana. A newly-entered maid bowed respectfully and apologized.

"Sorry young master."

"Heaven... I told you guys. There's no need to call me 'young master' to me. It's just Alfred." As for the man, he was tired. Ever since he set foot in Joanna's mansion as well as Hans, he began to be treated like the son of a king. The Butlers and Maids also immediately bowed respectfully subduing their gaze when they met him. Calling him with frills that were to him extremely sickening. Not dislike, he's just not used to it. Even if he had gotten used to it, the man would not feel comfortable. Considering he is just an ordinary person with a decent life.

"You call me Alfred. And~ if you are afraid that if they rebuke you, you can call me Alfred when my Lady Joanna-my mother and also my Lord Aberald-my father are nowhere near me." Alfred tried to explain.

"Ah, well Mr. Alfred." Maid said, bowing again. Alfred rolled his eyeballs starting to puff and again sighed tiredly.

'At least it might be better than having to call the young master.' His inner.

"Eerr.. I-that's it, Mr. Alfred. You've been called by Lady Joanna and Mr. Aberald at the dinner table for breakfast together." Tukas Maid told him the meaning of his arrival.

"uh? Uh-huh, humm.. I'll see them soon." Alfred Sahut.

The maid bowed for a moment before retreating out of Alfred's room. Leaving the man who still looked like he was sleepy with my eyes. For a moment Alfred fell silent in his place. Before deciding to get out of bed.

It's enough to just take half an hour to get ready. Alfred decided to teach. Even though his heart still did not feel better.

At the dinner table, Joanna is serving Hans. Take breakfast and give it to the husband. The woman turned her head towards the arrival of Alfred who had just arrived in their midst.

"You're going to teach?" Ask the woman.

"Yes Ma. No problem, right?" Alfred said a little unwell.

Yoana smiled knot. "No problem. But you sure you want to teach today? I think you should take a leave of absence for today. Your face looks pale and unhealthy." Tandas Joanna.

Haifa.. It turns out to be true. His face doesn't look okay. As much as possible, she hid her pain.

"If that's what you want, I can't argue with it." Yoana heaved a sigh of relief getting Alfred's response that did not refute her. Hans was also relieved.

"alright. You can go anywhere to entertain yourself. You can also use one of the cars in the garage that you like. We have to go." Hans made a sound as he got up from his seat.

Alfred frowned confusedly. "Where are you going?"

"Get Bella, right? Our granddaughter."

For a moment Hans turned his body around and looked at Alfred. Then turn to his wife who also looked at him and looked back at Alfred as well.

"Maybe you better stay here. About Bella, let us finish it." Yoana Papar.

"Yes. After all, if you come along it will be very risky. You will be accused of something more cruel. Let us take care of this." Hans added. Yoana then nodded in agreement while looking fixedly at Alfred who began to spoon. With a heavy heart the man nodded weakly as a sign he accepted Hans' rejection as well as Yoana's.

Maybe there was a point if he had to stay in that house. Especially when she recalled how Anita treated him so badly. If the man could choose, then he could have given back everything that Thomas and Adelina had given as his foster sister. As long as he works, he can bring everything back. Everything that Thomas used to entrust to the cost of his life and Bella as a child. That way Anita would no longer dare insult him. After all, there weren't many treasures Thomas had left that he used for his living expenses and Bella's. The man can even live his life with his adopted sister without a penny of her foster brother's money.

After being completely convinced Alfred was a little calm, Hans patted his wife Yiana's shoulder to leave immediately. The woman nodded briefly.

"alright. Take care of yourself, okay? We promise, we'll bring him home as soon as possible." Said Yoana steady. Alfred just muttered to say something that only he could hear then nodded back.

"Be careful on the road. Ma, dad."

"definitely. Take care of yourself." timpal Yoana smiled wryly at the man.

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Bella grew moody in her room after returning home from Edward's house. Even Aleysia no longer knew she had to persuade Bella how else just to eat. She was really worried about Bella's current state. Not only Bella, but also the prospective baby woman who still desperately needs a balanced nutritional intake. If this continues, there will be a danger to Bella and the fetus that has now entered the age of two months.

The blonde just curled up in the corner of his bed. Looking out the balcony with red eyes from crying too much. It's a complete mess now. Aleysia did not understand what was really going on with her cousin. Since her return from Edward's house, Bella has become increasingly involved in closing herself down.

"Bella, we'll have breakfast. Aren't you worried about the baby in your stomach?"

"Sister Alfred, Ale. She's...." Bella with empty eyes.

Aleysia looked down deeply. He breathed in frustration. How's now? What does he have to do to get his cousin to eat?

"How's Ale?"

"Sister Brandon?" Pekik Aleysia stood up to approach Brandon who had just arrived with Edward.

"Hm." Brandon muttered tightly into Aleysia who directly charged at him.

"Bella still doesn't want to eat, sister. I'm confused." Aleysia. For a moment Brandon glanced at the woman who could only curl her knees with a blank look.

"It's my fault." Knock Edward. Inviting a deep squeak on Brandon's forehead in wonder. "If only I hadn't brought him home to meet Alfred–"

"That's not your fault, stupid adim!" Cut Brandon quickly slightly raising his tone by an octave. "You did all this for Bella, too."

"But Brother Brandon–" Aleysia paused for a moment just to call the two men's attention. "Actually where is Alfred's brother? There's no way my mom did all this, right? I tried asking him about this. But my mother's answer doesn't know."

Brandon put in a thinking position. Justifying Aleysia's speech. If Alfred had been brought in by Anita's man, she should have known Alfred's whereabouts by now. But it could also be, Anita tried to deny so as not to be discovered. Huh-ah... Totally confused.

And when they were busy with their own thoughts, suddenly from the bottom sounded Anita who shouted furiously calling Bella's name. They made them surprised and curious. The three stared at each other trying to ask each other through the look of their eyes, but they only gave the same highlight. Shrugs shoulders not knowing, equally not knowing what is going on down there.

"We're down now!" Pekik Aleysia preceded the two brothers who were still standing upright with their flat looks.

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One of the Lincolnshire family's housekeepers, who was occupied by the family's Chal Lincolnshire, intercepted a limousine driven by Hans. By being forced to the old man of course obeyed the existing rules of manners. He opened the window of his car, turned his head face to face with a security uniformed guard approaching him.

"Sorry sir. What need do you have to come to this villa? And who do you want to meet? Did you make an appointment before?" Ask the guard. Makes Joanna start to lose patience.

"Eerr... We are one of their distant relatives. And for promise– we have not made an appointment with Anita Lee. But can you let us in? We just came from Germany last night. Hoping to meet our granddaughter whom we heard living here." Hans tried to expose all the ins and outs and the goal came.

"I understand." The muttered guard then gave the code to his guard friend to open the gate without feeling suspicious. "Please sir."

"Thank you." Exclaimed Hans back to start his car into the yard of the villa.

"Truly full of caution." Gerrutu Yoana is annoyed. Hans glanced at the wife while chuckling softly.

"of course. They must have been very strict with Bella. Considering Alfred could've been desperate just to meet our granddaughter." Hans Timpal. And in reply to the heavy, irritated sigh of the woman beside him who was grunting turned her eyes out the window.

"I don't like their way." Joanna returned to protest. But Hans could only smile with a smile as he shook his head.

Hans pulled over his limousine at one of the cars in the garage. The two walked towards the door. Squeeze the bell and wait for one of the occupants inside to open the door for them.

Chequek!!

The open door featured a woman in a Maid uniform. A confused look towards the two guests in front of him.

"Sorry, who are you looking for?" Ask the Maid.

"Is Chal Lincolnshire inside? We have important business with him." Ask Hans back.

"Oh. Yes, please come in. I'll call you first." The maid opened the villa door wide. Gave an entrance for the two guests in front of him. Hans himself only muttered in response.

Not waiting for a long time Anita appeared with a confused frown. The woman looked curious as to who this early in the morning had already visited her villa. Moreover, who knows the location of the villa where he lived only in the know by his family and Lincoln family members.

"You guys..who? Do I know you?" Anita asked as Hans and Yoana were about to throw their bottoms on the living room couch.

"No." Reply Joanna ketus. Hans caught a furious tone at his wife's reply. In his heart he hoped that Joanna this time did not break his words while at home.

"Then? What are you guys doing here? Do you know my husband?" Anita asked arrogantly. As if they were driving away indirectly. It is very visible if actually Anita does not like the presence of people she does not know it.

"Maybe you don't know us. But we know enough about you." Anita raised her eyebrows. Crossing both hands while raising his chin arrogantly.

Soon, Chal comes along with Ashley who already looks so neat in a work coat and Ashley who is about to leave for college.

"What's up, Anita?" Ask Chal. The middle-aged man who still looked so handsome then glanced for a moment at two people in front of his wife.

Chal frowned, staring at the two elderly people. Oh, he thinks the elderly are just one person. Maybe the man in front of her came with his daughter.

"Sorry before. Do I know you? Or maybe the opposite?" Ask Chal politely.

"No. You don't know us. But we know enough about you." Hans replied as calmly as possible.

"Then, what does it mean to have you come to our residence if I may know?" Chal asked back.

"It's about Bella."

"Oh... I guessed it. Did that little fellow hire you to take Bella from us?! Huh?!" Sela Anita sneered cynically.

"HE'S MY SON, ANITA! WATCH THAT TALK!!" Anita, Chal and Ashley were clearly stunned in disbelief. Looking at the appearance of the two guests it was clear they were from a distinguished family. Their clothes were also not playful, Ashley and Anita could judge how expensive the items worn by the two guests were. Then, how could the two guests claim to be the parents of the children? Isn't that impossible?

"Don't you ever insult my son!! And he's not a pick-up boy!!" Tandas Joanna pointed to Anita. Even his eyes were already glaring fiery full of anger. Jaw hardens.

"I'm here to take over my granddaughter from a rotten woman like you!" Joanna began to growl. He really did not accept that his adopted son was despised so badly by others. Moreover, this was the biological family of his son's wife. Are all those people surnamed Lee behaving below average? Is all Lee shithead? Why look at people only from one eye? Humiliating people just because of their different social degrees.

"Wait Madam. How could you call him your biological grandson while you were saying that the little girl was your son? Don't confess to me, madam." Seloroh Anita smiled scornfully.

"Thomas Aberald is my biological son, Anita!! And that means your sister Adelina Lee is my daughter-in-law. I'm entitled to Bella. Now, leave Bella or I'll sue you in court."

The dheg!!!

And for the second time Anita, Ashley was also dumbfounded. Anita was shocked very surprised. He then tried to dare to look at Yoana who was staring at him sharply and also nyalang simultaneously. He tries to find lies in every word. But what Yoana showed was just the opposite. The woman looked at herself full of hatred and wrath.

"Wait a minute, we can talk about this, sir." Chal tries to mediate looking for a middle ground.

"I won't just hand Bella over to them, my husband! No.Will.Ear!!" Said Anita exclaiming loudly full of emphasis.

"Dam!!" Joanna grinned full of contempt. Makes Anita snort not like.

"If that's what you want, then be prepared for us to embarrass your whole family in public and also in the media later, Anita." Joanna launched her threat. He certainly would not be so desperate as to be able to bring back his grandson. For son's sake. In order to make amends for all her past mistakes, she must get Bella to take care of her.

Aleysia who had just come with the Lincoln brothers gasped in shock. Suddenly he had to hear the taboo words for his family. What exactly happened here?

"Daddy, Mommy, what's going on here?" Aleysia was curious. All the attention of everyone in the living room turned towards him. "And who are they?" Its effects.

Joanna as well Hans was quite surprised when he saw Aleysia before him. They may assume that Aleysia is Bella if they do not pay attention to Aleysia's dark mane from Bella's blonde hair color.

"We're Bella's grandparents."

PAUSEAARR....

Aleysia, Brandon, and Edward were completely in disbelief. And without them knowing it, Bella who had realized from the slump was standing and hiding behind a pillar right on the second floor just to eavesdrop. She had heard her aunt insult her sister. To make him wake up and run to find out what is going on downstairs.

"And we're here with the intention of taking Bella's responsibility away from you." Imbuh Joana the fire.

Bella was obviously surprised. Grandpa grandma? What was on his father's side? He peeked out of hiding only to see the person claiming to be his grandfather as well as his grandmother.

"After all, if this case I drag to the green table. We definitely won." Anita gaping not accept. His jaw began to harden with tightly clenched hands trying to hold back his emotions. Chal raised his hand. He really didn't want to interfere anymore.

"You're too confident, ma'am." Cibir Anita is still fighting back. And in reply to the cynical grin of Joanna who remained elegant and honorable.

"Your actions will be met with severe punishment Anita. After all, you are only Adelina's sister. So what's entitled to Bella's custody is obviously us. Alfred and Bella both loved each other. You have no right to separate them for your selfishness." Yoana's explanation really hit Anita hard. To make the woman no longer able to speak to reply back. All he could do was to open his mouth shut by trying to hold back his almost explosive emotions.

"You two. get out of my house!!" Shouted Anita, in the end he drove out Yoana who was still smiling scornfully undaunted while pointing at the exit. Hans had even taken a massage at his temple due to the stress of facing his wife.

Seeing the person claiming to be his family starting to leave, Bella then immediately came out of her hiding place.

"Granny!! Grandpa!! Don't leave Bella alone here!!" Bella's scream echoed. It caused the commotion down there to pause for a moment just to look up to look up at the screamer earlier.

"Bella!! You calm down, honey. We'll definitely take you home. Patience, son, yes!" Reply Yiana gently. Finally he could also see firsthand the original face of his grandson.

"QUICK OUT!! THE GUARDS!! GUARDS!!" Back Anita screamed in doom with bulging eyes. After several guards came, bowing for a moment just as suddenly Joanna exclaimed.

"No need for you to drive us out, we'll go out on our own, Anita. And remember one thing, immediately! Soon we'll get Bella back."

"TO.LU.AARR!!!" Pressing Anita completely wrathful and Yoana herself she smiled even more complacently as she managed to make the woman wrath. Before finally she actually left the Anita residence after having previously seen Bella for a while.

"GRANNY, WAIT FOR BELLA!! Don't go, Bella please. Take Bella with you. Hicks..." Raung Bella as much as possible prevented Hans as well as Joanna from leaving, she even started sobbing. But too late, they've already gone in between by Anita's errand guard.

'Hold on, dear Bella. We'll definitely pick you up. Promise to keep it for us. We will love you forever.' Inner Yoana miris.

Shortly after, Anita approached Bella after previously massaging her temples that began to dizzy.

"Lock Bella. Auntie won't let you out of this house." Anita's voice shook with fear. Honestly, in her mind she was very afraid to lose Bella. She has lost her sister Adelina. Bella is the only precious relic of Adelina, there is no way she let her younger sister's child fall into the hands of others, especially the man named Alfred Frederick. Until he dies, he really won't be willing.

"Take off Bella, aunt. You are not my aunt!! You are the DEVIL!!"

THE PLAAKK!!!

A slap that was hard enough to land smoothly on Bella's white cheek. Time seemed to stop when one slap was just floated. Aleysia had even smothered her mouth so surprised. She did not expect her mother would be so rude to her cousin just because she did not want to lose her only niece. Totally beyond his expectations. Chal covered his face inexhaustibly with his eyes closed sighing heavily. He was disappointed to see his wife could not control his emotions to the bad impact with the relationship between his wife and the child of his best friend. Cannot be allowed. It is beyond the limits of reason. Anita must be completely awake.

"B-bellle... S-sorry me. A-aunt.. Auntie didn't mean–"

"Don't touch me!! Whenever I hate you!! I.Hate.You.Auntie!! I Hate!!" Raung Bella brushed off the rough hand of Anita who tried to touch Bella's cheek with a trembling hand. But Bella rudely refused. Even looking at the woman with eyes of disdain. If only his mother was still in this world, surely his mother would not have the heart to do this cruel thing to him.

Anita stared at her hand that had accidentally dared to slap Bella just because the blonde woman called herself a Devil. What really happened to him that made him do cruel things to his beloved nephew?

Bella ran back to her room. Locking the bedroom door with a sobbing. His body instantly weakened and slumped down with tears wailing weakly lamenting his deteriorating state.

"Mommy, Dad. Why did you have to leave Bella alone? Hix.. Hix.. Ka-hiks.. Brother's not enough for Bella." Racau Bella's getting sobbing. "Bella just hope– hiks.. May the miracle still be, Mom."

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To be continue...