Dumped Husband And Married Boss
STILL NEEDS TIME
Sobs of Mama Elvira still color the room. Eric seemed to be calmer. After Mama Elvira felt better, Eric bowed and crouched down in front of Mama Elvira.
"Tante, thank you for forgiving mom and dad. Thank you for accepting me as a child. I'm very lucky to know Auntie. Honestly, I often envy Alvin for having a mom as good as Aunt." Next to Eric's hand, he rubbed tears on his cheek.
"What are you talking about, Eric? You're a mama's kid, too, right? Any mother would be happy if her child was as good as you."
Eric kissed Mama Elvira's back hand. His pair of eyeballs were glazed. It is this gentle woman who has lifted him from the darkness of life.
"Aunty love me?"
The question managed to make Mama Elvira angry. A loud stamp landed on Eric's ear. Mama Elvira just took off after Eric complained and begged for forgiveness.
"You still doubt mama?" the upset.
"It's not so, Auntie. It's just a question." Eric rubbed his ears numb.
"Eric, for Mama you and Alvin are the same. Mama's son."
"If Auntie loves me, now Aunt comes home first, huh? Aunty must be tired today and needs a break. Anyway, Alvin's gonna need an explanation for all this."
Mama Elvira shook her head quickly. He wouldn't leave Eric in this situation. "Then how are you? Mama doesn't want to leave you alone in this situation."
"I'm okay, Auntie. After all, I also need time to calm down." She wiped Mama Elvira's tears. "Now Auntie stopped crying, yeah. We need to be strong."
"Dear mom, Ric?"
Eric nodded quickly. "More than my own mother."
"If you love Mom, do you want to promise something?"
Eric looked at Mama Elvira seriously. I can guess where my mom is talking.
"If you think of your mother as your own mother, you must promise not to leave. You have to stay here with Mama and Alvin," said Mama Elvira.
Still fresh in Mama Elvira's memory when Eric made her promise to keep her status a secret. Even then Eric threatened to leave if one day Mama Elvira to leak to Alvin about his status.
"Javab, Ric!" squeak Mama Elvira.
Eric smiled with a nod of his head. "I promise, Auntie."
After calming Mama Elvira down, Eric escorted her to the lobby. A driver opened the door as the employer approached.
After the departure of Mama Elvira, Eric spent his time contemplating alone. Look at the city view from the window. Even the ringing of the cell phone had been heard dozens of times coming from Mila, but it was completely ignored by him.
"I'm sorry, Mil. This is all heavy for me."
The piece of guilt runs deep into Eric's heart. Guilt is what limits him. The sins of mama and papa seem to be a black stain in his life.
It remains so vivid in Eric's memory of his first encounter with Mama Elvira. The woman who was so hurt by her husband's betrayal but chose not to hate. Mama Elvira accepts and considers Eric to be her own son. Even Mama Elvira provides the same facilities as Alvin.
"I'm sorry, Auntie. This time I can't keep my promise."
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It is not easy for Alvin to accept the shocking reality he discovered a few hours ago. Being lied to by those closest to him was so painful for him.
"Mas, you're patient, yes. Don't get carried away by emotions. There must be a reason why mom hid it from you." Daniza rubbed her husband's shoulder. Occasionally he smelled a kiss on the cheek.
"What reason? Things like this should not be hidden. For years they've been lying to me" Alvin said, disappointed.
"I know you're sad and disappointed. But my mom is sadder. We don't know what happens until you have another woman's child, do we?"
Alvin breathed a long breath. Half of his heart wished that what he heard today was just a dream.
"Don't defend them, Daniz! Or I'll be mad at you!"
Hearing the threat, Daniza silenced. She then chose to lean on her husband's shoulder. He knows how hurt Alvin is now.
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After traveling for almost 30 minutes, Mama Elvira arrived home. The first thing he did was find his son. Alvin is invisible. Mama's sure Alvin's in the room by now.
The woman chose to go into the reading room. Spending a long time there.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. Then followed by the arrival of Alvin. Mama Elvira could see the anger in her son's gaze.
Alvin sat down in front of Mama Elvira. All her life, this was the first time she felt disappointed in her mother. All this time, Mama was the perfect mother figure for him.
"Vin, you know you're very disappointed in Mama." Mama Elvira opens her voice.
"If you knew you'd be disappointed, why did you hide something like this? And why can you have a child with another woman?" The questions that persist managed to tear down the defense built Mama Elvira. The middle-aged woman sobbed.
Unable to see the mother, Alvin approached and hugged her. It took a while for Mama Elvira to stop her crying.
"Will my mom tell me everything? So I don't hate mama and Eric" Alvin said.
Mama Elvira nodded, then wiped the wet end of her eyes. "It's not my fault papa and Eric's mom are completely, Vin. They are also victims in this situation. It was actually Mama who was already the third person among them."
Alvin gasped, then looked at the mother full of questions. "meaning?"
Mama Elvira's memories revolve to the past. One by one, memories flashed through his mind. Although it was not easy for her to accept the fact that her husband never loved her and instead loved another woman. Finally, he brought a child, Eric.
"We married because of a match. Before you didn't know that your dad had a woman of his own choice."
"Why did you hide everything from me?"
"Eric asked me to hide from everyone. He doesn't want you getting hurt after papa's departure."
Alvin was stunned for a while. All of this is still hard for him to accept.
"Why can you accept Eric, even though he's the son of papa's affair?"
"What's wrong Eric, Vin? He's just a victim here." Mama Elvira came back with tears. "Eric has lost everything since childhood. He lives in the shadow of his parents' mistakes. With all that, can we still hate Eric?"
Mama Elvira stroked the top of her son's head.
"If you can accept Eric as a child, why can't you accept him as a brother?"
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