Father of My Son
I'm Strong Because I'm a Mother

A blond-haired man, sitting opposite Aric in a room. While the Marquis stood beside Aric with a face that was bent sour.

"Just go ahead, do you want Lucius?" ask Aric flat.

"My intentions are still the same, work with me" the man replied.

Aric smiled obliquely, he looked at the pale face of Lucius with disdain.

"My answer is still the same, No!"

"Come A, what makes you doubt? We've been in this black world for a long time, are you afraid of getting dirty? A sin? we've been soiled with blood since we were little A. Especially!" Lucius snorted in annoyance, he really did not understand the way Aric thought.

"We have been killing since we were a dozen, when other children play with foam we have enjoyed the smell of red liquid," said Lucius with closed eyes, remembering the first time he played with blood.

Lucius and Aric grew up on the dark side of the world. The difference is, Aric still has compassion, it's all because of his mother. Aric still has his mother who pours out her affection. But not with Lucius, the blond man was banished by his family for disgrace, since he was a child.

"We're gonna be in power, don't you want that? become the strongest and most feared group. Are you satisfied with just like this?!"

"That's it, it's free you keep talking here. I'm sticking to my stance, Lucy. You'd better leave now, if your arrival was just for this." Aric got up from his seat, walked up to the big door and opened it.

"I'll make you agree A, keep it!" Lucius stepped wide, with his pale face flushed red with anger.

Lucius halted his steps, staring intently at Aric for a second before he actually left. Aric took a deep breath, he knew Lucius would not be that easy to let go.

"A, why don't you work with him?" a question slid from the mouth of the Marquis who had been silent.

Aric turned his head, looking at the Marquis with an elusive look in his eyes.

"You know what kind of partnership he's offering?" Marquis shakes.

"Trade of organs. Selling women and children, you want?"

The marquis was wide-eyed, hearing Aric's words. He's a jerk, and so is Aric. But for such a thing the Marquis did not agree at all.

"What?! no thank you. But I'm surprised, you've stopped selling drugs in the last few years. Why is he still looking for you? and want to invite you to join?"

"Lusius had long wanted to invite me, but I always refused. He and I were old friends, first." Aric threw his body on the sofa.

Marquis heard the story of Aric carefully, he also landed his butt on the sofa not far from Aric sitting.

"I don't understand either, but he must have a reason for this." Aric turned to look at the ceiling, the threat from Lucius was not a figment.

Aric knew how big the pale man's ambition was, but what he didn't understand was Lucius' obsession with him.

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A wheeled gurney was pushed in by several nurses. The female patient had just been transferred from the ambulance, she groaned in pain while holding her stomach. The light blue dress she was wearing turned red, due to the bleeding.

"Ugh ... pain, pain once Doctor!" pekik hard. Veronica squeezed out her stomach.

"Prophe Ver, soon the Doctor will check on you," Lily said with a pale face, her steps hurriedly following the pace of the gurney.

"You, killer, bad woman! I won't forgive you if anything happens to my son!" Veronica looked at Lily.

"Madam, you can't come in" prevent a nurse.

Lily nodded with a heavy heart, she stared at the nanar on the glorious vault disappearing behind the door.

Lily fell on the floor, her legs feeling weak. All this just happened, Veronica dropped backward when she released her hand in the garden earlier, the woman's body fell backward, whether intentionally or not, Lily did not know. But one thing's for sure, Lily didn't push her, even though Veronica kept saying that.

"Wake up, son." Hadid helped her daughter-in-law to stand up.

Lily looked up at her in-laws face with sadness, she said. Slowly rising from the floor, Hadid led Lily to sit on the bench available there.

"Did you believe me?" ask Lily blankly.

Hadid was silent, she could not answer Lily's question. There were only the two of them in the garden that morning, Hadid had no evidence whatsoever if Lily had not pushed Veronica.

He wants to believe. However, on the other hand, Veronica keeps saying that Lily pushed her. If it wasn't Lily who else, would Veronica have dropped herself? while she was pregnant, Hadid knew how her second daughter-in-law wanted the baby.

Lily smiled bitterly, silent father-in-law, enough to answer his question. After all there is no evidence and no witnesses, who will believe it.

Lily's stomach is squeezed, it hurts. However, Lily held him back. She needs Aric now, cold sweat drenching Lily's forehead and neck. The woman's face was very pale, but Hadid did not notice it. The middle-aged man focused, staring at the door where Veronica was being treated.

The sound of steps sounded fast approaching, Lily memorized the owner of the step. Lily turned to the source of the voice, a smile on her pale lips. The man is getting closer to him.

Aric passed his father just like that, he immediately greeted Lily.

"Darling, what's going on? You're okay, right?" Aric covered Lily's face, then tightly hugged her body.

"I'm not ap-."

Lily drooped, the woman was unconscious. Feeling something strange, Aric loosened his embrace.

"Darling, open your eyes. Lily ...Honey!"

"Lily why? what's going on?" cerca Hadid's.

Aric did not heed Hadid's question.

"Suster! The nurse! please my wife!" his screams at the medical staff.

A medic who sees Aric, immediately directs Aric to follow him. Hadid, confused, got up from her seat but did not follow Aric. Veronica was alone here, she couldn't just leave her daughter-in-law behind.

Aric continued to clasp Lily's cold hand, the woman lying weakly. He did not want to leave his wife for a second.

Although the Doctor asked her to wait outside while the Doctor did the examination, Aric still chuckled along with Lily. The doctor was forced to let Aric be there, with a note that he did not interfere with the process of examination of patients.

"Doctor, how's my wife doing?" asked Aric with a worried look.

"Your wife experiences shock that affects her pregnancy. I suggest that do not let the patient have too much thought, for now the patient should rest well."

"Okay, Doctor."

"I'll excuse you then."

Aric nodded, the doctor then left the room with his sister.

Aric stared fixedly at Lily's pale face. Gently, he stroked those two thin cheeks.

"I'm sorry, honey, I'm negligent. But, I promise I won't let anyone hurt you again."