Father of My Son
Artist's Life Is Complicated

Strong disinfectant aroma, blend with medicine. Lily was lying in a hospital bed with Helena's companion, Adam was also lying in a bed not far from her.

"Umg ...," Lily moaned softly, her eyes slowly opening.

"You're sober?" a woman's voice greeted him.

Lily turned her head, a beautiful woman was sitting next to Lily's gurney. Lily squinted her eyes, trying to recognize the beautiful figure.

"You're Aric's friend?" ask Lily to make sure. The woman answered him with a nod.

"Aric! where is he now? take me with him, where is he!" Lily screamed hysterically.

Still attached to Lily's memory, how the sharp object hit her husband's back.

Helena immediately got up from her seat, she held onto Lily's shoulder. A little pressing, so that Lily returns to her original position.

"Sst. .. calm down, otherwise I won't take you to meet A!" firmly Helena.

"But he ... bled, the knife stabbed him!"

"He's been through worse things than this, he'll be fine. A, ask me to take care of you and Adam, so work together" said Helena flatly.

Adam, Lily's eyes are widened. He was just about to open his mouth to ask.

"Your son is there" Helena said, glancing to the right of Lily's bed.

Lily immediately turned her head, she could see Adam lying with his eyes closed. Lily turned to Helena.

"He's fine, just needs a break. The dose of dope given to him is very strong, it is likely that later tonight he will be awake."

Lily took a deep breath, she looked back at her little son.

"What about Aric?" ask Lily more calmly.

"Two hours ago, he finished surgery. The wound on her back was quite deep, you can see later," Helena replied.

Lily's heart felt squeezed to hear it, for her sake Aric endured all the blows from those people. His body was covered in wounds and blood, though it was Aric who ended up killing them.

Lily looked at Helena, there were a million questions raging in her brain. Lily hesitated to speak.

Helena, the woman looked indifferent. But, Lily could see she was a good woman, she even checked Adam's quilt and infusion several times.

Helena put the phone on the nightstand after reading a message from the Marquis, Helena sat down next to Lily again.

"I know you'd want to ask me something, but I suggest you ask your husband yourself. He has more right to answer it" said Helena.

"Yes." Yeah."

"By the way do you want to see him, said the Marquis he just regained consciousness."

"Take me there, I have to meet Aric." Lily tried to get out of her bed.

Helena helps Lily get out of bed, then sits in a wheelchair. Her body was still weak, Lily had not been allowed to move much.

After moving the infusion bag to the pole in the wheelchair. Helena began to push him out of the room, before leaving Helena told her men to look after Adam.

In the ward, Aric was sitting with a pillow supporting his body. Part of Aric's chest was covered by bandages, bruises and scratches clearly visible on the body of Aric who did not wear a top.

"How's Lily doing?" asked Aric, he looked up at the ceiling.

"He's good, just needs a break. This incident really shocked me, you better not make anything else that could surprise your wife" replied the Marquis.

Aric smiled bitterly. Lily may already know Aric's dark side, the world he's trying to hide from his wife. Aric is afraid, Lily will leave him after knowing the other side of Aric.

"Do I have to let go?" The Marquis knitted his brows hearing Aric's question.

"You what? You want to let go of your wife?" parish Marquis.

Deg

Lily who heard Aric's words from the crack of the door was in disbelief, why? Why would Aric want to leave her? Was it because she was troublesome, or because Lily wasn't a tough woman like Helena?

"Do you want to come in?" helena asked whispering.

"Wait here for a minute." Helena nodded.

The Marquis stared in disbelief at Aric. While Aric, the man looked sad, as if he had lost some of his life.

"Are you sane?"

"I'm totally sane, though,. The marquis!" aric firmly with his sharp gaze.

"Then what do you mean to let go of sister-in-law? Don't you love her so much, even you're willing to go this way for a lady A!" the Marquis grew impatient.

Aric took his breath in.

"I love her so much, that's why I want to let her go. Now he knows who I am, the other side of my world. I don't want him to get into this darkness, I want him to be free, and that freedom he'll only be able to get away from me" every word Aric said hurt himself, but that's the truth.

No matter how Aric ran, he would never be able to escape from the pitch of the black world, the enemy would continue to chase after him.

The marquis fell silent, he knew A's intent clearly. It would be difficult for Lily as an ordinary person to understand her world and Aric, where lives could be lost unexpectedly.

Brakes

Lily pushed the door hard, she was already unable to contain her anger anymore.

"Who wants to go? who do you want to get off? Am I just something you can throw away after you wear it. Aric?!"

Aric was surprised, Lily looked at him with great anger.

"Aric Jawab! why are you quiet?! ask Lily with a shout.

"It's not like that, honey." Aric tried to get off the bed, but the infusion held back his steps.

"Shut up! I'm sick of your loving calls, you never really loved me!"

Aric removed the infusion needle stuck in the back of the hand forcefully, blood rushing from there, but Aric did not care. He rushed down and approached Lily.

"Dear, calm down." Aric tried to grab Lily's hand, but the woman kept on brushing him off.

"You're a liar, Aric, you're a liar. You don't love me." Lily lowered her head, her voice sounding hoarse as her tears fell.

"Hey ... Don't cry, I beg you." Aric gathered in front of her, with Aric's hands still dripping with blood, Aric covered Lily's face and slightly lifted her up.

"I heard everything, wanted to leave me," Lily said with a soft look.

Aric just kept quiet, he lowered his eyes. Aric could not look Lily in the eye.

"Why didn't you ask me? what do you want me? Why did you decide everything yourself?"

Aric is still tight-lipped.

"For me you are you, you are my husband Artama Aric Mahadev, the father of my children. Whoever you are, I want to stay by your side, okay?"

Lily put their eyebrows together. Aric was silent, only tears welled up in his eyes.

"Aric, will you grant me one wish?"

"What?" asked Aric with a hoarse voice held back.

"Please let me be with you until I can no longer open my eyes."

Aric looked up at his face, their two clear eyes clashing. Aric nodded, his hands immediately grabbing Lily in his arms.

The Marquis and Helena were silent, watching the two men.

"That's so sweet Honey, '" whispered the Marquis as he leaned spoiled on Helena's shoulder.

"Hem, we better get out of this place." The marquis agreed.

The two walked silently, leaving behind a husband and wife who learned to understand each other.