FORBIDDEN PASSION STEPCHILDREN
Chapter 72. Seek to Receive

Karen put the drink and food she brought on the table in front of Arion. He sat in front of Arion.

"Karen, is the arrival of Papi disturbing," said Papi Arion.

"No, Pi," said Karen trembling slightly. She did not expect her ex-husband to visit.

Karen looked towards the middle-aged man, who was also looking towards him with a regretful look. It never crossed Karen's mind that Arion would give her the look she is today. I don't know, Karen also couldn't clearly describe how they looked but the woman knew, this was a gaze she hadn't gotten from the man since she knew him.

"But I'm sorry because Papi has been evil and wrong to you, Karen. Forgive all the harsh words that came out of Papi's mouth," said Arion sincerely from the heart. His sudden remark made Karen a little shocked.

Hearing Arion apologize back to him, made Karen of course shocked. Even Karen repeatedly pinched her own arm silently just to make sure that what she heard just now was indeed spoken from the mouth of Arion's papi.

Dusk took a deep breath, it was actually difficult for him to trust all. However, he was also unlikely to hold a grudge forever.

"I've forgiven Papi." That's all that came out of his mouth. In her heart, Karen had not been so receptive to all of this.

"But you really are, right? Have you forgiven Papi?" ask Papi to his daughter.

"Well," answered Karen, nodding her head.

Arion is happy to hear it, she is grateful because Karen is a very good woman.

"If you've forgiven Papi, please don't be afraid and awkward anymore. Let it be more felt that you have indeed opened your heart to papi," Arion asked Karen.

Karen nodded her head. Karen promises to try to eliminate the trauma if it proves Arion changed. Not that Karen was vengeful, but that fear and trauma did not easily disappear just like that, what else if they were to sit together like this.

Right now, Karen felt her heartbeat racing fast. His hands were trembling and cold.

"Yes, Papi" said Karen still learning to accept Arion.

Arion was happy to hear that. Relieved it was because Karen had truly convinced them that all their feuds had passed.

"From now on, you don't have to worry about Papi. Just as Papi treats Rico as a son, Papi will think of you as Papi's own daughter." Arion said with sincerity from the heart, making Karen feel as if she was getting a new energy that had long been lost from her body.

I don't know what this feeling is? Cool suddenly felt there was something between him and Arion. But he can't pin down.

"Oh yeah, have you bought things for your baby-to-be when you're born?" ask Arion to Karen.

"Some of it we've bought, Pi," Karen replied awkwardly.

"If the wedding preparations are ripe?" ask Arion again.

"We were planning to just get married without having a party. That's after the marriage annulment letter came out."

"Why not throw a party. Let Papi take care of everything. Wedding annulment letter, tomorrow also out. So your marriage can take place next week" Papi said with passion.

"Not bother, Pi. Let it be just marriage. People would be surprised to see me and Rico finally getting married" Karen said.

"It should be a party. All Papi will announce the annulment of Papi's marriage and yours" Papi said again.

Karen just smiled. He can't decide everything without talking to Rico.

"I'll talk to Rico first, Pi."

"Just later if for example you need anything, just contact Papi. I'll help you, don't be afraid of this or that." Arion warns Karen in order to rely on herself as a parent.

Arion wants to be a more useful parent to Karen in order to make amends for her past mistakes. Although Arion is also not sure, whether what he will do later can make up for his mistakes or not. The past will remain the past, and a person lives for the future.

Not to be stuck in the past. Although difficult, between Arion, Karen and Rico, of course, will try to summarize everything that has happened because time can never be repeated again. What happened, let it happen.

"Before, I wanted to say thank you to Papi for wanting to cancel the marriage before," said Karen finally.

Arion smiled at Karen. The fatherly aura within Arion is instantly visible in Karen's eyes, and this makes the fear in Karen less when dealing with Arion. Unlike yesterday, Karen would definitely tremble violently every time she came face to face with Arion.

"There's no need to say that anyway if anyone has to say thank you here, Papi is the one. Because you want to accept and forgive this much wrong Papi," said Papi sincerely.

It is not easy for Karen to forgive others whose status as her ex-husband and that person who had once spoken unpleasant words to her and committed cruel acts on her.

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