FORBIDDEN PASSION STEPCHILDREN
Chapter 83. Still In The Apartment

Karen wiped her tears that fell down her cheeks. He hoped that Papi Arion would shake his head at his question earlier. However, it turns out that the man justifies his words and questions.

Although Karen knew the truth, she was shocked when Arion nodded his head. Karen did not expect that the man who had made her present to the face of this earth would have lied to her and more painful she had ever had a grudge with him.

"Say it clearly, Pi. I want to hear why Papi is so vengeful of me that he wants to marry just to hurt me."

Arion took a deep breath. It's all his fault. If only he were willing to ask and find out the truth, it would certainly not have happened like this.

In addition to being irresponsible to his son, Arion feels himself a carrier of suffering for his daughter. He does not deserve to be called Papi.

"I'm sorry, Papi" said Arion. I don't know how many times the apology came out of the man's lips.

"It's not an apology I want to hear. Papi answered enough of the questions I asked to make them all clear." Karen was eager to hear the reason for her Papi.

Karen began to get emotional. Rico stroked the woman's arm to calm down.

Arion changed his seat. To get rid of nervousness. He seemed to be breathing again. In his heart the man said, I have to be honest. Maybe it's time to make amends for all these mistakes.

"Alright, Papi will tell you the truth. Papi lends money to Rusdi's father and gives him a large amount of interest so he can't pay. Papi hopes your mother will regret that she prefers Rusdi and leaves Papi" Arion said in a statement.

Karen looked a little shocked to hear her Papa say. Even though she wanted to hear the answer from her Papi, she was still shocked to learn this harsh reality.

Karen snaps her body to the table to get closer to Arion, her biological father. He looked at the man's face without a blink.

"Why can Papa do this? Didn't you think of her heartache and disappointment later on if she was alive?" asked Karen in a slightly high voice.

Karen's tears are back. Remember how devastated she was when her mother died and after that decided her lover had to marry Arion.

What makes Karen even more sad, her mother died thinking that she was a burden on the family because she had to bear a debt for her treatment.

"I'm sorry, Papi. All Papi did was think your mother betrayed Papi. Though Papi chose to study abroad also for our happiness later. Papi wanted high school to prepare for a household with your mother. Let's get a decent job for our future."

"When Papi comes back, Papi gets word that your mother is married. Papi's trying to find your mother's whereabouts, asking for an explanation. But at that time Papi could not meet. Papi returns abroad with a grudge. Whose heart does not hurt, after the promise will wait for Papi, but in fact he married another man. That's also one of the reasons Papi likes to play women, because of a grudge with your mother," Papi said softly.

Hearing her mother's name taken and blamed makes Karen even more angry. Not enough of his mother's suffering. Until he closed his eyes, his mother still thought to be a burden on the family so that it further aggravated the condition of his illness. My mother also gave up.

Karen could not hold back her emotions. Hit the table hard. No matter what his hand hurt.

"So it's all my mother's fault. Everything that happened was his fault. Did Papi ever think my mom died thinking about her debt. As she struggles with her illness, she hears about the father's debt being so great that she finally gives up. He doesn't want to fight. Because I think, as long as he's alive, it's going to be a burden for my father, who has to find money to pay his debts and buy his medicine" Karen said.

Karen stood up from her seat. The woman could not accept Arion blaming her mother. For Karen, it's all the wrong guy. Wasn't she the one who left her mother, so she chose to marry Rusdi's father.

"Sorry, I can't accept Papi's explanation. I can't accept if my mother is to blame. Maybe you think this is selfish. But I'm the only one who knows how my mother suffered because she felt guilty, she felt a burden to my father and me. Enough of his suffering. Don't ever blame my mother again. Let him calm down" said Karen.

Karen stood up from her seat. Walk away from Rico and Papi Arion. Her chest tight when she heard her Papi still continues to blame her mother who chose to marry Rusdi's father.

Karen went into the room and closed the door. Rico stood up.

"Sorry, Pi. I want to catch up with Karen. I have to persuade and calm Karen. She's pregnant, it's not good for her to have too many thoughts" Rico said.

"I'm sorry Papi for just being a burden to Karen. Papi is sorry for everything that has happened" said Papi.

"I understand, Pi."

"Then it's best that Papi pamit. Just talk and talk to Karen. If anything happens with him, Papi will feel very guilty" Arion said.

He stood up from his seat and paid his way home with Rico.

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