Genius Child: DEMI GAURI
CHAPTERS 17. CATFISH SIGNAL

Seeing Elea just shut up, Kay gave up. He dropped the wooden bracelet on the open palm. A sweet smile was painted on the face of Ayu. Elea thanked Kay a lot and immediately put it on her left wrist.

Next morning.

Kayshan was asked to see Dr. Chen. Medical conclusions on the development of Gauri brought happy news. After about two months of treatment in Malaysia, his daughter was allowed to return to Indonesia.

Various preparations he did after leaving the doctor's room. Kayshan made up for many prescriptions for Gauri's drug supplies over the coming month, as well as other things including booking a return ticket.

Kayshan returned to Gauri's treatment room late in the afternoon. Her tired face made Elea concerned. The nanny, thrusting the drink in front of Kay who had just sat on the sofa.

"Sir, drink first. All I want permission," said Elea, glancing at Kay's closed eyes. His face looks worried.

"thank you. What permission?" kayshan asked, grabbing a glass and sipping mineral water into the toilet. He closed back after putting the object down, leaning his head against the sofa.

"Go back to Indo to continue studying S1 teacher program. Abuya uh dad already collected the graduation papers," replied Elea, looking down. The fingers are tied to each other on the lap.

"You can still work, El. I know you're just taking time off from college with something as good as it is right now. But are you leaving Gauri?" pressed Kay, opened her eyes and looked fixedly at Elea.

"Some, I can't seem to. Towards graduation will certainly be busy with judicium and others. I was afraid of abandoning Gauri" Elea replied, this time venturing to see her interlocutor.

Kayshan did not answer. She felt increasingly tired, but Elea was still waiting for her answer.

Daddy Gauri said he would think about Elea's request after returning to Indonesia. He then asked the nanny to pack, making sure there were no items left behind because tomorrow afternoon their flight departure schedule.

As Elea got up, a sigh was heard by Kayshan.

"Ughhh!" elea Nintih. His hands reflexively held the waist along with a faint ringing in the face. The narrow netra closed tightly to withstand the pain.

"El, why?" kayshan asked, stunned by the shock to lean over to see the face of Elea who stood behind him.

"What's wrong, sir. I'm fine, please continue your rest" Elea retorted, just glancing with her tail eyes towards Kay behind her.

"Get's health. The supplement is taken." Kayshan reminds Elea that the vitamins she bought were still intact when she put a new bottle for her.

Elea just nodded. Complaints of back pain he had felt since one month ago. Frequent lifting of Gauri, rest is ambiguous, diet is less regular also often stay up late stealing the time to install draft thesis tasks, making him ignore health.

When he met Habrizi the other day, he asked her for permission when sending messages at night. Elea wanted to ask the young doctor about complaints that often arise. Among them, low back pain, excessive sweating, frequent urination at night, frequent pounding also easily tired.

Elea felt herself drinking enough and keeping the diet, but the body showed an incorrect reaction. He was worried that a disease that was in the midst of a compulsion among young people infected him.

Bad thoughts in the mind accompany every activity Elea throughout the day.

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It was time for Kayshan to thank the entire team of doctors, as well as other medical personnel who had provided the best service for Gauri, to be allowed to go home sooner.

The flight from Malaysia to Jakarta, Gauri passed by sleeping so that Elea had the opportunity to establish communication with her best friend, Deeza.

"Gue came back later in your office, Deez," whispered Elea as she glanced at Kayshan who was struggling with her laptop.

"OKAY. When's? I'll pick her up at the airport or her house?" deeza said, the friend on the other end.

"Just the day after. Late afternoon weekend," replied Elea. He closed the audio hole on the phone while whispering.

The call ended right when the voice of the officer announced that passengers using WiFi, can turn off the connection because the plane will land.

Gauri's return was warmly welcomed by Kamala. She had hired a nun so Elea was allowed a few days off. Secretly, while Kayshan was busy taking care of her granddaughter, Kamala gave Elea money for the holidays right then and there.

"What is this, Mom?" elea asked, astonished at Kamala's attitude of grabbing her hand and tucking in the envelope.

"Bonus take a walk. Maybe there is a new nurse, you can take a vacation," said Kamala, smiling kindly while holding Elea's fingers.

"What about Mr Kay?" lirih Elea, returned Kamala's gaze until her brows furrowed.

"Know, really. He would agree anyway. You are so good with his son. Gih," replied Madame Ghae. He led Elea's arm to get out of Kayshan's busy shelter.

Elea was astonished but she complied. He needs a break, and will ask Habrizi when he is at Deeza's house later. The girl went to use the ojol she ordered.

Kayshan is busy moving all the needs of his daughter to the lower room, so that Gauri is easy to move later when using a wheelchair and also physiotherapy at home. She made a bed for Elea there.

By midnight.

Gauri is breaking up, she's surprised. "Leelee, I want Leleeee. Dadddyyy, Lele mana, Lelee!. .. go, go, go," Gauri screeched, her hands wagging, brushed off the nurse's mouth.

Gauri's cry made Kayshan, who had moved rooms, wake up. She just realized she hasn't seen Elea since she arrived this afternoon. Kayshan called the girl's phone.

Elea's number is inactive, Kayshan is forced to calm Gauri by hugging her and telling her that Elea has passed out so tired that Gauri is silent because of her pity with Lele.

Next morning.

Kayshan scolds Kamala and asks where Elea is. He checked the early morning cctv and found Kamala as if asking the girl to leave.

"Don't push back Gauri's emotional stability, Ma. Elea's business is with me, not Mama. I don't want Gauri's painful treatment to fail just because of Mama's ridiculous act" Kay said, looking at Kamala's bead on the dinner table.

"Mama is not upset, just give a bonus let him take a walk. I'm tired of keeping a fussy boy," elak the Madame Ghae. His gaze was fixed on the plate, not daring to look at Kay.

Kayshan refused to argue. He's going to Deeza's agency after Elea for overhearing their conversation on the plane yesterday.

After breakfast, the handsome man glided east of Jakarta, blending in with the capital's traffic jam routine.

A few moments later.

His guess was right, he saw Elea was watering plants beside the building. Kayshan also parked his car not far from there.

"El!" call the successor of the Ghazwan clan. Walk towards Elea.

The ayu girl wearing a black robe and sky blue veil turned her head. "Loh, Mr. Kay, it's early in the morning. What's up?" ask Elea wonder. He turned off the water faucet and then greeted his master.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" kay asked, covering his forehead with his palm to ward off the blinding rays of the morning sun.

"Please," Elea nodded, pointing to the gazebo in front of the terrace.

The two walked side by side and sat far away on the Gazebo tent bench.

"I extended the contract, yes. It should be two more weeks, right?" kay said, looking at Elea.

"As I said in the hospital. It seemed impossible, because of her request," Elea replied, looking down, her heart tucked in pain.

"It's just that, there's another reason, huh? you were told to get married?" kay asked, though it was hard to say that.

Elea just kept quiet, not denying that her father wanted her to get married soon after graduation.

The comfort around Gauri and Kayshan wanted her to admit but Elea was afraid that her heart would be hurt by being too hopeful while Kamala was like that.

Elea's silence became the answer that Kayshan's conjecture was correct. He also tried to persuade her to wear something else.

"El. For Gauri. Um, for my sake, stay there. College without leaving me and Gauri. Sister business, different again. Your job is to accompany Gauri. How's it?" bargaining Kayshan, he looked towards her girl.

The eyes of the two met, held back by a few seconds. Then Elea looked down.

"Later to be slandered. However, if you don't want that to happen, you can do another way, which is to establish a good relationship with my family," Elea replied gesturing to Kay. His smile rose, looking towards Kayshan as he rose.

Kayshan's confused. He got up. "meaning?"

"I'll finish the job well. In the morning, Gauri will be able to slowly accept the presence of the new sisters. Excuse me, Mr. Kay," said Elea. He took off a sweet smile while bowing his body.

Kayshan looked at Elea's departure blankly. He's gamang.

"El. I forgot, let's just say it's a holiday you never took. But what does that mean?" kayshan murmured, scratched his nape and walked towards the car.

"Bring up a good relationship with my family."

"Bring up a good relationship with my family."

Elea's words were ringing in the mind throughout Kayshan's journey to Ghazwan Enterprise.

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