Giving Birth to My Brother
66. The Guardians

"You don't worry, I'll hire some people to look after this house. So, Elin won't have a chance to escape again" Ariel said.

"Really?" ask Sinta.

Ariel nodded. He's been planning this since yesterday. Galang already knew Elin was pregnant and had married, it felt that it was already a bit unsafe for him. She couldn't risk it if more people knew about Elin's pregnancy.

"I want to fire Budhe Sarti" said Ariel.

Sinta widened both her eyes. "Are you serious? But Budhe Sarti can be trusted," Sinta said.

Ariel nodded slowly. "Budhe only knows I married Siri to Elin. If Budhe finds out we took baby Elin, it feels a bit dangerous. Especially Budhe dear to Elin."

"But what if Budhe opens his mouth to many people outside?"

"You are calm" said Ariel. "The Budhe family is out of town. I'm sure Budhe will return home if we give him a lot of money for his sacking."

Sinta nodded in agreement. He does not mind if he has to cook and clean the house as long as everything goes smoothly. He doesn't want his plans with Ariel to fall apart because of outsiders.

"It's up to you, Mom. The important thing is that we don't lose Elin and the baby" Sinta said.

Ariel rubbed Sinta's head. "I'm sorry, I have to beat you up like this. But, this is the best way, honey. After 5 months and the baby is born, I'm sure everything will be fine."

"5 months? And after that, I hope you divorce Elin, Mas."

Ariel swallowed the saliva. Actually, the divorce was indeed the best for her, and for Elin, perhaps. Because Elin could start a new life out there. Elin will probably meet another man who is much better and responsible than her. However, somehow he felt he did not want to let go of Elin. How selfish would he be to keep Elin on the grounds that Elin should breastfeed their baby? He's just gonna use Elin again?

"That's the problem, we'll talk about it next time, honey. I'm so tired. I want to fall asleep," said Ariel reasoned.

Sinta grunted quietly. "I want the baby breastfed with formula. I don't want Elin breastfeeding our baby. She promised to leave after giving birth. Let him find his own life! Your sister is an adult and it's not good if she hitchhikes in our house!"

Ariel who had just laid down could only look at his wife in a daze. He understood why Sinta was so angry and was jealous of him and Elin. "Here," he said as he pulled Sinta's body into the bed.

Be the couple hugging there. Ariel could still feel Sinta's blooming breath as a sign that his wife was still very angry.

"You made love to Elin last night?" ask Sinta with a stifled voice.

"I only admitted it to persuade him to go home" replied Ariel.

Sinta looked at Ariel with reddened eyes. She hit Ariel hard in the chest because she felt she had been betrayed by her own husband.

"Elin is my wife too" said Ariel as calmly as possible. He restrained Sinta's rebellious body by beating her chest. "He's angry and needs to be calmed down, honey. You don't do this."

"As long as Elin is gone, you reject me, Mas. And when you met Elin, you just fucked her?" ask Sinta in disbelief.

"You can't sleep with Elin anymore. I don't want to" said Sinta.

Ariel clasped Sinta's hand tightly. He then rubbed Sinta's face gently. "Then, we can lose Elin and the baby. Plis, you follow what I do if you want our plan to go smoothly."

"So you want to fuck Elin again?"

"I told you, I'll be fair with you two. I will spend more nights with you, just calm down," said Ariel assured.

In front of her, Sinta started crying. However, he let Ariel hug his body. His heart was broken with the fact that none of this was easy. It is not easy at all to accept.

***

In the afternoon, before Budhe Sarti came home, Ariel accidentally met him. He was determined that his plan should not fail. Budhe Sarti was very close to Elin and he was worried that if Budhe Sarti knew he was going to take Elin's baby, the situation would not be good. Ariel also thinks of another possibility if Elin intends to run away again, perhaps Budhe Sarti will help him.

"What is this, sir?" budhe Sarti asked as she stared at the thick white envelope proffered by Ariel. A few months ago, Ariel did the same to him. Giving her a wad of money so she shut up about Ariel's marriage to Elin.

"Budhe does not need to work again from tomorrow" said Ariel. Budhe Sarti's eyes widened. "I've bought a train ticket for tomorrow afternoon."

"But why, sir? Am I working less well?" asked Budhe Sarti confused.

"No, Budhe. But I know Budhe's husband in the village is sick. So, it's better for Budhe to take care of Budhe's husband" Ariel said.

"Sir, I can really keep a secret" said Budhe Sarti. "Did Mr Ariel not believe me so I was fired? I'm really not leaking out the matter of the marriage of both Fathers with anyone."

"I believe in Budhe, just calm down" Ariel said as she placed the envelope in Budhe Sarti's hand. "But I also care about the Budhe family."

"Who would help at home if I wasn't around, sir? Kasian Bu Sinta, Neng Elin," said Budhe Sarti who actually had smelled the tension between Sinta and Elin. Of course, he was very sorry for Elin who was Ariel's second wife, but was more often ignored.

"There will be someone new, I will not make my wife difficult, Budhe. I'm very grateful that Budhe has been reliable" said Ariel.

"I'm the one who thanked you, sir" said Budhe Sarti awkwardly. "I can say goodbye to Neng Elin first?"

"No, Elin may be sleeping" Ariel said.

Budhe Sarti nodded. Having received the money and being asked to leave, that afternoon he passed. He stared at Ariel's house from a distance and could only be inward, whatever Ariel was doing, hoping it wasn't something that would make others hurt.

Ariel took a deep breath after releasing the departure of Budhe Sarti. It was a decision he thought was best. He did not fire Budhe Sarti just like that, but he also paid people to watch over him as long as he was sure that Budhe Sarti was not a threat.

Next, Ariel immediately called Soni, her confidant. "Soni, you please send Damar, Seto, Miko and Marcus to my house. Starting tonight, they should be keeping watch around my house."

Ariel stared at the stairs when she heard footsteps approaching. He smiled at Elin who was walking into the kitchen, towards him! He immediately turns off his call and welcomes Elin. This time, he will never let Elin escape, he will make sure Elin stays home safely even though that means, he has to lock Elin up.