HATE Before LOVE
Trial.

*Some days later*

GECK! GECK! GECK!

The judge had tapped the hammer legitimately stating that Yanuar would serve his prison sentence on charges of sexual harassment, attempted human trafficking. He also lost custody of Adit. That certainly made him rampage in the trial, he shouted at Elif and Zehra for what happened to him, after which he begged Adit to leave Zehra and Elif. I don't know what Yanuar's thinking is, but it's obviously messed up.

There was a feeling of pity and could not bear to see the figure of the man who had known as Elif as his father was in a state of concern. But for what he had been doing all this time, Elif tried to strengthen his heart. What else Adit himself refused with his father. In his heart, Elif prayed, may the grudge planted in Yanuar's heart slowly be released, because in the end it was the grudge that destroyed his life, making him lose everything.

The atmosphere of the trial that was originally quite restrained became a little chaotic as Yanuar rebelled as the officer held on and the talisman attacked Zehra with the gaze of his eyes shrouded in anger. If only Ardan had not been able to protect his future mother-in-law, perhaps Yanuar's hand had landed on Zehra's face, but because Ardan was standing in front of Zehra so Ardan was hit by the blow. Ardan showed no emotion despite Elif and Zehra screeching in fear, Ardan merely rubbed the corner of his bloody lips then grinned thinly at Yanuar who was instantly secured again by the attendant.

"Do you want to extend your sentence?" asked Ardan casually.

"Defend Yanuar! I'm warning you if you can't be calm, then the punishment will be aggravated!" the judge said loudly and firmly.

After that, Yanuar fell to the point of making the officer have trouble carrying him, he cried, roared, his crying voice was roaring to the outside of the courtroom.

"Take the accused to his place!" Order the judge to the two officers who hold Yanuar.

"Adit! Adit! Daddy's Son! Sorry Dad! Sorry Dad! ADIT!"

His voice grew increasingly faint.

Adit clenched his hands, his jaw hardened, his gaze filled with stifled emotions. As soon as the Judge came out of the courtroom, Adit immediately ran out.

"Addit!" Elif called and was about to catch up with him, but Ardan held back.

"Let him alone first. I'll ask Teddy to watch her from afar."

Elif nodded as a sign of agreement.

***

If it were not for Elif who always calmed him down, Adit would have been a dissident child since the father always demanded him to be what his father wanted him to be. If it were not for Zehra's tender heart and fair affection, Adit might have been a very selfish little brother and son. If only he could open his heart to Zehra and Elif, he would realize that his life was very fortunate to have two wingless angels by his side. But unfortunately Yanuar prefers to cultivate grudges and let those grudges now destroy him.

Suddenly someone was sitting next to him, Adit immediately hurriedly wiped his tears that had dripped. He turned his face for a while and saw Ardan sitting leisurely right next to him.

Ardan smiled wryly, patting Adit on the shoulder.

"It's okay if you cry, it's natural."

"I'm crying because I'm upset, Bang." Adit. "Why do you still blame mom and sister? Though he knew, all this time he had intentionally injured mother and sister."

"Because all this time your father has chosen the wrong choice, and let that choice lead him so far as to justify his actions." replied Ardan. "He did not speak of his disappointment to anyone, so you caused hatred and resentment and blinded his heart."

Just throw a rough breath. "Yes Bang, Brother is right. And if only my father had used his heart, we would have been a very harmonious family."

Ardan nodded in agreement.

"If you hadn't been standing in front of Mom, I would have been hit by Dad. Thank you Bang, you've been protecting Mom, and I'm sorry you got hurt."

Hearing that made Ardan anxious to scramble the top of the teenager's hair. Then he said, "You know, you're the wisest, most mature teenager I've ever known."

"That's because Mother and Sister, if there weren't any of them, maybe I would've been a dissident child."

"You know, when you were your age, I was a pretty rebellious kid, because I never wanted to understand everything that was planned for me. I once ran away from home, I don't know to whom I can tell my frustration, the burden that's on my shoulders, but then I met. uh no, maybe more precisely I saved someone. And the parents of the man I saved were devastated and also grateful to me. From her eyes I finally realized how scared parents were of losing their child. And I realized, what my parents did was solely for my future security. Since I'm an only child, I don't have a brother or sister, later I will stand alone even later I will be a place to lean, she said, that's why my parents have been behind me since your age with all kinds of business."

"You know, sometimes a little bit of defiance at your age is commonplace, because sometimes at that time you find yourself. But I salute you so much, you have such a big heart that you don't have to be a dissident kid to find yourself." Ardan patted Adit on the shoulder. "Good boy."

From a distance, Elif, Zehra and Teddy saw how the two backs of the man were sitting side by side. How Ardan calmed Adit, made his sister smile again, gave strength to Zehra's son making the two women so touched and moved and grateful.

Likewise with Teddy, he was very distrustful to see so many changes in Ardan after knowing Elif in his life. No more cold Ardan, no more smiling Ardan, no more cynical Ardan. It really turned into a warmer and more understated person. Never imagined Teddy before that his boss turned out to have a warm side and could calm the teenage boy. He was sure that his great master and great mistress would be very proud of Ardan.