Heart of a Handsome Doctor
Chapters 136. Distances

...I chose this path, because I thought you were the last thing I'd have for the rest of my life, the rest of my age...

...But now it all feels silly, you're getting away, you're getting away,...

...Or am I the one who chose to stay away?...

Boy looked at the photo of Aurel inside his phone. That little girl is the most beautiful gift for Boy.

"I thought that with Aurel in our marriage, I would be able to bring you closer. But the truth is, you're getting further, Nat. Where is my old friend? Why'd you change, Nat?"

Boy massaged his temple slowly. It's ten in the night but Natasha hasn't returned home yet.

A knock on the door of his room made Boy gasp and headed for the door.

"Mama?" Boy was surprised because Lian suddenly came to his room.

"Mama put Aurel to bed. You still awake? Are you waiting for Natasha to come home?"

"Yes, Ma. He must be so busy that he's coming home late."

"Don't keep defending him! He had long since ignored Aurel. You should have reprimanded your wife! Want to let you live like this?"

"Ma, please. Don't talk about this now! I'm afraid that Mommy Riana will hear it!"

"Let him hear it! He needs to know what his daughter is doing. We shouldn't have to take him to live here."

"Ma, Mommy Riana lived alone after Daddy Kenzo died. Of course I can't let him live alone."

"You always defend him! Never mind, Mama is lazy to argue with you!" Lian passed away leaving Boy's room.

Boy exhaled a rough breath. "Why did it all get like this? What else am I supposed to do?"

Boy went to bed and laid down his tired body.

Until the morning finally greeted, Boy woke up and saw Natasha was beside him.

Boy is smiling. "You must be tired! You sleep well." Boy kissed Natasha's forehead then got up and headed to the bathroom.

After cleaning up, Boy sees Natasha is awake.

"Hi, honey, are you awake?"

"Hi, I'm sorry I woke up late" Natasha said, hugging Boy who had just come out of the bathroom.

"I know you're busy. You better clean yourself up soon."

Natasha nodded and immediately entered the bathroom.

Boy changed his clothes and set himself in front of the mirror.

"What's wrong with all this?" inner Boy while wearing a tie.

Boy came out of his walk in closet and found Natasha still in the bathroom.

Somehow Boy's eyes were fixed on a large flat object that Natasha always carried. A smart tablet that contains Natasha's schedule of activities. Boy wants to find out if Natasha is really that busy or he has to believe Lian's hunch that Natasha is hiding something.

Boy's outstretched hand took the object over the nightstand. But when she touches the object, Natasha comes out of the bathroom and calls Boy.

"Darling!" Boy immediately put the flat object back.

"You done yet?" tanya Boy is stale.

"Hmm, what are you gonna do with my tablet?"

"none. I just want to know what you've been doing for a whole day."

"You yourself know what I've been doing for a whole day."

"Yes, okay. I trust you. Or do you .. actually have a secret?"

Natasha laughing. "What secret do you mean?"

"The secret you kept inside that flat object." Boy pointed at the smart tablet in Natasha's hand with his chin.

Natasha smiled again. "Boy, there is not a single person in this world who shares his secret with others. If anyone said that, then that person must be lying!" Natasha passed by and headed for her dressing room, a large and luxurious walk in closet that held Natasha's collectibles.

Boy only sighed and then he came out of the room and met his little daughter. Only Aurel can calm Boy's heart at the time of his grief.

......***......

Maliq was waiting for Dion in his son's study. He looked at the desk of the handsome man who looked clean without a picture of a girl there.

"Dad! What are you doing here?" Dion entered his study.

"Hi, Son. You done checking on your patients?"

"Yes. What's the matter, Dad came here? If there's anything important, you can ask me to come home."

"Ish, you're this. So you're just gonna come home if your mom or dad asks you to come home, huh?"

"It's not. I'm sorry I rarely visit you."

"Are you that busy? Or are you ... being preoccupied by someone?"

"Someone who did you mean?" Dion scrunched his forehead.

"Easy! We talk while we sit!" Maliq asked Dion to sit with him on the sofa.

Dion also complied.

"Look, Son. There's something I want to talk about. It's about your sister."

"Rion's? What's wrong with her?"

"You know for yourself that your sister has been living in that remote village for a year. I'd like to ask you to persuade Rion to return to this hospital."

"Dad knows that Rion is pursuing his love. Just let him be there."

"Ish, you're this!" Maliq raised his hand and wanted to hit his eldest son who was already a man today.

"Dad! I'm no longer a kid who has to be beaten up if I make a mistake."

Maliq lowered his hand. He had no intention of hitting his handsome son. He just wants to bluff.

"Seek your man to meet Rion. It requires a pediatrician. He has to come back here."

Dion nodded his head. "But, I didn't promise she'd be willing to come back here. All I see is that he's been joined to the village."

"What charm is that girl so alluring? Until your sister's so crazy about her."

Dion pressed his shoulders. "She's a sweet girl. Rion fell in love at first sight with her. It's been almost five years and he still loves the girl. I think he's serious. You agreed, right?"

Maliq seems to think. "If you need to bring the girl here too. Isn't he a doctor too?"

"Yes. I heard he wants to take a specialist as well. But I don't know what he wants to choose either."

"alright. I just want to talk to you about that. You are twin brothers. I'm sure Rion will listen to you."

Dion nodded in understanding.

"Then you're alone? When are you gonna bring a girl home? Your best friend Boy already has a daughter."

"okay! Yes already! Don't talk to me about this!" Dion didn't want his father to go after him. He immediately asked his father to come out.

"Hey, you're so disrespectful! You kicked your dad out, huh!"

"Sorry, Dad. Soon I have a public teaching class at the university. I'm going to visit home this week. Okay?"

Dion immediately closed the door to his room. Maliq just shook his head slowly with his son's behavior.

With considerable curiosity, Maliq stopped his steps and contacted his friend who worked at the University of Avicenna. He asked for the data of a student who became a magnet for his son to decide to move to a remote village.

"Send me the data immediately!" close Maliq on the phone.

Shortly a message came in on Maliq's phone. He also opened it.

"Hmm?" Maliq scrunched his forehead.

"Aleya Sugandi's. What a sweet girl. So you're the one who made my son leave the house. May you not hurt my fragile son's heart..." Maliq smiled and then stepped back.

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