INFINITE LOYALTY
PLANTING SINS...

Riani's daydream was scattered with the sound of calls and hand waves from Rolland's papah which was far ahead of her.

"Yes Pah!" riani replied in a slightly loud voice.

With a little run Riani immediately followed Papah Rolland.

"Oh son, you don't run...Remember that! you're pregnant!" back Papah Rolland shouted in a frightened and horrified tone to see Riani who was running small with her big belly.

It was on his face that worried him greatly.

Riani immediately braked suddenly after hearing the cry of her papa.

With a smile of guilt Riani approached Papah Rolland who glared anxiously at him.

"Hehehe...Sorry Pah, Riani forgot that she was pregnant" replied Riani with her innocent face.

Seeing the mimic of Riani's innocent and funny face, making the worry of Rolland papah subside.

"Yes, but don't repeat! dangerous once, try if your mother sees you who run around like that, can be as cute as her..."

"Please don't tell me Pah, please..."

"Yes Papah promised, so if the road is not while daydreaming, let's not miss" he ledek.

"Yes...Yes Pah.." replied Riani with her face that met with shame.

"Let's walk again, Aunt Grace is waiting for you" asked Papah Rolland as he pointed towards aunt Grace who was watching waving her hands towards them.

Riani and Papah Rolland again walked towards Aunt Grace with the others waiting in front of Ethan's ward.

"How's your son Grace doing?" roland asked in front of them.

"Doctors are still handling it Bang..." Grace answered with a sad face.

Riani immediately approached and hugged Aunt Grace.

"Then what next, didn't you say that in America there was a hospital that could handle Ethan's disease?" ask Rolland again, but this time to Marcel.

"We've contacted the hospital there, we've also sent Ethan's medical history, and medical experts are studying Ethan's illness, and the possibility of a cure is huge"

"Then?"

"In a period of three days the hospital will notify the schedule of our departure to there"

"But the problem will definitely be very difficult to invite Ethan to go to America, while the only person who can persuade him is Riani" said Grace.

"So..how do you think, son?" ask Marcel.

In the face of hope by om Marcel and aunt Grace makes Riani to be unwell.

"What is clear and certain is that Riani can not accompany Ethan to America, because in addition to the Viola, the situation of Riani who is pregnant is also very high risk for long trips" Rolland said, help Riani to answer.

"I agree with what Bang Rolland said, I also do not want to force Riani son to help Ethan and Viola, Riani content is more important, especially before the birth of such a vulnerable" ronand said he agreed.

"What do you think, son?" aunt Grace asked, gently stroking Riani's head.

"Ethan still has to go, because there is hope for him to recover, later Riani will try to persuade him"

"Thank you Mba, for helping me and Ethan so much..." Said Viola who turned out to have returned with an expert doctor who handled Ethan, the doctor immediately went into Ethan's room.

All waited anxiously, while Viola and Riani sat a bit away from Ethan's room.

"I know that I can't force Riani's sister to help me take care of Ethan for as long as he's in America, but can't..." Viola did not continue his sentence, his heart hesitated to ask Riani once again to help him, whereas he felt that he had often relied on the help of Riani whenever Ethan needed Riani.

And it was as if Riani understood what Viola was thinking, smiling and hugging Viola warmly.

"While I can't go with you guys, I'll still help you by talking to Ethan while he's in treatment there"

"Thank you very much, brother, and sorry to always trouble you..."

Riani nodded, then the two of them hugged each other.

"Haaah...I feel like I failed at being Ethan's wife..." Complaining Viola after the two let go of each other's embrace.

"You don't say that, instead I salute you who can very patiently and strongly face Ethan with the pain he suffers, while I'm not necessarily able to like you Vio..."

"But I was almost desperate, brother, because Ethan never opened his heart to me..."

"You need to stay patient Vio, because I'm sure one day Ethan's inner eyes will see and realize your sincerity..."

The sound of footsteps approaching towards them, instantly stopped the chatter of the two.

Aunty Grace seemed to be walking in a hurry to approach them.

"Vio, son Riani...Ethan's conscious, but he'd love to see you, son..." Aunt Grace said as she arrived in front of the two of them as her eyes looked expectantly at Riani.

"Where does Ethan know that I'm here Tan?" ask Riani astonished.

"Tante doesn't know son, either, he just says he knows you've come and he's eager to see you, son..."

"Well then, maybe it's time for me to talk to him and get things straight, come on, Auntie..."Take Riani and take Viola with her to come along with her as well.

.............

Arriving in Ethan's room, Ethan's surprised face is very clear when he sees Riani's large stomach.

"I'd like to have a four-eye talk with Riani, would you?" ethan said begging and commanding.

Without a word, Viola and Aunt Grace immediately walked out of the room.

Ethan waved weakly at Riani so that he would get closer to him immediately.

Without a word, the two looked at each other and fell silent into a thousand languages.

In Riani's heart she wanted to feel like she was crying looking at Ethan's helpless state.

With his hands shaking helplessly, Ethan raised his hand and slowly stroked gently the distended stomach of Riani.

"I'm sorry An-an..." His words were full of regret.

"I've forgiven you...Now who am I talking to...?" Riani asked with her bland joke.

"Hhhh...!" ethan's laughter was a little forced, because there was no more energy for him to speak out.

"Now I'm still Ethan An-an, and from now on until later I'll call you by that name, may I?" continued Ethan.

Riani was powerless to answer him, and just a nod of her head she agreed.

"Is my son...?" Ethan asked again while looking deeply at Riani's stomach.

Riani holds soft hands Ethan who is still stroking his stomach, then in the kiss of Ethan's hand which in taste just stay wrapped in the skin.

Ethan is only closed in on the kiss of Riani's lips, this kiss is what he really misses and looks forward to, after so long since his separation with Riani 18 years ago, he said, tears of joy flowed down Ethan's face.

"Sorry disappointed you...This is not your son, this is Radja's son, my husband..." Replied Riani with teary eyes.

"But I will still consider him my son and I want to be his father, may I?"

"How could Than? she was still Radja's flesh and blood, because at the time of the incident it turned out that I was pregnant..."

"I don't care whose flesh he is, but I want to think of him as my flesh and blood, because somehow I have planted sin on this fetus that you are carrying...And to atone for my sin, I want to love him like my own flesh and blood..." Answer Ethan kekeh.

"alright...You can be the father of my baby, but on 2 terms"

"Whatever the conditions I will accept as long as you don't tell me to stay away from you and my future son..." Ethan gently squeezed the hand of Riani who was still holding her stomach.

"The first thing you have to do is go to America and get treatment there..."

"That means I should stay away from you? you want me to stay away from you An-an." asked Ethan with a sad look.

"Didn't I promise you? I want you to heal Than...So get well soon, so you can come back soon"

"Alright, I'll go but on condition that you always support me"

"How?"

"Every day I'll call or chat you, and you'll have to answer"

"But..What if I really can't answer it?"

"At least chat me before"

"OK..."

"Then what's the second condition?"

"The second condition is...I beg you to open your heart and try to accept Viola's sincere love, cherish her as your wife"

"If I can't how?"

"Then my son and I will disappear without a trace of you..."

"So if I qualify second then I can see you and my son at any time?"

"Yes, I promised you that..."

"Okay, then I'll try to qualify for that second one"

"Good, then now we agree!"

Ethan nodded and the two hooked their little fingers together, and they laughed, as they remembered in their childhood doing the same thing, every time they made a promise.

"Now...You have to take care of your health and eat regularly, look at your hands, just two weeks I haven't seen you've been like a skull alive like this!" riani said while raising Ethan's hand.

"I have no appetite, but now I feel hungry and want to eat"

"Then I call your wife to serve you a meal"

"But I want you to serve me An-an..." Ethan's spoiled vibe.

"Can't Than, there's your wife here and you promised me, for me and your son's sake please..." Riani Kayu.

"Alright, for your sake and for my son's sake..." Ethan replied.

Riani smiled triumphantly, then she came out to call Viola.

.............

Behind the glass window, Riani sees Viola lovingly feeding Ethan a meal.

Although there is a corner of the heart that hurts, Riani is still happy when she sees Viola's happy face.

His memory goes back to Ethan's words...

"If Ethan said his actions at that time were called planting sins, then what did Teddy do to me at that time can also be called planting sins? Oh my...What kind of guy is this...

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