Let me Love Her Mother
Punishment For Lidya

Once all is ready, Renata immediately goes into the operating room. Liam looked at his wife and Renata looked at Liam.

"I'm here," whispered Liam warmly giving Renata a hint of calm.

Liam and the family members waited with feelings of anxiety, worry, and fear. Especially Liam, Liam continued to stare wildly he could not calm down even though he was fixated on his position but his breath seemed to be racing and his hands continued squeezing each other showing the uneasiness of his heart.

"It's okay" whispered Anin, gripping her son's shoulder. "You will soon be a father" whispered his mother again with a smile, Liam turned to his mother and smiled.

***

On the other hand Lidya continued to pray that Renata could give birth without obstruction, she did not stop praying. He was standing in one corner of the same hospital as Liam and Renata. He came but could not get close, he just prayed from a distance.

***

Not long after, there was the sound of crying babies from Renata's room in surgery, all breathing was relieved. Anin is happily her son.

"That's the voice of Mama's granddaughter. Very loud," Anin murmured with a happy smile. Liam is happy. A moment accidentally Liam saw Lidya's whereabouts at a glance, there was a smile Liam had on Lidya from a distance. Lidya smiled at him, as if to say thank you. It was Liam who told Lidya that Renata was going to give birth.

Liam feels that somehow Lidya is the mother-in-law that she should respect as well. She was just trying to be fair to Renata who could love her mother like her real mother, so it was unfair that she could not be the same.

After making sure everything was okay. Lidya also left. As she leaves Anin catches a glimpse of her, but has yet to realize if it's Mauren aka Lidya. It's just that he felt a strange beat when he saw Lidya passing by, even though he only saw his back.

Anin immediately straightened out her thoughts, she did not want to be bothered with anything else just yet. He now wants to focus on his first grandchild. She immediately approached the nurse who had just come out of the operating room asking about the state of her granddaughter and daughter-in-law.

"Mother and Child are healthy. Now wait a little while longer, Renata's mother can come out," the sister explained making everyone relieved.

Liam seemed impatient to meet his son and wife.

***

Renata has been moved to the treatment room with her baby, Liam continues to sit next to Renata without moving from there. She was very happy with the presence of her baby with Renata.

"Well at the Adhan-in, Li?" ask his uncle Budi and his superiors in the company.

"Today, om" said Liam, touching the baby's fingers. Renata just smiled at the funny behavior of her husband who looks still in disbelief if now he has become a father.

This happiness was beautiful, but Renata still expected her mother to be present among them at this time, that hope was very impossible to happen at this time. Liam saw a sad streak on his wife's face, he knew Renata was now thinking about her mother. But Liam only smiled faintly, because without anyone's knowledge Lidya came to watch even from a distance.

***

On the other side in front of the hospital gate, Lidya seemed to smile when she saw the portrait of her grandson that was sent by Liam to her just now, she wiped her phone with the portrait of her first grandchild.

As her smile faded, she recalled Anin. Maybe Anin's curse is happening right now.

In his frail moment like now he lost everything. In his old age, which was no longer helpless, he was left behind by his children and grandchildren. Lidya sat in a quiet stall that was closed. He bowed with his sobs that he could endure.

'I just want to hug my grandson, God, don't make me late. Just once, I wanted to hug her just once, god, ' Inner Lidya cried.

"Thank you, my son-in-law Liam, I'm sorry for what I did to your family first" he muttered among his sobs alone in the dark of the night

Then he stepped back on his feet to return to his residence in the middle of the silence of the night.

***

After a few days in the treatment, Renata was finally allowed to go home. Liam insists on staying in Bimo's apartment for a while on the grounds his mother is rarely at home and Bimo's apartment is closer than his office as well.

Anin who is super busy it with a heavy heart must leave her grandchildren who actually still need it, because considering Renata Cesar's birth and still in recovery. He was not so strong for his usual activities.

"It's okay, Ma. Rere is strong, really. There is also aunty Ana who often nengokin us here," said Renata full of understanding.

"I'm sorry, Mama didn't want to go. Mama is still heavy thinking of you," said Anin as she looked at Renata and her granddaughter in her arms.

After saying goodbye Anin left with a look that looked very heavy.

These are the moments Renata has been waiting for. Renata immediately called her mother to come to her residence. She has also not seen her mother for a long time because Anin who did choose to live with Liam and Renata after Renata gave birth. It made Lidya unable to visit her grandson. He was very eager to meet his grandson.

While on Renata's phone he immediately prepared to leave, he hurriedly finished his work first with enthusiasm.

The boss where he worked was surprised to see Lidya who looked hurried.

"Where are you going, Buk? Looks rushed?" ask the young boss who owns the restaurant where Lidya works.

"This is Reno's son, my mother's grandson was just born, so my mother was on the phone he said he had brought her home. That's why I want to rush to clean up so I can quickly come. Ibuk has long wanted to see it," said Lidya with a smile and without realizing it there is a clear circle dripping from the corner of his eye because it was moved and very happy.

The employer who saw Lidya's great enthusiasm did not have the heart to see it.

"Oh, yeah. I'm just leaving now. About the kitchen let the others do it. Not official workers. I don't have to solve everything. I have been helped I am happy, especially now my mother is sick," said the boss kindly.

Lidya just smiled hearing that. Because Lidya was at the restaurant, not a worker. He was given a ride by his best friend. He occupied an empty room on the top floor of the restaurant. Though his best friend had offered to stay with him but Lidya rejected him because he was afraid of trouble.

Because it is not good to stay free there, Lidya also helps cook and clean up there. And it turns out that the cuisine that Lidya made was even liked by many customers, so since then Lidya who had only hitched a ride as a spice concoction there. And also in the salary by his friend's child as his services spice dishes there as well as help settle.

Lidya became a favorite employee there because she was friendly and motherly in the liking of young employees there. Therefore Lidya has additional income.

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