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Anger

When Daren came in, it felt like he wanted to push Darren's body away from him. She was afraid that Theresia's condition would drop again when she saw Darren. Shelby walks over to Darren and then she blocks her husband's steps.

"Please get out of here, don't make Theresia drop." Shelby deliberately spoke slowly because she did not want to surprise Theresa, so Darren turned to his wife. Instead of answering, Darren smiled and made Shelby confused, until Darren finally continued his steps and now the gaze of Theresia and Darren stared at each other.

Theresia immediately closed her eyes when she saw Darren, she was terrified of her father. However, in a split second, Theresa opened her eyes when she felt the rubbing in her hair.

Theresia frowned. She thought this was a dream, her father stroked her hair and smiled at her. Apparently, this was real because he wasn't asleep.

"Theresia," call Darren. A speck of clear grain fell from Darren's eye when calling out the name Theresia, as did Theresia who was quite stunned as Darren called out to her in a gentle tone, even Darren's gaze was filled with sincerity. Theresia was confused, on one hand she was afraid of Darren, but on the other hand she was happy Darren was like this.

Shelby turned her gaze the other way when she saw Darren interacting with Theresia. Can she hope that Darren really loves Theresia like Tristan? Maybe if Darren does change, Shelby will help Darren to get Theresia's heart.

Maybe people think Shelby was stupid for allowing her to be close again to Theresia after what the man did, but believe me if Shelby keeps Darren and Theresia away and doesn't give Darren a chance to make amends to Theresia, it will only make things worse.

Because she was sure, Sooner or later, Theresa would definitely forgive Dareen and in the end Theresa would get what she wanted, which was close to Dareen.

time shows at 9 p.m.

This Saa Darren and Theresia are at the restaurant. Darren accidentally asks Shelby to speak at a restaurant near the hospital, while Theresia is being waited on by Tommy and Mayra.

"We order food first" Darren said, for the first time in ten years of marriage, perhaps this is the first time Darren has invited Shelby to dinner together,

and Shelby as well. There was no anger, he did not want any more conflict with Darren because ten years ago, he was sure that Tristan and Theresia were all beaten up because of their problems.

Darren pressed the button to call the waiter, as indeed they occupied the VIP room and there was no one there, until shortly the door opened. The waiter came to bring the menu and after they chose, the waiter came back out until now the two couples were silent again.

Half an hour passed.

One by one, Darren and Shelby's food orders came. Both of them focused on their food, until finally the meal was finished.

"What do you want to talk about?" ask Shelby who started the conversation.

Darren sighed then exhaled. He nodded then bit his lips. His fingers intertwined, he was confused where to start.

No, Darren doesn't have the prestige to apologize, only he knows his mistakes are too much.

"Are you sorry?" guess Shelby when she found out Darren had trouble speaking until Darren nodded.

"Do you want to know what really happened?" darren asked Shelby to frown because Shelby did not know what happened yesterday about Rush.

"What's wrong?" shelby asked, and Darren immediately told her everything from beginning to end, no one was missed in the slightest including about his past to cause revenge.

Shelby shut her mouth in disbelief when she heard Darren's words. He looked at Darren with a look of disbelief.

“You're not kidding?" shelby asked in a stammering manner, what Dareen said about Rush was completely absurd.

"That's right, this is why Rush approached Theresia over the course of the year" Darren said.

Shelby really believed in Rush, but now?

"Then, how is he now?" ask Shelby.

"Daddy's men have taken care of it" he said, "Shelby, whether you think it's a fight or a lie, but I just want to apologize for what happened in the past. When Theresia was taken hostage by Rush, I realized that I actually loved Theresia, only that my love was covered by prestige. I may have loved Theresia a year ago, but my ego was still too high and when I saw her being held hostage by Rush, I felt really scared of losing her. I don't know if Theresa forgives me or not, but I want to start approaching her. You don't mind, do you?" ask Darren.

Shelby sighed then exhaled.

"Darren, do you know how tormented Theresa has been? I don't think I need to describe the pain that Theresa endured because you never wanted to admit it. If I were selfish in indulging my desires, I might not allow you to get close to Theresia after what you did, but I'm also tired of having to keep in conflict. There are still Tristan and Theresia that we have to be happy about. Here also not only Theresia who became a victim, but Tristan. I did allow you to make amends to Theresa, but if Theresia didn't want to, I couldn't do anything about it either. You get it, don't you, I mean?" shelby asked until Darren nodded.

"Thank you for forgiving me for my past sins. I promise I won't hurt you again and Theresia" said Dareen, speaking with sincerity.

Shelby chuckles.

"You don't have to think about me, just think of Theresa. I just want to make peace and not want any more conflict going forward" Shelby said, implying that she didn't want to mend her relationship with Darren and she just wanted to keep making friends. He no longer cared about marriage.

***

Darren goes into Theresia's care, his parents are gone while Shelby also comes home with Mayra and Tommy because it turns out Tristan has a fever, At first Shelby does not believe in Darren can take care of Theresia, but Darren is reassuring, because he wants to get closer to Theresia.

As Darren walked in, the dreamy Theresia moved her head. She thought her mother had come in, but she wasn't. Maybe Shelby can make peace with Darren, but not with Theresia.

The pain was already deep, even more so when she saw Darren and Mia at the restaurant a year ago, plus yesterday when Darren yelled and yelled at her. Inwardly, the little girl was determined never to forgive her father. After being discharged from the hospital, she did not want to see her father again, that was how Theresia thought.

Darren approached towards the gurney, he looked at Theresia who was staring at him. Theresia looked at him with a look of hatred, then after that the little girl turned her gaze in another direction.

Slowly Darren raised his hand then the handsome man immediately clasped Theresia's hand, and when his hand came into contact with Theresia, a clear grain immediately fell from the handsome man's eye patch. This hand was so tiny, a hand that always wanted to reach him but he always ignored it.

A clear thread immediately fell from Theresia's eye patch when Darren touched her hand. It felt like he wanted to pull his hand away from being touched by the father, but he could not move his hand until he finally let Darren hold it, clutching his hand.

Darren removed the gurney buffer, so he immediately boarded the gurney because Theresia was wearing a very large gurney, until now Darren can lie next to his daughter.

Theresia who was turning her gaze the other way, was completely confused by what the father was doing. However, since Theresa did not want to think about anything and did not want to speak anything, Theresa did not turn her head again towards Darren.

After Darren climbed into the gurney. He hugged his daughter. Indeed, for God's sake, Darren's heart ached as he embraced Theresia's body in his arms. All the sins he had committed against Theresa over these ten years had hit Darren's brain, so it felt like Darren was so embarrassed to look at his daughter.

"Theresia," call Darren. For a moment, the man stopped his words. He tried not to cry.

"Daddy knows that everything Daddy's done has hurt you so much" Darren said, Theresia getting weird with Darren's remarks. However, the little girl decided not to respond to what Darren was doing and tonight, Darren did not fall asleep at all. She kept stroking Theresia's hair. His eyes did not look at his daughter.

***

"Mommy, is Theresia coming home soon?" tristan asked as they were having breakfast at the dinner table l.

"Hmm, Theresia will be home soon" Shelby replied although she did not know when Theresia was cured, it would even take months to recover the condition of Theresia if Theresia was dropping like this.

"Mommy," call Tristan again. He hesitated a little to ask..

"Why? Is there something you're thinking?" ask Shelby.

Tristan nodded. "Mommy said Daddy was with Theresia, does that mean ...."

Shelby kept the bread she was holding and then she turned to her son. "Your mind is right, Daddy has realized that all this time Daddy was wrong.”

“What now will he love Theresia?" ask again. The little boy's face was so sparkling when he heard Shelby's words.

Breathing could be seen from Tristan's handsome face when he saw Shelby nod He clenched his hands and put them together and kept them under his chin. "Thank you, God. You heard my prayer" said Tristan.

The clear thread immediately fell from Shelby's eye when he heard Tristan's prayer, because he knew that it was not only Theresia who was the victim here, but Tristan as well. He could see that Tristan loved Theresia very much, but sometimes Tristan could not be with Theresia because of the ban from Dareen and now everything is done.

Darren, Theresia and Tristan will love each other, while he certainly does not intend to establish a marriage relationship as in general even though his current status is married to Darren, because honestly he does not believe in the word love especially with a bond after his father kicked him when he was twelve years old.

"Well, let's eat, '" Shelby said, so the two continued their breakfast.

Three months later.

It did not feel like three months had passed and during these three months too, Theresa was hospitalized and after three months of treatment, theresa was finally allowed to go home today.

During these three months, Darren had never left Theresia at all. She continued to accompany her daughter, nor did she go to the office. She only went home to pick up clothes, while Theresia had one word until this second that nothing came out of her mouth to answer Darren's words.

He thinks Darren is just the last wind, although it is undeniable that there is a sense of pleasure that affects the little girl when Darren has changed to her. However, still the feeling of disappointment is more dominant until in the end, he prefers to remain silent and never mengubris what Darren did.

Darren went into Theresia's room. He went out to get a wheelchair. Theresa who was sitting on the sofa, turned her head immediately, it felt like she was so upset to see her father.

Last night Shelby said she was not feeling well, so she could not accompany Theresia even though Theresa wanted to go home with her mother. But because Shelby wants to give time to Darren and Theresia, Shelby pretends not to feel well until now Darren can go home with his daughter. He wanted to take his daughter out to eat before they went home.

"Let's go up, Daddy will push you" Darren said. Whatever Darren said, it was so nauseating in Theresia's ears. The little girl even got up and then just passed by, leaving Darren making Dareen sigh until the man immediately caught up with his daughter.

Darren drove his car at a slow pace, occasionally seeing his daughter sitting daydreaming. After that he chased after Theresia who preceded her out of the nursery, finally forcefully Darren carried her daughter's body because Theresia did not want to be followed by him and after arriving at the car, Theresa was still speechless, not looking at him at all.

And now, this is where Darren's car is parked, in a restaurant, he deliberately invites Theresia to eat together, Shelby has made a lot of lists for her, he said, from the food and drink favored by Theresia to others.

"Let's eat, you can order whatever you want" Darren said.

Instead of answering, Theresa leaned her body back. The little girl turned her gaze the other way, maybe if at that time Darren didn't snap at her, didn't yell at her, Theresa wouldn't be like this. He would forgive his father quickly.

"Theresa" called Darren again, but Theresa did not answer. He closed his eyes.

"Well, we'll just wait here until you're hungry" Darren said. He reached into his pocket and then fiddled with his phone.

"Do we invite Tristan to eat together?" his question, which was trying to lure Theresia to speak, again Theresia did not answer.

An hour passed.

Theresa felt her stomach so hungry because it was more than lunchtime, but it felt like she was so proud to talk to.

While Darren developed his smile when he heard the voice of Theresia's stomach, the man immediately got down from the car and then circled his car, then after that he opened the door for Theresia.

"Let's eat" said Darren, but Theresia turned her gaze in the other direction, until in the end she held Theresia tightly because Theresia continued to rebel.

"Down me!" Theresia shouted and for the first time Theresa spoke to Darren, until Darren immediately lowered Theresia's body.

"Yes, let's go in" Darren asked.

Theresa, who did not want to be touched again by her father, walked ahead of the entrance and when entering, Theresa sat down in a chair close to the window, followed by Darren who also sat.

Darren raised his hand, called the waiter and asked for the menu book until soon the waiter came to the table they occupied.

"Theresa, what do you want to eat?" ask Darren while handing over the menu book. Upon seeing and after choosing, Theresia looked towards the servant.

"I want all the menus here," Theresia said making the waiter's eyes round, she turned to Darren until Darren nodded.

"It's okay, order all the menus and bring two tables together here" Darren said, because indeed one table will not be enough to accommodate all the available menus.

Theresia's eyes rounded upon hearing Darren's reply, she thought her father would not agree but it turned out that her father agreed and that upset her.

"No, just order one menu" said Theresia.

The waiter gave the menu book to Theresia again, so Theresia immediately chose two menus and after that, Darren began ordering.

After they ordered, Theresia kept her head on the table, she stared at the window. For the first time, he was able to enjoy his time with his father. In the past, he always wanted to eat with his father and when all was realized, somehow it felt different.

Half an hour later.

The food ordered by Darren and Theresia came. Theresia orders a steak, and Darren takes the plate of her daughter's steak and cuts it off, so that she can eat it easily.

For some reason, Theresa felt angry when Darren did that, remembering the incident one year ago, and Theresa also just remembered that she used to eat at the restaurant she visited today.

Suddenly, Theresa was enraged. He immediately pulled the plate in Darren's hand and then threw the plate down until the plate was broken, of course what Theresia did made Darren very surprised.

"Theresia," call Darren.

"What's? You want to scold me?" teresa asked, and for the second time Theresia spoke to Darren. Maybe in the past Darren would have been emotional when Theresia was like this, but in the present he feels sad because he knows his daughter is venting anger at him.

Theresia got up from her seat then she decided to get out of the restaurant, making Darren shake her head. He also got up and then paid to the cashier, then after that followed Theresia.

"Theresia," call Darren as Theresia is walking. Theresia did not turn her head, for some reason she felt angry and her mood suddenly worsened. He got into the car and sat in the back until Darren sighed again.

***

Darren runs his car at a moderate speed. He looked towards Theresia.

"Theresa, do you want to play mobile? Watching YouTube shows?" darren asked even though he knew Theresia would not answer, but still he would ask like that.

Theresia did not reply, she turned her gaze the other way knowing her father was looking at her, while Darren sighed again, and in the end they reached the basement of the apartment. She plans to take Theresia to her apartment because Shelby has also agreed, that they will move again to Dareen's apartment Of course so that Darren can reach Theresia's heart.

After reaching the basement, Theresia went down. Then when in front of the elevator, Darren immediately carried Theresia's body making Theresia's eyes rounded. His legs were violently kicking towards Darren's stomach. Every now and then, Darren grimaced as Theresia's feet hit his weapon.

Darren deliberately held Theresia so that Theresia did not go to the apartment above, and finally the elevator stopped. Darren went straight down and walked quickly as Theresia continued to thrash.

"Why did you bring me here?!" theresia shouted as they reached Darren's apartment.

"Now you live here again, Theresia. Mommy will be here, too" replied Dareen with a breath of breath.

Theresia rounded her eyes when she heard Darren's words, and inexplicably a sense of annoyance immediately approached the little girl. Suddenly, Theresia walked towards the inside making Darren sigh. Finally, Thersia did not protest.

However, Darren's relief did not last long when he heard the sound of glass breaking from the inside, so quickly the man immediately ran. Darren's eyes were rounded at the sight of what Theresia was doing, it turned out that Theresia was throwing all the goods.

Theresa's subconscious was now releasing her emotions and anger. During these three months, she was so fed up when Darren was being nice and when now Dareen forced her to stay together, Theresia seemed to vent her anger and resentment.

Not only did Theresia throw all the belongings, she also shouted looking at Darren with rage, cursing at her father. Perhaps this was the lowest point that Theresia felt.

As for Darren, the man did not move at all. He looked at his daughter with a teary look. She let Theresa let out her anger, no matter which items in her apartment had to be damaged from being thrown by her daughter.

Ten minutes later, Theresia seemed to have grown tired, and when her daughter finished throwing all of Dareen's belongings walking towards Theresia, she bent her legs equalizing with her daughter. Then after that he ....