Marrying the Father of My Foster Son
Hollowly

Ghani walked up the steps of the stairs to the second floor of his parents' residence. Since Aurora was hospitalized, this was her first time to return home. Somehow there is a feeling of emptiness when entering the bedroom space that once Ghani and Queensha lived together.

Loosening the tie wrapped around the neck and then slapping his body on the mattress violently. "Why does it feel like my life has been empty since Queensha's departure? It's impossible if I feel like I've lost that woman."

The sweat continues to fall making the body feel sticky. "I took a shower after that back to the hospital. Pity Rora if left alone with Mother." Ghani got up and walked to the bathroom. However, when crossing the dressing table placed before the bathroom door, a small box caught the man's attention.

Both of Ghani's eyebrows linked confused markings. "What is this thing? I never felt like I'd put this box here."

Curious, he opened the box. A pair of perfectly rounded eyes when he saw the small box containing a savings book, ATM and wedding ring that he had given to Queensha as a wedding dowry.

"These are all things I've given Queensha. So, during my marriage, she used the living I gave her just to make ends meet? Worth all the clothes worn no one branded goods apparently he spent the money just for the important thing."

Suddenly, Ghani's heart felt tight and sick to see the account balance which only reduced by a fraction of a percent of the nominal money in the savings book owned by Queensha. Then, a shadow of their togetherness flashed through his mind.

While women out there are competing to collect luxury goods as collections, Queensha actually keeps all the money Ghani gave intact without touching a penny to meet his personal needs. He gave half of his income to his ex-wife. However, Queensha did not take advantage of the opportunity to shooping to the mall, shopping bags, shoes, jewelry and all kinds of accessories to support the appearance to look more beautiful in the eyes of people.

Ghani ignored all the objects, he had to clean up immediately before finally resting after a major disaster struck his beloved daughter. For several days his mind and energy were drained and he needed rest to restore his energy.

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A few days later, Aurora was allowed to return home. During her return home, the little girl kept whining about meeting Queensha. Ghani and his parents were so dizzy that they faced their daughter.

It was hard to stop her crying. Morning, noon, until night, Aurora continued to whine and did not want to eat, still wanted to meet with Queensha. Likewise, today, Ghani got a call from the mother when she had a meeting with her father and others, aurora's crying sounds loud enough that Ghani asks Rayyan for permission to go home first.

"Newly take care of one child alone is confused let alone take care of three twins. It could be that your head is broken and your body is thin and dry," Rayyan grumbled as she stared at Ghani's departure in annoyance. "He's grateful to have a wife, so your daughter is taking care of him. And you stay focused. Uh, even you divorced her. Ghani ... Ghani. I don't know who your stubborn attitude is."

It seems that Rayyan was not aware, if the nature of her eldest son was declining from her. If only he had realized, would he still question from his first child who it was down from?

Aurora cried so much when Ghani arrived that even the toys she bought a few days ago were not enough to persuade the child to stop crying.

"Ghani, pity Rora, you call Queensha, and tell her to come back" said the mother, she had done various ways to persuade her granddaughter, but Aurora still did not stop her crying.

Ghani took the Aurora sitting on the floor and held her.

"Don't call him again, Bun! I'll take care of my son in my own way!" ghani said then left the house and took Rora with him.

"Ghani, where are you taking Rora?" tanya Arumi is worried about chasing Ghani.

Ghani did not answer, he closed his car door and left the house. Arumi stared at Ghani's car which was getting further away. He was worried and sad about what happened to his son.

Ghani's car stops in front of a hospital, he takes Rora inside and meets Rini. Rini is surprised to find Ghani coming along with Aurora who is sobbing in her arms.

"Rora why?" rini asked worriedly. Arumi's best friend and besan approaches and takes the boy from Ghani's hands. She tries to calm Aurora down in her way, but the boy hugs Rini very tightly. Rini looked at Ghani, but the man remained silent. He tried to calm and persuade Aurora until finally the child was calm and willing to play with the toys in the room.

"What's going on?" rini whispered in a quiet voice, afraid to be heard by Aurora who was playing not far from them. He was running around in the room, playing with dolls, toy cars, drawing pictures, all he did at random.

"Queensha," Ghani said, then he told them about what happened to them until Aurora finally went to the hospital and continued to fuss these days. Rini who heard him clucked in annoyance. I don't think about this guy. What happened to the granddaughter of her best friend was the selfishness of her father.

"God! Too you! Did you know that Rora loves her mother very much? Why did you divorce her?" rini said keeping her tone. Ghani remained silent. One more person who doesn't like her is divorced from Queensha.

Rini is upset, stupid Ghani divorced a woman who is as good as Queensha. I don't know what enveloped the man's heart so he did all this because of it.

"Should you divorce her? Is there no other way?" ask Rini grimly.

"That's my business. Aunty just needs to help Rora so that she can be like before" Ghani sternly looked at her daughter who was doodling paper with a marker.

Rini leaned her back on the back of the chair and sighed heavily. Stare at the man and just hold back the growl. Very stubborn Ghani.

He wanted to be angry, but the code of medical ethics did not allow him to curse this man even though he was the son of his best friend. More than just cursing, he even wanted to put Ghani's head into a sink filled with water, so that the water into the nose and clean the brain of his nephew.

"Ah, my goodness, why do I have such a stubborn nephew like you?" rini's murmur was clearly still heard by Ghani.

Ghani doesn't care. He replied to the message that came on his phone.

Rini stood up and drew closer to Aurora, inviting the little boy to talk while drawing and coloring along with Aurora. Consultation sessions with the grandson of the friend made as fun as possible.

Ghani glanced at her mother's best friend and Aurora, hoping that her arrival here would allow the princess to slowly forget the woman..

Rini smiled wryly, but soon changed her cheerful, affectionate smile to her nephew. "Come back tomorrow to see Grandma. Tomorrow Grandma bought Rora's favorite chocolate," said Rini as she rubbed Aurora's cheeks with anxiety, not fun anymore because it does not contain like the last time they met.

"Rora wants chocolate!" the boy exclaimed with a smile, in his hand holding the paper he had drawn himself.

"Yes, how many? Two? Or three?" ask Rini.

Rora raised all her fingers and exclaimed mentioning the number five excitedly.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Pamit's with Grandma" Ghani ordered.

"Bye-bye, Grandma!" exclaimed the boy while waving his hand.

"Bye. Come again the day after." Rini returned the little boy's hand and saw him start to move away. He sighed and looked at the two pitiful-looking people. Aurora with her longing for Queensha, and Ghani who unknowingly lost someone good in her life.

Yes, although Ghani does not acknowledge the existence of Queensha, but from the look of his eyes it seems the man is implying something.

Rini smiled slightly and shook her head. "Hard-headed and egotistical like his father."

Meanwhile, Ghani is walking hand in hand with Aurora down the hospital corridor. The rest of the cry of the little one is still clearly visible in his eyes that are swollen due to crying for too long Queensha.

"Ghani?" call someone when you accidentally see them from a distance.

Ghani, who feels her name is turning her head and sees people she knows there.

"Cassandra's? What are you doing here?" ghani asked the beautiful woman.

"Ah, I'm visiting someone. Ye? What are you doing here?" ask Cassandra. "Hi Rora, how are you?" the woman asked Aurora, while Aurora felt uneasy as the woman's clasped her cheek.

"New from the inside?" ask Cassandra again while staring at one of the rooms on the floor.

"Yes, I just met someone" Ghani replied.

Cassandra straightened her body when Aurora asked Ghani to carry her. "The more beautiful Rora is. Want aunty's a sling?" ask Casandra. Aurora did not answer. He's hiding in the recess of his father's neck. "He's shy?" Little laugh while gently rubbing Aurora's hair.

"Papa, let's go home. I'm hungry" Aurora whispered to her father.

Ghani stared fixedly at the brown iris of her beloved daughter. "You want to eat? Eat what?" sahut the man.

"Burger, ice cream and fries." The little four-year-old girl mentioned the kind of food one of the fast-food restaurants had provided.

"Okay, we go there" Ghani said. "We go first, yes" Ghani told Cassandra. However, when Ghani was about to leave Cassandra held him back.

"Ec ... Ghani, wait. There's something I want to talk to you about" Cassandra said. His wiggle blocked Ghani's wrist.

Ghani's eagle eyes stared intently at Cassandra's faithful hand touching the surface of her skin "Speak what?" ask the guy.

With a stutter Cassandra said, "That-"

"Papa, let's go! I want chicken!" whinek Rora pointed outwards.

"Yes, briefly. What do you want to talk about?" ghani asked Cassandra.

Aurora started whining again and almost cried because she no longer wanted to wait. Ghani is forced to invite Cassandra to come with them. Do not let this child whine and cry again, lately Aurora is quite difficult to calm down. What's more there is no Arumi who can help him calm the princess.

They went together in Ghani's car and entered a fast food restaurant not far from the hospital.

"What do you want to order?" ghani asked as a waiter waiting for the order was mentioned.

"Ah, I ordered the same as you," said Cassandra. Ghani orders Aurora's favorite meal. They wait for orders to be delivered while talking.

"Sorry waiting. The order is ready!" said someone who made Ghani look at him without blinking.

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