
That morning, Erlan was already in front of Bella's house. He didn't knock or call Noah. All Erlan did was sit pensively on the porch of the house.
Bella who was about to leave the house to clean the yard and water the flowers was shocked because of Erlan's whereabouts.
"Oh my God, who do I think. Since when did you sit there? Why not knock on the door or call. Good thing I didn't yell because I thought you were a thief." Bella.
"I don't want to make a fuss with you today Cinderella. Let me meet Noah." Reply Erlan.
'What's wrong with him? Why does she look so moody today, Bella thought.
"What's wrong with you?" Bella asked while sitting next to Erlan.
"If I ask, do you want to be honest?" Ask Erlan.
"Of course."
Erlan looked at Bella with a fixed look.
"Tell me, have you ever been in contact with another man after disappearing for seven years from me?" Ask Erlan.
Bella remained silent.
"Let's answer me." Jerky Erlan.
"What right do you have to ask me that question?" Shouting Bella.
"Because I'm sure Noah's my son." Answer Erlan.
"Why can you be so sure?"
"Because you've only ever slept with me."
"Who said?"
"Oh so you want to admit that you've been cheating on me for seven years?"
"cheating? Talk what the hell you are. We don't have any relationship either."
"So our relationship on that beautiful night doesn't mean anything to you?"
Bella remembered that night. The night he lost his chastity until he was cast out by his father.
"Of course I remember it." Reply to Bella with an annoyed look.
"I won't forget that humiliating night of my life. The night that was the beginning of the disaster in my life. You've ruined everything." Isaac Bella.
Erlan felt guilty, she was about to hold Bella's shoulder.
"Don't touch me, you've ruined my life. You're the one who made me suffer like I am now. And now you just come back and admit that Noah's your son. Where have you been all this time?" Shouting Bella.
"You misunderstood me, I didn't mean to...."
Suddenly Noah came out of the house and saw Bella crying.
"Mama why Ma?" Ask Noah.
Bella quickly wiped her tears.
"Mama is okay, baby. It's better now Noah goes with him. He wants to go with Noah." Bella said and went back inside the house.
Erlan fell silent, then looked at Noah.
"Let's go with Papa Erlan now." Erlan said in a nod by Noah.
"There's nothing until Papa Erlan, brings Noah here." Ask Noah.
"Noah, if Papa Erlan wants to take Noah to the hospital, will you?" Ask Erlan.
"Hospital? What's for?"
"Papa Erlan wants to do a DNA test with Noah. Does Noah want to?" Ask Erlan.
"Without doing the test, Noah was convinced that Papa Erlan was Papa Noah's birthplace." Noah replied seriously.
Erlan hugged Noah tightly.
"I'm sorry Papa Noah, all this time Papa has not been samed Noah." Erlan.
"Just calm down Pa, Noah understood. Better now we go to the hospital to do the test. So that everyone can be sure that Papa is Papa Noah." Reply Noah.
An hour later, Erlan and Noah were in the hospital for a DNA test.
"Mr Erlan, I'll contact you if the results come out later." Doctor Say.
Erlan then drove Noah back home. This time, Bella invites Erlan into the house.
The two sit in the living room, and Noah enters the room.
"I never thought this day would happen. For seven years I lived as a single parent looking after Noah. I never thought about getting married and even finding out who the real Papa of Erlan is." Bella started the conversation.
"I thought, that night two men had done something shameful to my body. Before I fainted, all I remember was a burly man who was with me in the room. He beat me to make me faint, when I woke up I found even you. I don't know what to do with that incident. Papa even kicked me out, thinking I had humiliated the family. Just think, what should a woman do after two men?" Bella.
'Two people?' erlan murmured in heart.
"It seems you misunderstood. That night, I was the only one who did that to you. At first I was just trying to save you from the man who took you to that hotel. But basically the devil has taken possession of my heart, because seeing your body makes me unable to hold back. I'm sorry..." Erlan said as she sighed. "From the beginning I was attracted to you the first time I saw you at the party. If you hadn't gone and disappeared, I would've married you. I never even stopped asking my bodyguards to find out about your whereabouts. I've loved you ever since." Erlan said at length.
"Does that mean that a man other than yourself doesn't touch me?" Ask Bella.
"Of course, because I came on time and hit him straight away." Answer Erlan.
Bella was silent, all this time she thought that she had been cared for by two men.
"Did you do that DNA test with Noah?" Ask Bella.
"Yes. I took her to the hospital. I didn't do it all because I wasn't sure that Erlan was my son. But because I want everyone to finally know that Noah is my biological son with the results of a DNA test."
"If later it's been proven that Noah is your son, will you take Noah away from me?" Bella said with emotion.
"What are you thinking? Why would I take Noah from you. Noah's your son, but he's my son, too. So I deserve her too. But, I'll never take Noah away from you."
"I'm afraid you'll take Noah away from me after a DNA test confirms that you're blood. How I'm gonna face my life without Noah." Isaac Bella.
"Bella, listen to me carefully. No one will take Noah away from you, including myself. But you also have to understand that I'm entitled to Noah."
Bella grows sobbing, though Erlan always tries to calm her down.
*******
Erlan arrived home, Mr. Adam was waiting for her in the living room.
"How ?" Ask Mr. Adam.
"We just have to wait for the results. I've taken Noah to the hospital. The doctor said he'd call me in a few days."
"Good, Papa's really looking forward to meeting Papa's granddaughter in person." Said Mr. Adam with a face so bright.