Not the Perfect Wife
284. S2 - The open secret
Khairi's phone on the table shook, Ivan's name was there. Soon the man picked her up.
"Hello, assalamualaikum," said Khairi.
"Waalaikumsalam, I've got the detective you want, sir," Ivan said across the phone.
"Meet me at lunch. In the usual place."
"Good, Sir." Ivan closed the call and contacted the person he was going to meet.
Khairi has prepared all the data that may be needed by his man. He wants to find his mother soon. The man also thought about how Mama Merry felt. Will she get hurt if she finds out Khairi brought her mother?
Hopefully Mama Merry will understand if the man also needs his real mama. Even so, Khairi will still love the woman as before. Merry and her real mama have their own affection. He also needs to ask a lot of questions about the woman who gave birth to him.
At lunchtime Khairi prepares to leave. His job is to leave it to his confidants. The man had already found a person who could be trusted with Ivan's help of course.
Khairi drives her car alone to the restaurant, where she makes an appointment. The man headed for the private room Ivan had ordered. His assistant sat alone playing with his phone. Looks like that guy hasn't come yet.
"Hasn't he come yet?" khairi asked as she sat on the sofa opposite.
"No, Mister. Maybe soon," replied Ivan.
Sure enough, not long before two men came. They wear casual clothes. It doesn't appear that they are detectives, but Khairi doesn't mind them. The origin of his mother quickly met, it was better. The man hoped that his birth mother would be in good shape.
"Welcome, introduce this to my boss, he who wants to ask for your help" said Ivan.
Khairi also served the two people who were in front of him while mentioning his name.
"Khaliri."
"I'm Bobi and this is my partner, Marco."
"Please sit!"
Khairi also explained what he wanted . He also showed photos, videos and diary books he found. The man said everything without reducing in the least. That way, her real mother was soon found.
"Maybe this will take a long time, sir. Given that it's been such a long time, but you don't worry, we'll work on it as well as we can."
"I'd be very grateful if you'd like to work on it."
"Sure, Sir."
"If you need something you can contact me or my secretary" Khairi said with great hope.
"Yes, Sir."
They talked about a few things while enjoying lunch.
*****
At the Afrin hospital waiting for Papa Hamdan. While Mama Merry was asleep.
"Your mother did not sleep last night, so she went to sleep so fast now" said Papa Hamdan slowly.
"Every wife will worry about her sick husband" said Afrin, who understands how her in-laws are doing.
"What, Pa? What did papa say?" ask Afrin to confirm his hearing. He heard that he just wanted to make sure, but unfortunately Papa Hamdan did not want to confess.
"Nothing, Papa didn't say anything."
Afrin let out a disappointed sigh, but it seemed like she had to lure him in first.
"Pa, it seems like from yesterday, Mas Khairi looks weird, I'm afraid he's doing something" Afrin said, pretending to be sad.
"Weird how?"
"Em .. yesterday after returning from the hospital, Mas Khairi often daydreamed. When he was alone I caught him staring at a photo at High School. Men and women's photos. Is that Mas Khairi's girlfriend, huh, Pa?" ask Afrin in a contorted sad tone.
"sma Photo? You'd forgotten? Khairi, right, home schooling so, there's no way it's him. Even though he had a high school uniform, he never wore it" Hamdan said. "Did you see the face in the picture? What's the picture like?"
Afrin pretended to look up to remember. "It was not clear his face, I saw him, a man and a woman standing under a tree. The man embraced the woman's waist in a friendly manner."
Suddenly Papa Hamdan's face turned pale. It seems like he remembered something. Suddenly the man was agitated, but Afrin pretended not to understand.
"Papa why? Is anyone sick? I'll call the doctor first." Afrin will go. However, it was prevented by his in-laws.
"No, Papa's not pa-pa."
"But Papa's face was pale. I know Papa must be hiding the pain that Papa is feeling. Don't be, Pa. Not that I'm Papa's son so, don't hesitate, just say what Papa feels. Where's that sick?"
Hamdan seemed to be thinking, did the middle-aged man have to say the secret he had been keeping all this time or not? Khairi also seemed to have known something because of that, her son did not come. He looked at the son-in-law, trying to convince his heart. Before speaking Hamdan looked towards his wife who was still asleep.
"Actually Papa made a mistake" Hamdan said slowly.
"I mean Papa?" ask Afrin who's getting curious.
"Papa was still thinking of another woman when Papa was with Merry. Some Papa tried to forget it, but could not and when Papa's heart began to love Merry, Papa heard something surprising."
"I don't understand much, Pa. Whose other woman? What's something that surprises me?" ask Afrin who really does not understand.
Papa Hamdan also told about his life journey with a woman named Nur. Afrin listened, occasionally pretending to be surprised as if she had just found out. The woman was very sad over her father-in-law's life. How much he loved the woman named Nur. However, because of lack of trust makes the household destroyed
"One month ago, Papa accidentally met Adam at a restaurant while Papa was out of town. He said that he was just told by my mother to part with Nur. Adam had told Nur about all the plans and told him to, but Nur said nothing to me. Instead he took our divorce for granted" Papa Hamdan said with tears streaming down his eyes.
"Did Papa's wife not leave anything or anything for Papa?" ask Afrin by looking at Papa Hamdan.
He could see the immense sadness in the man's eyes. Is it possible that Papa Hamdan was sick from thinking too much about this matter? Why not try to find the whereabouts of Mother Nur alone? Why do we dissolve in sadness?
"He left a box and his key. He told me to open it because there was a last present in it for me, but I never opened it. I put all his stuff in the barn."
Afrin doesn't know what to say. It's a pity that Papa Hamdan did not invite Mother Nur to return home. Selfishness completely destroys everything. Her father-in-law lost his wife, her husband lost his mother. Even though Mama Merry has replaced that position, it is still different.
It would feel fine if Papa Hamdan and Ibu Nur separated well, without the interference of others, including his family and no secrets were left behind.
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