One Night Stand With Brother In Law
Chapters. 51 Who am I?

Farida's body was pressed by Cantika's supporters who disliked her presence. Fortunately, the Emperor's men took care of him and the Emperor himself hugged his waist. Make sure he feels safe.

A triumphant smile was pinned on Farida's lips when she saw Ira's face in shock. He covered his face with a mask.

At first glance he also saw Cantika look surprised looking at him while holding his mother who almost fell.

"Are you okay?" the Emperor asked fearfully that Farida might be hurt by the attack of Mother Cantika.

Farida held onto Kiasar's arm as if she was frightened.

"I ... want to go home," said Farida. The emperor hugged Farida even tighter until they got into the car.

Cantika and Ira couldn't believe what they saw. They could not even say anything staring at the departure of Airlangga who entered the Emperor's car.

"Let's get out of here quickly" the Emperor ordered the driver on duty. Farida smiled stiffly.

Farida held one hand with the other. The emperor immediately examined him.

"You hurt?" abugn. Then ask for a medicine box and attach the plaster to Farida's wound.

"It's just a small wound, it's okay."

The emperor breathed. "I won't let anyone I like get hurt. It's also my fault for taking you there."

"I just want to always support what you're doing" Farida said.

The Emperor held Farida's hand. "Thank you very much for your presence strengthening me."

Farida nodded. For him the most important thing was to see the wound on Cantika's face. It was very entertaining, but not completely. This is just the beginning. They'll feel what he's been feeling all along.

The emperor rested his body and head on the back of a chair. His face looked tired, unlike the one he had shown when he was in the courthouse.

"Why?" ask Farida.

"It turns out, this divorce process is not what I thought it would be. Just one of them was getting tired. Alisa, she's all I think about. What if she knew that after this her parents would not be together anymore."

Farida looked at the Emperor in a shady manner.

"You're still raising Alisa together. Splitting up doesn't mean leaving her, does it?"

"You're right, but for a child of that age it must be a heavy blow."

They were silent for a moment. The Emperor dissolved with his own thoughts while Farida was busy replying to messages from Uyun about the Emperor's mother asking a lot about Maulana.

"Kai, how are your plans for Alisa? Is he coming with you or Cantika?" ask Farida suddenly.

"I don't know. It's just that I want Alisa to be with me. But back to Alisa, who she wants to be with."

"Cantika was not a good mother to her," Farida said suddenly to the Emperor's surprise.

"I mean she's not the kind of mother Alisa's expecting. If there's no you, he'll lose his way."

The Emperor sighed, his fingers moving. "She does have flaws, but overall she's a good mother to Alisa."

"I'll be his mother if you want," said Farida suddenly making the Emperor shocked. The man turned his head, staring in disbelief at Farida's words.

"What do you mean?" the Emperor asked suspiciously. He felt this was strange, but he tried to shake it off.

"It's okay, it's just that I want to see you happy and your happiness will be less if you have to part with Alisa. You love him so much, don't you? I promise to be a good mother to her" Farida said.

The emperor immediately embraced Farida after hearing what Farida explained. "Thank you for understanding me" said the Emperor.

Farida was hesitant to return the Emperor's embrace, but in the end she rubbed the man's back.

"It's not you I'm thinking about, it's Alisa, all she needs is a warm family touch" she added.

However, the one that escaped the Emperor's observation, Farida's cold gaze behind the Emperor.

***

Maulana looked irritated. He refused the lunch that Uyun gave. He took a bite to get out of his new school and left the house he had been living in as a child.

"I love it here, don't want to come with Mom!"

"Lana, we have to go because Dad's been there more often. Don't you want to be close to me always?"

"But I'd rather be with Old Father and Aunt Ida than follow Dad. He's boring" Maulana said honestly.

"Lana, you can't do that to your father!"

"But Dad didn't love me, he was never there when I needed him. Even all this time, on my birthday he never came."

"Lana!" Uyun.

"I wouldn't eat if Mom still wanted us to go. I want to be here, just here!" maulana exclaimed as she ran towards her room.

A few seconds later the sound of the door slamming was heard. At the same time Farida went into the house. He heard the commotion at a glance.

"Why Maulana, sister?" ask Farida to Uyun. Instead of answering, Uyun buried his face at the dinner table and cried.

Worry surrounds Farida. "Sister, what's wrong with you?" ask Farida.

"Do I not deserve to be happy?" ask Uyun.

" Sister...." Farida hugged her sister-in-law.

"Of course you deserve to be happy."

"Then why is it so hard for me to reach for it. I did everything you wanted, but what did I get?" Uyun.

"I mean Brother?"

"I got married because of my parents' choice and could not refuse, then after marriage I followed my husband living in Jakarta away from my parents in order to always be together. Not the happiness I get, but my husband is more concerned with his work than me. Of course I'm disappointed, Ida. I felt worthless in his eyes. I'm starting to feel bored and tired here in this foreign place.

"Sister, we've been thinking of you as a family, not someone else."

"If I call you family then you should ask me what I want. No, you guys always want me to do what you want." Uyun wiped his tears.

"What does Brother mean?"

"You want me to babysit Maulana, I do. I consider my own child because I also expect the presence of a child. However, Maulana is still not my son. I never had any rights over it. All of your things are decisive. Until you tell him to go with me without you asking me what I want or at least listening to my advice."

"What a brother offended by this. If you don't want to go, then don't go. We're talking about this all right."

"It's not a matter of offence or no offense. I want my own life without pressure from anyone. If you want to hand Maulana over to me, then you have to let her go with me. Let me educate her my way and you don't approach her. You know, if you keep going like this then you have to be honest with that kid that you're his mother. You took good care of him because I also wanted to find my own life. I want to live with my husband and have my own children. If I'm still here I'll just be your son's nanny."

"Sister.... I didn't think you thought that way" Farida said limply.

"Maulana doesn't want to come with me to Bukit Tinggi. He wants to stay with you. It's you who's more important, not me. If it's like that, what's my meaning to her?"

"I did this to make my husband love me more and pay attention to me. In fact, my husband is still as cold as ever. Even the presence of Maulana does not change it for the better. I am tired of this kind of life. I don't even know what to fight for. My husband's? Or Maulana who is obviously your son. I forgot to love myself."

"Uyun, shut up!" the Uda Hanafi.

Farida immediately looked back where Uda Hanafi had just entered the house. He just got home from work.

"You fought without seeing any children who saw your quarrel earlier."

Farida and Uyun saw Maulana standing on the second floor guardrail. The boy looked towards the two of them.