Patience of the Son-in-law
Chapter 53 - Grief in the Past

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The CEO's private bathroom door opened, featuring Faizan with his trademark smile. It seems that this man has been able to quell all the longing and anger that is being stirred in his heart due to the actions of a small mouse who is trying to destroy his household.

The footsteps of Faizan's shoe sole towards his chair sounded quite loud but did not make the view of a woman aged almost fifty-one years moved from his view on a photo that he now holds.

The photo he believes is likely the woman in the picture was his biological daughter he had been looking for for almost thirty years. Faizan who was getting closer was taken aback. Because now the picture of the wife is in the grasp of Bu Jihan, his former superior.

Luckily the photos of his wife who was with other men he had stored neatly in his work drawer that was locked tightly.

"Ehem, Miss Jihan."

"Mom Jihan," call Faizan again.

"Eh, sorry Zan. Sorry in advance if I was careless to see the photos on your desk. If you can tell, who's the woman in this photo?" bu Jihan asked a little nervous because she just realized from her daydream and now Faizan was watching her holding her personal belongings.

He tried to neutralize his breath for a moment and sat back down after Faizan told him to sit down.

"Oh, that's a picture of my wife Ma'am. Name's Aisha. Why is it Mom?" faizan asked remained polite while looking at Bu Jihan was quite strange.

"Did he have parents or orphans since birth, Zan?" ask Bu Jihan to come back.

"Both of my wife's parents died a few months ago in an accident. What would happen to Mom if I could know? Tumben's mom asked like this?" faizan asked back who was wracked with curiosity.

Jihan sighed for a moment if she had to bring up the story of the past that made her a widow at a young age and lost her only daughter.

His heart was a little gamang to tell his sorrow and pain in the past. But inevitably he had to tell Faizan what it was. He hopes that by sharing his past story, he can open the way of his search for his biological daughter more and more wide open.

Since staring at the photo of the woman who turned out to be Faizan's wife, his heart was wracked with a sense of arousing and longing deeply like a mother to her daughter. The long-dead taste is now growing again with a new spirit of life.

"Tell me Mom, I'm ready to hear it. Didn't you think of me as your own son" Faizan said gently.

Finally the story flows as it is from the lips of a woman who enters her old age but her beauty is timeless.

Flashback On, uh,

Jihan Sasmita married young after she graduated high school with Rudy Artanegara who was different age over five years. The two married on the basis of the matchmaking of their parents who had been friends for a long time.

Although the marriage started from an arranged marriage, but love at first sight befell Rudy on the figure of Jihan who was welcomed and reciprocated by love also by Jihan Sasmita.

After marriage, Jihan bears the last name of her husband's family, the Artanegara family, which is known publicly as a conglomerate family. Rudy continued his family business that has several businesses that are rising.

Since Rudy, the Artanegara family business has advanced to number one in Asia and Europe. But as a husband, Rudy did not limit Jihan's activities outside the house.

Finally, with permission from her husband, Jihan continued to go to college while pioneering her boutique efforts. Because Jihan has long aspired as a fashion designer.

Gayung together and the full support of the husband made the Jihan boutique business more crawling up so much known to the public. Various awards he won for his best design. Many patio officials and important people in this country and the artists who are regular subscriptions of the Jihan's boutique.

The happiness of Rudy and Jihan's family grows. In addition to the business of the two who are increasingly advanced, the presence of a little angel in the middle of them becomes a complement to the happiness of both. The birth of their daughter named Almira Cahaya Artanegara really brings a happy hue.

But shortly after the birth of Almira, there was a disaster that had been planned by business opponent Rudy Artanegara. The wretch who took all the happiness of his family to no stand.

Almira was one month old. They all vacation to Lake Toba, North Sumatra. Because Rudy wanted to grant the request of the wife who wanted to vacation to Lake Toba and Samosir Island. Because of the busyness of both so rarely do holidays with family.

Both Jihan and Rudy's parents are also in the group. There were two cars carrying their families. One car contains Rudy, Jihan and Almira. The other car was their parents. Each car has a driver and one of Rudy's men to escort.

Because the distance of the first car that took both their parents with a second car containing the Rudy nuclear family is quite far, but it can still be seen. Rudy and Jihan were so shocked when they saw from a distance the truck pushed their parents' car so that it went straight into a very deep abyss.

Rudy immediately ordered the driver and his men who were in his car to turn around and try to hit the truck behind their car. Because Rudy thought if his car advanced it would receive the same fate to be pushed into the abyss.

Because in front is indeed the ravine area on the right and left edges of the road. While the position of Rudy's car is currently right and left still not out of the plantation area and small forest. Driver Rudy immediately spared to do what the superior ordered.

There was a fairly hard friction with the truck to perform an assault maneuver. But Rudy's car finally escaped too even though the driver and his men who were sitting in the front suffered quite decent injuries. This is due to the hard impact of the truck that tried to block the speed of Rudy's car.

From this incident, Rudy had thought quickly that his family was being targeted by someone. He immediately called the police to ask for help and had sent his location. Before the phone was cut off, we heard screams of Jihan and her baby Almira crying.

Both were shocked to hear a loud gunshot. It turns out that three tires of their car were shot so that the car automatically can not be run.

Rudy also commanded the driver, his men and also Jihan to get out of the car together in a matter of three. Finally they all came out and ran towards the chocolate plantation area which was very quiet. It seems like the employees or the plantation guards are on vacation working.

Before long the sound of two directed shots made the driver and his men who were behind immediately died. The increasingly gripping atmosphere made Jihan shocked and wept bitterly.

"Revelation darling!" rudy shouted making Jihan who was in front of her husband turned her head.

"Dor's... Dor... "

Two shots shot Rudy's body while protecting his wife who was carrying Almira. Instantly the sturdy body was dazed and fell on the ground.

"Mas Rudy!" yell Jihan.

This young woman was so shocked to see her husband covered in blood. He crept towards the husband's place and carried him behind the bush.

"Mas ba_ngun, don't stay with me. Huhu.." Jihan cried with a stammering voice so shocked by the whole incident that befell her family.

"Go as far as possible dear. Save our daughter. Sorry_kan myself who can not keep and make you happy. I_I love you always Ji," Rudy stammered after that his breath and heart stopped beating.

Rudy Artanegara died forever leaving deep sorrow for a Jihan Sasmita.

"Mas... Mas Rudy's. Hiks.. hiks.." Jihan's weeping was soft and heart-wrenching.

Jihan put her husband's body in the bush and kissed him one last time. Then he rushed to go deeper into the plantation area to avoid the criminals.

Finally, Jihan decided to leave Almira in a garbage can containing dry leaves in it and then she covered the top with some leaves and large twigs that had also dried up.

He ran in the other direction to distract the criminals and the police sirens were soon heard. Until finally he was rescued in a condition that is still shocked and disheveled.

She remembered the baby and when she returned to the trash can to pick it up, she was so shocked that she could not find the baby. Hysterically crying Jihan ran to and fro with some policewomen to look for her baby but could not be found either.

Due to the constant shock that Jihan received over the disaster that hit her family, she collapsed in the plantation area and was immediately rushed to the hospital.

The doctor declared Jihan a coma. Three months later, Jihan wakes up from her coma. Her husband's business opponent who carried out a plot to kill her entire family was arrested and sentenced to death.

One more year that a Jihan needs to be able to rise up to organize her life again after the deep suffering she experienced. Husband, daughter, in-laws and both parents. He lost everyone he loved in the blink of an eye.

"The happy light dimmed with the departure of his loved ones."

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