Prenuptial Agreement
55. Is There Still Hope?

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"Hallo Bun—Daddy?” the greeting turned into a cry of disbelief made Adistya who was beside Romeo chuckle amusedly, as well as the man himself. Then the bule man widened his smile to look at Gavin who was still staring at him without blinking on the screen of Adistya's phone.

An hour ago, Romeo whined to ask his beloved woman to contact Gavin, considering how much he missed the little boy he already considered to be his own son. And luckily Adistya granted it despite a bit of hesitation.

“Hallo boy,” saya Romeo waved his hand in front of a flat screen featuring the adorable face of Gavin. There was also a longing for happiness there, making Romeo re-review his smile. Unexplained, Romeo knew that the boy must be happy to meet his biological father who for five years of his life never gave a hug at all.

“Daddy, where are you?” asked the boy still with a surprised look. After months, he came face to face with the figure he considered father, who always replaced the role of Gavril though not completely.

“I am here, in Indonesia, beside your Mother,” Romeo replied while pointing the camera at Adistya, and the woman then waved her hand while developing a smile. Do not forget to say hello to the baby who looks increasingly surprised.

“Really?” Romeo nodded as well as Adistya, and after Gavin shouted cheerfully across the street.The boy jumped on his bed, making Romeo and Adistya again giggle. 

“You miss me, son?” romeo asked and it instantly got the boy's nod.

Without the three of them realizing that since then Gavril listened, and curious who the man whose son called ‘daddy’. Instantly Gavril's chest felt so tight. What's more when he hears the laughter of his ex-wife and an unfamiliar man across the street. Increasingly stifling as Gavin ignores his existence. The boy was too excited to talk to his opponent. 

Everything the boy asked and told me until soon the connection was closed and Gavin still did not lose his happy look. Gavril who could no longer hold back his curiosity walked over to the son and sat down beside the boy.

“Happy like a father's son,” said Gavril as an opening, and responded to his son with an enthusiastic nod. Without being asked the boy told the figure who had been chatting with him for about an hour via video call, and of course Gavril listened carefully while holding back his tightness, occasionally Gavril asked and answered smoothly by the boy as if Gavin was happy to talk about the figure. 

Gavril did not know the clear connection between the man called ‘daddy’ by his son and Adistya, and Gavril did not know what the name of the man was because Gavin only called him with a title that Gavril did not like. Honestly, Gavril felt claustrophobic when he knew that his role as a father for the past five years was occupied, but more than that, Gavril somehow felt that his position in Adistya's heart was shifted by a figure he did not know but was so close to his son.

“Daddy want to stop Gavin going home to grandpa? Gavin wants to meet Daddy,”, the boy said as soon as he was done with the story. His innocent gaze seemed pleading, and if it did not misinterpret Gavril saw there was longing in both of his son's round eyes. Gavril's chest tightened, and he was angry at this time, but as much as possible Gavril did not show his anger in front of the son.

“Ask Mommy first yes, if Mommy can let us go there, then we go,” said Gavril gently.

Gavin. “Don't, Mommy definitely won't give permission. Mommy once said why ask Gavin to come with Dad, Mommy does not want Gavin to see the condition of the mother who can not do anything. Mother does not want Gavin sad,” said the boy with a look on his shoulder.

Gavril took his son into the arms, proud of the son who had understood the difficulties of his parents, Gavin was independent, and Gavril was more proud of the figure that had made his son grow as well as this.

“Then we leave tomorrow. Do not forget to wake up early because our journey is quite long.”

Gavril looked up at his father in disbelief, but after the grown man gave a small nod with his gentle smile straight away Gavin exclaimed happily and hugged his father tightly, not forgetting to say thank you. But in the boy's delight there was a feeling of fear and envy surrounding Gavril's heart. Is that the person you call ‘Daddy, son? Ask Gavril's heart.

 Despite his heavy heart, Gavril still obey his son to meet the figure of ‘daddy’. Not only that, but also because of his own curiosity and wanted to see firsthand their closeness even though Gavril realized his heart would be hurt.

After several hours of travel, Gavril and Gavin finally arrive at Satya's courtyard. In a hurry the boy got out of the father's car and ran towards the main door, looking impatient to meet the figure he missed.

Gavril himself did not go straight down, he chose to stay in the car for a while, preparing his heart to accept the hateful and angry gaze of the ex-wife also prepares the heart to watch her son's drama with the stranger in person. Honestly, Gavril hesitated, but he did not want to drown in his curiosity. Maybe after this Gavril can know the path he must choose for the future. Maybe there is hope or even disappointment that he got.

Pulling and breathing slowly over and over again, Gavril finally decided to get out of the car and opened the trunk door to pick up the souvenirs that his mother had prepared for Adistya and her family, then walk towards the main door of Satya's house that opens and happy laughter welcomes Gavril's arrival. But of course it was not happy because Gavril realized not with him the laughter was created. Be ill. That was what Gavril felt at this moment. 

“God, is this karma for me?” muttered Gavril, then continued his halted steps and said his greetings before breaking into his former-in-law's house, stopping the laughter that had originally sounded and now everyone turned to him.

Gavril painstakingly floated his smile, then shook the back of Satya's hand that stood towards him, welcoming Gavril's arrival with a friendly smile.

Formerly his father-in-law was indeed disappointed with him as well as Seno, but all was done some, after Gavril aggressively begging for forgiveness of course.

“This is a souvenir from Mama. Sorry not to bother first if you want to come,” said Gavril polite and a little awkward. Gavril was already uncomfortable being there let alone seeing Adistya who blatantly ignored him. Gavril could tell because he occasionally stole a glance towards the woman sitting next to the male Caucasian, who according to his own judgment was quite handsome and loving. All of that was clearly visible from the shady eyes that the man had.

“Repot-repot aja emang Avril,” Satya shook her head with a small smile while receiving the luggage of her former daughter-in-law, then told Gavril to come in and sit down, but Gavril refused subtly.

But his refusal did not succeed in bringing Gavril out of the house because a second later Gavin came down from the lap of the male Caucasian and ran towards Gavril. pulled his father to sit on another sofa facing Adistya's occupied sofa and the bule man.

“Daddy, Gavin has met Dad, dong,” said the boy in a proud tone, making Gavril turn and look at his son with a difficult gaze to interpret. “Come, Dad, acquaintance first. Gavin's father was good, yesterday Gavin was new to buy toys, invited to the amusement park, to the zoo ..” Gavin's story continues so smoothly, while Adistya still looks reluctant to look at him, he said, and Gavril tried to steal a glance, while the male Caucasian listened enthusiastically to every story that came out of Gavin's tiny mouth.

So far Gavril can judge that the man was so sincere. His expression in response to the boy's story was not made up. Gavril was relieved, but also tight at the same time. He feels threatened at this time.

Once again Gavril glanced at Adistya, wanting to look at the beautiful face longer, but at once Gavril was sorry. The man stared at the hands that were interlocked and suddenly his chest was attacked by a sense of tightness. These are just hands that are interlocked, then how is Adistya who sees herself going with other women? How is Adistya who must have seen Gavril hug and kiss Rania at that time? How is Adistya's heart? The answer is that Gavril does not know, but he realizes that the pain is more than he feels right now.

I don't know how long Gavril daydreamed, because after realizing he had found Satya joined together and responded to his grandson's story. One cup of coffee was already in front of him, as were the several jars of snacks on the table that increased in number. Whether since when, Gavril did not realize it so late he was in daydreams.

In a room that was wide enough that only Gavril and Adistya dissolved in his mind, while the other three people were still excited by the conversation, more precisely Gavin who chattered a lot.

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