RANIAKU, MY CANDLE
Chapter 58

Instantly the atmosphere became silent after I said that sentence. Dad Robin was silent, so was I. But after a while later, Robin's chest began to speak up.

"Is this decision you're making because of a woman? You want to let go of everything because of a woman?" Dad Robin asked as he fixed his sitting position. Now that he turned off the cigar he had in his hand, a sign that quite serious talk was about to begin.

I didn't answer his question, instead fell silent and lowered my head. After all, I became a mobster because I was raised by a mob boss.

"Kaaran, Daddy knows well what your nature is. Not just a year and two Daddy raised you, but decades. If Daddy asks you a question and you just stay quiet and look down like that, then the answer is yes" said Dad Robin.

"Which woman makes you want to let go of everything?" he asked again, and I was at a loss as to what, because his guess was so correct, I wanted to give up the power I had because of a woman.

"Karan, Daddy is asking you, why are you just quiet and not answering Daddy's question?" This time the intonation of Robin's dad's voice had gone up an octave.

"Da-Dad, I'm really sorry I let Daddy down."

"Karan, Daddy doesn't want to hear your apology! Daddy just wants to hear the answer to Daddy's question!" This time, Robin sounded angry.

"Now, answer Daddy's question, Kaaran!" he said again, still with a high tone of voice.

"That girl .. that girl was the girl I took to Mr. Wilson's birthday party at the time, Dad," I replied, still bowing my head deeply. Right now I don't dare to see what Robin's reaction is like.

"What is your relationship with that girl?" ask dad Robin. This time his voice returned to normal.

I gulped my saliva rough. I don't know what my foster father's reaction would be if I found out that his adopted son was married and soon would have two children at once. I'm afraid Robin's dad will get mad at me.

The mood was silent again. I'm sure Robin's dad was very disappointed to hear that. I married a girl without asking her blessing first.

"Dad, I'm really sorry. Really, not because I don't value Daddy as my parent. It's just that I want to protect my wife and my two future children from the evil of the enemy, so I choose to keep my marriage status a secret and hide it from anyone" I explained.

"So ... So now the girl is pregnant?" From the tone of Robin's dad's speech, he seemed quite surprised to know that fact.

"Yes, Dad. Now my wife is pregnant with twins" I replied.

The atmosphere went quiet for a while, and then Robin said, "Did your wife know that you were the head of the mafia?"

I'm shaking. "No, Dad."

"So that's why you want to stop being a mobster?"

"It could be said that way Dad, but ..the main reason is because I want to start a quiet and happy life with my wife and children later."

Hearing my words, Robin laughed. "Kaaran ... Kaarans. Don't think it's gonna be that easy, son."

B e r s a m b u n g ...