So Stepmom Son Ceo
Chapter 73 - Flashback #1

People mourning the passing of Esmeralda – birth mother Shazia, one by one began to be seen leaving the still wet grave, leaving little Shazia and the father there.

“Mother, mother, why did you leave us? Why Ma'am? Is it because Shazia naughty boy mom goes?” ask the boy in between his sobs.

“Mother, Shazia loves mommy so much!”

The father approached him, “Come, Son. Let's go,” said the father as he pulled his daughter's arm.

"No, Dad, I don't want to leave Mom alone, why should we leave her here?" Shazia Whine.

Erhan, looking at his daughter who was still crying, how his heart was so sliced to see the fate of his 6-year-old daughter, he knelt before the Son while holding both arms.

“My daughter, please understand, son. Mom can't be with us, she's gone to a very beautiful place, mom doesn't get mad at you, mom goes where she won't feel pain anymore,”

“Dad promised you, Zia, dad will always take care of you and give you whatever you want, and you will always be Dad's priority forever.”

Shazia's cry broke even more, he hugged the Father, Erhan calmed him down and immediately carried his daughter.

Esmeralda, I promise you, that I will raise our daughter well, I will work harder so that she will not feel the same pain as we do. I will always try to raise our daughter well Esmeralda. Erhan.

After the death of his beloved wife, Erhan began to work harder than ever, he was determined to open a business in the culinary field that had been dreamed of with Esmeralda, because it was tirelessly Erhan continued to work, so he continued to work, I raised a lot of money to make that dream come true.

But because of his determination, he forgot about Shazia who also needed his attention, as long as he went to work often he left his daughter to neighbors, lucky neighbors Erhan understood and treated Shazia like his daughter.

In just a few years, right when Shazia was 10. Erhan managed to realize his dream, his business in the culinary field advanced rapidly, and he also bought a luxurious and spacious house for himself and his daughter, they moved from the small house and dense settlement.

But that was not the beginning of happiness for Shazia, the father was more preoccupied with work and he was more often left alone with his caretaker.

Shazia who felt neglected, in the end missed his old life, many people who loved and helped him despite living a simple life, much different from the luxury that binds him today.

Days and months turn into years, Shazia grows up to be a beautiful girl, but due to the lack of attention from her father, she more often refutes Erhan's words, the older the girl got, the more she rebelled.

When Shazia has been declared a graduate of her university, the girl feels there is no happiest day other than that day.

“Congratulations to you, Zia, my dear, you managed to graduate with the best predicate!” said the friend who immediately hugged him.

“You too, congratulations to you, Hazan,” reply Shazia.

“I don't believe that we can solve all this well, Hazan.”

“Yes, Shazia really is all like a dream,” Hazan replied remembering how lazy they were to do the task.

“Then to celebrate what if we go have fun?”

“That's a good idea, they also invite me to go, let's go with them now.” The woman immediately pulled Shazia's arm.

Yes, both are a pair of friends who are inseparable since sitting on the upper middle bench. They are always complementary to each other, the rebellious and stubborn nature is an indivisible label from them.

How not, since school they always truant together, go to cafes or discotheques that they think are fun, and now it is a boon for them to have graduated from university on time.

Shazia immediately celebrated her graduation day at that time, they went shopping, sightseeing and enjoying delicious food with accompanying music. Shazia's pleasure makes him forget the time, from morning until midnight he has not come home.

The girl does not know that the father is waiting for her at home, Erhan awaits the return of his only daughter with worry, the clock that has shown at 12:00 pm makes Erhan more agitated.

“Shazia where did you go? Don't you know I'm so worried about you.”

‘Kriett..!’ door open.

Realizing the arrival of his daughter, Erhan immediately stood up from the sofa. The young girl who entered while carrying the grocery bag was just staring lazily at the figure of the father who was waiting for him.

"Where have you been, Shazia!" ask the father in a cold tone

Shazia looked indifferent, she intended to go above the place where her room was.

Shazia stopped her steps, lazily turning to face her father, looking at Erhan's face, making her laugh.

"Honor someone like you? A man who doesn't even deserve to be called a father, how am I supposed to respect him?"

"Shaziah! Don't be rude to your own father" cried the father to him.

"Bad? Yeah, I'm a brash girl, and who made me have this kind of trait? That's you, that's you dad!" shazia Shouts.

"Since Mom's death, you've been concerned only with your work. Without caring about my condition, without caring that I need you. Whatever it is about me, you're only concerned with your work. Then now? You want to act like a parent who worries about his daughter, since you were just—“

Spontaneous with the father landing a slap in his daughter's face, anger has completely taken hold of Erhan.

Shazia was silent for a moment while holding her cheek. "Yes, just slap again. No matter what, I will always hate you!" shazia Shouts.

Shazia took off the groceries in any place, then stepped her feet out of the house.

“Shazia where do you want to go, it's late at night!”

Shazia, unconcerned by his father's call, leaves in a taxi, circling the hustle and bustle of the city with no definite purpose, but it was only for a moment until he found a hotel that caught his attention and then chose to stop there.

The girl booked one of the rooms with her credit card, but Shazia did not immediately enter the room that was booked, she instead chose to go to the discotheque available at the hotel.

Shazia was sitting on one of the benches holding a drink, among those who seemed to enjoy music and dancing only the ones who looked gloomy and aloof.

How not, the problem with the father managed to make his feelings cheesy. He no longer attaches importance to the many alcoholic drinks he has drunk.

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Shazia woke up, he wriggled his body that felt crumpled dim, his eyes that still felt heavy to open was staring at the ceiling of the room, for a moment he still did not realize what was happening, he was still not aware of what was happening, but when he turned to the side, the girl froze, how surprised he was to see a sleeping man behind her.

Shazia rose from her sleep, no less surprised to see her body without a piece of cloth, clothes scattered on the floor, making her remember what happened last night.

Shazia's feeling was more and more unsettled when she remembered all that, she immediately got out of bed, she quickly picked up her clothes and put them back on. He did not care about the man who was still asleep, the most important thing for him was to quickly leave the hotel room.

His hasty steps lead Shazia to accidentally bump into a middle-aged woman in front of a hotel room.

“Ma-af Mistress, a-I accidentally.”

Seeing the appearance of Shazia who was frowning the woman smiled, “ is not papa, you also accidentally,” replied the woman while staring at the hotel room where Shazia had just come out.

Shazia nodded and left the woman, but the woman stood there looking at Shazia's departure.

“What a pity your fate is, poor woman.”

By taxi he went home, arriving at the destination of courage Shazia ciut to open the door algae, is not this door that he always opened without burden why now it feels scary.

In the end, Shazia gave himself up, he opened the door slowly, hoping that his father had gone to work but in reality Erhan seemed busy arranging food on the table.

As her neutrality captures Shazia's presence, Erhan welcomes her daughter warmly.

“Shazia you're home, son. Come eat together, dad has prepared breakfast for both of us.”

“Shazia for yesterday's incident, dad really apologized.”

The warm words of the Father shook his heart, how long Erhan always gave his best for him. Then now he had destroyed everything in the blink of an eye.

Shazia couldn't help but cry, water started pouring down her cheeks, she couldn't look at her father's face for longer. The woman ran straight to the room.

“Shazia?”

“Shazia what happened to you, son? Why are you crying,"