Tarnished Before Accident
Chapter 57. Cook

Every reality presented in the near future, unravels a common thread and reveals little by little the secrets of the past.

I'm still very shocked by what Rey just said about my mother. Raped in turns, then Papa who I had always considered as my guardian angel, gave me great affection was none other than one of the men who helped destroy my mother's future.

"Sir, ...." My tongue is too thick to ask anything. But then Rey hugged me. Maybe he understands that right now I need his support. All these problems are too much for me to carry on my own.

"Say, what do you feel right now?" Rey bent both legs, using both knees as a pedestal so that our position was almost parallel. Both of his palms cupped my face, then the look in his eyes showed concern.

"I ... fear. I ... feel like I'm gonna hurt my son. It was as if what was in the video was so real. And the woman's laughter after killing her son made me even more agitated. I'm worried if I really do that."

He kissed my forehead, then took me in his arms. I was crying there. Why would Rey show a video like that?

After I felt like I was starting to calm down, Brother Rey let go of her embrace. His position was still the same, being in front of me standing up using both of his knees as a pedestal.

"Sir, where did the video come from? What does the video have to do with Mama's suicide?"

He exhaled heavily before finally saying, "Alea, last night the foundation had a power outage. The surveillance cameras deployed in the dorm room area must have died by then. We haven't found out who did this to your mama."

"So, the video was deliberately played to affect your mental state?"

Rey nodded. His thumb wiped away the teardrops running down my cheek. "Seeing your exaggerated reaction after seeing the tape, I'm sure someone did it on purpose. She committed suicide for fear of doing bad things to her baby. He would rather take his life than kill the doll he had thought of as his son."

Yes, I also felt afraid of hurting my child in the womb after watching the recording. My psychic condition is not problematic. But what about Mama? He must have been very tortured at that time.

"I think someone deliberately wanted to stress your mother out by doing brainwashing through that video."

I'm speechless. Who would do that to my mother. Wasn't enough of the suffering he had been through all this time? What do the bad guys out there really want?

However, when I thought about how I ended up being in the Hinata family and it turned out that Papa was involved in the rape, I was sure that Mama was behind it all.

Am I too bad to think? But, everything feels so awkward. I have to ask this to Mama Sonya, the legal wife of Papa Arya Hinata who is none other than Mama Kak Rena.

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I really want to take care of Mama. I was afraid when a bad person suddenly came in and harmed her. I'm sure that the bad guys who made Mama commit suicide are still around this hospital.

Unfortunately, Rey forbade me from staying. He promised to provide supervision and strict guard in the care room. He said that I should focus on myself, let Mama be his dependant.

Although a little unwilling to leave him, but I ended up nodding in agreement. I'm sure that Brother Rey will do the best thing for my mother.

We returned home at exactly two in the afternoon. Rey asked me to rest first, no need to think of anything that could interfere with my health and mind. I lay down on the bed after cleaning myself. I closed my eyes because I was so tired.

Too long crying and devastated by the incident that befell Mama, how the woman who had longed for it turned out to have suffered a very sad fate. Mama Sonya said that I was just an illegitimate child and should have conceived an illegitimate child. Does that mean he is already well aware of the heartbreaking events experienced by my biological mother?

When my mind wandered to find a meeting point related to Mama's past, suddenly my nose sniffed the fragrant aroma of cooking spices. My stomach is suddenly hungry. I just realized I haven't had lunch yet.

I hurried up from the bed. I want to cook something to fill my stomach. Surely Rey's sister is also hungry because we both haven't had lunch.

I slowly walked down the stairs, then walked towards the kitchen on the lower floor. The fragrant aroma of the cuisine was increasingly stinging, I was more tempted to taste.

And there, I saw that Rey was struggling with the kitchen utensils. He made spaghetti cooked on a cauldron. His hands were so agile when moving the spatula and non-stick cauldron by several times lifting the object so that the dish could be perfectly mixed. In fact, the long noodles had been thrown up when Kak Rey cooked it.

"Wow!" I applauded, greatly comforted by her attractiveness.

As usual, Rey grew arrogant when praised. He shrugged while raising his chin as if he was a great chef. However, his attitude like that made me want to laugh. She looks adorable. I dragged the stool bar to sit down.

"Please, Princess!"

A spaghetti plate the size of a jumbo has been served in front of me. He was polite, much different from the usual Rey.

"Thank you, Chef." I giggled when I said it and it did not go unnoticed by Rey.

"Hey, why laugh?"

I'm shaking. "none. My husband's handsome."

"obvious. It's already a patent. Can't argue anymore."

No, he's always bragging. I turned the eyeball in response. He chuckled, rubbing my head. "Don't do that. You'll get ugly."

"Good God, Rey!" I hit his chest slowly. My cheeks are bloating. Piqued. You can't praise me just once. He was always bragging, but insulting me.

Suddenly I felt a kick in my stomach. Yeah, my son kicked hard enough to make me grimace. "Aah, sick," I said, which then made Rey panic.

"Alea, what's wrong?" He bent down, aligning his height with mine. "What is giving birth?" His face looked anxious when he said that.

"What the hell, brother? Just five months to give birth." I hit her shoulder softly while feeling my stomach tightening. "She kicked," I said, holding back the pain while holding the abdomen.

Slowly Rey wiped my stomach, caressed it carefully, replacing my palm. Surprisingly, the stomach that felt tight earlier slowly sagging and more relaxed.

"Easy?" tanyanya.

"Ehmm, it seems like she's angry that her mother was being ridiculed" I said later.

"really?" Rey put her cheek on my stomach and asked my son to talk. "Hi, it's Papa. Who insulted my mother? Your mama is beautiful, smart to cook, smart to others. You must be proud to have a Mama like her."

I smiled, touched to see Rey so attentive to my son. "Smart the others? Smart what?" askaku who is a little curious about the words that Rey said.

"Heem, it's a secret because only Papa knows." He whispered to my stomach. I'm getting curious about what Rey wants to say. Then, he continued his sentence. "You're so good at being upset."

"Sir Reeey!" I glared, but he laughed.

He could have discussed it with the child who was in my stomach.

"Oh, let's eat! I'm hungry."

"Heem," I muttered. I have been hungry since then so choose to ignore the joke Kak Rey who should not be talked to a fetus that is still in the womb.

Just as we were about to eat the spaghetti, a call suddenly rang on Rey's cell phone. The man immediately picked her up and without saying much he said "yes". The call ended with Rey directing her gaze towards me.

"From the hospital. The DNA test is out."

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Btw, who yesterday complained why in NT there is no novel "Dinikahi Mr. Arthur", yes because the story of Sean and Salwa in NT already exists. It's called "Tricked to Love the Mafia World". It has been over since 2020.

If all the locations in NT will be more confusing. There is a story with the same name, but the story is different. It's not funny. The one next to it is a remake of the story in NT. Why make a remake? Because the author loves them both. 🤭

Already, yes, do not forget the sesajen 🙈🙈