The Broken Ring's
Punishment Began

In the end, Erick only met Arfan for a moment. He must immediately leave for the airport because his flight schedule to the homeland will soon arrive. Inevitably, Erick must leave the apartment occupied by his ex-wife and former in-laws. The man entered a taxi that his assistant had ordered, still in disbelief.

Lalita's recent pregnancy left Erick reeling. There was a sudden sense of pleasure just appearing in one corner of his heart. However, the feeling of sadness and regret was precisely the one that dominated him the most at the moment. The fact that Lalita was pregnant even before they celebrated their wedding anniversary really made Erick's chest feel tight at once. The reason, that night was the night where he gave a deep wound to his ex-wife.

“Pak, we've arrived.” Erick's assistant's voice broke the man's daydream.

Erick rubbed his face violently before finally getting off the taxi. Still with uncertain feelings, the man stepped into the airport, until he unknowingly knew he had been sitting on the plane bench.

“Pak Erick.” Again Erick heard his personal assistant calling.

“Is Mr Erick okay? Father's face looks pale,” said the young man again as Erick turned to him.

“I'm fine,” said Erick while fixing his sitting position. As much as possible he tried to look fine in front of his subordinates.

“What happened in the Director's apartment earlier?” ask Erick's assistant again.

“Nothing. I'm just a little tired.”

Erick's personal assistant didn't say anything more. Since re-joining, Erick has been busy more than ever. That is because almost all of Arfan's duties are done by him. Erick's dedication to Arfan's hotel this time is indeed more than the time before he divorced Lalita. That he did nothing else because he considered if it was his way to repay the services to Arfan.

“Gama,” call Erick then on his assistant.

“Iya, Sir?” The young man named Gama looked over.

“You have a child?” ask Erick.

Gama looked a little dumbfounded at the question being asked.

“Anu, Sir. I am not married,” said Gama then with a little clumsy.

“Ah, yes. I forgot.” Erick immediately threw away his gaze. He felt ridiculous because for a moment he had forgotten the fact that this personal assistant was single. He was a few years younger than Erick.

“But if you are married later, I want to have a child of at least four.” Gama back to saying with a little joking.

“A lot,” murmured Erick involuntarily.

“I'm an only child, sir. I always felt lonely because I had no brothers. Therefore, later if I get married, I want to have children of at least four people,” said Gama while slightly chuckling.

Erick was silent for a moment. In the past, he had fantasized like that. Build a family and have sweet kids. But he imagined all that while still in a relationship with Larisa. Of course the woman she hoped to be the mother of her children would be Larisa.

Since marrying Lalita, Erick never again fantasized about having children. He never imagined a happy future because he felt his happiness had been destroyed along with the breakdown of his relationship with Larisa. Although when Lalita husband, not infrequently they do husband and wife, but never once Erick imagined if Lalita would get pregnant. I don't know what's on his mind. Every second he went through the marriage with sincerity without seeing anything good that might happen.

Only Erick realized if all this time he was too blinded by hatred so he could not be grateful for everything he had. Now, when everything has fallen apart, he only feels that Lalita actually has a meaning in his life. Not to mention, he is also threatened not to be able to accompany the prospective children conceived by Lalita at this time.

Unknowingly, Erick let out a long sigh. I don't know what to do to fix everything. As far as he thought about it, it didn't feel like he was going to apologize for it. The mistake he made towards Lalita was already too fatal. Not just a matter of the heart, but also Lalita's self-esteem. Erick has ruined all that, so it will be very difficult to get a second chance.

“If later I have children, I do not want to be like most fathers who do not pay too much attention to the growth and development of their children. I want to be like my father, always with me in any moment. My father told me that raising a child is not only a wife's job, but also a husband's. Time yes, make it together, but take care and raise it is bestowed on one person only.” Gama said again, making Erick turn back to him with a somewhat stifled feeling.

“Jeez, how could I imagine this distance, even though married just not yet. Sorry, sir, I got carried away because I asked about the child,” said Gama added with a slight grimace.

Once again, Erick forced himself to smile. But this time he couldn't cover his own face. Unknowingly, the man closed his eyes while again sighing deeply. Slowly but surely, the regret over all his senseless treatment of Lalita has been undermining her even more. There was a pain he could not describe that was currently residing in one corner of his heart. One by one flashes of his unflattering attitude towards the ex-wife filled his head, making him even more frustrated.

The more you remember, the more Erick feels unworthy if you want to insist on returning to Lalita, even with child reasons. However, thinking of his son later born without a full family, it also makes it gamang. He had heard the saying, if a man can only donate seeds without any responsibility to his son, then it makes no difference to an animal. Is he also such a man now?

Suddenly, Erick's feelings became more and more upset. All this time, having spent his childhood in an orphanage with all the rigors of his orphanage life, Erick has always hated irresponsible parents who often throw their children in that place. Erick hates parents who can only bring their children into the world, but are unable to take care of them. Then now it seems like he will become the figure he hated. How lyrical.

‘Yes God, what have I been doing all this time?’ Erick sighed inwardly with a feeling of erratic wrath. Remembering Lalita's distended stomach that she saw earlier, made her chest feel even more tight. Especially if he remembered also the words that Lalita had spoken to him. It seems like there is really no hope.

For the entire time, Erick let out his breath involuntarily. He felt that right now he was beginning to reap what he sowed all this time. Yeah, looks like the punishment for what he's done to Lalita starts here.

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