The Love of Habib
Chapters 31.5

Aira went down with Mommy downstairs. While holding Aira's hand, Mother pulled her to the dining area. And as soon as the two of them walked into the dining venue, everyone's focus was immediately on the two of them. To be exact they stared dislikefully and dissatisfiedly at Aira, the adorable-faced girl who had lost her prestige within this family.

"Slowly, everyone was starving but he was still stuck in his long daydream." Aunty's voice scoffed at Aira's arrival.

Knowing Aish's remarkable background, Bibi is deeply sorry, deeply regretting her decision to place more importance on Aira than Aish. Aira has nothing. She is not as rich as Aish and does not have an outstanding family background as Aish. If only he knew that Aish was an amazing child, then he would do all kinds of ways to curry favor with Aish. If that happens, then whatever he wants will be achieved easily. Aish will give him money, help him build a business or the best is Habib Khalid invited him to join the KR company. Who does not know that the KR company belongs to Habib Khalid. Jewelry companies that are starting to spread branches in this country definitely have a lot of great advantages. Just imagine if they could join there, everyone would definitely not be afraid of running out of money because they had endless resources.

"Sister, what are you saying. Aira was uncomfortable too. If I don't force him down to eat, he won't eat. Please understand Aira's situation." Mother said not happy.

His daughter used to be flattered, but now her daughter is treated like a rock in this house. Existing but not considered to exist. So irritating.

"understand? We've been trying to understand Aira. But what did he give us? The family was humiliated in front of many people. And what's even more embarrassing is that he can't continue his schooling! It's a waste of resources, if I knew he'd grow up to be a wasted person, I'd rather love Aish alone." The indifferent aunt said piercing right at the pain point in the hearts of Aira and Mother.

Mother was very angry her daughter was underestimated. His two clenched hands held the anger in his heart.

"Oh, why are you saying it now, bi?" Aira turned her face to look at aunty with condescending eyes.

From the beginning, she did not like this aunt. They are here just hitchhiking but acting doubtful, already so he does not want to work to help Mother and grandmother clean the house. Now that Aish has shown her wealth and family background, Bibi is getting mad at her. Though Aira never asked aunt to be kind to him because she was not at all interested in the attention of shameless people. But this aunt doesn't understand. His plan was dashed by himself, spilling the blame onto Aira instead. It doesn't make any sense.

"At first, my pretentious aunt flattered me wherever I went and whatever I did. While meeting with Aish, Bibi always put on a constipated face as if Aish has a mountain of debt to aunty. Now that Bibi knows that Aish comes from a family background that we can't afford to offend and her husband also owns a large company, Bibi has spilled all the blame on me. Stupidly, even though Aunt spilled all the blame on me, Brother Aish would never turn to this house and be nice to auntie. Remember, milk is returned with milk, and tubal water is returned with tubal water. So stop wishing for aunt. Aish won't be that stupid. Not only did he remember all of aunt's harsh words and mistreatment of her, but he also wouldn't forget what he did to his mother just yet." Aira's words were like a slap to all those who had deep regrets.

Lying if they do not want something from Aish, especially now Aish already has various things that invite greed in the heart. But what Aira said was a fact that could not be denied. Whatever they did and no matter how good they changed their attitude now, Aish would never care about them.

"Huh, what do you know, a little boy who has not seen the world. Whatever you say it can't change the fact that Aish is our family. How could he forget us as a family? After all, tendons cannot be broken and blood is thicker than any relationship in this world." Angrily the aunt replied to Aira.

Aira smiled a little.

"Yes, keep dreaming aunt. You deserve it."

Hearing Aira's brazen words, the emotions that had been held back finally exploded. Aunty yelled at Aira, snapping at him with harsh and unfriendly words to vent her anger.

"What did you just say, you little prankster! You and your mother are the same, you were born with a small and cunning heart. If I had known my brother had brought a snake into this house and not a human, then I would never have allowed him to enter let alone make a nest and humiliate the family! With an identity like this, who wants to" anyway"

"Enough! Uhuk...uhuk...!" Grandpa stopped the commotion on the dining table.

His voice was extremely weak but no one dared to ignore his screams. As a result, everyone obediently shut their mouths. Even the aunt bitterly held back the emotions in her heart. He did not dare to speak anymore in front of Grandpa. Moreover, the condition of grandfather now is not too good.

"Please drink some water, Dad." Dad gave grandfather a glass of water to drink.

Grandpa raised his hand in denial. He did not want to drink and continued to cough until his cough subsided.

"Can't you guys stop arguing?" Ask grandpa not to think.

Everyone was silent and did not answer.

"Now you've just regretted it, right? Many times I have stressed to you not to bother Aish anymore because the person behind her is not easy to offend. But are you listening to me? No, you guys didn't hear what I said and constantly cornered Aish. Now that everything is revealed, you throw each other mistakes, for nothing. Aish was reluctant to stare at you, let alone the people behind her. They hate this family so much! Hating the family that killed Mama Aish! Aren't you ashamed?" Grandpa said he did not think.

After the incident at the boarding school, the family was constantly arguing. Fussing over this, taking issue with it, then throwing mistakes at each other and spilling them all on Aira. Things get worse when they are all invited to Aish and Habib Khalid's wedding. Looking at the wealth possessed by the Aish and Habib Khalid families, the people in the family wanted to become even more greedy. Grandpa was very disappointed.

He wondered in himself, what had made his children become like this?

They are so easy to break family relationships, but after seeing useful things or property, they easily reconnect with family relationships. Never terbesit in their minds if the wounds they have incised, not easily forgotten. It can be cured, but the marks will not be easily removed. Aish will remember, will always remember what they did to him.

"So this is all our fault? Why don't you tell me that Aish's mom comes from a noble family?" Now the dissatisfaction in the heart of the aunt is directed to the grandfather.

Grandfather gave a cold snort, "If you knew why? It's too late, my son. Everything has happened. And I beg you all, stop thinking about their possessions and wealth. Because it's all theirs not yours. Even if you have a blood relationship with Aish, but that cannot justify the greed in your heart. And you, too," Grandfather turned his attention to the silent Father who never made any comment.

"Stop thinking about everything that's gone by because Aish says that he will always think of you as his father regardless of past mistakes. Instead of contemplating all the mistakes that have happened, why not get better and start taking care of the family? Uhuk.." Grandfather coughed again while holding his chest.

It hurts so much. Pain that made his eyes closed. So sick he could not make a sound and could only hold back with his eyes closed.

"Dad, please stop talking. Dad's health is not good." Dad immediately held onto Grandpa's worried arm.

Looking at grandfather's current situation, everyone no one dared to speak up. They were worried about Grandpa's condition.

"Mas, you better take Daddy to his room. Poor thing, I must be tired of holding back the pain now." Persuade Mother sincerely.

He was also very worried about Grandfather's condition.

"Come, come. Help your father get into the room. He needs a break." Grandma was also very worried about her husband's situation.

Grandpa looked very weak and powerless. When he was brought into the room, he said nothing and obediently laid himself on the bed. Father and other family members helped massage the grandfather's body parts such as hands and feet. They were massaging grandfather until he finally entered the dream world.

After grandfather managed to sleep, grandma did not want to go out and did not have an appetite. She wanted to stay in the room to accompany her husband. In order not to disturb Grandpa's sleep, Grandma asked everyone to come out of the room and stop arguing.

Everyone obediently walked out of the room and returned to the dining area. But they had already lost their appetite and just sat staring at the food on the table.

Silence is silent, this situation often occurs lately at home.

"Dad, what about my school?" Aira asked Dad.

He wants school. He wants to immediately destroy the school into college. But due to the issue of expulsion at the boarding school, she was unable to take the exam and fell ill. To save his future, Dad goes to any school asking them to accept Aira. Dear thousand dear, no matter how much Dad shows Aira's achievements, he can't get in. Besides because of his bad image at that time, time was also not possible. Just imagine, the National exam is only a month away and the school has to accept new students?

That's never happened before. They could not accept Aira even if they wanted to because the data of the last year school students who will take the national exam was completed at the center.

"So far the school can only propose that you repeat in 12th grade because you can't do the follow-up exams." Said the weak father was not excited.

Dad wasn't as careful as he used to be. Aira was well aware of it.

"How is it possible, my achievements are everywhere and I should now have applied for admission to college!" Aira couldn't take it.

Dad looked at his daughter unhappy.

"Blame your bad image, none of the schools I went to would accept you and give you a test. If you keep the attitude and don't make trouble in the boarding house then nothing will happen. After this, don't just yell and blame people, because everything comes from yourself." Said Dad warning Aira.

Dad is no longer the old Dad, he will not spoil Aira like he used to. Because of too pampering him, Father to kebablasan and do not know the character of his own daughter.

"Dad, that's what you're talking about.." Aira was sad.

Mother felt sorry for him.

"Mas, our daughter is sad. Can you talk softly with him? If you say it like this, Aira will get sadder, mas." Mother complains to her husband.

"Am I talking rudely to him, huh? I'm just explaining that everything he wants is impossible because it all comes from his own mistakes. Just because I want to talk like this she's sad, then what about the face of our family being humiliated by her? Do you think I'm not sad? Do you think I'm not ashamed? Do you think that everything Aira has done in our family makes us ashamed of having nothing to do? Do I need to explain to you all the losses we feel only because of his mistakes?" Father spoke dissatisfiedly to his wife, he was very upset now.

When the investors learned of his relationship with Aish, Habib Khalid's wife was very bad. They secretly break the cooperation contract and reluctantly respond to the company's request from Father. Not only that, close and distant relatives secretly excommunicate the family because they are not able to care for the first child who is clearly more valuable.

I've felt it all in 2 months. Shame, anger, annoyance, sadness and regret. Dad felt it all. And many times he thought how if time could be replayed, he would never be lulled by his first love and focus on making his first wife happy, bestowing affection for Aish that he had not been able to bestow all this time.

But it's all just regret. He could no longer go back to those days. Time he ignored.