The Married By Challenge
The Part 26

When she woke up, Sarah had seen her breakfast ready on the nightstand. Sandwich and a glass of milk, Sarah sure Devano must have prepared it and thought it made Sarah feel happy. He went to take a bath to feel fresher, after the bath he finished his breakfast.

Devano came with his laptop.

"Your father..." Sarah immediately jumped up and took Devano's laptop. The face of the father who was very much missed was clearly plastered there.

"Pa, where's Mama? Mama is healthy, right? Papa's good too, right? And Brother Will... Sister..."

"We're all fine, honey. William's case has been handled by Freya. It's just slander, you don't worry because William will be free soon"

And Sarah could only cry, she felt useless because she could do nothing for her family.

"Don't cry, you'll be ugly" exclaimed her father who made Sarah laugh again "Happy birthday my princess, my soul, my love, my life, my everything" his father said later and it made Sarah cry again haru "Sorry yes, because you can not enjoy sweet seventeen. But don't worry, we've prepared a gift for you"

"Sarah don't need a party, Pa. Sarah just needs Papa, Mama and Brother Will"

"Papa knows, honey. We will always be there for you"

"Sarah can't wait to go home..."

"Don't go home yet..."

"Why, Pa?"

"Actually, Papa spoke to Devano. You better go to school there"

"Thank you"

Sarah answered quickly and she immediately looked at Devano. "I don't want the point" she insisted and it was her final decision. Jason is still trying to persuade Sarah, because Jason wants Sarah to still have a good and comfortable life, but Sarah remains on his decision.

"Well, what if you want to stay in Indo. But the risk is you must be the material bully and friend of your friend"

"Sarah was not afraid" Sarah answered confidently and confidently, Jason just laughed in response to her "Pa, Sarah wants to talk to Mama"

"Tomorrow, yeah. Now your mama's resting. You can't be disturbed"

"Yes, I love you, Pa"

"Love you more, princess"

Sarah disconnected the video call.

"Where? Feel better?" devano asked who had been looking at Sarah who seemed happy because she had spoken to her father.

"Thank you, Dev" Sarah said with such sincerity, she also revealed her sincere smile.

"Today I'm going to go see one of my coworkers. Just a minute, I'll be home soon" she said and it made Sarah laugh amusedly "Why even laugh?" asked Devano.

"Because you're really acting like a husband, Devano" Sarah said, "Our marriage is just a game...."

"No..." Devano interrupted quickly, then he sat down before Sarah and grasped Sarah's hand, he looked intes both blue eyes Sarah "I want our marriage to be a real marriage, I told you, I told you, '' said, I love you and I want you to be mine, for as long as it is"

Sarah back sculpt, already three times Devano expressed his love and he looks very serious. Sarah looks into Devano's eyes, trying to find a lie or joke, but all Sarah sees is honesty and determination. Realizing that Sarah immediately pulled her hand, she walked up to the window to avoid Devano's gaze.

"That's not possible, Dev. I can't believe you can love, what else in a little girl like me. Our marriage, our togetherness, it's all just a game or a punishment because I once made you a challenge"

"It was so at first." Devano replied, he approached Sarah and hugged her from behind. Sarah did not refuse, because in Devano's arms she felt comfortable. Devano wrapped his hands around Sarah's belly and he inhaled the shampoo scent of Sarah's still wet hair "But now no longer, I myself don't know how I can love you. When I found out you were playing me at the time, I was really angry because a grown man like me was playing a little girl"

Sarah could not answer, but now she forced Devano to take her hand off her.

"Please stop talking about feelings, because I don't understand things like that" said Sarah then she immediately came out of her room with thoughts and feelings that berserk.

While Devano can understand if Sarah does not believe him, because what Devano has done all this time certainly makes Sarah never believe even though Devano expressed his love a million times. And what if one day Sarah discovers that Devano is behind her family's mess?

"Don't come, and I'll never let Sarah know"

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After Devano leaves, Sarah meets the Sister who is currently taking care of Caitlin. While Margaret went to shop her word.

"Em can I ask something?" sarah asked as she watched the Sister take care of Caitlin so thoroughly.

"I'm also Indo, Lady Sarah" Sarah gaping, she's been there for a week and met the nun but Sarah just found out that the nun is Indo? Of course, because if there was Margaret, then Sarah wouldn't dare approach Caitlin's room.

"Wow, I just found out... Then why did you ever hit me?" ask Sarah because they pass each day.

"Because you're Mr. Devano's wife, we rarely talk to Mr. Devano unless it's Miss Caitlin's matter. And I think you're just like her" the Sister and Sarah laughed.

"She's so arrogant and annoying" Sarah said "But why are you here?"

"My father's here, and we've been living here since I was 15. And Mr. Devano was deliberately looking for a nun who could speak Indo because Mrs Margaret didn't speak English"

"Beyond? Didn't he live here long?"

"So, what did you want?"

"Oh that..." Sarah noticed Caitlin clingy. Then he took the Sister out after he completed his task of taking care of Caitlin.

Sarah took the nurse to the kitchen because she wanted to ask a lot about Caitlin.

"Will Caitlin be healed? I heard he's been five years old like this" Sarah asked half a whisper.

"Actually..."The sister looked at Sarah, as if she was afraid to answer but she was eager to answer.

"What actually? There are people in the house, really. Everything just left" said Sarah who seemed to understand the sister's fear.

"Actually it is very unlikely that Caitlin will recover. It's only a one-two percent chance, but Mr. Devano continues to be very confident Caitlin can recover. Though it is medically impossible for Caitlin to be saved, and the treatment she had been undergoing all this time actually only added to her pain and torment her. We've told Mr. Devano and Mrs Margaret many times, but they insist on keeping Caitlin "

Sarah shuddered in horror at Sister's words, and she thought the same thing.

"Had Caitlin been able to speak, I'm sure she'd rather stop all her medication. Or the rant, he would rather die" continued the Sister who made Sarah even more unable to say the word.

"That's the meaning of Devano and Aunt really selfish. They were just thinking about their own desires, without thinking about Caitlin" Sarah murmured, she drew such conclusions after hearing Sister's story, what else five years is not a short time. Caitlin must have been very tormented.

"I thought the same thing" said the nurse. Sarah became visibly sad, and she sympathized with Caitlin's plight.

And Devano... Sarah recalled the time Devano said that if she already loved something, then she would keep it to her during her life.

Now Sarah understands why Devano insists on treating Caitlin, because Devano loves Caitlin and wants Caitlin to always live and be her little sister.

Sarah grimaced with her own terrible thoughts, because if it was true that Devano loved her, then Devano would do anything to have Sarah. Because Devano never wanted to lose his loved ones.

"Oh God...Devano, you're really crazy"

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Tbc...