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Chapter 3: The Heart Wound of a Neglected Child

The little girl in black with the decoration of several strands of bright blue hair was lying helplessly on the hospital bed with an infusion stuck in one of her arms. The little girl's eyes were closed hiding the beautiful dark blue eyeballs like pearls.

Luckily the impact did not cause any serious head injuries to the little girl. After all, he was too early to feel the rigors of life. Neglected and forgotten by his own family, despised and reviled by his father's extended family, tortured by his two brothers and several maids who contributed to his hurt with hurtful words.

A middle-aged man shed tears remembering how the small Kiranian life struggles were full of tears. Even his own parents did not hesitate to commit physical violence to a little girl who did not know anything. Really crazy old man!

"You told Mr and Mrs Anderson about Miss Ran's situation?" Frankie asked the young man with the rogue face next to him named Alex or Albert. The young man snorted in response.

"It's been and they don't care." Reply indifferently. The young man secretly clenched his hands to ease his emotions.

"This kid's been through a lot since he was 4." Frankie began to tell stories, his eyes glaring. "When the young lady is 4 years old, she often gets physical violence from her masters and mistresses. He even began to forget his existence. Not having the heart to see her suffer so much, we decided to take care of her."

Yes, Frankie decided to take care of the little girl with his wife. The middle-aged man had regarded the little girl as his own biological daughter considering her son so longed for a little sister.

Alex was speechless to hear the story from Frankie, in his heart the young man cursed the Anderson family who was so desperate to torture such a small child.

During this time the Anderson family is famous for the harmony of his family in public and not infrequently many people idolize the Anderson family that looks so harmonious.

"I didn't expect their harmony to be just a cover-up for the Anderson family's unfair attitude." He slowly started typing something on his cell phone.

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Ran opened his eyes and looked around him, a white room with the smell of drugs greeting his kiss.

Frankie was sleeping on the sofa next to him and a young man with a rogue appearance named Alex was busy with his cell phone.

"You awake?" Greet Alex as the tail of her eyes saw Ran trying to sit up, swiftly the young man helping Kirania sit leaning back. "How are you doing? Is anyone sick?" Ask her again.

"I'm good, uncle. Where am I?" Her question while opening her eyes innocently made Alex feel anxious.

Frankie who heard Ran's voice immediately woke up and immediately hit the little boy with a series of questions to make Alex clap the middle-aged man's head.

"He just woke up. Stop showering her with a myriad of questions." Ketus Alex who immediately got the plot from Frankie.

"Hey, young man. It's rude to stick an adult's head, you know." Grip Frankie while shaking Alex's head. The two of them argue for a while until Ran's question succeeds in making them stop his bickering.

"Uncle, where am I?"

"You're in the hospital, Ran. Drink." Alex answered while giving a bottle of water received directly by him. Alex immediately called the doctor by pressing a button next to the hospital bed.

It didn't take long for a doctor and nurse to show up. After conducting a series of examinations, the doctor and nurse immediately resigned.

"Are they not coming, uncle?" Asked the little girl while looking at the two different-aged men expectantly. He wished for his family to visit him, but it did not seem as he expected as his eyes caught the look on the faces of the 2 adult men.

The two of them could only smile miserably and shake his head to make him understand. The little girl just said 'oh' and stared blankly at the window.

Frankie and Alex just stared at the little girl's pity. All this time the Anderson family had never been willing to care about his circumstances. They could only hope that the little girl could find her happiness.

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He could only smile sadly. His heart was tired of wishing on his family. He felt lonely in the warmth of the Anderson family.

She saw her two brothers staring at her with disgusted and condescending looks then they turned their eyes away, as if the little girl was a disgusting piece of shit.

He held onto his left chest which was painful. A bloodless wound was strewn on his heart, a wound that was scarred and could not be healed.

The little girl immediately headed for her room located downstairs near the kitchen, leaving the happy-looking family behind. As soon as he arrived in front of his room, a marron-haired boy with green eyes came over to him.

"Roman... You finally came home. I'm worried about you." The boy cried while hugging him tightly.

"K–kak Elli, le–pas... You're gonna kill me!" Ran exclaimed as he tried to escape Ellios' deadly embrace. While the perpetrator just grinned and let go of his death embrace.

Ellios Pratama Dirgantara, the son of Frankie Dirgantara who loves Ran very much and has considered the little girl as his own biological sister.

Ellios is two years older than Ran and is very overprotective of the little girl.

"I'm sorry that brother couldn't help you yesterday." Sorry to feel guilty.

"You don't have to apologize, brother. Come on inside, it's not good to talk in front of the door." Say the little girl to Ellios. The two of them immediately entered Ran's room and did not forget to close the door of the room.

Ran's room has a size that is not too broad like his brother. There is only a single, worn out mattress, a wooden cabinet, a study table and chairs. There is no luxury like his brother's.

It was very sad compared to his brother. Ran only has a red-black teddy bear which is his 4th birthday present, a gift from uncle Joshua that he still takes good care of. It was very different from her sister's room which was full of new and expensive toys.

Although Ran's room looks simple and not much luxury, the room with pastel colors is warm and comfortable, making Ellios feel at home for a long time there.

The two of them lay down on Kirania's narrow bed and stared at the ceiling of the room with a bright mind.

"Sister, thank you for loving me so sincerely even if you're not my brother." It was his words that made Ellios turn to him.

"No need to thank me. I really want to have a little sister and you're like my little sister. Thank you for thinking of me as a sister. " Answer Ellios answered while shuffling Ran's unique black mane that managed to make her smile. He is grateful that there are still people who want to love him even though he is not a real family.

Slowly drowsiness hit the two until they did not feel their eyes closed and slowly towards the dreamland.

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Joshua handed him a map containing the test that Albert wanted to receive directly by the young man and read it.

The young man's hand trembled as he read the test and said softly, "So, is he really my son?"

"I've tried it over and over again and the results remain the same." Joshua replied as he sipped a soft canned drink.

"What happened back then?" Joshua asked who immediately made Albert face pale and nauseous and then left from there made the young man frown confused.

"It's always like that if I ask. Was he having something bad?" Ask Joshua who he knows.