The Shackles of Second Love
21

The doctor revealed that Mia had passed her critical period and that the woman was fully aware. Hartono was very relieved when he heard that, but on the other hand he was also afraid that Mia would tell Sharon everything.

“Where are you going?” Sharon asked Hartono who was now starting to move away from the inpatient room where Mia was.

The man fell silent as he looked at his wife with a fragile look. Sharon really didn't recognize her frail-looking husband like that.

“I went home first to change clothes. You can take care of him for a minute, right?” said Hartono who was later supported by Sharon.

After Hartono's departure, Sharon enters to meet Mia. He wanted to ask more clearly about how the woman could have been in an accident.

When Sharon came in, she saw that Mia was awake and she was crying. He did not know what happened to his adopted daughter. Mia who noticed Sharon's arrival wiped away her tears immediately.

“How are you doing?” sharon asked after sitting near the woman.

Mia was silent for a moment, she wanted to hate Sharon as the cause of the breakdown of her and Hartono's relationship, but could not. because the woman had never been wrong from the start.The one wrong here was her, and she was, and also the woman's husband.

With forced Mia to pull both corners of her lips to smile, “It has improved more, Bu.” Mia replied without daring to look at Sharon's face.

“Thank God, I am relieved to hear it.” Sharon said as she reviewed her smile.

“Actually what has happened? Why are you experiencing this, baby?” ask Sharon curiously.

“I'm a hit-and-run victim, Mom. I got hit while avoiding a chase from someone.” Mia replied in a flat voice.

Sharon was stunned when she heard Mia's reply. His thoughts that he had tepis now back in his mind.

Is her husband chasing after Mia? It was a question Sharon wanted to ask, but she could not ask Mia directly.

Mia noticed Sharon's current countenance, she had no idea what the woman was thinking.

“Who's chasing you?” sharon's question was getting haunted by curiosity.

“My love.” Mia replied making Sharon's feelings even more awkward.

“Or rather is my ex-lover.” continued Mia.

Mia revealed her thin smile, “I just found out that the man I was in contact with was the husband of another woman. There we had a big fight because I wanted to part from him, while he refused to part.” Mia starts telling Sharon a lie. He was happy to see the look on the face of the woman who seemed depressed hearing the story.

It seems Sharon is starting to doubt Hartono's loyalty, and it's good for Mia, although in the end he and Hartono can't be together, but Mia also hopes that Sharon doesn't have Hartono.

Although it feels quite impossible, because somehow the two have become legitimate husbands and wives.

“Mother, who brought me here?” Mia pretended not to know who took her to the hospital. Even before he was unconscious, he still heard Hartono's voice pleading for him to live.

Sharon who had thought that her husband was having an affair with Mia then frowned when she heard the woman's question.

“My husband brought you to the hospital, you don't remember him?” sharon was astonished.

Mia showed a confused expression, and of course it was just acting.

“I don't remember having met Dad.”

“I mean, when I had a fight with my ex-lover, I didn't see Dad there at all.” explained Mia.

Sharon closed her eyes, relieved to hear Mia's explanation. It meant that there was no meaningful relationship between Mia and her husband.

And as for how Hartono found Mia, maybe the man just happened to pass the scene of the accident.

True, it is also impossible for the two to be in a relationship. Sharon was overrated in thinking.

Hartono was eager to pull Mia into his arms, then gave the woman a kiss all over the surface of her face. But all that is just a desire in his wild imagination.

And he as much as possible suppresses that desire so that the declaration of the end of their relationship yesterday is not just nonsense.

“Never do anything stupid like yesterday again, Mia.” Hartono said after confirming that in the room there was only himself and Mia.

His wife had just left to go home, she needed a break after spending the night to look after Mia. And now it's her turn to take turns looking after the woman.

Mia did not heed the words of Hartono at all. Not that it does not matter, but for now silence is needed to suppress the pain he felt when considering their relationship has now run aground.

“You almost made me unable to breathe.” said Hartono made Mia fail to maintain her indifference.

The woman now turned her head and looked at the man she loved. Both her eyes at this time even began to glaze over and ready to shed her tears.

“I'm afraid of losing you, Mia.” Hartono said with a sad look in his eyes.

“Can you say that after dumping me?!” mia's emotions started to ignite, and the woman couldn't bear to get everything out right in front of Hartono's face.

“I didn't dump you.”

“But you dumped me! You told me to go!” mia's scream made Hartono surprised.

The woman cries again and makes Hartono forced to hug her so that Mia can be calmed. And sure enough, the woman was starting to calm down as well as no longer yelling hysterically.

“We just ended our relationship, Mia.” the man said.

“Not that means I no longer care about you.” he continued.

“I still care about you, still love you so much. And I don't want to lose you.”

“But we can't be together, and all your confessions just now mean nothing more.” Mia quickly chimed in on Hartono's words to make the man silenced.

His love for Mia completely shackled Hartono. The man does not want the relationship to continue, but he also cannot let the woman disappear from his life.

Mia must remain visible to both eyes, and the woman must stay alive for Hartono to have a reason to survive.

“Do you want to marry my son?”

Both of Mia's eyes widened perfectly upon hearing the question coming out of the mouth of the man she loved.

“Are you crazy?!”

“For what am I married to Fabian?!” Mia asked while looking at the man sharply.

Hartono was completely insane, instead of the man marrying her, instead telling his son to marry Mia.

“I have indeed lost my sanity, Mia." Reply to the man.

“I want you to marry Fabian so you can be happy. And also so that I can still see you.” said Hartono sounding very selfish in Mia's ears.

“That sounds selfish! You don't even think about how your son feels.” said Mia also burned with emotion.

Hartono was again made silent by Mia's narration. The woman was right, she was too evil and selfish.

But all he did was because he couldn't afford to lose Mia. He did not want the woman to leave with all the wounds he had given.

“You don't have to worry. I'll keep going out of your life, so you can move on with your wife.”