The Substitute Mother?
20. Flashbacks

A week before Tatiana's mother died

The eyes of the Ocean are rounded when seeing the arrival of Triani. Indeed, he had only met a few times with Triani and he could not deny, Triani's face is a duplicate of Triana's face. They are really identical twins so anyone who knows Triana and does not know her twin, then they will definitely think Triani is Triana otherwise. Only their style of dress is the difference. But even so, their charms remain the same. Equally beautiful, classy, and graceful.

Ocean riveted. Happiness suddenly rises. He's like he's rediscovered his wife, Triana.

After Triani's arrival that day to her mother's house, unbeknownst to Tatiana Samudera often met Triani out there. Triani told me where she had been all this time. He also asked for help from the Ocean to help with his divorce. Triani told her that her husband had committed physical violence against her. Not to mention her husband also cheated so she could not stand it anymore and chose a divorce despite having to sacrifice her career in the modeling world.

"Sister, please help me get divorced. Husband rough. He often used violence against me. He cheated too. I've asked him to divorce me, but he won't. I beg you, brother, help me," said Triani at that time with tears.

The ocean that always sees the figure of Triana in the face of Triani was not able to refuse. He nodded, assuring. Samudera then asked for help from her friend who is a lawyer to help Triani divorce her husband.

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The third day they met again. Triani invited Samudera to lunch together. Triani's humble attitude makes the Ocean trapped euphoria memories of togetherness with Triana. Seeing Triani's gentle, friendly, considerate, and cheerful demeanor made her feel at ease. He forgot that the woman with him was not Triana, but Triani, the twin sister of his late wife. Even the ocean forgot, he was not a single man anymore. He already has a wife. She is married to Tatiana. But the euphoria seemed to blind the eyes of the heart of the Ocean. He often came home late because he enjoyed being with Triani.

On the fourth day, Triani picks up Ariana at her school. He took Ariana to the hospital to meet the ocean. He also invited the two to lunch together after that walk to the shopping center in the city. Triani looks so pampering Ariana makes the little girl feel happy. He was invited to the game center and bought toys. As a child, Ariana was very happy. He was just a plain little boy who did not understand the purpose and purpose of Triani approaching him.

The fifth day of Triani expressed his joy at the Ocean. The ocean was clearly shocked. He who feels comfortable with Triani does not accept it directly, but he tells Triani to go through it first.

"Sister, to be honest, since the beginning we met I've loved Brother Sam. But I know myself, there's no way I'm seizing my twin brother's lover myself. Therefore, after Sam's brother married Triana, I chose to leave. It just so happened that there was an offer from the agency for me to join them at a fashion show in France. I who can't see your romance then choose to leave. And now that Triana's gone, I'm getting a divorce soon, is there a chance I'll be with Brother Sam?" said Triani at that time.

Stunned ocean. He is confused, but his love for the late Triana makes him subconsciously give Triani a chance.

"Do you know that I'm married?"

"But I can see that Brother Sam doesn't love that woman. I know, I don't deserve to talk like this, if brother Sam wants, I'm willing to be Triana's replacement. Wouldn't I be more deserving, other than I'm Triana's twin sister, I also have an identical resemblance. I don't care if Sam thinks I'm Triana. I'm sure, slowly Brother Sam can love me like Brother Sam loves Triana."

"We go first. We don't know how to go ahead."

Although the answer was uncertain, Triani was still happy. It means he has a chance to enter the life of an Ocean. A specialist doctor who is not only handsome, but certainly well established.

After the meeting, Triani increasingly aggressively approached the Ocean. Until the seventh day, Triani persuaded Ariana to whine to the father to accompany him to the water park. The ocean that could not bear to see the whining of Ariana then agreed. Seeing Ariana happy makes the Ocean forget all. Because it was too cool to have fun with Ariana and Triani, Ocean to ignore the call Tatiana to announce the state of the mother. He also did not know that his mother-in-law died and was buried that afternoon.

Triani who do not accept continue to pestered the life of the Ocean. Even he followed the Ocean to Bali.

"Why do you keep avoiding me, brother? You ignored my messages and calls. Even you went here without telling me. What the hell are you really doing? Did I make a mistake?" cecar Triani met with Samudera at the hotel restaurant where Samudera was staying.

The ocean was really surprised when Triani caught up with him to Bali. Samudera thought they should straighten out their problems immediately. He cannot let problems arise continuously. Especially since the death of her mother-in-law, Tatiana's attitude changed. He was acting cold. No more warm and cheerful Tatiana. Even his smile never appeared on his lips again. The ocean realized, the mistake was already so fatal. He should have been on Tatiana's side at the time. At Tatiana's lowest point, she was busy having fun with other women. Any woman would be disappointed, the Ocean is aware of it.

"Sorry, I hope from now on you keep your distance from me, Triani. We shouldn't act like lovers like this. I have a wife, and you're not officially divorced. I'm sorry for making you wish. I hope after this, you keep your distance from me. I don't want to hurt my wife any deeper. I don't forbid you from meeting Ariana because Ariana is your niece after all. But our relationship is only that, just an ex-in-law and the father of your nephew. I hope you understand my request."

"But Brother, how can you do this? After throwing my assembling sky-high, today you just threw me into the deepest trough. You have heart, brother. Anyway I don't want to back off. I love you, Brother. I'm the only one who deserves to be your companion. Only I deserve to take Triana's place by my side and only I deserve to be Ana's mother. You don't forget that there's also my blood flowing in Ana's blood so it's just me, only I deserve to stand by your side ... "

"Oh, is this why you want to divorce me? Because you're in a relationship with this guy? Your own ex-in-law?" cynical man made Triani jump with face paled.

"And you, what a joke. Aren't you married? Is it appropriate for married men to date someone else's wife?" the jolt of the man who was none other than Triani's husband.

"If so why? We love each other, so what's the problem? After all, she and I are both getting a divorce soon, right, sister?"

The face of the ocean darkens. He immediately stood up and looked at Triani's husband.

"Please settle your affairs and don't drag me into your troubles because I have nothing to do with Triani!" Firmly Ocean who immediately stepped away from there.

After the Ocean business in Bali was completed, he also left for Surabaya. After the business in Surabaya was finished, he immediately returned to Jakarta. But because he was asked immediately to the hospital, Samudera immediately departed to the hospital from the airport.

The ocean that had not been long ago arrived, was suddenly startled by the arrival of Triani. I don't know who told me of his return and his whereabouts at the hospital. The ocean did not pay much attention to her arrival even though Triani kept trying to persuade her to accept her love. Samudera again confirmed that he did not want to establish a relationship with Triani especially he was married. The ocean that was fed up with Triani who continued to whine hoping that she would accept her love also immediately moved to get out of the room. He is better to visit than to constantly hear the outpouring of sadness Trani who was disappointed because he did not want to accept his love.

Triani who did not want the Ocean to leave her just like that immediately blocked the steps of the Ocean and hugged her. At the same time Tatiana opened the door until the disappointment was again created in the net Tatiana. The ocean can see that. Ocean wanted to apologize and explain everything turned out to be too late. Tatiana had already gone out of nowhere to make her heart feel bad until she fell in unbridled regret.

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