
Jonas walked out of the room feeling annoyed. This should be a happy moment for the birth of her child. However, the attitude of his wife who does not want his daughter just for the sake of property makes things chaotic and bad.
He walked towards the hospital garden. There he saw a man he knew sitting at home crying. His footsteps brought him closer.
“Arman?” reproofing. Arman is one of the foremen in the construction of his hotel, which is under the company Aergantara.
“Tuan.” Arman raised his face to look at the superior.
“What's up? You in trouble?” ask Jonas. He knows Arman well, he is one of the foremen who is quite reliable and can be trusted.
The man nodded. “My wife just gave birth.”
“Isn't that good news. Why are you so sad?” Jonas patted the employee's shoulder.
“My wife had heavy bleeding after giving birth, and had to carry out the process of removing the uterus. Not to mention our son who had a lung infection. I am sad Sir. How do I treat my son, and pay the administration of this hospital.” Arman turned towards his superior with a wry look. “Can I borrow money on you first, Sir. I'll pay by installment,”.
Jonas sighed heavily sitting himself by the man's side. “Not that I don't want to help you, Arman. Even my fate is also on the edge of the horn. I don't know how many hours I'm still your boss.”
“Why Mr?”
“My wife just gave birth turns out her baby is a girl. My father-in-law wants our son to be our family's successor. I'm confused what should Arman be? I love my daughter. But, seeing the sadness of my wife not accepting her child, I also felt pain. Why is he so selfish is Arman. A child is not a gift. Why is he so afraid of falling poor.”
Arman fell silent. “So, must be a boy?”
Jonas nodded. Then the two fell silent for a moment busy with their respective thoughts. “I can help you but on one condition. And maybe you will also feel object.”
“What Sir? I will do anything as long as my wife and child recover,” urged Arman.
Jonas sighed for a moment, before the heavy sentence finally came out. “We exchange our child.”
Arman shook his head, thinking it was a ridiculous excuse. “How...”.
“I know. You might think I'm crazy. But I also had no other choice Arman. Believe me if you give me your son, I'll take him like my own son, I'll give him whatever he wants, and I'll make sure your son gets well. Likewise with you, consider my daughter as your own son.”
Silent!
The two men were again busy in their thoughts. “My wife knows if our son is a boy, sir. And how do I explain if he later realized, if our son suddenly turned female."
“Tell me the truth. But slowly. Later at the age of ten I will meet you, with our children.”
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Alana shut her mouth to hear her father's story. She sobbed while hugging her husband. Dave rubbed Alana's back. There was a feeling of pity infiltrating the recesses of his heart, meaning that what he had been getting should have belonged to Alana.
“However, we did not keep our promises. It should be at your age of ten. We're taking you to meet your parents, Dave. Your mama is so cool that she doesn't want to give you to your parents. Papa's heart hurts Dave. Every time you see him, Papa feels guilty for separating you from your parents. Until finally, Papa chose not to care about your presence. Letting you hate Papa. And also Papa thought of Papa's daughter who somehow fate.”
Now Dave understands why Ratmi's mother said that her father was a liar and a fraud. And also he understood why in the past when the late Mama Erlin was still alive, his father chose to be cold until finally cheating. The man apparently harbored a tremendous heart pain, for the selfishness of his mother first.
“At the age of fifteen Papa tried to find the whereabouts of your parents, Dave. But Papa did not find it. Then—” his gaze was directed at Alana.
“Six years ago suddenly you came carrying Alana. Papa was surprised when he saw it, when the first time Papa looked into his eyes Papa felt something familiar. Papa is also secretly finding out about her. Again the result is nil.”
Alana understood, after her marriage to Dave. The man did keep Alana's identity a secret, including the circumstances of Ms Ratmi who turned out to be depressed.
“Pardon Papa Dave, Alana. After this you will hate Papa a lot. Not to mention the actions of Papa who had blocked your closeness. Papa hates himself Papa, who is powerless to do anything. Including keeping you on Papa's side. Even Papa was the cause of your mother's death Alana.”