TRAPPED IN THE NOVEL WORLD
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There were only two bedrooms in the villa, but only one had been tidied up. It was getting late, and they were both tired. While waiting for the other room to be cleaned, Alvin will rest and clean up in the room first.

"Excuse me, Mister. The little shirt you asked for I've already found," said the waiter after knocking several times on the door from the outside.

After opening, the waiter came in with some clothes when Alvin was little, precisely when he was the same age as Zero. The clothes are made of quality fabric and certainly very expensive, until it has been stored for years still looks good and worth using.

"Thank you, Auntie."

After Aluna said her thanks, the waiter retreated to hurry up to find Alvin's belongings while the other children were in the warehouse. Said the waiter, there are many toys that can be used for Zero.

"Is this shirt yours first?" aluna asked as she opened a pair of red pants and t-shirts, showing them towards Alvin.

Alvin nodded, even he just remembered once owning and wearing those clothes. Alvin didn't think that the shirt would be for Zero.

Alvin was busy injecting an anti-allergy serum in his body. It should be the dose of serum he injected more. However, since the bottle of serum was available in the mansion, Alvin only injected a small amount of the remaining serum. At least according to Alvin, he can survive to reduce the itching a few hours until he put Zero to bed and went back to sleep in the other room.

I hope my itch doesn't come back sooner, inner Alvin.

"It's very funny and very nice. It seems like this shirt is perfect for you, Zero," said Aluna sticking the shirt onto Zero's body. He was so busy that he ignored Alvin, "your clothes are so dirty. Mama will bathe you. Let's get it off now."

Zero is still flinching. He was amazed to see the clothes in front of him. According to Zero it was very nice and very luxurious. "The shirt is very nice. It doesn't seem to be worth it to me."

"No! You are handsome and deserve to wear it" said Aluna, "why silence? Come on. I'll help you release," said Aluna holding the underside of Zero's shirt, about to help release it.

But instead of complying, Zero covered the shirt with his hand. Zero did not want to take off the shirt because something stuck in his mind.

"Wait, Mama. Is there a pencil to write?" ask Zero.

Aluna frowned, "Heum, what's the pencil for?"

Zero opened his own shirt, flipped the shirt and then showed a row of numbers inside. Well, it was Sinta's phone number that was intentionally written on the shirt for Zero to contact their family again.

"This is Aunt Sinta's phone number. I promised to call him later. Before the t-shirt was washed, I had to write the number first, Mama," Zero said.

Aluna and Alvin smiled faintly at each other. Didn't think it turned out that his son was still thinking about the little girl in the village earlier. Aluna took the phone and wrote down a series of numbers and entered it into her phone contacts. He shows it to Zero and tells him not to worry, as he himself will contact them again. "Don't worry! Mama's gonna call Aunt Sinta."

"Thank you, Mama," Zero said with a shy smile.

***

Elsewhere in Grandma Alma's residence. Yuze and his mother were already in the living room. Yuze reported what he had obtained in the village where Zero had found. Yuze didn't say Zero was very similar to Alvin. He only reported how Zero lived a miserable life due to multiple parental changes.

Yuze was busy telling how a Zero was suffering. Tells how Zero's foster parents treated the child cruelly.

"Grandmother after I heard the information from another neighbor, the child's life suffered greatly and was miserable. To eat only the foster parents can only give instant noodles every day, it was only once a day they feed. No vegetables and fruit, let alone vitamins. Even such a small child has been made into a dairy cow. Forced to work for money, cook and even do other jobs like adults" Yuze said.

Grandma could not hear the suffering that Zero was going through. Even though she doesn't know Zero is her great-grandson yet, she also feels the pain of the child's suffering. Grandma took a tissue and wiped her tears with the thin object, she could not imagine what if the fate befell on her own offspring.

"It's so cruel for those people. If this news doesn't spread I'm sure Luna will forget and won't take the boy. Moreover, Yuze heard that he almost died from the fire. That little boy ran into the forest to eat wild animals. I can't imagine any other suffering, especially when I see the scars on his legs. Surely her foster parents often beat her up," Yuze's mother said adding to the heating of Granny Alma to pity Zero's fate, then she cursed Luna.

"Hideon is really mean! They should have been honest and told from the beginning that the child had not suffered until now. The child must be severely malnourished and in need of affection" Granny Alma said as she wiped her tears.

"Mother, that woman cannot be allowed to remain in our family. What will happen later if this news sticking to the media, can be ashamed of us later. The daughter-in-law of a wealthy wiratama family, turns out to be a cruel mother who willingly throws away her own flesh and blood. Don't let her have Alvin's child, I'm sure Luna will waste it too" Yuze's mother said.

Grandma Alma thought so. Actually he did not care much about the news in the media later, only his little heart really did not accept the presence of a cruel woman into his family circle. This is not only a disgrace, but it tarnishes his family's lineage later.

"I have a professional lawyer acquaintance to take care of their divorce later. Luna couldn't resist. The mistake was too big. If Luna doesn't want to, we can sue their families for fraud and child neglect!" said Yuze's mother again.

Alma and Clara's grandmother were glued to the spot, which she could not imagine.

"What would Grandma do if the child were Alvin's?" Yuze asked his grandmother a trick question.

Alma's grandmother held onto her wand, her tears had already come out a lot. There was no mercy for Luna for abandoning the child, even if it was their blood. Luna should be severely punished. "I'll keep telling them to get divorced!" granny Alma replied firmly.

"Mrs, I'm sorry. Please listen to me for a moment" said the waiter in tears.

Alma's grandmother turned to look at the maid, her brows furrowed. "Why you? Why are you crying Waiter An?"

"Please don't throw out young master. The boy belongs to young master Alvin. I swear by anything. I testified, that child is very similar to the young master as a child. He's that little boy, coming from the blood of this family," said An's servant, he's the chief servant who's been working from before Alvin was born. An's servant is so trusted and respected by Alma's grandmother that she can't possibly lie.

"What?!" Clara who had been sitting down earlier, straightened her back in shock at this news. He could barely breathe when he heard the boy was from his family's blood.

Not only Clara, Grandma Alma was stunned and immediately stood up. His eyes are perfectly round. "What did you just say?"

"Yes, big lady. Young master Zero is the biological son of Mr. Alvin. This is a photo taken by one of the waiters," An's waiter handed Clara a photo of Zero on her phone.

Hurriedly Clara grabbed him and looked along with Grandma Alma. His hands trembled looking at the photo of Zero while being carried by Aluna. Clara and Granny Alma not only see Zero's face that looks like Alvin. But they also saw Zero's entire body being thin and covered with many wounds.

"Grandma's looking at that boy so handsome just like my Alvin as a kid. She is my granddaughter, now she has a great-granddaughter" said Clara.

Yuze and his mother looked unhappy. He would do anything to keep Grandma Alma from getting Alvin and Luna divorced, even if the boy was really their family descendant.

"Grandmother, it's true she's very similar to little Alvin. Congratulations, my sister has a grandchild. Luna is really cruel. How dare he throw away our family descendants!" yuze's mother is heating up.

The feelings of Clara and Grandma Alma were mixed. Happy, sad, even angry. They believe that without DNA testing it is certain that the child is their wasted grandchild. Clara squeezed her skirt, she was furious at Luna for finding her just now.

Just looking at Zero's face she was very happy, let alone meeting and hugging him. Just like Grandma Alma, she did not expect that at the age of 80 years and over she already had a great-granddaughter of almost six years old.

"Clara, that kid is so funny. I'd love to hold her" Grandma Alma told Clara.

"Where's Alvin now? Get him in, waitress An," orders Clara.

"Sorry, Madam. Mr. Alvin was gone with Mrs Luna just now. Reportedly the young master will take them to live in a villa when the young master spent his childhood first," replied An's servant.

"We have to go there, Grandma. We have to take the boy, don't let Luna babysit him!" yuze exclaimed, "throw him away as a child!"

***

Alvin's villa at nine o'clock. After being bathed, Zero sat sweetly on the sofa in front of the television. The body is clean and fragrant. Now the black-haired boy is already handsome wrapped in T-shirts and pants belonging to Alvin, very inversely proportional to the previous look of the deckil.

"Sorry, Mama. I've made your clothes wet" said Zero holding onto Aluna's wet shirt, "if not quickly replaced later mama could get sick."

Aluna smiled faintly, she was very amazed by Zero. Even though he was a child, his attitude was very good. Zero never forgets to thank and apologize.

"It's okay, Ze. My clothes are dirty and need to be replaced. Your father seems to have finished bathing, I stayed for a while to take a shower first huh," said Aluna saying goodbye to the bathroom after she finished combing Zero's hair. Aluna thought Alvin had gone to her room.

I have to quickly change clothes, Inner Aluna.

Turns out Alvin was still in the bathroom, he didn't dare to go out because he hadn't gotten a change of clothes. As a result of bathing Zero earlier, Alvin and Aluna's clothes were wet. Still using a towel coiled around his waist, Alvin stood in front of the bathroom door while trying to contact Assistant Jo.

"Why did you pick up the phone for so long?" grouse Alvin while exhaling his rough breath. She has to quickly contact Assistant Jo to buy her and Aluna clothes tonight.

Aluna didn't know Alvin was still in the bathroom. With confidence, Aluna opened the door while unbuttoning her clothes one by one.

Although exhausting, today makes me very happy. I can finally take a shower now, Inner Aluna. He was half his shirt open.

"YYYYYYY!!"

Suddenly Aluna shouted loudly. Just entering the bathroom, he saw Alvin not using a single thread. The result of being too hasty makes the two collide and accidentally make a towel that is circular at the bottom of Alvin sag.

"Geez, what's that thing hanging?" yelled Aluna while gawking.

Unwilling to make Zero suspicious of his mother's scream, Alvin quickly grabbed Aluna's body and shut the woman's mouth to stop screaming.

"Slow down your voice, you can make others suspicious!" alvin whisper.