Forced to Be Stepmom
Zara's Past Stories

"Are you okay, Than?" radit asked Lathan gently.

"I'm doing fine. Did they tell you who's behind my kidnapping, pih?" lathan asked as she looked at Radit with a curious look on her face.

"We need to find out more. They're just saying that the police chief asked them to kidnap you".

"We need to find their cabal immediately. Papi saw the police press conference, right? They say that everything was revealed by Papi's son. Right now they are only suspicious of me because Ardhan is a child, I am afraid that later they will find out about Ardhan's abilities and instead target him as well. So before that happens, we need to find everyone involved, Pih". Lathan spoke in a firm and wise manner.

"You're right. Papi will ask Ardhan to find out about the people involved with this gambling case. More importantly, Papi had to make calculations first with Tofan and Niko. They both know about your abilities. So they're both definitely involved in your abduction". Radit spoke with a cold attitude and a sharp eye.

"Yes, Papi has to find out about the two of them. We don't know if they can be trusted or not"

"Yes!"

"Eumm..."

When the father and son were talking suddenly Zara's voice seemed to be back on edge. Lathan turned over and went back to Zara. He looked at Zara carefully.

"Who is he? Is she your boyfriend?". Radit asked after noticing Lathan's different attitude towards the girl.

"Yes, he's my girlfriend and Fandy's cousin". Radit responded with a calm attitude.

"Fandy's Cousin? Does Fandy have a cousin?" radit asked with a frown furrowed in wonder.

"Yes, he just returned from abroad" Lathan responded as she looked at Zara's sleeping face.

"Are you still going here or coming home with papi?" radit asked in a soft tone.

"Emmm... I'll be here first to accompany him, Pih. I asked Fandy to come here tomorrow, so now no one's waiting for him here". Lathan spoke softly while occasionally staring at Zara's face.

"alright. Then Papi will come home. Call Papi if you need anything. Oh yes to your phone will buy a new one later" Radit said before he left.

"Good, Pih. Thanks".

"Yes". Radit immediately turned away leaving Lathan alone.

Lathan's been keeping Zara in the hospital all night. Even he fell asleep beside Zara with a sitting position and hands crossed in the chest.

Zara just woke up in the morning. He slowly opened his eyes with a confused face.

"Emmm... Where's this?" muttered Zara while looking around her.

"Oh, my neck is sore". Zara felt a pain in her neck, and then she touched it.

"Oh yes, yesterday it was me and Lathan kidnapped" he muttered again after recalling the last incident. Then his gaze was fixed on Lathan who was sleeping beside him.

"Has he been waiting for me all night? He still wears his uniform today".

"You're awake? How are you feeling now?" lathan asked as she approached Zara and paid more attention to her.

Lathan also helped Zara to improve the position of the pillow so that Zara leaned slightly.

"I told Fandy you were here. Maybe he'll come after school". Lathan explained while giving Zara a drink.

"Oh so. Better now you go home. Your parents must have been so worried because you didn't come home"

"Not to worry. They know I'm here and all right. My papa came here last night, so he must have told my mom how I was"

Zara's eyes widened sharply at Lathan's words

"What?! Your papa came here? Why don't you just go home with your papa?" ask Zara who is wrong.

"If I go home, you'll be alone. So I told papi that I would wait for you here and go home after Fandy came" Lathan explained with a gentle smile on her lips.

"Can I ... ask you something?" Lathan asked hesitantly.

"Ask what? Just say!" Zara responded with a calm attitude.

"Every night, when you are unconscious .. you continue to deliriously, you say that you are not wrong, it is not your fault. You keep apologizing to your parents and your brother. May I know what happened to you?".

Zara was silent with her head down. His face immediately turned sad.

"If you don't want a story it's okay. Ra, I once said that I wanted you to be my girlfriend. I want to know more about you. Know you better. I hope you can trust me. I have absolutely no ill intentions towards you". Lathan spoke to Zara while holding Zara's hand. His gaze was very gentle with a thin smile on his lips.

Zara looked at Lathan with teary eyes.

"Actually .. I have a sister. He's a long way away from me. She is very beautiful and smart too. My mom and dad had high hopes for my sister. He was also very kind and dear to me. He always said he would do anything as long as I always laughed cheerfully because he was a quiet person. She always tried to pamper me and make my parents proud" Zara said with a faint smile but accompanied by tears.

Lathan, now sitting next to Zara, held hands to strengthen Zara's heart.

"However one day .. when we were playing in the park .. suddenly someone approached me and said he wanted to come. I let him play with us. But suddenly the guy was about to stab me in the back and the brother who saw it, immediately pulled me into his arms, finally my brother who was stabbed until he died" Zara gave a pause as she told me.

"Since then, my mom and dad have been ignoring me. They never cared about me. I was taken care of by Auntie's nanny. Not long ago Aunt died, so I moved here". Zara told me with tears on her cheeks. Lathan did not hesitate to wipe away her tears.

"Do you know that guy?" ask Lathan who wants to know.

"Yes, he's papa's friend. They are at odds over business issues. He felt betrayed by papa because it wanted revenge. At that time all he saw was me because brother was hiding, so I was the target. But, the brother who saw him pull a knife at me immediately ran over without a second thought. Until he's hurt"

"Then ... What about that person now?" Lathan seems increasingly curious about Zara's story.

"The man was immediately arrested and received the appropriate punishment. All I heard, he also regretted doing so because he had absolutely no intention of killing. But until now I couldn't forget my brother's death. I always remember everything that has to do with it. I can't even forget my mom and dad's look at me" Zara cried again when she talked about her trauma.

Lathan who felt touched immediately pulled Zara into his arms.

"That's already passed. It wasn't your fault. It has absolutely nothing to do with you. You don't have to be afraid anymore, because I'll always be by your side"