
Nuga held Nanda's hand as he entered the mansion not far from Nanda's campus. The man's steps were calm, and it seemed that everyone here already knew Nuga well.
Seeing that, Nanda thumped. Something urgent must be the reason Nuga married Arum.
The two of them walked into the spacious and relieved central room. The big chandelier in the middle of the room is like an impressive luxury of this room.
A smiling old woman greeted Nuga.
"Father in the back room." He pointed at the back of the corner with his thumb. His smile did not fade when he faced Nanda.
Nuga just nodded in response, then passed. But the woman's gaze seemed to make Nuga proud.
The chirping sound of a love bird came to Nuga's ear, making the man turn and pushing the frosted glass door.
The gray-haired old man turned his head, stopping the movement of flicking his fingers and whistling. He greeted Nuga.
"Finally you came here, Ga ... I thought you were just kandain dad earlier."
Nuga smiled, pulling Nanda up by his side. Letting the man see their hands clasping each other.
The man placed the feed in the other hand, onto a small table inside the cage, then went out from there to approach Nuga. His face turned serious as he looked at Nanda, but kept smiling.
"Let's just sit inside." The man's breathing was clearly heard in Nanda's ears. But he could not conclude what the tone of objection was for him.
Nuga came in, the old man washed his hands and then followed Nuga who was already sitting on the big sofa in this room.
The man looked at Nanda. "It seems that this time you've stuck, yes, Ga! As far as it is."
Nanda turned towards Nuga, puzzled. But Nuga just tightened his grip on Nanda's hand. He smiled while looking down.
"Unlike no other" said the man, chuckling so that his voice was disguised. "It doesn't matter if you unload everything, does it?"
Nuga nodded, without hesitation.
The man's gaze and smile just switched from Nuga to Nanda. "Know Nuga for how long, son?"
"From childhood, sir." Nanda answered while frowning. Even with that guy. "I know Om already from a baby maybe."
The old man smiled. "So what still makes you hesitate to accept Nuga? You know the baby, right? Whatever I say shouldn't be a problem—"
"The problem for me, Mr.—sorry, I interrupted." Nanda moved up her sitting position. "Om already accusing me of being pregnant first, telling lies about my matchmaking until my boyfriend ran away without saying goodbye, married me without my consent, and it turns out that he was pregnant with someone's child himself!"
Nuga pulled Nanda's shoulder back, a little disrespectful in the face of the older one. But Nanda staunchly did not want to cover up.
"That's it, Ga?"
Nuga was speechless as the man's gaze turned to her a little disappointed.
"Javab, Om!" Nanda nudged Nuga's arm repeatedly until Nuga nodded.
"I had no other choice then, sir. I freaked out, and just knew that I'd been a jerk once separating them, let alone I thought she was pregnant." Nuga sure, avoid free in front of Nanda and his foster father.
"Once again you take the burden of someone else's responsibility onto your shoulders?" The man turned angry. "You're great, Ga!"
"But Nanda is not pregnant, sir. I fainted and kept nauseous thinking about that forced matchmaking!" Nanda defends.
Nuga nodded. "He's not pregnant, sir."
"You should be so possessive of him. Arum is a little more relaxed you treat him." The man dropped himself on the back of the sofa.
"Om gonna want me to be the mother of her child, right?" answer Nanda lightly.
"You're special." The man smiled. "Arum was married to your husband, but he wasn't really married because of special love."
The man paused. "Nuga was married out of pity to Arum who was then banished by his family, due to being pregnant with an irresponsible man, being told to have another abortion, and Arum was depressed."
Nanda nodded, turning towards Nuga who was looking down, his hands began to stretch. Nanda must be disgusted at him.
"Meeting Nuga, being protected, being helped, makes Arum feel safe. He can't even get close to anyone but Nuga. Even I, who was his adoptive father, Arum refused near. He's afraid of doctors, needles, and men. Arum could faint if one of them approached, but since being told her pregnancy could be saved, Arum began to improve. She felt loved because the baby was still going to survive."
Nanda pulled Nuga's hand to hold it again. The woman's eyes focused on Nuga.
"Nuga saves Arum after a failed abortion attempt, saves her baby, and slowly Arum always relies on Nuga. And finally Arum is willing to fight the trauma and anxiety excessively."
The man noticed a change in expression on Nuga and Nanda's faces.
"Hima is not Nuga's biological child .. but this secret was brought to death by the three of us, because even Nuga's parents don't know, or rather don't care." The man took a breath.
"Since Nuga was married to Arum at 4 months' gestation, Nuga's parents, all rejected Arum's presence outright. Until now, unless Nuga wants to marry you, then that mistake is dead."
Nanda raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to reconfirm that something was not right. For example, about marrying her.
Darling Nuga nodded helplessly.
"Oh, God!" inner Nanda.
"So I know why Nuga's parents want you to be his daughter-in-law because you're so special. Only you are a little younger so your mindset is much different. But you guys are very compatible. Nuga will surely fall if you decide." The man chuckled.
Nanda turned his head, looking at the stiff face that seemed to have just been skinned to the rest of the bones. "Can this power pole bow to me?"
Nanda was a little unsure. To himself, who really did not know Nuga and his adult attitude, and to Nuga who never once tried to understand him.
"I'm not sure, sir." Nanda looked at the man helplessly. "Om the guy's stiff, and I'm a whimper, which is there I'll be scolded every day."
The man chuckled. "Do you want to be loved like Arum because of his depression? Confessed because he's a kara? Married only for the status of the baby? He's angry because he loves you, he loves you, he's jealous of your girlfriend! She's too proud to admit thinking about you after meeting at your age, son!"
Nuga lowered his head, whether he used to feel what about Arum. Clearly, Arum was alone. Dumped parents after being caught pregnant, his girlfriend or whether who is the father of the baby; want to abort the womb, even he who came when Arum wanted to kill himself.
It was not Nuga's intention to save Arum who had just come out of the cursed clinic, but to see a woman standing in the middle of the road, full of blood, early morning, and rain. Nuga accidentally saw Arum. In fact, he only found out Arum was one of the students from his campus after Arum realized two days later.
Indeed, Nuga never intended to enter, interfere, and provide solutions. But he was compassionate to a young woman who was alone and frightened to see anyone; except her. Finally after a few months, Nuga married Arum, after all, he was also not in a position to relate to any woman, including the matchmaking with Yuna that was void.
"If you are a woman who can remove all Nuga— mistakesif helping someone is a mistake, then help Nuga! He's been trying to get close to you for four years, hasn't he?"
Nanda nodded, but he was not completely sure yet. They are like water and fire, never in line. How can they be together and happy?
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Saye jeje earlier, so sorry yes, just updated🙏