The Exchanged Bride
Bonus Chapter - Sadness

The party is over. Haira and Aiden will be home soon.

"Darling, we're going to the hotel." Aiden looks sumringah.

Haira who was thinking about something did not hear and answered Aiden's words.

"Dear." Aiden touched Haira's shoulder to make Haira gasp from her daydream.

"Eh, yeah, what did you say?"

"Tonight is like that, right?" Aiden repeated his question.

"What do we want?"

"We're going to the hotel, remember?"

"Oh hotels. Yeah, all right."

Aiden has been catching a strange gagat on Haira since the party. He seemed to want to avoid Aiden's coworkers.

"Darling, are you not feeling well?" Aiden held Haira's forehead to check her body temperature.

"No, I'm fine." Haira tried to comment on the smile on her face.

"We go straight home." It seemed Aiden understood that something was weighing on Haira's mind.

"Yes, I miss the twins." Haira nodded.

For a moment both were silent. But then Haira spoke again.

"Dear."

Aiden. "Hmm, what's wrong, baby?"

"Of course, honey. I don't want to die too soon either. I want to see them grow up and boast about the Alexander family."

Haira again commented a smile, but her face still looked sad. Aiden is confused by what really happened to Haira.

"Darling, what's bothering you?" Aiden tried asking again.

"none. I'm just happy to be your wife." Haira was pampered in Aiden's arm.

"I'm also happy to be your husband." Aiden rubbed Haira's head in anxiety.

A long time later, they arrived home. Haira rushes to the twins and leaves Aiden who gets an important call. Haira sees her two children sleeping in their box bed. Haira stroked William and Harry's cheeks slowly.

"Mother promised, you will not suffer the fate of a mother. Mom will always be with you. Watching you grow up and get married." Haira wiped the corner of her eyes that were wet by her tears.

Lama Haira looked at her two children until the footsteps that came closer made her hurriedly remove the traces of her crying.

"Darling, are they asleep?" aiden asked half a whisper.

"It has. I'm gonna change my clothes first." Haira left Aiden, who was still looking at her two sons who had fallen asleep.

"What did your mom say? It's not usual for him to linger here when you're asleep." Aiden spoke to himself as he stroked the heads of his two children in turn.

Aiden stepped into the room and saw that Haira had changed into her pajamas. He was preparing to sleep.

"Are you going to sleep?" ask Aiden.

"I'm a little tired."

"Yes, I have a job for a while. Go to sleep first." Aiden went to his study.

Haira laid her body on the bed. A thread of tears re-wetted her eyes. He still remembered what Naumi said at the party. He realized, if among the wives of Aiden's coworkers, only he had no parents and was instead used by his father's own brother as a tool for revenge. Tragically, he and Aiden have not had parents since childhood. The difference is, Aiden is a billionaire so that his shortcomings are not visible to the public. Precisely the existence of Haira is highlighted because his uncle himself is the killer of Aiden's parents as well as his parents.