
"Baby, wait." Zafa immediately chased after Star. He felt so guilty about this incident. Star did not want to stop and she chose not to wait for her husband.
Star went into their room. While in the dining room the atmosphere seems still heated. Cecilia massaged her temple and let out a heavy sigh.
"Adams, why is your response like that?" ask Cecilia.
"Of course, Aunty. It's because I'm ...."
"You feel like you just touched it once? Why is Arabella pregnant? What's that what you mean?"
"Well, you can either not trust me or not think of Star as your daughter, but let's not let you be disappointed after knowing what my sister went through just to be able to maintain the fetus that you accidentally planted on her."
Lionel put a box in front of Adams. The man still stared at the box with a look of disbelief. This is really something very surprising. Adams feared this would be heard to the ears of his wife.
Cecilia looked at Adams disappointedly. At first he had great respect for the man, but now he also felt hurt by the response the man showed.
"You don't have to worry, Adams. It will all be our secret. If you don't want Star. I promise this will be our first and last meeting."
"Bu_not so, Aunty. Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not an irresponsible baj*ngan guy. I'm just surprised by this. Then where's Arabella?"
"He's gone, Adams. Arabella's been gone since Star teen."
Adams rubbed his face with both hands. This is really news that really surprised him. Adams stared at the box that Lionel had put down earlier.
The dinner failed, but Adams and Cecilia were still sitting in the dining room. Adams slowly opened the worn out box. The first thing he saw was a picture of Arabella wiping her large belly while smiling at the camera. Even so, Arabella's body looked thin in Adams' eyes.
Adam looked at the photo for a moment and put it down. Then his eyes looked at the results of the test peck which had faded in color. Adams' heart throbbed. For a long time he had forgotten about Arabella because he already had a wife and children, but when he saw the contents of the box Adams seemed to be pulled back to the time when he met Arabella.
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"Can we get out of here tomorrow?" ask Star.
"Why? Don't you want to linger with your grandmother?"
"Other time only. I want us to continue our honeymoon so I can get pregnant soon."
"Wow, are you serious Baby?"
"Hmm, yeah. That's if you don't mind."
"Why do you say that, you seem to think I'm forced to marry you."
Star took a long breath. He felt increasingly inferior in front of Zafa. Her eyes were already glazed over, but Star was not in the mood to cry at this moment. He didn't want Zafa to think he was overreacting.
"Baby, why are you quiet?"
"Do I deserve to be your wife? My father rejected my existence. I'm honestly ashamed of you."
"Oh God's. It was my fault, baby. You don't have to feel that way."
"It's not your fault. This is my fate."
"I'm sure your father was just surprised to suddenly have a child as big as you."
"No, I'm sure he didn't want me to exist."
"Ssttt .. You can't say that."
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