
Brian pulled both ends of his lips. Seeing Byan from afar like this made his heart even more congested. Brian wanted to embrace the fragile body that is now full of hoses, infusion hoses as well as hoses hanging from blood bags.
"When can I see my wife Doc?" lirih Brian without taking his eyes off Byan. Both of his hands were attached to the glass wall in the room.
"I can't be sure yet. I hope it's not long. The hypothermia your wife is suffering from is moderate Hypothermia, but she seems to be very hard hit by the decisions we take. We hope for the best. May God give us his best miracle."
The clear water appeared again. Brian could not bear to accept two harsh realities at once. His heart ached like it did with a sharp knife repeatedly. His life was ruined in an instant. The woman he loved, as well as the baby he had been waiting for was in a bad state.
It is true said people, living in an abundance of treasure will feel empty and meaningless if our loved ones are in this condition. Brian felt, not only Byan who was struggling to live, but he was the same. Brian tried to reorganize his heart and tried to think positively, his wife will be healed soon. She would open her eyes and would smile back at him, those tiny lips would call her name again. Brian misses Byan who whines to him, Brian misses Byan who will always stick to him.
"Please take care of my wife Doc. I promise, I will pay whatever the cost of this hospital is provided that my wife can open her eyes immediately."
Brian walked over and stepped out of the room, he walked down the long hallway which in fact felt very quiet for Brian, the man lowered his head while clenching his hands together, but his steps came to a halt when he saw a pair of shoes stopping right in front of him. The man looked at the old man in front of him with a murderous look. His eyes were red and his fists were getting stronger.
"Why are you here bajinga*?"
"I want to see my daughter Brian, where is she, is she okay?"
Instead of answering, Brian even smiled cynically, the oddity that initially sounded very slow now even became a laugh which made everyone turn to him.
"What did you say, your daughter? You said your daughter? You said she was your daughter? Did I not hear wrong? Don't call her your daughter with that dirty mouth, I'll never hear a sentence like that from you."
"But he's my son Brian. I loved her. I want Byan back to me."
Settt!
Bughhhh!
Brian lunged at Anthony's body and occupied the old man's stomach while firmly grasping at the collar of the shirt Anthony wore his teeth were cracking with overwhelming anger.
"I said he wasn't your son. Just stop! Stop trying to get close to her, give her nothing, she doesn't need anything from you. Money, car, house, what can I not give? I can give everything, I can't take any money from you I can make her happy."
"Brian!"
Nugroho shouted when he saw Brian about to hit Anthony back. Nugroho pulls Brian's arm so Brian can release Anthony.
"What do you want Brian? This is the hospital, stop making a fuss. If there's anything to talk about then we'll talk about it in a nice way."
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Inside Brian's nursery. Everyone has gathered. Including Haris and Anandita. While Dito, Tania, Navisa and Rendy wait outside the room.
Brian growled to hit Anthony back but soon Nugroho held his arm.
Anthony nodded. Everyone who was there was dumbfounded to hear this. Except for Haris and Brian.
"Our father is a slow pepper, brother. Time of trouble I think he just fucked."
Bima nudged Aldi's arm as Aldi whispered unimportant words instead. They're here because of the kepo, and Aldi instead speaks at will.
"Why didn't you tell me from the beginning that Bri's father, if you knew, you were gonna beat this man up."
"Dad. That's not important now. Byan is in bad shape. My daughter-in-law is struggling between life and death. Finish this before your daughter-in-law wakes up. I don't want her to be sad anymore."
Nugroho nodded in agreement to what Anjani said. "Yes, then Brian's right, we don't need your money, dear Mr. Anthony. We can take care of Byan. He is happy with us. Don't waste his life, you can see, for what you've done, my son-in-law is lying in the hospital. He doesn't want to see you. I hope you understand. If you want a child, you take care of the baby who is also abandoned by his parents. Think of it as penance. You can get out of here now. That's if you still want Byan to live happily."
Nugroho spoke in a thin tone which made Anthony feel arrogant. He himself was confused as to what to do. If he continued to insist, he was afraid that Byan would hate him so much.
"I'm going to go. But, may I ask for one thing?"
Brian looked up at Anthony not liking. But Adrian tells Brian to stay calm and let Anthony say what he wants.
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A pair of big, wrinkled hands attached to the glass wall of the Byan room is also a room to monitor patients. Anthony smiled as he rubbed the glass as if he was rubbing the face of Byan. His heart was broken after seeing the state of the princess only wayangnya. Anthony knows he made a mistake.
"Honey, if you're happy with the people you love, I'll go, son. Dad won't bother you. From now on, live happily. I'm sorry that your father was like this. I love you, dear."
Anthony rubbed a rough patch of clear flowing in the corner of his eye. He left the room despite his heart being very reluctant. Anthony knew he had committed a sin. And from now on, he would let Byan be happy without a shadow of himself.
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The fragile fingers move little by little. Slowly, Byan's heartbeat also began to work as before, his eyes opened slowly, but when he saw the light of the lamp, his eyes reflexively closed again.
"Doc! Doctor! The patient's doctor has regained consciousness Doc!"
A nurse spoke cheerfully to the doctor. The doctor rushed to check on the condition of Byan also saw the woman's pulse. His lips revealed a tat smile when he realized that Byan had made it through his critical period.
"Np ... About Bria ..n!"
The nurse held her ear close to Byan's face.
"Om Brian Sus ... It's Brian."
The To Be Continued.