THE REGRETS OF THE CRUEL IN-LAWS
UNBLOODED

"It can't be ...."

Both of Claudia's eyes fiddled at Santi's mother's words.

"Mom lied, didn't she? There's no way Indira's my son." Both of Claudia's eyes glazed over. Body shaking.

"It can't be ...." Claudia again said in disbelief.

"I took care of that poor baby from childhood. The baby I thought was like my own daughter. How could I lie to you?" Santi's mother looked at Claudia who was now covered in tears.

"Indira is your son. Whether you want to believe it or not. When you gave the baby away, you didn't give the baby a name yet. I named her after the three days the baby girl lived with me in the orphanage. If you don't believe me, you can ask the orphanage residents, "Santi's mother made Claudia cry even more.

Meanwhile, not far from where the two of them were, a pregnant woman covered her mouth upon hearing the truth about her. The woman then hurried to leave the place without saying goodbye to her mother-in-law.

Claudia cried awkwardly at Santi's mother's words. The middle-aged woman still could not believe that Indira was her daughter who for years she had been searching for her whereabouts.

Claudia's heart throbbed in pain as her evil deeds to Indira one by one flashed through her head.

"You still don't believe my words, Miss Claudia?"

"Bu–It's not so Mom, I just didn't expect that my daughter had been close by my side all this time. Had I known she was my daughter, I couldn't have treated her ...." Claudia was unable to continue her words.

"Why? Did you not treat him well?" Santi's mother stared intently at Claudia who was crying more and more at her words.

Without hearing Claudia's answer, Santi's mother could already guess if the woman before her must have done Indira badly.

During the marriage, Indira never told anything to Santi's mother. Although sometimes the woman called, but, she never told him about her married life. Indira just said she was okay.

"Now tell me, is your son your real son? If that's true, it means Indira's marriage was invalid because they were bloodless. I really can't imagine if that's true. Moreover, right now Indira is pregnant." Santi's mother also shed tears considering the bad luck that happened to Indira if her husband was her brother.

Claudia shook her head slowly while continuing to sob. There is gratitude behind his deepest regret because his daughter married Nathan, who is his half-sister. Nathan was the son of Abinaya from his first wife who died after giving birth to Nathan.

Claudia married Abinaya when Nathan was three years old. After her marriage to Abinaya, Claudia told me about her daughter, whom she left in an orphanage.

"Nathan is my stepson. I am married to a widower who already has a three-year-old son. Her mother died after giving birth to her child" Claudia replied while still sobbing.

"Alhamdulillah! Means Indira and her husband don't have a blood relationship." Santi's mother gave thanks and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've told you the truth about your daughter. Now, I leave everything to you."

"I'm afraid ...," said Claudia.

"Fear why?"

"Fear Indira won't accept me. I've made a lot of mistakes with him." Claudia was crying again.

"If you feel you've done something wrong to your daughter, then apologize!" Santi's mother rubbed Indira's shaky shoulders before leaving the woman.

"I have to get back to my table, sorry my friends have been waiting for a long time" said Ms Santi before leaving.

Claudia was crying regretting all her actions. It feels like a dream. How has he been so cruel to his own daughter?

"I'm sorry, son. Mama is guilty of you. Had you known better from the beginning, you would have treated you well." Claudia is back. The middle-aged woman did not even care even though she realized some people were looking at her with astonished gazes.

Claudia grabbed a tissue to wipe her tears as the phone in her bag rang.

Both of his eyes were puffed up when he saw who was calling him. When knowing Indira is her daughter, Claudia was shocked and moved to the point that she forgot to tell her men who were preparing to harm Indira.

Claudia's hands trembled as bad thoughts swirled in her head.

"Ha–Halo."

"Targets have been removed."