"Who keeps bothering me when I'm in my room?" Axell grumbled as he got up and headed toward his bedroom door.Click.Mrs. Celline's innocent face peeked from behind the door, smiling. Axell could only rub his rugged face at his mother's behavior."What's up, Mom?" Axell asked flatly."I brought this, it's good for pregnant women," she said, holding up a dark-colored drink."What is this, Mom?" Axell asked, taking the bottle."This is ginger water, it's good for morning sickness that Zahra often experiences," Mrs. Celline said, smiling."Thanks, Mom," Axell said as he was about to close the door, but Mrs. Celline held it open."What is it now, Mom?" Axell asked, slightly annoyed."Nothing, what are you two doing in there?" Mrs. Celline asked, peeking into the room to see Zahra resting.Zahra preferred lying down rather than responding to Mrs. Celline's every word."Is the fruit Zahraad finished?" Mrs. Celline asked."I don't think so," Axell answered carelessly."Oh, I thought it was f
"I'll work from Daddy's house, Zahra, but we have to bring one of Jojo's crew to stay with us there," Axell said to Zahra."Really, honey? Is that okay?" Zahra asked enthusiastically."Yes, it's okay, Zahra.""What about the kids?" Zahra asked."Miss Sri will take care of the kids, Zahra," Axell reassured his wife.Mrs. Celline grumbled as she overheard the couple's plan to stay at Zahra's father's house."We'll leave right after the dawn prayer because I have to go to work. So, I'll drop you off first and then head to the office," Axell told Zahra."Okay," Zahra replied, hugging Axell's strong arm tightly."Ahem," Mrs. Celline cleared her throat, but Axell and Zahra ignored her.Mrs. Ania held back a smile, seeing Mrs. Celline, who was sitting next to her, looking annoyed at her son and daughter-in-law's disregard for her."Ahem," Mrs. Celline cleared her throat louder this time."Miss Inah," Axell called."Yes, Mr. Axell," Miss Inah replied from the kitchen."Please bring a glass of
"Shall I get you some other food?" asked Axell, seeing Zahra so hungrily eating her rujak."No need, honey; you're already full," replied Zahra."I'll just get you some water, okay?" asked Axell."Hu-um," replied Zahra while eating the rujak that was left a little.Axell went downstairs to get a bottle of drink for the room and also a container of cake. In case Zahra got hungry in the middle of the night, she wouldn't have to go downstairs anymore."Here, I brought some cake too, so if you get hungry in the middle of the night, you don't have to go down to the first floor," said Axell while putting the drink and cake on the nightstand."Thanks, honey," said Zahra, smiling."You're welcome, honey," replied Axell while stroking his wife's head."Who prepared the food box?" asked Zahra, seeing the cake cut neatly."Auntie Rasi happened to be in the kitchen, so I asked for her help," said Axell."No wonder it's neat; if it was Sayang who cut it, it wouldn't be neat," Zahra chuckled.Axell
"I don't have an appointment to receive a female guest today, right?" asked Axell."Yes, but are you sure you don't want to meet her?" asked Ari."Scared like before, Ri," said Axell slowly."But this girl looks so much like you and Mr. Axell," said Ari then.Deg.Axell was surprised that there was someone who looked like him, making him even more curious."What's her name?" Axell asked Ari."Alina Rosmala," answered Ari, stating the full name of the girl in question.Axell typed the name mentioned by Ari into the smart search engine on his cellphone screen.From the search results, many Alina names came up, and some were exactly the same as the name searched for: Alina Rosmala, a young businesswoman who had just returned to Indonesia two years ago and immediately entered the hotel, catering, and travel business world."Wow, what a great woman," said Axell."Who is it, sir?" asked Ari."Have you really looked at this woman outside?" asked Axell, handing his cellphone to Ari."Yes, sir
"According to my biological mother, he is my biological father. But I don't know if it's true or not, because I can't find his whereabouts," said Axell, looking down."Are you looking for him?" asked Alin."Yes."“Why shouldn’t he be the one to come? You’re already famous, and your mother has appeared in the media admitting that you are his child,” Alin teased.“I was hoping for that, but years after his mother appeared, she still didn’t come. Maybe she’s happy with her family because I’m not the child she expected,” Axell said quietly.“Maybe she’s embarrassed, because he’s a businessman who disappeared without a trace,” Alin argued.“Why embarrassed? I already know the story,” Axell said.“Will you continue looking for him?” Alin asked.“Yes, because I’m afraid of my future descendants. I’m afraid of meeting a blood relative, and we don’t realize it,” Axell said.“Hmmm… Sorry, sir, our story has deviated far from business,” Alin said, smiling.“Ah yes, I was just confiding in you; f
“We’re going to the doctor today, right?” Axell asked Zahra while she was getting ready to go to work.“Let Zahra be alone, honey,” Zahra said while preparing socks for her husband.Axell stopped the activity of his hands that were buttoning his shirt.“What’s wrong?” Axell asked then.“Nothing, honey; who knows, honey is busy. It’s a weekday,” Zahra replied, looking away as she made eye contact with Axell.“It’s normal, right? We check on weekdays. And what’s wrong with that?” Axell asked.“Yes, Zahra is afraid of disturbing honey’s work; who knows, honey is busy,” Zahra replied, pretending to be busy with the socks in her hands.“I work for my own company, Zahra,” Axell replied.“Even though it’s my own, you can’t just set a bad example for your employees, right, honey?” Zahra asked.“What’s wrong with you?” Axell asked, approaching because Zahra always avoided him when their gazes met.“What’s wrong, honey? Zahra is fine, honey,” Zahra replied.Axell held Zahra’s hand as she was ab
Zahra lowered her head. However, who would have thought that the woman would walk closer to Zahra?"Zahra, right?" asked the woman.Zahra held Axell's left hand. Axell realized something, turned his head, and put the cellphone in his right hand's pants pocket."Yes, ma'am, what's wrong?" asked Axell."Ma'am? Do you think I'm your mother?" asked the woman rudely to Axell."But the women here are the ones who want to check their pregnancies, so where did I go wrong?" asked Axell in surprise.And now they were the center of attention for the waiting patients."Ma'am Zahra," called the nurse on duty.Coincidentally, Zahra's name had been called, and Axell embraced Zahra casually, leaving the woman.The doctor checked Zahra's pregnancy; everything looked fine. The child inside was also growing very well and moving actively."The gender is already clearly visible," said Doctor Bella.“Doctor, you’re just curious, so what’s the gender, doc?” asked Axell.“It looks like a girl,” answered the
“What’s wrong with you?” asked Axell while framing Zahra’s face with both of his hands.“It’s okay, honey; I just want to leave Alma with you,” answered Zahra softly.“Don’t tell me you want to leave, honey.” said Axell.“It never crossed my mind, honey; Zahra never thought about leaving,” said Zahra, holding back her sobs.“So what?” Axell.“None of us know how long we’ll live, honey; we don’t know how long,” answered Zahra.“Honey, I understand; maybe you’re scared of giving birth, huh?” asked Axell.Zahra just nodded.“Think positively and be enthusiastic; we’ll raise our child together. "Darling, I'm always there for you," said Axell, hugging his wife."Don't be afraid; we pray together to Allah. Ask for help and protection," said Axell, gently stroking Zahra's hair while holding back his tears.Axell also thought about what Zahra was afraid of. And he was very afraid of it happening, imagining his child being raised without a mother.Axell lifted his face up, holding back his tea