Galih hung up the phone with Kinanti with a look of annoyance on his face. Akbar actually showed a different reaction, especially Firman, because Galih had shouted Ayu's name in a loud voice.
They were afraid that something bad would happen to the widow-to-be.
"Dad, Ayu why? She's fine, right? Dad …." Galih and Akbar smiled their sweetest smile.
It turns out that Firman's feelings for Ayu are still there, the fear of losing Ayu is also still engraved in his soul.
"Ayu, it's okay, really! Thank you for worrying about Daddy's naughty daughter, who can't help it," interrupted Galih. But Galih's answer did not make Akbar or Firman relieved.
If Ayu is fine then why is Galih shouting Ayu's name? Galih seemed to understand the meaning of the gazes of the two friends, "Ayu refuses to sue Yudi for his and Zaskia's rights," explained Galih.
Firman just stared blankly at Papa Galih, in contrast to Akbar as a friend who had always been near Ayu for 11 years, of course he understood what Ayu meant to do.
"It's not that Daddy can't afford to pay for Ayu and Zaskia, Daddy can. Daddy just doesn't want Yudi to forget his responsibility for Zaskia." He doesn't know where he came from. Firman's chest tightened, his heart seemed to be squeezed with full force.
The man who was still lying on the hospital bed was squeezing his shirt tightly to relieve the tightness that was very painful. All of Firman's behavior is clearly recorded with Akbar's eyes.
Akbar even pulled the corner of his lips when he saw Firman's behavior, love camouflaged with prestige was the word that was pictured in Akbar's mind for Firman.
"Man, sorry Daddy can't stay here long. Daddy has to take care of that naughty little mouse." Firman just nodded while forcibly curling his lips. In contrast to Akbar, the burly man actually gave Galih a passionate smile.
Galih had wanted to ask what was wrong with the number two person in Darma Cor., but he had to hurry to solve Ayu's problem. To be honest, it wasn't just Ayu who made him angry, but Agasa.
Why did Agasa contact Kinanti? As Galih went, the loud laughter of a Thareq Akbar Satria rang out in all corners of Firman's treatment room.
The young lawyer knew what made Akbar laugh so loud.
"Love is camouflaged with prestige." Akbar even had to cry tears from his eyes that fell down his cheeks.
"Are you going to take care of me, or are you laughing at me?" squeak Firman.
Akbar's cheerful laughter suddenly disappeared when he saw Firman's sharp eyes. He hastily pressed his lips together.
Silence was created again, it was seen that Akbar took a deep breath and then let it out slowly, "You know the term that says blood is thicker than water? It's true Ayu said, no matter how hard you reject Zaskia's existence, but the line of destiny has been created, the boy is your flesh and blood, the fruit of your love with Ayu."
"Yudi has proof that Zaskia doesn't belong to me," said Firman.
"Even the land certificate can be falsified, let alone the DNA test results." As a lawyer, Firman certainly feels that Akbar's answer is correct.
"I don't need the DNA test results to prove Zaskia is yours, because what Zaskia has inside and out is enough for me to believe she is your child, you're the father." Akbar said firmly.
"Her sharp nose, brown eyes, smile, and her intelligence are all descended from you. Do you know what? Zaskia's characteristics are even descended from you," said Akbar, who could not be digested properly by Firman.
"If I offered you porridge or rice, which would you choose?" asked Akbar.
"Porridge," said Firman firmly without the slightest hesitation in his mind.
"Well, Zaskia will also choose porridge. Ayu even gets dizzy looking at the child. Just imagine, the one who was pregnant with Zaskia was Ayu, but when she was born she looked like all of you." Akbar's words managed to make the recesses of Firman Afif's heart flutter with pain.
When she was about to give birth to Zaskia five years ago, Ayu only requested that Firman Afif accompany her in the delivery room because Yudi was out of town, but Firman mercilessly refused Ayu's wishes.
If time could be turned back, the Word would fulfill the desire of this beautiful woman. Firman's guts to re-embrace Ayu seems to have shrunk, there's no reason for Firman to keep fighting for Ayu.
All strokes of regret in the Word can be read easily by Akbar. "If you regret struggling to recover, make up for the difficult times that Ayu has gone through so far, make Ayu happy until she forgets how to be sad," Akbar said while patting his best friend on the shoulder.
Heal Akbar's word, fight back for your love, take Ayu and Zaskia back in your arms. They have the same right for you to be happy.
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"Mom, where's Ayu?" asked Galih as he brutally opened the main door of his house.
"Upstairs," said Kinanti, pointing to Ayu's room, whose door was half open.
Kinanti could only shake her head at the behavior of her children and husband, before Ayu also came in a state of explosive emotion.
Of course Agasa is a big contributor to the emotional provocation of the father and son.
"AYU!" cried Galih loudly. Ayu understands that she will become the target of her daddy's tantrum for refusing to sue Yudi at the court later.
"If Daddy wants to anger me about the lawsuit, please, but that won't change my decision," Ayu said with her eyes no less sharp. Nothing can change Ayu';s decision, if the mother of one child has said A will forever remain A, it will not change B, let alone Z.
"If your reason for refusing to sue Yudi makes sense, Daddy, then Daddy will not force you again," said Galih with his gentle words. Ayu was silent for a moment, and the middle-aged man she was talking to understood that something was blocking the princess's mind.
It seems that Ayu is starting to get ready to give Galih the best reason.
"Dad ... Isn't the happiness of a child the dream of every parent? I want to make Zaskia happy with my own sweat, I want Zaskia to be proud of everything she does." Galih knew that Ayu was currently hiding something, there was a flash of lies in her eyes .
"Are you sure? There's nothing you're hiding from Daddy, right?" One lie will surely give rise to another lie. Ayu is aware and well aware that for the past five years she has lied a lot to the people around her, sealing the identity of a Zaskia Azzahra Khumairah.
To Be Continued ….