EXPLAINING TO MONA

"Don't feel like everyone is ignoring you right now, genius boy! Isn't there Keanu already? Frankly, I like the kid. That kid looks innocent but his brain is smart!" Lily's praise of Keanu is meant to distract Sunny's sorrow.

"But, Sunny? If you give Ben's box of Keanu chocolate milk for Samuel to research, what are you trying to prove that Keanu is Troy's son when you don't have Troy's thing either!" Lily asked confused.

"Why be confused like that, Uncle?" Sunny asked while laughing mockingly at her uncle, "No wonder Daddy Lion always tells me not to get too close to Uncle Lily. He says, I will catch your stupidity, and I already know the reason, hahaha!" continued Sunny mockingly and followed by laughter.

"Hey Hey Hey! What the hell is that, huh? Did you just mock me using that arrogant name, huh?! Well, you are indeed the son of Lion who always insults me!"

"Let's see, can you run away from me like a Lion runs when I want to kiss him, huh! Watch out, Sunny!"

Sunny was running around laughing on the top floor of the place. Lily chased after him laughing too. For a moment his heart warmed when he saw Sunny's behavior which was very similar to Lion, his late younger brother.

Sunny's smile must be kept so that it always blooms for everyone. That's what Lion asked of him. Even though Sunny's life is not as hard as Alice's when she was a child, Sunny at such a small age can already conclude what is good and bad in the harsh life around him.

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In the big mansion belonging to Troy's parents. Mona, Troy's fiancé, is trying to calm Mrs. Andini, Troy's mother, who is crying sadly because her beloved daughter-in-law has experienced such an unfortunate thing.

Not to mention when Mrs. Andini and Mr. Bambang thought about the fate of Shine and their granddaughter in Alice's womb.

"Auntie, never mind… let's just pray that Alice and Shine are fine. They will be healthy again and come home soon, Auntie…" Mona persuaded her future mother-in-law.

"If you continue to cry like this, You will get sick. What about Uncle Bambang if you fall sick? While everyone is focused on the hospital," Mona again made Mrs. Andini lift her head.

"Mona, you are a good woman. Your uncle and I were not wrong to set you up with Troy. You love us very much. You are like the real daughter of this family, Mona..." said Mrs. Andini while crying hugging Mona.

"Who else should I love in this world besides you and Uncle? I don't have anyone in this world anymore, Auntie..."

"My mommy left me when I was little and daddy…" Mona started to cry, "Who else should I love, Auntie? You are my parents now. You gave me more love than I ever felt from my parents. I'm so happy to be a part of this family…" Mona expressed her gratitude to Mrs. Andini.

Of course, Mona loves Troy's parents when her parents left her alone in this world. The story of Mona's life and her meeting with the Garendra family is already in the Blocked Love story. Read too, yes!

Drrrt… Drrrt… Drrrt…

The cell phone ringing on the sofa table in front of Mona was visible to her.

"Auntie, I'll take the call. You need to be calmer and stronger for uncle and all, huh!" said Mona softly.

"Yes, hello?" says Mona. And when the caller spoke, Mona immediately asked Mrs. Andini's permission to stay away for a while because it was Anastasia, her best friend, who was calling her at this time.

Mona's body shook violently, her face paled instantly when she heard the story that Annastasia told her.

"No way, Anna. Troy couldn't have done that!" Mona's objected and could not accept the fact.

"Troy loves to joke around. Maybe Troy just wants to teach your cousin a lesson. You and I both know what your cocky cousin looks like. Maybe Troy is just pissed, Anna!"

"We both know Cheery looks like a man because she doesn't want Troy to set his eyes on her, right?" Mona still defends her future husband.

'Then what about the boy Cheery brought there? According to my cousin, Cheery and the boy couldn't answer anything they were accused of. But do you know? Ceo Sean's son was there too!'

'The son of Ceo Sean insulted my cousin for denying that Cheery's son was the son of Ceo Troy. But Ceo Sean's son confirmed that what he said was true and Ceo Troy himself did not deny it when Ceo Sean's son recognized Cheery's son as his cousin!'

'What is a political marriage? Why did Ceo Sean's son say that you and Ceo Troy had arranged political marriage? Explain to me, Mona!'

Anastasia's story on their phone call made Mona freeze for a moment. Mona knows who Annastasia calls Ceo Sean's son. It must be Sunny, and regarding cursing or insulting someone regardless of the age of the other person, Mona confirmed that it was Sunny, because Sunny is known to be firm and realistic even though he is still very young. Just like his father, Sean Garendra, who rarely spoke but was sharp and deadly when he started to speak.

'Mona, are you still listening to me or not?!'

There was a small voice coming from Mona's cell phone speaker, which Mona kept away for a moment. Mona was pensive thinking about what might be true.

"I'll call you later, see you!" Mona said for a moment before turning off her cell phone.

Mona clutched her phone tightly as she thought about what she had just heard. It was unbelievable if Troy and Cheery had a relationship to have a son who was very similar to Troy. But, there was Sunny. Sunny doesn't want to talk carelessly, can he?"

With hesitant steps as her body shook violently, Mona again approached Mrs. Andini who was waiting for her in the living room.

Mrs. Andini narrowed her eyes and frowned at Mona's strange expression.

Mona looked at the face of her future mother-in-law who she considered her mother when Mrs. Andini asked her how she was.

"Auntie… I want to ask you," said Mona in a weak tone.

"What are you doing, honey? What did your friend say, Mona?" Mrs. Andini asked confused.

"Auntie…we all knew that Troy had a free life before getting engaged to me. Before you met me, did you ever get to the point of confusion when the woman who had slept with Troy one day came to ask you and your uncle for their child?"

Mrs. Andini was silent for a moment nailing. But after taking a deep breath, Mrs. Andini answered Mona's question.

"Did a woman come into Troy's office and say her son was Troy's?" asked Mrs. Andini to confirm and Mona nodded weakly, "Ah, I thought so!" said Mrs. Andini, "You don't have to worry too much because Troy will solve the problem!"

"There have always been women who came to see your uncle and me. They came to us when Troy rejected them. Every woman who came told us they were carrying the heir to this family,"

"But Troy doesn't care at all and doesn't even bother to deny it. Troy explained to us that he always uses sex protection and makes sure there are no mistakes in every bad thing he does."

"Troy is naughty and likes to play with girls but his stupidity still loses to his affection for Shine,"

"Troy told us that he doesn't want to have children with other women when there is no love. Troy has a hard time falling in love and remembering Shine. Shine was born from love, but the love from his parents could not even be felt by Shine from birth. Because of that, Troy is very careful when he does bad things with any woman!"

"And while the many women who come in insist on admitting that their children are Troy's flesh and blood, Troy always has a way of proving that those women's children don't belong to him!"

Hearing Mrs. Andini telling the story and being very confident in her son, Mona wanted to believe. Apart from being very new to the Garendra family, Mona never knew anything about the child, other than Troy's act of changing sleeping partners.

'I want to believe it, Auntie... But what about what Sunny said? Was Sunny just joking?'

Meanwhile, Mona is still in the confusion between wanting to believe in the fact that what she heard from Anna, her best friend, or believing the events that Mrs. Andini told about Troy and many women to Mona. He didn't know who to say what he wanted to say. What is clear is that Mona is currently in a crisis of trust. Either it was to Troy or herself.

Troy is indeed a female player whose ugliness rumors are no longer an open secret. But the truth is, since getting engaged to Mona, Troy has had no relationship with other women.