MAFIA Part 1

"Do you know the cause of Cheery and Keanu's gloom?" Damian asked Mrs. Lisa. Mrs. Lisa looks confused about answering the question.

"So what happened to Cheery and Keanu?" Mrs. Lisa asked back.

"I was the one who caused their gloom yesterday," Damian replied with a regretful face.

"You saw the news on television when we had dinner last night too, didn't you? I saw panic in that hospital on television last night when I spoke to Keanu,"

"The people who were treated there and became victims of accidents were all because of me. I caused them to experience that fateful thing," Damian admitted his stupidity to Lisa.

"What do you mean, Damian? I-I don't understand at all! Please speak more clearly!" responded Mrs. Lisa who was very confused.

"Did you see a lot of people there, all around the hospital? And they were all dressed like normal people, weren't they? They're all mobsters, Lisa!"

"They took care of their comrade who had an accident because of me," Mrs. Lisa was dumbfounded to hear Damian's confession. Even Mrs. Lisa closed her mouth because she didn't believe Damian's words at this time.

"Why did you do that, Damian? What did they do to you? Didn't you want to keep your secret identity while you were here?" Mrs. Lisa asked seriously, "You told me yourself that you wanted to stay here longer than usual, didn't you?"

"I'm not young anymore, Damian. I'm tired of being alone. I want this family to be complete. What if Cheery finds a companion later? They'll leave and I'll be alone again."

"And you were also going to tell Cherry your existence as her real father, but what now? What are you doing now? What you're doing is reckless!"

Mrs. Lisa expressed her concern to Damian.

"I didn't do that for no reason, Lisa. I had to do that because I was afraid for your safety!" Damian answered honestly.

"You are the one who knows best since you moved into this house, I also started to live in this country. I always take care of you all around you. And only you know where I am,"

"I always keep an eye on Cheery and Keanu's safety. But after Cheery worked in that big office, I was more focused on guarding Keanu. And yesterday, one thing that recently became my suspicion turned out to be happening,"

"Recently I have the feeling that Cheery is being investigated by other people. No matter what they want from getting information about her, I'm becoming warier."

"Then when I was standing guard waiting for Keanu at his school, I saw a group of mobsters were there too and I knew those people were also investigating Cheery."

"I was annoyed with what they did to my children and grandchildren. So I taught them a little lesson."

"I followed a car that I knew the woman was a mobster. But..."

"But I didn't care if the woman was pregnant. I also didn't see a teenager getting into the car either. I just know there's a man who always covers my eyes with that woman. And I'm sure they're not a small mafia, "

Hearing Damian's story, Mrs. Lisa burst into tears. How could Damian who had long turned good and abandoned evil do something that harms other people again?

"I just meant to scare them and warn them not to find out or approach my children and grandchildren. But the teenage boy's shot from inside the car cracked my windshield badly. Everything was blurry and I couldn't see their position. "

"I speeded up my car just to catch up with them and it worked. I chased after them again but unfortunately, I hit the back of the car on their right side and they fell to the left and fell over the edge of a cliff."

Damian covered his regretful face before continuing his story.

"I got out of the car and briefly checked their condition from above. At first, I wanted to help but I immediately remembered that they had firearms and I didn't. But thankfully, I heard one of them sound like calling for help, so I immediately left from there, "

"At least I know they called for help. But after talking to Keanu last night and seeing him sad, I know that Keanu knows and loves these people,"

"Keanu also said that the woman was pregnant with a big belly."

"Oh my God... I've done a big mistake to them, Lisa. I was guilty and caused this mess. Your life will not be calm after this. I'm sorry, sorry..."

Damian truly regretted his actions. The old man who even still looked dashing was also seen crying while hugging Mrs. Lisa.

"Be yourself. If this has to happen then let it happen. Face what is the price for your actions. And once it's all over, then you won't feel sorry anymore!" Mrs. Lisa advised Damian.

"Even though the price I have to pay is my own life?"

Mrs. Lisa was crying but still nodded her head slowly.

"You're the great Damian, aren't you? You won't die so easily. Your life has been guaranteed by God by proving it to me, to us all this time, that you'll always come back to see me wherever my family and I are. You'll come back to me, I know that. ..."

Mrs. Lisa burst into tears after saying the most heartbreaking thing she had ever said. There were no more words from the two of them. All that could be heard were sad sobs and regrets from the two of them.

***

Return to the hospital where Alice was treated. Troy is still waiting anxiously for his sister-in-law's condition there. No one came out of the intensive care unit where Alice was being treated. Not his brother, not even Sunny. So Troy just sat and waited for what he could do until now.

A brief pat Troy felt on his shoulder as he leaned his head against the wall while closing his eyes.

"Hey, little young master, go home and rest!"

When Troy gasped, his eyes caught sight of a familiar man.

"Mr. Lily... Have you come out of Alice's room? How are you? Can I see my sister-in-law in there?" Troy immediately asked panicked.

The man named Lily was seen smiling.

"Calm down a little, or your lingering good looks vanish because of your fright!" Lily said to him.

Troy who was initially worried immediately changed his gaze to a strange one.

It's not strange that complicated things might happen to Alice, but complicated things happened to her herself when Lily spoke with a smile like that.

"Master, I'm not in the mood for joking this time. How is Alice doing in there? I almost suffocated the last time I lifted her body!" Troy said worriedly again because he was worried about his beloved sister-in-law's condition.

"Rose has gone through a critical period and the baby has arrived, hasn't she? And moments ago before I came out of her room, Rose had been awake for a while and was back asleep."

"You don't have to doubt Lion's men. Samuel is already there and I don't know with what liquid I saw when Samuel put it in Rose's IV fluid, only waited about fifteen minutes, Rose opened her eyes..."

"But what impressed me, even more, was Sunny's help. Sunny helped to mix that elixir just by following Samuel's instructions.

"Brother Sky and I haven't seen him for a few months, but his brain development is as crazy as Lion! I don't know what Samuel has been teaching him all this time?"

When he said all his surprises about Sunny, Troy was also taken aback.

It's not that Troy doesn't know that his nephew's genius comes from the teachings of Sunny's late adoptive father. But how crazy was that person that his nephew had such intelligence and genius. Not to mention the man named Samuel who became Lion's trust to teach Sunny until Sunny grew up.

"All this time I knew that Sunny always studied with Samuel, but more clearly like what Sunny studied, I didn't know. Ah, to be precise I'm not interested in the world of knowledge. And now, I'm even surprised that Sunny can help Samuel make Alice wake up. That kid is a genius!" Troy said in awe with an expression on his face that was still gloomy.

"You compliment our nephew with such a facial expression, huh? How ironic! Never mind... Rose is fine. Maybe in a few days, Rose will be able to return to their mansion!" Lily comforted Troy.

"That's not what I thought, Mr. Lily. I thank God for saving Alice, but... I can't forget what happened to Alice, Shine, and Mark, yesterday..." Troy admitted his fear, "That's true. It's really scary, sir!"

"I already know how terrible the impact of violence among the mafia is, long ago when my brother Airlangga died with Iris right after Shine was born. And now..."

Troy cried, cupping her face which was wet with tears of fear, and after he was able to control his fear and sadness, Troy resumed his speech to Lily.