Forced Marriage (Secret Wife)
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Hanz and Ara quickly ran into the house after they got to and got out of the car. Yes, they immediately decided to go home after receiving a phone call from Anisa.

At the moment both of them are feeling deep anxiety. What if Ara's parents had told her about their marriage? Because after all Ara's parents had no idea that they were hiding their relationship from the Zeino family. What if everyone knows about their relationship now?

Gosh darn...

"That's where they came!" anisa said when she saw Ara and Hanz coming along to the house. Ara and Hanz's misgivings became even more when they saw everyone's gazes now staring at the two with expressions that they were hard to guess. Both of them were gulping down strong saliva. Have they been found out?

"Dad, mother," greeted Ara with a pale face and a quivering voice. There was a sense of haru mixed with fear as he looked at the faces of the two middle-aged who he loved so much.

He was happy and excited to see his parents here. He wanted to hug them and cry revealing how much he missed them. But on the other hand he also condemned this meeting because he never imagined this would happen at a time like this.

"Ara, don't you want to hug mom and dad?" wahida asked as she saw her daughter still standing in her place awkwardly.

Ara who got the question from her mother immediately moved closer to her parents. Wahida and Pardi stood up from his seat to greet his daughter's embrace. Then Ara hugged her mother first with a sharp taste.

"Mother, Ara longs for mother," Ara's happy cries could not be contained anymore.

"Mom misses you too much. Every day the mother prays that you are always healthy and well here, son," said Wahida softly then kissed the top of her daughter's head.

"Dad not in the story?" asked Pardi who was jealous because he felt neglected by his wife and child.

Ara laughed softly then immediately approached and hugged her father, he buried his head in the chest of the father. A hug from a father is very soothing.

"Ara misses dad too. Ara long ago wanted to hug my father kayak gini again," said Ara sendu made the father shower kiss on the top of Ara's head with love.

"You happy here, son?"

"Ara was very happy, yeah." again Pardi gave a kiss on the top of Ara's head with haru.

While Hanz, from earlier his eyes would-wanti look into the eyes of his family. He wanted to explore their expressions one by one, he wanted to ascertain whether his family knew about his relationship and Ara or not.

"We want to thank Hanz for taking care of Ara all this time. We also want to thank you for the kindness of Hanz to us in the village," said Pardi suddenly after removing his embrace from Ara. He then looked closely at his daughter-in-law's face, but somehow Hanz felt the gaze given by his father-in-law was very sharp and piercing.

"O-oh... It doesn't matter," only that sentence could come out of Hanz's mouth at this moment. Somehow he shriveled under the sharp gaze of his father-in-law, when all this time no one in the world was able to make Hanzen Zeino tremble nervously in fear like this. He took a gulp of his saliva forcibly, trying to divert his mood which suddenly felt bad.

"Father and mother are already acquainted with..." Ara hung up her clumsy question, feeling she did not know what to call her mertunya in front of her parents.

"So my father and mother have been acquainted with MR and MRs Zeino and all of them" Wahida said, smiling.

Hanz and Ara fell silent as a gulp of hard-earned saliva mixed with a heart-pounding feeling for the answer given by Wahida. it seems that the tone of emphasis that Wahida gives when mentioning the words of master and mistress.

Both are now both looking down scared but each other lyrics through the tail of each eye like hinting to ask 'what should we do now?'.

"Why do you feel like there's a weird atmosphere around here?" aela whispered to Anisa who was sitting next to her. Anisa nodded in agreement with the brother's words, she felt the tension at this time. What's the matter?

"Pak Pardi and Ibu Wahida please sit back, we talk again," the friendly mutual bargain broke the atmosphere.

Both of Ara's parents nodded in agreement, then they sat back down followed by Hanz and Ara who were now sitting on the empty sofa, but no doubt if the two faces are now nervous to resist fear.

Damn for Hanz and Ara. Just now they want to have fun, now even have to face death in plain sight without having to be able to do anything.

"Thank you ladies and gentlemen for taking care of our daughter here, she looks healthy and more beautiful. It seems like he is very happy here" Wahida said with a sincere smile.

Ara and Hanz exchanged lyrics again, it seems like Pardi and Wahida have not told Zeino's family anything. They both sighed in relief in their hearts.

"No problem Wahida, Ara is a good and smart boy. We all like it very much" said Samira no less sincere.

"Lena also likes Aunt Ala."

"Reno too." As if they did not want to lose, the twins who had also joined in voicing their opinions.

Pardi and Wahida smiled at the two adorable children. For some reason, they even want to have grandchildren when they see these twins. But it seems to be asking grandchildren to Ara and Hanz right now is not the right time.

"We're happy that Ara is liked here. Our daughter is very lucky to live in this family," now Pardi who voiced his opinion.

Until finally 2 hours later ended the family talk show with the decision of Ara's parents to go home. Though Reksa had offered to stay, but they still kekeh to go home with the reason still have to keep the store tomorrow.

Ara let out a disappointed sigh, but she still missed her parents very much. It felt like they had only met for a short time, but his parents had to leave again.

But behind that disappointment, there was also a speck of relief. Because after all both parents seemed to understand and did not divulge about his marriage with Hanz to the Zeino family. If not, if it happens, maybe he will not know how to deal with the family later.

"Wouldn't you have dinner first," Samira bargained before Ara's parents left.

"No need madam, we will eat on the street later," Wahida refused subtly.

"If so let Hanz take you to the bus terminal," now Reksa offered, and Hanz nodded enthusiastically in response, hoping that his two in-laws would not turn down the offer this time.

And finally he smiled happily when he received a nod from his father-in-law. He will use this opportunity to apologize and explain everything later.

"Well then we leave now" Hanz said.

"I'm in the mas" said Ara quickly and unintentionally. He bit his lower lip after realizing that he slipped to call Hanz with the name mas in front of many people.

And now he could see one by one of those who now seemed to be giggling amused at his words, especially Alea and Anisa. He grimaced, his face shone with embarrassment.

"If you want to come, you change clothes first there," said Hanz made Ara nod steadily then immediately passed from there to her room quickly. Not because of the rush alone so he did that, but the dominant shame that spread to his bones.

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And now, this is Ara, Hanz and Ara's parents. It's been 10 minutes they're in the car for the trip to the bus terminal. Hanz was driving with Ara sitting next to him, while her two in-laws were sitting in their back seats.no conversation at all, the car felt like it was in a fog of awkwardness. Until finally Hanz steadied his heart to start the word that he had previously strung in his heart.

"Ehhem... Dad, mom, I'm sorry about that. It-it's not all as you imagine, you..."

"Son Hanz doesn't have to explain anything else. We were self-conscious and we realized that our daughter was unfit for Hanz to introduce her to Hanz's family as a wife. So there is no need to feel sorry for us," said Pardi quickly cut off Hanz's speech.

Hanz and Ara were both silent for a moment. Guilt suddenly surrounded Ara's heart, maybe he had made her parents hurt because of her stupidity.

"So my father and mother were very surprised when our own besan called us as the father and mother of the housekeeper. They didn't know we were made of it, we were surprised but we were even more surprised when they didn't even know you were his daughter-in-law. They call you a nanny to their grandchildren and now they're considered to be their own children. Dad laughed in his heart, why does my daughter have to experience all this? I thought you were happy here," said Pardi as he looked into Ara's eyes deeply. Ara also grimaced in her heart, really she did not mean to make both parents sad.

"Dad, I'm sorry. It's all my fault, Hanz's not wrong at all. I asked Hanz to not tell anyone about our marriage. Mas Hanz has also been persuading me to reveal our marriage, but I'm stubborn to cover all this up, and I don't say as if I'm unhappy here, I'm so happy here dad," explained Ara making her parents look at her in surprise.

"But why are you doing that, son? Why did you ask for that? That's called impolite Ara, because you've denied your marriage to your own in-laws. The situation of those who have been lying to their children and their daughters-in-law all this time," Wahida said, inexhaustible with her own daughter.

"Dad, mother, you guys don't get mad at Ara huh. This is not entirely wrong Ara, I also contribute here because I help Ara always to cover this marriage and look for various reasons so as not to be revealed in the slightest to our family. We do this purely for the good of Ara. Because Ara is still in school, we have to keep her good name so she is not expelled from school" Hanz said to reassure her parents-in-law.

Pardi and Wahida finally sighed.

"It's up to Hanz if that's what you think is best. Because after all Ara is now the responsibility of son Hanz, we have no right to regulate Ara as long as it is for his good. But we hope Hanz and Ara will tell your family about this soon, before they know it in a way that's out of your control, maybe they'll be disappointed later," pardi said, reminding Hanz and Ara also nodded in agreement.

"Yes mom, dad, we will definitely take the right time to tell the family about our marriage, thank you mom and dad for helping to hide this fact earlier," hanz said as he looked at his parents with teary eyes. Both of his parents smiled in response.

"Son Hanz, can I ask you something?"

Hanz nodded and answered her to her mother-in-law's question.

"Did Hanz love Ara?"

A wide smile was engraved on Hanz's handsome face, then he steadily replied...

"I love Ara very much, love her very much. I'm even crazy about him."

Both of his in-laws laughed loudly at his over-excited speech. While Ara, now her face was red as a boiled crab. Her husband confessed his love as enthusiastically as it was before his parents. Which woman would not be happy to try?

"Then immediately give us a cute grandson like the twins."

A granddaughter?

Deggs...

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