LOVE ME AGAIN, EILANI
Another Brother

"Hanny Evans?" Tiara repeated her question.

"Yes. Mami knows?"

Tiara's face instantly turned pale. He covered his mouth with both hands. His head shakes in disbelief.

"Mommy....!" Elvaro approached Tiara and immediately hugged her when he saw her wanting to faint. Elvaro took her to sit on the sofa.

"Mommy.....!"

Tiara held his chest. "Get some water, El. Mommy feels short of breath."

"Ned.., get some water for mommy." cried El as she rubbed her mammoth back. "We're going to the doctor, mommy?"

"No, El."

Ned came in with a glass of water. He gave it to Tiara.

"The lady's okay?" ask Ned.

Tiara gulped down the white water until it ran out. He then rested his back on the back of the sofa.

Elvaro gestured with his eyes for Ned to leave him alone with his mother.

"Mi, is there something about Hanny Evans?" elvaro asked without hiding his curiosity.

Tiara looked at her son. "Do you have a photo of Hanny Evans?"

Elvaro took his phone and called Ardy.

"Please send me a photo of Hanny Evans right now. Don't forget his profile either." then he broke into a conversation between him and his assistant.

"Let's go to the room, El." Tiara invited her son to go to her room. He wanted what he was going to say not to be heard by others.

As soon as she reached her room, Tiara went into the room first to wash her face. Afterwards, he came out and saw his son was already sitting on the sofa looking at something on his phone.

"This is a photo of Hanny Evans, mi."

Tiara's hand shook when she saw the man's face on her son's phone. The man's dimples reminded Tiara of her husband.

"According to Ardy, his profile suggests that his father did not have Evans' last name. Her mother is Tania Andini and her father is Joe Adams. His mother is Indonesian and his father is also English."

Tiara closed her eyes. Remembering the story of his past life.

"Yes. Everybody says that. Papi is a very nice man with a mother and includes a group of husbands afraid of wives." replied Elvaro with a smile considering how his papi always submits to his mother. Maybe for a lifetime only once the papi lied to his mama that is when supporting the marriage of El and Ei. That is why Tiara became very vengeful towards Eilani and always tried to separate Elvaro and Eilani.

"Your father really loves Mom. Whatever he'll do to please mom even if it's against his heart." Tiara took a deep breath.

"Tania Andini is my sister, El."

"Mommy has a sister? Mami is also an only child."

Tiara's tears fell. "Tania and I were only a year old. When I was 4 months old, my mom was pregnant again. Many people think we are twins because our faces are similar to our posture. When I met your papi in Bali, we immediately fell in love and decided to get married 2 months after the meeting. But apparently, Tania also secretly loves your papi. After her marriage, Tania went to England because she was going to continue her studies. I found out after accidentally reading his diary. At first I was angry and wanted to kick him out of my house but a crazy idea came to my mind. Since I didn't get pregnant at the time, I asked Tania to sleep with your papi and if she was pregnant, then I would also pretend to be pregnant and the child would be mine. Back then, I was afraid that Evans' family would hate me for not being pregnant. Unbeknownst to your father, I allowed Tania into our room and pretended to be like me. At first, so that your papi doesn't suspect Tania is a virgin, your mom gets your papi drunk." Tiara paused the story for a bit to throw a little tightness in her heart.

"Aunty Tania wants to do that?"

"Because he loves your papi so much, El." Tiara continued her story. "Nights later, I let Tania in my room. Making love to my husband. At first, your papi wasn't suspicious. But one night, Tania forgot to wake up at dawn and fell asleep until morning in our bed. Your papi was shocked when he saw that the woman next to him was my sister. Your papi was angry when she heard my reason for Tania to get pregnant. We're almost separated, El. But then again, because he loved me so much, he forgave me. Tania ended up living in the apartment your papi bought. And Tania is finally pregnant. Your papi's attitude that was initially indifferent to Tania has now changed. She was so considerate that she even lied to me often to be able to handle Tania in her apartment because my sister was having a very difficult cravings period. Your papi swore that all the attention he did was because of the baby Tania was born. Until finally, when Tania was 5 months pregnant, I was pregnant with your sister, El. The selfishness, jealousy and fear of losing your papi made me go crazy and asked Tania to drop her womb. Tania certainly doesn't want to. So is your papi. I threatened to go back to Bali and never see your papi again made him feel sad. He asks Tania to abort his contents. Tania agrees but turns out she is lying. For months she disappeared and finally came back with a son when I just gave birth to your older sister. We had a big fight and finally Tania left after earning a fair amount of money from my in-laws. He said his son's name was Hanny Evans. After that, he disappeared and didn't even use his last name anymore. Your papi looks sad but he's trying not to show it to me. I know he wants the boy. So I tried to get pregnant again and get a boy. Then get pregnant again even though your sister is actually 1 year old. Finally, you were born sick, El. I'm so obsessed with giving your papi so much to forget about Hanny Evans forever. The family in Bali had also thrown Tania away because she was considered a woman intruding my household on the thing I was the one who thrust her to my husband. I'm really mean, El."

"Did you never look for Hanny's whereabouts?"

"He was looking for her secretly for fear that I might know. Until I finally received the news that Tania was married to a Caucasian man. Your papi is also reluctant to interfere with Tania's life with her husband even though I am very sure that she is so eager to see her first child."

"Mommy, I didn't think the story was like this."

Tania crying. "Bad mom, El. Mami used to be so haughty, arrogant and powerful because your papi love was so great on mami."

"Hanny is here now. And will take the woman I love."

"Mommy will see him. If you need to talk to him. Mami also wants to meet with Tania and apologize for everything that happened. Mami's accident and causing your papi to die made mami aware of many mistakes she had made." Tiara held her son's hand. "Don't leave. Mom, El. Don't hate your mom after hearing this story."

Elvaro hugged his mami. He actually wanted to ask a lot of questions. But now he chooses to be quiet. Because he was sure it wasn't easy for Tiara to tell him all this.

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Elvaro suppressed the pain in his chest when he saw Eilani laughing along with Aaron and Hanny. They were sitting in a park near Eilani's apartment.

Laura was there too. They were drinking coffee in the afternoon. Nova seems to bring some cake for them to enjoy together.

Mami and her aunt Tania love the same man. Now, he and his brother love the same woman as well. Is this karma?

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