Arumi smirked again, her eyes sharpened.
"Did the kid tell you?" asked Arumi to Mesya.
"...." Mesya was silent with her eyes rolling looking for an excuse.
She is very worried about Romi, even though she doesn't say it now, but Mesya is sure that Arumi has realized it.
"Enough, Mesya, don't be afraid," Arumi gently held her daughter's face again.
"Mother, it will not hurt her as long as you remain our beloved daughter," she said. Arumi's tone is so soft, but has the meaning of emphasis and also the biggest threat in Mesya's life.
"Why, Mother, love me so much?" asked Mesya.
"What are you asking? You, our daughter, of course, we love you very much," said Arumi.
"But... I'm not your biological daughter? Why do you think of me as something so precious, when you have two sons that you should be proud of more than me?" asked Mesya. Today is the day when she will look for all the answers to all her suspicions all this time.
"You have grown up, honey," Arumi again stroked Mesya's hair.
"Enough, Mom!" Mesya brushed off Arumi's hand, "don't act nice to me!" she said.
"Oh my God, you think we're just pretending to be nice to you?"
"Of course! You treat me like a golden child, and then you will kill me too!"
"You've thought too far, Mesya," said Arumi.
Mesya snorted in annoyance,
"How could I not think too far, Mom! The proof is that you guys have been hiding something very big from me!" said Mesya, and her voice was so high.
Mesya walked over to Denias who was still lying helpless
"Are you okay?" asked Mesya.
And Charles slowly approached, it seemed that the middle old man was about to do something bad to Denias.
Seeing this, Mesya immediately grabbed the knife in Denias' hand, then put it around her neck.
"Do not come close!" said Mesya.
"Hey, kid! What are you going to do?" asked Charles.
"Do you want to kill him?" Mesya's gaze turned to Denias.
"Or you want to kill me!" Mesya said while looking at Charles with anger.
"Hey, Mesya! Call him 'Dad', he's your Daddy!" Arthur snapped.
"Daddy?" Mesya glanced at Arthur. "I don't have a Daddy, a murderer!" said Mesya with full determination.
"You are being rude aren't you!" Arthur, whose body was still covered with wounds, slowly approached Mesya. She was about to hit Mesya, but Charles stopped him.
"Stop, stop, Arthur!" said Charles.
"But she's insulting, Daddy! Who does she think she is?! Didn't you say yourself that no one would be able to trample on our family's pride!" Arthur protested.
"Stop your anger, you can't scold or hurt your little sister!" said Charles.
"But she's gone too far, Daddy!" Arthur is very angry with Mesya, it seems he can't stand it anymore to beat or even kill her now.
Seeing Charles who was getting overwhelmed by Arthur's attitude, Arumi drew closer.
"Honey, control your anger, what your father said is true. You can't hurt your sister, moreover, she's just a weak woman," said Arumi trying to calm Arthur.
Mesya saw the emotion that radiated from Arthur's face, today she saw the bad side of Arthur's character.
All this time she had known Arthur was a cheerful child and was always kind to her, even his good attitude sometimes seemed exaggerated and contrived.
'So this is the true nature, Arthur. So excited and impatient. All his kindness was just a cover... I've been tricked by Arthur,' Mesya thought.
Arumi and Charles continue to advise their son not to act recklessly like hurting Mesya or even killing her right now.
After all, Mesya is part of their family.
Their mission to match their daughter with Wijaya's son has not been accomplished.
"Stop!" Mesya shouted.
"You guys don't have to fight because of me! I'm sure one day you will kill me too! And because of that, I'd rather die now with suicide than waiting for you to kill me!" shouted Mesya.
The knife in her hand slowly started to move and hurt her skin, but before she finished, David grabbed the knife from Mesya's hand. Then David threw it far away.
The knife bounced away, then David hugged Mesya.
"Please don't do that," David whispered in Mesya's ear.
Mesya's eyes immediately rounded, this is a very rare event, David hugged her.
'David, hugged me?' Mesya thought.
Everyone in the courtyard was silent, they were focused on watching David and Mesya hugging each other.
"Please, Mesya, don't do that. I don't want to lose you," he said. David's voice trembled like he was crying, Mesya was silent.
Hugged by David made her heart mix.
On the other hand, she was disappointed to know what her real family was like, but on the other hand, she was happy because David hugged her. Something she never imagined.
Even David begged her.
Because of this, she came to know the true nature of David.
David is a good person, even though he has always been cold to her, but David is 1000 times better than Arthur.
And what Romi said is right, if David was the only good person in the Davies family.
"David," Mesya let go of David's embrace, "are you crying?" asked Mesya.
And David looked down, trying to hide his tears. But Mesya already knows, and Mesya wipes David's tears.
But suddenly Charles came up to them and he slapped David in the face.
Plak!
"You weak child! Since when did you become such a crybaby?!" Charles snapped.
David lowered his face, he didn't say anything. There was not the slightest resistance from him.
"Here!" Charles grabbed David's hand and was about to hit him again, but Mesya stopped him.
"Don't hit, David, again!" shouted Mesya.
Charles turned to Mesya with angry eyes. And he let go of David, then slowly approached Mesya.
Mesya is not afraid anymore, she instead puts on a defiant face.
"You think, I don't know, since childhood you always beat, David!?"
To be continued