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Ayna went to the hospital after receiving news that her mother had just regained consciousness. She immediately rushed to the hospital without Raffan's permission. That evening, Raffan had gone shopping with Syela.

Upon arrival at the hospital, Ayna was deeply moved that her mother had finally regained consciousness and recognized herself.

"Mom, thank God, I'm so happy." Ayna immediately hugged her mother tightly.

"Ayna, doctor Andre said you're married? Where's your husband?" Devi, Ayna's mother, asked.

Ayna was shocked, at a loss for what to do because she couldn't possibly ask Raffan to come.

But Ayna couldn't disappoint her mother, who had just had surgery. Ayna smiled and nodded.

"Mom, I'll bring my husband here, and you can rest. I'll text him to come soon," Ayna said as she left to call Raffan.

Ayna hesitated to contact Raffan. Their marriage was merely a contractual one, and how could he possibly come to the hospital just to meet her mother? In the written agreement, they became husband and wife only in front of Raffan's family, while Ayna's family was not mentioned.

{Sir, can you come to see me? I just realized, Mom,} Ayna's message.

After waiting for a long time, Ayna didn't get a response from Raffan. Not wanting to disappoint her mother, Ayna immediately contacted Raffan. She didn't care if Raffan would be angry with her, because the most important thing for Ayna right now was that her mother knew that Ayna was married.

{{"Sir, can you come?" Ayna asked when Raffan answered her call.

"Tsk, I'm busy!" Raffan growled in annoyance.

"Please, sir, just now. I want to see you," Ayna pleaded.

Raffan could be heard sighing several times. Ayna realized he was reluctant to come to the hospital, especially since he was with Syela.

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Raffan hung up.

Raffan looked at Syela, who was still quietly shopping. This time, there were many obstacles in Raffan's way to be with his girlfriend.

But Raffan had to do this to convince everyone that Raffan was married to Ayna.

"Honey, I have to go because Ayna asked me to meet her mother." Raffan asked Syela for permission.

Syela was annoyed and immediately grabbed the paper bag Raffan had been holding. "Go away, ignore me!" Syela was angry with Raffan.

"Honey, I'm sorry. But this was really sudden. You can go shopping again. Here's your card, and you can shop to your heart's content now." Raffan motioned for Syela to forgive him and allow him to come to the hospital.

"Okay, but don't forget to pick me up again," Syela replied.

"Yes, honey," Raffan said.

Raffan immediately left for the hospital, not caring about the distance. He had to introduce himself to Ayna's parents, fearing they wouldn't believe they were officially married.

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"Mom, this is Raffan, my husband." Ayna introduced Raffan to her mother.

Devi smiled happily that her daughter had found such a successful man. Devi hoped Ayna would be happy with her marriage, even though she knew Ayna had married Raffan suddenly.

"Mr. Raffan, please take care of Ayna. I only have her," Devi's request touched Raffan. This was the first time he had felt such a mother's love for her child.

"I'll take care of her, Mom. Don't worry," Raffan exclaimed.

"Thank you, Mr. Raffan." Devi hugged Ayna, occasionally kissing her daughter.

They chatted casually, to the point where Raffan forgot to pick up Syela, who seemed to still be at the shopping center. Raffan glanced at the clock; it was already ten o'clock.

"Mom, I have to go home now because I have to work again tomorrow." Raffan said goodbye to Devi.

"Ayna, you go home too. Don't leave your husband alone," Devi ordered.

"No, Mom, if I go home, who will you be with?" Ayna asked.

"I have a lot of friends here, including the nurses. You should go home, it's not good for the newlyweds to be apart," Devi replied forcefully.

At her mother's insistence, Ayna chose to go home with Raffan, even though she risked seeing Raffan and Syela's intimacy again. Ayna paid no attention to Raffan, who was currently busy calling Syela, who said she was still at the shopping center.

Ayna looked out at the deserted streets. The city streets were especially beautiful at night. Many buildings were bustling with people, especially the restaurants and cafes that lined the streets. Ayna simply smiled as she watched others her age enjoying their youth on a night out with friends.

Unfortunately, Ayna was locked in a contractual marriage with Raffan. Ayna, a beautiful girl who lived with many dreams, had to bury them all because of her enormous debt. If only her mother hadn't gotten sick and her father hadn't gone bankrupt, perhaps Ayna would have her own company to manage all by herself.

"Argh! This is all your fault!" Raffan snapped at Ayna.

Ayna sighed and glared at Raffan. "Why is it my fault? Your boyfriend can't be reached, why is it my fault?" Ayna demanded.

"Now go downstairs and look for Syela until you find her!" Raffan ordered when they arrived at the shopping center.

"Sir, just call your boyfriend!" Ayna replied irritably.

Raffan threw his phone at Ayna. "If he were, I wouldn't have asked you to look inside! Go find Syela until you find her, I don't want to know!" Raffan shouted.

"Okay," Ayna resigned herself, immediately entering the shopping center.

The place seemed to be emptying out, but Ayna wouldn't give up. She would search for Syela until she found her. She spotted a kitchenware shop. She spotted Syela there, but unfortunately, she only saw the same hair and clothes as Syela, not knowing if it was her or not.

"I think it's Syela," Ayna muttered, immediately running to get closer to Syela.

Unfortunately, she couldn't find Syela, but she did see Syela enter the elevator. "So it's Syela!" Ayna exclaimed, irritably approaching the elevator and seeing that Syela was headed to the fourth floor.

Ayna immediately entered when the elevator opened, pressing the fourth button, just as Syela had just said. As the elevator ascended, Ayna didn't realize it, but it stopped, apparently due to an electrical short circuit in the shopping center.

Bang!

The elevator plummeted back down. Ayna panicked, as this was the first time she had ridden an elevator with it off.

"Help!" Ayna screamed.

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