Blood Of Platinum
Chapters 146. Beautiful Gem and Soul bag. 7
Inside the bar, the three teenagers were like getting a surprise.
Kino was still unable to show her sweet smile as she was still in a shocked mood, whereas the other two people were already able to take one to two words out of her mouth.
“Pa–papa said.” Ryou muttered slowly.
“My gear didn't hear wrong. It turns out that indeed papa” Kaito began to clarify what he heard
Joel flaunted himself who was hugging Michaela and the others.
“Ehehe, I'm a papa now! Call me papa”
“Joel-papa~” all those kids call him
Theo could only hug Kino while saying “a perverted” with his strange face. Joel looked straight at the boy.
“Oi oi, that's papa. You promised you'd call me papa, right? I'm your parents now”
“You are still perverted in my eyes” chirps Theo with his strange face
Joel takes down Michaela and the other children.
“Do not be cruel so. I broke up with..hmph!” Joel immediately quickly closed his mouth and approached the boy. He whispered back.
“I broke up with all my girlfriends to be your parents! Don't say things that hurt my heart”
“Your journey is still long to be a parent, perverted uncle!”
“Basic child who has no sweetness at all!”
“Basic old man who has no shame at all!”
What an interesting spectacle during the day. Kino who was close to the incident could only see it without being able to say anything. Ryou did not want to lose the chance to ask.
“Since when did this happen? What did we all miss?”
Arkan pulled up the chairs and joined them.
“So, I'll tell you what happened. Yesterday, the manager decided to adopt them all as his children”
“Burn? Yesterday when?” ask Ryou
“To be exact after they were cast out by you and returned here with a sad face”
Joel immediately sat down on the chair and with a face of spirit he was ready to show off many things.
“So, I started thinking about this after the black market manager came to the bar during the day. I told my wife, Maggy to adopt them all”
“Master did it?” Kaito looks in disbelief
Now, Kino can be her back and smile at those kids.
“You guys are really lucky now”
“We've been lucky since meeting you, Kino-niisan” Stelani smiles in blush
“Ehem! Let me tell you everything from the beginning of”
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It all started when Maggy was in Justin's room with her husband. The day Jack and Seren came that afternoon. They seem to be talking about a lot of things. Until finally a topic becomes a discussion.
“Jey, how do you want to protect those kids? They could be in danger after this. We can't let them be in this dangerous territory forever” Maggy asked with a face full of anxiety
“I..” Joel is silent for a moment
With a face filled with a serious expression, he began to take a deep breath and then exhale. He spoke to his wife at the time.
“Maggy, I want to adopt them as our children”
“What? Adopt?!”
“True. I can't let them continue on the road like this! In the absence of Justin, they are free to choose their path! But, they are too small and require a lot of direction from adults!”
“It's not as easy as you think Jey!”
“I know! But, I don't want to let them be abandoned without protection! At the very least, we can take care of them until they are mature enough to choose their respective paths”
“Jey...it's too..”.
“Too worth a try. I've been ignoring them for too long as Justin lives and you know it too! I never tried to help and was afraid to act. Now, I have a chance to make up for it and I will do it now! I know you'll support me, Maggy”
“……”
Joel said something that his wife could not think of. Hearing that, Maggy could only fall silent while covering her mouth with both hands.
“Jey...you're not serious right?”
“I'm serious this time. I want to do it”
“If you are serious, I will support you. But, first fix your nature that likes to play the girl” Maggy walked out of the room and approached them all
Joel could only scratch his head and smile thinly as he muttered inwardly.
‘I think I should break my relationship with all my girlfriends tonight’
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At noon on the same day, Joel accompanied the children to the hospital. He decides to wait outside and let Riz accompany them.
While outside, Joel thought of the right way and time to end his relationship with all of his girlfriends and focus on realizing his intentions. Of course that intention was still unknown to those children.
After they finished visiting Kino in the afternoon, Joel invited them all back to the bar to bathe and eat. He asks Riz to deliver them all including carrying the teenagers' weapons to the bar.
“Where are you going, uncle Joel?” ask Riz on the street
“I have a little affair”
“Urusan? Does it matter?”
“Very important. I can't delay that. Please escort them with all these sharp objects ya” Joel ran away from Riz
He leaves Riz to meet the homes and workplaces of all his girlfriends. He did it until night. Everything was done because he decided to break up with them. Of course it didn't go well entirely. But with all the effort from her thick wallet, eventually all of Joel's girlfriends are willing to let go.
Although the amount spent is not small, but Joel's wallet is still quite thick.
“I have to make these money breed again after the bar has been renovated” murmured that day
Joel, who came home that night, told Maggy about what happened.
The drama of the house begins again. However, after going through a storm of emotions and heavy rain of tears finally the household was getting better. It made Joel able to realize what he said that afternoon.
One day from that incident. Precisely when the children visited Kino at the hospital again, he decided to tell her this happy news. But the first thing he had to do was to make the children calm down.
That was because Ryou said that they should not come to visit on the grounds that Kino must receive treatment again before being allowed to go home.
Back then at the bar, all the kids kept saying ‘sweet praise’ to Ryou.
“Basic brother fierce! She's not Kino-niichan's sister!” as a child
“Ryou-niichan nasty!” other swearing comes
“Dasal satan!” and Theo follow ‘praise’ Ryou
Stelani and Fabil could only look sad but try not to insult the person who had saved them.
Joel and Maggy are still listening to all the kids say their whole hearts. Then there is Arkan who is still busy arranging bottles while pretending not to know them all.
“You want to say it now, Jey?” whispered Maggy
“True. This is the right time”
Joel took his breath and started to look serious.
“Hmm? What's up, Joel-ojichan?” Michaela was silent
“Kids..I want to say that from today..me...I will–”.
“Akan? What are you going to do, perverted uncle?” Theo was impatient and instantly cut off his conversation
“Luck, let me be a little moved in a moment like this”
“What moment do you want to create until it needs to be touched?”
Joel tried to calmly face Theo who was already full of sharp heart piercing sentences.
“Listen children, I want to tell you that you will have a new parent that is me”
Joel immediately said it without waiting for the moment to be moved. The wife simply nodded with a smile and Arkan nearly dropped the bottle he was holding.
The children fell silent without saying anything.
“Ma–means..” Fabil looks in disbelief.
“What does all that mean, Joel-ojichan? Maggy-obacahn?” timpal Stelani also did not believe
“My husband and I have decided to adopt you as our children. After all you can't stay on the road and not be taken care of. Who will be responsible to you all if you get sick? You need adults to take care of you”
“And I've decided to be your parents. At least until you can decide what path you want to take”
“.....” those kids are still speechless
Joel smiled and started saying a lot of things.
“I told you guys before this, right? I made up for everything I did. I have ignored you for too long and let you continue to live with the fear of Justin. But it's over and you're free. You find the freedom to live. However, even though it is free..have you thought about the next step?”
The children looked at each other with confused faces.
“I'm sure you need someone to protect you. But even if you like that teenager named Kino, you can't live with him. I want you to enjoy life as children your age. I want you to stop thinking about money” continued Joel
“Our house is big enough if only for your residence. Of course everything you need will be the responsibility of me and my husband. We will send you school, feed you and clothes and.”.
“Give you a sense of security and love” Joel smiled
Arkan who heard that was bowed with a reddened face as it held back tears. The moment was very moving, given all the heavy things the boys had gone through because of Justin.
The faces of the children changed. They begin to look red and their eyes begin to glaze over.
“We...can eat well..”.
“Can. I will cook you all good food, said Maggy with a smile
“We also...can shower and wear nice clothes?”
“Sure. Many clothes that we will buy after this” continued the woman
“We...we will sleep on a warm and comfortable mattress?”
The woman nodded.
“Not with dirty blanket and full of holes?”
“Not. There is a mattress and a room warmer in your room later. Also many cushions padded for sleep” Joel adds
“Hiks...hiks..we...we really can...can school like other kids, Maggy-obachan? No need to beg at the altar and make money again?”
Maggy could not hold back her tears anymore and began to stand up to hug them.
“You will school. We'll give you a good book and a lot. You will be able to read and write, you can also sew. Later I will teach you how to make a cake so that you can give it to your favorite sister that”
Theo took off his hat and covered his face with it. It was a form of self-defense from the designation ‘ceng’ when her tears began to be unstoppable.
“Little boy, you've been fighting to protect them all this time. You're a good guard and brother. Now, it's time for you to be protected and pampered like everyone else. I'm certain. Your favorite brother will also be happy”
Hearing all of that, they started crying. The cry of happiness and a feeling of freedom finally felt everything. They were crying in the arms of the two adults. Arkan could only clean the glass while continuing to shed tears.
To celebrate, Maggy cooked a lot of dinner that day. Of course Arkan also participated as a real witness to the heartwarming moment.
“From now on, call me Joel-papa. I am your papa. And this is Maggy-mama”
“Jey, don't be like that”
“Joel-papa! Maggy-mama!” the kids look happy
Stelani and Fabil try to hold back his joy and let the boys enjoy the moment. When it was over, Joel saw Theo.
“So, little boy.Call me papa this time. I've graduated from the word ‘mesum’ since dedicating myself as a man who loves children wife”
“.....” Theo looks thinking
“Oi, just call papa” urge Joel
“J–J–Joel..Joel-papa..” Theo calls him in a slow tone.
“I didn't hear” ledek Joel
“Joel-papa.”.
“Once again” Joel looks happy now
“J–J–Joel-papa perverted sucks!” Theo shouted towards the man
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A haru atmosphere that ended quickly with Joel crying in the corner of the room. As if ignoring the man, everyone was busy finishing their food and laughing.
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