Chapter 90 Take responsibility
The next morning, Mika woke up, she felt her whole body tired and naked in the thick blanket. She sat up bewildered, groping around and sobbing. When she moved, she felt the smell of alcohol all over her body and the most pain everywhere. She was scared shaking her head and sobbing, she groped around and bumped into him
She accidentally bumped into Oswat who was lying next to him, waking him up. He squinted as he sat up and looked around vaguely, his head heavy and aching. Oswat looked at the frightened girl beside him and tried to remember everything from yesterday. After scratching his head for a while, Oswat also remembered everything, he felt guilty and regretful for his actions. He turned into a badass in an instant, trying to rape a crippled little girl, that was damnable to him. Oswat put on his shirt, he looked confusedly at the little girl shivering in front of him, the girl with messy brown hair and big eyes that was about to cry was curled up tightly in the blanket. Oswat graciously approached slowly, gently took Mika’s hand, she was afraid to pull her hand back and fell back, crying loudly. He spoke:
“I…really sorry about last night. I was too drunk to control myself.”
Mika sobbed and said:
“Enough, you bastard. I don’t want to hear anything anymore. I want to go home.”
Oswat awkwardly replied:
“Okay, I’ll take you home then.”
Oswat called someone to bring her clothes. He repented and said:
“Your clothes, I got them dirty. I bought another one for you. Sorry.”
Mika nodded slightly in response, she was still sobbing, her eyes sad as she fumbled for clothes with her hands. Oswat saw it and helped her put it on. Mika immediately reacted strongly, shouting:
“Don’t touch me.”
Oswat let go and let her do it herself, he agonized over looking at this girl and realizing his guilt. He knew it was an accident, he didn’t want it to happen, he restrained himself a lot but the heat still didn’t let go of him, for a moment he lost control and grabbed her body like a tiger that has been starved for a long time. He got upset, walked out to let Mika change, when she was done, he drove her home.
Oswat was even more surprised when her home was an orphanage. He rang the bell when someone opened the door. Sia just saw Mika, overjoyed:
“Thank God, you are back. I have been looking for you all night, Mrs. Choel is very worried about you. I also asked the police to look for you.”
Sia was about to continue when Mika hugged her body and burst into tears. Confused Sia asked:
“What’s the matter, Mika? And who is this man?”
Oswat looked down in shame while Mika shouted:
“You chased him away?”
She groped to walk quickly inside and fell, Oswat rushed to help her up, she pushed his hand away and shouted:
“Go away, you bastard.”
Sia helped Mika and brought her into the room, Oswat was a little heartbroken so he went back home.
After Oswat met his lawyer and was informed of the will, he learned that he was the one who received half of the assets Arthur gave him to keep the company going. Oswat also had a private meeting with Mr. Arthur at the police station. Perhaps his father foresaw this terrible outcome, so he begged Oswat to save the company. Oswat agreed to follow his suggestion with a request from Oswat that Arthur should focus on training in the prison well, he hoped that his father’s punishment would be mitigated if he reformed well and repent of his sin.
Today Oswat went back to the orphanage and brought some sweets for Mika. He want to ask if she’s okay? Because yesterday when returning home, Mika locked herself in her room, did not eat or drink and cried until both eyes were red. She was afraid and avoided even Sia, when Sia asked, she could only shake her head and cry. Sia asked Oswat:
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“I’m Oswat, I work at the Ohima company.”
“Yes, I am Sia, the manager of this place. Thank you for bringing her back.”
Oswat smiled lightly and replied:
“It is my responsibility.”
Sia curiously asked him more when noticing Mika’s strong reaction:
“So what happened that day?”
Oswat, embarrassed, hesitantly replied:
“I drank alcohol, lost control, and raped her.”
Sia lost her temper and shouted:
“Oh my god, what’s going on?”
At this time, Mrs. Choel in a wheelchair came out and looked at Oswat with angry eyes:
“Unable to tolerate. I will call the police and arrest you.”
Oswat hastily soothed Choel, who bowed his head to admit his mistake:
“Please don’t call the police, if you do that now, I’ll go to jail and won’t be able to save my father’s company. It’s all my fault. I will do anything to make it up to her.”
Choel saw this guy’s sincere apologetic attitude, and she was also slightly moved. She sadly said:
“Mika is only 16 years old, she was an unfortunate girl from birth with blind eyes. She was one of the orphans abandoned by her parents in this place. If I knew Mika met an evil person like you, I would have forced her to move to another orphanage so that she wouldn’t have to work hard to earn money and take care of this old woman.”
Choel sighed and continued:
“Her situation, she should not be allowed to go out, a beautiful girl sooner or later will meet this problem when walking on a dark street. It was partly my fault.”
Oswat politely replied:
“No, it’s all my fault. I will correct my mistake.”
He paused to think for a moment and continued:
“I ask permission to foster Mika, I promise to take good care of her with the rest of my life. And I will support the orphanage with my own money.”
Choel thought for a long time and asked Sia:
“What do you think of his proposal?”
Sia hesitated said:
“I don’t know, I think we should consult her.”
Choel expressed his heart:
“Mika needs a family, she can’t live forever in this orphanage. And I also don’t want to sell this orphanage to anyone else. Because it is everything to me.”
“I need time to observe you, if you will show me your remorse and sincerity. I will agree to that offer.”
Oswat happily nodded his thanks to Choel, he will come here every day from tomorrow to take care of Mika and ask for her forgiveness.
A few days passed, Oswat went to the orphanage every day, he helped Sia with things like changing light bulbs, repainting walls, repairing wooden floors and replacing damaged pipes, which made Sia and Mrs. Choel made a good impression on him. Oswat also tried to approach Mika and talk to her, but Mika kept locking herself in her room, refusing to come out. She often had nightmares and cried when she was alone, fortunately Sia found a set of clay, Mika made it into cute little rabbits.
And after those days, with Oswat’s sincerity and remorse, he really wanted to take care of Mika and become her strong support. He was accepted by Mrs. Choel to his proposal. He will take Mika away tomorrow when all formalities are done. In the evening, Sia entered the room, she hugged Mika and comforted her and said:
“Mika, I have good news to tell you.”
Mika rubbed her puffy eyes, she listened to Sia say:
“Someone adopted you.”
Mika was delighted, she smiled lightly on her lips and asked:
“What do they look like?”
Sia confusedly replied;
“He has a very elegant appearance, a warm voice and is very nice. He will take care of you and assist you everything.”
Mika asked suspiciously:
“How old is he? Can I meet him to talk?”
Sia lied:
“He is old, about 60 years old, he is very busy with work so he will not have time to come here to see you. He will come pick you up tomorrow. I’ll help you pack your bags.”
Mika was relieved to hear that, she felt a little happy inside. But the next morning, when Oswat entered, Mika sensed that something was wrong here. She listened and sat still on the bed. Oswat was well-dressed, he looked at Mika in confusion and bent down, saying:
“Mika, I’m Oswat, I’m the one who will foster you. Please come with me.”
Mika panicked when she recognized the voice of Oswat, the bastard who treated her so cruelly on that cold night. She involuntarily stepped back, she clutched the blanket with trembling hands and sobbed uncontrollably. Sia stepped in to reassure Mika:
“Mika, be good. Your luggage, I’m all ready. You shouldn’t keep Mr. Oswat waiting for long.”
“Sia, why did you lie to me? I do not want. Don’t let him take you away. He was the one who raped me, huhu…”
“Mika, good girl. Lord Oswat has promised to give money to our orphanage and restore it, Mrs. Choel is also satisfied with that, her age is also old, she does not want to sell it to others.”
“Sia, don’t do it. I will try to work more. Don’t use his money.”
Mika removed his hand as he was gripping her hand tightly. Oswat reassured:
“Mika, don’t cry. From now on I will be your family.”
“Please leave me alone, I want to stay here, I’m not going anywhere.”
Sia gently advised Mika:
“Mika, Oswat will take good care of you. Don’t be stubborn.”
Mrs. Choel pushed her wheelchair into the room, when she heard loud talking, she shouted loudly:
“Mika. What are you doing? When someone adopts you, you should be happy. You can’t live here forever. Quickly.”
Mika wept, she groped her hand and walked up to Mrs. Choel, took her hand and said:
“Mrs. Choel, don’t send me away. I don’t want to go with him. Please.”
Mrs. Choel touched Mika in her arms and caressed her, she let go of her and replied:
“I have decided it, I will not change. You can’t stay here forever.”
Choel took Mika’s hand and gave it to Oswat, gesturing for him to take her away. Oswat quickly took Mika out of there despite her protests not wanting to follow him. When Mika was taken to the car by Oswat, she cried loudly and touched the window:
“Why do people treat me like this? What did I do wrong?”
Heartbroken Oswat sought to comfort her:
“Mika, don’t cry. I will treat you well. I brought you some sweets.”
Oswat put a candy in her hand, she threw it away and continued to cry. He drove away from that place, while driving he remembered Sia’s message:
“She is a little childish, she is only 16 years old and has not had the opportunity to interact outside. Her life around is just black, very pitiful. I hope you take good care of her.”
He turned to Mika when she no longer touched the glass door, Mika sobbed, leaning her head against the chair looking into the distance, he said to himself:
“Mika, you are my family now. I will take good care of you. I wish you could open up more to me. But I know, I did a bad thing to you, I just hope you forgive me.”
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