"Does that make you love me even more?" Aiden asked on purpose.

"Of course. My love for you is getting bigger and bigger each passing day!" Anya laughed happily.

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The laughter seemed to wake Diana up. "Anya..." she called from her bed. Her voice sounded very low, just like a whisper.

Anya immediately got up and went to her mother's side, holding her hand tightly. "Mother, I'm here. You're finally awake... Today is Christmas, Arka and Aksa have also come home!"

Aiden immediately came out and called the doctor. It didn't take long, a doctor immediately came in and intended to check Diana's condition.

"Anya, let the doctor examine her first," Aiden pulled Anya away to make room for the doctor.

Diana smiled at them and said, "I'm glad you two are fine, Arka and Aksa are also fine. I'm sorry I made you worry."

"Mother, why do you say that? We're glad that you're back," Anya's eyes turned red. Her mood quickly changed again.

The doctor began examining Diana's condition, then took her out of the room for a CT scan, and then took her back to the room.

"Mrs Diana's condition is fine. However, recovery for the fracture may take a long time. Sometimes, she will feel dizzy and have headaches. But no worries, it'll only last for a while," said the doctor.

"Doctor, my grandsons just came home. Can I just go home and rest at home?" Diana asked.

"No!" The doctor immediately answered. "You have just woken up and you still need to stay in the hospital so we can monitor your health better, madame. Don't come home from here just yet,"

"For how long?" Diana asked.

The doctor looked at Aiden and said, "You have to stay in the hospital for three days. If there are no other problems, you can go home and do outpatient care from home."

Diana was very disappointed to hear that. The doctor asked her to stay in the hospital for three more days. That would mean she couldn't meet her grandchildren.

"Aiden, you must have a way, right? You can take Arka and Aksa to go to the island in an incubator, why can't you take my mom home?" Anya asked disappointedly.

"Anya, the doctor still wants to monitor my condition in a few days. We have to follow the instructions. I will be discharged from the hospital in a few days and I'll go straight to meet Arka and Aksa by then. It's okay," said Diana.

Suddenly, tears flowed from Anya's eyes. "Mother, I want to celebrate Christmas with you and my children. If I'm in the hospital, I won't be able to meet Arka and Aksa. But if I come home, I can't celebrate Christmas with you. This is the first Christmas since Arka and Aksa were born. What should I do? I want to be with them, but I also don't want to leave you alone!"

Diana stretched out her hand to grab Anya's hand. She didn't know what was making Anya this emotional.

"There are many people in the hospital, the doctors and nurses will stay here. How could I be alone? You must have been accompanying me here since I entered the hospital. It's time for you to go home and meet your children. Only three days. After that, I will come home to you. Be patient!"

"I will make arrangements so that you can go home now," Aiden said, stroking Anya's back gently, trying to stop her tears.

"Aiden, wouldn't it be troublesome if I leave now and be treated at home now?" Diana felt it was pointless to do that. After all, she was too old to celebrate Christmas.

Three days was not a long time and she could wait patiently.

"Anya wants you to go home and celebrate Christmas together. It might be difficult for you to come home even though you just woke up, but can you hold it? For Anya?" Aiden asked.

"I will only trouble you if you go home now. I can't move because some of my bones are broken and I'm only going to make it difficult for you. Maybe I should stay in the hospital temporarily. During these three days, you can…" When Diana was about to continue, she saw Aiden shaking his head at her, asking Diana to stop refusing.

"Mother, I want to celebrate Christmas with you. Aiden can manage everything. We can go home to meet Arka and Aksa. We can all gather together," Anya said frantically, her eyes also seemed to be moving here and there, as if overwhelmed by her anxiety.

Diana finally realized something was wrong with her daughter. She could see Aiden trying to comply with all of Anya's requests, regardless if it was difficult to grant.

Aiden nodded at her once again. Diana understood his meaning and then laughed. "Anya, don't panic. I'm fine. If Aiden wants to arrange it, I will let him take care of everything. You have to stay with me all the time! To gather with everyone at Christmas would be a great fun."

Anya nodded repeatedly after seeing her mother agree.

With a movement of his hand, Aiden told the doctors and nurses in the room to come out and leave them.

Anya held Diana's hand and continued to tell her many things. She continued to cry throughout the story. She shared all her fears, worries, sadness that she had felt while her mother was still unconscious.

Aiden continued to accompany her every day and Indah often came to visit, but Anya only wanted to tell Diana about all this.

Diana just woke up. Even though she felt so tired and weak, she patiently listened to Anya's stories.

When Anya was talking, Diana looked at her with a smile and stroked her head. In her eyes, Anya would forever be her little girl.

"Look at you. You are this big and you've just become a mother, but you are still crying. If you and your kids cry, what should Aiden do? Who should he calm first?" Diana teased.

Anya's cry turned into a smile, "I'm crying so that my heart will feel a little more relieved."

"If you and the kids cry together, I'll calm you down first," Aiden replied.

Anya lowered her head in shame. "Mother, look at Aiden."

"Isn't that great? I am happy to see my daughter and her husband have a harmonious relationship," Diana did not feel awkward in the slightest when she heard it, because she knew what Aiden said was very sincere from his heart, and not just a mere talk.

She was very happy because she knew this man really loved her daughter with all his heart.

"I'm happy to have a mother who really loves me," Anya buried her head in Diana's palm. "Mother, even though I already have children, I will still love you."

"Of course. I know that," Diana replied with a smile.

"You will always be my favorite mother," when Anya said this, Indah and Galih were right at the door.

Hearing those words, Indah immediately stopped walking, not opening the door of the room.

Galih patted his wife's shoulder. Indah nodded and then turned around. She sat on a chair in the waiting room, allowing Anya to talk to Diana first.

"Don't think too much of it, Indah. We just found her. We are nothing compared to Diana who has loved her and raised her for more than 20 years," Galih tried to comfort his wife.

"I understand. I know that we owe Diana a lot. Starting today, we will love Anya more than ever, to make up for the 20 years we missed," Indah could only sigh.

"We'll wait for them to talk first, then come later, okay?" Galih and Indah were very understanding. They didn't want to disturb Anya's time with her mother.

When Aiden came out to receive a call and accidentally ran into them. He then invited them to come to Diana's room.

"Is she strong enough to discharge from the hospital today? I heard it will rain tonight. What if she gets cold?" Indah asked anxiously.

"Mother, we will have a Christmas party at home tonight. Do you want to come and join us with dad?" Anya went to her mother and held her hand tightly.

"We will visit you and the kids on New Year eve. Let's celebrate the new year together. Sorry we can't join you tonight, we have another plan," Indah said with a shy smile.