My Husband Prefers His First Loves Child

"Today I'm really happy, Mas. The dress is beautiful. I can't wait for it. I want to wear it soon, Mas."

"Yes, Dear. Me too. You looked beautiful earlier, and even more so at the reception. You'll be even more beautiful."

"Don't be like that, Mas. You know, I get shy when praised like that."

"But it's true, Dear. I'm not lying."

"Yes! Yes! But enough, don't praise me anymore. Are you trying to make me blush?"

The conversation between Elsa and Rio is filled with a strong atmosphere of love. The two humans have decided to end their single lives soon.

Preparations for the wedding have been carefully planned. They're just waiting for the big day, which is about two weeks away.

"It's even more beautiful when you're all shy like this, Love," Rio teases, gently pinching Elsa's petite nose.

"Mas! I'm embarrassed! Don't do that!"

Rio smiles as he watches his future wife become increasingly flustered.

"So adorable...."

Rio's gaze suddenly shifts as Vela walks not far from them.

"What are you looking at, Mas?" Elsa asks, following her fiancé's line of sight.

"Have you tried on the dress, Mbak? You'll surely look beautiful," Vela says.

"Oh, you, Vel. Yes, because the design was specially made for me."

Elsa's previously cheerful expression turns curt. The relationship between the stepsisters, though not related by blood, is quite strained.

Elsa was adopted by a wealthy business family from an orphanage when she was around seven years old. Vela, on the other hand, was born to a woman who had a secret relationship with Handi, Elsa's adoptive father.

As a result, Handi favors Vela more because she shares his blood. Additionally, instigations from his secret wife push him in that direction.

Handi decided to marry Nani, Vela's biological mother, officially when his first wife, Wulan, and their three-year-old child went missing.

The official marriage took place when Handi's family had given up searching for Wulan and her child almost six years later.

In fact, in order to find them, Handi's family agreed to adopt an orphan. It was believed that this act would lead them to discovering the whereabouts of the missing mother and child.

However, by the time Elsa is about to get married, there's no sign of Wulan and her child being found.

With each passing day, the affection Elsa receives diminishes further. The arrival of Nani and Vela adds to Elsa's misery. Handi trusts Nani so much that he entrusts Elsa entirely to his second wife.

As an adopted child, Elsa has had to endure a difficult life.

Nevertheless, Elsa perseveres into adulthood. The long-haired woman consistently demonstrates her dedication while working in her adoptive family's company.

Everything Elsa does shows significant progress. Eventually, her adoptive family has to acknowledge her competence.

"Sis, I did ask you nicely, why was your response so sarcastic? After all, I'm happy to see you getting married, Sis," Vela says.