THE STAIN BEHIND THE VEIL OF THE CONTRACT WIFE
Alex's orders
"Sir, they're following us" Almira said after looking back.
"I know" said Alex calling his men, "Calvin, there's a lot of people lurking around me. Quickly handle them"
"Okay, sir" replied Calvin moving.
And then Alex hung up.
"Calm Almira. Calvin's gonna get it all over the line"
"Overcome how? They look creepy and they're still following us. Let's run"
"Almira don't run" prevent Alex has not been heard Almira who has pulled his wrist blurred.
As a result the men realized that their reconnaissance had been known. They're after Almira and Alex.
"Al, don't run. they will-" Alex said on the sidelines. He saw the men following him. The feared becomes reality.
"Sialann" maki Alex ran leading the way. What was behind, now changed in front of Almira who was immediately confused.
"Master you--"
"Dry"
Said Alex pulling Almira to the right of the road. He knows this area and he will make this veiled woman safe.
Their escape came to a deserted place filled with uninhabited buildings.
"Master-brand-a is no longer following us" Almira interrupted trying to stop Alex. "My legs.. hurts"
Alex's breathing faltered after taking Almira's run away. But his eyes were still looking for the men who had been following him.
It's gone and it's keeping Alex calm.
"Master, it seems like they've not followed us" Almira said with a breath of breath.
"I'm sure that Calvin overcame all of them" Alex was relieved.
Yet...
"Mr Alex!!" call the man in a voice he knows very well. "Sorry our master is late" said Calvin and other men. They all look sorry, making Alex not hearty.
"Easy! After all, they had stopped chasing. But who are they after? Why did they stop chasing me?" Alex confused.
If they wanted to hurt Almira or Alex, they would have chased him to the end of the world. Why was it suddenly released?.
This isn't Alex's enemy type. There must be something they're planning.
Drett
Almira was stunned to hear her phone ringing inside her bag. He soon lifted it up.
"Assalamualaikum tiger... Where are you?"
"Al... Almira..."
Almira's heart immediately skipped a beat hearing the tone of her in-laws who faltered like they were crying.
"Well, what's up?"
"Ronald Al's... Ronald..."
Almira grew worried and asked, "Why Ronald?"
"Ronald's been shot"
Deg
Almira's heart stopped beating. His body stopped moving with his blank gaze looking ahead.
"What's Al?" ask Alex.
"Ronald shot Mister!!!" almira replied with a broken cry.
Alex jerks. He was shocked to hear the sad news befalling his stepson.
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Andre's Office
In his study, the owner of the company was doing his office work. He was busy with the numbers on the labtop screen, ignoring the newly working woman's OB.
Besides being busy with numbers, Andre is also busy with Angela's phone.
"You called me just to ask about Alex? Don't ask me how I know" annoyed Andre answered.
"He didn't answer my phone! Maybe he's with you right now"
"No! I was busy" Alex said, hanging up the phone. Somehow Angela's response at the moment, she doesn't care.
He's very busy.
Drett
What then?
"Sorry sir, this is my phone" said Elma, the new employee.
"Oh I think mine. Please if you want to lift it.." politely Andre replied.
Elma nodded then answered the phone from Irene's best friend, "Assalamu'alaikum Irene... What's the matter?"
"So Almira called me, and she told me that Ronald was in the hospital"
"Ronald's in the hospital?" surprised Elma with a high tone.
It made Andre hear and feel familiar with the name Elma mentioned.
"Astaghfirullah I'm going to Irene assalamu'alaikum's hospital soon" Elma said.
"I'm sorry, what do you mean Ronald is the son of Almira Maheswara?" ask Andre after eavesdropping.
"Yes, sir" replied Elma.
Andre was surprised, "Almira's my best friend Alex's wife and Ronald's stepson"
"I'm authorized to visit my best friend's son, sir. I know this is not the time for permission, considering I am still a new employee. But---"
"I'll allow. Come, just follow my car. I will also go to the hospital" between Andre in a hurry.
"I'm engaged. I have to keep my distance from a man in order to keep my future husband's feelings" Elma said.
"There's a driver as well" Andre said so Elma wouldn't misunderstand.
Without lingering Elma nodded in agreement.
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Hospital
Vara cried in front of the ER room where her granddaughter was treated. His heart seemed to be sliced with pain as he watched his grandson lie down with an intravenous tube and open wounds on his stomach.
"Gosh Ronald..." Vara was crying.
"Mama" call Almira running to meet her in-laws who are there. "Well, what's going on? How the... Ronald can get shot?"
"So.. mama... earlier... mamah.." Vara's trembling did not strongly explain to Almira.
"You calm down, you know, me." said Alex rubbing Vara's back as the woman hugged her tightly.
While Almira watched with both eyes, she saw her son lying down again with an infusion tube.
"Astaghfirullah Ronald.pardon mom.pardon me for not being able to take care of you" Almira's tears increasingly broken.
Alex looked at his crying wife. It is undeniable that his heart twitches pain once.
'Don't blame yourself Al. I'll hunt down the culprit who dared to make Ronald hurt' Alex promised inwardly.
"Assalamualaikum" said Elma and Irene who happened to arrive simultaneously.
"Ride, Irene!!" almira's tears broke in the arms of her two best friends. "Ronald's got a disaster"
"Yes Al. You calm down first yes" Irene said by wiping her best friend's head.
"You don't worry, Al. We pray for Ronald's recovery. God willing Ronald will be fine" replaced Elma who gave advice.
"Alex, what's going on?" ask Andre to his best friend.
"Follow me" Alex walked ahead of Andre.
Andre followed the man who had invited him to come along. Currently they are in the hospital yard far from the grass of people passing by.
"What happened to Alex? What happened to Ronald?"
"Ronald was shot, and my wife and I were in the park, with suspicious-looking men. I think they had something to do with what happened to Ronald" Alex said.
Andre frowned thinking, "Does anyone know about your relationship with Ronald other than your family and me?"
"I don't think there is! Even social media." Alex replied.
"Something seems to know about your relationship with Ronald. They used Ronald to make you weak. It could be that they're using your other closest people as a weapon to immobilize you" Andre said, holding Alex's shoulder.
Alex's eyes narrowed. He would not accept if anyone dared to touch his family.
"Investigate this case. I want you to find that person as soon as possible, I'm sure there's a mastermind behind this" Alex orders.
"alright. Don't worry" replied Andre.
Meanwhile, in another place that is quite far from where Ronald was treated, there was someone sitting on a rocking chair that was swayed.
He laughed out loud, "I've been slicing the little boy's life. Sorry, dear Ronald"
...To be continued...