49 Days: Getting Into the Body of a Vegetative Man
15. Something is hidden

Before afternoon, Qia had already returned to the residence that Tagara now occupied. He saw Tagara practicing punching in a samsak suspended in the back room of the house.

"Your abilities are better," praised Qia for seeing Tagara's style hit there.

This made Tagara realize that Qia was back.

"You're home yet? Howwasyourjourney?" tanyakanya.

Qia thinning lips. "My journey is safe, no one has picked up the vehicle I was using" he replied.

Tagara chuckles. He recalled the incident last night where Jordan's car was surrounded by many motorcyclists.

"Did anyone come when I left?"

"Nothing."

"Jordan's not coming, either?"

Tagara.

"I think he's still avoiding you until things get back to being conducive. I'm sure he's aware that you'll suspect him." Qia.

"You're right." Tagara walked over, picked up a bottle of water on the table and drank it. "But what still baffles me is why Jordan seemed to protect Agatha last night" he continued.

Qia sniffed his shoulders. "Maybe they have a relationship" he replied unconvinced.

"They're lovers, are you?"

"It can be." Qia had not thought too much about this before, but the question from Tagara was enough to make him think, actually Jordan and Agatha what is the relationship?

"Then why would Agatha want me to propose to her again?" Tagara scratched her head which Qia was sure was not actually itching.

"I told you, he wants to use a subtle way. Looks like he wants to enter Andres' life deeper and then kick him out nicely." A bland smile Qia sundered.

"I see now, Agatha wants to take control of Andres's treasure when they are officially married. I see, right?"

"Maybe." Qia herself did not know what Agatha was planning, but so far her thoughts with Tagara's speech were almost similar.

"... and then he will kick Andres after making sure that Andres really has fallen poor" continued Tagara with his thoughts.

"This time, I admit that your brain is quite watered down," said Qia but it managed to make a smile appear on Tagara's face, instead, it was Andres's face.

Qia looked at the scene with a sad face. She misses her husband.

"You why?" Tagara caught Qia's look of sadness.

"Nothing." Qia turned around, ready to leave, but Tagara caught her hand.

"May I be honest?" ask Tagara.

"What?"

"Since the time I saw you in this house, I always wondered why your face was always sad when I saw you. You also seem angry every time Agatha visits me."

"Maybe it's because I remember Andres, Tagara."

"I know. But what I'm talking about here is why you look so sad. How close is your relationship with Andres? Then why do you know I'm not Andres? Even Keenan's older brother Andres doesn't know that I'm not the real Andres."

"That's because I know Andres better than anyone else" Qia replied bluntly.

"You and Andres have a relationship?" guess Tagara.

"I don't think it's any of your business" indifferent Qia.

"It's not meant to meddle in what's none of my business, it's just that I'm wondering why you look so ordinary and not awkward when you open my whole shirt, uhm."

Qia glared at hearing that. What exactly is Tagara thinking now? What is me sum?

"Can't we talk about something like that?" ask Qia. "I'll prepare dinner for you, after that I'll go straight home."

"Don't think no. Never mind, I don't have much time left because my work hours are running out" replied Qia.

...****...

After Qia had prepared dinner for Tagara, she withdrew from the man's presence. But, he passed Keenan who entered the yard of the house.

"Good afternoon, sir." Qia greeted Keenan politely.

Keenan never knew about Qia and Andres' relationship, including his sister's marriage. He only knew that at that time Qia proposed as a Household Assistant at the Andres residence shortly after Andres was declared paralyzed. Keenan thought that accepting Qia would not hurt because Andres needed a lot of help from someone like Qia.

"Sore." Keenan said stiffly, his attitude was eleven twelve with the attitude of Andres. Only, Andres still had a little sense of humor, while Keenan seemed to live with seriousness. Qia also did not know the person of the man who was actually his brother-in-law.

Qia wanted to leave for Keenan because his working hours were over, but Keenan asked Qia something.

"How's Andres doing?"

Qia looked at the man. Keenan's face was colder than Andres', Qia couldn't even dive into the man's eyes and Keenan's feet.

"Mr Andres is starting to improve. He also began to accept his condition again," replied Qia soberly. Actually he made up. Sure oes.

"Oh. Good." Keenan took a deep breath. "What about his legs? Is there progress?"

"meaning?" Qia acted foolishly, clearly he knew that Andres who was inside there did not experience paralysis, even he could walk well like an ordinary person.

"It's nothing. I only heard the grapevine story about Andres who was able to walk, so I just wanted to make sure" Keenan replied.

Qia's forehead frowned deeply, but he hurriedly acted ordinary.

"As far as I'm concerned, with daily interactions with Mr. Andres, he hasn't been able to walk. He needs a lot of help from me for the various activities he wants to do" explained Qia.

"I wish Andres could walk soon. I need his help to monitor the factory as well" Keenan said with a haggard face.

Qia was not too concerned about Keenan's words, she immediately left after saying that her work was done.

As far as Qia was concerned, Keenan was still standing staring at the back of the woman who was walking away. He felt that something Qia was deliberately hiding from him.

Not much different from Keenan, Qia too. His feelings say if there's anything Keenan knows about Andres that can walk. Did Jordan tell Keenan? Think Qia. If examined again, Jordan may indeed be suspect, but why did he tell Keenan that Andres was not paralyzed? Or is Keenan also on the list of suspicious people?

"Andres?" Keenan entered the house, then greeted his sister who seemed to be sitting near the dining table while daydreaming.

Tagara had already heard Keenan's arrival while the man was still having a chat with Qia, so he was pretending to be in a wheelchair as usual.

"You're here?" greet Tagara to the man who is Andres's older brother.

"Yes. I want to see how you are."

Tagara has a thin smile.

"... I hear you can walk" continued Keenan as he walked closer to his sister's body.

"Where do you know I can walk?" Tagara asked, somehow her instincts say something is wrong now.

"So that's right?" Keenan asked back.

"I'm still sitting here, brother. That's a sign that I can't walk yet" Tagara said, referring to his wheelchair.

Keenan thinning lips. "Does that mean the info I heard wasn't true? About you walking?" tanyanya.

"If I may know, from whom did you hear the news that I could walk?"

Keenan was silent for a long time, but then he shook his head.

"It seems that info is wrong. Never mind, the important thing is you're still fine even if you can't walk, Andres."

...Btc ......