Honey And Toxins (Not a Common Contract)
Chapter 9: The Secret Door

Whether the door could open or not, Nara was not sure either. He was just trying his luck, rather than continuing to spin in that creepy room.

With her fur on her feet, Nara lifted the fire extinguisher high, her eyes squinted and her heart beat violently as she imagined the impact and loud noise she would make later.

"One..two.." it calculates the plan.

But suddenly a large hand pulled his shoulder back until he almost lost his balance. The dark atmosphere makes him unable to see who the figure is, the thought of fear also makes him reflect to hit the fire extinguisher on the figure to protect himself.

OH, PAAANGGG!!!

The sound rang and Nara almost staggered as the tool was quite heavy.

AAGG..!! Shouted Ammar, he fell to the floor while holding his head.

Nara still can't see the figure, but from her scent Nara can tell that it is Ammar.

"Ammar...?" it approached.

Ammar lit a match, their faces clearly visible to each other. "You're gonna kill me?" her growling. The temples are bleeding, and the pain spreads to the eye area.

"Sorry, I don't know. Does it hurt like hell? Can you stand?" Nara gasped, she helped Ammar stand with her strength left from fear and surprise.

While Ammar could only resign, his eyes were completely twitched back then. Plus their location is dark enough to make Ammar can only drag his steps following the small footsteps of Nara. Of course he must remain conscious in order to show Nara the way out.

After exiting, Nara breaks down Ammar on the living room sofa. He was looking for a light switch, because he did not know he pressed all the buttons to make the house bright.

For the first time Ammar was amazed by the night atmosphere in the house, for years he always turned off the lights if the sun went down. It felt more calming, but tonight he was amazed to see the whole house. Very different, its bright lights make the atmosphere look very beautiful.

"It turns out the lights aren't so bad, '" he said.

"Where's the medicine box?" nara was confused.

Suddenly the pain in Ammar's head again when he heard Nara's voice. "What are you doing there?"

Other than him and Irene, only one senior servant knew of the place.

"I chased a rat, his son was left behind when..."

"Sli..?" cut off Ammar, his eyes now widened again piercing Nara like a spear.

Ammar sighed, he took a glass on the table then poured water and drank it. That long glass that Nara brought from the basement. He put it in his pajama pocket while carrying Ammar, then put it there when going to turn on the lights.

"You think I believe?" after Ammar, he was very suspicious of Nara who was about to open the big door.

"I really carried a rat, while I was in the kitchen a herd of rats passed me. And one of them was left behind, I brought him and ....." nara's speech stopped when she realized the glass in Ammar's hand was the glass she used to carry the rat child.

"And what? look, you can't even explain it!" snapped Ammar in a low tone, his voice sounded very deep.

He stood walking towards the stairs, leaving Nara with a confused face and wanting to laugh.

"Your wounds must be treated."

Ammar did not respond, he walked straight with a careless face. Nara really messed up her days. Since Nara entered his life there has always been chaos. Really made him feel very upset.

"iii..." Nara shuddered amusedly imagining Ammar drinking water from the glass.

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Finally the choice fell to the office that he was now working in. A spacious room with a wide variety of papers stamped on one of the boards signifies they handle a lot of big cases.

"You've come? Please come in.." welcome the Detective who leads the office.

He is Samudra or better known as Sam. For 8 years he established the office with his two colleagues, Galih, his classmate. And Sandra's her real sister. Only with the ability of the three of them were more than a thousand cases solved. No doubt the name of their office soared among celebrities.

Nara recounts all the chronology of events in her Grandmother's house, how she was cornered and had no evidence until the accusation fell on her.

Sandra records all of Nara's statements, while Galih and Sam examine the files Irene's lawyers have provided.

"They haven't proven you guilty or not, but managed to free you?" ask Sam to be surprised.

"I made a special agreement, and they were willing to release me." said Nara very carefully, he knew very well the contract marriage between himself and Ammar should remain closed.

"ck.ck money can solve everything." Sandra murmured, no wonder if money talks.

"We will visit your Grandma's house first" Sam said, after several years they finally handled a severe case like this.

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Not long after, Nara and the three Detectives reached Grandma's house. They all matched the photos they got from the lawyer.

Until when Sandra found a small stroke under the sewing machine of the Grandma. "Look at me." call him, Sam and Galih come closer.

The scarring looked a little deep, according to Sam's observation of a blunt object. Sam checked the whole drawer of the sewing machine.

"Does your Grandma not have scissors?"

"There was. He had black iron scissors" replied Nara.

"Where? can we see it?"

"It must be there, Grandma always keeps her hardware neat in that drawer." Nara was very sure, Her grandmother was not a messy person.

Galih and Sandra checked every drawer, box, or closet. Because it was not found, Sandra also wrote the scissors as the first clue.

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Nara spends her day searching for protesters. The sky was dark when he arrived at Ammar's house.

"Where did Grandma keep those scissors?" he murmured when he entered the house.

"Can Grandma just come back for a second and tell me everything?" he complained, he did not expect until the end of life even Grandma gave punishment for him.

Just as he was about to enter the room, a Doctor came out of Ammar's room making him instantly curious. What happened to that guy?

"What's up, sir?" he asked the doctor who had just come down.

"Sir Ammar has allergies, you're his wife right? Help him apply the ointment when he finishes the bath." The doctor smiled, then said goodbye to Nara.

Unthinking or curious again, Nara ignored Ammar's situation and went straight into her room.

While in his room, Ammar was bathing while scratching his entire body. Small bumps of redness continue to appear leaving a sensation of heat and itching.

"haaiss!!! I've never been like this before!" pekik.

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