Karma Durhaka's Wife
231. Accident

The footsteps of a man echoed in the hallway of a famous hospital there. He walked with wide steps, to quickly reach the room appointed by one of the hospital officials.

The heartbeat is driven faster, mixed with panic and worry that rises in the chest.

Arya immediately rushed to the hospital when she got a phone call from someone who told her that her mother was involved in a consecutive accident.

From a few meters away, he could see the middle-aged man sitting on a waiting chair outside the room.

"Ma ...." Arya stood beside the father with a still stingy breath. "How is the situation ...."

Not yet Arya continued her sentence, a slap that was quite hard landed perfectly on the right cheek of the man.

Arya looked at the father who was now standing in front of her.

"Still have the guts you came here?"

Ari Mahesa who is the figure of the father is staring nyalang with red eyes full of anger at his son which is considered to be the cause of everything that happened today.

"If your mom hadn't gone to the clinic where the goddamn woman gave birth, this accident would never have happened."

"Papa will never forgive you if anything happens to your mama in there, Arya!"

Meanwhile, Arya just pursed her lips tightly hearing the wrath from her father.

He refused to deny his father's words. Currently, he only wants to know the state of the mother who had an accident when returning from the maternity clinic.

"You ...." Ari Mahesa's sentence stopped and she held her left chest that was painful.

"Master. You better calm down. If it's too emotional, your health will also decline."

A man who was a personal assistant, calmed the man down and again invited him to sit down.

"The big lady is undergoing surgery due to a fairly hard impact on the head, causing bleeding and cracking there."

"The doctor will do the best treatment for the big lady. We'd better pray, so the operation can go smoothly." The man turned to look at Arya. He seemed to know the anxiety of his young master.

Arya immediately sat down limp on the chair. His feet seemed unable to support his body. The man looked to shake a few times.

'Lord, please save my mama.' Arya recited the prayer in her heart.

It feels like everything happened so fast. Just a few hours ago he felt the happiness of being able to hug two women who he loved and were equally meaningful in his life.

However, the universe does not seem to want it to dissolve too long in happiness.

Arya rubbed her face violently. He sat hunched over with both hands he had piled on top of his thighs, while his fingers squeezed his hair in frustration. Arya closed her eyes, hoping this was just a dream.

"Didn't hurt your mama enough with you preferring that woman? Papa's sure, that woman is smiling now satisfied to hear that your mama has an accident."

The father's words were so soft, managed to make Arya jerked from her daydream.

He turned to look at his father. His net could capture a deep sorrow from the eye bead belonging to the middle-aged man beside him.

"My wife is not that kind of woman because I know her very well. She's just as sad as I am, Pa," Arya quickly argues to break her father's sari assumption.

"Yes, Papa forgot. Until any moment, you will continue to defend that woman." A bitter smile erupted in the corner of Ari Mahesa's lips to hear the answer from her son

Arya realized it was a smile of disappointment that the father was currently displaying.

"Pa, this is an accident and anyone can experience it. Pops ...."

Arya did not continue her sentence when she saw the headband of Putra Wijaya—asisten the father. Arya understood the meaning of the trousers and the eyes of the man.

Alright. This time Arya will not argue with the father and choose to give up. He also did not want to make the man more misunderstood and hated the Princess.

"Why don't you continue with your sentence?" ari Mahesa asked as she stared intently at her son.

"Sir, we'd better focus on the madam's situation. You don't have to think about anything else that will make your health decline."

The son reminded the superior. If followed, the father and son debate would never come to an end.

Silent. No one else said after Putra Wijaya said that sentence. They choose to be silent and dissolve in their minds with their hearts still shrouded in anxiety.

After five more hours of waiting in silence, a doctor finally came out from inside the operating room.

"Doctor ...."

"The operation went smoothly and there were no obstacles whatsoever. We'll transfer the patient to the ICU. For now, the patient is still unconscious."

The doctor gave a brief explanation. "We will continue to monitor the patient's condition after the transfer later."

The three people who had been faithfully waiting, finally heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the words from the doctor who handled Rani.

After being transferred to the ICU room, the patient gets further treatment to monitor his condition.

The doctor could not give guarantees if the middle-aged woman would soon be aware. Given how the condition of brain injury experienced by patients due to accidents.

Meanwhile, Ari Mahesa leaves Arya alone. There are other important things that he must take care of regarding the accident that happened to his wife.

“Do you take care of everything?” ari Mahesa asked her assistant.

“Already, Sir. The truck driver who caused the accident turned himself in to the police station. It is suspected that the brakes of the car he was driving had problems and the police are conducting further investigations."

"How many victims of the accident?” ask Ari again who still wants to know about the accident that happened to the wife.

“Six, Sir. Two motorists and four more motorists. Of the five injured victims, only the real one who suffered the most severe injuries,” said Putra explained.

Ari Mahesa frowned at the explanation of her assistant. The man looked at the assistant to demand an explanation.

“One more victim?”

“One victim was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital due to severe injuries, Mr.” The son looked down when he said that.

The ambiguous explanation from her assistant, made Ari even more suspicious of what was happening.

“Death?” Ari tried to repeat his assistant's sentence, making sure he did not hear wrong.

“Who?” ask her again with a look full of curious highlights.

The son did not answer the superior's question directly. The man, who was ten years younger than him, seemed hesitant to say if this was the right time to tell his master.

"Tell me who the victim died in the accident!” Ari Mahesa raised her one tone as the assistant remained silent.

The feeling of the middle-aged man was getting more and more unpleasant.

“Pak Pram, Mr.” The son gave up and chose to tell his master.

“What?” Ari Mahesa nodded in disbelief.

Pram is a private family driver who has worked dozens of years to know. The man worked for the Mahesa family long before they had Arya. Of course, this is also a heavy blow for Ari Mahesa.

"Tomorrow, take me to meet Pram's family in his hometown.” Ari said while rubbing his face rough because he also felt guilty and sinful for the unfortunate incident.

“Good, Sir. I've expressed my condolences on behalf of the big family of Mahesa and I've said if you haven't been able to meet the family of the deceased directly because of the condition of the mistress."

"They understand that the accident was not the fault of Mahesa's family. I have also sent several people to help take care of the body until the funeral process and send prayers.”

Wijaya's son explained. He does not want any other thoughts that burden the superior. As much as possible, take care of everything.

It is undeniable that Ari Mahesa also feels lost for the sudden departure of her family's private driver.

Given how severe the injury experienced by the wife, it is likely that Pram can also experience severe injuries.

From the results of police investigations about the accident, Pram's car was the worst.

The truck that had the brake blong was directly behind their car at the time of the accident.

So, the car carrying his wife was the first to get hit by the truck before the driver slammed the wheel on the roadblock. Luckily, the truck was not traveling at high speed.

News of the accident immediately rose to the surface and the names of the victims immediately became public attention.

After the news rose, many condolences for the accident experienced by Rani from business partner Ari Mahesa.

Some relatives and friends of Rani and Ari Mahesa began to arrive at the hospital to ask about the woman's condition.

Unfortunately, they could not see Rani's condition directly because the woman was still unconscious after the surgery.

To be continued...