Serving a Paralyzed Wife
20. Guessing the Heart

Narendra silence. He was still faithfully staring at the clingy Glacia. Glacia was the same, he looked at Narendra waiting for an answer. The two looked at each other until Narendra opened his voice. "Ask whatever you want, but not another woman."

"Why? Don't you love Lizy?" challenge Glacia.

"Glacia, please stop it."

"That means I can get a divorce?"

"In addition," argued Narendra.

"cheated. You said I could ask for anything." Glacia's eyes squinted until her forehead wrinkled deeply.

Narendra did not reply, his eyes as if he did not want to move from Glacia who was now moving behind him. Glacia's long hair fluttered in the wind, and her swinging dress made Narendra take the initiative to give a suit in his hand.

He draped the suit over Glacia's shoulders from the front. "Come in, it's cold in here."

"Tell me don't pity me" said Glacia softly.

"I don't pity you." Narendra replied with the same words.

Silent. Glacia who seems tired of arguing prefers silence. So did Narendra who also looked at the moon above them.

"Eat already?" ask Narendra.

"Don't mind me."

"I just asked."

"I just found out you're so chatty."

"Eat, then take medicine."

"No way."

"Why?" Narendra lowered his head, but Glacia only shook her head without any clarity. Narendra did not know that Glacia's eyes now looked sad.

"Naren?" call Glacia slowly.

Narendra who was still standing behind Glacia, lowered his head to divert his attention from the sky. "Yes?"

"Why did you survive our marriage?"

An unexpected question. Narendra was silent for a few seconds, thinking. "You think?" He even asked back.

"Because my papa is your boss. Because you respect him so much. His request is an order for you. Am I right?" Glacia looked up, he was quite jumped because he met directly with Narendra's face on it. That meant the man was standing quite close behind Glacia.

Glacia returned his head to its original position.

"Logically my treatment of you is far from good. That's reason enough for you to divorce a woman like me. Why do you still keep a cheating woman who doesn't respect you at all?"

"If it wasn't for Papa, the material was the most appropriate opinion I could think of" Glacia continued.

While Narendra, the man persisted in his calm demeanor. Both of his hands were sinking in his pockets, while his eyes were staring at the night atmosphere in front of them.

To be honest, Glacia was calm tonight. This afternoon, he was very upset with Narendra.

"You're always dodging" shoot Glacia. "Every time I talk about our relationship, you run away."

Glacia now flipped her wheelchair back to face Narendra again. Narendra looked at him calmly. "In the end you will discuss farewell" he said.

"So don't want you to get divorced from me? Wh why? Naren, I'll give you a chance to be free from Papa. I will help you not to be bound by it. You can choose your own way of life, marry the woman you want, then live happily."

"What about you?" narendra asked. "You alone, what would you do if we were to get divorced?"

"It's not about me. Don't mind me."

"You're wrong. It's about us" Narendra said.

"Naren?"

"As soon as you want a divorce? Long ago, Gallen was your reason. Now what's your excuse? Don't tell me you still hope for that guy."

Some time Glacia managed to be made speechless. He shifted his eyes for a moment to close. The atmosphere was so quiet, but the turmoil in his heart seemed unwilling to stop.

What happened to Glacia? He felt strange and worried about himself.

He spoke slowly and unsure. "I'm not happy."

What Glacia did not realize, the phrase had made Narendra flinch in his place. The man looked at Glacia.

"You deserve happiness" whispered Glacia again. "And your happiness is not with me."

"Where do you know?"

"You love Lizy. Then let go of me and go after him." Glacia looked up at Narendra, then cast her gaze in all directions.

I don't know why, but Glacia suddenly felt unsettled. Like .... Something touched his heart.

Getting rid of all the anxiety for a moment, Glacia looked up again, and it turned out that Narendra was also staring at him.

"You have to learn to pursue something you want. Don't stick to Papa, because I'll try to persuade him from now on."

Narendra remained silent. Glacia could not guess what the man was thinking. But the reluctance in his face is clearly visible.

Glacia couldn't understand why it was so hard to ask for farewell. They don't love each other. The rough and gentle way has done Glacia, but Narendra is smarter because it can always be evasive for various reasons.

"I'm doing it" Narendra murmured, staring at Glacia.

"What?"

"Pursue something I want."

Glacia did not understand the meaning of Narendra's current gaze. The sharp and sad eyes felt different than usual.

Naren, what is your heart really? Do you really still love Lizy?

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