Serving a Paralyzed Wife
45. Retaliation

"Morning?"

Glacia. "Morning."

Narendra walked over to Glacia and kissed her cheek at a glance. Glacia was sculpting, while Narendra seemed to casually check the contents of his briefcase seriously.

The man was well dressed complete with a shirt and tie. Also the work vest also wrapped his upper body with a fitting. Narendra hasn't got a suit yet, maybe later.

"It'll be noon on your therapy schedule, right? I must have gone home" Narendra said. He kept his briefcase on the coffee table in front of Glacia. Narendra stopped by the sun house before he left, because he did not find Glacia at breakfast. Apparently Glacia ate at her favorite place.

"No need, it'll trouble you."

But Narendra nodded. "I never bothered. The proof is I always come when you're in therapy."

"Whatever." Glacia's surrender.

Suddenly Narendra held out something to Glacia. Glacia looked up with a questioning look, but Narendra just stared back at him while continuing to thrust the object.

"This what?"

"Open up."

Glacia opened the small box, curious. He found a pair of pretty hairpins there. Glacia looked up at Narendra again. The man smiled slightly as he began to wear a suit.

"Today I attended a jewelry exhibition from a global brand. I think it'll suit you very well."

Glacia. He looked back at the pretty clasp in his hand. Narendra knows he really likes jeit hair, or this is just a coincidence.

"You like it?"

Exhaling, Glacia nodded. That made Narendra feel satisfied.

"Then I go, we'll have lunch together."

Narendra didn't even give Glacia a chance to refute. The man immediately left just like that leaving Glacia with a mess that enveloped his heart.

After the departure of Narendra, now Weni who came to Glacia. He also carried a box about the same size as the one Narendra had given him. What else is that? Did Narendra forget about the other gifts?

"Mrs, there's a gift for Madam." Weni gave the box of pita pastels to Glacia. So pretty. Glacia accepted it even with a confused look.

"Is this from Naren?"

But Weni shook her head. "Looks not. I got it from the guard up ahead. Said someone gave it to Madam."

Weni's explanation slightly disappointed Glacia. He thought Narendra was giving him another surprise.

"Mrs is done eating? I'm sorting this out, huh?" Weni tidied up the dishes and glasses on the table of Glacia's former breakfast.

Glacia simply nodded letting the girl grumble. Then when Weni brought the dirty dishes outside, Glacia opened the box in her hand that turned out to contain a rose without flowers.

Glacia touched the thorny stalk carefully and shrieked softly as her finger felt pierced. "Awh, sshh ..."

Glacia removed the stalk, then switched to taking the folded paper inside. He opened the paper and read a sentence there.

...Be careful, do not go too far with the calm flow. Who knew the current contained deadly thorns. A phoenix is not always beautiful, it can be more violent and destructive, making you lose everything....

Glacia's breath was softened. He immediately squeezed the letter and put it back in the box. Glacia kept the rough box on the table with anxious roaring breaths.

It was obvious someone was trying to terrorize him. But who? What Gallen? Only he was the last to clash with Glacia.

***

Narendra kept his promise to return home during the day. As usual, he always accompanied Glacia until the completion of therapy. Now Narendra is observing the wife who is practicing with Doctor Teresa. He smiled as he noticed the progress of the muscles of motion in Glacia's legs.

Narendra approached the two women and helped Glacia sit back in her wheelchair.

Doctor Teresa reviewed the smile seeing the small interaction. He nodded in support of Narendra's words. "Today, the nerves in the feet of Glacia are experiencing a lot of development. The possibility to recover is more wide open," he said happily.

But unlike Glacia, he smiled wryly in his heart. Even if his legs healed, not necessarily Glacia could still live at that time.

Narendra seemed to realize what Glacia was thinking. He immediately wiped the sweat on his forehead and the temple Glacia while thanking Doctor Teresa. "Thank you, Doctor. In return, may we take you to lunch?"

But Doctor Teresa shook her head. "Either. Sorry, but I was waiting at the hospital. This afternoon there's an important meeting."

"Is that?" Narendra also understood. "Yes, thanks again for today."

"Either. Mari?"

Doctor Teresa left after saying goodbye. Now only Narendra and Glacia who had been seen silent. Narendra wondered a little, though they did not speak often, but Glacia had never been this quiet before.

"You look tired" said Narendra.

Hearing that, Glacia was faintly aghast as if shocked. Narendra grew curious about what his wife was thinking until daydreaming like that.

"Of course I'm tired. Therapy is not an easy thing to do," he said indifferently.

Narendra nodded in confirming. "Then shall we eat?"

"You go first, I'll take a quick break to the room." Glacia then turned to Weni. "Weni!"

Weni who felt called quickly approached. He immediately pushed Glacia's wheelchair away from Narendra who was still standing in his place.

Narendra took a short breath. He could only be patient in the face of Glacia's changing mood. Soon he was seen accepting it, soon he seemed reluctant to get close to him.

"Why is it so hard to guess your heart, Glacy?"

***

Lizy smiled kindly at everyone who came out of the meeting room. He had just finished a meeting when suddenly his eyes caught Claire's whereabouts. The woman stood not far from where Lizy was standing, Claire looked at Lizy waiting then turned and walked towards the hallway.

Finished being friendly, Lizy rushed after Claire who was now standing looking straight at the window in a corridor. Both hands are on the chest. Lizy approached and stood beside Claire.

"Have you given me the invitation?" ask Lizy.

Claire nodded flat. "It."

"Goodoo. I also invited Gallen yesterday" said Lizy, in his calm soft voice.

Claire looked at Lizy. "Why did you invite that guy too? What exactly do you want to do?"

Lizy looked back at Claire. "none. Was it wrong to invite Gallen? Hey, I'm just trying to invite more people out of my circle of friends. I want my birthday this time to be more bustling and riveting."

"You invited Narendra too?"

"Of course."

Claire grunts funny. "Before he never came."

"Then I invited Glacy. I'm sure Narendra couldn't have turned down my invitation if Glacia had come."

Claire looked at Lizy concerned. "You know Narendra's feelings have changed, right?"

Lizy didn't answer. In fact, Claire also knew Narendra had played with fire when he was still in contact with her. Remembering that always makes Lizy hurt. Claire also hates Glacia, because she's like a selfless usurper.

Lizy sees for himself the video he got from Martadinata's residence with Claire's help. A waiter recorded clearly how Narendra and Glacia were making out in the woman's room.

And shortly after, Narendra immediately severed his relationship with Lizy. Of course Lizy feels wasted and humiliated. And now, he will return all that pain to them.