Serving a Paralyzed Wife
48. Narendra's Regret

"That's not gonna happen. I'm not going to let him touch Glacia in the slightest" Narendra concluded.

He immediately left Lizy who was secretly smiling back there.

"You sure, Naren? Your father was a loser who wanted money, and in his eyes Glacia was something big that could benefit him" whispered Lizy with a smile, staring at the complicated back of Narendra who was away.

Lizy couldn't wait for the man to be free.

***

Narendra went around the room looking for Glacia. Once he reached the last place he left Glacia, Narendra panicked because he did not find the woman anywhere.

As he was walking to and fro, his ears caught something that made him instantly stop in place.

"That's a pity, yeah, Glacia now. He was paralyzed and left behind by many. They even dared to bully him blatantly."

"really. But I think it's karma for his past attitude. You know what he's as arrogant as before. She cheated on her husband too. And now, his affair is leaving him. Hahaha ..."

"His husband didn't help either." They all laugh.

For a moment Narendra stared, something seemed to slip in his heart. He heard some people gossiping about the wife who was now out of nowhere.

Narendra approached the group of women, and at once the atmosphere became quiet and awkward. The laughter that had just come out changed nervously when he saw Narendra coming.

"What do you guys talk about? Where's Glacia?" ask Narendra to demand. The highlight was sharply suffused with worry.

One of them sniffed indifferently. "Where I know. Maybe he's home. He couldn't possibly have stayed here after being humiliated" he said slightly. "You're her husband, after all. Should know where he is now."

"Hey, did you forget he disappeared when his wife was bullied earlier? Hahaha ..."

"What's this?" Lizy's voice made them shut up.

The women looked at each other. Lizy turned to look at Narendra who looked agitated.

"You looking for Glacy?" Raut Lizy seemed to know nothing. But his eyes briefly glanced at Claire at the other end of the room.

Narendra did not answer, but asked the women once more. "Again I ask, what happened to my wife?"

"Hey, I just remembered you guys disappeared together. Lizy, did you go with Narendra just now?" knock one of them.

Lizy rubbed his arms and smiled nervously. "That's, we're just bi—"

"I asked what happened and where is my wife?!" Narendra's call made everything silent.

Suddenly Julian came pulling Narendra, trying to calm his master a little. Narendra's breathing gasped, he paid no heed as all eyes looked towards him.

Julian whispered beside Narendra's ear. "Master, you calm down first. Madam is fine, and she came home a few minutes ago" he explained.

Narendra turned quickly to Julian. "Going home? You're still here, and who's she coming home with?"

Julian gulped. "So, the Madam had experienced a non-wearing incident. Mr. Rafael helped him, then drove—"

"Raphel?" hiss Narendra sharp.

Julian nodded stiffly. He felt his hair standing up as he realized Narendra's mood had changed.

Narendra then asked sharply. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"T-Master, I was trying to find you, but you're hard to find" Julian said calmly.

"And you let him just walk away with Rafael?"

"I don't have a choice. Madam looked tired and unwell."

"You're saying he's okay?" Narendra's eyes were angry.

Narendra is the quietest man Julian has ever met, but once the man is angry, one company doesn't even dare to offend him.

"Damn it," murmured Narendra who Julian could still hear.

"Naren, wait!"

Julian's preventing the woman. "Sorry, Miss. Please don't make things any more complicated."

Julian's gaze seemed to imply something to Lizy. The man always seems suspicious if he meets Narendra's ex-girlfriend. After saying so, Julian came out following Narendra who was lost in the parking lot.

Julian curses and reflexively kicks the air, knowing that Narendra is taking their car and leaving Julian.

***

Arriving home, Narendra got out of his car and ran into the lobby.

"Where's Glacia?" ask one of the servants.

The waiter immediately replied. "Mrs in the room, sir. But ..."

Narendra had not yet finished his sentence and disappeared up the stairs, not the elevator as usual.

Narendra arrived in front of Glacia's room, he was silent for a moment before then knocking on the door quietly.

Tok to tok.

"Glacy?" call him, get no answer.

Narendra knocked again and remained equally unanswered. "Glacia?"

Silent. The hallway was so quiet that even Narendra had not heard a single movement from within Glacia's room.

"Glacia?" Narendra called back, but as before there was no response.

A sense of regret surrounds Narendra's heart. If he had just refused Lizy's invitation to talk, maybe it wouldn't have happened like this.

He went down to find out the real events, but Narendra remembered Julian was staying and had not arrived until now.

Narendra asked the waiter in front. "What time does the madam come home?"

One of them answered. "About half an hour ago, sir."

Half-hour. Apparently Narendra had left Glacia that long. He was silent for a long time when they explained.

"So the Madam was ushered in by a man."

Weni who saw Narendra from a distance then approached. "That's Doctor Rafael, sir. Please don't misunderstand me. Madam came home not okay. Some parts of her body were bruised, I just finished compressing her."

"Glacia in the room?" ask Narendra quickly.

Weni nodded. "But, he told me not to let anyone in, including Sir," he tweeted at the end of the sentence.

Narendra. Inevitably he had to be patient because indirectly this was also his fault. Narendra left Glacia, without thinking about the risks that would befall the woman when alone in the crowd.

Narendra was very sorry, and even more sorry because after this Glacia might look at him differently again. In fact, before this Narendra quite managed to melt Glacia little by little.

Narendra went back upstairs and stood at the door of his wife's room. He took a breath, gulped and touched the door. Narendra did not knock, he just wanted to know the condition of Glacia directly, but could not force entry.

"Glacy," call Narendra. "I'm sorry. Sorry for leaving you."

"I will definitely repay them all. You just calm down. Please forgive me."

There's no sound. Narendra wondered if Glacia was asleep or not. He was really worried, especially lately Glacia's health often deteriorated.

Beside the worried Narendra, inside the room, Glacia was bowing deeply while crying silently. She squeezed the nightgown that Weni had replaced. His shoulders decayed fragile in an indescribable shiver of grief.

Glacia is sick, she is hurt because Narendra prefers to meet Lizy rather than help her in the midst of people.

From this Glacia understood, that no matter how hard they tried, he and Narendra would not be able to be together completely.