Surrogate Husband
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At the scene the police officer had just arrived after getting a stabbing report that had just occurred. One of the officers asked witnesses at the scene.

"Can you tell me what you saw?"

The witness named Deni recalled the incident he had seen earlier. "I didn't know what was going on at first. When I just finished dinner at that satay stall..." The man pointed at the satay stall and resumed his words. "I went outside and saw a man with a not-so-thin posture with a height of about 180. He was wearing a black hoodie with his head wrapped in hoodie walking towards the man who had just bought satay in a hurry. He looked around and approached the victim. Coincidentally my position was somewhat hidden and he did not see my whereabouts. I think they're old friends, because the man's position looks like he's hugging the victim. Before long the victim immediately collapsed after the man left as if nothing had happened." He paused his sentence and sighed a few times before continuing his words. "I immediately approached the victim and was surprised to see him holding his bleeding stomach. I immediately looked around and saw the perpetrator and asked the gathered people to chase after him. But the man seemed lost to the earth and before long a woman who was the wife of the victim immediately shouted and checked her condition. Because he's a doctor."

"Well, thank you for the testimony." The officer immediately reported to his commander what he had just heard.

"Keep an investigation and call Noel immediately." Commandments strictly.

"Each commander." The officer left and immediately called Noel. Then immediately go to the Hospital.

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Alicia was waiting in front of the operating room with a feeling of anxiety. She was really scared of losing her husband. Moreover, her husband had heart failure and made her almost fainted. Luckily his condition is stable again.

Before long a nurse came out of the operating room in a hurry. It makes Alicia unable to calm down. Moreover, the nurse was carrying a lot of blood bags. Makes Alicia think of the worst possible thing that would happen to her husband.

"Darling, how's Reihan's condition?"

Alicia turned her head when she heard her mother's voice and saw that her family had just arrived. "Mommy... " Alicia hugged Clara. "Mas Reihan is still in the operating room and still in operation by Zico. But... " His words hang and he cannot finish. He could not finish his words and buried his head in Clara's arms.

"But what, baby?" Clara looked at her daughter who was trying to hold back tears.

Just as he was about to answer the operating room light went off and the door opened. Zico went outside with an inexplicable expression. Everyone looked at him questioningly.

Alicia came straight for Zico. "Zico, how's he doing?" Zico remained silent and did not answer Alicia's question. "Zico answer! How's my husband?" Alicia tampa subconsciously raised her voice.

Zico who got a snatch from the woman immediately looked at Alicia in a daze. He let out a heavy sigh while saying in a low voice. "I'm sorry, I can't save her."

"What's? You're kidding, right?" Alicia is shocked and thinks Zico is working on her.

Zico looked into Alicia's eyes "I'm not kidding Ale, Reihan is dead. Your husband is gone for good Ale. I can't save her."

As the words evaporated into the air Alicia instantly slumped to the floor and Zico swiftly caught the woman's body.

"Mas Rei, you can't go right? No way, Reihan... " Alicia immediately fainted and caused Zico to panic before lifting the woman up to the IGD for help.

Clara is also in a bad state. His feet felt like jelly and almost fell down. Luckily Adhit caught his wife and sat Clara in the chair.

"Mas, this is a dream, right? Reihan's fine, right?" Clara immediately raved with eyes filled with tears. His chest tightened as if a huge rock was pressing down on him. He really couldn't believe Reihan was leaving so quickly.

Reihan is Clara's favorite daughter-in-law, even the woman had considered Reihan as her own child so close their relationship. When Alicia and Reihan fight, he will always be the mediator and will defend Reihan. Sometimes Alicia gets jealous and says. "My Mami's son or Mas Rei anyway? Why is it always Mas Rei?" But Clara's answer will always make Alicia rise in blood and silence everyone all day long.

"It's not all a dream baby, Reihan's gone. He's calm now." Adhit hugged his wife and did not know that Reihan's parents had heard what Adhit had just said.

Bu Sukma froze on the spot and Father Rashid was surprised instead of playing.

"Mas, our son..." Bu Sukma immediately fainted after hearing the departure of his son.

Rashid's father immediately took his wife to the IGD out of fear that something might happen to his wife. Moreover, his wife has a history of high blood makes the man restless. Shortly after Rashid's father entered the IGD, police officers came and approached Adhit who was calming his wife.

"Good night sir, we're from the local police officer."

"We are currently identifying the perpetrator based on the characteristics of the witness."

"I hope you can catch the culprit for killing my son-in-law." Adhit said with great emphasis.

Feeling the aura of intimidation from the man in front of him made the two officers swallow with difficulty. "Ba-ik sir, we will try to catch the perpetrator and the mastermind behind it all." Answer the officer named Noel.

After saying a few more words, the two immediately left the hospital to continue their work.

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Reihan's body had just been bathed by the Hospital according to the family's request and was immediately taken to the funeral home. Meanwhile, Alicia had just opened her eyes after being unconscious for almost 1 hour.

"What is your current condition?" Zico asked after seeing Alicia unconscious. But Zico had absolutely no answer from Alicia. The scene he saw right now was that the woman was staring straight at him without saying anything. His gaze was blank and heedless of what Zico was asking.

"Ale!" Zico called Alicia by the special name he used to call her. Although her love is unrequited and the woman becomes someone else's wife. His affection for the woman never faded at all. Although he had to suppress his love deeply when he was near Alicia.

Alicia turned her head and looked at Zico for a while after hearing a nickname she had not heard for a long time. His eyes immediately glazed over and the clear crystal could not be contained anymore. Alicia sobbed as she was devastated by the passing of her husband.

Zico's heart was crushed when he saw Alicia grieving like that, he hugged the woman and tried to calm her down.

"Ale, you have to be patient. All of that is fate and cannot be avoided by all humans." Zico said softly. "Remember, you still have a baby that you have to look after. Something Reihan left for you." The man rubbed Alicia's head full of affection. "You must be strong for your children. I know you're sad, but if you think Reihan will be sad up there and your baby will be sad."

Alicia let go of Zico's embrace and looked at the man. Then he nodded and rubbed his stomach. True, he still has half of Reihan's self growing and developing in his womb. It cannot be like this, it must rise. Alicia clung and wiped away her tears. Seeing that made Zico smile expand. He finally persuaded Alicia.

"Has Mas Rei's body been brought home?" He asked by suppressing the pain in his heart.

"Yes, your husband's body has been brought home and will be buried tomorrow morning." Zico replied with eyes watching Alicia's expression.

Alicia smiled bitterly and immediately got off the bed. Then walk outside followed by Zici from behind. She was afraid that the woman would faint again. Alicia walked down the corridor to the lobby without looking back. Up in the lobby he stood still and looked at the pitch-black sky.

"Let's take me home." Zico spoke as he walked closer to Alicia. "So Aunt Clara left me a message, if you wake up I'm told to take you to Reihan's parents' house."

Hearing Zico's words, Alicia immediately turned her head and nodded her head. "All right."

"Yes, you wait here let me get the car first." Zico ran straight to the parking lot to get his car.

Arriving at the lobby he went down and opened the door for Alicia. The woman looked at Zico strangely and immediately got into the car. During the trip there was no conversation between them, as Alicia preferred to look towards the road.

"Mas Rei....!" Alicia was almost unsteady as she stepped inside the house and saw her husband covered in white cloth.

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