The Handsome Adjutant
Chapter 21

Riski Sick

"Where have you been?" cashel Ritter asked, repeating his question. Xaviera thought quickly to find an excuse.

"I was from my friend's apartment in Sweet Castle, Pap" Xaviera replied lying.

Cashel. "Yes, you rest. Tomorrow morning Papa will look for information, or maybe add another guard for you" Cashel said as he continued to think. Xaviera was shocked.

"Eh. I don't think it's necessary to add a guard. Enough Riski alone was enough," Xaviera replied staring at Cashel in a face like asking for approval.

"Hem... Didn't you say Riski used to be so slow that you wanted her replaced? Has your assessment of Riski changed now ?"

"Yes, Pap. He was great just now. The way to drive the car is also very steady. It's different from some of the drivers who drove me," Xaviera praised with a shy smile. Cashel noticed Xaviera's reaction.

"Do you like it?" ask Cashel to the point. Xaviera was shocked.

"N-no, Pap! How could I like it? Although I admit he's quite handsome as Papa told me, but I haven't been that crazy, until I fell in love with my own bodyguard!" resolutely Xaviera with a scowling face was annoyed as Cashel continued to make fun of him. Although in his heart he confirmed Cashel's words, he began to like Riski. But is that called love? It seems that Xaviera took longer to get to know Riski even further.

Cashel smiled. "Alright, Papa is confident in your judgment."

Cashel Ritter came out of Xaviera's room, when Xaviera's phone rang. The girl saw the name that appeared on the screen.

"Damn it!" aspat Xaviera was upset.

"What else do you want?" xaviera asked so he picked up the phone without saying stale.

"Your stupid bodyguard hit my Lamborghini. Tell him to pay the repair money!" farrel said cynically.

"It's your own fault! Who told you to block my way?” reply Xaviera with a slack.

"I want to meet you. Because our business that day isn't over yet, honey! I miss you so much" replied Farrel diverting the conversation and shamelessly ending with a kiss.

"You're making me sick, Farrel! Our business was done when I left that night. So too with our relationship.

FINISHED THE END-OKE?" exclaim Xaviera firmly.

Farrell laughed. "It's not that easy as Xaviera Ritter! When you accepted my love, you were already in love with me. You can't just break our love bond. I don't take that excuse!" exclaim Farrel does not want to lose the bluff of Xaviera.

Xaviera quietly did not answer again, while Farrel was sure the girl still loved him very much. Maybe it was wrong yesterday. Taking Xaviera to sleep drunk seems to have to be crossed off Farrel's list.

"I'm sorry, honey. You don't like us sleeping together drunk? Okay, I accept.. How about we go to The Dynasty Hotel rent a honeymoon room for a week. Do you want to?" rayu Farrell again.

Xaviera remained silent not answering a word. He was lazy to serve Farrel, after all he was very sleepy after a stressful event today. It really tired him.

"Xavier... Xaviera Darling?" call Farrel across the phone there. While the girl was already falling asleep soundly leaving Farrel screaming for her name.

"**** you, Xaviera!" as if Farrel was upset, having sure heard the girl's subtle snoring.

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Riski's night has a nightmare. He was chased after someone wearing a mask with a gun in hand kept shooting himself. A bullet lodged in Riski's chest caused her to collapse instantly and wake up breathless. This is so bad.

With his body very uncomfortable and the pain whack ranging from head to toe. It all hurts. So screwed.

Early in the morning Riski woke up because of a headache and the ears were also bruised almost all over the body. Thankfully, Giryo was at home. He gave Riski a medicinal herb and made porridge for breakfast.

Giryo takes a special one-week leave to take care of Riski. He's not calm if Riski hasn't healed. Moreover, he was very worried about the wound in Riski's ear.

"We'd better go to the hospital this afternoon," asked Giryo to see Riski was still wrapped in a blanket when she was in bed

the sun started to rise.

Riski just kept quiet and didn't answer. It's really bad. Everything feels so wrong. Lying to the wrong left to the right is also wrong. Sucks. Riski has never felt this way.

The ringing of the phone has been bothering Riski ever since. He knows for sure it's from Cashel Ritter. Must have asked his condition which had not yet arrived when it was noon. Riski can't just pick up the phone. His head was heavy and his ears were constantly ringing and in pain.

Giryo goes in to check on Riski. He held onto Riski's forehead who had been lying still since she last left him in the room.

"Do you have a fever, Riski! I think it was the wound in your ear that caused you to have a fever. We're going to the hospital now," Giryo broke up without waiting for Riski's approval again.

Giryo put the jacket on Riski before wiping her out and down into the lobby. The taxi was waiting there, heading straight for the hospital after the two got into the taxi.

They return when the sun moves down. Summer has changed to autumn. The leaves began to change color. Giryo takes Riski home from the hospital after the infusion runs out and Riski is no longer feverish, but she is constantly sleepy.

"Come, Riski, let's go home" Giryo asks Riski to help Riski get up from the safe in the emergency room and put on a jacket, then packs her into a taxi that will take them home to her apartment.

"Giryo, thank you" said Riski softly almost like a whisper into Giryo's ear while in a taxi.

"Oh, it's okay. The important thing is you need to get well and recover, okay?" reply Giryo calms Riski's mind. The young man leaned on Giryo's shoulder and went back to sleep until the taxi arrived at the apartment.

Giryo breaks her up and lays Riski in the room. Riski did not wake up at all. The medicine the doctor gave her to sleep until tomorrow morning.

***

"Has Riski come?" ask Xaviera on the intercom connected to the kitchen.

"Not Miss," replied Sinta in surprise, it is not usual for Xaviera to wake up when the sun is just rising.

"Does Miss need anything" asked Sinta again.

"No. Let me know as soon as Riski comes. I need him, right away!" xaviera's orders as usual.

Sinta agreed to the Great Miss's order. Xaviera's attitude is back to how it was, nothing strange. Sinta continued her work to start cleaning the kitchen equipment used last night.

While Riski was just writhing on the mattress, this morning her body was already feeling refreshed and the pain in the ears had been much reduced. He got up, opened the glass door to the veranda and the autumn wind was blowing slowly bringing about a soothing chill.

"Good morning" Riski muttered happily looking at the clear blue sky. After a bad day, Riski is ready to go back to work. Especially considering the many things he had to do.

"Good morning, Giryo. Thank you yesterday" said Riski, as soon as she saw Giryo in the kitchen making something. Giryo looked at him.

"Again, how's your condition? Is it better? Are you hungry? Yesterday you hardly touched any food" Giryo said.

"What are you doing? A pancake? So fragrant. I'm so hungry" Riski replied with a small laugh.

"I'm going to work today

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