The Man Full of Wounds
Chapter 38

Alanna put her phone on the bedside nightstand along with the open door, Zack came home looking exhausted. The button of the top shirt has been opened, the tie hanging loosely on his neck while his suit is left unbuttoned.

"Mas just got home ?" alanna asked as Zack was in front of her, helping Zack take off his suit.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Zack let Alanna switch off her tie.

"Mas has dinner ?"

"Already, last dinner with a business associate."

"Mas tired ? there's something I want to ask you but if you want to take a break tomorrow just talk, not something urgent really." Alanna spoke a little doubtfully.

"What do you want to ask ? I'm tired, but if there's anything you want to ask, talk." Zack convinced Alanna.

"I called Mom before I came in and she said that two days ago I received a lot of money. I haven't sent money to Mom because it hasn't been a week I've last sent." Alanna explained the problem. "What did you send that money to ?" Alanna finally asked.

"Please guess what's the matter until you're so serious." Zack said slightly chuckling while shuffling over Alanna's head. "Yes, I told Johan to send him."

Alanna tidied up her hair made a mess by Zack. "But why so much ? Mother until asked me there is still money for me to use because it sends too much."

"You could say that here your salary is great." Zack suggested, sitting on the couch because according to him this conversation is not a moment.

"Let me say that my salary is not possible to the extent that many I receive each month. I don't have to send money to Mom anymore." Alanna spoke firmly following Zack sitting on the sofa facing Zack.

"Alanna, she's my mother-in-law, I can't be careless of her."

"But I gave too much, even before we got married and bought me an apartment, I felt bad."

"I'm happy to do all that, Alanna, so you don't have to feel bad."

"If mas is very good like this, it will be difficult for me to adjust if one day we separate mas."

Hearing Alanna's words made Zack open his mouth to speak but shut his mouth did not so let out the words that had been on the tip of his tongue, choosing to pull Alanna in his arms.

It was hard for me to think if you left and I didn't want to feel that feeling, Zack chose to speak in his heart as he hugged Alanna's body more tightly.

"Mas hugged me so tightly that it made me hard to breathe." Alanna spoke a moment later

"Sorry, I'm not conscious." Zack took off his embrace. "Please take a warm bath before going to bed." Zack stood up.

"I'm ready to change clothes for Zack's mas."

Zack was still in the bathroom when Alanna had finished preparing Zack's change of clothes.

Alanna's phone rang the sign of the incoming call. The new number that called made Alanna a little surprised but decided to keep her up.

"Hallo ?" Alanna said when the phone line was connected.

"Hallo, is this with Alanna ?" the voice of the stranger across asked.

"My own, who is this ?"

"I'm Rudy."

"O..... Rudy, why would Rudy call these nights ?"

"Sorry to interrupt your break, I was only worried about you because the Boss called you to his room this afternoon. I wanted to ask you directly but didn't see you until the time I got home from work today. So I called to ask you how you are." Rudy explained.

"It's good that just because of that, I thought you were called because something was wrong." Rudy said relieved. "Is there a plan this week ?"

"You don't know why ?"

"I want to take you to go see."

"I didn't promise I could go." Alanna refused subtly.

"It's okay, I'll call you back before the weekend to ask you again." Rudy said, not giving up on the subtle rejection of Alanna. "Then I'll see you tomorrow at the office, good rest, Alanna." Phone connection disconnected.

"Who's phone is that ?" Zack asked suddenly from behind Alanna making Alanna turn around in surprise.

Zack stood still wearing a bathrobe and a small towel on his shoulder, staring with his frown furrowed at her, a sign he disliked the phone call Alanna received.

"Rudy, um." Alanna answered hesitantly because she knew Zack didn't like the man.

"Why can he call ? you gave her your number ?"

"Yes, I gave you my number but I didn't ask for her number. He called me out of worry, mas suddenly called me in his presence, he thought mas would scold me." Alanna explained.

"Why can you give her your number, you know that I don't like you being close to her." Zack began to speak in a slightly higher tone than usual.

"I gave you my number before you forbade me to hang out with him." Alanna said defend herself.

"So you just got acquainted with him and you've been that easy to give your number to him ?"

"I don't think it's a big deal, people's good intentions to be friends aren't good to refuse." Trying to calm down is not provoked anger.

"But it doesn't seem like the guy just wants to be friends with you."

"Where do you know a person's intentions just from looking at his face ?"

"That's the instinct of a fellow man, Alanna." Zack replied, trying to calm down.

"Talking like this when heard by others will make them misunderstand."

"Misunderstand what you mean ?"

"Talking and being angry like this makes people think you're jealous." Alanna replied with a bit of hope.

Hearing the words of Alanna made Zack speech stunned.

"You know that can't happen." Zack said stiffly turning his face away.

Zack's words made Alanna's heart feel crushed, sick, making it hard to breathe. He knows Zack's feelings for her but hearing her directly doesn't think Alanna will hurt as much as she feels.

"Mas not to worry, I just want to talk, from the beginning of this relationship mas already clarify the feelings of mas and I did not expect more of this relationship." Alanna said casually although in her heart crying, wanting to run away as far as possible from the circumstances that make her stuck here, in the life of Zack Ibrahim.

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