The Secretaries
CHAPTER 43

Shani and Darren are still in the room. Shani's cries begin to fade as Darren continues to embrace her soothingly. Darren unceasingly rubbed the woman's head and back which gave a warm reaction to her.

Darren then cupped Shani's face, looking at her, so fixed. “You're not pa-pa? Is your stomach hurting? Do we need to see a doctor?”

Shani only responds with a slit while her face still holding back tears.

“Then let's get out of here,” take Darren.

Shani nods, and Darren rushes to Shani's body and leaves the abandoned building.

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Darren drove his car slowly while stealing a glance to his left side. There, Shani looks brooding, silent, and quite chaotic. The incident that just happened to him is a cruel thing that makes Shani more anxious and afraid if it will happen again.

Darren's left hand grabbed Shani's right hand, he grasped it and continued to focus on driving. 2 the men did not make a sound, they were both silent. And over time seized by silence, Darren stopped his car right on the street in front of Shani's house.

“Better now you rest. You don't worry, I'll make sure Papa won't be able to mess with you anymore,” Darren told Shani.

They stared at each other, with doubt, with their respective anxieties.

“But what if papa you and his men come again?”

Darren was silent for a while, then shuffled to face his body towards Shani comfortably. Darren grabs Shani's hands and holds them. “You believe me, right? I'll protect you Shani, and our future son.” Darren rubs gently the left side of Shani's head. “I won't let anyone disturb or even hurt you.”

“But Darren, i-”

“Shani,” call Darren sounds soft but interrupts. “Please trust me.”

Shani is in a sudden dilemma. Darren's eyes look convincing, but Shani also knows that the man also has a pregnant wife who must also be taken care of. There's no way Darren will always be there when he needs it?

And Shani was forced to hold her fear alone. Shani gets off Darren's car, and the man barks away. As Darren's black sedan gets further away from him, Shani rushes inside the house.

Shani was so traumatized that she locked all the doors in her house, including the windows. The woman continued to climb into the bed, sat there pulled over and leaned in the middle of the headboard, and covered her body with a blanket. Shani's body trembled.

Shani lowered her head and her tears began to fall. Who can he rely on? Who can make him feel safe now? There aren't. If there were, it would not be entirely possible for him to trust.

I don't know why things are getting tougher for Shani to go through. As she ages hour after hour, she gets older, and later, day after day, week after week, and month after month. Will Shani be sure to get through it alone?

His sadness at this time makes Shani forget about the happiness he should also get. As her mind ruffled and became more dizzy, Shani began to close her eyes and fell asleep. Still in the same position, sitting curled up with a 2-centian-thick blanket, Shani finally fell asleep.

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“Why, Mas?” Zaila who heard her husband's screech kept coming out of the kitchen room and approached him.

“Mana Papa?” ask Darren to Zaila.

“Papa..”.

“What's up?” Suddenly Wirawan walked slowly towards Darren and Zaila.

Darren's expression gotem-getem stared at his papa. “What Papa is crazy?” chirps Darren on Wirawan. “Can Papa tell Papa's men to rape Shani? Papa really has been so outrageous!”

Wirawan had expected this to happen, his son would protest severely against him and comment on his actions against the woman. Wirawan's plan failed and his men had told him. In contrast to Zaila's shock reaction upon hearing Darren's confession, Wirawan only responds flatly and looks indifferent.

“If Papa goes any further, I will not hesitate to report Papa to the police. I don't care if Papa is my papa.” Darren keeps warning Wirawan. “If Papa dares to touch Shani again, I will completely destroy everything Papa has built from the beginning. You know what I mean?”

As the threat was completed, Darren rushed away leaving Wirawan and Zaila who just stared there. Zaila looked quite shocked by all her husband's words just now. And Wirawan, he knows that Darren is not messing with his threats, but Wirawan is not afraid. Who can defeat him? Even until now Darren does not know if he is still in full control of the company.

Wirawan let out a short sigh, then looked at his son-in-law. “Zaila, do you know if Papa did all this to maintain your marriage with Darren? So don't shut up, you also have to move to stop that damn bitch from seducing your husband.”

Zaila could only bow, and Wirawan left her.

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Zaila opened the door to her room, and there Darren seemed to be busy with a cell phone. Zaila walked over to Darren. She sat on the edge of the bed staring at her husband who seemed indifferent to her arrival.

“Mas,” call Zaila on Darren, but Darren doesn't budge. “Did something happen to Shani?” zaila asked and this time made Darren start to look at her.

“What care you?” sewot Darren to his wife. “You must be happy if Shani and the baby in her stomach why napa? Stop caring because I know you are not much different from Papa,” continued Darren accused.

Zaila was silent for a while and looked more intensely at her husband. “Papa just want to fight our household so as not to fall apart. Do not look at your actions in a negative context. You should also look at the positive side.”

Darren chuckled in disbelief at Zaila's words. “How can Papa's actions you call positive? A positive never justifies a negative, you know?” Darren took a pause. “Papa has acted more than an outrageous word to the woman I love. And what did you say? I should see the positive side over all that?”

Zaila tried to be strong even though Darren made her heart ache. “I never said to justify Papa's actions, but I just want you to look at Papa's good intentions for us.” Zaila kept calling. “You just want the best for your child's household. He wants you to be aware, Mom. Marriage is not a game, you can not keep gini.”

“But I think our wedding is just a game.” Darren replied quickly. “Even until now I can not love you. And I don't think I'll ever be.”

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