THE TORTURED WIFE
Don't Leave

Lara came home with her eyes closed. His body limp slowly up each staircase in the house. After reaching the top floor, Alex approached her and hugged Lara. Lara's hand immediately took off Alex's embrace from her. Alex didn't know why Lara was so sudden and he asked Lara.

"Darling why do you look so moody, is there something wrong?"ask Alex.

"You're satisfied Alex, now you can ruin my life. I don't know anything about being the target of your personal, brutalizing grudges" Lara said.

"Dear me.." Alex stopped talking immediately as Lara cut off her speech.

"Would you be nice to me these days, is it because I'm not Giorgiokan's son?"said Lara.

"Darling I was guilty of everything I did to you, I'm sorry, baby" Alex said, kneeling at Lara's feet.

"I'm sorry, what those words can change everything, your actions, my pain and Ardi's death that has absolutely nothing to do with your revenge Alex" Lara said.

"I'm tired of Alex, I don't think I'll ever be with you. Living with the man who ruined my life will only make me more hurt and guilty of Ardi" Lara said.

Lara stepped up leaving Alex still on her knees. He went into his room and put his clothes in a suitcase. Nothing else could make him survive. The grudge he wanted to repay seemed to disappear after he knew all these truths.

"I don't want to stay with him anymore, my heart hurts so much. Why is all this unfair to me? What is my fault for having to endure all this suffering?"said Lara.

Lara came out of her room with a suitcase in her hand. Seeing Lara like that, Alex went straight to her and took the suitcase in her hand.

"Where are you going, baby? you're my wife, forever it'll be like that" Alex said.

"Wife?...You even made me your prey. You treat me like an animal there's not a shred of your compassion for me.What's that called a wife?"said Lara.

"............."Alex was silent because he felt guilty.

"If I had been Giorgio's son until now, you would have still tortured me as you please, wouldn't you?"lara said while crying.

".............."Alex was silent.

"Me and Dianka changed places and destiny.I have to bear Dianka's destiny for me, even though I don't know anything even I never imagined before would go through this suffering hik.

"Darling, I am indeed guilty and stupid for living in endless grudges. A grudge that has cost me the people closest to me, I deserve punishment for all my mistakes" Alex said.

Lara walked towards the stairs but Alex immediately hugged her from behind.

"I beg you not to leave me, I love you baby not because I'm guilty.

I loved you before I knew you weren't Giorgio's son" Alex said.

Lara thought and thought about everything that had happened. What would happen if he left without retaliating what Alex had done to him. Ardi's death is a living witness to Alex's cruelty. All that must be avenged and imprisoning Alex is the most appropriate punishment for him.

"Please don't leave me" Alex said, begging Lara.

"Well, I'll stay here with you.But promise me you'll change for the better Alex" Lara said.

"I promise you that, baby" Alex said.

Alex turns Lara's body around and kisses her pretty lips. Lara receives a kiss from Alex despite her vengeance on Alex.

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"Wait, can I ask you something?"ask Dianka.

"Miss Dianka wants to ask what?"ask the bodyguard.

"William what's going on now?"ask Dianka.

"Boss is sick in his room, Miss" said the bodyguard.

"Why isn't he going to the hospital?"ask Dianka.

"Boss never wants to go anywhere. Usually he endures his pain until he recovers on his own" the bodyguard said.

"Alright, thanks for the information" Dianka said.

The bodyguard leaves Dianka, while Dianka walks towards William's room. Without hesitation he knocked on William's bedroom door.

Skew.....tuk............tuk.........

There was no answer from William. I tried to open the door of that room. Unlocked, Dianka enters William's room. He saw William lying in bed with a pale face. He walked up to her and sat down next to her. His right hand held William's forehead to check his temperature.

"It's very hot" said Dianka.

William just looked at Dianka's pretty face.

"I'll get you medicine and tools to compress" Dianka said.

William just nodded without a sound. Take medication and a compress tool.

"William you have to take this heat-lowering drug yeah" Dianka said giving the pill to William's mouth.

William held Dianka's hand and spoke to her.

"I'd like to take medicine if you were here with me Dianka" William said.

"Yes, I'll be here with you" said Dianka.

He gave medicine to William. He also covered her. William was so happy to see Dianka when she was sick like this.

"Dianka lie next to me, I won't do anything to you" William said.

Dianka nodded. He lay down beside William. In the middle there is a bolster that restricts them to sleep.

"You're going to sleep with me, baby?"ask William.

"I'm just sleeping here to make sure you don't have a fever anymore" Dianka said.

"Then I want to get sick every day, let me sleep with you every day" William said.

Shortly Dianka slept beside William.Seeing Dianka asleep William stroked her face.

"It's a shame we finally met and got back together after so many years of separation, I could find you. Thank you for your help then baby, I will take care of you and make you happy" William said.