THE TORTURED WIFE
Still Alive

Lara went home, she went straight to her room. Lara thought of the advice from Carlos to talk about the matter carefully. Soon Gibran went into the room and approached Lara. He sat next to Lara.

"Darling are you still mad at me?..I'm sorry dear" Gibran said.

"Gibran why are you alone with Miss Zelina?...Why have you done that with Miss Zelina?"ask Lara.

"Do what, baby?"ask Gibran.

"Nih.." said Lara showed a photo in her cellphone.

"That's true, but listen to me first baby" Gibran said.

"So this is true, Gibran do you love Miss Zelina?"ask Lara.

"It's a shame that I don't love Miss Zelina, even if I don't know for sure" Gibran said.

"What do you mean?"ask Lara.

"You remember when we picked strawberries, I got a call from the office. I had the task of saving Miss Zelina from kidnapping but by the time I got to that place, there was someone smothering me from behind, I fainted and by the time I woke up, I was already one bed with Miss Zelina"Gibran.

Lara hugged Gibran tightly.

"It's a shame I'm investigating this matter" Gibran said.

"I'm sorry baby, I almost don't trust you" Lara said.

"It's okay baby, I know that" Gibran said.

"Gibran continued why did you hug Miss Zelina at the police station?"ask Lara.

"So Miss Zelina almost fell down I just helped her that's it's a pity there's nothing between us" Gibran said.

"I'm so embarrassed to have thought badly of you from earlier" Lara said.

"Then you have to make amends to me" Gibran said.

"Redeem my mistakes?.....with what?"ask Lara.

Gibran invites Lara to do the romantic thing. They love each other, venting all pent-up emotions. That afternoon was so sad. They enjoyed every moment of togetherness.

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That afternoon Dianka was eating at a cafe. He ate alone at that table. Suddenly William approached Dianka and sat in front of her. He ignored it by still eating his food. But William pulled his arm Dianka who was scooping the food, and put it in her mouth.

"Em..enjoy also the food, try we often eat together like this must be fun" said William.

"Whatdoyouwant? William please don't see me again, now I'm Zion's wife" Dianka said.

"Really?...are you sure Zion considers you his wife?...while he was alone with his former lover" William said.

"It's none of your business, and how do you know that? or is this your plan, you deliberately want to separate me from Zion, just like you brought Alex back into my life" Dianka said.

"I want it to be simple, I just want you to come back to me" William said.

"William, I can't love you, and love can't be forced. I only love Zion now, so please forget about me and find another woman who is better than me" Dianka said.

"Then I die, I will love you" William said.

"William I know you're a good person, we can be friends and still meet like a friend" Dianka said.

"I just want you to be my wife for every day" William said.

"William you know the answer a long time ago, I can't love you, I've even tried to love you, but it didn't work" Dianka said.

"Dianka give me a chance and open your heart to me" William said.

"William, my heart is filled with Zion, I can't love anyone else anymore" Dianka said.

"I don't care, I'll take you from Zion no matter what" William said.

"Dianka you should come back to me" William said.

Dianka walks out of the cafe and accidentally meets Martin.

"Dianka.

"Martin" said Dianka.

"You're alive" Martin said.

"Yes Martin" said Dianka.

"Come with me there's something I want to talk about" Martin said.

Martin took Dianka somewhere. Dianka was shocked when Martin took her to a villa on the outskirts of the city. They went into that villa. Martin invited Dianka to sit in the guest room of the villa and talk to her.

"Dianka Alex is still alive" Martin said.

"I know Alex is still alive, William took her" Dianka said.

"William?...this isn't Alex" Martin said.

"What do you mean Martin, Alex is with William?"said Dianka.

"That's not Alex" Martin said.

"You mean the one with William wasn't Alex?"ask Dianka.

"Yes, that's exactly what it is" Martin said.

"Then is Alex you mean?"ask Dianka.

"Alex is somewhere, he's not going to be put to death" Martin said.

"But how can it?"ask Dianka.

"The illegal business that Alex does is not entirely his actions, there is a mastermind behind it all, Alex just carries out his duties, but there are those who monitor it all this time. It's likely that Alex is just a scapegoat, I don't know what makes Alex want to be his scapegoat" Martin said.

"Martin you mean, there's someone more powerful than Alex?"ask Dianka.

"Yes, it looks like Alex is not being put to death and it's as if in public he's been put to death to find out who's the mastermind of the real illegal business. You could say Alex is now a protected witness" Martin said.

"Where is Alex Martin now?"ask Dianka.

"I don't know, I've seen him once but it was a long time ago, he was taken into a police car somewhere, I lost track of him" Martin said.

"Then who looks like Alex and confesses to Alex?"ask Dianka.

"It's probably William's plan, he's obsessed with you, and he'll do anything to get you back to him" Martin said.

"That's it" said Dianka.

"When you have to be careful with William, he will do anything to get you" Martin said.

"Yes you're right, Oya Martin if you've got any news about Alex, let me know" Dianka said.

"Okay" said Martin.

"Thank you for the information" Dianka said.

"Sama-sama" said Martin.

When he got out of the villa, he left the villa. He drives his car thinking about the information Martin gave him.

"If Alex is not the mastermind of the illegal business, then the change in Alex's attitude has to do with who is behind the illegal business. That's why when I got back from Alex's Killer Pay Training Center, I didn't even know him" Dianka said.

Dianka continued driving her car to her house.