The Ugly Wife's
Elisha

Asyifa rushed towards Zidan's room, to tell him what information she had just learned about Eden from Elina who was a self-styled nurse.

Without the excuses he usually always said when he wanted to enter the room Zidan, or even a knock on the door, Ashifa immediately barged in.

That made Zidan, who was now behind his desk with a stack of files being signed by him, immediately shift his focus towards the door.

The man's gaze instantly turned confused and also worried, when he saw something unusual on Asyifa's facial expression. Zidan quickly got up from his seat, and also walked towards Ashifa.

"Hey, what's wrong? Why is your face like that? I was just about to come to your room to take lunch together, after signing another document" Zidan said, tucking a hair belonging to Asyifa, into the woman's ear.

"It's not about lunch that I came to your room for. But what I'm aiming for is Eden"

"About Eden? Not that this morning I told you, if until this very second, be it the authorities or even Raka and Adam, have not been able to find a single clue about his whereabouts. I know you're very worried about Eden, but I beg you to be a little more patient. I promise, I'll try my best to find him"

"Not, not about the progress of the authorities or even from Raka and Adam that I want to discuss. But about an unexpected event that just happened to me, a few minutes ago!"

"Genesis? What's the matter you're talking about, honey? Try to sit down first, and explain to me" Zidan led Asyifa to the sofa in her room.

"You certainly wouldn't have thought who had so boldly called me when I was in my room alone"

"Who?"

"The kidnapper Eden called me, Zidan! That woman bravely called me a few minutes ago!" asyifa replied, looking annoyed.

"Eden Kidnapper? You mean, that rowdy nurse who called you?"

"Yes, he!"

"What did he tell you? Has he said anything rude or threatened you?" ask Zidan to worry.

"No Zidan, no. He didn't say anything rude to me, or threatened me. But instead, he wanted to return Eden to me by disguising himself as someone else"

"Personating someone else? How could he dare to do that? Try to explain in more detail to me, Asyifa" pinta Zidan increasingly curious.

Hearing Zidan's request, Asyifa immediately recounted what Elina had said when she called Ashifa and when she pretended to be someone else.

But unfortunately, all his plans were dismantled by Asyifa with ease, because there is an explanation Elina that sounds unreasonable to Asyifa.

And all that could happen, because Elina decided to call Asyifa when she was in anxiety and also panic due to Eden's condition that unexpectedly became unstable.

"He told you that his sister was one of the victims who had been killed by Eden and also his mother? Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?"

"No, I'm sure that's what he told me before he cut the phone off"

"It turns out to be true my guess, if the woman is someone known by Eden and is indeed holding a personal grudge against him" Zidan murmured softly.

"But if he was one of Eden's acquaintances, why did when the woman appeared before him, Eden didn't even recognize him at all? He should have recognized the woman as the older sister of one of the children who was the victim of a murder committed by his mother"

"Have you forgotten what I told you? That Eden had recognized the figure of the woman when she first met. But somehow he pretended not to recognize her, and also made introductions like the one he had just met"

Suddenly a most absurd possibility arose in the mind of Asyifa, about why Eden did all that.

But the woman immediately brushed him off quickly, as if she did not want to believe Eden would be reckless to do so. After all that Asyifa, and also Zidan did for her sake.

"I think Eden actually already knew who the real identity of the woman was, and also knew what it meant to meet Eden in the orphanage. But Eden deliberately did not show it all in front of us, so that we do not put suspicion on the woman" said Zidan, guessing.

Suddenly Ashifa became surprised when she heard what Zidan said. Because of that assumption also that had crossed the mind of Asyifa.

But the woman did not want to believe it, because she was very sure, that Eden still wanted to live a long life and definitely would not make all the effort done by her and Zidan in healing the man, he said, it becomes futile in the end.

"I think you misunderstood Zidan. Where Eden might let himself who had just come out of the underworld, go back in there only because a woman who was the sister of one of the victims dared to come to him. That's not a mask of reason at all for me" Asyifa argued confidently.

"But to me it makes perfect sense Asyifa. Did you forget how sad and hopeless Eden was when she was expelled from the hospital? He even felt that he deserved such treatment"

"This time is different Zidan. This was not just a regular expulsion like the one carried out by the hospital, but it could have been a terrible revenge. How could he have the heart to do all that, how could he ignore all the effort we put in to keep him alive!" assyifa said sobbing.

"Calm Asyifa. We must be able to understand the position of Eden that is always going wrong, and what it feels. He must have felt that he deserved revenge for what he did in the past"

"But it was all his mother's fault and not Eden's fault. Eden was also one of the victims of that crazy woman!"

"I know Asyifa, I know. But what is more important now is to find Eden, not to blame what has happened. You certainly understand what I mean, don't you? So please calm down, dear" persuaded Zidan, bringing Asyifa into his arms.

Asyifa who was still feeling upset, finally spilled all the frustration through tears that spilled behind the warm embrace of her fiance.

*****

Zidan's car entered the parking lot in front of the police station, and the man immediately went down along with Ashifa to enter the office.

Well, Zidan and Ashifa came to be able to tell directly about the information that Ashifa had just known.

A police chief in charge of handling the murder case that has been committed by Eden's mother, has been waiting for both.

Because before coming, Zidan had already called the police to inform him that he would come soon.

"Welcome Mr. Zidan, Ashifa's mother. Let's just talk in my room" said the policeman kindly, while greeting Zidan and Asyifa in turn.

Both of them also stepped following the police into the police chief's room to be able to speak more freely, because indeed the outside situation was full of the noise of the crowd.

"So, what can I help you do for Mr. Zidan and also Ashifa? Of course, Mr. Zidan and Asyifa's mother had a definite purpose when they came here"

"Sure sir, we both came because we have something to talk about"

"Please Mr. Zidan, I'm ready to listen to whatever it is. And also be ready to help if it can help"

"If I may ask, what time all the bodies of the victims of the murder by the owner of the parlour have been found, there are even some of the victims who still have relatives or families, he said, who came to see their bodies?" ask Zidan curiously.

"Family dad? It seems like there were several parties contacted by my subordinates to report the shocking case. Asking Mr. Zidan, does it have anything to do with the current disappearance of Mr. Eden?"

"You could say so sir. The man who had kidnapped Eden until now, a few hours ago just called Asyifa. And from their talk, Ashifa can find out the identity of the perpetrator who turned out to be the brother of one of the children who became a murder victim"

"A big sister huh? Is it true it was the same person as the young girl back then?" muttered the police officer slowly.

But the murmur can still be heard by Zidan and Asyifa. The two immediately threw curious gazes at each other with what the police officer said.

"Is there someone you are thinking about right now? You see, it was like Zidan and I heard you remember someone's figure"

"Yes right. There is a young girl whose stature and age look the same as Ashifa's mother, who once came here to ask for the truth of the case that happened in the orphanage. When it was said that it was all true, he then cried for a long time until he fell unconscious"

"I don't remember exactly, because he was talking to my subordinates back then. But from what I remember before she cried and fell unconscious, the woman had time to confirm whether her family was also the victim, by showing a photo"

"the photo? Is that still in the office, sir? Can Asyifa and I take a look?"

"The photo was brought back Mr. Zidan. But no need to worry, because the photos of the victims are still neatly stored in the file cabinet in this office, so we just match it with the photos seen by my subordinates at that time" the police said.

"Truely said father. Then, I beg her for help on that"

"Good Mr. Zidan"

The police chief also took the phone handle on his desk and immediately contacted other parts to find the subordinates intended by him.

Not long after, a knock on the door of the room was heard, and the figure of a woman in uniform came in with a confused face.

Politely, he nodded towards Asyifa and Zidan, and did not forget to salute the superior. In the woman's hand, there is a brown map that Zidan can guess, as a map containing photos of all the victims.

"Include me, this is my subordinate Sela who was in charge of talking to the woman who was telling me. Mr. Zidan and Asyifa's mother, can directly ask him"

"Thank you sir"

"Together with Asyifa"

"Sorry Mira, you must be surprised and confused because it was called by your boss suddenly like this. But there's something I and my fiancee have to make sure of, and it needs your help. Do you mind?"

"Ah, of course not ma'am. Asyifa's mother can ask me for as much help as you need, and I will definitely try to help" Sela replied kindly.

"Look, is it true that you saw a picture of a woman my age who came here to find out that her family was one of the victims of a murder in the home?"

"What is the woman that Ashifa's mother meant, the woman who also had a chance to cry until fainting in our office?"

"Sela, that woman"

"In that case, it is true that I was in charge of serving him at that time, and also helped him confirm the photo of his sister as one of the victims"

"Sister?" ask Asyifa and Zidan simultaneously.

"Yes sir, ma'am. At that time the photo shown by him was a photo of a little boy who he called his sister. Even while crying, he also kept shouting the name of his sister"

"Can you liken the photo you saw at the time, to the photos of the victim in the brown map you brought?" pinta Zidan's.

"Of course you can sir"

Sela began to open the map page containing photos of the victim slowly, and began to pay attention to it carefully one by one.

Until arriving at the last page, but Sela still can not find the same photo with the one in her memory. It was as if someone had deliberately taken the photo out of there.

To be sure, Sela returned to the initial page of the map and began to try to calculate the photos of the victims, to match the number of victims known to him.

And sure enough, the results are not the same because it turns out that the photos in the map have been reduced to one photo.

"What's Sela? Is there something wrong, have you managed to find a photo of a child whose face is the same as the photo brought by the woman at that time?"

"There is no ma'am. The child's photo is not in this map, how many times I searched, still can not find the same photo of the child's face"

"What does that mean? So, you've misinformed that woman, that her sister is also one of the victims?" ask Asyifa in panic.

"I did not misinform the woman, Ms. Asyifa. But the kid's picture wasn't on the map, because someone took it from here"

"fetched it? Who?"

"On that, I don't know who did it either. But I'll try to ask those in charge of guarding this map"

At that instant, the hope that had once appeared in the hearts of Asyifa and Zidan, dimmed at that moment.

Finally the search for the two must return to find a dead end point. I don't know this time what they can do to find another clue.

With a sad look, Ashifa looked at the departure of Sela who walked out of the room to ask where the photo went to the party in charge of guarding the map.

"It seems that the search for Mr. Zidan and also Asyifa's mother did not go well, because of the negligence committed by my subordinates. I'm really sorry and sorry for that" the police chief said, as if realizing the disappointment that Ashifa and Zidan were feeling.

"It's okay sir. I and Asyifa also can not force the subordinates of the father to always be able to work well, because everyone must have made mistakes in his life" replied Zidan trying to understand.

"Thank you, Mr. Zidan. But I promise you, I'll try to find a picture of the boy and give it to Mr. Zidan and Asyifa's mother"

"Okay sir, we both ask for his help and cooperation from the father. We'd better go home now, and wait for the good news from you"

"Surely mr. Zidan. I'll definitely tell you when I find it"

"Thank you sir. Excuse me"

"Yes, please"

Inevitably, Ashifa followed Zidan out of the police chief's room, and headed towards the parking lot where Zidan's car was.

But when the two had prepared to enter, a shouting voice came from behind, making their intentions have to pause for a moment.

And it turned out that it was a scream coming from the figure of Sela, who was now running fast towards the two people.

"Came? What was? Why are you running around like you're being chased by someone?" ask Asyifa worriedly.

"A, I, I've been"

"Return your breath before Sela speaks. You might even have trouble breathing later" Zidan said anxiously, looking at the woman's behavior.

But Sela, who seemed to not want to obey the words of Zidan and Asyifa, immediately shook her head firmly.

"I remember! I__, I already remember the name of the child,__ which the woman called when crying here"

"really? What's her name Sela?"

"Elisha. The boy's name is Elisha, Miss Asyifa!"

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