Alana felt slightly uncomfortable under the gaze of the people now focused on her, as she was being attended to by a doctor who was applying a bandage to her head."I will give you some pain relievers and vitamins," the doctor said, glancing at Leo."Alright, doc. Thank you," Leo said. After that, the doctor tidied up his equipment and excused himself to leave, escorted by one of the waiters, leaving only Alana, Leo, Miranda, and Selena in the room.Selena and Miranda looked at Alana with furrowed brows, while Leo stared at her with a sharp gaze, making Alana wonder if her heroic act was a mistake."Aunt, can I talk to Alana alone?" Leo said, without taking his eyes off his wife. However, Miranda did not respond to Leo's request, they still looked at Alana with displeasure, and Leo startled Miranda again."Aunt," Leo exclaimed."Yes," Miranda replied."I want to talk to Alana alone," Leo said again, making Miranda finally nod and lead Selena out of the room. Somehow, after Miranda and
Leo continued to gently stroke Alana's head while she slept soundly in his embrace. For some reason, Leo found it hard to close his eyes. The image of Alana saving him still filled his mind. Leo sighed deeply several times, unsure of what he would feel if something bad happened to his wife.Leo then lowered his face slightly and looked at Alana, who peacefully had her eyes closed. He gently caressed Alana's cheek, which still felt cold. How could this petite woman in his arms have such great courage, as she did a few hours ago when she crashed her own car just to save him? Leo began to think that the incident he experienced was not merely a technical error. There must have been something behind the car Alana was driving, just like Alana's thoughts before. This reminded Leo of the accident several years ago that left his leg unable to move. The situation was almost the same: Leo couldn't control his car, but the difference was that no one helped him, causing his car to fall into a ravi
Alana pushed Leo into the living room when Reno came to visit her and found Leo already waiting."You didn't have to accompany me. I can manage on my own. You must still feel a bit uncomfortable with the injury on your head," Leo said, causing Alana to shake her head immediately."It's okay, I'm fine," Alana replied, though she was only curious about Reno's visit to the house, and she didn't want to miss the chance to eavesdrop on their conversation."Uncle," Leo greeted when they reached their living room, catching Reno, who seemed to be chatting with Selena, turning around."This is quite surprising," Reno remarked when Leo sat opposite him, and Alana sat right next to Leo."Uncle, I hope nothing bad will happen when we have our dinner meeting," Reno said, prompting Leo to nod in agreement."Yes, disasters are unpredictable," Leo said, making Reno also nod in agreement. After Reno glanced at Alana, still wrapped in bandages, Leo seemed to realize."Fortunately, Alana saved me at tha
Leo handed over the earring the detective had found to Alana, causing her to accept it with trembling hands. Even Alana didn't dare to just respond to Leo's difficult-to-interpret gaze when he looked at her.They were now in their room, alone together. After the detective presented all the evidence, Leo only thanked him and instructed everyone in the living room to leave. They then brought Alana to speak privately."Do you want to explain something?" Leo asked in his cold tone, prompting Alana to finally muster the courage to look at her husband's face."What kind of explanation do you want to hear from me?" Alana asked, trying to normalize her voice to avoid sounding shaky to Leo."Why was there an earring inside my car engine?" Leo asked, making Alana pause for a moment."I don't know. I did lose my earring, and you know that, but I didn't lose it in your car," Alana replied with conviction."So, you think someone stole your earring and deliberately placed it in my car?" Leo guessed
Leo and Alana returned to their room with a thousand questions swirling in their minds. Leo, ready to lay his body on the bed, while Alana still stared at the large mirror in front of her with a vacant gaze."He could be the one who sabotaged Leo's car," Alana thought. Then she shook her head. It couldn't be Indra; she was the one driving the car, Alana thought."Alana," Leo called out, making Alana slightly startled as she turned to look at Leo, who was staring at her with raised eyebrows."Yes?" Alana replied."Are you daydreaming?" Leo asked, making Alana shake her head."Yes, you were. I called you several times, and you didn't respond," Leo said, making Alana blink several times."Really?" Alana asked, making Leo sigh deeply."Come here, why were you staring at that large mirror for so long?" Leo said, making Alana immediately smile broadly and run towards Leo, then lay down right beside her husband."What were you thinking about?" Leo asked when Alana was in his embrace."I was
Leo hugged Alana tightly, trying to lull his trembling wife back to sleep in his embrace. Leo was sure Alana must have had a very bad dream, causing her face to pale and her body to tremble intensely when she suddenly screamed in her sleep. Leo didn't ask too many questions because he didn't want to make Alana feel more uncomfortable. So, all Leo could do right now was to provide comfort to Alana while gently stroking her back.Leo kissed the top of Alana's head once, hoping that his wife could go back to sleep peacefully. Leo's efforts paid off when he felt Alana's steady breath, causing Leo to slightly lower his face and see Alana's pale face, now looking calm. Leo then shifted his gaze to the clock on the nightstand, which showed it was two in the early morning, prompting Leo to force his eyes shut again because the sunrise was still a long way off. Fortunately, Leo didn't have much difficulty closing his eyes again as before, perhaps because Alana was close to him, making it easy
Alana stared at Indra, who was now bowing his head in front of her."What do you mean by your apology?" Alana asked, making Indra finally look up at her."Because I couldn't be honest in front of Mr. Leo," Indra answered, furrowing Alana's brow even more."So what do you mean? Explain from the beginning. I don't like it when you beat around the bush like this," Alana said again, making Indra finally look around them, making sure no one else could hear their conversation."I did everything. I am responsible for the accident that happened to you and Mr. Leo," Indra said, making Alana widen her eyes in disbelief, staring at the private driver whom Leo trusted so much. Alana then walked closer to look into Indra's eyes, searching for lies in his gaze."Didn't you hear me? Explain from the beginning," Alana said again, with an intimidating tone. Alana wouldn't let the culprit go this time because they had tried to take her husband's life and indirectly endangered hers too."I was instructe
After Alana left, Leo returned to his office. However, not to stare at his laptop screen or tidy up the piles of files on his desk. Leo immediately grabbed his phone and called Pedro, who was currently at his own office."Are you busy?" Leo asked as soon as the call connected."Yes, I am the busiest secretary in the world, because my boss always arbitrarily dumps all his tasks onto this unfortunate secretary," Pedro replied with a tired tone, causing Leo to just display his flat expression without intending to respond."In that case, leave your busyness at the office for a moment and come here," Leo said, making Pedro respond excessively on the other end, causing Leo to move his phone away from his ear due to Pedro's shouting that hurt his hearing."What?" Pedro exclaimed, making Leo sigh in annoyance."You're telling me to leave all my tasks at the office and come to your house. I might be happy if you told me to forget all these tasks and be replaced to meet you," Pedro replied."I'