Zavier's men immediately moved according to his instructions. Zavier knew that Bram would not be easy to track down-he was slippery, smart, and very good at covering his tracks. But Zavier had an extensive network, and he would use all his resources to find the man.
As the team prepared, Zavier sat in silence for a moment, trying to control his explosive anger. He stared up at the sky, his mind filled with images of Nayla. She must have been going through hell all this time, and he wasn't there to protect her. A feeling of guilt snuck up on him, but anger was bigger than that. Bram had to pay for all of this-every betrayal, every lie.
Once the team was ready, Zavier ordered them to comb the area of Bram's house. Bram's car was parked in front of the mansion's courtyard.
They were going to start at Bram's house, but Zavier knew Bram would have beefed up his security. He couldn't rely on speed alone, he needed a good plan.
As expected, Bram's mansion was su
The sun stung and morning greeted Nayla from her deep sleep. She was so confused by her current state.Her head felt heavy and her whole body felt crushed. When she opened her eyes, she was surprised to find a man's hand on her stomach.Nayla was shocked to find a strange man beside the bed and their bodies were bare.“Aarghh! Who are you?” asked Nayla frantically while pulling the blanket to cover herself.Bram squirmed and smiled softly, “We were just making out last night and you forgot about me so quickly?”Nayla held her head which still felt heavy. She had even forgotten her own name.“Me, who am I? Ahh, how did I end up here?”“Nadia...” Bram pulled Nayla into a hug. Although Nayla tried to resist, but the strength of the man she definitely could not defeat.“You are my wife and last night was our first night. You and I were very drunk, but don't tell me you forgot ev
Zavier stared into the distance from his glass window with a sad face. Apart from failing to get Nayla back, he also had to pay some fees for damaging property and making accusations without evidence.Meanwhile, Doctor Bram came out of the operating room exhausted and claimed that his house was broken into by Mr. Zavier Abraham while he was struggling to save the life of the patient he was operating on, thus tarnishing Abraham's name.Abraham's stock began to plummet and the angriest of all was Sefia along with Kayla.Kayla immediately contacted Zavier through her cell phone. When the call was connected, Kayla immediately said in a high tone, “what have you done. Why so stupid?” Kayla was beside Cahyo. The man had served her repeatedly to the point of exhaustion.“Zavier! Answer your mother!” Kayla exclaimed through her cell phone. However, Zavier grunted and only replied briefly.“Don't ever feel like you're my mom! Y
Little Joen smiled and wrapped his arms firmly around Zavier, showing him great love. Even though the boy was not very good with words, Zavier could feel the immense love from his little angel.“By the way, Papa Puzzle, there's one more...”“Hmm, what is it, dear?”“Joen saw on the television earlier, there was a story... a family and a story... of love, they met and got together. Is Papa Puzzle and Mama like that too?” Joen linked his two forefingers with sparkling eyes.Zavier frowned, considering what movie this kid had seen. “What do you mean?”“That, Papa... met and got married?”“Ohh, of course. Papa and Mama got married.”Little Joen shifted his butt sitting on Zavier's lap. “Story!” He said enthusiastically.Zavier's eyes stared blankly ahead, there was a pain that could not be hidden behind the small smile he tried to carve for the litt
The young servant paused for a moment, seemingly unsure of Nayla's question. “Mr... Mr. Bram, ma'am,” he replied slowly, his voice trembling slightly. “He's been looking after you all this time.”Nayla closed her eyes, trying to make sense of the situation, but her mind remained foggy. “Bram? Who is he? I don't... don't remember who he is,” she muttered in a confused tone.“You didn't answer my question. What's my name? Do you know?”The young maid looked down, uncomfortable with Nayla's confusion. “Madam... your name is Nadia. Nadia Anderson. And you are Mr. Bram's wife.”“You were just married last week and someone caused Madame to have an accident,” the little maid said with her head bowed.Nayla's eyes widened, a mixed feeling of confusion and fear coming over her. “Wife? An accident? But I don't remember anything... how can I be his wife?”“Who is
The maid seemed hesitant to answer, but before she could elaborate, the door to the room opened slowly. In the doorway stood Bram, his face worried yet calm.“Nadia,” Bram called in a deep, yet gentle voice. “You're awake, darling. How are you feeling?”Bram walked over with steady steps, his eyes thoughtful as he approached the bed where Nayla lay. Wordlessly, he leaned down and planted a soft kiss on the forehead of the woman he claimed as his wife, as if it was his way of calming Nayla's troubled mind. The touch felt cold and unfamiliar to Nayla, who was still struggling to remember who the man before her was.“Didn't you say this gentleman would be home by six?” Nayla glanced at the waitress who was beginning to feel awkward and at fault. The little girl stepped back with her head bowed.“Glad to see you're awake, dear,” Bram said in a low voice. He then turned to the young waitress who was still standin
Silence fell over the room again. Bram tried to smile, although his smile looked stiff. He crouched with one foot next to Nayla. “The important thing is that you're safe now. That's all that matters. We can build everything back, together.”“You will remember everything, sooner or later. My love for you will restore everything, Nadia.”Nayla gave a small nod and continued her meal as Bram stepped back into his chair.However, those words could not penetrate the confusion in Nayla's heart. Every movement at the table felt mechanical, devoid of any real emotion. Every mouthful was hollow, as if there was no taste other than the feeling of being trapped in ignorance.Of course the dinner passed in unspoken tension, with Nayla still immersed in her self-discovery, while Bram tried to endure the silence while considering and doubting whether the medicine he had given her was enough to make her forget her memory.“Bram, am I
They walked into a room at the end of the house and by the time Bram turned the door knob. Nayla's eyes rounded perfectly.There were various paintings there and there was also a large blank canvas, brushes, and some oil paints. She set them up deftly by the window overlooking the garden, making sure there was enough light to paint in.“These are all yours, Nadia. And this... is your most amazing work,” said Bram as he showed a beautiful, abstract painting.“This?” asked Nayla. Her voice was barely audible.Bram gave a small nod and pushed Nayla into a chair with the canvas standing in front of her.“Here are your tools,” he said flatly, as he stepped to the side, giving her space.Nayla sat in front of the blank canvas with a blank stare, feeling a subtle tremble in her hands as she stroked the blank canvas.Carefully, she took the brush in her hand. The first touch of the brush on her fingers felt
Nayla quickly ran to her room and threw herself onto the bed. Covered her hot face with a pillow and snuggled into the blanket.Crying without understanding why she was crying. Something was missing from her, but she didn't know what it was. She just felt broken and strange in the place she was in right now, yet unable to explain anything.She missed someone or something, but she didn't know what it was. It was a feeling that shook him so badly that he cried until he wailed in his room.Bram could only stand at the door with the same heartbreak. His hands were shaking violently. He wanted so badly to turn the door knob and rush in to hug Nayla, but he knew that it would only make her even more depressed.Bram closed his eyes and held his own hands, took a deep breath and decided to stand at the door until the sound of Nayla's crying subsided.***Sefia lay on the patient bed with her face almost completely wrapped in bandages, her feelings w
“What's wrong? Is Madame sick?”Nayla shook her head and pushed Sara's body so that they both entered Sara's room.Sara felt very confused at the panic her mistress was experiencing.“What's wrong?” she repeated.“Doctor Bram, he wants tonight...”Sara tilted her head and gave him an equally confused look of not understanding.“Wants what?”“He wants me, tonight. I'm so scared...” Nayla said as she hugged Sara with a body that began to tremble.Sara could finally understand, but she also didn't know how to avoid all this.Suddenly Nayla raised her head and traced the curves of Sara's body which was almost as tall as she was.“Sara,” Nayla called with both eyes glazed over.“Yes,
“She's taller than Mrs. Nadia!” she exclaimed involuntarily.Once again, the gazes of several passengers immediately turned to her.“Aah, sorry. Dream again. Nightmare!” she exclaimed trying to overcome the awkwardness.“So hurry up and sleep at night and don't always play on your cell phone!” said one of the passengers with a little annoyance. It seemed like he was also trying to sleep on the rather boring journey.Sara pursed her lips, responding to the unnecessary comment.But, the pieces of the puzzle kept spinning in her head throughout the trip, making Sara even more convinced that she had to dig deeper to find the truth.Sara spoke her mind in her heart. “The only person I can trust right now is Joen!”“Mrs. Nayla and Mr. Zavier over there might be involved in some kind of crime
Sefia smiled with relief. “Thank you, Sara. I think I really need to tidy myself up first.”Sefia felt that Zavier would be disgusted if he saw her that dirty. So she quickly took off her apron and went to her room to take a shower. She always tried to look beautiful and elegant as the wife of Mr. Zavier Abraham.Sara brought a plate of cookies and knocked on the door of Zavier's study. After gaining entry, she found Zavier sitting in front of his desk, seemingly immersed in his work.“Ah, the cake is done!” Zavier smiled widely upon seeing Sara carrying a plate.“I'm delivering this cake for tasting. It's a special roll,” Sara said as she placed the plate on the table. Zavier took a piece and started tasting.“Hmm, this is amazing!” he said, praising the flavor of the cake. “You guys really made it.”
“Looking at the apple pie, I forgot where I put it, I had half of it, then I put it in, ouch... Did Joen take it earlier?”Sara took a heavy breath and let it out before standing up and leading Nayla into the bathroom.“Madam, no one came in here and I saw for myself that Madam's food is gone. Let's take a bath, I'll help you.”Sara undressed her mistress one by one, much to her surprise she saw several reddish marks on Nayla's front, indicating Doctor Bram may have been rough and abusive to her.“Be patient, ma'am. I will help you find information as quickly as possible and get you out of this hell,” he said as he led Nayla into the bathtub filled with warm water and aromatherapy soap.Her eyes glazed over at the thought of this beautiful woman being a mere stuffed toy to entertain the maniacal doctor.While Nayla played w
An hour later, Sara arrived at the bus station, and she had to take a motorcycle taxi to get to Bram's house.Sara arrived home and the atmosphere of the big house was still as quiet as ever.When Sara opened the door to the room in the corner of the house where Nayla lived, the atmosphere was strange. The light from the wind-deceived curtains made everything look faint without the light of the room lamp. She immediately saw Nayla, lying on the bed with a pale face. The dinner plate next to her was still full, untouched.Sara immediately sensed something was wrong. “Mrs. Nadia?” she called softly, trying not to make a scene, but her heart was already full of anxiety.Nayla's eyes slowly opened, and the moment she saw Sara, her body suddenly shook. Without waiting any longer, Nayla ran to her, hugging her tightly as if she didn't want to let go. Sara returned the hug, trying to calm Nayla
Nayla sobbed, still in a state of confusion, and Bram felt his heart break at the sight of his wife. “I'm sorry, Nadia” he said softly, but his guilt was still burning.He wanted to give her a kiss, but once again Nayla immediately looked the other way.Seeing that, Bram tightened his jaw once again. His own body was already wet and he felt cold.After finishing wiping Nayla's body dry. Bram picked her up again and carried her to the bed. While Nayla was still shocked and confused, she could not fully understand the situation that was unfolding.Once on the bed, Bram laid Nayla down gently, but the anger and frustration building up kept her from thinking clearly.Without warning, he lowered his head and kissed Nayla forcefully. The act left Nayla shocked and feeling trapped, helpless.“Bram, please, don't!” Nayla shouted, trying to get
However, Nayla just stared at her blankly, not understanding what was being asked.“No, I don't want to,” she replied softly, but with clear refusal. She felt trapped in a body she didn't fully recognize, and Bram's commands felt increasingly oppressive.“I'm a painter and look, is it pretty?”Bram looked down at the canvas that contained only rough scribbles. It was no good at all and he knew full well that being a painter was his sentence, Nayla had absolutely no talent in painting anything!Anger began to simmer inside Bram. He felt as if he was facing a wall that he couldn't break through. “Nadia, this is not the time to refuse. You need to take care of your hygiene and health! You are so dirty!” his voice began to rise.Nayla, already in a fragile mental state, began to feel depressed. Tears welled up in her eyes as she tried to avoid her
She finally found Zavier's office. Once inside, she cast her eyes around, looking for any documents or clues that could give her a clearer picture of what was really going on.Sara opened Zavier's drawer carefully and found some surprising documents.“What are these?”Among them, there was a signed divorce document, indicating that Zavier and Sefia's relationship might not be as strong as she thought. However, the most shocking was Nayla's contract marriage document, which stated that Zavier was in a coma.Not understanding, Sara continued her search.Moments later, Sara found a photo album in the corner of a drawer. Quickly, she opened it and saw photos of Zavier with someone who looked a lot like his mistress, Nadia.There was also a photo of another woman who was no less beautiful, but Sara didn't recognize her, Sara questioned herself about th
The long-awaited day finally arrived for Sara and Joen. An unplanned coincidence was that Sefia and Zavier had to attend a business meeting out of town for a few days.This was certainly a golden opportunity for Sara to realize her plans without any obstacles from Joen's family.Sefia wouldn't be around to interfere or suspect anything, especially since it was Fernando who meticulously organized everything.Fernando, who had noticed the strangeness in Joen and Sara's relationship, had started to notice the movements of the strange woman who seemed eager to get close to Joen with just a few baking recipes.However, Fernando chose not to mention it, especially since Joen seemed happy and unsuspecting of anything.Sara had prepared well, arriving on time to Joen's house, bringing some extra ingredients for the apple pie they were going to make together, and had also copied some othe