But there was one thing that Daniel didn't take into mind.That they are not outnumbered, just outclassed in quality.It is proven by how all his men were lying lifelessly on the floor. Under Alexander’s feet.….…………………After threatening Aria not to go anywhere, he went downstairs and found Alexander Grissham on the first floor, sitting majesticly on an ordinary wooden chair. He leaned back with legs crossed gracefully. His eyes never left Daniel's face.Around him, his men who had been guarding this place, lying on the floor in strange positions. And he was sure that they were dead.He was sure that the situation outside was the same. But, He didn't hear anything. There were no loud noises or sounds of fighting going on. Did Alexander’s men also here? Or did he go in alone? Daniel thought.If so, then perfect. Besides, he didn't see Zia there among them. She seemed to have managed to escape.“Relax boss, our men are still on guard. He’s alone.” His men spoke into his earpiece. He smi
They reached the door and Zia led her towards the stairs. From there she could see him.Alexander…. From the moment she gained her memories back, she always missed him. Even until now, all she wanted to do was run into his arm. Her eyes brimming with tears when she finally saw him.Their eyes met. She smiled but then her smile dropped slowly when she realized something was off.Indifferent, cold eyes and flat expression are one thing for Alexander. But never did he see her with those uninterested eyes.Aria frowned. He didn't even seem excited to see her at all. What's wrong?Zia pulled one of her hands, they began to walk down the stairs that Aria now thought were too many. She winced. With every step she took, her lower abdomen hurt. She reflexively tightened her grip on the sharp glass she had hidden behind her.“Oh, there you go. The one you're looking for, isn't it?” Daniel asked Alex who was still watching Aria walk every step very slowly on the stairs. Her face looked uncomfort
Jasmine smiled widely, looking at Daniel and he looked at her with wide eyes, not believing that Jasmine had been lying to him all this time.Alexander stroked and squeezed Jasmine's hand that was hugging him, making her almost scream in pain.“I told you to wait in the car,” Alex said in his deep voice. His tone was as gentle as when he spoke to Aria.But only Jasmine knows that he is actually a devil in sheep's clothing. She was so scared and in great pain. But she still holds on, for the sake of her life, her mother’s and her father’s.“You took so long, babe.. Let’s get back to the car, you said you would have dinner with me outside.” She whined. Also gulped. She wanted so badly to pull her hand away from Alexander because of the excruciating pain in her broken bone. They hadn’t treated her wound at all and just left her like that.Alexander did indeed torture her on purpose.“Okay…” Alex nodded. He looked at Daniel and smirked. “Is there nothing else?” he provoked him while avoid
The room was spacious, despite the hospital equipment there, it was a pretty and bright one. Dominant with white and blue sky color, and expensive furniture, one could tell it was the special VVIP room.The bipping sound was loud since no other sound could be heard. It didn't bother Alexander at all. He even wished the sound would never stop.He looked down at the bandage on the back of his hand. It was at least to keep the needle marks there sterile but not to ease the pain, because he didn't feel it at all.He clenched his fists, trying to feel the pain right to the wound on his shoulder, but it was like he was numb. The pain was there but his body used to ignore it.For him, he could easily handle the pain. But not Aria…He lifted his head, looking at his wife who was still lying on the hospital bed that Alexander himself had made sure was comfortable. Her eyes were closed. Her face was still pale, although not as pale as before. His eyes shifted to her hands and chest which were f
This time, Aria was silent and Alexander was the one who spoke. Although sometimes there was a pause for a few seconds, Aria patiently waited for her husband to tell the story of his past and family. She understood that Alexander was not as fluent as she was when telling a story. It's just the way he is, Aria thought. Because Alex was a man with a few words and now tried to tell and explain to her about the wounds that he actually wanted to keep hidden forever.They were still in the VVIP room in the hospital. Aria had changed her clothes, she was wearing a short, peach skirt and a simple oversized shirt with the same color as her white shoes. She liked her outfit today and people wouldn't believe her if she said that Alex was the one who chose it for her.Meanwhile, her husband was wearing his signature black t-shirt and trousers. She sat sideways on Alex's thighs, and his husband's hand kept stroking hers. He looked troubled in the first minutes. He opened his mouth but then closed
With his head leaning on the couch, Alexander stared at the high ceiling. In his mind, he saw his mother's sunken face, she looked exhausted and weak. Even though on her body there were no more bruises and wounds like back then, but her weak and sad gaze made him worried. She was sick. And he had to take her away from there.He took a deep breath before continuing, “Those missions, all my work facing the dangerous and tricky situation made me stronger. One day I completed a dangerous mission and the reward was a big deal. After almost seven years I became a slave for my father and tried to get the old Grissham's recognition so that they would treat me and my mother well. I finally gave up. I returned with victory and hoped that my mother and I could go far away from that hell. Starting a new life, a normal one….”But Aria could already guess that what Alex had planned at that time did not go as expected. And she was hardly ready to hear the rest.“I came home after almost three weeks
Aria, Alexander, and Grandma sat at the dining table in the main dining room of the Grissham Mansion. Even though there were only the three of them, but the room was full of warmth. Alex's cold and intimidating aura was defeated by the warmth that Aria brought to the house. He is a man with an intimidating aura, his tall figure, and bulky, tatted body could make anyone scared. But when it comes to his wife, he could only obey her.Like right now. He had to be home in time because Aria had already cooked for dinner.Alexander certainly didn't want to miss out on his wife's cooking.“Here, eat it, I planted it, especially for your herbal medicine.” Grandma took a single, green leaf from a bowl that Aria had noticed since earlier. She was confused earlier because she didn’t cook that one. Aria immediately frowned when she recognized it.“Grandma….” She immediately complained.“It’s been boiled and given a little spice, it won’t be too bitter.”Aria doubted which papaya leaves were not bi
“I thought he was just…sick…” Aria whispered to her husband beside her. They had now arrived at a mental hospital in the city. Aria stared at the man sitting across them with frown eyebrows. He seemed to be sorting and checking imaginary documents in front of him.“Hmm… this is okay, it could be our project for next year…” He muttered seriously, opening the invisible pages in his hands.“This is also good, but it needs improvement. I also need to know how much the budget is…” He continued, still with a serious expression.Giovanni sat like he was working like usual, wearing a patient's uniform and a pair of toy glasses that a nurse had given him. He asked her for a pair of glasses and said he couldn't work without them.Apparently, Giovanni thought the nurse was his personal assistant.“Sir, Madam, he is not communicative. He will continue to be like this until it is his time to sleep,” said a nurse who accompanied them in the visiting room.Aria looks at Giovanni Wellbert, the former