Shanon still lay weakly, Mia and Tomi were already in the waiting room. The doctor still couldn't allow them to visit because they weren't family members."How's the director?" Mia asked as Darren finally emerged from the inpatient room. "She's recovering, although she's still unconscious," he said softly. His eyes looked weary, very different from when they met before this tragic incident occurred."Mia, tell me anything I might have missed," Darren asked for clues. He would soon get Ian and Miriam arrested, but Darren wanted to uncover the truth that had been hidden all this time."Ian and Miriam have been playing both of you. We only found out after catching Alice," Mia said, with Tomi nodding in agreement."Their internal lackeys are being interrogated by investigators. We've reported Ian and Miriam, but it seems they've already fled, Sir," Tomi sighed. It seemed their actions were too late. Somehow, Ian and Miriam had managed to escape so quickly."So, what did they take?""For n
Crash! "How could you, Seno!" Lara never expected that marriage would only bring pain to her heart. After she and her driver broke into the director's room—which was said to be having an important meeting—they were immediately presented with the disgusting sight of her half-naked husband. He was there, cheating, with his secretary, Olivia. Initially, they were forbidden to enter. However, Lara insisted, and ordered her driver to follow her. Sure enough, her husband's room was locked. Lara instructed the big man to break it down and ... her suspicion was confirmed. She had long had a bad feeling ever since her husband opened a new business that boosted their economic situation. Seno, who used to be just an employee, had now become a big boss. Everything changed for the better, but not his behavior. Seno came home less frequently and often got angry when Lara asked where he had been and why he didn't come home. He said there was a lot of work. Isn't this what you wanted? he said.
The yellowing dusk bestowed a natural beauty that should have been enjoyed, but not by Lara. Olivia's sudden appearance, after the confrontation she had, was the biggest insult to her. "That woman! How dare she!" Lara slumped weakly after the series of events she experienced felt like shaking her world. Suddenly, her stomach felt painful, her muscles tensed again. Yet, she had just promised the doctor to take care of this nearly 6-month-old pregnancy well, after almost experiencing a miscarriage before. Seno hadn't come home for several days, claiming overtime, over and over again. Now she knew why there were some properties held in his name, secretly. Did Seno buy Olivia an apartment or a house? Imagining that, her head started to ache. How dare they play with fire behind her back! "Madam!" Bi Yani called out, Lara could hear her voice faintly. But, she was still struggling to breathe. Seno's drastic increase in wealth prevented her from interrogating him like at the beginning of
The ambulance arrived promptly with its sirens blaring. Bi Yani panicked as she opened the door and showed them the sofa where Ms. Lara was lying. "Move the patient!" one of the paramedics shouted to his colleague. Bi Yani cried and felt anxious, fearing that Ms. Lara might miscarry. "Ma'am, come with us, okay?" one of the paramedics said, and she nodded. They immediately headed to the hospital, which was not far from Ms. Lara's residence. There, Ms. Lara was already awaited by the attending doctors. *** "Where's the operating room?" "Down the second hallway, follow me!" A nurse quickly led the medical team to the operating room. Their footsteps echoed alternately, creating a tense atmosphere in the hallway. "Be careful!" The hospital nurse and the medical team on duty pushed the stretcher at a controlled speed. They looked calm even though their steps were heavy, moving with the precision of cavalry on a battlefield. The nurse and medical team made their way through the quiet
Andre never imagined that the patient on the operating table was Lara."Doctor, I ho-hope... my baby survives," she said with a trembling voice.Andre was stunned. What had happened to her? And the baby... Lara was already married?"Doctor!""Ah!"For a moment, Andre froze, unable to act. Childhood memories of Lara Selene, his long-lost friend, flooded his mind. How had they ended up meeting again in such a tragic situation?"Surgery, begin."He quickly returned to his main task. The skilled medical team assisted him in starting the critical rescue procedure. They began the surgery, which could last for hours, with tension palpable in the room.The operating room was filled with the sounds of medical equipment, blinding surgical lights, and the fast movements of the surgical team. Lara's life and that of her unborn child were at stake. Andre struggled to grasp the reality that Lara was pregnant."Now, we need to stop this bleeding. Suction, please," he commanded the surgical assistant
"Excuse me..." "Yes, nurse! How did it go?" Bi Yani asked anxiously as a nurse emerged from the operating room. The emergency lights had dimmed, signaling the end of the surgery. "Thank goodness. The patient and her baby are safe, ma'am. Don't worry. The patient is recovering," the nurse explained with a reassuring smile. "Thank goodness. Thank you, Nurse!" Bi Yani replied with immense relief. Her prayers seemed to have been answered. "You're welcome." The nurse, after inquiring about her relationship with Mrs. Lara, assumed Bi Yani was the patient's mother. Bi Yani simply replied that she was Lara's assistant, though the nurse remarked on her familial concern. "We are indeed family," Bi Yani said. The nurse smiled and waved before leaving. Bi Yani returned to the waiting chair, tears of joy streaming down her face. "Mrs. Lara, thank goodness..." she whispered, kissing the hospital floor in gratitude. Her employer's safety had been her top priority. She couldn't bear the thoug
In the aftermath of a lengthy surgery, the boundary between reality and fantasy blurred for Lara. Encountering Olivia again reignited a deep-seated hatred, prompting a journey back to her college days. Nearly a dozen years prior, Lara's relocation to Triguna Campus in Jakarta marked a significant shift after living with her aunt in Surabaya. Orphaned at a young age, Lara struggled to adapt, her unique appearance drawing both praise and bullying. Despite being labeled beautiful, Lara saw herself as average, her mixed heritage making her an outsider. The bullying intensified, leading to a traumatic incident that resulted in her uncle transferring her to a new school.***"Lara, please join the Campus Queen contest, will you?" the class representative invited Lara at that time. "Campus Queen?" Lara asked, her curiosity piqued. "Yes, beautiful girls like you will be competing to become the most beautiful student on campus," the representative explained. "Um, no thanks. I'm not interes
Seno—Lara's husband—smiled as he welcomed her threat. What was wrong with him? "Of course, Dear. Don't divorce me. I don't want to separate from you either," Seno said, caressing Lara's face gently. His reaction seemed strange. Lara just stared blankly at the hospital ceiling above her. The dazzling light momentarily dispelled the disgusting shadows of her husband's affair with his secretary. "Don't be conceited. I'm not begging for your love. I just don't want our child to grow up without both parents, like me!" Lara's voice sounded sharp, and Seno was quite surprised by her change. He seemed wide-eyed. Yes. Lara had never been this angry with him before. She was used to being silent and indifferent. But, this time was different. She had to speak up loudly and let him know that she was no longer the foolish woman craving for love. "You're so cruel, Dear." Cruel? Wasn't Seno the one who had been cruel to her? All this time, Lara had just resigned herself to accepting this bitte