Face Poker
Part 17's
The breath of the middle-aged man lying on one of the hospital beds seemed to be wheezing. The man was assisted with a breathing apparatus, and even an electrocardiogram helped monitor his heart activity.
The room was silent, only the sound of the man's heart recording device kept ringing. From the translucent glass on the door of the room, Eliza stared intently at the old man who was lying and tormented.
‘how long will you last, huh?!’ inner Eliza defiantly.
“how can this happen?” asked a middle-aged man wearing his doctor suit, none other than his own father.
“ntahlah Well. There's no report yet. Dr. Sarah was forced to clean the poison in her stomach which turned out to be quickly settles. And it's still in the lab, and it's gonna take us some time to figure out what poison it is.” Eliza clearly did not let go of her sight.
“yesterday I heard Leo was arrested?” asked the man while sitting on the long bench in front of the room.
“iya, but it's a misunderstanding. Leo stayed at my apartment yesterday. And..” Eliza looked at her father doubtfully, for being too shy.
“iya dad knows. Luqman told it.” Eliza let out a sigh of relief because she no longer needed to tell a story.
“forgive me Yah.” Eliza said as she sat next to her father and hugged him.
“already, there's nothing you need to regret. You are also my son, I hope you are happy too.”
“iya dad, thank you.”
A sad atmosphere accompanied the child and the father.
“excuse.” The voice of a man who broke the silence between the boy and the father.
“iya, can anyone be helped?” said the middle-aged man who got up from his seat and stood facing the large, well-dressed man who had just greeted him.
“saf doc, I'm here to deliver clothes and food for Mr. Lauren.”
“sorry, on whose order is this?”
“ini order Ny. Lauren.”
“apa? Where is he now?” eliza asked, wondering why the waiter who delivered her was not her own wife.
“Mrs are on holiday in Singapore. He will be home tomorrow after tomorrow.”
“sorry doctor, but this is Mrs.”'s order
“tell on Ny. Lauren. If she's going home tomorrow the day after tomorrow, then she'll meet her husband's corpse!!” eliza snapped, leaving her father and the man there.
“maaf Tn. He's my son, it is.”
“it's okay.” Said the man while smiling.
“but sorry Mr. Maybe what my daughter said was right. Judging from the symptoms that there seems to be Mr. Lauren is not okay.”
“doctor mean?” asked the man in a surprised tone.
“he showed symptoms of a poison that was dangerous, and again it seemed like the antidote to the poison we gave was useless in his body. Not after the operation, Mr. Lauren is also unconscious.” Replied the middle-aged man wearing the doctor's suit clearly.
“well doc, I'll call Ny. Lauren. And this is my business card.” Said the man while giving his business card.
“you're his personal assistant?” eliza's father asked a little surprised.
“iya.”
“have you gone to see the police?”
“for what?”
“maybe your description will help them investigate the person who poisoned your boss.” Obviously a beak man
that baya.
“well doc. I will follow your advice. I excuse.” The man nodded his head while bowing his body as a sign of respect. So did Panji doctor who also replied to him by bending his body a little.
“astaga, how can the depraved men have good people around him.” Mumbled the middle-aged man
it was while watching the man who had just left from before him.
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