Mr. Hephephobias
CHAPTER 161 - The Allegiance of the Arcs
They said that in the souvenir shop area at the end of the road there was a fight between two men. Even a man who was fighting seemed to be beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. No one dared to break up because one of them was like he was going crazy. He hit everyone who was about to break it.
"No way!" sahut Lucia.
With a trembling body, Lucia tried to find a picture on her phone. But in a panic, Lucia did not immediately find the photo she was looking for to show them. Seeing Lucia trembling, Arka grabbed onto Lucia's phone and helped her search. After obtaining it, Arka immediately showed them.
"Is one of those men this guy?" ask Arka after finding Rayn's photo in the gallery of Lucia's phone.
They nodded confirming it, one of the men fighting was actually the man in the photo. Lucia's body almost fell limp to hear it, but Arka swiftly supported Lucia's body with both hands. "Mrs Lucia, let me go find Young Master Rayn" Arka said.
Lucia tried to get back on her feet, she immediately went to the place they said she was with her hunting footsteps and ran. Lucia immediately left and left Arka, she did not even have time to thank those who had given her information. Arka representing Lucia thanked him and asked for exact details of the place where it happened.
"Rayn.., it's impossible. I beg you to hold on to Rayn" Lucia said in her heart as she continued to run.
Arriving at the shopping area, Lucia's steps stopped when she saw so many people gathered. They all seemed to be swarming around with something. Lucia immediately approached and asked to step aside those who were blocking her path.
Lucia looked at Rayn with a pale face holding her chest enduring the agonizing pain. With a gasp of breath, Rayn leaned her body against the wall of one of the shops. Rayn's bloody hands and scratches on her eyes. Right in front of Rayn, a man who had just fallen down tried to stand up and yelled cursing at Rayn.
"Jarry...?" lusia said after seeing clearly if the man was Jarry.
Jarry rubbed the blood on his lips. "Fucking man..!!' jarry walked up to Rayn with his hands clenched ready to hit.
"Ray...!!!" husia shouted running over to Rayn to protect her from Jarry's blow.
Lucia stood right in front of Rayn, stretching out her arms to protect her husband. Lusia blocked the man while closing her eyes.
Not until the punch landed on Lucia's body, Arka who came and saw him immediately ran over to them. While raising the hoodie cover he was wearing, Arka mercilessly struck Jarry with a twisting kick that landed right on his body. Arka's kick made the man immediately fall back down.
"I'm sorry I'm late, are you okay?" ask him to Lucia. With a heart that kept beating rapidly, Lucia nodded.
With her martial skills, Arka prepares to protect Rayn and Lucia. It seems Jarry is not alone, suddenly his friend comes and helps him wake up. They all went straight to Arka who stood alone. With fierce faces they prepared to beat up Arka. With a smile on his back Arka was not afraid at all, he was ready to fight.
When Jarry's friends just stepped forward, suddenly came the men with a heavy body dressed in black suits lined up to stand swiftly in front of Arka to block Jarry's friends. The men who came were bodyguards working for Rayn under Mickey's orders. One of the bodyguards turned his head to Arka, asking Arka to give him authority against them. Arka nodded as if giving code to them to do so.
Lucia immediately approached Rayn. "Rayn.." call her to see her husband's helpless body.
Lucia reached out her hand to ask Rayn's condition. Lucia clutched Rayn's face that looked very pale with sweaty fur pouring out. But Rayn grabbed Lucia's hand and shouted not to touch her. Lucia was surprised by Rayn's reaction to her.
"Rayn, it's me Lucia, what's wrong with you?" lusia asked frantically with teary eyes looking at Rayn who suddenly could not take a touch from her.
Rayn looked at Lucia with a faint look. "Lussia.." called Rayn in a weak voice, then she fell unconscious in Lucia's arms.
"Rayn ..." call Lucia in tears. "Rayn, what's wrong with you, Rayn realize" continued to call Lucia in tears.
"Lussia...!!!!" Shouted Jarry.
Jarry shouted loudly to Lucia. "The man must account for his actions to me, he has been violent with my manghajar to this extent. How could I possibly let you guys just walk away. You think I'll take it for granted?" ask her to Lucia while walking towards Lucia.
Arka immediately confronted Jarry and hit him and made him fall down. Jarry tried to get back up but urgently as Arka stretched out her hand towards Jarry's face. Jarry rounded his eyes and was frightened when he saw Arka holding a hidden gun covered in the long sleeves of his jacket.
Arka took off the mask she was wearing while still holding a gun to Jarry. "Remember this face well! If you still love your life, stop talking nonsense. Stop teasing my Master, because I'll be the only one to peck this hot lead on your head!" threatening Arka with a scary look made Jarry not wrenching.
"Basic crazy bastard" Jarry said. He tried to scream to tell everyone that the man in front of him was trying to kill him. "Welcome to me this man will.."not until Jarry finish he said he was again threatened Arka.
"Continue, try telling them. Then that will also be the end of your life. You think I don't dare do it here? There are still many things that a living person can do, but not a dead person"
Afraid that Arka would pick his gun, Jarry immediately praised and begged Arka for forgiveness. Jarry asks Arka to pity and let her live. He promised to stay away and disappear from the face of Lucia forever.
Arka helps Lucia to take Rayn away from the place. Arka left the fighting bodyguards beating the men.
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Lucia did not take Rayn to the Hospital, she took him back home to Villa. In the courtyard of the Villa there are already Rayn's personal doctors waiting for Rayn's arrival. Rayn immediately got a medical handler and sedative for her phobia. Lucia stood behind the door waiting for the doctors who were treating her husband.
Arka comes to approach Lucia and gives her handphone which looks like she is in a phone call with someone. "Mr Mickey wants to talk to you" Arka said, handing over her phone.
In a phone call, with a panicked tone of voice, Mickey strafed Lucy with so many questions. "What's going on? How could Rayn be in the park, even how could she get into a fight? Is that possible? How could he beat people up like that? It would be serious if Rayn got involved in the law for assaulting her" he said.
From his voice, Mickey sounded more panicked compared to Lucia. None of Mickey's questions Lucia answered, he simply said. "I believe in Rayn" said Lucia.
Lucia defends Rayn, her husband. "He did it by trying to hold back his phobias, no ! Not withholding it, but he ignored it. Do you think Rayn would do that just because she wanted to hurt someone else? You should know because you know Rayn better than anyone. How can you ask as if he's a criminal. He must have had a reason why he did it and they must have been the ones who started the commotion" Lucia said.
Mickey lowered his tone. "You're right, I know Rayn more than anyone. But that assumption was only until before he knew someone. Rayn has changed, she's done a lot of things she's never done as long as I know her. And you know that too. In fact, just like you guys do a day with a picnic. You should know better if something like this can happen not only because of someone who provoked him, but there is a misunderstanding that was started by Rayn's phobia" Mickey replied.
"Lussia, I don't mean to blame you, but I hope you understand. I know, if right now I don't have the right to rule you, ask you for something or forbid you from doing anything you want with Rayn. You are his wife and you deserve everything. But, I still have the authority if it's about his safety. That's why I beg you not to loosen the escort even once you're outside the Villa. Even if you're disturbed or very uncomfortable about it, I hope you still don't ignore it" Mickey said.
Lucia fell silent, apologizing for everything that happened to Mickey and ended her call. Seeing that Lucia had ended her call, Arka again approached Lucia.
Seeing the anxiety on Lucia's face, Arka asked Lusia not to worry because her Master would definitely be fine. The men who were hurt and beaten up were not Rayn. Rayn currently only needs treatment because she is holding back her phobia because she has done such a big thing.
Arka also asks Lucia not to blame herself, because all of it is her fault that has neglected to protect Rayn as her personal bodyguard. Arka was very grateful to Lucia for all the attention and time that Lucia gave her to be able to relax.
However, Arka felt that now was the time for her to return to her former self. Being an Arka who will never let go of her surveillance as Rayn's personal bodyguard. In addition, he should dress and behave like a bodyguard, not like family or friends.
"I don't think dressing like this is suitable for me, even though I feel comfortable, but it makes me get carried away and become too relaxed" arka said after remembering how she had put a gun with such an appearance.
Lucia returned Arka's phone. "I understand what Mickey's words mean. Even though what he did and you did made Rayn look different. But, that's how you've been protecting Rayn all this time. I forced myself too much to take him to see the beautiful outside world."
"You're right, this is how Mr. Mickey and I protect Young Master Rayn. But, we also do not want it to hinder his happiness. This picnic plan, didn't Young Master Rayn herself propose it. I appreciate all your efforts because Young Master wants it too. So keep doing whatever you want to do to make Young Master happy and we will also do our job to protect him." explained Arka and lowered his head to leave.
"Arka.." call Lucia. "Thank you, I haven't had time to say it. Thank you for today" continued Lucia.
Arka bowed her body, saying that Lucia should not thank her because it was her duty.
"If it is because it has protected the Young Master, then I will tell you this so that you are not burdened or need to thank me. I will always be grateful to Young Master, because if it were not for Young Master, maybe I would not have been in this world until now. Therefore I will continue to protect him despite having to risk my life" Arka said
Lucia did not expect that Arka also had a story of its own with Rayn. Arka is not just a bodyguard who is most trusted to protect Rayn by always being on Rayn's side. But, Arka has true loyalty to be willing to bet his life for Rayn.
Knowing that, Lucia felt that Rayn had always been an unexpected person. Lucy Mesih does not yet know fully, what kind of life Rayn actually has. Although Rayn lives in isolation, so many people love her, even risking their lives to protect her. Just like Mickey and Arka did.
Arka bowed again to leave Lucia who was still standing in front of the room waiting for the news of the doctor. Arka walked down the stairs, he again remembered how he put a gun to Jarry earlier. If Arka couldn't hold back her rampage, she might have pecked the gun and killed Jarry.
"If I end up ruining my life because I've dirty my hands to protect it, I will still do it without regret" Arka said in her heart.
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*** to Be Continued ***
