THE DOCTOR'S LOVE TRAP

46. Stirring emotions

Bam!

Elrich hit the table in front of him. He can't control himself. He was struck with emotion when he saw the face of Claire who was almost exactly with Pevita.

True Claire said, the past makes many parties feel traumatized. Not just Claire and her family, but El as well. Even Edgar-Dad El, who asked him to marry before the age of 30 - it happened not to escape because of this problem. Edgar fears Claire's parents' swearing to El is granted by the universe. That is, she will never marry until anytime.

Xander who saw the chaotic state of El, could only massage his chest, he did not want to comment anything because he was afraid of mispronouncing.

"I'm sorry, at the board meeting, I didn't attend. I don't know if the meeting was also about the new doctor who will be working here. I think it's just a regular board association meeting." Xander finally opened his voice after long enough to let El go silent with an outpouring of emotion. He felt guilty not telling El first about Claire's arrival, Xander should have known because he was the son of the owner of this Hospital, but because of his alfa-Annya, this was lost to his knowledge.

Elrich is rough with his own hair. "Here it is, I must prepare to enter the operating room now," he said riled.

"Are you sure you can do it? Your partner today is Claire.." said Xander.

Elrich shook his head weakly. "I will ignore it" he said, though unsure. In a sense, Claire's appearance did indeed make her concentration split.

Despite Pevita's problems, Claire has clashed frequently and disagreed with El-- ever since they both sat in the medical student's chair. I don't know what makes Claire always look down on him, she also doesn't understand why the woman hates him so much.

In the operating room, El tried to be as professional as possible. Although he was still upset by the meeting with Claire, he always remembered that every operation must be run by a solid and agreeable group. There can't be a commotion. If there is even a small debate, it must be overcome immediately and succumb because the lives of others are at stake. So, as much as possible El was acting ordinary.

The heart transplant operation was finally completed. Thankfully Claire did not mention anything about personal life while the task was going on.

Elrich walked out of the room quite relieved. The patient's family always talked about the condition of their family who had performed the operation and El briefly explained about the situation.

Thank you was heard from the family. He responded with a friendly answer.

"Currently, can someone like you still be called a doctor? Even getting a thank you should not be worth it!" Claire squeaks as she passes Elrich. It sounds very sarcasm.

Elrich tried to hold his patience. She did not want to fuss in front of others, let alone Claire was a woman. El still appreciates it even though Claire never showed her that ethics.

Elrich does not return to his room after he cleans up, he chooses to see Xander. Please note that Xander is a general practitioner. He did not perform the operation as El did because the man did not continue his specialist studies, because during his initial medical college, he was busy about the management of the Hospital owned by his family.

"Hows it? Operation smoothly?" xander asked to see El's return.

"It's been, but her presence here really bothers me."

Xander patted Elrich's shoulder trying to calm him down. "Do I need to do nepotism?" tanyakanya.

"For?"

"To be able to transfer Claire to a hospital at the North Pole."

Hearing that finally Elrich chuckled as well. Xander's speech was too much.

"You're this..."

"You think I'm kidding? I'm serious, a woman like her would be a stumbling block to your life. I'll talk to my parents later."

"No need, Xander. I don't feel good for Uncle and Aunt, after all, it's a personal matter between us. You don't have to do nepotism just because of this."

Xander finally nodded. "I'm just worried about you."

"I'm fine, but....." El suddenly remembered his wife. "I'm worried about Abrine. I'm afraid she's not ready to know my past."

"I told you from the beginning, everyone has a past and not all the past is good. I'm sure Abrine will understand."

Meanwhile, Abrine also just finished a meeting with a stock investor. He was happy because the investor was successful he assured.

Since noon she had tried to contact Elrich, but her husband had not answered or replied to all the messages he had sent. Abrine knows, if this is how El must be in the operating room.

By late afternoon, apparently El contacted Abrine first and answered the woman joyfully.

"El.. Did you have lunch?"

"Where have you had lunch?"

"So I had lunch at the office, I ordered it online, hehehe...."

"Ehm, is your day hard?" ask El from across the call.

Abrine begins to tell his daily life today and his success convinces investors, El responds with pleasure and Abrine hopes El will also share the daily life of the man with him.

"What about you, El?"

But, El also did not forget what he had found in their room this morning.

"Ehm, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"What?" ask Abrine.

"I'll talk about it in person later."

"All right," replied Abrine. She was curious about what things El wanted to talk to her about, but she tried to be patient until they actually met at home later.

In the afternoon, Abrine waited for a taxi, because this morning he was escorted by El so he did not bring a car. Waiting to be picked up El was impossible, because reportedly El will come home late today.

Abrine boarded his cab and before long he arrived at his apartment. He cleaned himself and cooked a simple meal for El when he came home.

Abrine decides to play the game while awaiting the return of her husband. Until finally he felt bored himself and El has not yet arrived home.

"Waiting is boring." Abrine mutters. But, this is the risk of marrying El who is a doctor. Even their romantic time can be cut off if indeed El gets a sudden call related to his job.

Abrine felt sleepy but he held on to wait for El to arrive home.

Abrine finally heard the sound of footsteps walking closer to his room. It must be El who has arrived.

"El..." Abrine warmly welcomes her husband home. El didn't hit the bell because he thought Abrine must have fallen asleep by this hour.

"Darling, haven't slept?"

Abrine just smiled faintly.

"Want to eat? Let me warm up the food" said Abrine.

"You cook?"

"Yes, how?"

"May, if it doesn't trouble you. I took a shower for a while."

Abrine nodded, he prepared the husband's change of clothes, then he went down and warmed the food in the microwave.

"What do you want to talk to me about, El?"

El looked at Abrine with a sad look. "I'll eat first, will you?"

Abrine finally nodded though he was very curious about what El wanted to talk to him about.

"You shouldn't have waited for me, Brine. It's too late. You better go to bed first."

"It's okay, I'll wait for my husband."

El put down his spoon, he took a sip of water and then grasped Abrine's hand sitting beside him.

"Brine, can you answer me honestly."

Abrine smiled and nodded.

"Why....why are you taking pregnancy-preventing drugs, honey?"

Abrine's eyes were puffed up in shock at her husband's words.

"Preventing pregnancy?" tanyanya shock. She had no idea what El meant to her.

"Yes, Pill B. Why did you drink it?" Elrich smiled softly. "Is it because you don't want to carry my child? Or you doubt my feelings so you-"

"No!" cut Abrine fast. "I don't take drugs like that!" continued.

Elrich smiled back and stared into Abrine's tanned netra. "It's okay, Brine. I understand why you still want to put it off, maybe you're not ready and this is because you don't love me yet."

Abrine shook his head quickly with widened pupils. What does this word El mean. Why accuse him of taking the Pill?

"I don't take that kind of drug, El. Precisely I routinely take fertility drugs to quickly contain."

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