The Woman Ruler of the Altan Clan

The Hidden Chapter 10

The man appeared to the surface while carrying Shanum in his arms. Many people were waiting for their appearance on the river bank. When the man took him to the edge, there was already preparing the medical team and the equipment. The medical team helped remove the fainted girl. He was put on the ground and then got first aid on the drowning victim.

"No pulse, do CPR!" shouted one of the women members of the medical team. Everyone who was there gasped, hearing that scream. Diva and Farah tried to break through the crowd, wanting to take a closer look at Shanum's state. They were visibly shaken when they learned that Shanum had been plunged into a river and drowned.

But their desire to take a closer look was hindered by one of the security officers. "Please Miss, let the medical personnel check the situation first" said the security man. Diva and Farah finally relented, and moved backwards, standing within the allowable distance.

Farah turned her head towards the side, the man who was helping Shanum turned out to be standing next to her. The man's face looked cold and stiff, his lips were thinning. He stared intently at the medical team trying to save Shanum. His hands seemed to be clenched tightly. It was as if he was holding something overflowing within him. Farah still had a hard time guessing what was raging inside the man's mind.

Then Farah heard a groaning sound, she turned her head, and saw Diva crying sobbing. He instantly pulled Diva's shoulder, grabbed her, and tried to comfort her. Although he himself was ultimately unable to withstand the tightness in his chest. Farah closed both eyes, slowly tears dripping from both corners.

Farah was unable to say anything, her voice felt choked in the throat. He kept looking straight at Shanum who was being helped by the medical team. "You have to live Sha, you have to know about this. I'll tell you. You'll be happy to know. He's watching you" Farah said in her heart.

Meanwhile Tim and Ula are watching from other positions. They look worried and sad. Before long there was a very loud cough. They all looked towards the direction the voice was coming from, the girl-Shanum started to come to her senses, she spewed out a lot of water from her mouth. Shanum managed to breathe, after that he had not heard his pulse. Farah and Diva breathed a sigh of relief, they immediately tried to go back to the medics who helped Shanum.

"Who is in charge of this girl? Is there any family here?" ask one of the medics. "I'm in charge." The heavy voice of a man sounded in everyone's ears. The man walked haughtily through the crowd, towards the medical team that surrounded Shanum. Behind him followed two men.

Everyone is watching the man. His clothes were soaked, and he did not wear footwear. Although his appearance was messy, but the aura of prestige remained visible in him. Then Farah came closer as well, telling Diva to stay still in her place. Let him take care of this.

"Sir, excuse me, I need to talk to you. That girl is our friend. Why did you confess to being responsible for him?" Farah tried to talk to the man. Then the man stopped stepping, he turned his head towards Farah. He squinted his eyes and scanned Farah's entire self. Farah raised her chin, she stared back sharply. They stared for a few seconds.

Eventually the man changed his gaze, becoming more friendly. "Well, let me take him to the hospital, you can come too if you want. You must not be willing to deal with the local police. I'll take care of everything. So, can I help?"

The man looked courteous asking for permission while again smiling faintly. His eyes looked deeply at Farah. And Farah looked speechless, she immediately nodded her head. Farah could not answer no, there was something in this man that could not be denied. He could definitely win any negotiation with just those words and the look in his eyes.

"Well, thank you for your permission, Miss..." The man asked his name. "Em, Farah, and.my friends over there are Divas." Farah replied with a nervous smile. Just hearing the voice of this man before her made her tense and goosebumps. Not out of fear, but rather the influence of pheromones that feel thick, coming from this man.

Khan Adrian is a wonderful man. He only needed to give orders, after which everyone immediately moved according to him. Farah was still in disbelief, it felt like the whole activity was switching very quickly. Shanum was taken straight into the ambulance, to the hospital. And they were driven to another car with Khan Adrian's man.

Currently, she and Diva are already in the VVIP inpatient room, at a hospital in Astrakhan. The entire cost was borne by Khan Adrian, he just had to stare intently at Farah, as he wanted to debate her about the hospital fees. Shanum gets the best treatment at this hospital, and it's not negotiable. Khan Adrian has arranged everything.

To the extent that in front of their room was closely guarded by the man's man. About Tim and Ula, they also went to the hospital in their own vehicles. But they were not in the hospital for long, after which the two returned to their jobs. With the promise of contacting me again tomorrow.

For Khan Adrian, after giving various orders, never to be seen again the trunk of his nose. The one who came back and forth to visit them was just his personal assistant named Taban. They were already acquainted, and this man was very friendly to them. Taban is even willing to help drive Diva back to the hotel to pick up a change of clothes.

"Ep...Taban, do you know why your boss helped my friend? And how did he know that my friend had fallen into the river?" ask Farah. To this day, Farah is still curious how the man could be in the same location as them. Taban was silent, he just smiled.

"You can't answer yes. Is this some kind of secret code of conduct?" Farah asked the man in full investigation. Taban shook his head, he then said, "Sorry Farah, not my capacity to answer that. You better ask the Lord directly. Only he has the right to answer." Farah rolled her eyes irritated, her employer and assistant were just the same, full of secrets and stingy information.

Farah's desire to find out further had to be temporarily quashed. Then Taban said goodbye, he moved towards the door. "Wait!" say Diva. The bespectacled man turned his head towards the Diva. "Yes, there's something else I can help you with" he asked.

"How do we contact your boss? It's possible that when Shanum regained consciousness, he wanted to say thank you." "You can call through me." Taban gave her mobile number to Diva, then she rushed out of the room.

"God, well, I can forget." Diva suddenly patted her jidat. "What did you forget?" ask Farah. "Farah we haven't contacted Shanum's parents. What if they call, Shanum's cell phone goes missing in the river. Her dad's creepy." Diva answered while grimacing.

Farah seemed to be breathing out. "You know Diva's parents' number?" "No" replied the Diva. "I don't either. Then we'll have to wait for Shanum to wake up, then we can contact his parents."

Farah smiled in anger. Then he looked towards Shanum who looked peaceful in his sleep. According to the Doctor who examined him, Shanum lost his consciousness. This is the effect of hyposecondmia. Once Shanum regains consciousness, they will examine the lungs and other organs.

Wake Shanum...

The heavy voice of a man was heard...

Shanum frowned, casting out the voice. Every time he tried to sleep, the voice told him to get up.

Shanum, your two friends are worried about you.

It was as if there was something Diva and Farah had to worry about him.

And there's one more person waiting for you to realize. He scolded and threatened everyone. Have pity on him, no one dares to get close to him at the moment.

A smile in his mind, in his soul. The voice turned out to be very clever exaggerating.

Shashas...

She was never called Shasha, except once, by the man she thought, yawning.

The first thing Shanum saw when he blinked his eyes was the color white. Color of the room ceiling. And so soon, he remembered. Drowning, the tightness, the heat and the embrace. Shanum tried to talk, "Water, please.air." Shanum's voice sounded hoarse, he needed a drink.

"Oh my God, Sha. You're already sober. Farah.." cried Diva. Farah who was in the bathroom was immediately startled, she immediately came out of the bathroom in a hurry. "Yes what's wrong? Why yell. It's a hospital, not a forest" Farah said. He glared at the sight of Diva giving a drink to Shanum. "Shanum, are you conscious?" Farah closed her mouth, as if in disbelief.

"Yes, Sha is conscious. Call the doctor immediately," tell Diva. "Issh, why bother anyway, just press that bell next to the bed. Someone will come." Farah shows the bell near Diva. Diva pressed the bell. And not long after a nurse came to their room.

"Yes, did someone push the bell?" ask the nurse who came to the room. "The patient is aware of Sus.." said Diva. The nurse smiled, then said she would call the doctor, so they would be right back.

After the Doctor came to check on Shanum's condition, they could feel relieved. All of her vital organs are normal.

"You know Sha, who helped you? You're definitely not going to believe it" Farah said. "Who?" ask Shanum. "Khan Adrian's..." Shanum was astonished, he had not expected to be helped by the man. "You sure Farah?" "Of course, the Diva was there too." Diva nodded her head.

Shanum rubbed his face, he looked dreamy. "He tried to dive many times looking for you in that river. His persistence is incredible. Finally he was holding her while hugging you out of the river. You should know how his face looks when you hear you're not breathing." Farah looked at.

"I was next to him at the time. So I knew how he clenched his hands, his mouth looked furious, and his eyes seemed to want to kill someone. He felt something about you, Sha. Maybe you guys are a match, the proof is where there is you always there is him. And he has also appeared in your dreams" said Farah.

Shanum felt something pounding in his heart, hearing Farah's story. But he still doesn't really believe. The man is still mysterious. There's still a lot to find out about him.

"Oh yeah Sha, one more thing, that guy sucks, too, apparently," Farah said. Shanum frowned, a confused sign. "He's arrogant, stiff and cold" Farah added. Shanum whimpered, "If that's what I already know." "Yes, I know you'll answer that." Farah smiled smirk.

"By the way Sha, didn't you call your father?" ask Diva. "Dad! God, how long have I been unconscious?" Shanum looked panicked. "Two days, Sha." The diva raised her finger to form the number two. Shanum looked surprised, "My phone, can you get me my phone?" her door. Diva and Farah looked at each other. They then shook their heads.

"So my phone is gone?" Shanum asked the two. They both nodded their heads with sad eyes. Shanum immediately felt weak, he again threw himself on the mattress. Shanum held his forehead, he felt dizzy. How would his parents respond if they heard this news. But he had to contact them, Shanum did not want the two to be anxious.

Shanum re-establishes his body, he borrows a cell phone to one of his friends, to be used to contact his parents. Diva held out her phone to use Shanum.

Without him noticing, from the direction of the door a man noticed him. The man stared intently at him. Then, his gaze cluttered with the man. Shanum flinched, almost the phone slipped out of his grasp. Then my voice sounded in his ears. Shanum failed to focus, his mind suddenly blank.

Dad's voice was still heard saying the word 'Hallo' many times. Shanum took his breath, then said, "Dad, this is Shanum." Shanum's voice sounded hoarse.

Dad was silent, he was still digesting his daughter's voice. When he woke up he shouted, "O Lord Shanum, where have you been? From yesterday I couldn't reach you. You okay, Princess?" asked Dad, he sounded worried. Mother's voice also sounded along talking beside father.

Looks like this call on the Loudspeker by the father, so that the mother can listen. Shanum told them all. They appear to be in disbelief, then ask for the call to be converted into a Video Call.

Shanum followed their wishes. Both of his friends smiled pityingly looking at him. They could already predict Shanum's father's attitude, he must have immediately intended to head to Astrakhan to see firsthand Shanum's state. And Shanum tried to explain that he was fine, tomorrow he was allowed to go home. So they don't have to go all the way to Astrakhan.

While trying to convince his father, Shanum caught a glimpse of the man standing at the door already taking a bench to sit on. He still stared deeply at her. Across the man, Shanum gripped the edge of the mattress to support his body, he suddenly limped.

The man's gaze seemed to suck his strength. Finally he ended the conversation, after Shanum managed to convince them. Both of them were already not stubborn, forcing to fly into this city. Shanum promised them to take good care of himself.

The man then approached Shanum, after he returned the phone to Diva. Farah poked Diva, she whispered something in her ear. Diva nodded her head. "Sha, Farah and I are going to buy some food first." Diva spoke with a smile. "Please take care of my friend first yes, sir. Take good care of him" said Farah, grinning.

The man nodded his head. Shanum looked embarrassed to hear Farah say, his face red. He wanted to ban the two from leaving, but in the depths of his heart, he also wanted to have a one-on-one talk with this man. They both left the room.

The man approached, he stood on the edge of Shanum's bed. He still remained stiff-faced, yet the radiance in his eyes did not appear as cold as back then. In a soft voice he said, "Shasha, we meet again. How you are."

"Good."

"It's getting better."

"Yes. That...hmm...have you helped me?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Thank you."

"You are welcome."

"Em, can we get acquainted quickly?"

"Sure."

"You already know my name."

"Khan Adrian, my name."

"Call?"

"Maybe anything."

"If I call Adri, will I?"

"Of course."

"And please call me Shanum."

"No."

"Why not, that's my name."

"I'd rather call you Shasha."

"I wouldn't have turned my head if you called me by that name"

"You must have looked."

"Not going to."

"You bet."

"No."

"You're scared."

"I'm not afraid, I just don't like to bet."

"Then I will call you Shasha."

"Why are you helping me?"

"What do you mean by that question?"

"Look, I changed the question to, why did you know I fell back then?"

The man was silent, he did not answer.

"Why silence, Adri? Is it too hard to answer." The man looked at Shanum, his gaze looking confused.

"I don't know" he answered, then he brought his face closer to just a few inches from Shanum's face.

Shanum looked nervous, the man's fragrant breath was smelled by him. "Who are you really Shasha, why am I always drawn towards you? And why can't I refuse it. My heart and mind say different things" whispered the man.

"What's different?" said the girl raspy. He looked at the man's lips, and his lungs felt frozen. Everything in him told him to taste with joy. "My mind says to run away, but my heart commands not to let you go..."