VENGEFUL SHACKLES

Almost again

"What's going on here?"

Joshep and Paula were both surprised when suddenly Bella's voice broke the silence between the two, they did not expect that Bella would catch them both here.

"Ah, that's miss, your hand is hurt, and I'm treating it." Paula stuttered like a burglar who was caught by the people.

Bella hurriedly approaches Joshep and takes over the hand of her lover who is being treated by Paula.

"Why did it get this way?" Bella asked, from her tone looking very anxious.

"You should have woken me up to treat it." Connect Bella.

"It's okay, just a small wound, it was accidentally hit by a nail, it just happened that he was in the kitchen when I was about to treat my wound, so I asked him for help, I don't want to disturb your sleep, baby!" Joshep told a lie.

"Where I can, I'll be your wife someday, so don't hesitate to ask for help or there's something I need to help you, you should just tell me right away ." Bella treats the wound on the back of Joshep's hand carefully, while Paula shuffles back to her room after seeing Joshep handled well by Bella, who is now in the process, after all, his existence now seems to be no longer needed, he also does not want to interfere with the togetherness of the two lovers.

"Show wait!" Bella's voice calls to stop Paula's steps.

"Yes, miss" Paula turned her body back to face Bella who now replaced her position in the hadpan of Joshep.

"Thank you for helping me treat my lover's arm, but next time let me do it." Bella.

Paula nodded, "Yes miss, sorry."

Paula's current feelings cannot be described as such, because Bella's attitude was somewhat different when she spoke to him last time.

"Ah no no! It's impossible that if Miss Bella had heard my conversation with Joshep in the kitchen, she would have gone berserk if she had heard our conversation earlier," tepis Paula denies the assumption of herself who had thought Bella's attitude changed to her because her ex-husband's lover heard what she was talking about with |Joshep earlier.

Until the morning before not a minute Paula could close her eyes, various thoughts raged in her mind, making her unable to feel calm.

After preparing breakfast and cleaning the house, Paula rushed from there after saying goodbye to Bella of course, she wanted to go to the hospital immediately to meet the son who was still in care there.

Today the tools connected to Kevin's body can be removed, the boy was able to move to a regular nursing room, but his condition is still very weak.

"Mother, last night I didn't see you near me, I didn't stay here?" Ask Kevin.

The little brat was always awake every night, usually Paula would hold her hand and Kevin would go back to sleep, Nurse even told Paula if Kevin did not sleep all night because he was waiting for her.

"Oh, last night I fell asleep after a day of cleaning up at home." Lying Paula, he could not say if his absence was late because he was staying at Joshep's house, Kevin also did not know if he worked at the doctor who treated him.

"Did dad come home?" Ask kevin again.

"No, your dad's not home yet, maybe in a few days." Paula answered patiently.

"I miss you, do you miss me too?" babble the boy.

"Of course, I miss your dad a lot too." Answer Paula.

"Hmmm!" Joshep's dull voice made the conversation between mother and child should be stopped because this morning Joshep's schedule went around checking all the patients.

"Doctor Smith, can I go home? All the wires from my body have been removed, does that mean I'm cured?" Kevin asked Joshep, who was examining Kevin's chest with a stethoscope.

"I've grown up doctor, I don't need to be with mom all the time at home like a baby." Said Kevin who sounded more like he was defending his mother in his own way.

"Come to my room in an hour, I have something to say!" Tell Joshep.

Paula nodded without speaking a word, and the incident made her choose not to talk to Joshep much because she did not want to spark any more debate.

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"Kevin's condition is getting worse, he has to be quick in surgery, because if he keeps buying time, then he's worried that attacks like yesterday will happen more often." Joshep looks serious when talking about Kevin's problem to Paula, he really plays himself as a doctor, this time.

"I know, actually from a few months ago doctor Stanly Sudha said this, but I'm still constrained by the cost, let alone the operation can only be done in a big city, can't be in this hospital." Answer Paula.

Doctor Stanly was the senior doctor who also served in the hospital that handled Kevin before.

"As a doctor, it is my duty to convey this to the patient's family in order to be considered, as for his decision, I leave it to you and your husband as entitled persons in this matter, or maybe if there's a time I want to talk to your husband, maybe male-to-male chats will be easier." Joshep.

"My husband is busy, just talk to me about Kevin's problems."

"But your husband should also know, he should not take responsibility for granted and leave all responsibility to you" Joshep said.

"If you don't know the real story, it's better not to be pretentious, Adam's a very responsible father to Kevin." Cynical Paula.

"Father is responsible for Kevin, but not a good husband for you, if he does care and love his wife, he said, how could he let you work your way back by night to support yourself and his son, you bear it alone, where is he? Where is the responsibility?" Joshep a little emotional.

"It's my choice, I've never felt burdened to have to do it alone for the sake of my son, I think you're too deep into my personal realm, Doctor Smith!" Paula's emotions eventually got hooked as well.

Joshep got up from his chair and approached towards Paula, both hands tightly gripped both shoulders of Paula who was sitting in front of her who was standing while staring at the woman who was still not lost from her heart.

"Well that's your husband, until you're willing to fight for him with all your body and soul? Wh why? What's my fault, what's my lack that you didn't try to fight for our household, why? What makes you love her more like this, is it because of her gentle touch?" Paula put her face away as Joshep tried to sweep her ppi with her palm which made her blood rustle violently as her palm briefly touched her cheek.

"Why, Huh? Is it because of her terrible kiss?" Joshep.

This time Joshep cupped Paula's cheeks and brought her lips closer to Paula's, then kissed her forcibly.

Plaque!

A slap landed on Joshep's cheek.

"You've harassed my doctor, I could've yelled and ruined your good name here!" Threaten Paula with teary eyes.

"You, you, I'm sorry!" Joshep pursues Paula who leaves her practice room in anger.

"Josh,,, man,,,!"

Joshep stops his steps to pursue Paula because of Bella's sudden call in front of his practice room.

"Bella?" Shocked Joshep, I don't know since when his lover was in front of his practice room.