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As Nicholas entered the village road, he let out a long sigh. He received a text message from Bryan, which he initially found annoying. However, he drove faster along the desolate village road after reading Bryan's message.

"Pick up Alesya at her house. Don't ask too many questions. If you want to know what happened to her, wait until she regains consciousness."

Nicholas tightly gripped the steering wheel. He stepped on the gas as hard as he could, ignoring the rough road full of rocks. For him, reaching Alesya quickly was more important.

"Where is she?"

Nicholas restrained Bryan, who had just come out of Alesya's house with many documents in his arms.

"Inside," Bryan responded nonchalantly, walking away before any suspicion could arise about what he and their father were doing there. He didn't wait for anything, let alone bid farewell to Nicholas; Bryan went home first.

Before Bryan hit the gas, he briefly considered whether to wait for Alesya or not. His sense of humanity was slightly triggered, but it disappeared because of a call from Shabila. Instead of facing Shabila's scolding, Bryan chose to leave, even though he felt somewhat reluctant to leave Alesya with Nicholas.

"Al... Alesya!" Nicholas called out, checking every room in the house. His steps came to a halt as he entered a room. His eyes widened, and his jaw clenched when he saw Alesya lying on the bed.

As he got closer, Nicholas felt a growing pain in his chest. He noticed a bruise on her cheekbone, and...

"What happened to you?" Nicholas exclaimed as he knelt beside Alesya. He gently pulled back the blanket covering her. Her clothes were disheveled, only partially covering her.

With trembling hands, Nicholas continued to examine her, making sure he didn't miss any injuries.

"That damn Bryan!" he cursed, touching Alesya's bruised neck.

"Pain..." Alesya whispered softly as Nicholas adjusted her position.

"What hurts? Tell me!" Nicholas held Alesya's hand, stroking her forehead tenderly, overflowing with immense care and love.

"Don't... leave, please," Alesya startled when Nicholas spoke. Her face grew even paler, fearing that Diki might harm her again.

"Diki, I beg..."

"Hush... Al, hey, it's me, Nicholas!" Nicholas whispered. His chest tightened as he saw Alesya's fear. Her eyes were tightly shut, her body trembling, and her hands cold, as if she were seeing a ghost.

"Let go!!"

"I won't let go, especially not let you go, Al." He continued to hold Alesya's hand.

"Release me!"

"Al, it's me."

"Diki, let go!!"

"It's me, Nicholas. Alesya... Al..." Nicholas gently tapped Alesya's cheek. "It's me, Nicholas."

"N-Nicholas...?" Alesya slowly opened her eyes. "Nicholas!!" She burst into tears, finally seeing clearly who the man holding her hand was. He touched her gently, providing the comfort and safety she had needed since Diki had approached her.

“He wanted to rape me, Nik. I'm scared… don't leave me!!”

"No, I will never leave you. I'm sorry for leaving you alone. So you ended up like this.” Nicholas wiped Alesya's tears. "Forgive me. I swear I will take better care of you, Al. Forgive me!!"

“I'm scared, Nik. H-he…”

Nicholas nodded. “Yes, I will make calculations with him. Now you are calm. Here I am."

“B-but, Nik…”

“Shhh… I'm here. You're calm, okay?"

Nicholas kissed Alesya's forehead. "I am here for you."

"Where were you? I left and didn't give you any news, even though I had come all the way to the office to pick you up. So why is your husband so incompetent?! Even when we're dating, you always give me news, even if it's just to go to the bathroom!!”

Gosh... Bryan's ears feel like they're going to burst right now. Just got home, instead of being greeted, he received a scolding from Shabila.

“Why are you silent? Can't you answer?" Shabila put her hands on her hips. “Ooo, so my guess was right. You were playing with Alesya, to the point that Nicholas called home back and forth to ask where that cheap woman was, huh!!”

"What do you mean?"

“Alah... be honest, Ar! You think I don't see where you're going. Have you forgotten that your cellphone's GPS is on? You went to Alesya's house, right?"

"Yeah, I'm going there. Father asked to take some files from there. "It's up to you to judge and guess what it's like, what's clear is that I don't know anything about Alesya." Bryan passed Shabila. Regardless of whether you want to argue, Bryan is sure he will never win. It was better for him to stay away than cause a commotion.

"I want to go back to Mama and Papa's house!"

Bryan turned around. You think silence can solve problems, but it actually creates more and more new problems.

“You don't care about me. Even though I came all the way to the office to pick you up, you were having fun with Alesya. What do you think I am? Just cheat on me, Yan?"

Shabila started crying. Sobbing. He rushed out of the room and ran down the stairs. I don't know where that woman will go.

“Sha… Shabila!!” Bryan exclaimed. Following Shabila's steps, she was getting further away from him. The tiredness in his body suddenly disappeared, evaporating somewhere, replaced by the fear of losing.

I swear to God, Bryan really, really loves Shabila. He wouldn't be able to afford to lose, let alone be separated from Shabila.

“Sha, please don't go!!”

"No, I don't want to have a husband who is a traitor, a cheater like you!!"

“Shabila, I don't know anything. I came there because my father asked me to, nothing more."

"Oh yes?"

“I said as the flow goes. I have nothing to add or subtract."

“Then sell the house. I want to honeymoon in Japan."

"You can't do that, Sha. It's not that easy to sell assets that are still in dispute."

"I don't care. Anyway, sell it and we'll go to Japan. You also make sure Alesya doesn't get anything after the trial is over. Understand!"

"But, Sha...".

"Or divorce me, Yan!"

“Okay, if that's what you want. "Now come in, late at night is not good for your health."

Shabila waved her hand. "Do not touch. I don't want to." Walking quickly, he returned home. Ignoring Bryan, who was saddened by his attitude. Too selfish and bossy, but how, love has blinded everything. Made Bryan stupid, not understanding what Shabila's purpose was.