Guide Me My Wife
Not me
Zahra followed Daniel's footsteps, leading him into their room. The thoughts of Daniel and the corpse flew through Zahra's mind.
Is Daniel the culprit? Daniel wasn't in the room last night? Where's she? Did he go kill the body?
"Hubby...."
"I know."
Zahra's frowns on hearing Daniel's words.
"I know you think the body must have been me. But, honey. You have to remember, I want to change. I want to stop doing that. I'm not the culprit" Daniel said, staring intently at Zahra's unblinking eyes.
"Then where was hubby last night?" ask Zahra slowly.
"Everynight? You mean?" daniel pretended to be confused. He did not know that his wife woke up in the middle of the night and realized that he was not there. Last night he had a need he had to do.
"Yes, at 12pm I woke up and hubby wasn't in the room. Where was hubby last night?" asked Zahra in an interrogation tone.
"Oh, I couldn't sleep last night. I chose to exercise in the gym. The room was in this room just through a few doors" Daniel said, hoping Zahra would believe.
A sport? Oh, so that's why Daniel slept with such an irregular breath. Maybe because I am tired of exercising?
"Sweetie," whispered Daniel right in Zahra's ear, giving her goosebumps.
"What's wrong?" asked Zahra slightly backtracked her steps.
Daniel seemed to laugh. "You're thinking too hard, baby. I'm not the one, babe."
"Then who?" ask Zahra.
"I don't know either. Abi will investigate the case. You take it easy, everything's gonna be fine. I'll make sure there won't be anything like this again."
Daniel tries to convince Zahra because she looks scared.
"But promise me you won't hurt people, Hubby. Promise me!"
"Promise."
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The Malik workspace.
Several mansion workers have already been gathered. Starting from servants, guards, to gardeners and other builders.
All lowered their heads in fear at Malik's intimidating gaze. Not only Malik even Lim was staring ferociously at them.
"There have been two murders in the mansion. The first one was in the servant's room and the second one was in the tree, all female servants. Do you guys know anything?"
Be quiet! They were all silent because they were so nervous.
"Tell me what you know. I'll give you a gift for who gives you the information."
No one opened their voices.
"Are you deaf!! The great lord asked you, can't you talk!" snapped by Mr. Lim made them tremble even more in fear.
"We don't know, sir. We didn't see anything" said one of the guards.
"Tu-tuan could have been the work of the young master" said one of the servants.
Malik seemed to think that this was Daniel's act, of course the boy would confess if forced. But Malik had forced her to confess and her son kept saying that he had not done the deed.
"No! I know that my son has a mental disorder. But, my son would not lie to me. I'm sure someone's playing around here. Among you there is a culprit. If not the perpetrator of the murder then the perpetrator who let the murderer into the mansion!"
They look at each other. They stood up to hear Malik's words. They could be friends with the perpetrator. They could be the target.
"Hide and run. But just so you know, I'll cut off all your organs if you get caught. Don't ever play with me here! You know who I am! Better hide yourself properly!" press Malik staring intently at his workers.
"Don't expect you to get out of this Mansion!" he continued to scare workers.
"Sir Lim! Create new rules for other workers. Tighten the security, no workers will come out of the mansion before passing the inspection!" malik's Edit.
"Good sir."
"You can go."
The workers flocked out of Malik's office. Already trapped in the tiger's nest they must now accept yet another new rule that will surely curb them.
All has come out only Mr. Lim and Malik alone.
"Good sir."
"Sir Lim, you've worked here long enough. I don't want to listen to anything related to treason....."
"I'm sorry, big sir. I swear I never had any intention of betraying you. I swear, Sir."
Malik looked at the middle-aged man. His wistful face and wrinkles made him sigh long.
"I believe you."
"Thank you, sir."
*****
After the incident all returned to normal as usual, although they must always be vigilant because the culprit is still not detected. Really expert, right?
And so is Zahra. The girl was more alert and was in the room more often. Sometimes she went for a walk with Daniel if her husband had time to spare.
Like today, he would go for an afternoon walk with Daniel. He was dressed and Daniel was waiting in the courtyard.
After getting dressed, she walked out to the courtyard where her husband was waiting.
"Hi Zahra," said Rianthy as Zahra was on her way to the courtyard.
"Hi, haven't seen each other in a long time." Zahra hugged the girl she thought was her best friend.
"Where are you going?" ask Rianthy.
"Go with my husband."
"Oh be careful, yeah."
"Yes, I'll go first. Assalamu'alaikum."
"Wa'alaikumusalam warohmatullahi wabarakatuh."
Zahra continued her net towards the courtyard of the mansion. There Daniel seemed to be talking to Mr Lim near the car. When Zahra came, the conversation stopped.
"Are you ready?" ask Daniel.
"It."
"Let's go in."
Zahra nodded and thanked him when Mr Lim opened the car door for him.
"We're leaving, sir. Assalamu'alaikum" Zahra told Lim.
"Wa'alaikumusalam warohmatullahi wabarakatuh, be careful Master and Miss."
The car drove out of the mansion.
In a room, someone was smiling while staring at a knife with dried blood. His eyes were glistening in the darkness.
"This is just the beginning. I'm going to drive that girl crazy out of fear!"
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