Love Worth Fighting For

Chapter 25: The punishment

Areez did not take his eyes off the doctor Adam who was working, even though doctor Adam was one of his trusted doctors, Areez did not want to leave the doctor to treat Suri alone. Having thwarted Suri’s escape plan many times, Areez is very protective of Suri, especially at times like this when a stranger comes to the house. Areez doesn’t want to be missed if Suri gets desperate by asking the doctor for help to escape.

“Is it done?”

Doctor Adam who didn’t realize Areez’s presence immediately turned his face to Areez who since thirty minutes ago was standing behind him leaning against the wall. “Yes sir.”

“How long will it take for the wound to heal?”

“Because the wound is quite deep, the fastest possible recovery is five to seven days but it depends on the process of wound care.”

One of Areez’s eyebrows rose. ‘Tell me more clearly, I don’t understand what you mean.’

“That is, if you want the wound on Miss Mira’s leg to heal quickly, then Miss Mira must obey all the instructions I give. Starting from not soaking her wound with water and not using her legs to walk and...”

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“I’ll tie her to the bed then.”

“Areez,” Suri screamed in panic. “Don’t be crazy, I really am insane to have to be tied to the bed. like that?” Suri’s eyes flashed, showing great fear. The thought of Areez actually tying her to the bed scared Suri to death.

Areez shifted his gaze from doctor Adam to Suri, his gaze piercing. “I’ll do anything to hurry you up, heal, even if I have to put you in bed I’ll do it.”

“Areez!”

“Where is the medicine Mira should take, doc?” Areez asked doctor Adam, ending his conversation with Suri.

As if he knew that Areez was avoiding Suri, doctor Adam then hurriedly handed Areez a copy of the prescription he had made a moment ago. “All these medicines can be found in any pharmacy, sir.”

“Then how about the consumption method? Her?

“”I’ve included the instructions in the recipe drink, sir. so later when the prescription is handed over to the pharmacist they can rewrite the instructions on the outside of the package,” answered the doctor Adam explained at length, talking to Areez meant he had to speak clearly.

Areez nodded his head slowly, he was quite satisfied with the explanation from doctor Adam Because he felt that the doctor’s presence was no longer needed, Areez then asked his assistant who had just returned from Sydney to take Adam out.

From the bed, Suri could only smile sadly when she saw that doctor Adam was taken away by Shaka, a man of Asian-American descent who was very friendly. Obedient to Areez. Suri’s hopes of being able to borrow Doctor Adam’s cellphone to send messages to her family were dashed, Areez really restricted her movements.

“You’ve heard doctor Adam’s explanation, haven’t you?”

“I don’t want to be tied up, I don’t want to be in shackles!” Without fear Suri shouted her refusal plainly. “I am a free human, Areez. You can’t treat me like this.”

Gritting his teeth, Areez tucked his hands into his trouser pockets. “All the treatment I give you depends on your own behavior, Mira. The more you rebel, the stronger the bond I give you.”

“Areez...”

“I did it all for your good, Mira.” Areez spoke softly but did not reduce the firmness in his voice. “Tonight I will fly to South Australia with Aldrich because they have to finish some work there, while I’m away there will be Shaka looking after you. Every word that comes out of Shaka’s lips is an order for you, his power is equal to mine. That’s why I want you to be cooperative with Shaka, as soon as the business in South Australia is over I’ll be right back.”

“You don’t have to go back, it’s okay,” replied Suri curtly.

Areez pursed her lips at Suri’s words, used to hearing harsh words that said from Suri’s tiny lips made Areez immune. There wasn’t the slightest bit of anger in Areez at this time.

“Now you better sleep, I think the medicine that doctor Adam injected has started to work on you. Both of your eyes look droopy,” Areez said quietly, the slightest change in Suri could easily be seen by Areez. Including this time when he managed to see how sad Suri’s eyes were, Areez was sure that Suri was trying her best to hold back sleepiness to argue with him. “Go to sleep, don’t fight the medicine. Let the medicine work, because believe me, the sooner you get better, the sooner you can leave this bed. You don’t want to be lying in bed for weeks doing nothing, do you?”

Suri pursed her lips. “Don’t pretend to know!”

“I don’t know a lot, but I do. Go to sleep Mira, rest your body. Later when your strength has recovered you can argue with me again.”

Suri, who was already very sleepy, tried to maintain her pride by not following Areez’s orders, Suri didn’t want Areez to be big-headed if she obeyed the orders of the man she hated the most.

“Mira...”

” I sleep because I’m sleepy, not because of following your orders!.”

Instead of feeling angry, Areez tried his best to hold back the smile that was so stubborn and forced to knot on his thin, reddish lips. Never smoking and very rarely consuming alcohol makes Areez’s lips look beautiful, natural pink like a woman who is wearing lip tint.

As soon as Suri put her head on the pillow, within seconds the girl was fast asleep. It seems that Suri really is very sleepy.

“Stubborn girl, ” Areez murmured softly with a stifled smile on his lips, the sound of Suri’s soft breathing made his chest feel comfortable. Except for the bandages that bind Suri’s legs which are quite annoying, Suri looks so perfect in Areez’s eyes. It was so perfect that Areez put her under house arrest and tried to subdue her, though after three years there were no signs of success. Suri was still the same as the first time Areez brought her home, still stubborn and very unfriendly. Even though out there, there are millions of girls who are willing to queue up to be close to Areez. Little did Suri know how much influence an Areez had in Auckland and New Zealand.

After confirming that Suri was really sleeping, Areez then left the all-pink room with mixed feelings. Earlier when he was with Suri in Areez’s room trying his best not to show his anger, Areez didn’t want to make Suri afraid of him. But now that he was far from Suri, Areez let out the anger that had been building up in his chest for a long time.

“Sir.” Shaka who had returned from escorting doctor Adam back to Areez.

“In the future, make sure things like this don’t happen again. Replace all the maids who are serving Mira today, make sure they won’t open their mouths about what they have done in this house. Use all means to keep them quiet.”

“Yes sir, I will carry out your orders,” replied Shaka obediently.

“And... take good care of Mira while I’m going to South Australia, keep me updated on the condition of her feet every morning. Also make sure Mira doesn’t get out of bed except for private activities in the bathroom,” Areez said again in an undeniable tone.

Shaka nodded obediently. “Very well sir, I will take good care of Miss Mira.”

Ares was silent. He looks confused, on the one hand Areez’s presence is needed in South Australia but on the other hand Areez is worried about Suri. Areez wants to take care of the wound on Suri’s leg directly. Seeing Suri hurt really made Areez very uneasy.

“Call Aldrich, ask him to hurry to the airport. I’m leaving for South Australia now, the sooner my business is done there, the sooner I can come back and take care of Mira.”