The Demon General's Young Wife

Chapter 49

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Abala sa pagtipa ng keyboard si Dhark sa kanyang work-room nang maulinigan niya ang pagbukas ng main gate ng mansion. Kasunod nu'n ang pagpasok ng isang kotse sa front yard ng bahay.

Of course he has an idea on who was it kaya tumayo siya upang sumilip sa bintana.

Nakita niya ang pagbaba ni Khallib sa kotse nito kasunod ng pagbukas nito ng passenger seat at inalalayang makalabas mula roon si Shu.

He could tell that his wife is drunk because she's out of composure, kulang nalang buhatin ito ni Khallib papasok ng mansion.

Napatiim-bagang siya nu'n bago niluwagan ang suot na necktie bago nagdesisyong lumabas ng kanilang silid.

Pagbukas na pagbukas pa lamang ni Khallib ng maindoor ng bahay habang nakaalalay parin kay Shu ay namataan niya kaagad si Dhark.

Pababa ito ng hagdan at nakapamulsa ang isang kamay. He's looking straight at them.

Even so, hindi niya parin binibitawan si Shu. Nakaakbay siya dito and she is leaning on him.

Nang makalapit si Dhark sa kanila ay tinignan lamang nito si Shu at ang itsura nito bago tumingin sa kanyang mga mata, "thank you for taking her home." Kapagkuwa'y malamig lamang nitong saad bago nilingon si Nana Tacy na noo'y kakagaling naman ng kusina.

"Nana, take Shu to the bedroom now and change her right away. She smells like alcohol. She may infect the room, not good for Elly." Utos pa nito kaya kaagad tumalima si Nana Tacy at kukunin na sana si Shu ngunit may pagpipigil si Khallib.

Noon na siya tinignan muli ni Dhark with those inquisitive eyes of him.

"Nana!" Kapagkuwa'y A'nitong muli kaya naman tumalima ng muli si Nana Tacy at inagaw na si Shu mula kay Khallib.

Noon naman ngumisi si Khallib.

"It's late. Go home, now." Patay malisya namang wika ni Dhark at tatalikod na sana ngunit humalakhak ng mahina si Khallib.

"Aren't you curious?" Walang anu-ano'y tanong niya pa.

"About what?"

"Don't you wanna know about your wife's whereabouts? Where did she go? Who were the people with her? Why is she drunk?" Khallib said provocatively but Dhark just smirked and was about to turn his back again but Khallib chuckled.

"Hay, why did I even bother to ask? Of course you knew all about it. Shu even texted and called you to tell you, but you had no response. You just ignored her because you didn't care enough to be bothered by it." He said sarcastically.

"Just go home." Tipid lamang namang tugon ni Dhark kaya nakaramdam siya ng pagkainis.

"You sure is the great ice-cube human being on earth! If I were you, or kahit sino pa mang asawa dito sa mundo, we will be all flustered and jealous as hell when we learned that our wife went partying with some wild and free bunch of college men. Tapos uuwing lasing kasama ang lalaking interesado sa kanya! But you? You didn't even flinch a bit, you didn't even bother to question her or me as soon as we entered your house being drunk and hand and hand!" Mahaba niyang litanya ngunit nagtiim-bagang lamang si Dhark.

"Shu, darling, tara na." Naiilang namang pukaw ni Nana Tacy kay Shu na noo'y matagal nahinto sa kalagitnaan ng hagdan dahil sa narinig niyang usapan n'ung dalawa.

"Ah-- N-Nana, sa dating kwarto ko nalang po muna ako matutulog." Kapagkuwa'y mahina niyang wika ngunit natigilan at napangiwi si Nana Tacy.

"B-bakit po, Nana?"