Love Redux: Fated to the Handsome Doctor

“What the hell?!”

The baritone voice of a man startled Andre. Suddenly, he turned around and found Lara’s husband standing in front of him.

The man in a black suit with a formal appearance surprised Andre. His slick black hair shimmered under the overhead light.

In contrast to Seno, Andre’s appearance seemed disheveled.

The doctor, who usually looked formal, now appeared unkempt and sleep-deprived. Seno wondered what business the doctor had in Lara’s room. Moreover, the regular visiting schedule hadn’t even started yet. This added to his suspicion.

“Be careful with Doctor Andre. I saw him with your wife last night,” Olivia’s message warned him. Seno postponed his business trip out of town and decided to visit Lara first.

His business schedule could be delayed, but his curiosity and suspicion needed confirmation first. If the man claiming to be a doctor was flirting with Lara, Seno would surely make him regret it immensely.

“I-I,” Andre, still not fully awake and half sleepy, suddenly stammered. Not like himself.

Seno’s gaze still sharp towards him. Seeing the awkward doctor Andre, Seno became even more incredulous.

“What are you doing in my wife’s room?” Seno shouted without lowering his voice.

Andre startled and immediately regained consciousness. “I was just checking on the patient, is there a problem?”

“Why do you look like this?” Seno scanned Andre’s unkempt appearance.

The doctor’s hair looked messy, with some strands standing on their own. There was no trace of combing. His eyes also looked gloomy. The dark circles under his eyes indicated a lack of sleep in the past few days.

Andre’s skin also looked pale. His face, which usually looked radiant, now appeared disheveled and tired.

Andre’s attire was also not usual. Normally, the doctor always looked neat in a clean white coat and collared shirt. But now, his coat looked wrinkled and creased, with some stains here and there. The white shirt underneath looked worn and neglected.

How could Seno not be suspicious? Meanwhile, Andre’s voice also sounded hoarse, typical of someone who couldn’t sleep properly.

In his heart, the suspicion grew stronger that there was something wrong with the doctor. Especially since Olivia had warned him. Seno had to be careful with him.

“Don’t you bathe and dress neatly to check on patients, Doctor?” Seno questioned, still doubtful of the doctor’s fabricated answers. He needed to make sure that the doctor wasn’t cheating on his wife, or Seno would be very angry.

“Seno! What are you doing?” Lara’s voice came from behind the door of her room. She could clearly hear every word Seno said and his groundless accusations. Lara was offended by Seno’s assumption that she had slept with the doctor who was supposed to take care of her.

Lara opened the door to her room with a face full of disappointment. “Why do you think so badly of me, Seno? What makes you suspicious?”

Seno paused for a moment when he saw his wife’s devastated face. He never meant to hurt Lara, but his suspicion was so great that he couldn’t help but act.

“Lara, forgive me. I just wanted to protect you. I didn’t want you to get hurt,” Seno said softly.

Lara-struggling to get up and walk out of her room-looked displeased with Seno’s behavior. After what she had done, how could he accuse her of cheating behind his back?

“I’m not as dirty as you think, Seno! I never intended to cheat on you behind your back!”

“Lara!” Seno shouted, as Andre’s eyes widened upon hearing Lara’s confession.

Was his suspicion true that Lara had been living in an unhealthy marriage with her husband?

“Get in!” Seno commanded, forcefully pulling Lara to follow him into the room.

“Hey!” Andre interrupted them and separated Lara’s arm, which was being pulled by her husband. “Violence is not allowed, Sir! Besides, your wife is our patient!” Andre firmly blocked Seno’s access to touch Lara.

At the moment, Lara was scared behind Andre’s broad back. Andre could feel Lara’s warm breath on his coat.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Seno felt guilty and regretted his actions. He realized that he had crossed the line and hurt Lara even more.

Seno couldn’t let another man be Lara’s guardian angel and avoid him. He only intended to explain his suspicion to Lara, but Lara accused him of the affair scandal.

Yet, Seno only had sex with Olivia a few times. Most of it was when he was drunk. Seno didn’t really love Olivia.

“Lara, forgive me,” Seno said softly, pushing the doctor’s body aside. But Lara seemed to hold onto the doctor’s coat tightly, unwilling to let go.

“Go!” Lara yelled hoarsely. “Enough. I want to rest.”

“Lara…”

Both Seno and Andre looked helpless with Lara’s stubbornness. She was like a thorny rose that kept anyone from approaching her. But now? Why did Lara choose to take shelter behind Andre instead of her husband?

For a moment, Andre felt very happy. He didn’t expect this moment to come, although he knew that Lara was just reflexively using it as a human shield so that her husband would also leave her.

As she had always done to him.

“Sorry, Sir. The patient needs to rest,” said one of the female doctors who suddenly came from behind.

Since earlier, she had been observing the argument that was taking place. Andre’s known figure made her get involved in the three-person dispute.

She had to do it before the hospital security guards came and expelled one of them.

“Miriam?”

“Good morning, Doctor Andre.”

“Who are you?” Seno asked.

Lara also seemed to be looking at the face of the beautiful doctor, with her graceful figure and authoritative facial features. Her black hair flowed beautifully, emphasized by light makeup that gave a bright impression. Who was that new doctor assigned to take care of her?

“I am Doctor Miriam Ayunda Rajapatni. I will be examining Patient Lara this morning. Doctor Andre, please return to your station. Thank you for covering for me in taking care of the patient who fainted yesterday,” said the doctor with a melodious voice that was pleasant to hear.

“W-what? My wife fainted?” Seno widened his eyes, feeling very shocked by the news he just heard. No one contacted him, Seno felt like he didn’t know anything.

“Yes, Sir. So, please take care of this pregnant woman’s mental health so she doesn’t faint again. Come on, Ma’am, I will examine you.”

Lara nodded and followed the doctor who walked in front of her. Her steps were graceful and orderly, like a model walking on a catwalk. Lara was quite impressed by her elegance, although she didn’t know who the new doctor was assigned to care for her.

Andre sighed deeply and left the hospital room. He also seemed to no longer care about Seno’s assumptions or accusations. Andre didn’t have to explain anything anymore.

Unlike Andre, Seno seemed lost in thought. For a moment, he stood still and stared blankly at Lara’s retreating figure.

Lara-usually gentle and caring towards him-now seemed very cold and unfamiliar to Seno. The drastic change, could it be because of the adultery incident? Or… was Lara also playing with other men behind Seno’s back?

“Tsk!”

Seno’s plans could be ruined if Lara slipped from his grasp. Seno couldn’t let that happen.

“Lara! Wait!”