My bodyguard is a Handsome Bum
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In his study Vander looked so messed up. He felt frustrated because it had been almost five days since his wife disappeared but there was no good news. Right now Vander looks like a man out of his way. His appearance also became increasingly shabby and messy. Let alone bathing, or shaving, he did not even care at all about his own health, all he did was continue to consume alcohol and smoke while lamenting.

"Where are you now, are you okay?" He spoke with a husky voice that sounded desperate.

Though almost all of his men have been sent, but still there is not a single report where his wife is located at this time. In fact, he had also asked the central police for help to find Lara's whereabouts but still no results.

"Why hasn't anyone found Lara yet? Is it possible that this is indeed the old man's trick and Reki baj¡ngan that I want to give up on them?"

"Mr Vander?"

Robert immediately came to his master in his unlocked room. Seeing that Vander looked so pitiful, he also felt sorry because he had never seen his master so desperately.

"What's up, Robert? Has anyone found my wife?"

"Sir you should not drink anymore, since yesterday you have been drinking too much and smoking. You should also think about your own health."

Vander laughed sadly. "I'm useless, aren't I Robert?" He looked at his assistant with a face full of resignation.

"Master why do you say that?"

"Because the truth is so. I'm useless, I'm a bad husband. Let alone protecting, guarding my own wife I cannot."

"Your master can't talk like that. Remember, there's still a Kencil lord hanging his hopes on you."

Again Vander laughed in a bitter tone. "Yes you're right, besides a bad husband I'm also a very embarrassing father. I can't even be relied on by my own son. I am indeed just a pathetic baj¡ngan who is not worthy of them."

"Mr Kumohin stopped talking that way, Mr. Vander whom I knew couldn't possibly talk that way."

"Then what should I say, Robert? Isn't what I said all of that a fact. Maybe it would have been better if I had amnesia forever, so there was no need to remember my past and Lara's. That way Lara, Rey, and even the child in Lara's stomach won't have all this misfortune and trouble. I— this does not seem destined to live happily huh?" Vander momentarily let out a tear of his sorrow.

Tuan— she's crying?

"I'm an unlucky carrier, my mother died because of me, my father hated me, and now even the woman I love the most has to go through a lot of hard things because of me. Is it not worth it that I am happy?" Vander smiled then half laughed along with his tears of sadness overflowing.

Robert who saw it could feel how much pain the laughter and the smile of his master's sorrow meant. Smile a man who is desperate and feels useless in his life. The world is often cruel to some people, but with so many hurt, over time will grow into a person who is much stronger than most people.

"Master, you'd better—"

Sir please don't you come in! Mister...!

Frida's screaming voice stopped someone from entering.

"So here you look!" Eiji Seru.

It turned out that Frida's scream was directed at Eiji who forced his way into Vander's residence. From the look on his face and tone of speech, it was seen that Eiji was currently angry. The glare of his sharp eyes was clearly fixed on one person, Vander, who was currently only able to stand weakly in his work space which was now wide open.

Eiji clenched his hands and walked over to Vander. Like a beast that wanted to attack its enemy, Eiji approached Vander and punched him hard in the face.

"Master!" Robert exclaimed in surprise to see Eiji who was suddenly furious and hit his master. "Sir Eiji what are you doing?"

"Robert you shut up, it's this business between me and your stupid master!"

What is going on with Eiji?

Vander whose face was hit by Eiji did not seem to react. He is not like Vander who usually will certainly retaliate many times if attacked so.

"Why are you quiet! Have you become that weak to the point of not being able to repay me! Vander Liuzen's! Answer me!"

BUGH!

Eiji hit Vander in the face a second time. And again the man just flinching and doing nothing.

"Curtain! You don't deserve Lara! You are weak, cowardly, stupid, and useless! You think with you flogging this way Lara will be able to meet and come back!? Do you think so!? Answer me Vander!" Eiji's so emotional strangulation instantly pulled Vander's collar and scolded him right in front of his face. "Are you the man Lara always was proud of? If so, I think Lara's stupid. Because she could have praised a weak man like you and made him her husband!"

Eiji was really sprained with Vander like this. "Vander, I really think you can take care of Lara, because you're the only one she chooses. But why even like this, do you no longer care about your wife huh! Are you willing for her to disappear, right?! Answer me!"

Vander immediately smiled a little, the hand that he had not moved since earlier, this time moving and immediately holding both hands Eiji grabbed the collar of his shirt and put away the hands of Eiji curry collar.

"You don't know anything about me about Eiji" said Vander, who seemed to have regained consciousness.

"Yes, I don't know about you, but I know very well what Lara is like!"

"Then why are you angry with me? Why don't you be Lara's husband if you know more about her than I do?"

"Baj¡ngan you're Van—!"

Eiji is about to hit Vander in the face again, but this time Eiji's punch is easily held back by Vander's one hand. "It's enough that I let you hit me twice" Vander said, letting go of Eiji's hand violently.

"Finally you stopped my punch."

"I could have broken your hand so easily. But I know it's useless right now."

Eiji grinned. "It's good that you've come to your senses, Mr. Vander, at least I can still be a little certain that you still have a little sanity to fight for your wife."

"Did you think I'd hand my wife over to you?"

"Yes a little."

"Little? But all right, at least you still know yourself."

Eiji smiled slightly. "I still trust Lara to you right now, but the slightest bit you misstep or hurt Lara, I will definitely snatch it from you no matter the reason."

"You're threatening me?"

"I'm not threatening, I'm just saying what I should do. Then I'll go first! I'll find Lara again, don't be mad if I find her first." Eiji finally leaves Vander there.

Vander gave a small smile, "That's impossible but thanks for waking me up Eiji. You take it easy, I won't let anyone take Lara away from me including you."

Robert approached his master and asked if he was okay.

"I'm fine, a little punch like that is nothing to me. But Eiji's words earlier, they were all a blow to me. In the end he woke me from the abyss of despair. I was almost an idiot who gave up on things."

Robert was happy to hear that his master was back as tough as ever. "Then what are you going to do now?"

"I seem to have to see Gauren. However, all these problems are due to the unfinished business between me and him."

"I will always support whatever your decision."

"Thank you Robert, now you're getting me a change of clothes. It's time we strike back."

"Good sir."

"Gauren, you can't seem to me." Vander took a picture frame on the nightstand, where the frame contained a picture of himself and his wife. He looked at the photo and said, "Honey, we will soon be together again. So wait for me..."

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In the room where she was taken hostage, Lara was completely unable to do anything. The only way out is the door used to get in and out, really never once separated from the care of Reki's men. Even to just go to the restroom, Lara had to be escorted by four servants, all of this was really sickening for her. Although Lara was fed the best food and good clothes, it did not make her feel comfortable or happy. This made him want to leave this place as soon as possible. Not to mention the treatment of Reki who likes to rough slap to grip him, plus the words of Reki who said he wanted to make him his wife, it made Lara tremble in fear and want to leave this prison immediately.

Tok!

Briana the waiter who always brought food for Lara, as usual came to bring her food. Whether it's lunch, dinner, or breakfast Lara doesn't know. Because in the room there is no clock at all so Lara does not know how long it has been rolling since she was kidnapped.

Five days, six days? He doesn't know at all.

"This lady I brought you ginger chicken soup" Briana said in a gentle, attentive tone. Indeed, until this moment Lara still did not expect women as gentle as this could-can work for a bad man like Reki.

"Um- Briana."

"Yes, miss."

"How old are you?"

"Me, forty-five years."

"It turns out you're almost my mother's age when she's alive."

"You miss your mom, miss?"

"Yes, sometimes. If she was alive she would have spoiled me, made me a lot of good food for me and her future grandchildren" Lara recalled her mother.

"Here you eat, lady" Briana gave Lara a bowl of soup to eat.

"Thank you." Lara ate the soup slowly.

Briana smiled seeing Lara eating her homemade soup voraciously. But his eyes immediately seemed heartless when he saw the grip of the hand on his wrist. "Miss then I'll let you out first."

"Eh wait—"

"What's wrong Miss?"

"You stay with me here, I'm so lonely" Lara said.

Seeing the look of Lara so, Briana honestly wanted to accompany her. Unfortunately, that's not allowed Reki.

"Miss sorry, but I can't... I hope you have patience until the time comes."

"Time? Whatchu mean?" Lara was curious as to what Briana said just now. Unfortunately Briana did not explain it and instead fled. Though Lara really wanted to know what Briana said, because all this time only Briana felt good by Lara.

After finishing her meal, Lara could only lean back on her poor solitude. On the bed, she sadly missed her husband and son. "Are they looking for me? Is Rey eating well? Did Vander sleep enough? Do they miss you? I miss them. Is that right, baby?" Lara stroked her stomach. "Did you miss your dad and your brother?" Lara smiled bitterly. "Yes, my mom misses them so much." Lara talked a lot of things with her stomach child who since then seemed to continue to respond to her words.

"Of course we'll get out of here."

Lara held back her crying. "What's? Mama's okay, mama's strong as long as you're strong. Let's hang on in a minute, okay?"

"Smart kid," Lara rubbed her stomach again. But after that he was immediately shocked by the arrival of Reki who suddenly entered, along with an old man who Lara had just seen first.

Who's the old man? Think Lara.

Instantly Lara immediately rolled her body back as if making a warning not to approach, as Reki and the old man approached her. But who cares, the old man whose body was still gallant still approached him.

"You're afraid of me, son?"

Who is this guy? Why is he looking at me like he already knows me.

"You must be surprised, right? Therefore izinkam I introduced myself to you. My name is Mario Gauren, hello."

What's?! The gauren? Lara's eyes were wide-eyed to find out that the man before her was now Gauren, the enemy that her husband had been facing.

"Did your husband never tell you about me, until you were this surprised?"

"What do you want? Why are you keeping me here? What's my fault with you?"

Gauren smiled, "You're not wrong with me. I used you to have your husband come to see me, but unfortunately to this day he hasn't even contacted me, is it possible that his beautiful wife is worthless to him?"

"No! Vander can't be, you— you're a bad guy!"

HAHA...! Gauren's laughter boomed. "Son, you don't think your husband is a bad guy? How many lives did he kill in his lifetime? You think he's a clean guy? No, Vander and I are the same, we are both men who live a fine line between sin and life."

"No.. no! Vander is not like you! I'm sure my husband will come to my aid!"

"Yes, let's just wait for his arrival. But before that there's one more secret you should know, which even Vander himself doesn't know."

What secret?

Gauren whispered in Lara's ear and said, "Vander is my niece, his mother Anika Gauren she is my only sister. So indirectly you're my niece and Miss Lara Hazel."

Lara was shocked to know that. "You— you lied!"

"What is the evidence that I lied? I'm telling you the truth. Me, Vander and you, the truth is we're interconnected."

"Then why do you have to go to your own nephew!"

"Because he deserves it. He made my sister die while saving her first. And he dared to rebel against me, such a child I cannot forgive. He must go into the pit of sin with me!"

"You really don't have a heart, you don't deserve to be Vander ka-euggh's uncle!!" Lara grimaced in pain as Gauren clasped her jaw with her large hand.

"I don't care about that, which I know the kid has to pay for everything he did to me. Do you understand miss?!" Firmly Gauren who then released his grip.

Lara held onto her painful jaw.

"I'm sorry I was being rude to you, but you obviously have no right to say anything about me. Lara, I honestly know you're a good woman, even you're too good for my asshole niece. But how else, if it's love everything will taste sweet, right?" gauren said, then retired and walked out leaving Lara.

"Why did everything go like this? Vander, he never knew his enemy was his own uncle."

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Outside before Gauren went back to his headquarters he said to Reki, "So she's the woman you and my nephew are fighting over? Worth it..."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Yes, you deserve to be crazy about her, because after I saw her in person she was indeed very beautiful. But I don't think either you or Vander deserve him."

"Why are you talking like that?"

"Yes because Lara is too angelic, so it's not appropriate for demons like you and Vander. I'm gone, please take care of Lara, however she's still my sister's niece and daughter-in-law."

"Yes sir."

Gauren finally left, while Reki felt displeased with Gauren's words just now. "In reality blood is always thicker than water. Just like you're an old man, as cruel as you are to Vander, but whether you realize it or not you still want to protect your fucking niece." Reki smiled cunningly. "But we'll see, who finally beats who?"

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