Chapter 66 - 65

When Dimitri came back, Aurora was still in bed. The curtains in their bedroom were still closed, blocking out most of the sunlight, just showing slivers of light where they were not fully drawn together. He was still mad about what happened. That he was not there to protect Aurora from this evil man that wanted to do her harm. The bruises on her arms reminded him how much she had struggled when the doctor had cornered her.

He walked soundlessly towards the bed to check on how she was, and his face softened as he sat beside her and caressed her hair. 

Aurora stirred, "Dimitri?" she whispered even before she opened her eyes, and this made Dimitri smile. It was nice that his name was the first thing out of her lips as soon as she awoke. 

"I'm here. Just keep on sleeping. I just wanted to check on you," he said, caressing her face, "I'll be in my study if you need me," he said softly.

"No, no. I've been sleeping the whole day. I want to get up," she said, though a little bit weakly. Dimitri helped her sit up and placed two pillows behind her back to support her.

She wet her lips nervously, "Did anybody from the hospital say anything? The doctor. Is he alive? Did he complain?" she asked. 

Aurora was not deaf to the news circulating around the hospital, in the few weeks since she started, the women had already rallied and told her who was the cutest doctor, who was dating who, who people were sleeping around with, and who to avoid. The doctor that was harassing her was one of them, and they gave her a big warning to steer clear of him as much as possible. 

The news was that he had tried his moves on every single nurse, doctor, orderly,  and sometimes even the patients in the hospital. He tried to weasel his way into their lives until they couldn't say no, and as soon as he got what he wanted, he dropped them like a hot potato, avoiding them like the plague. 

Aurora did not bother with it too much at first. Thinking maybe they were just angry exes that wanted to get back at him. He was a little bit attractive, though not her type. So she decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. But the minute he started following her around, she knew they were right.

He was not the easiest to work with, but because he was brilliant at what he did, the hospital just let him do what he wanted. Complaints piled on top of each other, but the hospital just turned a blind eye. So now Aurora was scared that he would play the victim when it came to re-telling their story.

Dimitri scoffed, "He dared to complain, you ask?" His dark grey eyes darkened so much that they looked like they were black. 

"I told the director what happened. We checked the CCTV together and witnessed everything that happened. Even the parts you did not tell me about," he looked at her pointedly, a little pissed that she hid the fact that he laid his hands on different parts of her body. Something he definitely did not want to remember, "They suspended him before he even got to work," she nodded. Relieved that he was punished.

He continued, "He might even leave the city because, from what I heard, you are not the only person he had tried to take advantage of. A lot of women are probably willing to come forward if we let them know that we are going to help them file a complaint." 

She looked at him with light in her eyes. "Yes, let's do that if he ever decides to come back," She would definitely help anyone who comes forward. She will be an advocate for justice.

He nodded, "His days of working in this country will be over too, if he knew what's good for him. So you don't need to worry about it anymore. He will never get another chance to come near you ever again," he said with reassurance.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Not having him in the same city was enough for her, but the same country was better. She would never encounter him in any symposiums or collaborations ever again or even chance upon him in a small town where he can harass other women. She was grateful that Dimitri had been there, and he handled this very difficult and embarrassing situation for her. 

"Dimitri, thank you for everything," she held one of his hands near her heart, wanting to hug him, but suddenly shy to ask for anything else.

He cupped her face with one of his hands, "Sweetheart, you don't need to thank me for anything. I am your husband, and it is my duty to take care of you," then he smiled sheepishly, "But if you really want to thank me I know just the thing."

"What? What is it? I will do it, just for you. Tell me," she asked curiously, eager to return the favor.

Dimitri whispered in her ear, and as her face flooded with warmth, she pushed him away.

"Such a gangster," she said as she laughed out loud. It was the most loveliest sound he had heard from her the whole day, and he was glad that he was the one who got her out of her stupor. He laughed with her and hugged her tightly. Nobody can erase this bliss he was feeling right now, yet for an instant, his eyes turned dark when he remembered that doctor.

He had lied to Aurora, but he would never admit that she would never ever see that doctor again because he was dead. He had instructed his guards to show him no mercy and prolong his torture until his last breath. 

At the hospital, after the director learned about what happened, he had phoned the doctor to suspend him and to tell him never to show his face ever again if he valued his life. Going against Dimitri Santoris and his wife spelled death. And when he never got a hold of the doctor, he speculated about what happened and decided to shut his mouth about it, his life was more important. 

He sent an email to all his staff that the doctor had been banned from working in the hospital. He also added that the doctor had decided to leave the country and never contact him. All the women rejoiced upon the news, and there was an excited buzz around the hospital.

Dimitri wanted to keep Aurora in the dark, and he would make everything possible to make sure that she never finds out.