Chapter 35 - Franklin's Old Wounds (1)

Hearing Professor Frank's words made Viona distance herself from the younger brother of the man she hated, Viona now knew what her true feelings were for Fernando. It was not fear or guilt but hatred that now entered her heart.

"No, Sir. I don't deserve you," said Viona, wiping the tears that fell down her cheeks.​​

"But you know my brother, he won't let you go, even he's still looking for you in these 6 years, right?" Professor Frank asked in an annoyed tone because Viona rejected his invitation.

"I just don't want to add another problem for you, I just want you to protect me. It doesn't mean you have to marry me. I want you to talk to your brother Fernando to let me go," Viona said tearfully.

Professor Frank felt sorry to see Viona so devastated, even though she is a great doctor who many people admire. But now he is very vulnerable because of Fernando's actions.

Seeing Viona's situation like this really made Professor Frank go awry, he even thought that Viona was a cheap woman. Thinking about it made him embarrassed and he chose to wear the clothes that he had taken off because he thought that Viona wanted them.

"You better clean yourself, doctor, there is the bathroom," said Professor Frank while handing a towel to Viona.

"I'm waiting outside, you can use my room to change clothes and use this to reduce the bruising," added Professor Frank while handing over an ointment for bruises.

Viona nodded slowly then got up from the big bed and walked slowly to the bathroom while Professor Frank chose to leave his room and walked toward the kitchen.

The young professor felt guilty and sorry for Viona, even though she was a great doctor she was still a weak woman.

After visiting the bathroom door, Viona took off her clothes one by one, she felt disgusted at her own body. Several kiss marks were seen on her neck and more were scattered on his two twin peaks.

Her tears immediately flowed profusely when remembering the abuse she had just received. Viona roughly washed her body that Fernando had touched.

No matter how many times she washed with bath soap, the red-purple marks could not disappear from her skin. Feeling devastated, Viona screamed as loud as she could under the flowing shower, Viona cried so many times she let out a scream of frustration at Fernando.

Professor Frank, who was still in the kitchen, could hear Viona's scream from the direction of his room. He panicked and left his hot chocolate on the table.

The man roughly opened the door to his room and ran towards the bathroom where Viona was still inside.

"Doctor Angel, you're not all right?" shouted Professor Frank from outside the bathroom, banging hard on the bathroom door.

"Doctor, if you don't answer, I'm going to break down this door," Professor Frank added in a higher voice.

"I still want to be here !!! Go awayyy ..." Viona replied faintly from the bathroom.

Professor Frank was stunned to hear Viona's hoarse voice from inside the bathroom, he knew that Viona was pouring out her frustration. Because it had been too long, Professor Frank knocked on the bathroom door again, he was afraid that something might happen inside.

"Doctor Angel, come out, you've been in the bathroom for almost an hour," said Professor Frank, asking Viona to come out.

Shortly afterward, Viona came out with her hair still very wet and the towel wrapped around her body was also very wet.

Because she could not bear to see Viona's condition, finally Professor Frank returned to wrapping Viona's body in his black bathrobe. Viona's eyes looked very empty and sad because her red eyes were red from crying too long.

Professor Frank draped a small towel on her head to dry her wet hair, Viona just silently accepted Professor Frank's treatment. Professor Frank painstakingly applied medicine to help remove the bruises on Viona's body, there were bruises on her elbows and arms from falling when Fernando slapped her.

"You brought clothes with you, right?" Professor Frank asked softly.

"Yes," Viona replied without taking her eyes off the white wall she was staring at.

Without thinking, Professor Frank opened the bag that Viona was carrying, he did not hesitate to touch Viona's underwear and then gave it to her to wear by herself.

He didn't want to make Viona hate him too. While Viona was wearing her clothes, Professor Frank then turned his back to Viona.

Frank came out of his room to the kitchen to take the hot chocolate that he had made earlier to give to Viona. Using the spoon, he slowly fed Viona the warm drink.

Professor Frank occasionally wiped Viona's tears that still trickled down her face. Her sadness was obvious. Because it was already night Viona finally fell asleep. She fell asleep in the arms of Professor Frank who had been coaxing her.

"You bastard Fernando. You should see this girl you almost ruined," fierce professor Frank as he covered Viona with his thick blanket.

"I will fight against you one more time, Fernando," said Professor Frank to himself and walked away leaving Viona who was fast asleep.

He carefully closed the door to his room then walked toward the living room and lit the fireplace in the room via remote, Professor Frank dropped his body on the sofa facing the fireplace, and then he closed his eyes remembering the start of his feud with his biological brother.