Chapter 20: Jealous Husband

Chapter 20: Jealous Husband
Robin turned back and saw the big man coming at him with rage, his nostrils flaring and releasing burning air but he stubbornly reached for Anna’s hand and pulled her into his hold.
Robin Brouwer was only twenty four and three years younger than Jalan. He was tall and slim with no big shoulders or muscles like Jalan, yet he feels man enough to face the consequences of his action.
“Are you crazy? I said RUN!” Anna did not know if it was courage or stupidity for Robin to have chosen to stay instead of running away.
As Jalan grabbed Robin and yanked him by the neck, the young guy’s feet lifted above the ground, his hand fighting to free his neck from the sudden choke hold.
“Don’t hurt him! Please... Please let him go... Jalan! It was an accident” Anna hit Jalan’s muscles and struggled to make him let go of the guy. Her heart felt like it was beginning to tear apart. She could see Robin’s eyes bulging out and helplessly getting squeezed out of life. She shivered in terror, knelt down to her knees and put her forehead to Jalan’s Nike sneaker “Let him goo... you’re going to kill him... Jalan you’re killing a sick boy... Let him goo please”
Suddenly, Robin came crashing on the ground, wheezing and coughing with urgency. His face purple and his eyes were red and swollen. His breathing was rising and falling hard on his chest with thick veins emerging on his neck.
Anna pitied her guy friend. He doesn’t deserve that. He deserves special attention, he’s just a sick and lonely guy. She hated herself for being the cause of all this trouble, though feels a relief with the fact that at least he did not drop dead.
Jalan dragged Anna on the arm and heaved her up in one go. He pushed her slender body through the door and used his legs to give Robin a final kung fu kick, sending the poor guy rolling down into the front lawn.
With a loud angry sound, door slammed shut and Robin still looked at the front door as though he intended to get in there again. Poor Romeo had his energy squeezed out, he needed to focus on catching his breath and dealing with the pain inside his hipbone _ where Jalan had mutilated.
“You lewd woman! You brought a guy to my house and expect me to spare him? The fuck is wrong with your head” Jalan looked like he wants to pounce on her now.
She shrank her size in a crouch, swung her eyes to his face “It was an accident” She mumbled softly, thinking why he’d get so angry over Robin’s little mistake. It wasn’t like they’d slept together or did something so awful.
“Silent! This isn’t the first time you’re throwing yourself at him!” Jalan continued louder “Isn’t he the pizza guy you got drunk with last time? What were you thinking? You’re a goddamn married woman! You are my wife!” He felt his nasty temper escalating as he looked at the door again. He quickly stormed away from the living room before he changes his mind and decide to kill the guy.
Anna looked at the doorway wondering if Robin was gone or not. What will happen to him if he goes like that? She worried about his mental health at the same time debated whether to check on him or not. Robin needs someone to rely on now that he is in pain. Her curiosity pushed her to the door as she slowly peeked into the hole and saw Robin still laying on the front law. She slowly opened it like a burglar and tiptoed outside.
“Robin” She whispered his name with a soft touch which sent him on alert as he flung his eyelids open and stared at her face “You need to leave now... We’ll talk over phone tonight” She spoke in a calm manner and pat him on the shoulder, giving him a little nod of assurance.
“You’re not hurt are you?” Robin asked worriedly
“You shouldn’t be the one to ask me that question. Sorry I caused you trouble. You should get properly checked before you go home”
“Your husband is abusive and arrogant. You must wake up and fight for your freedom. You must divorce him”
“Robin please... Just go and we’ll talk later. My head ache right now. Goodnight” She intended to go back but Robin hold back her wrist giving her a lovesick puppy eyes and she asked cautiously “Is there anything wrong, Robin?”
“No” He released her and smiled “I just want to say... Saranghae... Yeppeun yeoja” (I love you... pretty woman)
Anna couldn’t hold back a chuckle with the way Robin’s Korean pronunciation flew perfectly as though he were not exactly a half British-Cuban breed. His accent has been polished due to repeated practice of some Korean words she’d taught him almost a year back to say to his girlfriend. She hadn’t imagine those words coming to backfire at her with Robin now becoming more like a thorn in the ass.
“Okay bye” She waved at his face and stood up.
Robin also reached to his feet while Anna head back inside, shut the door and stand there and slowly peeked through the hole to make sure that Robin has safely exited the main gate. She wondered where Patrick and Ambrose had gone to when everything happened so fast. If it were a kidnap, that’s how fast it would happen without the two so called bodyguards around.
As the night set in, Anna hopped into the bathroom and showered for over half an our before she walked out through the door draped in her white mini towel. She froze immediately when she saw Jalan’s baby brown eyes staring at her figure. He was sitting on her large bed with one pair of socks in his hand which she figured he has just pulled from his one leg “You need anything?” She asked sensibly.
“I’m sleeping here tonight” He dropped his words without manners, sounding a little bit harsh.
She avoided his sharp gaze and padded her feet close to the small chair where she had kept her nightgown “Well I’m going to get dressed. If that makes you uncomfortable, I can leave to the bathroom”
“Not the first time i’ll be seeing your endowments. You can do as you wish”
She stifled a laugh at the choice of his words, especially ‘endowments’ but well. If he wants to see it, that’s his cup of tea. She stripped away her towel and tossed the heavy fabric on the bed where Jalan was sitting. Even without looking at his face, she could feel his eyes still staring at her figure. She motioned for the nightgown and pushed her head into the silk white material quickly as though his eyes were managing to make her loose confidence.
The clock on the wall ticked pass 10:10pm which means that Anna’s bedtime has set in. From the reflection on the mirror by her right side, she saw his tall frame coming behind her. His powerful arms instantly twisted her hips and turned her around to face him. His eyes revealed a grave level of tension and desire.
As she opened her mouth to speak, he sealed her lips in a sudden kiss that made her mind went blank. A tingling sensation began under her skin and she felt like she has been struck with a high fever. Love fever. Lust fever.
His lips and hands were tempting her in the most unexpected ways. The kiss lasted for more than two minute before he heaved her up and put her down on the bed and with one quick move, she watched him strip off his shirt and come down to the bed and looked into her eyes “You like that don’t you? Is it sweeter than that pizza guy’s kiss?”
Anna cursed him in her heart as she pulled the sheets over her face to cover her embarrassment “You know what? I’m going to finish up what you just started”
“Oh wife. I can tell that nothing will satisfy you at this point. You can come over to my room and beg for forgiveness over the sins you committed today. I may have mercy and show you how to love the right way” Jalan picked his shirt and got out of the bed and instantly left the room without looking back at her.
Anna wondered if it was revenge or just his natural inclination to savagery that prompted him to prepare such a dramatic trap. She hated herself for foolishly falling into the trap.
While she was on the bed, she heard vibration on the sheets and she reached for the cellphone Jalan had left there _ probably fell out of his pocket by accident. She glanced at the screen and saw a message from a contact with a lame ID. Such a weird name she thought, maybe a nickname for his other woman? She quickly set her eyes on half the message which popped on the screen without needing her to unlock the phone. ‘Catchup with me at O’Reilly tomorrow at 5:00pm. I’m leaving for Port Vila without...’ message cut and Anna desperately wished she knew the password to completely read the rest. Who the hell is he meeting at a bar?
She heard heavy footsteps coming to her room and she quickly put the phone back and pretended to be sleeping while Jalan fetched his phone and walk right out again. But then the contact ID name struck her mind with some familiarity thoughts. Where on earth has she heard the weird name “Sino?”