12 Stay away from my wife

The older man walked towards Lina to greet her.

"Madam Moshi, how are you feeling?"

Lina was still frozen in shock, dazed. The younger man's gaze stayed trained on her face.

Shen realised his wife was paralyse with a stunned expression on her face. Her terrified gaze was riveted on the young man who had come with the doctor.

"Dr. Yoshi, I have to ask who the young man accompanying you today is." Shen broke the uncomfortable silence. His voice was stiff and cold.

"Oh yes, of course. Apologies for the lack of introduction. I'm sorry to have startled madam. This is my new assistant Victor Tachibana."

Victor's icy eyes moved away from Lina's face as he politely walked towards them and bowed.

Lina involuntarily clutched even harder on Shen's arm, as she plastered herself to his side. Shen held her close to him, agitated that his wife was uncomfortable in her own home, especially during her recovery. She had only been awake one day, and this stranger had come in without any prior notification. Why was he allowed in?

He rung for Butler Min who came to the clinic immediately.

"Butler Min, why was Mr. Tachibana allowed in without any prior notification or background check?" the devil was here and everyone was going to get a taste of his fury.

The last thing he wanted to see was his precious wife feeling scared or upset.

Dr. Yoshi tried to interrupt, "Young master, he is exceptionally talented--"

"ENOUGH!" Shen was seething now. Who cared how exceptional his assistant was! His little angel was supposed to be hidden from the world, and this intruder was standing in his house!

He turned to his wife, his eyes suddenly turning gentle.

"Sweetheart, wait in our bedroom, I will take care of this."

Lina was still frozen in her spot, terrified and clinging on to Shen's arm. It broke him to signal Butler Min to carefully pry her away and bring her to rest while he dealt with the intrusion.

As soon as Lina left the room, he was the devil again. His voice fell to a low and cold tone that sent chills down the doctor's back.

His assistant had been let in with him because the staff knew that their master trusted the doctor. He had personally looked after Shen's every illness or accident since he was a child.

"Doctor, just because I trust you doesn't mean you don't inform me before you bring a stranger into my house. You are well aware of the situation madam is in." Every word that Shen spat out held the doctor's heart in an icy grip.

Dr. Yoshi wanted to speak but he was shaking now. Somehow the intruder had the guts to look the devil in the eye and open his mouth.

"I insisted. I apologize for entering your home shamelessly, young master, but the doctor has been getting weaker lately and I thought I could be of help. After all, it is just a check up."

That was it.

'Just a check-up'? Is that what this senseless, shameless man said?!

After everything Lina had been through?

That was the last straw for Shen.

He walked straight towards Victor as the young man stood his ground, foolishly defiant, in the devil's own house. Dr. Yoshi was so afraid at this point, the poor man's legs were shaking.

Now standing just centimeters away from Victor, Shen's voice was a low, guttural snarl. Victor still stood defiantly, even though he was inches shorter than Shen.

"Mr. Tachibana, there was once a very stupid man who tried to look at my wife with disdain and lechery. There is a drawer behind you. Would you care to please open it?"

Victor wordlessly turned around and sure enough there was a small desk with three drawers. Shen's eyes were trained on the very last drawer at the bottom. Victor bent down and opened it.

Shock reverberated through his body. He tried to control his disgust, but as he turned to look at Shen, his face was slightly pale.

"What are you playing at, young master?"

He dared to ask!

"Do you know what those are?" Shen asked slowly.

"I'm a doctor. Of course I recognize human eye balls preserved in formaldehyde. I just don't know how many there are here. Approximately 12 pairs?"

Victor was gritting his teeth as he answered.

"I blinded the bystanders too. Nobody hurts or watches my wife get hurt. This is not just a 'check up'. Get out."

Shen's words were clear. His intent was murderous. The slightest discomfort to Lina meant taking something far more valuable from the person that caused her discomfort.

As Victor swiftly left the room, he nodded at Dr. Yoshi who was still rooted to his spot.

"Dr. Yoshi, gather yourself, we will proceed with my wife's check up shortly."

With that, Shen walked out to look after his angel.