Anger and sadness

"Family of patient Zoe Anderson?"

Zayn, who was sitting down, got up. "Me, Doctor! I'm her brother."

Zayn immediately approached a doctor who had just come out of the emergency room, where his sister was being treated.

"What about my brother, Doctor? What happened to him?" Zayn asked impatiently.

"We'll talk in my room." The doctor answered calmly.

Zayn nodded, then said to Barra, who was still with him, "You wait here; if anything happens, let me know."

"Alright." Barra nodded in understanding before Zayn and the doctor finally left.

Inside the room, Zayn immediately sat on a chair and again asked about Zoe's condition and what happened to her. Zayn really could not hide his concern for his sister, the only family he had.

Then, with a long sigh, the doctor began to explain Zoe's condition.

"Her condition has stabilized; your sister is dehydrated and malnourished."

"Oh! But she's fine, Doctor?"

The doctor nodded. "She just needs to rest and watch her diet."

"Thank goodness ...." Zayn then breathed a sigh of relief, though he mentally said. "Tsk! What was he thinking that he forgot to eat?"

"But, sir. I suggest that your sister always maintain a good diet and get enough rest. Especially during early pregnancy. It needs a lot of-"

"Pregnant? Sorry, Doctor. But who's pregnant?

The doctor raised an eyebrow, surprised by Zayn's reaction to that.

"Don't you know? She's already two months along."

"WHAT?"

***

"Zayn ...."

Zoe tried to call out to her brother by moving her head even though her eyes were still closed. Seeing this, Barra, who was on standby, immediately approached Zoe.

"Zoe? Thank goodness you're awake."

Zoe seemed to be trying to open her eyes and even get up, but Barra held her back.

"Don't get up yet; your body is still weak," she said.

"Zayn?"

"I'm Barra. Zayn is talking to the doctor. Please wait a moment," Barra said soothingly.

Then, in the middle of it. The door to the room opened suddenly and made a slight noise. Barra was even surprised when she looked back to see Zayn walking quickly with a grim look on his face.

Barra moved away slightly, worried that Zayn might feel uncomfortable around her brother.

"Ah! Zoe's awake. I was trying to calm her down because she kept looking for you," she said calmly.

However, Zayn did not respond. He walked straight and stared at Zoe intently; his gaze seemed to hold great anger. Barra was confused by her best friend's behavior.

Meanwhile, Zoe, who was able to open her eyes, smiled at the presence of her brother that she had been waiting for.

"Zayn—"

"Tell me, when did this happen? Is Dave the one?

Zoe frowned; her head was still dizzy, and she even tried to remember what had happened to her. On the other hand, Barra was quite surprised by Zayn, who suddenly asked some unclear things.

"What do you mean, Zayn? Why are you asking your sister strange questions?"

Zayn did not answer; his gaze was still on Zoe, who seemed to be frowning as she endured the dizziness that kept attacking her.

"Answer me, Zoe! Are you trying to hide it from me?"

"Enough, Zayn! Can't you see your sister is in pain?" interrupted Barra.

Zayn finally glared at his best friend. "Leave us alone for a moment, Barra. I need to talk to her."

"No! Not until you calm yourself down first," Barra retorted, visibly angered by Zayn's pushy behavior, "and see how your sister is doing."

Zayn was silent for a moment; he tried to control himself as his mind began to be chaotic since Zoe was found unconscious, even worse when he learned something that surprised him.

Until in the middle of it...

"AW!!!"

Zayn and Barra instantly gaped as Zoe strangled; the woman appeared to be clutching her stomach in a curled-up position on the bed.

"Zoe?" Zayn frantically tried to understand his sister's condition, "What's wrong with you!?"

"My stomach! S-such pain!" Zoe continued to grimace at the pain attacking her abdomen.

Barra swiftly pressed the emergency button, while Zayn shouted for medical help. Not waiting long, doctors and medics arrived and immediately treated Zoe. Meanwhile, Barra invited Zayn to wait outside even though Zayn himself did not want to leave his sister.

"Is she going to be okay?" Zayn whispered, asking himself.

Barra looked at her friend with pity, then patted him on the shoulder, trying to calm him down. Barra was very worried about the situation; she didn't see the firm and authoritative figure that Zayn had always shown. There was only anxiety surrounding the man.

"He'll be fine; we just need to wait and believe," Barra said.

Zayn let out a long sigh, then chuckled as a name came to mind. "Dave!"

He then reached for his mobile phone and dialed someone's number. However, after waiting for a while, the line didn't connect.

"Tsk! Where are you, damn it!"

Barra, who saw Zayn's behavior, was surprised, not understanding why Zayn seemed angry when trying to contact his sister's boyfriend.

"Did something happen?" Barra asked slowly.

Zayn shook his head. "I'm not sure yet."

Moments later, after things had calmed down a bit and Zoe's condition had stabilized, Zayn sat there looking furious. How could he not be? After hearing all of Zoe's stories about what happened to her and Dave, Zayn could no longer contain his anger.

"I'll get rid of him!"

"Don't!" snapped Zoe.

Zayn frowned. "You're still defending him? After everything he did to you!"

Zoe didn't answer, not denying that she wanted the same thing as her brother. However, if she indulged her lust, things would get even messier.

"It's not that; I just don't want to add to the problem. And he's still the father of my child," Zoe explained.

"No, I can't allow it, though. Not even to my family!"

Zoe frowned, not quite understanding what Zayn meant. Zayn, meanwhile, was busy contacting someone on his mobile phone.

"Barra, find out everything about Dave Alexander and Diane Wine. Then immediately vacate my sister's apartment and prepare the flight for today."

Zayn seemed to mean what he said, and Zoe was surprised to hear her brother's last order.

"What do you mean, why vacate my apartment?"

Zayn then turned his head with a slight smile on his face. "From now on you are my sole responsibility; leave this city and live with me."