Chapter 74Ava's povI felt some light taps on my hand and I tried to open my eyes but the coldness of the floor mixed with the headache coming from the back of my head made me relax and closed my eyes back.“Open your fucking eyes bitch” I heard a deep voice shout at me, the voice sounded harsh and unfamiliar so I lazily opened my eyes.Squatted In Front of me was a man with a long facial scar, his scanty peacock hair was dyed red and he was grinning at me, showing his scanty teeth.“Hey little girl, you look so pretty I must commend,” he tried to touch my face but I shrieked and ran away from him. This little action from me triggered his anger and he hit me with the tip of his pistol.The spot burst open and a pool of blood began to stream down from it, I touched the spot and fear ran across my chest – fear of losing too much blood and probably dying before Coran came to save me.“Opps, did I hurt you?” He feigned surprise, still trying to touch me. I wanted to run away from him aga
Chapter 75Ava's pov I glanced at his face, unable to ignore his familiar aura. He seemed to be someone I have mastered but I couldn't remember specifically.“Can I be taken to Lachlan estate.” I know that is Coran's father's estate but that is currently the safest place for me at the moment.“Yeah, sure.”He nodded and began to move forward, I glanced at him through the side mirror and my eyes met his cold eyes, I could sense his lips tug up as he brought out some sort of spray and before I could scream out for help, he sprayed the content to my face and immediately, I drifted into unconsciousness.…“Who caused this wound on her? Why is she looking this frail?” Loud uncontrolled shouts woke me from my deep slumber and I couldn't tell the amount of time I was unconscious.“She was being disobedient, it was even a small hit,” the Dario guy tried to defend himself but was hit by a golf bar. The bar was heavy and that caused him a deep wound but shockingly, he doesn't seem fazed by tha
Chapter 76Ava's pov The low sound of the beeping machine reached my ear but that wasn't enough to make me open my eyes. Next thing I heard was the leader's voice.“What exactly is wrong with her? I can seem to understand what you have been saying since morning,” he asked in a downcast tone.“Her wound got infected. From my diagnosis , I discovered that she did a major operation probably weeks and her body is yet to fully recover, infact her immune system is very weak and any little thing can make her sick,”the doctor explained and the leader squinted his eyes in worry.“Major surgery? Didn't know she did one,” thankfully, the doctor didn't mention anything more, like the kind of surgery I did.“So the fresh wound on her forehead was the cause of the illness and her sudden unconsciousness?” He asked to reconfirm.The doctor sighed and calmly explained to him this time around, I could sense teg distress in his tone and I couldn't help but pity him, “Her body was malnutrition and dehyd
Chapter 77 Alessia's pov I placed my head on his lap, weeping softly as he ran his hand over my hair to pacify me, “He… He swore to kill me, he almost made me break my hand. Your brother is damn wicked, he did that just because I let you steal his personality once.” James lips curled up and he answered, “He won't do that, those are just empty threats. Also, I will make sure to hasten my plans so that we can take over the clan from him,” he assured me. My eyes smiled and I bent my face to hide my excited facial, things are going my way now. All I have to do is wait patiently till he kills his brother then I will kill him as well, take over this clan and finally, trample upon Coran's clan. This plan sounded so smooth that I couldn't help but snicker. “Is there any news? Why do you seem very excited?” I pouted, placed a peck on his lips to distract him.He smiled back and climbed on me, I felt very disgusted and the urge to push him off washed over me but it's rare to see him happy
Chapter 78 Ava's pov I kept getting distracted by the persistent calls on my phone. At some point, I just had to pick it and it turned out to be the guy I was staying with. “Hey, where are you? It's almost dawn already and I think you should return back,” he said and I gave a long stare to the guard that was waiting for me at a distance. “Okay, I will be there,” he seemed to be in a hurry to hang up and strangely, I was hearing low noises underneath which didn't sit very well with me. “I will be off now, it was nice meeting you,” I said to the guy that has kept my company all through. I had thrown a tantrum in the morning that I wanted to visit the park. Coran refused at first but after lots of arguments, he allowed me to leave with the condition that my personal guard was going to follow me. I strolled to the guard who rested his entire body on the car. He noticed that I was approaching, then he stood up and opened the car door for me. “Thanks,” I muttered a low appreciation.
Chapter 79Coran's pov“Coran?”I shoved the phone in my hand over her face in anger, her pouty lips were slightly parted as she looked at me in confusion, Luca who had coincidentally followed me here had his gaze fixed on her.“Do you fucking mind explaining this? I have been doing everything for you, saving you even when it is unsafe for me but this is the appreciation I get in return? A fucking betrayal from you?” I shouted, exposing the debt of my pain.She was still hiding behind the damned masked guy and a mid age woman who was previously asleep was now awake, she began coughing badly and the guy had to attend to him.“What… what is happening here?” She questioned more like a murmur, she looks very thin but one could still spot the outstanding beauty under her sickness. The guy gave her water and implored her to continue with her sleep saying nothing serious was happening.She pushed the glass jug away and insisted on knowing what was wrong, I began to get irritated every passin
Chapter 80 Coran's pov I snorted at Dorian as I held Ava's hand, she didn't resist and that made me feel relieved. Luca walked behind us as we strolled back to where the car was parked.“To the clinic,” I said to the driver that drove us here and he stepped high on the pedal… off we go.We arrived shortly after and I took her hand as we walked in, it was at that moment I noticed how frail and thin she has become in the last few weeks.“I am sorry for neglecting you and not paying attention to your health,” I said and hugged her as different emotions bursted across my body. We met Jessica in Luca's office, her gaze was fixed on a book placed In Front of her, she seemed to be so into it that she didn't even notice our arrival.“Hi Jessy,” I spoke even though I was expecting Ava to do that first. She glanced up and stared at us through her reading glasses.“Hey, good afternoon,” she looked excited as she pushed the book to the side, she stood up to welcome us but her gaze was inherentl
Chapter 81Coran's pov I held back my breath when I heard the sad news Luca dropped, my legs began to shake as I tried to hold on the bed stand so that I wouldn't fall.“How critical is it? Will she be fine?” My voice was emotional even though I tried my best to sound neutral. Luca looked at me, worried and replied.“I really can't divulge that much information but we have to fly in those specialists as soon as possible.”I glanced at Jessica who was slowly crying at the corner, she sniffed and wiped her tears after she noticed my lingering gaze on her.“Can I have a moment with you Jessy?” I asked and excused myself to wait for her outside, she joined me after some minutes, trying her best to sound cheerful.“Is anything the problem?” She asked.My face was cold as I asked her my question, “I don't want you to lie to me at this point, is her condition very critical?”Her lashes fluttered as her eyes flickered, she looked guilty for a fleeting seconds then she replied, “I am afraid s
Chapter 96Coran's pov“We need to spice up the moment, you know!” I tugged tightly at my hair as I stared at her in anger. She slowly climbed out of her nightwear, leaving her stark naked In Front of me.Lucia cat walked to my front and whispered into my ear, “if you want the antidote from me, you have to give me a baby; one that looks like you.”My boner twitched at how sensual she spoke into my ear, beads of sweat gathered on my forehead as I tried hard to hold myself back. “Please, let's have a better discussion than this, can you show me to your bathroom?” I requested amidst groaning, Lucia licked her lip as she eyed me from head to toe.“What do you need a bathroom for when I am here for you?” She teased me and went to my back, wrapping her naked body around my waist from behind.“Please Lucia, please, can I just have this antidote and leave?”My constant perseverance angered her at this point and she distanced herself from me. “Why are you playing so hard to get? Haven't we do
Chapter 95 Coran's pov I never felt so much frustration in my life, given that I even had to wait till she woke up, which was the next day.When she woke up the next day, my aura was totally different from the timid one she met last night, I was fuming from inside as I stared at her small frame that was lying on the floor.“Can you stop wasting my time?” I spoke as soon as a stinky yawn left her mouth.Her eyes were still dizzy as she tried to get my figure into her head, I waved my hand in her front, “Can you see me now?”She nodded and sat up straight, “Give me money and I promise to tell you everything.”I was already late and I didn't want to waste more time with her, my hand went into my pocket and I brought out bundles of $100 notes, she gasped before snatching them off me.“They are with Lucia, she has the antidote,” she revealed and I stared at her like a fool.“Lucia? Are you kidding me? Is she another link to get the Antidote?” I questioned.She nodded as she flipped throu
Chapter 94Coran's pov I could hear some low whispers from the other end before a staggering voice spoke again, “you can come to my Casio to meet me, I can't disclose that Information to you,” then she hung up.My face twisted in annoyance and I almost threw my phone away. Gosh! How does she expect me to know the bar she currently is, I hissed then sent the number to Joe to help me track the line.Joe called a few minutes later to inform me that he had sent her exact location to me. I thanked him before hanging up, I stared at the screen of my phone for a long time, trying to remember where I had seen this exact location before. After many minutes of fruitless attempt, I pressed the off button and drove off to the clumsy area.The body of my car staggered across the rough and bumpy street, the night light cascaded down the street as the heavy stench of liquor filled my nose. A crease formed on my forehead as I glanced around the dirty area, lacing my hand over my nose in irritation.
Chapter 93Coran's pov “What are you doing here?” I couldn't hold back my urge to question Alessia, she eyed me from head to toe and hissed.“Relax baby, I am not here for you,” she ran her hand across my chest then deliberately hurt me with the sharp end of her nails. I watched as she dug her nails out of my skin and she smiled after sighting my little drop of blood on the nails.I held her hand and prepared to drag her away from the scene but Chris stopped me before I could move a foot away from his front.“I think you are mixing something up, Alessia is here for me and not for you,” he snatched her hand off mine with an angry scowl on his face. I reluctantly swallowed back all the questions I had as I entered the car with them and we drove to the clan house.All through the journey, they both deliberately stepped up my nerves at any chance they get but I didn't want to be bothered by that, I have a bigger dream to chase.We entered the dark corner of the estate then arrived In Fro
Chapter 92Coran's pov.“Isn't he your brother? Why can't you ask for his help? I don't think he will be willing to do it for free though,” Dr Navia tried to convince me but I wasn't having it.By the way, What can Chris connection be with Brogan hypnotizer’s antidote? Also, what if he doesn't know anything about it?“I think you got the wrong person, Chris surely can't know the location of the antidote,” I refuted, not willing to admit the fact. I could hear the low chuckle of Dr Navia over the phone and somehow, that made me feel embarrassed.I fluttered my lashes while waiting for her to proffer me with another solution, truthfully she did.“You can ask Alessia though, who knows whether she will be willing to ask Chris in your place,” she said and ended the call without waiting for me to ask more questions. Alessia as how? How can she help me to convince Chris? Dr Navia definitely knows something that I don't know I resigned and brought the phone down from my ear, I stared at the
Chapter 91Coran's pov “Why aren't you answering me? Are you angry at me?” She pouted and raised her body high to adjust the collar of my shirt. I remained fixed to the point… shocked and surprised.My sense went blank for a long time before it finally occurred to me to inform Luca that she was awake, I texted him and dropped the phone back on the bedside table. I sat down in silence, gently observing all the strange attitudes she was giving me.I was secretly praying for Luca to hurry up but it still took him several minutes before he came around, he came in with Jessica and did some diagnosis on her while I walked around the room… engrossing myself in nervousness.I was cracking my knuckles at intervals, hoping she was well and not what Luca previously explained. After several hours of blood tests and other forms of tests that I don't even know, Luca faced me and cleared his throat.“We have done a brain scan on her and I am sorry to inform you that…” he sniffed as he trailed off.
Chapter 90Coran's pov I blinked twice, trying my best to seem un bothered but deep down my body was shaking ,“What is it?”Luca adjusted his rim for the second time and said, “we are gonna to carry out a surgery on her but I hate to break it to you like this…”He trailed off before he picked his statement back from where he stopped and said, “The silly hypnotizer has done a lot to her body system, we have to perform a long surgery on her and she has two chances… it's either she develops a split personality or she enters a long coma.”My jaw dropped down in shock, sadness clouded over me as I tugged at my hair tightly. I staggered backward and fell on the seat behind me, I bit my lips tightly and threw a punch to the air.Why do all these things keep happening? Why can't we just go and vacation, do a proper wedding and sleep warmly in each other's arms? Why does life keep throwing heavy things at us?I tightened my knuckle till it became red then I faced Luca, extended my trembling h
Chapter 89Coran's pov I felt very happy after Ava was announced as the winner but instead of the excitement I was expecting from her when she showed up from the back of the stage, she was rather looking clueless and surprised.Didn't Jessica say that this has been her long life wish?True to the thought that came to my mind, “What is happening?” Ava asked and everyone in the hall bursted into long laughter, it wasn't that of mockery but that of fun. The judge pulled her into a corner and began whispering something to her ear.She took some time to process it before she jumped up and began to tear up, she looked genuinely happy and overwhelmed but I can say that I am happier not only because I supported her in achieving her long dream but also, it will help boost our company's stock and I wouldn't be needing Athena's help any longer.That way, I killed two birds with a stone… I wouldn't lose Ava and the company's stock price will stop dropping. Ava was still on the stage, shaking an
Chapter 88Ava's povI shivered slightly as he placed his cold palm on my bare stomach, we stared into each other's eyes and he nodded to reassure me. I don't know why but I suddenly felt uneasy with everything.“Can I just leave? Can I go home and not witness it?” I asked In a shaky and resigned tone, the effect of my pill was gradually wearing off and I could feel my body weakening from inside.He held my arms and looked at me softly, then he spoke with a soothing voice, “let's just leave things as they are then, I will try to check with the host and ask whether you can leave,” he said and let me go. I walked soullessly out of the tent, dragging my feet back to the dining room.“You are back, where did you go?” Athena asked like we were familiar, I gave her a long piercing gaze before hissing at her.I definitely won't allow her to be part of my worry, I brought out my phone and began to chat with Jessica. We spent lots of time chatting that I didn't even know when Coran joined us.