Derrick responded with a "hmm" and kissed the top of Lily's head."It will be good to go to the hospital first," Derrick said in a low voice and Lily nodded.Derrick got up from the seat and went to his desk to retrieve his phone. Lily was left sitting on the sofa in a daze still thinking about Aunt Nora and if she was okay. Derrick made a call to the hospital and quickly booked an appointment for 3 p.m. It was an hour away. Lily lay on the sofa resting her head on her hand. Looking at the time, Derrick decided to get some work done before they set off for the hospital.Back at home, Lyla decided to take a walk around the house and also make a call."Hello," Lyla said as soon as the call connected."Hi, how are you?" came Mr Mingle's voice."I am not okay. It appears whatever we are doing is not having an impact on Derrick and Lily. The idea is for me to have Derrick but currently, I feel like one of the decorations in the house," Lyla complained."That is because you are not playing y
"Step 1, come clean drama complete," she thought smiling ear to ear about how things turned out."Now all I need to do is butter it up," she said and lay flat on the bed with a big smile plastered on her face.Inside the bedroom, Derrick sat on the chair behind a table working on some documents while Lily still slept. It was 10 a.m. when Lily eventually woke up and Derrick called the servants to bring her breakfast. He sat with her as she ate and went back to continue with his work as Lily went to take a shower. After dressing up, she returned from the bathroom and joined him to get some office work done as she did not want to sit idly.Lyla on the other hand, went to the kitchen and the servants were surprised she was not rude to them and even requested if she could help with the cooking. They were all shocked and neither of them could react for a long time."Hey, I just want to help," Lyla said sounding honest but they were still surprised. "I know I have been very mean to all of you
Washington, Rehab centre, Saturday, 3 p.m., the sound of clicking heels could be heard down the long hall."This way Miss," came the voice of the nurse.The nurse opened the door to a room and a woman was sitting on the bed in a white gown facing the window with her back to the door."I will leave you two alone, press the bell if you need anything," the nurse said before walking away and closing the door leaving the two alone."Update," said the lady in the white gown sitting on the bed with her back to the one who had entered her ward."Lyla had earned the trust of Derrick and Lily. Luis has left for Mexico to handle an important case," she reported."Does Derrick know the truth about the father of Lyla's baby?" the woman asked still facing the window with her back facing the lady who had just entered her ward."No, although he is doubtful of the results claiming him to be the father, he only suspects, Derry could be the father with no proof," she replied politely."Who is Derry?" the
"Lyla!" Lily screamed hearing a car screeching sound followed by a thud sound.The car that had hit Lyla drove away from the scene. The driver that came with Lily and Lyla quickly got out of the car and rushed to Lyla who was lying on the ground bleeding. Lily stood unable to move, watching in horror the scene before her with both hands covering her mouth."Ma'am, please call an ambulance," the driver said to Lily.Lily quickly pulled out her phone and with trembling hands dialled the emergency number."Hello..." said the receiver who was interrupted by Lily before she could say anything further."There is an accident here. A car hit my friend," Lily said terrified and in shock."Calm down Miss. Where are you now?" the receiver asked.The situation has attracted some people passing by and the people in the shop to the scene. Lily gave their location and in ten minutes an ambulance was heard coming towards the Location. Lyla was carried into the ambulance and Lily went with them. In the
Rosy was left in shock after reading the message from Mr Mingle. She was wondering what went wrong. How could the people she tasked hit the wrong person? She quickly dialled the number she had called earlier."You hit the wrong person," Rosy said angrily on the phone."No, I didn't. I checked the image you sent me twice before running her over with the car as you instructed," the man replied sounding very sure."Are you sure?" Rosy asked trying to understand if the man she tasked got things right."Yes, I will send the image you sent to me together with the message back to you," the man replied and disconnected the call."Did he just cut the line on me?" Rosy asked and stared at her phone screen. "He cut the call on me," she repeated staring at the phone in her hand.She didn't have the message she sent the man to carry out the assigned task just to clear evidence. Now she wishes she had not. Maybe waited for the task to be completed before deleting the message, she would have confirme
He felt they were not alone. He shifted his gaze towards the living room and saw his father standing in there looking very worried."Thank you, Dad," Derrick said to his father."Happy to help," Mr Mingle replied with his gaze still fixated on Derrick."Let me take a shower and we can talk," Derrick added, wrapped his arms around Lily's shoulder and walked her back to his room."Tell me everything, how is Lyla. Really?" Lily asked once they were inside the bedroom.Derrick looked at her in silence and wondered if he should tell her everything. He kicked against giving too many details."Well, the operation took a long time, but it was successful according to the doctor and we have nothing to worry about," he replied."How is the baby?" Lily asked with concern."He didn't say. I will find out tomorrow," Derrick lied. "but do you recall exactly what happened?" he asked taking his shirt off.Lily walked to the sofa and sat down, nervously rubbing her hands together. She tried to remember
"Lyla?" Derry called again looking at her hand in his and she again squeezed his hand and opened her eyes.He held her hand gently in his, his eyes filled with tears of joy. A doctor and two nurses entered the room after he pressed the bell. They asked him to go outside as they attended to Lyla.Out of Joy Derry, pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled Derrick's number. He answered after 2 rings."She is awake," he said joyfully immediately Derrick answered and said hello.Derrick, who didn't want to disturb Lily after she had struggled to sleep, had walked out of the room to the balcony to answer the call."This is good news. How is she doing? Have the doctors said anything yet?" Derrick asked in one breath as he was suddenly wide awake."They are attending to her now. I just called her name twice, and she squeezed my hands and opened her eyes. She didn't say anything though. But she opened her eyes and she responded when I called her name," Derry said joyfully."I am happy to
Paula accepted the cup of coffee with an awkward smile. Her niece likes Derrick meaning she can have Derry. With this thought in mind, her smile broadened. Derrick returned a brief smile and sat on the right corner of the sofa. Paula was sitting to his left also close to the corner.Derrick stayed around for a while before leaving at 7. 30 a.m. for the office. Now in the ward was Derry, sleeping Lyla and Paula, Lyla's aunt. Paula was happy Derrick had finally left. Now she is alone time with Derry.Derry looked very exhausted as he could not even close his eyes for a second since he came to the hospital the previous day. Now that everything was looking good, the tiredness was beginning to overcome him. The worry, which was the adrenaline that kept him awake had slowly subsided. Paula on the other hand looked refreshed as she was able to get a sound sleep. It was surprising how she was able to sleep even though the chair in the patient waiting area was uncomfortable and also consideri
Derrick went silent and lowered his head shocked by the news of his father's death."I was informed yesterday but I knew you were out on a date and I didn't want to spoil your evening with such news," Luis added and Derrick just nodded."I will be returning to Florida, later today. Just let me know if you need anything," Luis said and got up to leave.Derrick got up and escorted Luis to the door without saying anything but just nodding to whatever Luis was saying. He closed the door after Luis had left and out of anger punched the wall so hard, that he got injured in the process. As if he could not feel the pain, he gave the wall another punch. He turned and pressed his back to the wall and sank to the ground.Luis walked to his car and called Isabel."Hello Isabel, are you busy?" he asked."No, what's up?" replied Isabel."Kindly come over to Derrick's place. He is not alright. I just told him about his father," replied Luis."Okay, I will be there in 10 minutes," Isabel replied."Gr
Derrick lowered his head, disappointed. He did not know how to react to the news he had just received. It was his father all along. All the problems he and Lily went through were because of his father. Technically, Lily never had a moment of peace because of him. He recalled what Lily had said about having months of peace since he was out of her life. She was right after all. "When did you find out?" Derrick directed his question to Luis."Err, things become clearer the day you left Florida. I had always had my suspicion though," replied Luis."Why didn't you say something to me?" Derrick queried."Would you have believed me then without the undeniable evidence?" Luis asked advancing towards him.Derrick went silent and Luis patted him on the shoulder."I am truly sorry about your father. I wish he didn't do what he did," Luis consoled and left the two standing there."And you," Derrick said shifting his attention to Isabel who was still standing with him. "Did you ever love me or was
Luis, knowing what was going to happen, had already taken the first flight to Washington to defend Derrick.Arriving at Washington Central police station, Derrick saw on the TV screen what had transpired the night before, while he was in bed hugging Lily's dress. He was shocked to see what was showing on the screen."So that is why he got arrested?" Derrick thought as he was sent to the withholding cell.Derrick knew his father could do the unthinkable like when his father killed his friend and made him lose his memory but that was a long time ago. He thought he had changed."Drug and weapon trafficking?" Derrick thought. "When did he start doing such business?" he continued in his thought. "But why? As the head of Homeland Security, he earned good money, so why would he do this?" he thought. "Or did someone set him up?" he frowned while trying to understand why his father would do such a thing."Lucky you. Your lawyer is already here," came the voice of an officer interrupting Derric
Derry stared at Luis not sure how to react to the information."Does your wife know?" Derry inquired."No," Luis said and turned to face Derry. "When I found Derrick, I sent Isabel to his location to monitor him. Well, I didn't give her so many details aside from telling her I want her to monitor Derrick and report his activities to me and also to keep an eye on his father, Mr Mingle. I had found out the two were living together. Isabel got herself employed in Derrick's new company, Armani or something. Some weird name, I don't know how he comes up with company names. Anyway, Isabel got close to him and he found solace in her. I am not sure what happened. Isabel is very professional in her dealings but she yielded so I let them be," he explained."So Derrick doesn't know," Derry said."No, he doesn't. Isabel is a CID, but now she is in love with Derrick and she will come clean after our operation. She is a strong woman; she can handle rejection if things don't go well," Luis said raisi
Derrick spent some time with his children before leaving for his apartment. He decided to stay around for a while before going back to Washington. Derrick was back in his apartment, he stood in the living room recalling memories of himself and Lily. His eyes shifted to the dining area and he remembered the first time he had cooked for Lily. He recalled all the good times they had together. He went up to the bedroom. He opened the door and the familiar fragrance that used to greet him when Lily was in the room was no longer there. He scanned the room and the dressing table still had Lily's stuff on it. He opened the closet and her clothes were still in there. Neither Lily nor he returned to the apartment after Lily was rushed to the hospital. He removed one of Lily's dresses from the hanger and hugged it. It did carry traces of her scent. He walked to the bed and lay down on the bed hugging Lily's dress feeling regretful. His phone rang interrupting the moment. He searched for it and c
Derry left and Lily turned to face Derrick. There was silence in the room for 10 minutes but it felt like a whole day for Lily. Derrick cleared his throat and got up to sit next to Lily but she stopped him."Please, just sit where you are," Lily said with a straight face and Derrick sat back on his seat."I am sorry about that," Derrick said."Okay. Why do you want to see me?" Lily asked going straight to the point and Derrick exhaled deeply."Lily, I came here to apologize. No matter my explanation it doesn't change the fact that I abandoned you when you needed me most," Derrick began and Lily looked on with a straight face, constantly reminding herself Derry was just in the living room to keep herself calm."So, why did you leave? All I remember was you apologizing," Lily asked and Derrick remembered that day.He had spoken to his father and he left the hospital after. He recalled Lily's state when he left. Derrick narrated their entire life together as a couple and explained he didn
Derry felt Lily needed to know the truth and that would help her make a decision she would not regret. If Derrick's reasons were justified, she could go back to the man she had once loved. She hated him now because she didn't know why he left.He turned to look at Lily, she was asleep but the expression on her face said she was not happy even in her sleep. He got out of bed and went to the washroom and stood under the cold shower. The weather was that cold yet he took a cold shower. He returned to the bedroom to see Derrick had replied indicating he wasn't asleep himself. He sighed and left the bedroom for his study. He dialled Luis's number and he picked up after two rings."Hey men, do you have something against marriage fun?" queried Luis as soon as the call connected."Sorry to disturb you, I just needed someone to talk to," replied Derry sounding sad.Luis looked at Rose who was still sleeping and he went to the balcony."Hey, you don't sound okay, what happened? Is Lily aright?"
Derry joined his third and last meeting for the day. In the meeting, he was a bit distracted. He felt content in his heart, having adopted the children but was still afraid to advance his relationship with Lily, especially now that Derrick was back in Town."Will Lily go back to him?" Derry thought recalling Luis's several warnings."Sir, what do you think of the idea?" asked one of the board members.Derry sat at the head of the table surrounded by 6 board members, 3 on each side of the table. He could see their lips moving and images flashing on the projector screen but nothing they were saying was registering on his mind."Sir, Mr McClean?" the board member sitting closest to him called out to him."Yes," Derry responded snapping out of his thoughts."I just wanted to know what you thought of the idea for the project," the board member who had done the presentation asked again."Send it to my email, I want to go through it again and decide," Derry replied. "Is that the last idea pre
"Perfect," Luis said and Rose looked at him wondering what was on his phone that he was smiling about but he said nothing and continued driving."What is it?" Rose asked curiously."Just work," Luis replied and rubbed her chin with his thumb gently before putting both hands on the steering."Okay," Rose replied and kept her eyes on the road.As soon as they got home, Luis kissed Rose on the cheeks and quickly proceeded to his basement. Rose immediately knew the notification; he received in the car was probably a lead on the investigation. Meaning he had found something on Mr Mingle. She smiled and went to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and after she started preparing some tea for Luis.In the basement, Luis turned on the light and put all his machines on."My babies, Dad needs you to do something really fun for him," Luis said while opening some apps on the machines and waiting for other machines to fully boot.He connected the headset to the machine and put it on. He pulled a se