The court process was over and Luis was very confident in the defence he put up for Lily. With all the evidence submitted unless the judge is trying to pretend he didn't see them, there is no one he will lose the case. From the court he went home to get Rose and together, they left for the hospital to see Lily.After driving for half an hour, they soon arrived at the hospital. Rose was first to get out of the car and waited for Luis as he found a place to park the car. Luis soon joined Rose and they both walked into the hospital. As they were regular visitors to the hospital, they were able to skip the formalities and proceeded to Lily's ward. In the elevator, Rose looked at Luis and smiled. She reached out and held his hand. Luis turned to look at her briefly and smiled back while giving Rose's hand a gentle squeeze. "Why are you smiling," Luis asked after smiling back at her."Thanks for doing this for me," Rose said squeezing Luis's hand affectionately. "You don't have to thank m
Luis smiled and left the courthouse.The judge had ruled in favour of Lily clearing her name of all accusations levelled against her. Luis left the court in triumph, going back to his house. He knew there was still more to be done. He shared the good news with Rose as soon as he got home."You have never lost a case so I knew you would come home with good news," Rose praised and they both walked towards the living room hand in hand. "So, it's over now?" she asked with a smile. "No, it is not," Luis replied picking up the remote to turn on the TV."You mean there are more people out there who want to harm Lily?" Rose inquired. "Yes, Sheila was working with some people and those people are still out there. She may be gone but Jennifer is her mother and she is still around. I never trusted those two when they surrendered to the police," Luis explained. "Lily would not be free from attacks until we know the motive behind the attacks and all those involved arrested," he added."I see. So
The servant covered her mouth in shock at the same time Luis and Rose walked in.Luis cleared his throat to alert Derry and Lily that they were no longer alone. Derry snapped out of the moment immediately feeling embarrassed. For that split moment, he had forgotten about the servant's presence and now Luis and Rose were also there."Hi," Derry said awkwardly. "Dad, you are here, Aunt Nora," Lily shouted in excitement.Lily walked towards Luis and Rose. She hugged them together. Derry walked towards the window and leaned against it still feeling embarrassed but somewhere in his heart, he hoped Luis and Rose would not judge him. "Yeah, looks like you are going home today," Luis said noticing she was no longer in the medical dress and her stuff was all packed. "Yes, and I convinced Derrick to let me stay with him," Lily said smiling. "That is nice but you know that is wrong. You are not married to him yet so you can't just go stay with him," Luis pointed out and Lily frowned."So, yo
"I hope Derrick doesn't come back; I would make her mine," he said into Luis's face. Luis could not speak; he was still equally in love with her. He just told himself she would never love him the way he does and moved on with Rose. Derry relaxed in his seat as he had come to the full realization that he loves Lily. Those days he spent with her at the hospital. The way she addressed him, the respect he gave him, the care and everything she did was the best moments in his life. For the first time in his life, he knows what it feels like to love and be loved back. Lily made him feel wanted, needed and above all loved. Her innocent smile, the love in her eyes, and the joy around her anytime she does something for her warmed his heart every time. At first, he thought it was just a passing flame but when she made him cuddle with her on the same bed at the hospital and her lips brushed his accidentally, he felt something magical. The first time they kissed was also by accident but yet he
"Good, you are better now. So you and your aunty can return to your home," Derry announced and relaxed in his seat, pulling Lily into his embrace. "I see, so it is like that, huh," Lyla said and a tear rolled down her cheeks.She turned and walked away. Derry was surprised. He had never seen her cry. Many times, he had tried to win her over she never gave in, she only gives in anytime he wants to be intimate with her but she never loved him back so what is her problem now?These were the thoughts running through his head as he rubbed Lily's shoulders gently. "Ivy, leaves here?" Lily asked "Who is Ivy?" he thought "Wait, does it mean Derrick had a woman called Ivy?" he thought. He decided on a better answer to give to her question."She had an accident so I let her stay here so I can be sure she is following the doctor's instructions," he explained honestly "O mine, that is terrible, glad she is fine now," Lily replied "Yeah," Derry added "By the way, you were supposed to be in
He went to the bedroom and Lily wasn't there. He checked the bathroom and she was not there either. He called her but no response "O my God, where has she gone to?" he said feeling tense Derry searched the whole apartment going into rooms and still no sign of Lily. He began to panic, wondering what he would do if something bad happened to her. "Please Lily be safe," he prayed silently He went down the stairs and decided to go look for her outside the house because she was not inside the house. He went down to the garage using the elevator. He first checked the entire garage and there was no sign of her. He went out of the garage to the main compound, the garden and went round the house but still no sign of Lily."Did she go out of the compound?" he thought worried about her safety. He drove out of the compound and drove down the street with the hope of finding her walking around. After driving for a while, he saw a lady sitting on a bench with her head lowered."Lily," he exclai
"Shit!" she exclaimed and left the place disappointed Derry was in the bathroom and smiled. He knew by now Lyla had tried to enter his room and failed.Derry finished taking his bath and walked into the bedroom in a bathrobe. He quickly dressed up and put on something comfortable. Lily had finished eating and was just going through a book she found on the nightstand."Would you like to take your shower now?" he enquired and she nodded in a yes. "Okay, let me get the bath ready for you," he added. He went back to the bathroom and filled in the bathtub for her. He returned to the room and realized she was still in her dress and had not changed. She doesn't have any clothing here. He gave her a bathrobe and she entered the bathroom.He made a call to a clothing shop owned by a friend in town and asked him to deliver some clothing to his apartment."Now he just needs to keep her busy in the bathroom till the clothes arrive," he thought. He had not planned on seeing her without clothes
He pulled the phone from his pocket and checked the caller ID and his expression changed"What is it," Rose asked noticing the sudden change in his expression Luis looked at Rose with a confused expression "It was Derrick's number again," he replied Rose got closer and looked at his phone screen. "Try calling him let's see," she suggested Luis dialled Derrick's number and waited for it to connect but no one answered. He called severely but there was no answer "What if he is in trouble?" Rose asked, worriedly "That is possible but this would be difficult to track. It is like when he left the hospital that day, he took nothing with him," Luis informed her"I think we need to report this to the police. It doesn't make sense he calls but will not wait for you to answer and would not answer when you call back either," Rose pointed out"You are right. He may be in some kind of trouble," Luis replied "It's late now, let's do that tomorrow," he added and they continued climbing the stair