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
He frowned upon seeing another email from her. He ignored it and worked on other stuff. He worked till nightfall before coming out of the study."What does she want from me," he wondered as he walked towards the bedroom. He slowly opened the bedroom door and entered, ensuring he didn't disturb Lily's sleep. It had been a long day, dealing with employees, Luis and now the new CEO of GoldMedal wants to bother him. He wasn't ready to do any business with the company. The only reason he had signed the first partnership contract was because of Derrick's relationship with his father. He entered the bathroom and soon the shower could be heard and water pouring on the ground. He stepped out of the bathtub and put on his robe and wiped his hair dry with a towel. He entered the bedroom and put on his sleepwear and lay next to Lily. One side of the bed sinking made her open her eyes. She was now half awake. She groans softly for being woken up. She was lying on her side because of her belly
He ran his hand through his hair and stared at her one more time. Derry could not close his eyes any more as the dream he had earlier kept on playing in his mind. He was lying face up on the bed. He stared at the spiral chandelier light hanging from the ceiling in the deep light. His side of the lamp was illuminating the room. It was a yellow light and hence not loud enough to disturb anyone. He stayed in bed like that till he heard Alexa's greetings as she opens the window blinds inviting the ray of the rising sun into the room"Good morning boss, it is 6 am," Alexa greeted Lily frowns at the ray of light that fell directly on her face. She pulled the sheet to cover her face causing Derry to look in her direction."Alexa, closed the curtain blind on the left," he said noticing the ray of light was disturbing her"Yes boss," replied Alexa and the curtain on the left side of the window was closed. He got out of bed and went to the washroom. Standing in front of the mirror brushing h
Her reaction made Derry realize she remembered him now. That was enough for him. Now he just needs to wait for her next reaction"You, you... you are Derry," she said with eyes widened and he nodded in a yesShe moved back again and almost fell off her seat but Derry was fast enough to hold her and prevent that from happening. She trembled, realizing what was about to happen. He helped her seat properly.Her mind drifted off to when she was in prison accused of plotting Lyla's accident. She recalled everything up to when she heard Derrick's voice apologizing to her. "He left me," she said looking down and Derry looked at her ready for anything that will happen next."I was in prison....and ....and I was feeling dizzy. I blacked out at home. I then heard Derrick's voice," she said and lifted her gaze to look at him "he abandoned me when I needed him most," she said and tears fell from her eyesDerry moved closer and hugged her comforting her. She stayed in his embrace for a while and
Derry pulled out his phone and dialled Luis's number"Hello, hope you are good. She is okay now. She remembers everything," he said as soon as the call connected "So how is she now?" Luis enquired from the other end of the call Luis's question was not to know how Lily was doing but rather how Derry was doing now that Lily has gained her memory."She is hurt but slept off as soon as her head touched the pillow. I guess she is also exhausted," he replied "Okay. The good news is, she is no longer living in an illusional state," Luis pointed out "Does she remember anything about you two?" he enquired when Derry's response was just about Lily's health."Not sure, she had not said anything about that. She is still in some kind of shock. She is hurt. She needs time and probably space," he replied with some evidence of sadness in his last sentence.It would be too much for him to tell her how he feels now. He would have to wait but for how long and what would he be doing during the wait? W
"O dear, what have I done? I can't hurt him," she thought still looking at himLuis and Derry decided to join the ladies. They chose a seat adjacent to their woman. "What do you think about planning something fun? At least something that would keep my friend from thinking too much," Rose suggested not wanting the men to know what they were discussing."Not a bad idea," Derry replied looking at Lily and Luis nodded in agreement "Babe, what do you think," Derry said before he could stop himself. "I am sorry, I got used to going with your flow," he said apologetically Lily smiled weakly but she silently confirmed in her heart what Rose said is true "Is okay, I understand," she said They stayed around for a while and agreed it was best for Lily to continue staying with Derry.Luis and Rose decided to leave. On their way out, Luis gave Derry the wedding invitation"Congratulations, you will be officially leaving the bachelor's zone," he said shaking Luis's hand. He saw them off leavin