Phillipe Quinn stood by his office window, swirling the glass of whiskey in his hand. The weight of seeing Ellaine after all these years hung heavily on him. He hadn’t expected it, certainly not in the chaotic setting of a public hospital. Ellaine… She looks well…The years of separation, filled with silence and unanswered questions, flooded his thoughts. He wasn’t sure what to make of it, but one thing was clear—Ellaine hadn’t been alone.The memory of the man who accompanied her flashed in his mind. Who is he?There was something about him, something dangerous, even more so than Benjamin Harrington. Ugh.. The thought made Phillipe clench his jaw. Benjamin had been a nightmare for their family, especially for Ellaine, and the idea of someone worse lurking around her filled him with dread.His thoughts were interrupted when Harry, his second brother and colleague, spoke up. “What’s going on, Phillipe? You’ve been staring at me for a full minute. You look like you’ve seen a ghost.
The next day, Dwyne couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, a bemused smile tugging at her lips as she saw Marco and Gray standing in the lobby, a sleek black Mercedes waiting behind them. Both men stood confidently, arms crossed, clearly in no rush, as if they’d been waiting all morning.“Seriously? You two are my bodyguards now?” Dwyne exclaimed in disbelief, shaking her head as she walked toward the car. My God…She paused only for a second, glancing at the luxurious vehicle. It was the kind of car she never imagined herself stepping into, much less on a casual trip to the hospital.Marco and Gray exchanged amused looks, shrugging in unison. “You know how much you matter to him," Marco said with a grin, gesturing for her to get inside.Dwyne rolled her eyes at their response. “To him? Or to all of you?” she muttered as she slid into the car. It was a rhetorical question, but she couldn’t shake the feeling. The weight of it all. Us—they’d said. Them all. The realization was unsett
"Quick, we need help! If he dies, none of you can get out of here on your feet!" A group of men dressed in black suits shouted violently in the emergency room carrying one injured man and seating him on the nearest empty chair. That man...I exclaimed inwardly and recognised the injured man in the middle, whose clothes soaked through with large swaths of blood. I studied his off-color face the second time...Yes, It's him. I had helped him on the street a few weeks ago. Forced. Then he disappeared like a ghost after that. I did not expect him to show up in such an appalling manner again. "HURRY!!!" The same man shouted when he saw no movement from either the doctor or the nurse. Judging from his movements, it seemed like they were all dangerous people. "HEY, ARE YOU ALL DUMB?!" Hold, Dwyne... Hold on… Don’t react, I told myself. "HEEEYYYYY..!!!!" One of the members kicked the chair… And I finally couldn't stand it either "Noisy!!! If you want to ask for help, say it nicely,
It's been the fourth day, but there is no sign of him coming to my apartment, yes, since I got that horrible message in front of my apartment door, I can be said to be hiding with the excuse of working hard by constantly being in this hospital and returning only to change clothes without wanting to linger there.Scared, not just scared but I still loved my life, not knowing who he would come with to my apartment, saying he wanted to check I didn't know what he could do to me, a woman who lived alone in an apartment with a gangster, nope never knew something good will happen about that.So I'd rather avoid it than be in the news for losing my life the next day.Hopefully, when he realizes I'm not around, he'll think of going somewhere else to help him open the stitches on his stomach.Click…"Wow, Dwyne, are you still here?" Dr. Patrick who was on morning duty greeted me as he walked into the doctor's room, I guess to check who the interns were.I smiled, "Do you need anything doctor?"
Oh my god... oh my god, help me. I hope that he's not in front of my apartment. I prayed when I finished the night watch and had to go back to rest in my apartment before starting another part time job at the cafe 4 hours from now. I slowly stepped towards my room after turning from the stairs and looked around that there was no one around. I quickly stepped into the room at the far end of my apartment and hurriedly unlocked it. Luckily this time there was no paper attached with a knife. I had to put a tape on my door so that it wouldn't look like a hole caused by the knife. Blam.... Letting out a long sigh, I entered my room and stopped when I saw a colorful bouquet of tulips, which is my favorite flower, on the kitchen counter. But instead of being happy to see the bouquet, my heart ached to know how it got there? My. God! I’m doomed…. I said weakly and slumped to the floor staring at the bouquet of flowers. ****** .. 4 hours later .. "Hello Dwyne..." Greeted Kate who
"I'll take care of it, you clean up in the back." Kate interrupted me and stood in front of the man with a smile and I released a relieved breath.Thank god..!"Hello, sis."My eyes widened in surprise and stared at the two people in front of me.What? Sister?Kate is this horrible man's sister?!"3 years of not seeing each other and this is what you're doing? Scaring my staff?" I tried not to hear their conversation but it was difficult and I could only pretend to go to the cashier counter and calculate today's income."Nice decorations, I like the flowers." I tried not to wince at the man's sarcasm.D*mn, so it was really him who sent, no, not sent but put the flowers in my room?!How could that be?Isn't my apartment locked?!I heard Kate let out a long sigh, "Leave her alone." She said and I hope he listened to his sister's words.God, help!Kate, help!"I'm sorry, it can't be that easy. I owe her my life." He replied and startled me.Huh? Owe me a life?What does that mean?Then
Since then I never heard of or met the men in black suits again, Kate was right, they wouldn't bother me anymore.Even Richard came to the cafe whenever I was already home or just when I didn't have a shift at the time, as if to give me some distance.It's been a week since I returned to my life, only less burdened where I used to have to set aside money to be able to pay educational debts, now I can pamper myself a little with the extra money.Bbrrttt..!!The vibration of the mobile phone from inside informs me that there is an incoming text and I take it out to read it from my old part-time place at Equinox bar, yes, I am currently only working part-time at Kate's place and stopped bartending.'Dwyne, can you help cover for Ed at the bar Friday night? He fell down the stairs yesterday and I haven't found anyone who can bartend Friday - Louis' Louis is the owner of the bar where I used to work.I thought I could rest tomorrow night, but I couldn't say no to the owner of the bar beca
I tried to hold back my emotions and smiled sweetly at the man in front of me, Benjamin, Gilbert along with the others around us looked surprised to see him recognize me, "Happy Birthday, it's free for you." I said casually then thrust a glass of Jagerbomb towards him.He laughed but drank it in one quick gulp as if the drink had no effect on him.Sh*t!He's capable of holding alcohol, I muttered to myself."I didn't know you worked here." He asked as if we were old friends, but when someone ordered something and I took my eyes off him, I gasped in surprise to see the person being pulled by a man dressed in black which made me look back at the horrible man."I'm working right now." I sighed in annoyance and saw him raise an eyebrow before looking to my right."LOUIS!!!" My eyes widened as I heard him call out to my boss who was currently in the corner helping with the cashier.Louis looked in his direction before walking over and standing next to me, "What's wrong? Not enough drink?"