Annelise's POV I felt a hand shake me awake, making me open my eyes. I had fallen asleep on the way here, almost immediately after she drove out of the restaurant's parking lot.Esther stood outside the car, creating a feeling of deja Vu. This was exactly what happened the day I arrived here.“Thank you." I mumbled as I got out of the car and closed the door behind me.The moment I took a step, i hissed loudly, holding my head with my hands. A sharp pain coursed through my head. The headache had worsened too.“Are you okay?" I heard Esther ask beside me.I managed to open my eyes even though the sunlight was making my head ache even more.“I'm tired, and this headache is increasing." I mumbled with gritted teeth.“Sorry, can you at least get in yourself? I'll help you get drugs afterwards." She said and i nodded slowly.I tried to take another step, but it was even worse, Esther helped me in with almost all of my weight on her till we got into her apartment.“No, manage a little bit
Annelise's POV “Mrs Harrington!" The nurse called my name and I stood up.I've been waiting here for up to twenty minutes now. It's really a bad idea to come to the hospital in the afternoon.It's safe to call the doctor that I've been seeing my personal doctor now because I kept ending up being in her office.“It's a pleasure seeing you again, Mrs Harrington." She said as soon as I got in. I smiled as I walked towards her."Same here, doc.”"What can I help you with today?” She asked, keeping aside the papers before her.“I've been feeling really tired, too tired these days. And I slept for more than twelve hours yesterday. This is different from morning sickness and I know it." I said in a serious tone.She looked at me, her full attention was on me. She fished out a notepad and a pen then wrote down something on it.“Okay, have you been doing things that are so strenuous recently?" She asked."Not really,” I replied after thinking for a while."Well then, I'll just check your bloo
Annelise's POV I eventually twisted the car's lock and it gave way for me, I jumped out of the car immediately after that without looking back at him.Rex was standing outside the car, looking around the parking lot as though he was searching for a potential threat.I wanted to ignore him but I just had to give him a piece of my mind. He stood upright when he saw me stop before him.“Don't you ever try what you just did with me again. If your boss wanted to talk to me that much, he's more than capable of approaching me himself.” I told him with gritted teeth.“I'm sorry for dragging you here that way, i just thought that would be the only way you'd come with me.” He apologized.That's really true, I wouldn't have answered him for anything if he had gone through the normal process, but that didn't give him the right to drag me that way."Maybe you should have just left me alone then.” I walked away from him, seething in anger. I walked over to the cab I was going to enter before I wa
Annelise's POV“You know, you really need to learn to be friendly with someone who wants to help you out." Ken said.Help me out with what? It's not like my father would prefer for someone to talk to him over giving him the money he wants."What do you want, Ken?” I asked, ignoring what he said earlier."Oh, now you want to talk to me?" He chuckled dryly.I looked at him with half annoyance and amusement. Bold of him to think he's that relevant for me to want to talk with him.“Are you going to talk?” He obviously wasn't liking the tone I was using to talk to him and my demeanor but that was none of my business."Yes, if you stop acting that way." He answered.Oh, he doesn't know what's really going on, doesn't he read signs?!I looked at him up and down then turned around to leave him standing there when his next words stopped me."I spoke to your father and he told me where your mother is being treated.”I swiveled around so fast that my eyes were dizzy at first when I faced him.“W
Annelise's POV My heart practically deflated, my hopes dashed away suddenly. My throat died up instantly as every spittle in my mouth dried up too.“What?" Ken was the one who asked, i couldn't bring myself to say anything.“Yes, she was signed out earlier this morning." She replied to him and looked down at her phone again.My father. I should have known that he wasn't just going to fall for what Ken gave him that way. His request and Ken's obliging was just so fishy.This is going to get more tough now as he'd think we're only playing with him and he'd get only more angry.I was abruptly made to break out of the reverie by someone snapping their hand on something before me.“Can you step aside please, there are other people behind you.” The nurse snapped, gesturing at us to move sideways.“Do not talk to her that way, b*tch!" Ken yelled at her. I was also frozen at the velocity of his voice, even his choice of words.He gently guided me away from the lobby while still glaring at th
Annelise's POV “Thanks for today and for helping with my father." I said to Ken as he stopped the car outside Esther's apartment.“It's nothing. Are you going to be fine?" He asked me.“Yes, bye." I opened the car and stepped out. “I mean, with your father. I can still help you out with him if you need my help some other time, all you need to do is send me a text message." He said, also coming out of his car. “You've done more than enough already, I'm sure I'll find a way around it.” I gave a fake smile, hoping he'd understand that i don't want to drag him into this anymore."If you insist. I guess I'll see you around later." He waved me off.I waved at him too and dragged my tired body towards Esther's apartment. I didn't hear him drive away till I got into the apartment building fully.I climbed the stairs with a little bit of difficulty then opened the door with the spare key Esther gave me days ago.Esther was sprawled out on the couch before the television that was showing one
Annelise's POV I haven’t told her about Ken knowing about it yet, how did she know about that?“Ken told me. He bumped into me at work today, said his friend, Thomas works there too.” She explained after seeing the confused look on my face.My mouth formed an 'oh' and realization dawned up on me as that could be when she told him where he could find me."I understand now. But he threatened to tell Ethan that I was sneaking around their company if I didn't tell him what I was looking for there.” I said.Esther sighed, the anger on her face and in her tone almost completely gone.“I think he mentioned that. But did you meet up with him today again?" She asked, diverting to the real topic at hand.“Yes, he kind of found out the hospital my mother was being held at and-" I was interrupted by a yell from her.“Has he taken you there?! Did you see her? Oh my gosh! I'm so happy for you." She was smiling out of excitement and had jumped up on me.I cleared my throat awkwardly after a while o
Annelise's POV I couldn't just sit there while we waited for the response so I started pacing the room slowly. I was feeling awfully tired and i knew I needed to sleep.But there's just almost no way I could sleep when i know I might be close to getting my mother again. That investigator is really efficient and i just hope this one is yet another of his successful works.“Didn't you say you were told to rest more in the hospital?" Esther asked me, she lifted up her head from the phone for the first time since the last time.“Yes, I'm not doing anything strenuous now.” I continued pacing."Yeah, walking around isn't stressful work." She retorted."What did he say, is there an update again?” I asked her instead."He's still on it. He said the system kept getting flagged down as though there was another one corrupting it." She replied.What does that even mean? It's not possible that my father knows that we were trying to get her location, right? He can't have a private investigator eit