Chapter 10- The mysterious man

Time passed very soon. It was almost dark outside. Lisa was waiting for Dr. Valentine inside the ward. Just then she received a call from Carl Black. She quickly answered the call "Hello Mr. Black."

"Where are you? I came to pick you up but the door is locked."

She told him about her father's situation and she heard Carl Black asking "Which hospital?"

"Bill Roth hospital."

"OK."

After hanging up the call, she turned around and looked at her mother, and said "Mom tonight you go back home. I'll stay here."

"No, you are not going to stay here. You go and rest."

"Mom but.."

Suddenly the door was pushed open by a young handsome doctor. He came inside, looked at them, and said with a grin facing Mark Holmes "Hello, I am Dr. Liam Valentine. How are you feeling Mr. Holmes?"

"I am good, doctor."

"Very good. Let me check you."

Then Dr. Valentine started checking Mark Holmes. After finished checking, he turned to Lisa and Linda Holmes only to say "OK, meet me at my chamber after half an hour."

With a sweet smile, he nodded at them and left the ward. Half an hour later, Lisa was ready to go to meet Dr. Valentine. She pulled open the door of the ward and saw Carl Black who was about to open the door. His hand paused in mid-air. His expression was unreadable. For a few minutes, there was an awkward silence between them.

Carl Black was the one who broke the silence first "How is uncle?"

"Um… He is stable now. I am going to meet the heart surgeon, Dr. Valentine."

"OK, I'll go with you."

"Hmm."

They both left together to meet Dr. Valentine. When they reached Dr. Valentine's chamber they saw many patients, waiting for him. They sat down on the chairs in the waiting area and waited for their turn.

......

On the other side, after parting with Lisa, Daniel Brooke directly drove to his office. His assistant was waiting impatiently for him.

When he saw Daniel Brooke coming to the office, he said hurriedly "Boss, I was waiting for you."

"Did you find out who he is?"

"Um... sorry Boss, he is a mystery for us. He switched off his phone immediately after he called me. I tracked down the number and it was registered in a fake ID. The call was from 'Y' city. This mystery man said that he has proof. But he is not willing to come to the court."

"I want to meet him."

"But boss it is too risky. We can't trust him. It may be a trap."

Daniel Brooke got angry. He glared at his assistant and said "Don't tell me what to do. Just try to find out more details about him and arrange to go to the 'Y' city as soon as possible."

"But Boss ....."

"Enough, now go back to work."

Daniel Brooke was working on a high-profile rape cum murder case. A girl was brutally raped and murdered by five men. Four of them were caught by police but now they were on bail. The forensic report matched the semen sample of the four men but the fifth person was still not identified. He just vanished in thin air. Police couldn't find any information about him. These four convicted men were close friends of the Senator's son Albert Harrison. He was under suspicion but all the evidence showed that he was out of the country that day when the girl was raped and murdered. Due to political pressure, police weren't even able to manage the medical examination of Albert Harrison.

Daniel Brooke was very sure that the fifth person was none other than Albert Harrison but there was no evidence to prove it. The defense lawyer was very experienced and Daniel Brooke was not even able to stop the bail appeal of the four convicted men. The defense lawyer proved that these four men were mentally and physically not fit and they got bail easily. So when Daniel Brooke heard about new evidence, hope appeared in this case and he wanted to seize every possible opportunity.

The person who contacted Henry August was not willing to disclose his identity. He was a mysterious man for them whose identity was covered in haze. This mysterious man knew if someone found out his identity he would be killed, so he wanted to meet Daniel Brooke personally to hand over the evidence and he asked him to come to meet him alone.

That man left the city on the very next day of the murder and was living in exile for all these days. He was closely following this case, but when he saw that the murderers are not going to be punished, he contacted Daniel Brooke's assistant.

Just as Henry August was about to leave the office, Daniel Brooke suddenly asked "Did he say anything when he will call again?"

Henry August shook his head and said "No. But we will track him down soon."

"Good."

Suddenly the door of the office swung open. They both looked at the door and were stunned for a few moments to see Thomas Brooke.

"Dad. What a surprise!" Daniel Brooke sneered.

Thomas Brooke's expression was gloomy and said coldly "You have decided to not listen to me, aren't you?"

"This is a huge opportunity for my career." Daniel Brooke said indifferently.

Thomas Brooke looked at his son coldly and said fiercely "You know very well who is involved in this case. You can't offend them. Just back off from this case and join my law firm."

"And you know very well that I am not going to do that."

Thomas Brooke glared at his son and raised his voice "Daniel...."

"I promise, on the next hearing I'll turn down the table. I am going to win this case." Daniel Brooke was full of confidence.

Thomas Brooke was angered to death by his son. He slammed his fist hard on the table and said angrily "Do you want to die? Or do you want your family to be killed?"

"I don't care. My only motive is to win this case and I am going to win this. No one can stop me. No one can come in the way of my dream, not even that Senator."

Thomas Brooke felt so helpless that he shook his head and said "This hunger of fame of yours will ruin you one day."

He turned around and left immediately after saying that.

Henry August who was standing quietly during this whole conversation said slowly "Boss, what to do now?"

"What? Book the flight ticket for the city 'Y'. I want to fly to 'Y' city as soon as possible."

"Copy that Boss."

Henry August left the office as soon as he said those words.

........

In the hospital, Lisa and Carl Black were waiting for their turn.

He looked at Lisa and said, "Why didn't you call me last night?"

He was unhappy. When he heard that Mark Holmes had a heart attack, he felt uncomfortable. But Lisa didn't inform him immediately. He expected that whenever she was in trouble he should be the first one to be informed. But all his dreams were shattered by her. There were mixed feelings in his heart. He was feeling angry, annoyed, irritated and displeasure spread in his heart. Lisa and her mother were alone at the hospital last night. There was no one to help them. He felt more anguished as well as annoyed thinking that she didn't inform him even in the morning. If he didn't come to pick her up for dinner, maybe he would have never come to know about this.

Lisa felt embarrassed. She knew that he was angry so she said politely "Mr. Black, I am sorry. At that time, I was totally out of my mind. Please don't feel bad."

Carl Black sighed and said "But what about today morning? If I didn't come to pick you up for dinner I'll have never come to know about this." He paused for a few moments and said with a frown "Tell me honestly, did you ever think to inform me?"

"I..."

She wanted to say something but couldn't find suitable words. She was aware of his questioning gaze. She lowered her head and kept quiet.

Carl Black closed his eyes, pressed his forehead with his hand, and said coldly "I expected that you will inform me if anything happens around you. But..... Anyway, forget it. I think you still don't trust me enough."

"Mr. Black, please..."

He interrupted and said "It's OK. Don't worry. You take your time. I'll try my best to gain your trust and love."

They both went silent and waited quietly there. No one was willing to continue the conversation. There were different emotions in their mind. Both of them were not able to understand what the other person was thinking at that moment.