Reyona woke up to a sniffling sound in her room.She instantly noticed that Maxwell was no longer in bed with her.As she blearily opened her eyes, she heard a strange, melodic voice say “The doctor said she is fine, ah gah pee moo.”Wait, what?Reyona opened her eyes fully and turned her head towards the direction where she heard the voice from.“Rey!” Toria called her name urgently as she rushed forward to hug her.Then she stopped abruptly before touching her and just repeated “Rey! Thank God you are okay. Are you okay? Your hands, Rey!”More tears gushed out of Toria’s eyes onto her already wet face.Reyona’s sluggish brain was fast to catch up as she reached for Toria’s face and automatically wiped it with her thumb.“Why are you crying?” she asked.That got more tears out of Toria. “Rey,” she said again as she moved forward to hug her but stopped again. “I don’t want to hurt you,” she said.What was it with people around her treating her like an egg?“You couldn’t hug me if you t
Maxwell explained to them that Allysyn had finally gotten her transfusion.“It worked?” Reyona asked in excitement.“It does, babe,” he responded with a big smile on his face. “No residue, no risk of contamination. They didn’t have to do the detox as well. They just started the transfusion with the little they were able to purify first. Then, before that could finish, they had enough for the first transfusion.”Toria looked at both of them and said “Okay, I am going to need some explanation for that.”“Well, that might take a while,” Maxwell responded. “The most important thing is that our girl is finally on her way to getting better. She has a rare blood type which took a while to get but finally, we have it. Visitation will be allowed soon.”“Okay, definitely going to need more deets on that, but I am so happy that you are all doing fine and those creeps are getting what they deserved. This calls for some celebration!” she declared immediately.Leave it to Toria to go from being tea
Reyona’s eyes glistened with tears as she looked at the innocent girl lying facedown in bed.The transfusion was still being administered, and the doctor was currently checking the surgery site.He made certain notations on the medical charts attached to the clipboard. Then he handed it back to the nurse with some instructions.Then he went out and nodded at them before saying,“I asked the nurse to get you because she has been asking for you. I need you to know that she is still very weak, so I hope you can keep the visit to a minimum.”“Okay, okay,” Reyona said immediately. “How is she though?”“Oh, she is responding fine to treatment. Now that she has the needed blood, her vitals are better too. We just need to keep our eyes on her and ensure the wound heals properly. She should be up and about soon.”“Thank you. Thank you so much.” Reyona said.“Thanks, doctor,” Maxwell said as well before the doctor left with the nurse.Maxwell wheeled Reyona in.They had just finished sharing a
Though a spare bed had been pulled into the newly decorated room for Maxwell, Reyona insisted he slept with her in hers.His protest that he might jostle her in his sleep and hurt her went unheeded.She told him she believed he would not hurt her.“Not even in your sleep,” she said as she patted the space behind her.So, after a day filled with Toria and Celia's decorating frenzy of Reyona and Allysyn's room, they finally settled in bed.They reminisced about the antics Toria and Andreas had pulled to keep Allysyn entertained and to keep her mind off the fact that she could only lie down in a certain position.They laughed about Mira’s intention to be involved in the adults’ activities as she would screech from time to time and babble non-stop whenever someone stopped cooing over her.Eventually, Toria put her to work by letting her “help” with the streamers.They mused about Andreas' slight reluctance when they offered him the house to stay in instead of the hotel he had booked before
Wondering if sexual frustration was causing his over-heightened imagination, Maxwell followed the figure in his stockinged feet anyway.He knew Reyona was going to have a good laugh at his expense in the morning if he ended up realising that he was this spooked because of a cleaner going about their nightly duties.Least of all, the heart attack he might give to the poor cleaner when he or she found him lurking in the hallway like a stalker.The cold was beginning to penetrate through his stocking as he got to the corner where the person had turned.Maxwell could see the silhouette of the person as he turned another corner down the hallway.He was about to give up and go back to bed before someone called security on him.But then he stopped as he noticed something strange.From where he was standing to the direction he came from, light flooded the hallway.But from that point down to where the figure had just turned, no light was on.“Electrical fault?” Even as the thought came to hi
He could have died tonight.In that slim moment, he could have died.He could have been yanked away from the life he could have with this phenomenal woman in his arms all because he was playing the hero for a bitch that wouldn't think twice before hurting her own blood.His stupidity could have put her in a lot more pain than the one the bitch had inflicted on her.He was not ashamed when his lone tear fell on her neck.“Maxwell” Reyona called his name in a heartbreaking voice. “What happened? Are you crying? What happened back there? They wouldn't tell us.”He sniffled and said, “I am so sorry.”“For what?” Reyona said as she leaned back and looked at his face.“For being stupid,” he said tersely and leaned down to sweep her off her feet.He gingerly carried her to bed while she kept looking at him with a questioning look.“Just give me some minutes, okay?” he said to her, and she nodded before he stepped out into the hallway.He had just finished calling his men when he saw Officer
Susan was moved from Light And Life before morning.After ensuring that his men were around and that they had surrounded the hospital and the entrances of Reyona and Allysyn’s room, Maxwell got back into bed.At first, they had thought of having Allysyn wheeled into Reyona’s room, but since that could wake the poor girl up, they decided to wait until morning.Maxwell explained what happened to Reyona without talking about the part where he almost got slashed.He knew that would only agitate her more, since the part he told her about already had her sniffling before he was done.“She is not worth it. She is never worth it,” she repeated while they consoled each other.They were interrupted by a knock on the door.Maxwell got up when he saw that it was one of the men at the door.He went to meet him and the latter told him that Steve was waiting for him outside.“Isn’t this a little bit fancy?” Steve said as he gestured at the bodyguards with his head. “Makes me actually remember that y
Maxwell shut the door in her face and approached Steve as the latter walked towards him. “Add one more thing to those charges, will you?”Steve raised his brow at him.“Name-retrieval case.”“What now?”“The Rohan name was not hers to start with. She has ruined it enough. I want it back before she stepped into jail. If possible, I want it back before the case starts.”“It is not possible before the case starts, but then I think the judge could grant your request. You can use all the atrocities she has caused as a basis for the case.” Steve said contemplatively while nodding. Though I think you need to speak about this to Guy, I will let him know and you guys can talk better later. You might even need to use a different lawyer. If there is a need for you to come in for the proceedings, it will be discussed.”“I don’t care what it takes, just make sure she doesn’t go to prison with my name.”“Yes, sir,” Steve said as he gestured to the men again, and he started to move towards the car.