She wiped the tears rolling down her cheeks. Her clear vision was beginning to find its way back to her. She heaved a deep sigh and cleared the strands of hair that were covering her face.To hell with the job and the hate club. All that mattered was her sanity and she wasn't going to lose it to some revenge shit."I wish I never met you," she stated.From her tone, Henry could read that she had stopped crying. Again, he didn't speak. It was the tenth time she was telling him that she wished she hadn't met him that day."You can go ahead and shut the fuck up. I don't care about your or the damn job. I'm quitting." she maintained.Henry's eyes widened in surprise. He saw the venting part coming but never imagined that she was going to quit. He thought she'll be forced to stay no matter the odds because she needed the huge pay.Maybe she was still drunk and he mistook the firmness in her voice earlier."Stop saying such a thing Eve," he replied, determined to get her home so she could r
Henry quickly pulled the car door open. He pulled Eve out of the vehicle and carefully laid her on the ground on her back.There was a deep opening on her forehead. She was bleeding and had sustained bruises on her face. She was still unconscious. Henry took her head into his hands while he sat on the floor. He began to give her body a violent shake. "Open your eyes, Eve. Please open your eyes." he cried.The crowd multiplied. Some people hurried toward Eve and squatted around her. "Quick, get an ambulance!" Henry yelled with panic in his eyes.His left palm had sustained an injury and blood was gushing from it. After the accident sent Eve bouncing, she hit her head against the car window and sustained a deep.The panicking Henry couldn't wait any longer. He stood up. A man was at a corner, trying to contact an ambulance. Henry knelt toward Eve. Tears began to well up in his eyes. Eve was starting to grow cold in his hands.After a few minutes of panic and several murmurs from the c
He strode to the reception and traced his way to the care unit where a petite nurse attended to the cut on his left palm. She covered the injury with plaster and was about to administer a painkiller to Henry when he fled toward the theatre.He stood outside the theatre and paced for about ten minutes before the door to the room was pulled open. The surgeon came out with a victorious smile and Henry sighed in relief for the first time since the accident."She's stabilised. We needed to operate on her because her head sustained a deep cut but right now, she's out of danger." The surgeon reported.Henry gave a half smile. He felt as if a load had been lifted off his chest. "Can I see her?" he tried to peep into the theatre room.The surgeon took off the mask covering his nose. "I'm sorry you can't. She'll be transferred to a private ward in a moment.""Can I see her once she had been transferred to the ward?" demanded the impatient Henry."I understand why you want to see her but there
Dane quickly sat on the stool Henry earlier occupied. He cast his gaze on the floor and when he heard the squeaking of the door he was facing, he immediately lifted his head.A nurse dressed in a white uniform walked out of the ward. Dane stood up and rushed to meet her.Before he could speak, she demanded with a quirked brow. "Are you miss Bloom's relative?"Dane grinned and stroked his hair. "Not really but I'm standing in for her friend who left to see the surgeon. He was the man that brought her in earlier."The nurse nodded in understanding. She was standing by the door. Dane was waiting for her to leave so he could hurry into the ward and check on Eve but the plumpy nurse remained rooted to her spot.Dane cleared his throat loudly and pointed to the door. "Is it okay if I get inside to check on her? My friend is very worried you know?"The nurse swung her head from left to right and Dane was irked. He imagined the hell Henry went through going through all these damned medical pr
After Dialing Mr Bloom's number the second time, the man finally picked up the call. Dane cleared his throat loudly and spoke."Good evening sir.""Henry?"This isn't Henry Richards but his bodyguard Dane. There's a problem sir and I'll need you to stay calm." He imagined the expression Eve's father was displaying at that moment and continued speaking."Mr Richards and his assistant Eve, your daughter were involved in an accident." He heard Mr Bloom gasp. "An accident?""A minor one sir." he quickly added. "It was a minor accident and they are currently in a hospital," he said.Dane's ears began picking up murmurs and soft wails from the background which were coming from Eve's mom and her sister."Is my daughter okay? Which hospital is that and can I talk to her?" asked Mr Bloom.Dane could sense the distress in the man's voice.He sighed and stood up. "I'm sorry sir but you can't speak to her at the moment because she's undergoing some tests but I assure you, she's stable and once
"You need to clean up," Dane advised Henry.Henry turned to him with a quirked brow. Was Dane asking him to abandon Eve?Dane sensed his conflicting thought. "You can go home, clean up and return immediately after that maybe by the time you return, she would have woken up," he said.Henry turned away, communicating his lack of interest in the suggestion. "I came with the jeep so I can drive you home and once you're done, we will hurry back here," Dane added.Henry stood up with a groan. He felt weak and his clothes were smelling of blood. He looked filthy. Perhaps a bath will suffice. He turned to Dane. "Do you think we should wait for the girls to arrive before we leave?" he was referring to Eve's friends.Dane shook his head in disagreement. "I'll suggest we leave as soon as possible. You need to clean up and besides, it's not as if we are doing anything waiting out here so I'll suggest we move right now."Henry agreed with a nod and slipped his phone into his pants pocket."I'll
Henry gave Dane the look that says 'I told you, we should have remained in the hospital.' He parted his lips and wanted to speak when Dane hushed him by placing a finger on his lip.Henry turned away with a frustrated sigh. "Listen Olivia." Dane continued as he wheeled the Jeep toward the mansion. "This is not the time to be insensitive. I need you guys to tell me where you are.""You don't have any right to tell me what to do." Olivia retorted. I called you so you could know that even if you abandon Eve, other people will always be there for her.Henry threw his head back in frustration. He knew that soon, all fingers would point to him."Stop being Childish!" Dane fired and turned to stare at Henry after he commented.Had he gone far? He doesn't know how to handle women and Olivia was pissing the hell out of him.They heard Olivia gasp through the phone speaker and they knew she was going to rain down curses at them soon. They got to the mansion. Dane drove to the garage and pulled
Henry opened his eyes after a slight groan. He closed his eyes and opened them almost immediately. He rolled his wearied eyes around his new environment. His eyes had lumps underneath.There was a drip hooked to his left wrist and when he stared at his chest, he discovered that his joggers were swapped for the hospital uniform. He sighed in frustration, wishing he could disappear from the environment.He turned away with a sigh and soon, his nostrils were picking up the annoying scent of medication which was driving him insane. "Bloody hospital!" he cussed and sat up. As a kid, his mother would always drag him to a hospital when he was ill and when he was admitted, Henry would cry all night till he got discharged. He hated hospitals and since he clocked 18, he stopped going to hospitals when he was ill. He would only have a doctor examine him at his residence and administer treatment to him there.He rested his back against the wall and felt his forehead with his left palm. His head