Next day.Pov emily"We missed you," the nurse says, handing me a chart. I smiled at her, happy to be back at work after a few days at home. Being at home with Tyler was like torture; he wasn't speaking to me, and working was the only thing that made me forget about the child I lost. I opened the chart, and it was just to clean a recently drained abscess on a thirteen-year-old girl's arm."The emergency room is full, and you give me such a simple case? Can't a nurse handle this?" I asked irritably."You're a resident, my dear. Now go, the girl's mother is getting impatient," the nurse said, pushing me towards the room where the girl was. I went to the bed where the patient was; Gabriella was her name. A beautiful blonde girl with light eyes, she reminded me of Olivia."Hello, Gabriella," I said, and she gave me a weak smile. "Don't worry, I know it hurt to do this, but now we'll just clean it, no pain.""She complained of a lot of itching," the mother said, sounding concerned.I start
Next day.pov emily"Prepare all kinds of serum and intubation materials, put them on bed three," I say to the nurses at my disposal."Half an hour since the venom started acting in his body," the nurse repeats, shaking her head."If he's still alive, then there's still hope. Have they identified the type of snake?" I asked, trying to think if there was anything else I could do to save that boy's life."No," she says, and at that instant, the ambulance arrives at the hospital door. "Look, they've arrived."David is brought in on a stretcher, Caroline follows closely behind, holding her bag desperately."Blood pressure dropping, he's been unconscious for a few seconds, half an hour since the bite, and we've already administered a dose of antivenom. The bite was on his left shoulder, there's little irritation at the site," the paramedic updates.Apart from the low blood pressure, the last part made me a little relieved. If there was no irritation within half an hour, it would probably b
Caroline Baker POV"You'll be fine, my love," I whisper to David, who was already somewhat awake. He couldn't speak because of the tube, but he seemed reassured to hear me.His situation was a bit difficult, with a broken rib, and he wasn't responding to the pain in the arm where he was bitten. The venom had already left his body, and from what Emily told me, there hadn't been much brain damage, although it was too early to confirm due to his arm. But everything indicated that he would only need physical therapy, as the venom was neurotoxic and affected the tissues very little. He had to stay in the ICU when he woke up."Can you take care of him while I go home?" I ask Emily."Are you really going to leave your son after everything?" she looks at me incredulously."Emily, I need to go," I replied nervously."Okay, I'll stay with him," she shrugged."Don't leave his side, please."She nods, and then I leave. I didn't have my car, so I had to rely on the goodwill of the taxi driver, who
Tyler's POV"Stay here at the door, both of you, and don't let anyone in," I tell the guards Ethan asked to keep an eye on David."Sweetie, wait here, and then you can come in, okay?" The girl nods and sits in the chair.I enter the room, and Emily is there looking at some papers, and the boy is looking out the window. Emily looks up at me and furrows her brows."How did you find out?" she asks, confused."Ethan told me. Don't worry, there are already guards at the door. Caroline won't get through here.""What?" she says, coming closer to me. "What are you talking about?" We move away from David."Ethan told me what happened," I say in a lower tone."So he told you he tried to kill his own son?" Emily says incredulously."Caroline filled your head, didn't she?" I scoff indignantly."Justin, it wasn't her," Emily says nervously, and we continue speaking quietly."It was obviously her. I just came from their house; she was out of control. Breaking everything and screaming like a madwoma
Tyler POV"Tyler," Justin enters the office without even knocking. "I figured out what might be the reason Jones wants that man in the company.""Then spit it out," I reply, putting my feet up on the desk and staring at him."Uh... So this is how you thank me for practically taking care of your company's problems while you're just worrying about your new ventures with Ethan," he says angrily, pushing my feet to the floor and making me readjust in the chair."Justin, a lot is happening on this single day, just get to the point," I sigh, impatient."Is David okay?" he asks, concerned."We hope he will be. Emily isn't sure yet; he's still under observation," I reply, shrugging."Anyway, getting back to the subject of that man, it pains me to say this, but you were right. Jones was adopted by the Walther family, so they're sort of like brothers. That's why they're trying to get back at you," he replies seriously."So can I sort of have them killed now?" I say without showing any emotion.
Caroline's POVI spent the entire day trying to remember all the details of that night. At first, I was certain of everything that had happened, but now I was a little confused. I know I would never do anything to harm my son, but I hadn't been taking the anxiety medication prescribed by the doctor anymore. I had never forgotten things before; in no anxiety crisis had I forgotten what had happened. I wouldn't forget to ask for a snake.Why on earth would I want a snake? The way Ethan spoke to me, it seemed like I had really done that to my son. I decided to stop thinking. I know exactly what happened that night; I'm not crazy. I grabbed the car keys and decided to go to the hospital; I think some babysitter stayed with Charles; I feel bad about it. I'm his mother."Are you going somewhere, dear?" Ethan's voice stops me as I'm about to open the door. I didn't turn to him."Caroline, shouldn't you be in bed? You need rest," he insisted.I remained standing, holding the doorknob, with my
Tyler POV"Are you working tomorrow?" I ask Emily, who was probably looking for her skin cream, which I have in my hand."It was supposed to be my shift today, so yes, I am, and I'll be going early," she responds."You're always working," she grumbles, annoyed."I stayed home for two weeks," I reply, rolling my eyes."That doesn't count; you were just itching to get back to work."She had just come out of the shower, wrapped in a towel, drops of water still clinging to her shoulders. It was incredibly sexy."Will David be okay?" I ask, remembering that Ethan's son was still in the hospital."He'll need care, but he'll recover," she says thoughtfully."I'm sorry for being an idiot," I say, stifling a laugh; it was amusing to see her rummaging through the vanity and drawers looking for her cream."You're not an idiot, Tyler, you just trust Ethan too much," she shrugs, annoyed."And you trust Caroline too much!" I retort, irritated."Why is this driving us apart so much?" She stops what
Tyler's POV"Dad?" I heard that almost irritating little voice from afar - "DAD, WAKE UP!"Okay, it was an irritating voice.I slowly open my eyes and see that undefined color hair, yes undefined because it seems to change color every day, blond, brown, black, and so on. Anyway, the first thing I could identify was the half-blond/half-brown hair looking like a lion's mane in front of me. It was very messy. God help me. "Looks like you've seen a ghost," Emily says as she ties her hair. How ironic. "I've seen worse," I finally say as I sit up on the bed. "Dad, mom's not going to work today," Olivia starts jumping on the bed."Seriously?""Afternoon and evening shifts, got the day off." She said, smiling."You can do that?" I asked confused."Things have changed at that hospital now," she says with a somewhat smug smile. "Don't tell me..." "Yeah, I used my villain side," she says, convinced.Aah, you should have recorded a video for me.""Mom, if you're not going to take care of Dav