Chapter 30
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“It’s a family picture with my mom and dad Ariel Daphne and me,” she said with a smile on her lips and put the picture in his hand. His hand trembled continuously as she kept staring at the picture in his hand.
“Daphne,” his mind screamed.
“Is she your elder sister ?” Emerson asked again. He wants to clear his doubts…
“Yes, she’s my step sister. I have two stepsisters but she’s not with us again and the only person I consider as my mom has been sent away by my mom. My younger sister is not with me again” she paused to hold back her tears but she couldn’t then let them stream down her cheeks. Emerson put the picture aside and carried her on his lap, he wiped her tears and kissed her forehead.
“Can you look for my younger sister and my elder sister ?” She asked, hoping he could assist her.
“I will look for your sister but before that.” He paused and gulped down nothing.
“You will let your sister be my girlfriend,” he asked and her face grew angry.
“I can’t let my sister marry a gun shooter” she pouted her lips together and looked away. Her reply made him widen his eyes.
“But you want to be a gun shooter,” he asked, turning the direction of her face to his.
“It was my decision but it’s not Daphne’s.” She answered with a frown.
“What if she likes me ?” Emerson made another suggestion.
“She can’t and that’s because doesn’t like bloody stuff which I find amusing. But she prefers romance and weird and scary things. Her room is dark with scary portraits” Anaya said those words gently.
“She’s wired” Emerson gave his reply based on the short time he has spent with her. He remembered how she was trying to be a mafia bitch with class. He remembered how innocent she was during the kiss. He remembered when he tutored her, which made him guilty instantly.
“So do you think your sister had a boyfriend before she went missing?” he asked with a hopeful reply.
“I don’t think so but I think so–
“That’s confusing!!” He interrupted her words.
“I know but I don’t have any idea about those aspects” she replied and moved her gaze to the emergency room.
“When will Amy be fine ?” She asked Emerson, trying her best to fight back her tears.
“She will be fine, let’s wait for the doctor’s arrival” Emerson replied to her and pulled her to his chest.
“So tell me what you know about your dad”
“My Dad is a businessman. He’s trying his best to reach out to Daphne. She stopped her words and turned her face in another direction.
“He gave Amy money before leaving for the United Arab Emirates. I don’t know when he will be back” she mumbled rubbing her hand on his chest.
“Okay” was the only reply he could think of at that moment.
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“Who the hell shot the gun?” Mrs. Ellison yelled as she had pressure on Ariel’s open wound. A young maid of the age of twenty-four went on her knees instantly.
“I’m sorry ma’am, it was a mistake. I saw it on a chair in the living room, so I thought to bring it to —
“Does it look like a toy to you? Why are dumb like this” she yelled at her angrily and rushed Ariel to her room. Tears were streaming down Ariel’s face, Madison was crying endlessly.
“When will the blood stop?” Madison panicked.
“It will remember mom is a doctor” Mrs. Ellison forced herself to smile to brighten up her face. Mrs. Ellison cleaned up the wound and took out the bullet.
“Your leg will be fine” Madison pet Ariel with a kiss on her left cheek.
“This injection will hurt you but you will not feel any pain when I start stitching up your wound.” Mrs. Ellison said gently and injected the syringe. Ariel whimpered silently but lasted for seconds.
A knock interrupted her task and signaled Madison to check the door.
“Any problem?” Madison asked the maid in front of her.
“Young boss is back”
“Mason,” Madison asked with a display of happiness on her face.
“Yes,” the maid nodded and moved sideways for her run of the room.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
“Shut the door,” Mrs. Ellison said to the maid and focused on Ariel’s wound.
“Finally, you came to visit me,” Madison said as she rushed down the stairs.
“I came to pick something up. I will visit you tomorrow” he said and rushed out of the living room.
“Seriously!!” Madison shouts and rushes back to her mom’s room.
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“Hello sir Lorenzo,” the voice said in a whisper.
“Did you get the job done?” He asked.
“It was not successful. Her stepdaughter took it shot” she replied faking her tears.
“Make sure you get the job done very soon,” Lorenzo said angrily and ended the call.
The maid released the breath she was holding and signed out of relief.
“I need to get this job accomplished,” she thought and headed back to the living room.
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City Hospital (9:11 pm)
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Emerson walked inside the hospital with sleeping Anaya in his arms, with her head on his shoulder. His right hand was a medium bag of junk and things she told him Amy likes. He has to go to Amusement Parks and waterslide parks to make her day fun. He was relieved she was calmed while she slept off.
Emerson is popularly known in the hospital for his kindness. He pays for children’s fees and clothing including feeding but no one in the clan knows he’s a caring type when it comes to children. He chooses to hide it but he’s affectionate to kids.
He heads straight to the doctor’s office and knocks on the door politely.
“Come in” he heard and went in. He sat down on a chair waiting for his turn.
“Please sit here sir” the doctor offered a seat.
“The patient I brought here how–
“She’s fine for now. We discovered she has heart disease but she thought she only had a year to live.
“We can do surgery on that, right? ” he asked the doctor and he nodded.
“Okay, we should get it done,” he said, waiting for his reply.
“We have to monitor her health before getting the surgery done,” the doctor said.
“I will send you fifty thousand dollars to get everything done including her hospitality,” Emerson said and did the transaction.
“Seen,” the doctor said and led him to the ward Amy was in.
Emerson is popularly known in the hospital, he pays for children’s fees and clothing including feeding but no one in the clan knows he’s a caring type when it comes to children. He chooses to hide it but he’s affectionate to kids.
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“How are you feeling ?” He asked Amy but she was confused about who he was. And the only person that knows him is sleeping in his arms.
“Oh! I didn’t introduce myself.” He chuckled and cleared his throat.
“My name is Emerson Marshall, I’m a businessman” he uttered, taking her hand for a shake.
“Oh! I’m sorry but I don’t think I know —
“Anaya knows me well. She was the one that called me. Heard you have heart disease but don’t worry about it. He paused to study her reaction but she got none on her face.
“Have paid for your surgery and I wouldn’t like Anaya to be alone, so I arranged for the two of you to stay in one of my mansions. There are two maids, three bodyguards, and a driver to get you and Anaya around.” He stopped talking when a single tear rolled down her cheeks.
“I don’t know how Anaya met you but I think this is much —
“It’s not, I’m only doing this because of Anaya. I was told you can go back home, so I will drive you to the new place but I will be coming once in a while to visit you and Anaya. Hope you are fine with it” he asked and she nodded quickly.
“I’m fine with it but-
“No, but. It’s only for Anaya” he said and stood up which made her stand up to follow him out of the room.
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The maids bow at him as he walks inside the living room. Amy found herself bowing back to them. He dropped the bags of toys and books to the maids. He took the stairs to drop Anaya to her room.
He had the maids decorate it in the color pink with girlish stuff on the wall. He dropped her successfully on the bed but her voice stopped him.
“Hoodie hero” she mumbled, still dizzy. He turned around to pet her back which put up with him five minutes before he got away from her. He shut the door quietly and headed back to the living room.
“Did you like your room !” He asked, staring at her.
“I don’t know my room” she replied politely…
“Okay,” he hummed and signaled one of the maids to show her room to her.
“You should take a maid with you tomorrow and get Anaya’s clothes and school uniforms tomorrow. Tell Anaya to call me if the both of you need anything.” He said and headed out of the living room. He checked his wristwatch and heaved a sigh.
TBC…