The atmosphere in the waiting room was so tense as everyone present waited for the Doctors to come out and give a report about Gaius' health. It'd been four hours since he was rushed into the emergency ward and none of the Doctors was out yet.Gaby consoled Talia by rubbing her back and saying words to assure her that her father was not going to die, but even she couldn't tell if he would die or not. His breaths had dwindled before they got to the hospital, he was barely talking to anyone even though his eyes were still open. They prayed that he would make it. Darian stood there with his nails digging deep into his hair, he rubbed his eyes with his palm and started to pace the room. He wondered what they were doing to Lena; he knew those soldiers well, and they didn't go easy on any culprit. He grunted in exasperation, she couldn't have done that, she had no reason to poison Gaius. Did she do it to save him from losing to Gaius? He shook his head, that was gross. She had no reason to
Darian instructed the soldiers to unlock the gates that shielded the dark room. He espied Lena from the parts of the gates that weren't covered, but he didn't see her face.The soldiers hauled the chains off, falling them to the floor. Lena flinched in fear when she heard the boisterous sound the chains produced as they met the floor.She turned her back towards the entrance and the lights came on at that moment. She saw her husband standing there, his eyes on her, he looked so broken. She attempted to rush to him and bury herself in his embrace, but she had been tied down. Luckily, she was mildly tortured, just slight bruises marred her smooth face, and Darian's chest burned as he walked in to meet his wife."Leave us," he commanded the soldiers.They bowed their heads and immediately trudged out of the dark room."Darian," she drawled, her voice had lost its pitch and she looked sick like she'd pass out anytime soon. "I didn't do it," she sobbed, tears streaming down her face."I k
"I have been expecting you, Darian. I knew you'd come for me." Amy leaned on the high stool in the bar of her living room.The activities of the casino had been suspended since the day Gaius was poisoned. All of the women working there were to remain in their houses as they were being investigated on what they knew about the poisoning.Darian carefully observed her, she seemed to be at ease like nothing at all was bothering her."You know why I am here, don't you?" He asked, his eyes lingering on the painting that was hung on the wall—the one he gifted her many years ago. It was still clean the way he gave it to her. It was the painting of a woman who wrapped her baby in her hands, her eyes were sad as she stared at the baby. Amy specifically chose it when they went to the art gallery. She had told him it related well to her and he got it for her as a gift."To ask if I was the one who poisoned Gaius?" She laughed, wriggling her head in chagrin. "Do you think I can do something like t
Darian glimpsed Talia where she was leaning against the wall of the hallway with her phone pressed to her ear, she swiftly talked and ended the call afterward. She rubbed her aching head and placed her hand on her jaw, the look on her face wasn't bright, he shook his head, knowing that she was still brooding over Gaius' condition.He walked up to her, "Talia," he called in a low voice."Oh Darian, you are here." She sighed. "Yes, how is he? Is there any improvement yet? It's been five days." He said."Yes, it's been five days and he's stuck in that bed, his eyes are still closed and he can't even talk to me." She let out sniffles. "I am hopeless, Darian. I don't want to lose my husband.""You won't lose him," he pulled her into an embrace. As he wrapped Talia in his shoulders, he contemplated asking her about the glass cup that was always kept in her office. It'd been two days since Amy told him about it and he was yet to ask because he didn't want to hurt her, but then he didn't wan
Darian and Lena occupied the armchairs in the Doctor's office, patiently waiting for him to come back with the results of the tests that were carried on her. Darian looked at her, there were dark circles around her eyes, she had lost so much weight in five days, he couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't want her to go back to that dungeon, her face was the palest as she managed to look at him."I had no idea it was that terrible, Lena." He held her hand but she pulled back. He wondered why she did that, she was always eager to take his hands."It was, Darian." She mumbled. "Maybe I'd be dead by now if Amy hadn't come over because those bastards do not care about me." She snorted.Leaning backward on the chair, she sighed, tossed her legs against the chair, and didn't want to talk to Darian anymore. She was so sad and she suddenly blamed him for putting her in such a mess, she wouldn't have gotten there if she wasn't married to him anyway. Now, she had regrets. If only he had listened t
The vehicle came to a halt when he arrived at the garage of his mansion. Lena scooted off the car, he went after her but Jay appeared in front of him, deterring him from catching up with his wife."Is there a problem?" Darian asked, annoyed. His eyes were on Lena as she headed into the house. She ignored Dickson's and Harrison's greetings and didn't acknowledge any of the bodyguards who greeted her as she walked in. "What is the problem?" His gaze shifted back to Jay."I got the whereabouts of your mother, we found her, boss." He slightly bowed his head.Darian eyes squinted in worry. He couldn't handle his newly found mother and his wife now. He had to focus on one and that was his wife who needed him so much."Take care of that, keep an eye on her and make sure everything goes on well with her. Does she still live in the slum?" He asked."Yes, but we've made arrangements to move her out, I just wanted your approval," Jay said."Do what you can, Jay. I have to be with my wife now." H
Darian walked into the bedroom. Lisa was sitting next to Lena on the bed. It'd been two days since he called Lisa over to help him out. Lena hadn't recovered, she was still sulking. She has refused to eat, or go to the hospital for treatments. All she did was sleep, cry, think, and intensified the fact that she wanted to leave Darian's house. "How is she?" Darian asked Lisa whose gaze was on her best friend. "She's sleeping for now," Lisa responded. "She refused to eat, but I will prepare oats for her when she wakes up. She likes oats," she smiled, her eyes moving to Darian. "And you, are you okay?" She queried. He nodded in response, but Lisa didn't believe he was fine. He had not gone out of the house since she arrived, he had stayed with Lena at every point, and his eyes were fatigued. He didn't look okay. "You should get some sleep too, your eyes are sapped from stress," Lisa said. "I will watch over her, you don't have to worry." She assured Darian. "I think you should g
Twiddling with the bracelet Lena gave to him, Darian was lost in thoughts of his wife until the squelching sound of Jay's shoes against the floor interrupted his musings. He looked up at him, his face quickly switching to a scowl. He wondered why he had to come into the living room now. He stopped touching the bracelet, focusing his attention on Jay. "Is there something that I need to know?" He questioned, squinting his eyes."Here are the reports you demanded," Jay handed a file to Darian, bowing his head to his boss.Darian snatched the file from Jay, flicking through the pages with swift moves. He halted and shook his head, nothing there was appealing to him, not the things he wanted to see."Anything else?" He asked, disgruntled."Yes boss, someone is missing in the casino," Jay said to him."Missing? How?" Darian fluttered his eyes, taking a maximal interest in the latest development."Her name is Nessa, she works as a cleaner at the casino. We recently discovered that she was