Jack let out a deep breath " But he won't remember anything, which means he's gonna lose his memories " Ava staggered back on her feet in shock. She took the nearest chair and slumped into it. Jack looked at her with an unreadable expression. He scrolled through his phone mindlessly. He was shocked by the news too, she realized. " Forever? " She whispered, her hands folded on her thighs. He shook his head " Nope, that's the good news. He's bound to regain his memory soon or later, in three months time or less " He ended his words with a shrug. " Oh " She muttered. " Yeah " He nodded. " That means he's not gonna remember us? " She asked quietly. " Some particular events maybe " He shrugged, uncertainty evident in his features. " Really? " Her eyes widened with hope. " Will he remember his family though? " She asked thoughtfully. " Maybe, I'm not sure. He'll have to undergo a surgery that will enable him to talk " He said and was lost in

She saw a small smile played on his lips at her apology. He looked so innocent, a boyish man, she mused. She finally gave in to the urge and smiled too. He looked at her with something like fondness written in his eyes. Was it really what she saw there or she was hallucinating, she had no idea. He was done and patted it for emphasis. She turned her head sideways to check out what he did and smiled in satisfaction. She really liked it, kudos to him, she thought in humor. She spined around a few times and he moved back a bit, protecting his poor self from being hit by the energetic little lady. Ava knew she was being dramatic but couldn't stop herself from acting that way. She tried a few pose and judging from the way his whole face lightened up, she knew he would have laughed if he could but unfortunately, no sound could come out of his throat. Ava felt her eyes clouded with tears but she blinked them back rapidly. She couldn't allow him to see that. She did a few more styles

She took in a deep breath and drawled out " The hell I'm scared of you Bobby, what do you want from me? Didn't I made it clear to you that I neither want to see you nor hear of your existence. And mind you Mister, if you're calling to ask me for money, you're wasting a whole lot of your time " That was not so bad, she praised herself silently. He was taken aback by her outburst, he hadn't expected her to talk back to him. He had initially thought it was because she had people around her the last time they came and had thought she would shrink into her shell when she was alone with him. He had thought it all wrong. He thought of what to say to her, all his tricks on her had never worked out " Be careful Ava, watch your back, this smart mouth of yours will become an issue in the nearest future. And I'm not done with you, like I said, watch your back " and the line went dead. Even after the call ended, she still stood there, shocked. Why were these people after her life? When

Alex looked down at the tiny woman in his arms, shocked. Turning to his brother, he asked " Who is she? "While Jack kept mute, Ava withdrew from his arms slowly, looking dejected. She gazed into his beautiful eyes, silently wishing he would recognize her but it seemed that wasn't going to happen, at least not at that moment. Her hands fell to her sides slowly and she gazed at the floor, not able to hold his own piercing gaze. " Who is she? " Alex asked again, taking his eyes off her to stare at his brother fiercely. Suspicion was written all over his face but there was also a hint of curiosity, as though wondering who the young woman was to be able to hug him. Ava seemed to be spellbound because she liked the sound of his voice. Normally, she didn't take notice of guys' voice but somehow, she found Alex's to be deep and sexy. A male's voice should be deep, right? There came the mocking voice in her head again but she chose to ignore it this time, promising to get back at her inne

" Hey bro, how are you holding up? " Jack asked in a way of greeting as he sauntered into the hospital ward with Ava on his tail. It was obvious to anyone watching that Ava was scared as fuck as she hid behind Jack's tall frame. Alex was sitting up on the bed and he raised his eyebrows when he spotted Ava behind his brother. He knew she was trying to avoid a direct conversation of any kind with him. But for some reason, he was intrigued by her and wanted to talk to her, feel her presence in close proximity. Shut your trap man, he scolded himself silently and faked a cough. He looked away from her to regard his brother with a glare. " Thought you were never going to show up, I'm cool anyway " He answered with a shrug and gave Ava one quick stare. Ava on the other hand was once again spellbound by the sound of his voice. His deep, sexy voice were doing some wonders to her body which she couldn't quite define. Like water ripples down from your throat down to your stomach ? Her in