Chapter 108The district head was at the hospital that very next day, waiting patiently for the doctor in his office lobby.“Mr. District, you are here quite early today”“Yes doctor. Buon Giorno”, the district head greeted, rising to his feet and taking the doctor's extended hand for a handshake.“Buon giorno Mr district. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long.”, the doctor said, taking off his tag to place the access card properly on the door.“Not at all Doctor”Both men entered the office.“Please, take your seat”The doctor took his own seat behind the desk.“Coffee?”, He asked, bringing out a small electric kettle.“No thank you, Doctor. I'm good”“Very well District. I know you are not a coffee man anyway”, the doctor said and the district head was a little amused“You know I've been on shifts all morning so I really need this coffee”“I see the exhaustion in your eyes, Doctor. There's no doubt”“Exhaustion is an understatement”The district head smiled as he leaned on his c
Chapter 109La Rosa D'oro Hotel and Suites.. Asher turned over the pages of the magazine, quite impressed by their structure and facilities. He had to admit; Italian people had a unique way of making themselves exceptional. Even his father's business was one of a kind. His father had created a complex but strongly foundational network which would last him years in business. Yet still he had the best tech brains on board to ensure that his businesses adjusted to technological trends and changes.Garfy was right to suggest they stayed in a hotel for the night. They had to reduce movement to the barest minimum for the next few days. Andrea and his mother were obviously more eager and much more desperate to see him dead.Shit!!.He hated that they'd been so close to getting him. He still hadn't figured out how they'd gotten that bomb in his car. If not for Garfy's quick observance, they'd have all been roasted by now. From now on, he had to be careful. He was in Vernice not America. Not b
Chapter 110Just as Emilio suspected, they had company. From his tinted glass window he spotted what looked like Maria's favorite ride, a metallic silver Rolls-Royce, parked not so neatly in the middle of the hospital compound with a couple of other convoy cars surrounding it. Garfy drove slowly, looking for a space to park. The hospital wasn't built with much outer space and so patients and visitors were usually made to park outside the hospital. But they were the Rodriguez - they couldn't park outside.Garfy eased the car into a corner just spacious enough. Gaius alighted first so he could get the door for Asher. Taking the jacket with him, he went to the other door and opened it. Asher got out and Gaius handed the jacket over to his boss.“Just hold on to it for me, Gaius. Thank you”“Yes Boss”The four men walked over to the entrance of the private section. Garfy, walking ahead, got there first and held the door for the others.“Oh Signore Emilio, you are welcome. Buongiorno Sign
Chapter 111“Only the food you offer him?”, Maria asked, looking at the doctor in a way that suggested he wasn't supposed to say so.“Yes Signora. His digestive system is still adjusting to treatment”“Of course. I'm fully aware of that. That's the reason for the yogurt, Doctor. It's only slightly sweetened with vanilla and it's made purely from fresh milk. A recommended convalescence food”, Maria said, her head tipped and eyes boring into the doctor's. She stared at him, expecting him to agree immediately.“What the hell is this bastard trying to do? Ruin my plan?”“I understand Signora, totally…”“So then you should let him take the yogurt”“Maria, let him. ”, Vincenzo said, putting his hands over hers.“Please Signora. In a few more days, he'll be able to take any type of meal you want. But for now, medically, it's advisable he sticks to the dietary plan we put him on”“He's the doctor, Maria. I'm sure he knows best”Maria looked at him as if caught in a trance for a moment before
Chapter 112Nurse Lilli walked up to the doctor. Emilio was still in Vincenzo's hospital room.“Thank you for coming mio figlio. I really appreciate it.”“Of course I'd be here Father. You are not well. So it's important that I come check on you. There's really nothing to thank me for Father”, Emilio said, laughing a little at the end of his last statement.“Even if. Thank you. It means a lot. I wish I could have seen my sick father before he died but… I was too busy. I thought I was too busy. But you can never be too busy for the ones you love. If really love them, you'll make out time for them.”Emilio nodded. There was not one doubt about that. “Family is forever… whether you like them or not, whether they are always going to be here or not, they are always going to be family”Forever.Emilio sighed but not too heavily. “Yes Father. That's absolutely true”“It is. It really is”“What is it, Nurse Lilli? Why are you here and not at your duty post?”, The doctor asked softly, finall
Chapter 113“So… what was the minister doing here?”“The minister?”“Don't play games with me child. You know me too well. I should have had your head off by now”The doctor swallowed hard. Fear tickling his throat.“I don't know how he got to know but he came here specifically to see Mr. Vincenzo. He to was expecting the minister and they seemed to have some serious business to discuss. I didn't have any logical reason to object?“But I'd already given you an instruction Doctor. Was that not logical enough for reason?”Nio had no reply. There was nothing he could or would say that could save him.Maria gave a short pause before she spoke again.“Your skeletons still lay very fresh in your cupboard, Nio. You know that, right?”, She said, turning to face him even if he couldn't quite make out her facial expressions in the darkness of the car.“And the allowance I have for your foolishness is rather thin, don't you think?”, She asked, pausing momentarily before she continued.“But that
Chapter 114“Looks like the rumors are true after all”“Rumors?”“Yes sir. It's been on the internet for a while now- some people think Emilio's capable of killing his father.”“That's just jobless blogs for you Nathaniel. You shouldn't be a party to such, as an investigative officer. We work with reason and evidence. For all we know so far, he could have been framed”“Yes sir”, the young junior investigator said, in a rather less excited tone.The district head took the bag from him and handed it to the other policeman to seal it and add it to the rest of the evidence. “Something isn't right”The district head thought. He knew there would be a chance of Emilio getting framed but he didn't want to come to the conclusion that he had the wrong suspect in mind. Maria had too much on her plate for her to not be onto this one too. It made too much sense to say she was behind the attacks on Emilio and for poisoning Vincenzo. All he needed was more information and in this case- more eviden
Chapter 115For the next few days, Vincenzo spent his nights in his study. The adjoining room was a well furnished bedroom and thay was where he slept. Since Vincenzo had a rule that no one cleaned his study, Emilio had to oversee the cleaning of the bedroom. Emilio made sure he took his medications on time and that he didn't take any food liquid or solid without his knowing. The guys and he spent more time in the kitchen, overseeing Vincenzo's meals.“ I am going to kill Nio”Maria took out her phone and dialed his number.Doctor Nio picked up the buzzing phone on his desk. Comfort eluded him as soon as he saw who it was.Doctor finally picked up the call. “Buongiorno Signora”“What exactly is your problem Nio? Have you suddenly gone daft? I asked you to inform me when Vincenzo was strong enough to come home! I was supposed to pick him up! You were supposed to give him the drugs wrapped in diclogomate!”, Maria ranted on the phone in the bathroom.Nio's soft voice came from the other