“Welcome back to life, I thought we were going to lose you.” Lydia didn’t know when tears began to flow down her cheeks once again“I’m alright.” Rhys shifted, sending an arrow of pain radiating though his shoulder. He started to move his hand to the pain blossoming on his shoulder but Lydia clamped her fingers on his. “Shit! It fucking hurts! Actors should lean how to explain how painful a bullet wound feels.”“You are going to be fine.”“I’m in the hospital.” The pain was so immense. “How bad was it?”“You were flat lining a lot, you were in semi comatose state,” Johnathan entered the room. “ Welcome back best friend, don’t every play such games with me anymore or I swear to God, I’ll kill you myself.”“That’s if I don’t end up dead before you do.” Rhys chuckled. “I could hear voices but I couldn’t see them. It felt as if I was stuck in a dark place and no matter out I struggled, I could not break free.”“Can we stop talking about it? Rhys, you caused me to worry so much and when yo
Why Rhys was still recovering in the hospital, the world outside the fall walls of the hospital room was in turmoil. A woman had come out to the public, she had claimed to be the wife of Rhys Fernandez, the heir of the Fernandez family. This news caught everyone by surprise, a lot of hearts were broken the moment the news went out.The woman was Malia Meyers and as proof to her words, she brought out the marriage certificate, created a sob story of how she had Rhys had been happily married but he never truly loved her and always cheated on her, resulting to him having a child with another woman. She also mentioned the fact that after he had regained his memories, he wanted to divorce her and marry this other woman. With her act, she drew a lot of compassion from people and a lot of netizens were clamoring that the Fernandez family gave an explanation.Of course, when Lydia and Alessandro found out about this, they ignored it, they neither denied it or gave anyone an explanation. They
“Married? What do you mean?” Rhys looked genuinely confused at the thought of this. “How can I be married?” This question was directed at Johnathan, his gaze was blaming him.“I did not do anything. It has been on the internet for more than a few days.” Johnathan hurried tried to give and explanation before Rhys started casting blames.“On the internet? What does it say and how come no one thought of informing me about this rumor?”“It completely slipped my mind and since your parents didn’t mention anything about it. I didn’t consider it important.”Rhys could only facepalm at this. “So who is this woman that claims to be my wife?” He asked Elena this time. The surprise that Rhys had shown when he heard about his marriage wasn’t missed by Elena. She could tell that he was telling the truth and for some strange reason, she felt relieved when he denied it. She doesn’t give this much thought since Rhys asked her another question. “It’s a woman named Malia Meyers. She also has a ma
In short, Rhys escaped from his hotel room with the help of Jonathan, as he sauntered past the reception area, no one stopped him as he wore dark sunglasses as disguise. With his current appearance, no one could easily tell that he was the same VIP patient who was rushed in half dead.As Rhys stepped out of the hospital, he looked like a completely different person, like in the banquet, when Elena laid eyes on him, she was completely blown away by his appearance. He no longer looked sickly but like an energetic young boss. The suit was perfect on him like it was made exclusively for him. He had a sliver wristwatch on his wrist and a silver ring to match. His shoes were black and sleek and Rhys didn’t forget to leave a few buttons open, revealing a teasing hint of his chest.He got into Johnathan’s car, sitting besides Elena who was still stunned, her eyes sparkling. While Jonathan got in the co driver’s seat. “Come on, we have a party to crash!” He suddenly announced. At some point
“Why did you have to go get yourself shot that night?” Jonathan inquired with a pained expression. “ I was so worried about you, seeing you on the hospital bed, pale and weak. I was scared.”“Oh come on, don’t be such a cry baby.” Rhys didn’t take any of his words seriously. “What do you mean? When I say you are my best friend, I mean you are my brother. Imagine how it feels to grow up with the stories of someone that was meant to be your best friend and then not meeting him for a long time. And when you finally meet him, he’s so close to dying right before your eyes.” Rhys was stumped by his words, the smile on his face fell. He had grown up without care and affection from others and he just wasn’t used to it so he couldn’t truly understand what Johnathan felt. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t think that Atlas would intentionally target me.”“He didn’t do it.” Jonathan suddenly announced.“What?” Rhys was shocked, he was almost sure that Atlas had a hand in his attack. And besides it was
Bastard didn’t even pay for the drinks.” The bartender hissed as he continued“What time was this? When he ran out? I mean when everyone ran after the shots were heard.” Jonathan continued, at some point he had already started to record what the bartender was saying.“Around a quarter past, I didn’t look at the clock.”“The man who got shot, how long did he leave before you heard the shots?”“Minutes he walked through the doors.”“He pushed open the door..”“Yeah, that’s the way it usually works and mind you, I don’t appreciate sarcasm.”‘Smack him on both side of the head and slam his head down.’ Jonathan thought inwardly but he didn’t give in to his urges. “And there were shots the minute he stepped out?”“Yeah.”Which meant that someone had been waiting for Rhys to come out, he had probably followed Rhys all the way to the bar. “How many shots?”“Three.”“Thanks.” Johnathan pulled out some more from his wallet and slid it across the counter towards the bartender before turning aro
As Johnathan and Rhys returned back to the Fernandez house, it was no surprise to either of them when they saw Elena and her grandfather waiting in the living area with Rhys parents and his grandfather. All eyes fell on them as they entered the waiting area. Johnathan grew nervous at this. “Rhys? Do you think we are safe here?” He whispered to Rhys hearing.“Kiddo come over here! Come and greet your grandfather.” Luther called out to Rhys happily, while Elena looked away shyly.The news of Rhys proposing to her had went viral on the internet immediately it happened, she had not gotten a chance to tell her grandfather when he called her and insisted that she drove over to the Fernandez household. After proposing to her in front of everyone, Rhys and Jonathan had suddenly left, with Rhys promising to call her but the call never came.Throughout the car ride to the Fernandez mansion, he kept playing with the ring, which fits her perfectly. One part of her was genuinely excited that Rhys
Elena couldn’t deny that she was nervous when Rhys asked to speak to her. ‘It was expected,’ She said inwardly. With a smile, Lydia led Jonathan out of the room to give the couple a chance to speak. There was a strange silence in the air; Elena stared at her gown, fidgeting with the ring on her finger. She was nervous about the conversation.“Rhys-”“Elena-”The two of them said simultaneously. Elena glanced at Rhys and then looked away, a blush appearing on her face. “You should go first.”“Elena, I’m so sorry that I dragged you to this mess. It was impulsive and stupid, but I couldn’t come up with anything else at that moment.” Rhys said sincerely, he felt as if he had stolen something from her. Her choice.“It is fine.” Elena felt a bit sad upon hearing his apology, she couldn’t help but feel like she was going to be discarded soon. So she hardened her heart, waiting for Rhys decision. “So what are we going to do? Our grandparents are already planning an engagement ceremony, your m