“ Don't you dare move an inch closer to him!”
A voice roared at the entrance, causing the men to startle and halt in their steps.
The room went silent, as every one snapped their head to the direction the voice came from.
Anita's face went pale the moment she saw the man standing at the entrance, her heartbeat picked up as beads of sweat started forming on her forehead.
Tom, the head doctor was shocked to the core at who he was seeing, but he tried to hide it, “ Worst come to worst, I will deny everything” he thought to himself, hoping that would calm his pounding heart.
The middle aged 6 foot man stood intimidatingly tall, his hands tucked into the pocket of his black suit trousers.
His presence emitted a powerful aura,and beside him was Mr Mike, Denzel’s butler.
Together they ambled in, their Italian shiny black shoes tapping against the hard tiled floor.
“I'm sorry for the whole Incident, young master, I am Collins Waffe, the current head of Stanford hospital ” The man said, bowing slightly as he stretched his hands out to Denzel.
In response, Denzel shook his hands firmly, trying to hide the shock and confusion battling inside of him.
He was already aware of the kind of power his family held, and things like this were bound to happen.
Meanwhile, the whole room had gone silent that even if a pin should drop, everyone would be able to hear it.
That single act of Mr Collins , had sent waves of shock to everyone in the room, causing their mouths to drop open,their eyes widening In shock.
This man needed no introduction, who in Willport city wasn't aware of who he was and the kind of power he held?
But why was the head of the most prestigious hospital in Willport city, apologizing and bowing to the man whom everyone had regarded to, as a thief just a few minutes ago?
Everyone in the room was left baffled, their confusion evident on their faces.
Mr Mike, Denzel’s butler walked to his side, his face etched with worry.
“Young master, what happened to your phone? I tried calling your line, when I noticed that you had taken more time than expected, but it was switched off”
“ I lost the phone , but glad you came through” Denzel responded, grateful that his butler intervened when the matter was about to escalate beyond control.
“ I'm sorry you went through all that stress before I noticed and called the owner of the hospital to come down here immediately” Mr Mike said apologetically, his voice laced with concern.
“Sir! ” Sam, the head doctor exclaimed, trying to ease the palpable tension in the room. “ I didn't know you were coming in today” he bowed slightly, his face beaming with polite smiles.
Denzel scoffed, glaring at the slender man whose tricks he was aware of.
Just a few minutes ago, he was making up lies and insulting him, and now he was pretending to be nice.
“ Do I need permission to come to my own hospital?” Mr Collins shot back, his attention fixed on the pile of documents he was scanning through.
Mr Mike had told him of the hideous things he wasn't aware of, that was going on in his hospital.
He was rarely seen here because his presence a wasn't actually needed for the hospital to run properly.
But when Mr Mike called, he abandoned everything he was doing to come deal with the people who insulted the young master.
When he had found the file he was looking for, he stretched it to the police
“The young master is not the one who should be arrested” he said, his deadly gaze snapping to Anita.
“ Anita Harlow, step out from that counter with immediate effect!”
“Miss Harlow, are these the copies of your diploma or not?” Mr Collins thundered, flashing the documents to a visibly shaky Anita. Anyone who saw how talkative she was a few minutes ago, would wonder why she was shaking and finding it hard to give out a simple answer. “Ye.. Ye… yes Sir it's mine” Anita stuttered, tears rolling down her eyes, she knew she was done for, her secrets were open in the air, and there was nothing she could do. “Miss Harlow, you are under arrest for fraudulently obtaining a nursing degree diploma” officer Oven said, approaching her with cuffs in his hands. “What! She's a snake” One of the women yelled, as the room burst into murmuring. “Take her! She deserves to rot in jail”“Can't believe I bashed an innocent man and praised a fraudster” People began throwing in their suggestions one after the other, while glaring at Anita in contempt. “Sir please, have mercy, please have mercy” Anita cried, dropping to her knees in front of Mr Collins. Mr. Collins
“So Mr Mortan, can you tell us a little about your former son-in-law, Denzel Wolin?” The female host asked, smiling politely at the man sitting across from her with his legs crossed. “Thank you for this opportunity. Although this is a very sensitive topic for me and my family, I will put it out there for everyone to hear and learn from it.” The man said calmly, feigning hurt.“ Denzel Wollin, was my son-in-law,who's now divorced from my daughter because we can't afford to have a criminal as a member of the Mortan’s family. “Despite having found out that he deceived my daughter into marrying him, we never hated him, we still accepted him and took him as one of us”“But that wasn't still enough for him, he went ahead to dive into a path that turned out very bad” “That's bad, and I am sorry to hear that” the interviewer said sympathetically, taking a quick glance at the piece of papers in her hands. “So when did you guys notice he was into hard drugs?”She asked, raising her head towa
“I am here to see a patient; she was admitted a few hours ago," Denzel said to the nurse on a white scrub, breathing heavily; he paused to catch his breath before continuing , “Her name is Marie Fernard.”“Calm down, mister, this is a hospital; lower your voice!” The nurse eyed him from head to toe as she replied fuming in anger, judging from his shabby look, she needed no prophet to tell her that a man dressed in worn-out jeans and a crumpled shirt would not be able to pay a million-dollar required for the surgery, his type were those who ended up begging for free treatment. “ And who are you to her?” Her voice held a condescending tone as she glared at him in disdain.“I am her son,” Denzel replied impatiently, ignoring the weird glances and whispers from the people in the waiting room.Few hours ago, he received the news that his foster mother got involved in an accident, but he was unable to rush down to the hospital, because his in-laws wouldn't let him leave the house until h
“How much are we talking about here” Mr Kendrick asked “One million dollars '' Denzel replied,his lips curving into a small smile. Deep down he was thanking his stars that he obeyed his mind, by asking his inlaw for money. “That's a small money,” Mr Kendrick said, causing Denzel's handsome face to broaden up with smiles this time. “ But then again.”Mr Kendrick said, fixing his gaze to his son-in-law, “This also goes to show the length of your uselessness,” Mr Kendrick sneered, causing the smile on Denzel's face to seize, but Denzel shrugged it off. Right now, they could insult him for all they want, so far they gave him the money he was asking for.“I will give you the one million dollars.But on one condition” Mr Kendrick said,his deep voice resounding in Denzel's ears.Denzel’s heart raced, as his father-in-law's words hung heavy in the air. He wasn't expecting that,but he couldn't wait to hear the condition. “Take the blame for Tom, You will tell the police that you are the one
“ Mr Kendrick slammed the brown envelope on the glass centre table,” This is the divorce paper dissolving your marriage with my daughter. Sign it before I get back.” he growled, turning his back and went up the stairs without giving Denzel a chance to talk.Oliva froze, her mouth dropping to the floor. “ Yes, finally! his in laws high fived each other as they erupted in laughter and joy.Denzel needed no one to tell him that they had been waiting for this day to come , it wasn't about his refusal, he was aware they never accepted him and was never in support of his union with their daughter. “Mr Kendrick really thought this through,”Denzel said inwardly as sadness enveloped him the more. “Sign the damn divorce papers,”Mrs Veronica and Tom chorused excitedly.“Pack your stinking self out of this house and never return! You shameless thing,” Anita yelled mockingly.Denzel’s heart sunk into his stomach,He felt as if a cat was clawing at his heart viciously as he tried to absorb what ha
“Olivia please don't tell me you are being serious right now?” Denzel asked, still in shock. Never in a million years did he expect that Olivia would betray him like this. “Olivia I know this is not you talking, I know your father has threatened you to support evil”“Shut up!” Olivia yelled, connecting her palm with Denzel’s cheeks forcefully. Denzel winced as he felt the sting from the slap the woman he trusted landed on his cheeks. “ Do you think I will choose a miserable thing like you over my family? Sign it before I force you to.” Olivia snarled, eyeing Denzel disdainfully Shock was an understatement to what Denzel felt. His wife, Olivia —betrayed him like this? With pain etched in every part of his body, Denzel signed the papers with tears rolling down his cheeks. The last thing he heard before being dragged out was the sound of loud laughter coming from his supposed in-laws and painfully, the woman he had trusted. “Olivia you are such a badass” Anita hailed as she handed
Denzel froze as his own voice rang in his ears. This was the last conversation he had with Olivia doesn't it mean it was recorded and now used as evidence against him? They had planned this all along. She tricked him into confessing to what he knew nothing about. Denzel thought as he felt a pang of pain hit him. “So was that your voice or not? And did you admit your usage of drugs to your wife or not? The officer yelled , as he sprang up, slamming his hands on the shaky table. Denzel’s face turned pale. He knew he had been framed but he didn't know Olivia and her family would go to this extent , the more he thought about it , the more his heart sank deeper. “Please, I didn't do it, all of these are just a set up by Mr Kendrick and his family” Denzel begged as he stared at the man looking for any sign of sympathy but the man offered none.“Take him out,if he doesn't want to say the truth I will force it out of him”, The officer growled as two other officers rushed to Denzel and aggr
“ Young master, we are sorry we had taken this measure in making sure we rescued you, they turned him around checking for injuries, “Relax, you are in safe hands now, young master” The three of them bowed slightly as two gently lifted him up from the chaos. “ Young master?” Denzel asked,utterly confused Before Denzel could tell what was happening , he was seated at the back seat of an air conditioned range rover.His eyes darted around the car as he gasped taking in the car interior and posh leathers. The one that baffled me most was how this car managed to stay undamaged , like it hadn't hit a van , whereas the other van suffered terrible damage. His gaze landed on the gorgeous lady driving at the front, her white tailored suit hugged her slender body accentuating her well sculpted body even while she was seated. She looked so put together with her blonde hair nearly tied up in a bun. Without doubt she is a rich business woman and she really smells nice too. Denzel thought. As if