Peter kept his composure, showing no sign of being intimidated. Handing a free antidote to the government was not how to get to the top. Mostly good doers were usually sidelined. As long as Rex was not willing to bribe and kill his way to the top seat, he wasn't scared of being replaced.Yes, he knew the job title was not permanent, but there was a list of experienced dirty men that would take up the position, and not Rex.“Dreaming is free,” Peter replied and got up.“Sometimes dreams do come true," Rex replied and took a seat.Peter ignored him, his eyes looking around for a nurse who could discharge him.“All patients in this room are only getting discharged after a week, that's protocol," Rex informed him.Peter turned, trying to control his anger.“You are stuck in here, Peter, for a whole week,” Rex smiled.Peter turned to his Deputy and ordered him to go and get a nurse.“Don't care if you have to drag the stupid idiot here!” he ordered.Rex stared at him; the fool was so imp
Rose quickly pulled up a chair for her husband and helped him take a seat.“What's wrong? Rex, are you okay?” she asked.“I… Am fine,” Rex replied in a low tone, looking at his phone again as he made sure what he read was correct.Rose noticed he was shaking as he dialed his watcher's line.“Sir, she opened her eyes some minutes ago and the doctors are assessing her,” they explained.Rex closed his eyes, trying to hold back tears. There was a little part of him that gave up on his niece, though he never dared to say it out loud in front of his sister or father.“Rex, what's going on? Is everything okay?” Rose was now worried.“Get the jet ready,” he ordered the watchers and hung up.He grabbed his wife’s hands. “It's my niece, Lisa, the one in the vegetative condition,” he explained.Rose looked at her mother.“Lisa is awake, she finally opened her eyes,” Rex explained, with tears running down his cheeks.Rose covered her hands over her mouth, holding back her scream of excitement.S
The patients in the quarantine area tried,, by all means, to look away but could not help themselves with good gossip.Being on the brink of death and then getting locked up was beginning to take a toll on some of the patients, so a little gossip was refreshing. Especially that it involved the top man himself, the director of the NSA. Patricia walked near him, the fool was embarrassing himself but she was not going to back off. In fact the embarrassment was meant for the stupid bastard. “Threats do not solve anything. One word from me and your supervisors will know you brought those terrorists to this country!” she warned him. Peter looked around, he could see all eyes on him, the stupid patients were not hiding it. They were enjoying the stupid show his wife was putting on. He grabbed his wife by the hand and dragged her away to the next room which was empty. “Let go of me, you idiot!” Patricia pushed him, but Peter was not done with her. He pushed her to the wall and whispered
Meanwhile, after hours in the air, Rose and Rex finally arrived in the country, and Rex could not contain his excitement, though there was that sense of failure at the back of his head. He had vowed to get the criminals that were behind his brother and wife’s death behind bars before Lisa woke up from her vegetative state. But the little girl woke up, and Peter was free while Chelsea was nowhere to be found. He was not the only good at hiding from the face of the earth. Rose held his hand as they walked into the house. Sydney, who was standing behind the door, ran into her brother’s arms in excitement. “She is awake, though she does not remember who we are,” she said. His father walked into the room and hugged Rose. “It has been long?” Edward said. “How are you?”“I am fine, how have you been?” Rose replied as she hugged him back. Sydney pulled away from Rex and hugged Rose. She quickly pulled back, staring at her.“Sister-in-law, you look different,” she stated, analyzing
Rex looked down while his wife looked away as she took a drink. Her father-in-law was right, and she was not in any way offended that Rex's family brought up the issue she was pushing back in her head the whole trip. There was no way she was going to bring up her child in the middle of the war between Rex and Peter. Or better terms, her husband and father. “Dad, please, can we talk about this later? Today we are celebrating,” Rex broke the silence.His father looked away and focused his attention on Rose.“What about you, Rose? When do you think this topic should be discussed?” Edward threw the question on the table.Rose bit on her lip, unsure of where to join in. “Dad, please, can we celebrate today?” Rex was now pleading.“No, this can't be discussed tomorrow because you might receive news that Peter Banks did A or B, and you might go running, so this is the right time to talk about this,” his father insisted.Rex sat back in his chair, his appetite gone.“Things have to change,
Two weeks passed with Rex and his wife staying with his family. Lisa’s recovery was more important than whatever Peter was up to now that he was released.The little girl was now able to walk and was undergoing speech therapy. She was now able to tell who was who and was made aware that both her parents were in heaven which she understood. Their lives went to a normal functional family in two weeks. Rose and Peter decided to do their first antenatal booking, and Rex could not contain his excitement.They walked into the doctor's office, and Rose was ordered to get on the bed as she pulled up her shirt. The doctor began taking the scan.“There is the baby,” he said, calling on Rex to get nearer.“Is it a boy or a girl?” Rose asked.‘It's too soon to tell, but by the fourteen-week, we will be able to tell,” the doctor explained.“That's too far,” Rex replied.“Patience, I know you want a boy?” Rose got up from the bed. “This is the reason I want this baby to be a girl,” Rose mocked.
Peter closed his eyes, trying to process what his daughter had just said, but he could not wrap his head around the pregnancy thing. It couldn't be, something was off or maybe they were thanking the pregnancy to spite him. Rex never married his daughter for love, for life, or commitment, but married her to use her against him.To him, Rose was a shield that he hid behind and nothing else. She was joking. She was not pregnant. She couldn't be pregnant. He kept trying to convince himself.Rex stood in front of him, noticing he was at war in his stupid head."Aren't you supposed to be congratulating us?" Rex asked with a huge smile on his face. He was loving the confusion on the pathetic man’s face. Peter looked up at him, not in any mood for any congratulations. He was actually caught out of words.He never saw the messy shit leading to the creation of a new life. Rex walked past him, making sure to bump shoulders."Hope when the child is born, you will shield the monster that is
Peter rubbed his temple, he was in no mood to entertain more trash. “I do not have to explain anything to you, but if you are not going to be patient and you get caught, then you will be on your own!” he warned her and requested her to stop calling, or else they were going to be at risk of being caught.Chelsea stared at her phone in disbelief.Waiting one more day was not the luxury she had on her hands.She wanted to leave the filthy place she was in, and that was only possible with Rex’s death.But now the old man was pushing back the plan.She felt like screaming, but that was another luxury she did not have.She quickly put her phone and gun away, making sure no one was watching her.Living in a homeless shelter for over a month was the most embarrassing and humiliating chapter of her life that she was eager to get out of. It was worse than prison.At least in prison, she had a comfortable bed with fresh food and a shower. They even had a TV and a gym.But in the shelter, beds