Babel Novel
Chapter 99
Chapter 99
He was conked out, sweating bullets,
but his temperature was normal.
She felt bushed, so she lay down next to him and before she knew it, she was out like a light too.
At, three in the afternoon,
Violette woke up, with a growling
stomach.
She hopped out of bed, got dressed, and got out of the room.
The bodyguard and driver were loafing around on the couch, watching TV.
Albina was in the kitchen, twiddling around with her phone.
The vibe seemed chill.
Except, it felt like someone else had taken over her place.
"Violette, you’re probably famished, right?" Albina put her phone down and brought out some leftovers.
Violette sauntered over to the living room and told the driver, "Elijah will probably wake up soon, you
might want to fetch a clean set of clothes."
The driver sprang to his feet, "Sure thing."
After the driver left, Violette switched off the TV and told the bodyguard, "My mom’s got migraines, she
can’t deal with noise. Please keep it down while you’re here."
The bodyguard didn’t dare to argue.
After all, their boss Elijah was still snoozing in her bed.
They had no clue when Elijah would wake up.
What if he sleeps till night?
...
The bodyguard was on pins and needles. It was already dark as a dungeon around six in the evening,
but there was no sign of Elijah stirring in the room.
Albina and Violette had a chat, "Violette, I think I’ll crash at a hotel tonight."
Violette obviously wouldn’t agree, "Mom, I’ll just wake him up, it’s no biggie."
Bodyguard: "He’s sick! He needs rest. Don’t disturb him!"
Violette shot a glare at the bodyguard, "This is my house!"
The bodyguard turned to Albina, "Ms. Palmer, I’ll foot the bill for your hotel!"
He pulled out his wallet, took out some cash, and handed it to Albina.
"Ms. Palmer, please accept this!" The bodyguard’s voice was loud as if they were having a spat, so
Albina was sort of scared of him.
Violette: "Mom, take it!"
It was a no-brainer!
Albina took the money, feeling it warm in her hand, "Violette, I’ll look for a hotel then."
Violette: "Mom, it’s still early. He’ll probably wake up soon."
Bodyguard: "Ms. Palmer, I’ll drive you to the hotel. Mr. Bourne might not go back even when he wakes
up, it’s quite late."
Before the bodyguard could finish his sentence, Elijah woke up
, and Violette felt his forehead.
The temperature was normal.
"You’ve been snoozing all afternoon, it’s already dark outside. Time to hit the road, buddy!" Violette
brought the clean clothes that the driver had brought in the afternoon.
His eyes were red when he looked around the room.
"Come on! We only have one bed in this house!" Violette urged him.
On hearing this, Elijah mumbled, "I’m feeling dizzy..."
Violette: "Quit playing possum! I just checked, you don’t have a fever!"
Elijah started coughing, l
ike he was about to cough up a lung.
Violette bit her lip and stopped talking.
Although he didn’t have a fever anymore, his complications hadn’t gotten any better. Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.
She left the room to fetch the driver.
"Mr. Bourne is awake, but he says he can’t get up..."
Driver: "If he can’t get up, let him rest. I’ll go get his meds."
After saying that, the driver left.
Violette rubbed her temples.
Was she really having him over for the night?