Mummy, Daddy is on his knees

A shrill cry from Olivia and the kids followed the sound of the bullet which just went off from a part of the basement..

Damien’s heart stopped beating for a moment when his eyes fell on the figure who suddenly jumped in front of him slowly dropping to the ground..

He was quick to reach her before she fell hard on the ground..

“No.. No. No… you shouldn’t have done that!” he shakily whispered in fear as he sat on his heels while he clutched her closer to himself..

“Anita!” Aldrin growled out in horror rushing over to his son and wife who was half lying on the ground..Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Anita chuckled at their worried sick expression, she reached her bloody hand to Damien’s face caressing it softly..

“I’m willing to do anything for you Damien.. I love you so much son, I’d have said more than your dad, but he’ll make an issue out of it” She jested which was accompanied by a loud painful groan. .

“Who asked you to do that?! Just breathe you’re going to be fine! call the ambulance!” Damien yelled, pressing onto her chest where she had been shot..

Olivia’s hands shook in fright as she brought her phone out of her purse, the sound of distant gunshot could be heard as well as stomping footsteps above them, certainly those were Damien’s guards fighting whoever was up there…

Just a minute ago, they had thought no one was in sight, but just as she had predicted, this was a trap set to lure them in..

She raised her phone to her ear saying some few words over to the person at the other end, her eyes fell back to Damien and his dad who were screaming Anita’s name..

“Mum! Open your eyes! Sh*t! where is the ambulance?!”

***

“Dad!”

Alexa called out to Aldrin who was seated on the hospital’s cold ground with his back against the wall, his eyes were red from crying while his white shirt was stained with blood..

She crouched to the floor throwing her arms around him as they both sobbed into each other’s embrace…

Olivia on the other end was so scared to approach Damien, he had been quiet the whole time after Anita was taken into the operating room..

The aura he gave out right now chilled her to the core, mustering enough courage, she walked closer to his lonely figure sitting on the long metal seat in front of the operating room..

His face was buried deep into his palm which had veins almost popping out, this clearly showed his anger at the unfortunate and sudden change of events..

He would have minded if it were to be him fighting for his life..

Olivia took a seat next to him, she stared at his side profile for a while and suddenly wrapped her arm around him..

“She’ll be alright Damien.. please don’t be hard on yourself”

Today was the first time she had seen him this broken and annoyed, she had witnessed the bond he shared with his mum and his plight was understandable right now..

And Aldrin? he was no different, he hadn’t said a word to anyone either..

Infact, the two men looked miserable..

Olivia faced the other side when she heard her name being called out in a rush, it was her mum..

“Olivia..”

The door to the operating room opened as a man on a green scrub and gloves stepped out, almost immediately, Aldrin and Damien stood up to their feet almost choking the middle aged man with their bomb load of questions..

“How is she?”

“Has the bullet been taken out yet? will she be alright?”

The surgeon looked over at each of the familiar and unfamiliar faces, he drew in a deep breath to calm his racing nerves down..

“We are trying our best to save her life.. she has lost so much blood and it is going to take ten to twenty minutes for the blood we’ve arranged to arrive”

Damien suddenly grabbed the surgeon by his collar glaring hard at him, ten to twenty more minutes?! who knew what might happen before then..

“Damien!” Olivia called out in shock holding trying to free the surgeon from his grip..

“Such a big hospital and you don’t have blood?! if anything happens to my mum today, I will make sure I sue and shut this hospital down mark my words!” Damien barked furiously as he was being led back to his seat by Olivia..

***

Rihanna returned home in a hurry, luckily no one was around except for the servants and maids cleaning the rooms..

Her mum and dad were still at the hospital with Asher hoping for him to wake up soon, their faith in his recovery had her speechless..

The doctor had clearly informed them that he was as good as dead but they still had their hopes high up..

She made her way to her room running her hand through her hair in frustration..

“This didn’t go well as I planned! how did she even get there in the first place?!”

Her plan to make Olivia broken didn’t turn out successful as planned, and to top it all, Anita saw her clearly..

She had managed to escape from their unscathed by pinning the whole kidnap plot on Scott and his men..

“I hope she dies! she is also one of my biggest enemy! oh God grant me my one wish this time, please don’t let her survive.. she will tattle me out”

Her phone rang out in her purse which she took out, she examined the unknown number carefully before answering it..

“Hello?”

“Miss Brown.. Nancy is currently behind bars alongside Scott and his men, I hope you still remember our deal from earlier today?”

Rihanna’s brows arched, the only reason she was successfully able to get out of that building without being noticed was because of Nancy..

She had met Nancy yesterday at the same hospital where her brother, Asher was admitted into, she found the latter lamenting about her father’s deteriorating health, she was in need of money to save his life, but then again, she had only a few weeks to live after being diagnosed with cancer few years back..

And Rihanna came to the rescue like a devilish heroine offering to help in exchange for the unthinkable..

Today, Nancy switched clothes with her and accepted that she was the mastermind behind the kidnap..

“I haven’t forgotten, I’ll pay the exact amount right now and please don’t call me anymore”

She tossed the phone to her bed in annoyance, her plan would have gone smoothly If Anita hadn’t seen her..

Or was it just her head?

“And if she didn’t see me, how come she knew I was going to shoot at Damien? she definitely saw me! and those little kids are going to blab their little mouths that they saw me too”

She placed a palm over her forehead suddenly regretting why she changed plans at the last minute, her hatred finally got the worst out of her, Damien wasn’t going to spare her if he gets his hands on her..

A knock fell on her door which startled her, it took her a whole minute before she could force words out of her mouth..

“Who is there?”

“Young miss, some men are here to see you” The servant outside relayed for her eyes to go wide in horror..

So soon?

Who could they be? and how was she going to get out of this mess? her crafty mind thought of ways to save her ass once more..

“I’ll be there shortly”

Drawing in a sharp breath, she walked out of her room heading down to the living room where at least ten men in black were waiting for her arrival..

Her legs suddenly felt like jelly on the last stair, she held on to the railing to support herself from falling..

She flashed her best of smiles at whoever they were as she approached them..

Their stoic faces all fell on her at the same time, which made her swallow nervously but still, she managed to keep her false smile..

“Hey.. I was never prepped about this visit”

One of the men stepped away from the rest “Ma’am we’ve come to take you for questioning at the station ..”

Rihanna’s brows shot up in surprise, what was he talking about? Scott and Nancy should be the ones answering all the questions, not her!

“What? what do you mean by questioning? I never did anything wrong, so why should I be questioned?”

Her temper rose almost at the verge of letting down an uproar..

“Ma’am you have no choice than to come with us, otherwise we will result to taking you away forcefully..”

***

Olivia didn’t know how long Damien had been standing idly with his phone placed against his ears, Anita’s surgery was still going on and according to his harsh tone to the person over the phone, something must have gone wrong..

“What do you mean by that?! she was the mastermind behind this kidnap! She was spotted around that vicinity! why don’t you check the camera footages covering that area!”

There was no way he would believe that Rihanna was innocent from this crime, she had just made a death wish by coming after his family..

He tucked his phone back into his pocket staring into space..

His thoughts were squished when he was suddenly enveloped into a warm embrace by Olivia again, maybe she didn’t know but he needed this badly..

He allowed himself to get drown in her soothing scent which almost made him forget his plight..

“Everything is going to be alright Damien”