Twelve hours had passed since the conversation that Mr. Jucef had with her and Dmitry. Natasha knew she can’t just sit and hope on Dmitry’s help alone. She needed to do something and whatever she needs to do, she needs to do it fast.
Although Fernando was a doctor, Natasha had heard he was particularly good in tech. Rumor had it that Fernando had always wish to go into tech related course but his parents forced him to study to become a doctor.
Fernando was indeed arrested after Natasha reported him but after twenty four hours, he was released again. Someone powerful obviously pulled the string that lead him out plus there was no concrete prove that backed Natasha’s report.
Natasha hated the fact that she will have to go to Fernando for help but she didn’t have a choice. So after work this day, Natasha went to his desk and said, “I need to see you.”
“Sure,” Fernando stood at once. For he had been avoiding her since the last incident that happened.
Fernando and Natasha were soon at the balcony, “what’s the problem, Natasha?”
“Don’t call my name with your filthy mouth, you rapist,” Natasha said angrily. Eventhough she wasn’t sure if she was raped. But he disgusts her so much. “Can you hack?”
“Depends on what we are hacking but for you, I’ll try my best,” came Fernando’s response.
“I need you to hack into Yuri’s phone and get me Mr. Pushkin’s number,” Natasha said.
“That may get us into trouble,” Fernando said.
“Do it.” Came Natasha’s reply.
Fernando sighed and after a few seconds said, “okay, I’ll only need you to be around him for a couple of seconds, I’ll handle the rest.”
“Okay, I can make that happen,” Natasha then place a call across to Yuri to which he answered.
“Hey Mr. Yuri, I need to see you.”
“Come to my office,” came Yuri’s response. Although everyone is closing for the day, it seemed Yuri is yet to close.
“I’m going to him now, beep me as soon as you are done.”
“Alright,” Fernando responded.
Soon, Natasha was in Yuri’s office. It’s her first time of entering the office and it’s super spacious and graceful. “Hey Mr. Yuri.”
“Hi, miss. Natasha. Is there something I should help you with?” Yuri asked, his fingers still working across the keyboard. It’s obvious he was busy.
“Can I sit?” Natasha asked and he nodded.
“I’ve just been curious this days.”Natasha started. “About you, why have you not had babies with your wife yet?”
Yuri’s fingers paused and he looked at her with wonder. Did this woman came to disrupt what he’s doing cause of this ridiculous issue.
“Am I supposed to start explaining why I do not have babies yet to you? And who are you to me again?” Yuri asked, obviously displeased by her question.
“I’m a doctor to your boss’s mother.”
“Oh good for you doctor! It’s good that you know your place. I advise you learn not to intrude into other people’s privacy. I’ll be reporting you to your head of department.” Yuri said.
“I was only joking, Mr. Yuri. Can’t I even crack a joke, I admire your loyalty with Mr. Dmitry and only want to be your friend.”
“I’m married. And I love my woman.” Came Yuri’s reply. “I won’t cheat on her.”
Natasha was stupefied, “I never said I want us to have an affair. Far from it. Just for us to become friend?”
“I’m not interested in being your friend.” Came Yuri’s harsh response.
And how strict is this man? No wonder he’s Dmitry’s personal assistant.
“It seems you are not in a good mood.” Natasha said.
Yuri had already returned to working on his computer, “if you have nothing important to say, I think you should leave. And please, if you will be calling me next time, better be for an important reason otherwise, I’ll add your number to blacklist.”
Just then, Natasha’s line chirped and seeing that it was from Fernando, she knew she was done here. “Alright.” Then she began to walk out.
She suddenly paused and turned to him as if she wanted to say something but she swallowed it and eventually exit the room.
When she got to Fernando, she asked, “have you got it?”
Fernando handed over the list of the entire phonebook on Yuri’s phone. He had already printed it out.
Natasha furrowed her brow in surprise. “How in the world did you do this?”
Natasha immediately searched for Mr. Pushkin’s foreign number and saved it on her phone. “Thank you.”
“You are welcome.” Fernando answered.
Natasha walked away without saying any word. Fernando didn’t utter a word to. As soon as Natasha got home, she called Mr. Pushkin’s line, took a while before the call got answered.
“Hello,” came Mr. Pushkin’s voice.
“Good afternoon, sir. This is the miracle doctor, miss. Natasha from Leaf City.”
“Miracle doctor?” The man asked as if he had never heard such name.
“I helped you cure your illness some months ago, that was before you travel,” Natasha explained. Wondering how the man had forgotten about him. Or had the man suffered from a cognitive age related decline in memory? It happens to most adults as they grow old?
“Sir, but you remembered Leaf City?” Natasha asked to be sure if the man even remembers anything but before the man could respond, the call came to an end. She called the line repeatedly but it didn’t go through.
Then her mind went to Titiana. Titiana is with Mr. Pushkin at the moment so most likely, Titiana will be able to pass her message to Mr. Pushkin. If Mr. Pushkin declares from where he is that no one should lay hands on her, no one would dare.
Then she found Titiana’s foreign line from the phone book list that was handed over to her by Fernando and then she called it but the call wasn’t answered. She tried it four more times but the call wasn’t answered still so she texted, “hey Titiana, it’s Natasha, please call me back as soon as you see this.”
She waited for hours but got no response.
After an entire day had passed, leaving her with merely two days, she decided to meet with Dmitry, she wants to know if he will withdraw his protection or if he will continue to protect her. If he will withdraw his protection, then she must leave with her children to a very far city. Where no one will be able to find them.
Then she called Dmitry’s line. This time, she was already wearing her lab coat about to start her research work for the day in the laboratory.
With her phone pressed firmly on her ear, she hoped he picks up. Just when the call was almost ending, he picked it up.
“Hey.” She continued, “Please, I need to see you.”
“What for?”
“I need to know if you will continue to protect me so I can know what to do.”
“It depends.”
“Depends on what?” Natasha questioned.
“I’ll have to make my decision known to Jucef tomorrow night. If you can effect any change on my mother’s health before then, I’ll continue to protect you but if you can’t, then it’s not worth it.”
Natasha’s heart raced. Before she could even say another word, the call came to an end.
Forty eight hours to find solution to his mom’s illness. Natasha dropped her phone carefully on a tray by the side and got to work. She already had two more people working with her so it made it less stressful.
When it was one hour left for the entire seventy hours that Mr. Jucef had given, Natasha could be seen walking swiftly towards Valentine’s room. She had new sets of drugs, both liquids and solid that she’s to apply for the woman, hoping that it will work. This is more like her final chance.
When she opened the door that entered the room, she saw Dmitry already seated, far away from his mother’s bed.
Natasha became more nervous, her two laboratory employees were also with her. With the help of the two employees, she was able to put the almost dead woman in a sitting position and then she began to apply the drug.
She wasn’t really concentrating as she kept glancing at Dmitry, whose face remain calm as though nothing was happening. She was finally done administering all that’s needed to be administered and then thirty minutes was left.
Natasha prayed that the woman would respond, for that is all she needed to get Dmitry’s protection. But ten more minutes passed and the woman remained like a log of wood.
Natasha looked at the two female employees with her and almost cried. Those two female employees who had grown to love Natasha also had tears lingering on their faces, they understood that Natasha was under so much pressure. Then another ten minutes passed. Leaving them with ten more minutes.
This time, Natasha was giving up so she said to her two female staffs, “you may go.”
“No, we’ll stay with you,” for they were worried that Dmitry will hurt Natasha, afterall, they’ve heard all sorts of rumors about him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Natasha said.
The two female employees didn’t really want to leave but at the end, they walked away sluggishly, hoping that Natasha makes it out alive.
And then eight more minutes passed. This time, Dmitry stood and walked up to her.
“I failed again,” Natasha said. “But please don’t withdraw your protection over me.”
Dmitry didn’t even pay her any attention, instead, he placed his hand on his mother’s cheek, staring at her.
And then two minutes came and there was no response of any sort from the almost-dead-Valentina.
Natasha knew she had to act fast since Dmitry will definitely withdraw his protection so she ran out and immediately took a cab home.
On getting home, she saw Naomi carrying her boy child and singing while the female child watched and laughed. Her babies were happier and so is their nanny, it’s sad she will be interrupting them.
“Naomi, we must leave the city now.”
Naomi looked at her, “what’s going on?”
“I’ll explain when we are out.” Natasha said. “Hoping that Naomi will come with her.”
“Okay, okay…” Naomi said, “should I go and pack our luggage?”
“Yes, fast.” Natasha said and Naomi dropped the boy child at once and went to start packing the luggage. The boy child let out a loud cry for he didn’t like how he was just placed down, not expecially when he’s in the arms of the nanny, enjoying being swinged.
Natasha walked closer and carried the boy child with tears streaming down her face, “Naomi will be coming with us, don’t cry, okay?”
Natasha then sat, the boy now on her laps, she immediately called Fernando who answered the call immediately, “Mr. rapist, do you have any available flight that can transport me and three other people out of the city?”
“My dad’s friend has a private jet, I’ll speak to him,” Fernando said, unoffended with the name Natasha called him.
She brought the call to an end quickly, her heart was racing so hard. She hoped that she would have already been in another city before Jucef’s men start searching for her.