ARA’S POV
I nodded, put my palm on my mouth, and chewed. Thank God, he took a small bite, and I got to eat the rest.
Gosh, why are these rich people so miserly? They want their share of everything.
Again, my chain of thought broke when he cleaned my lips with a napkin. And asked, “So my queen does not like to share the food. That’s quite news.”
I looked at him with a sheepish smile and said, “I never share muffins with anyone.”
He smiles and shakes his head.
Well, I cannot help it; I am a bit possessive about my food.
I was again about to clear the table, but again he said, “Leave it.”
I know I don’t have any other option than this, so I nodded, and we went for the first time to sit in the living room.
What a change! (Note of sarcasm)
As we sat, I remembered the wedding dress. I said, “Sire, I have designed our wedding outfits. I wanted to match with you. Hence the color coordination; I hope you’re okay with that.” I ask with hopeful eyes.
I was so nervous about what would happen if he said no or got mad at me, which I did without even asking him.
“I am okay as long as you are happy. And I am sure you must have done a wonderful job.” He spoke, holding my hand, with a small smile dangling from his lips.
“Sire, how come you know my boss? And why was he looking scared when he noticed you?” Hearing him, I smiled and remembered the office incident, so I asked.
Before he could say anything, I started feeling a little dizzy, and nausea hit me hard. I ran towards the bathroom and puked my tummy out.
He came running behind me and started patting my back while giving me water.
“What happened to you suddenly? You were all okay just now?” he asked.
“I don’t know; maybe I ate something wrong by mistake,” I said while resting on the wall.
He said, “Let me call the doctor,” but before I said no, I felt a wave of nausea, and I again puked my tummy out.
Now, something is wrong. He again gave me water as I was drinking. Meanwhile, he called James and asked him to call the doctor and come up.
He cut the call, and suddenly he also started puking.
I held him back. Gosh, what is happening?
I gave him water, but now my whole body has given up. I felt my eyelashes grow heavy. I tried to keep my eyes open, but finally, the darkness consumed me.
AZAR POV
She has been throwing up again and again. Gosh, what is happening?
She was just fine. And not only her, but I have even started puking. There must be something wrong.
Suddenly she collapsed, and my whole body was shaken up seeing her like that.
I came out of my shock when I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door and noticed James as I called out, “Where is the bloody doctor?”
“Sire, he will be here in fifteen minutes.” I nod, pick Ara up, go to the room, and lay on the bed.
Next, I called Aunt Nina and told her everything had happened.
She was surprised to know I was in the city, but she was composed and said she would be here as soon as possible. I asked her to inform Shira’s family, to which she agreed.
After some time, a doctor came and checked Ara, and meanwhile, I felt a wave of nausea again as I ran towards the bathroom to puke.
The doctor asked me what had happened, and I described the entire scene. He instantly nodded, called a few people, asked them to bring some other medicine and some equipment, and started taking everything out of her stomach. He made her puke as much as possible, and his assistant did the same with me, too.
I was not getting what was happening.
He gave us some injections. After some time, he said we were both out of danger, and that caught my attention. “What do you mean by out of danger?”
“Sir, mam has consumed one kind of passion, which leads to death in two hours, but I guess you have reacted very fast, and she got medicated on time. Even the same is with you, but her intensity was much more than yours.”
I thought for a minute. If that poison led to death, that means it is a fast poison. That means she must have gotten it in her body half an hour ago. That means food.
Our food has that poison.
I looked at James and asked him, “Take the whole leftover food to the lab for testing and give me the result as soon as possible. And you, what else needs to be done?” He nodded and ran outside.
I told the doctor to keep this thing secret.
After some time, the whole family is here: Grandfather, Aunt Nina, Grandpa, and Ara’s parents.
I could see worry lines on their faces, and I cannot make them more worried than they already are.
“Azar, how did this happen?” Grandfather asked,
“Nothing, grandfather; it is just food poisoning. We ordered food from outside, and I guess that went wrong. Nothing to worry about ”. I lie perfectly.
Grandfather fumed in anger and asked, “Tell me, from where have you ordered the food? I will make them pay to serve spoiled food.”
I touched his hand and said, I’ve already taken care of that, so don’t worry about it”.
He knows what I am capable of. He nods in agreement.
“By the way, when did you come to Stockholm, and how come I don’t know about your arrival?”
Hearing this, my face got pale. Now what to say?
I composed myself and said, “I had some issues in the company to take care of, and Ara wanted to show me our wedding dresses and check the fittings, so we came here.” Wow, this is the second time in my life I have lied to my grandfather.