Evelyn quickly packed her things, preparing to leave her house as the police could come to get her at any minute.
She needed to hide for a few days.
After the call ended, it dawned on her that it was Damien’s friend, Eric who had used the kidnapper’s phone to give her a call.
“Fuck!” She screamed as she threw her jewelries into a box. Evelyn’s frustration was killing her. She had no idea what had happened but from the phone call, she knew that the kidnapper had been arrested.
If only she didn’t call his line..
She thought about calling Damien but after much thought, she realized that it would be stupid to call him as he was probably aware of the situation.
Could this really be the end for her?
*
*
It had been one week since the incident and Damien was still in a coma. Harriett had been spending most of her time in the hospital, only going home to check up on her children and get change of clothes.
Thomas Daniels had successfully managed to keep the news of Damien’s incident away from the media so even Evelyn had no idea that he was in the hospital.
Harriett found it strange that she had not been to the hospital since Damien got admitted. Even if she was behind Harriet’s kidnap, Damien was her fiance and she was believed to be in love with him. Perhaps she wasn’t in love with him after all.
“I’ll be leaving now, dear.” Stacy’s voice was weak and void of hope as she gave Harriett a small hug before leaving the hospital.
“Hey.” Harriett said as soon as she entered Damien’s room. She knew that he couldn’t hear her but it just kept her sane talking to him like that.
His room was different from the normal rooms since he was a VIP patient. It looked more like an actual bedroom and he was being attended to by the head doctor.
Harriett took a seat on the small chair beside Damien and grabbed his hand.
“Adrian asked about you today. He’s worried about you but I couldn’t even tell him that his father is in a coma.” She chuckled sadly, holding her tears in.
“Oh and.. I think Addison is starting to like you. She kept talking about how you came to pick them up from the street. You need to get up from this bed and be with your family, Damien.” Her last sentence was accompanied with a tear.
“We need you, Damien. I… I need you. I cannot begin to say how sorry I am for everything I put you through. Just… wake up, okay? We can talk things out when you wake up. Please.” She whispered before placing her head on the bed.
“You’re gonna keep to your word this time?” Harriett thought that she was beginning to hear things. Not that she would be surprised. She had been dreaming of Damien waking up since the night of the incident.
But after hearing the same voice the second time, she realized that she wasn’t hearing things and her prayers had finally been answered.
“Please tell me you don’t think I’m a ghost.” Damien laughed weakly and Harriett screamed out, happiness spreading through her face. She didn’t know when she wrapped her arms around his neck. It was the first time in her life that she had been this close to him.
Damien used every strength in him to take his arm around her waist, holding her close to him as he shut his eyes.
“Thank you.” Harriett whispered just as the doctors and nurses rushed into the room to check up on him.
She used the opportunity to let the family know that he was finally out of the coma and in thirty minutes, everyone was back in the hospital, including Eric.
When it was finally Eric’s turn to meet with Damien, he requested that he go in alone and after much hesitation, Harriett finally agreed.
“You are something, Man. I can’t believe you actually took a bullet for her.” Eric shook his head with a small laugh and patted Damien lightly on his shoulder.
“I’d rather be in this position than Harriett. I won’t be able to live with myself knowing that I could’ve saved her. I had to protect what’s mine.” Damien explained with a proud look. To him, the scar from the wound was like a battle scar that he would forever be proud of.
“The kidnapper… has he confessed yet.” Damien asked and Eric chuckled.
“You’ve been in a coma for a week, man. A lot has happened.” Eric revealed and Damien’s eyes widened.
“One week?!” He hadn’t bothered to ask Harriet earlier as he was caught up in the euphoria of the moment..
“Yeah. We almost lost hope but hey… look at you!” Eric smiled out of genuine happiness. His friend had escaped the embrace of death.
“Tell me. What has happened?” Damien asked and leaned back on the head rest.
“The kidnapper didn’t need to confess. After you got shot, Evelyn gave him countless calls. I didn’t even need to pick her call to know she was the one. Her number was saved as ‘ Client for Harriet.’ Can you imagine?” Eric laughed but Damien was vexed by the news.
He should’ve punished her that day at the house instead of giving her time to confess.
“So, has she been arrested?” He asked, getting ready to pay her a visit and make sure that doesn’t leave jail for a very long time.
“Immediately she realized she had been exposed, she went MIA. The police has searched everywhere and is still searching for her but it’s looking like she disappeared from the face of the earth.” Eric explained.
“Shit.” Damien knew that her being on the lose was extremely dangerous for his family as she could strike at any moment. What was even worse was that he didn’t have any idea of where she might be apart from her parents house.
So, he decided to search there the minute he gets discharged.
“Don’t be worried, man. Her bank accounts have been frozen so there’s only so far she can go with no money. She’s as good as broke right now.” Eric said but Damien shook his head.
He knew Evelyn more than anyone so he knew that she wasn’t working alone. She wouldn’t have been able to pull everything off all by herself.
Whoever she was working with had to be someone who also knew him and possibly holds a grudge.
Now, his first step would be to find her accomplice.
“Evelyn is a dangerous woman, Eric. With her on the lose, my family is in danger.” Damien said with his hands gripping the bed tightly.
“I need to get out of here.”