Alice..
I tapped my feet repeatedly as I waited by the door for my stupid brother. I brought my phone to my face and began to dial his number again.
“For God’s sake pick up.” I rasped.
And as if my prayers were heard, the idiot picked up before the third ring.
“Calm down Cinderella, I’m almost at your door.” He said and hung up and the next thing I heard was a knock on the door. I quickly opened the door and pulled him inside my house.
“Calm down.” He chuckled and I rolled my eyes.
“What do you mean by you met Jason today?” I asked immediately.
“I met Jason today, that’s all.” He said laughing and I looked at him as if he was missing a screw or something.
“Where?” I asked frowning.
“At the stables.” He said sitting down on my couch.
“Stables?” I asked and he nodded.
“What was he doing there?” I asked and he smirked.
“He was with his wife, being overly protective of her.” He smirked, making me boil in anger.
“That’s a lie.” I said gritting my teeth.
“Hehehehehehe..” he laughed stupidly and I frowned.
“I don’t know what he was doing there but he seemed like he was bothered about something but from my point of view, he seemed like he was jealous that I was with Eve.” Mark explained.
“You met Eve?” I asked with wide eyes.
“Yes, she’s pretty.” Mark said, smiling goofily and I scoffed.
“Pigs will fly.” I scoffed.
“What were you doing with Eve anyways and what did you do?” I asked.
“What do you mean by what did I do?” He asked cockily and I frowned.
“Do you think I don’t know you went to meet you know who and asked him to give you the money I paid them to warn Eve?” I asked angrily.
“Ohhh.” He giggled.
“That?” He said getting up and going to the kitchen while I followed behind him.
“Why did you do that?” I asked standing at the kitchen entrance as he opened the fridge and took out a bottle of water.
“Who can do the job better than me?” He looked at me and laughed.
“So you took the money even when I’ve paid you already?” I asked angrily.
“Nope, I’ll do double the job, it’s just after stalking Eve for days, I realised that she’s pretty and if your goons begin their operation, they might fall for her too.” He said, smiling evilly.
“Fall for her too?” I raised my brows.
“Yes, she’s quite a beauty and when she was in my arms today, I realised that she even smells lovely.” Mark said dreamily and I groaned.
“She’s not even that pretty but if you want her, you can have her, I don’t consider you my brother anymore so it doesn’t matter, just get her out of my hair.” I said going back to the sitting room and sitting on my couch.
“Oh but she’s not in your hair, you’re just jealous that she has what you can’t have no matter how hard you try.” He sassed and I snapped.
“Jason loves me, he’s just taking his time.” I said.
“Yes, with another woman.” Mark said sarcastically and I threw him the pillow by my side.
“Calm down.” He laughed as he dodged the pillow and I could swear that his laughter was starting to get on my nerves.
“With your money, I’ll do double the job, you’ll have Jason and I’ll have Eve, how’s that?” He smirked and I smiled happily.
“Just what I wanted to hear.” I said, still smiling.
………
Eve…
The ride to wherever we were headed to was silent and all that was heard was the sound of our breathing.
We soon arrived at where we were going and I realised it was a hospital. I looked at Jason who simply looked away as he drove to the underground parking lot to park the car.
“Can you come down?” He asked when he switched off the engine.
“Yes.” I nodded and came down from the car and he did so too.
Is he bipolar or something? One minute, he’s accusing me of something bad and the next he’s treating me like I’m the best thing in the world. What a confused person!
We walked into the hospital and took the elevator to the top floor which I presumed was where only chief executives offices were.
Does he have an appointment with the doctor or is this business related?
We got out of the elevator and walked out until we got to the fourth door on the left.
Jason knocked twice and we heard a low voice say come in and we both entered inside.
“Mr Coleman, pleased to meet you.” A man who looked like he was in his late forties bowed down slightly to Jason.
“And you must be Mrs Coleman.” He said bowing to me too and I bowed back since I wasn’t used to such while Jason just stood there with a stoic expression as he ignored the man’s greetings.
What a rude jerk!
“Why don’t I direct you to the ER and call one of our very best doctors?” He asked, giving his best smile which I could tell was fake judging from how the corner of his lips were struggling to stay up.
“ER?” I thought to myself.
“Isn’t that where they take emergency patients?”
“Is Jason gravely ill?” I couldn’t help but worry. Although I didn’t show any sign of worry since I was still very much angry with Jason.
The man directed us to the elevator and we took it to the ER as he said and as soon as we arrived. Other staff members I presumed to be fellows, residents and interns of different departments began to greet the older man and follow behind him.
Rather than intriguing, It was rather very scary to have that much crowd trail behind us to ER.
We arrived and we were led to another side and that’s when I realised we were at the VIP section. I never knew that emergency patients had VIPs too. What rubbish!
Patients shouldn’t be treated this way. I thought but I couldn’t voice out my opinion since I was following Jason who was the lord of arrogance. He would think me mad if I dared to say that patients should be treated equally.
The older man opened the door to the VIP room and it was just as wide as my room in Jason’s mansion and I bet the cost per night would be expensive as hell.
“You can sit.” The older man said to me and I raised my brows. I looked at Jason who nodded and I sat down on the bed.
“I’ll just pull this up.” The older man said pulling the bed up so I could rest my back. I sat there with a puzzled look on my face. Just what was going on.
“Could you raise your legs up?” The older man asked and my eyes widened.
“Why?” I was confused.
“So we can check your legs.” He answered like I asked the silliest question.
“Your husband said you sprained your ankle.” He said and that was when it dawned on me. The whole thing was for me.
Jason brought me to the hospital! He noticed that I sprained my ankle. I don’t know why I was feeling giddy all of a sudden and I smiled as I nodded.
I raised my legs and kept it on the stool which they put in front of me. I rolled the bottom of my jeans to show my ankle and waited for them to examine them.
The older man signalled for another younger doctor which I presumed to be the best talent he was talking about earlier as we took the elevator.
“It’s swollen.” The doctor said as he examined it.
“Have you been walking with it like this?” He asked and I nodded feeling embarrassed. All eyes were watching me, how could I possibly not feel embarrassed?
“How did it happen?” He asked and I looked down.
“What’s that?” I asked quietly.
“How did you sprain your ankle?” He asked and I looked down unsure of what to say. I was being stalked and as I ran for my life, I fell down on the concrete road? Wouldn’t they think I was out of my mind or close?
“Don’t ask silly questions, just do your job!” Jason snapped and for once, I was thankful for his arrogance.
“My apologies sir.” The young doctor apologised.
“I think radiation would be good enough and you should get a cast.” The doctor said and I nodded.
“Let’s go to the radiation room then.” The older man spoke up now and I looked at Jason who raised his brows as if to ask me what the problem is.
“Come closer.” I mumbled quietly and he heard me. He moved his ears closer to my lips and I almost blushed by how close our proximity was but this wasn’t a reason to blush so I didn’t.
“Can you ask all the doctors to leave?”
“I’m sure they’re all busy with one thing or the other.” I said and looked down ready for my request to be turned down.
He stood properly and looked around noticing the amount of doctors that were in the room and then he turned to face the older man whom I now knew as Mr John who apparently is the CEO of the hospital just as I guessed.
“Can you ask your staff to leave? My wife’s uncomfortable.” Jason said and my eyes almost removed from the sockets. Did he just refer to me as his wife?
Calm down! Eve….
I scolded myself mentally.
Everyone here regards me as his wife already, what would he say if not that you’re his wife?
Stop overreacting!
I cautioned myself.
Mr John asked all the doctors in the room to leave except a nurse and the best doctor.
And then the five of us went to the radiation room but not without them putting me in a wheelchair.
This was a luxurious treatment I was getting and I couldn’t have it any better than this.
We arrived at the radiation room and I sat down while they did all the preparation. After that was done, my ankle was wrapped in a bandage and a cast.
“It would be okay in two to three weeks.” The doctor said to Jason who nodded. I was given some drugs and we were escorted to the parking lot so I could use the wheelchair to the car.
The doctor helped me into the car and Jason got into the car as well.
We drove straight home and I was feeling better than before, especially since my ankle had been paining me all day long.
When we got home, we met Mia and grandma Nini and they teased us non stop because apparently, one of the doctors or nurses perhaps..
I’m not sure who but someone at the hospital filmed Jason and I at the hospital and it’s what is circulating the internet and going viral. With the caption – “Money doesn’t define love or Love triumphs over all.”
If only they knew who Jason was truly behind the facade he put out for everyone to see. I saw the corner of his lips go up and I knew it was all a show.
I hissed in anger. Here I was thinking that he was doing all these because he actually cared about me but he was only doing it for publicity. What a jerk!
We all skipped dinner because Jason was still full from the lunch we had earlier although I wasn’t sure why he was full when all I could remember him getting was a cup of black coffee but I didn’t have an appetite because I was hurt. Mia and grandma Nini were jetlagged and said they ate on the flight home so they weren’t hungry either.
I laid on my bed as I thought about what had transpired all throughout the day. I smiled as I thought about Max who was yet to call me to tell me the full gist on how he reconciled with Ethan but from what happened earlier I’m pretty sure they would be spending the night together.
A knock on my door interrupted my thoughts and I limped to the door and opened it and the most unexpected person stood by the door.
“Jason..” I mumbled and he looked at me.
“Uhmm.. I wanted to..” he paused, unsure of how to begin.
“Don’t…” He paused again…
“Nevermind.” He said turning on his heels and walking away.
I watched him walk away and all I could think of was this.
What just happened?