ISABELLE

Chapter 26

I am tired. So tired that I don't feel like opening my eyes.

I know I had been sleeping for quite some time. But I am still feeling very sleepy.

I kept hearing some faint noises coming from beside me while I was sleeping. The voice sounds very familiar. Is a voice of a man and he keeps asking me to wake up.

I have no idea how many days had passed. By the time I have woken up, I am lying on a bed in a room that I am unfamiliar with. The room was bright and the sliding door to the balcony was left ajar. The white curtains are flying when the cool breeze hit them.

I tried to sit up but to no avail. My whole body was aching and the pain was unbearable. I had to lie back down on the bed. There's a nasal cannula attached to my nose and it felt uncomfortable. I took it out and stared at the ceiling.

My last memory before I lost my conscious was, I am sitting inside Nathan's car. He was driving us back home. I was shot and losing a lot of blood. During the whole ride, Nathan keeps telling me to stay with him. I wanted to. I really wanted to. But my eyes and mind betrayed me. I slipped into darkness.

I thought that was my last moment on this earth. I didn't want to die at such a young age. My relationship with Nathan is only starting. I wanted to continue what I have now with Nathan. There's still so much more I want to do with him.

I couldn't bear the thought of leaving him behind. I do not want this kind of freedom.

I wanted my Nathan.

I want him to fall in love with me, because I had fallen in love with him.

I wouldn't let go of this chance after I had survived this painful experience.

Suddenly, someone came into the room from the balcony. The sliding door was pulled wider to allow Nathan to walk into the room. His eyes widen the moment he saw me. Tears were brimming my eyes and I felt contented that I am being able to see him once again.

He came towards me and without a word, he leans down and hugs me. His warmth surrounded me and suddenly I don't feel pain anymore. I missed him.

So much.

"Don't do that again." He speaks against my hair before lifting himself up. I do not know if he meant by pushing him away from danger or me leaving him behind in this world. I hope it's the latter. If I have the means to choose, I wouldn't want to leave him behind. I would never do that to him.

I nodded my head and he uses his thumb to swipe away the tears that had fallen down on my cheek.

Nathan sat by my side and told me that I was unconscious for three days. He didn't say it out loud, but I felt that he was very worried. Worried that I may never wake up again. Scared that he wouldn't be able to talk to me again. Afraid that he will be left alone again.

I didn't know I had caused him pain. Although the pain he had suffered is different from mine, not as physically hurting. But it was still an experience I wouldn't want him or me to endure.

After a while, Adam came in. Same like Nathan, Adam has dark circles under his eyes. Looks like both brothers didn't have a good night sleep after the incident.

I was been checked and Adam changed the bag of liquid thing hanging beside my bed. I didn't know what that was, all I know was that soon I was feeling sleepy again.

I was drifting in and out of sleep for the next two days. Nathan has been by my side every time I opened or closed my eyes. When I was awake, he would feed me information about what has happened.

Nathan had held Charles captive in the basement of the main house. Apparently, the seniors in his organisation doesn't see eye to eye with Charles. They wanted to continue doing business with Nathan. Long story short, they wanted to discard Charles aside. Charles would be a powerless person now that he doesn't have his people supporting him. I have no idea what will happen to him. I didn't dare ask Nathan. It wasn't my business to know.

For Kathy, Quinton had taken her away and she was sold to an underground brothel. She will not be able to leave that place until the day she dies. Nathan told me that the story Kathy had told me was untrue. She was indeed sold to an old man. But that old man didn't torture her like she had said. She wasn't been abused nor suffered any miscarriage. The old man eventually died because of old age.

I was so naïve to have believed every single word that came out of her mouth.

Charles had offered Kathy money and drugs if only she could get close to me. He had saw me talking to Kathy at Nathan's party. That day when I saw Kathy outside of the washroom.

Kathy had envied me when she saw me standing beside Nathan. She wanted to be like me, be the woman beside a big shot. So that she can lift her head up and stay away from the life she was living. She saw her opportunities when Charles approached her. She wanted to seduce Charles and make him her man. I guess things doesn't go her way.

I was upset that she had made used of me because Charles wanted to get me as a bargaining chip against Nathan. Charles had arranged someone to kill Nathan's father. Reason was because Nathan's father had killed Charles's parents a few years back.

The old Mr. Clerc was a womaniser. He and Charles's mother had an affair. When the secret affair was exposed, Charles's mother wanted to leave Charles and his father behind and followed Nathan's father. But things don't go her way. The old Mr. Clerc refused to acknowledged his mistress and to let this matter died down, Nathan's father had arranged someone to kill them both. Charles was spared because he wasn't in the country during that time.

Charles had changed his last name when he had returned and slowly, he had climbed to the top spot in the organisation he was in. He wanted revenge and had planned this for many years. He wanted to get rid of the whole Clerc family.

Fortunately, I didn't fall into Charles's hand and he wasn't able to use me against Nathan.

Coming to think of it, will Nathan recuse me if Charles had caught me? This question has been on my mind since waking up. Am I important enough for Nathan to save me from Charles? Am I worth his attention?

I had declared my love for him when I thought I was dying. Although I didn't expect him to say it back to me. But still, I am curious if he feels the same way as me? I really hope he does.

We hadn't talked about this matter since waking up. I am scared of the answer he will be giving me. I am afraid he will say something that I didn't want to hear.

As of now, as long as he's by my side, I am contented.

"Adam, can you do a test for me?" Adam has been checking on my wound for the past five minutes. Nathan isn't in the room as he needs to settle some stuffs.

"Anywhere uncomfortable?" He is starting to look panic.

"No no. I am fine. Ehmm... I just wanted to have a... pregnancy test." I told him. Before the accident, I had suspected myself to be pregnant. I just wanted to make sure. This time, I wanted to be the one to break the news to Nathan.

"Oh." He looked at me and laughed before continuing. "You are." He smiles down at me.

"What? You mean I am pregnant?"

"Yes, 100% and Nathan knows about it." Adam says it nonchalantly.

"Oh." I paused. I am still processing what Adam had just told me.

"Did he say anything after learning I am pregnant?" I asked again.

"Nope. He said nothing."

I stared at Adam as he continues doing his checks. I was pregnant and Nathan knows about it. Why didn't he tell me this time? I had been awake for a few days already.

He doesn't want this baby?

He doesn't want me anymore?

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