My Turkish Heart

Chapter 68: The....

It was the day of Burak and Miss Aydin's engagement party, Burak was sulky all morning as he had still not gotten enough evidence to call things off. Each time he saw Yildez Bey appearing, he thought he would bring the good news, but still nothing.

"Weren't we supposed to meet the private investigator this morning?" Burak asked.

"Yes sir, but I still can't get through to him. Our appointment was for 9am this morning, but he was a no show and no call or anything either" Yildez explained.

"That's so odd... Ask one of the guys to go check out his whereabouts" Burak instructed.

"Yes, sir!"

Since Burak had been playing along to his mother and Miss Aydin's requests for the engagement, his mother had unfrozen his funds. It was a great relief to Burak, but he also learnt that in future he couldn't let all his eggs be in one basket, as rare situations like this he needed his own emergency secret funds. His mind often wondered to Izzy during the day and night time when he had a free moment, he longed for her to be back with him. Thinking about all the time they had missed together being apart he felt lovesick. Each day when he was really feeling down, he would close his eyes and think about the happy memories he made with Izzy. Burak wanted to contact Kyle to ask how she was doing, but he thought it would distract him if he knew she wasn't doing well and he couldn't do anything about it.

"Sir! Bad news! The private investigator was in a car accident and is critical in hospital. He will undergo surgery soon" Yildez reported.

"WHAT?! How can this be??!" Burak asked outraged.

"We are checking sir, but doesn't look like an accident at all"

"Clearly someone is really afraid of me finding out the truth.. dammit!"

"I'll keep you updated, but his car exploded and everything he had as evidence was in it" Yildez said.

"Oha! What time does Serkan's flight arrive? I want someone to personally fetch him, I have a feeling they might try to make him disappear too" Burak said.

"On it sir, I'll ensure that he gets personally escorted"

"Breathe Burak, breathe... Everything will fall into place today at the right moment. Just be patient and trust it will work out..." he muttered to himself.

In SA, Izzy had been discharged and Kyle had taken days off work to personally take care of her. Due to what happened, he felt anxious if she was out of his sight for too long. Everything Izzy needed or wanted to do, he would step in and do it for her or bring it to her.

"Kyle, I'm not dying or seriously injured... Stop spoiling me!" Izzy nagged with a smile on her face.

"I know, I know! But I feel anxious if I don't see you.. I promised to..."

"Stop! I've heard this phrase over a million times now. You're like my security lap dog at this point" she teased.

"Woof , woof" Kyle replied with a hearty laugh.

Izzy belted out laughing to Kyle barking like a dog and putting his head on her lap for a rub.

"On a serious note Izzy... I meant what I said that day, to me you are more valuable than I am. The way you can easily make the people around you feel comfortable is a real gift. You bring out the best in people and the kindness you give others, makes them want to be around you more. I want to protect you for as long as you let me... Yes, I confessed that day saying that I love you and I do, but in your heart you only see me as a friend. It's okay, I respect your choice, but I'll always be here for you.."