You & Me ; Towards Our Forbidden Future [THE LEGACY: BOOK 1]

Chapter 39

Inside ICCU.

*beep....beep...*

The room was in pin drop silence. Only the rhythmic beeping of the machines were heard. On the bed, Radhika lied, she seems to have lost all her vitality with a single night. She looked so pale, and lifeless...

Prakash, wearing hospital attire slowly approached the bed side. His eyes were locked on her. He sat beside the bed on a chair, and gently held her hand. Her hand was too cold for a living being. If it wasn't for the faint breathing and normal cardiac activity on the monitor, it's hard to say that she is alive.

Prakash held her hand close to his cheek and locked his eyes on her pale face. His eyes full of worry, sadness and endless love for his woman.

His hand was trembling slightly... Throat was paining as something was clenching inside.

This is the woman he loved for forty years.... Still loving more than anything in this world.

Born as a real princess, the real pearl in the hands of many....

But left everything and everyone just for him.

He was an unwanted existence, a burden thrown away by his own parents... A poor... No, a beggar! He had nothing... His life was dark and luck was a foreign word to him...

But, this silly woman came to his life like a sunshine melting away all the ice in his frozen life... Her warmth healed his wounds. He saw a future of happiness in her eyes...

Even though he tried to walk away, she still held on to him without giving up. Went against everything that tried to seperate them...

She didn't even hesitate to put down her crown and enter into his life of poverty.

She stood side by side with him in all walks of his life... Encouraged him, motivated him, gave him a reason to live... A reason to succeed!!!

He built an Empire from scratch just to give his woman the life she deserved!!!

Just to make her never regret the choice of marrying him!!

In the end... He had everything he promised to her....

But their happiness was short lived...

Fate was merciless...

It didn't even hesitate to tore their life apart with his cruelty...

"I am sorry love... It's all my fault... If I hadn't been in your life, you would have lived happily... It's all because of me... Forgive me love...."

"Please wake up... I miss you so much... I- I... I am tired, love. I don't know what to do..."

Tears welled up in his eyes, his hands tightly held her hand... His emotions that he always tried so hard to not show infront of her, finally broke his barriers and rolled down.

But Radhika wasn't aware of anything. She didn't reply to him...She slept... Not at all realising how, the man she love with all her life is hanging on an edge; unable to express himself or rest his heart for a while.

Behind the one-way glass, Rafael watched his friend's trembling body, while holding holding his beloved woman's hand.

It's him.

Prakash Yadhav Augustine.

The man behind the Augustine groups, one of the major force that dominate the world economy.

Today, he is sitting beside his woman, weakly like a lonely child, abandoned by the world....

Rafael glanced at his friend.
His eyes didn't conceal his admiration to this man. He did built an entire world for his family!

God tried to crush you with his cruel sword...

But, you defeated the mighty with your love...

But, the price you paid faded your bless...

Yadhav...

He might be so proud of you...

You won, man... You won this world.