Nada left after checking on Isla and giving Ivan the files he asked for. She went straight to the military base. There she met up Orhan and Anas.
Orhan called Nada and Anas to discuss a new mission. Both twins got the call from their early in the morning. Orhan sounded extra serious so they wondered what type of mission will it be.
Now both siblings were walking to the conference room with their father. They contacted each other through eyes asking if the other knew what the matter was?
'Why Papa is so serious?' gestured Nada.
Anas shrugged indicating that he had no idea.
Nada and Anas sighed and entered the room after their father. The conference room was packed with the commanders of Navy, military and Air force. Along with them were the leaders of different teams of different departments of the army.
All of them saluted Orhan.
"General."
Anas and Nada then saluted all the officers and sat in their respective places.
Orhan looked at the file on the table and said,
"See the file on the table?"
Everyone present in the room nodded.
Orhan continued,
"It contains the details of our next mission."
All of them reached out to take the files. One of the leaders asked Orhan,
"General, usually there is only the military department that goes on the mission. So why all the departments?"
Another spoke,
"Yes, mostly we perform individual missions."
"It feels like an open but silent war," muttered Anas.
Everyone else also heard Anas and nodded.
Orhan glanced at the person who spoke and said,
"This time all of you are needed. Together."
Everyone nodded and read the files.
After some time they looked up from their files. They had shocked expressions on their faces.
Nada and Anas gave each other a look. Anas said,
"Father It is dangerous."
Orhan nodded indicating that he knows.
"Then why?" Anas spoke.
"This is the only way. It is risky but if handled properly we can succeed."
Anas nodded.
Orhan briefed them more about the mission. The meeting lasted for five hours.
Back in the hospital,
Ivan and Isla were busy chatting. Isla had changed out of her hospital gown. She was now sitting with Ivan in their secret office.
Despite the animosity between both siblings, their offices were made together with a door in between.
"So how do you remember?" asked Ivan.
Isla looked up at him and inhaled. She told him about her dream. How she heard Linda talking to someone. How she rushed back to her mother's side but saw them lying there in blood. And how Wan took her with him away from that place.
Lastly, she told him about the accident. She told him that it was not a simple accident.
Ivan was shocked to hear all this and asked,
"We have been assuming that it was just an accident. But father doubted it. He thought there was more to it then meets the eye. So he tried to investigate more about it but all in vain."
Isla frowned and said,
"You know who was behind it?"
Ivan answered,
"I have my doubts about Linda."
Isla nodded and said,
"Yes, It is her."
"But why would she?" Ivan thought aloud.
Isla answered him,
"Because she hated mama. You know the rumor that she was supposed to marry baba. But baba married mama. Because he fell in love with mama. And then one day she came with that daughter of hers at our door. She claimed that her daughter was father's, Right?"
Ivan nodded and said,
"Yes, the DNA reports were fake. I don't know why father still let her be."
Isla said,
"Because he wanted to find the person behind her."
Ivan hummed and asked,
"But who is that person?"
"Levian Desmond," said Isla.
Ivan was shocked. He was filled with rage. He asked Isla in a low voice controlling his anger.
"Was it also him who.....?"
Isla understood him and nodded her head in affirmation.
"THAT BAS*ARD. I'LL KILL HIM." He shouted.
Isla went by his side and consoled him. She was trying to cool him down.
"Bro, I've already gotten him. Stay calm, Please."
Ivan looked at his sister and calmed down.
"Isla you'll never know how much it hurt when I found out that Linda killed Our mom. I wanted to kill her but father stopped me. We brothers always thought that we were not your biological brothers as Linda was our mother.
But now I know that you are my sister and that Linda did that to our mother. Our family broke because of her. You know Isla she was feeding us the memory blockage medicines.
Fortunately, I found out this years ago. For the last eleven years, I stopped taking these meds. Harry and Peter had a severe case because of that medicine. The amount given to them was more compared to me."
Every passing moment Isla's face was getting darker and darker. She was trembling in anger.
Not only that Linda killed her mother but also their happiness. And she tried to manipulate her brothers.
"Brother, how did you find out?"
"I always felt sleepy after eating anything she gave to me. So, I tested the food she gave and the results said it all. I never liked her and that's why seldom ate her food. But Harry and Peter being foodies always ate the food she gave them.
That is why they have more severe effects on them."
Isla nodded and said,
"Bro the man behind that thing is also Levian," Isla told him.
Ivan exclaimed,
"What?"
"It's true," Isla added.
"We should tell father," said Ivan.
Isla nodded and said,
"But first call the three more dumb men of our family. And tell them that I'm ill. Oh yes, don't forget to exaggerate a bit."
Ivan shook his head helplessly at her mischievous stunt.
Ivan did as she said. And both siblings shared a peal of laughter.
"Well brother what happened after my accident?" asked Isla.
Ivan began telling her about the time when he received the news of the accident.
~Flashback.~
"I' sorry, bro," Ivan heard Isla whisper that in the phone. Ivan had a worried expression on his face.
When he heard Wan's voice he knew something was wrong so he asked his father's assistant to locate them.
And what he got was his father assistant informing him that the location was high-way and an accident had happened there.
Ivan felt an ominous feeling inside him. He instantly went out and ordered his driver to drive him to the high way. The driver looked at the little master and then looked at his Master's assistant.
When he saw him nodding he drove the car straight to the high-way. The assistant also followed Ivan as he felt it was not safe for a child to go alone.
When Ivan reached the place. Wan and Isla were already taken to the hospital. Ivan hurried towards the hospital and called his father. But he was not picking up.
When he reached the hospital he went straight to where Isla was taken. Their father's assistant arranged Isla to be taken to the Private hospital of the Augustus family.
They transferred Isla there. Isla had fallen into a coma. Ivan asked his father's assistant to bring Harry and Peter to the hospital. Soon the three brothers were together in the hospital.
Harry was leaning against the glass door of Isla's room.
They were very worried. Their sister was in a coma and their parents were not reachable.
Ivan was sitting in the hospital's corridor when he heard some nurses gossiping.
"You know that the wife of Irtaza Augustus died yesterday and his mistress is trying to force him into a marriage," said Nurse 1.
"Yeah, and you know what he outright declared that no matter what he will not marry that third class woman," said the Nurse 2.
"I think he loved his wife very much."
"Hmm, What was her name?"
"Aina Augustus. That was her name.'
The voices faded into the corridor and Ivan was left with a shocked expression on his face. He felt like crying but couldn't do so.
He was in a trance when he heard Peter's cries.
He ran towards Peter and saw Harry lying on the floor.
It was then that he found out they were given some type of medicine to manipulate their memories.
Isla was in a coma a month. During that time Irtaza accompanied his children in the hospital and never once went home.
At home Linda and daughter wreck havoc. Day by day they shout at the servants and threatened to fire them. They basically lived in a delusional world.
Isla woke up after two months of coma. But she had lost all her memories. She still thought that Ivan, Harry and Peter were her stepbrothers. When she found out about her mother's death she blamed it o her father.
Her father didn't want to danger her life so he sent her away with Joe. Joe was Wan's son. He was eighteen when he left with an eight-year-old Isla.
Irtaza told Joe to hide Isla's identity as a girl. And gave her a new identity of Ian.
Apart from the father and three brothers and Joe only one more person knew that Ian was Isla.
That person was appointed by Irtaza, Isla's father as her shadow guard. His identity was a secret. No one ever saw his face and not even knew about his real name. All they knew was that whenever Linda and Levian sent people after Isla.
None of them actually reached her. Because they were killed by that person even before they could see Isla's shadow.
~Flashback end.~
Isla sighed and said,
"And here I blamed all of you. I was a fool."
Ivan patted her head and said,
"It's good now that you're back baby Isla."
Isla smiled at her brother.
Both siblings were happily chatting. Ivan was telling her about Harry and Peter's stupid banters when Ivan received a call form reception informing him that his father ad brothers have arrived.
And now they were rushing towards his office. Ivan saw Isla's smirk and said,
"What are you trying now?"
"Hehe, I'm gonna hide. Bye bye," Isla said mischievously.
Ivan shook his head. And sat back in his chair.
Irtaza along with his two twins Harry and Peter barged into Ivan's office and asked frantically.
"What happened to her? no, tell me Where is she?"
Ivan rolled his eyes in his head and said,
"Sit, she is fine now."
Irtaza sat down on the chair and asked again,
"WHERE IS SHE? DAMMI*T."
Ivan shuddered at his father's outburst.
Harry and Peter were close to tears. Peter asked while sobbing,
"Bro- bro where is baby Isla? Tell us please. W-we have to see her."
Isla who was hiding in her office felt a pang when she heard her brother's crying voice.
Harry started wailing like a child when Ivan refused to answer. Ivan was getting annoyed by the twins crying. Irtaza was also annoyed so he shouted,
"Shut up you stupid monkeys. Ivan, tell me where is she or I swear I'm gonna disown you and these two monkeys."
Ivan widened his eyes at his father's words. He thought,
"He never said that even if he was angry as hell. Wow, father's privilege. He is just daughter loving beast, uh uh no maniac.'
Isla was controlling her laugh. She decided to save her brothers.
'Let's act like a hero saving three damsels in distress,' She said to herself.
If her three brothers knew what she said they would've puked a pool of blood.
Isla opened the door connecting Ivan's and her office. Her father snapped his head at the intruder ready to give him a piece of his mind. But was shocked to see her there.
He stood up and almost ran to Isla. And just in a second Isla was engulfed in a warm hug.
"Thank God, you are alright."
Her father muttered.
Isla smiled. Her eyes teared up. She said,
"Papa, I missed you."
"I miss you too, Princess," said Irtaza.
He hugged her for more than a minute when suddenly a spark hit him.
'What did she call me just now? And she said she missed me?'
He broke the hug and looked at Isla. He was trying to find whether what she said was true or just his illusion.
Isla saw through her father's thoughts and smiled,
"Papa, I missed you very much."
Irtaza teared up hearing his daughter's words. He was feeling ecstatic. He smiled brightly and said,
"I've waited so long for it."
Isla then said,
"I rememeber everything."
Harry and Peter who were crying tier eyes out stopped and stared at Isla. When they heard her saying that she remembers everything, they stood up and circled her.
"You remember?" asked Harry.
Peter wiped his face and asked,
"Like in you remember what happened ten years ago?"
Isla nodded.
"And I have a thing to tell all of you?"
Irataza said looking at his four kids. Ivan and Isla shared a look. They could guess what was their father going to say.
The four siblings sat on the couch and Irtaza sat in the single seater. He stared at his children and said,
"Ivan, Harry, Peter, and Isla you- you all are biological siblings. You are mine and Aina's children."
Ivan and Isla remained calm while Harry and Peter had funny expressions on their faces.
"Old man why didn't you tell us before?" asked Harry in an annoyed tone.
"Brat who is the old man?" Irtaza roared at him.
Seeing this Isla and Ivan smiled.
"Obviously you are the only 'old' person and a 'man' in this room," humphed Harry.
"You---," Irtaza stood up and ran towards the twins. Both twins ran and their father ran after them.
Ivan and Isla were laughing their asses off while the father and sons were involved in their catch-up.
Irataza saw Ivan and Isla laughing so he asked,
"Did you already know?"
Both nodded and smiled. The family shared a peaceful laugh. Irtaza with his four children went to lunch. He was happy seeing his family happy.
He looked up at the sky and said in his mind,
'See Aina our children are together again. You always wanted a happy family. Here they are, it's just I'm alone. I miss you.'