Jessica looked at Drake with her beautiful brown eyes, expressionless "What are you doing here?"She asked stringently.
"Am I not allowed to see my son?" Drake asked, a little hurt by her deportation.
"You could have seen your son two days ago, not now. Now you can't see him, and tomorrow too you won't. So leave!" she ordered emotionless.
"Jessica.."Olivia exclaimed.
"Mom please, let me speak. If he chooses the time that he wants to pay his son a visit, then I shall choose the time to allow him to". turning to Drake she said, "I don't want to see your face here nor in my house, so get out and leave I said." she said, pointing her hand towards the exit of the ward.
"Jessica, I understand you are angry, but please listen to me…"Drake pleaded.
"I am not going to listen to any rubbish you have to say, I only said get out!" she said, gradually raising her voice at him. She was slowly losing her patience towards him. All the pain she felt before and after going through delivery were all being put into her words now.
"Look, I don't think you have the right to kick me out of this hospital without allowing me to see my son.." Drake said, getting annoyed himself. He could not understand her actions. This is not the soft hearted woman he knew.
"Jessica you should give him the chance to…"Amanda tried to speak but got cut out.
"No, this bastard won't lay an eye on my son,not now, not ever." she shouted.
"And who do you think you are to prevent me from doing so?", Drake said with a serious c countenance and within a flash, Jessica smacked him hard on his cheeks.
Drake's eyes widened when he felt the impact on his face. He didn't expect that to come his way. He thought he could just speak some sense into her head to see how wrong she is. He looked at her and saw how angry she was.
"Why are you hell adamant in making my life miserable?" she shouted.
"You slapped me." Drake whispered quietly, still holding the spot where her hand landed.
"Jessica, did you just slap me?" Drake asked, irritated and shocked all together. Yes, she had slapped him before when an unknown number sent her the photo of him and Victoria hugging, but that was out of jealousy yet this is out of disrespect and anger. He can never tolerate disrespect ever again from a woman. It hurts his pride.
"What will you do? I just ask you to get out of my son's life and never show your face. I would rather live and raise him alone than to have someone like you help take care of him." she revealed. Drake got hurt deeply by her words and just kept his mouth shut till he saw Alonso walking towards them from behind.
"What is going on here?" Alonso asked shooting daggers at Drake.
"Nothing. I think this man just lost his way and needed directions. Can you do me the favour of showing him the way out?" Jessica asked sarcastically.
"Jessica." Olivia called out again with tears forming in her eyes. She knew her daughter was doing that out of pain and nothing else, but she at least expected her to feel some of the pain and agony she was inflicting on Drake, but she seemed emotionless.
"Jeffrey, you know what to do." Alonso ordered to butler Jeffrey who was beside him feeling sorry for Drake. He moved forward to hold Drake by the hand when Drake stumbled back.
"I will leave myself," Drake said, handing a little silver band to Jessica who surprisingly took it. Then he turned to Olivia " please, just make sure you wear this around his wrist for me." He pleaded, nodded at her and then turned his attention back to Jessica. He wanted to say something but decided against it and just walked past her.
Tears were forming in her eyes, but she fought hard to hold them. She felt her heart sink as she clutched the silver band firmly in her hand. She remembered this band, he had told her this is the first and only gift he got from his mother before death took her away.
She waited until Drake was out of sight before falling to her knees and letting out a few tears herself.
Drake walked out of the hospital with a throbbing head. On his way home, he sobbed quietly which did not go unnoticed by Santo. Drake wasn't one to cry easily, though very emotional, but the hurt and shock he feels is overwhelming.
There is only one place for him to go to ease this pain "Turn this car around. Take me to the cemetery." He ordered and laid his head down to sleep.
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Raphael, Ruffy and Victoria were drinking themselves to death without any care in the world.
"Like I am really impressed because..my sister barely smiles these days and all that credit has to go to you, Victoria so cheers one more time." He congratulated her.
Victoria felt so proud of herself she was grinning from ear to ear. To be praised by two powerful men for accomplishing her job well was a good thing for her. How she felt happy when Raphael brought the news about Jessica's break up with Drake.
Since they were no longer in a relationship, she now had a chance to make a move towards Drake. But before that, she has to win his trust back. That wouldn't be easy, but even if she had to wait a century to do so, she will. She smiled thinking of her and Drake in a relationship.
"Oh look, she has something up her sleeve again." Raphael said grinning when he saw her smile. Victoria gave out a loud raucous laughter which caught the attention of others in the pub.
"Yes, I have something interesting up my sleeve, and this will quite help you also." she said.
"Well then, let it out. What have you got?" Raphael asked with interest.
"How about you guys set me and Drake up. Hm..What do you think?" she asked. Raphael was thoughtful for a while and so was Ruffy. If Victoria and Drake got into a relationship, it could affect his sister more. And the money Victoria would be getting, part could come to him which will fill up everything.
He shook his head slowly then said "I like how you think." He agreed and they cheered their new plan to be accomplished.