They all know that!
"Take care of yourself and her."
~ ~ Next Morning
Nina's eyes snapped opened weakly, she took a look at her surrounding with her still lying on the bed.
A hospital? What's she doing here?
She slowly closed her eyes and everything came flashing back.
It's true she was stabbed, stabbed by Sintia.
The incident played in her head as she ran around the house with her wet cheeks pleading for mercy.
"I am sorry Sintia, I. didn't burn your dress on purpose. I. forgot the iron was very hot and the moment it landed on your dress it got burnt."
Nina explained with tears streaming down her face.
She could see Sintia holding the knife, she really wants to kill her.
Sintia want to kill her for a simple mistake anyone else can make.
A resounding slap landed on Nina's cheek and it reddened almost immediately.
Still, she didn't stand to be stabbed.
There was no way to escape.
She was frightened, her breathe wasn't stable anymore from running around.
She feel terribly scared, dying is what she doesn't want but it seems luck wasn't on her side at that time.
Nina stepped on her dress and stumbled on the floor.
That was the opportunity Sintia used.
"You think you can run away from me ?" Sintia asked in a ridiculed voice as Nina's body on the floor trembled in fear.
"Pl... please Sintia, am sorry. I am still your sister please forgive me." Nina pleaded and Sintia laughed in a mockery tons.
"You are not my sister! I despise you so much Nina, I hate you."
When Nina's scream came, it was too late.
Sintia stabbed her in the stomach and ran away.
Tears burned down her cheeks as she remembered the incident.
"No!" She muffled faintly.
"No!"
Her voice came out loudly this time as she fought against her body on the bed.
The body movement woke Derrick who placed his head on her hand while holding unto the other.
His eyes opened immediately seeing that Nina was awake.
The tears in her eyes makes his heart ache badly.
She woke up with the memory of what happened to her.
He could understand very well because this has happened to him when he went into indefinite coma.
"No." Her voice came out again this time cracked. She was shoked up by her own tears.
"Calm down Nina." Derrick said holding her up.
She struggled to leave his grip with her eyes tightly closed.
"She..." Nina choked on her tears unable to speak with her eyes closed.
She's afraid to open them and find any of her family in sight.
They will kill her! This time around, there will be no escape for her.
She felted a sharp pain in her stomach but still, she was unable to open her eyes.
Her body was frightened enough!
"She... she wants to kill me."
She finally completed her sentence.
Derrick hugged her tightly without saying anything and slowly her body began to relax with her eyes still closed.
She heard a male voice that's not her father's, this man won't hurt her if he's not from her family.
Her breathe returned to normal but she kept repeating those five words over again.
"She... wants to kill me." Nina kept murmuring while Derrick gently pat her back in a assuring way.
Slowly, she was fully relaxed. Her breath became steady leaving her tears dried on her cheeks.
Derrick sighed seeing that she was now calm, his body felt a kind of sensation he's never felt in his life.
It feels right to hold his Nina this close to him.
That's what he's always dreamt of, the day he will have her by him. But that should be forever.
He's planning on making her his forever.
Nina raised her head with her eyes puffy, she'd never imagined on crying on a stranger like this all her life.
His shoulder is so comforting and that made her comfortable like she'd never felt before.
His shoulder felt like a bed to her.
She sniffed in tears as she finally decided to glance at the one who has been comforting her.
Nina went numb the seconds she got to know that...
No! It can't definitely be him, her eyes must be playing tricks with her definitely. It can't be the most popular Derrick!
She blinked her innocent eyes in pure disbelief.
That moment, her lips started to quiver in fear.
Derrick? She was crying on the shoulder of the CEO of Xaxin Incorporation.
What was she thinking? This man can destroy her in a second.
He might even do worse than her family!
Another round of tears welled up her eyes as she tried standing on her feet but ended up wincing and and stumbled.
She closed her eyes with her hand clutching tight to her stomach waiting to fall but that never happened.
Someone prevented it by holding her her by the waist.
Her eyes met with the most beautiful eyes she's ever seen.
The beautiful pair of eyes were staring at her.
At that moment, she didn't see the Derrick the world portray him to be.
The handsome yet cold eyes Derrick, she didn't see that.
All she saw was the soft eyes staring at her with lots of adoration and care.
She'd never in her life dreamt about meeting Derrick facially to talk of him standing close to her holding her with so much care like she was a eggshell that he doesn't want to break into pieces.
Nina regained her composure and quickly left his grip but damn this pain in her stomach!
She winced again and her hands ended up landing on Derrick's chest as she staggered a little.
"I... I... am sorry I..." Nina stammered closing her mouth shut. She doesn't even know what she wants to say.
Derrick stared at her struggle sighing.
All this while, he never thought of how she's going to react if she wakes up to him yet, he wanted her to wake up with him by her side.
Everyone else will feel the way Nina is feeling, what hurt Derrick most is the pain she's feeling.