"I saw you entering the hospital with her. I was around that place, and at first I thought it was impossible but when I traced the location of your phone, it was the same location as where I had found you, do you have an explanation to make about that?"
"I don't think I need to make any explanation, Mum. I've been staying here for so long. I think is best you don't worry anymore, Mother."
"You're not moving out of this place, young lady."
"And could you give me an explanation?" Her mum added.
"Is simple, mum, you've been waiting all day for my arrival, is better you don't wait any longer, because I would neither be around nor will I be out and I wouldn't make you so anxious. "
"You think that makes a reason for you to just stay on your own? "
"I'll soon be twenty-four years old, Mum, I can manage on my own and besides, you're not the only one with questions, I also have questions."
"About what?"
"Father's business, is there any detail you have about his business?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't know what I'm talking about? Don't you know? These years there were no records about father's company, isn't it weird? Though the case about father's company was revolving around, I don't think I remember Vixen being declared the owner of father's company," Phoebe calmly stated as her mum scoffed with folded arms.
"You just got to the country recently, maybe you didn't hear news about your father's company being bankrupt, we even had to sack the workers and thankfully, Prudence was able to agree to use her business to grow your father's business."
"Mother, I'm not talking about what Prudence had done with the business, I just want the truth because I'm confused about everything, is just about Dad's death. I just want to know because I'm so disappointed with the complicated results of my father's death. Mum, no lies, I just want to know the truth, what's going on with Dad's business?"
"Are you sure you want to know the truth?"
"What else, mum?" Her mum heaved a deep breath.
"The business is still stable, but the business is neither under my control nor do I think is under Vixen's control."
"Wait, then who is with it then? "
"Your father stated in his will that his business should be given to someone else, when I tried to ask your father's attorney who it was, she said she couldn't give a name because it was confidential. I did a bit of research and got some connections to find the person but on my research, the person discovered that I was following their trail. One day I was still on my search when I had an anonymous message, I don't know who sent it to me till today, but if you want I could reveal the message to you for you to hear. "
Her mum took her phone and then played a recording with an unidentified voice.
"I know you're looking for me, and I wouldn't break your quest, if you're looking for me then let me make it simple, meet me at the location I sent you, maybe there we could talk one one-on-one." She played the message.
"And this is the address of the place, I thought going there would finally expose the person your father gave his business to but when I got there I heard gunshots in the area. It seems Vixen was an accomplice of the person but then I discovered he and Enim were also there. It can't make any sense, I tried to reason for a while but I jumped to the conclusion that they were the ones who orchestrated that meeting, maybe to gain the business or something. If your father gave them the property I thought about it, why would your father give his business to Vixen? At least one of them would know that I was coming to that place that day, so possibly Enim must have known, she must have used Vixen to get through that place. The only thing I'm confused about is what's her relationship with your father. Why will the property be handed to her instead? "
" Enim?" Phoebe stuttered speechless, what was she going to do?
She thought the truth would come out easily from her mother but then whoever played this game was so smart.
Enim said Vixen wasn't with the company's papers, her mother also denied that fact.
Her mother was admitting that Enim must have orchestrated the attack on her, the business was not with the family and the same goes for Vixen.
If Enim didn't plan that attack and her mother didn't plan it on purpose to get Enim shot then it could only mean one thing—
Whoever was with the documents and had ownership was playing a game with everyone.
"Mum, are you sure of what you're saying? Enim and Vixen?"
" Why wouldn't I?"
" Okay then, Mum, please send the recording to me."
"What do you want to do with the recording?"
"You'll see mum," Phoebe stated calmly.
***
Enim heaved a deep breath knowing that it would just take a few minutes for Phebe to arrive at the hospital and discharge her.
As she looked around the room, through the balcony that was in the room, she couldn't help but have a little bit of peace.
But then the fact was clear, she was tired of staying there she hoped Phebe would arrive on time.
Meanwhile, Phebe ran through the halls as she got down from the car to the receptionist's office in the lobby.
"Please I'm looking for Enim Zoon," the receptionist checked the system and then she raised her head to inquire.
"How are you related to her, Ma'am?"
"Her mother-in-law. I recently heard she got admitted into this hospital."
"Okay, please wait for some minutes."
"How should I wait, my daughter-in-law is at the hospital and you're telling me-" she spoke panickly as a doctor came in to inform the receptionist but as the doctor saw Phebe, he recognized her.
"Mrs. Phebe?" The doctor called in surprise.
It was a coincidence that the doctor was one of her close friend's doctors.
"Hi, you work here?"
He nodded.
"What brings you here?" He asked.
"I heard Enim was admitted into this hospital."
"Oh, Enim."
" Yeah, She got injured or something but she was taken here."
" What a coincidence, there's a patient I had to treat today with the same name could it be Enim Zoom?"
" Yes, she's the one."
" Please can you take me to her?" She added after taking a breath, she sighed in relief.
" Okay, let's take this way," he said to her as he directed her to the ward but before he left, he turned to the receptionist.
"Don't worry, I know her, she is a relative of one of my patients," the doctor said and then walked her to the ward.
As Phebe walked to the room, she rushed toward Enim delightfully hugging her.
"Oh, Enim," she said with concern embracing her, Phebe caressed her hair.
"What happened to you?" Phebe questioned as she released her.
"Nothing Mother, is just a small injury," Enim said with a smile but Phebe was not taking it.
"Do you think I don't know what had happened? The doctor told me you were stabbed or got a knife dug into your back. "
"Seriously, doctor?" Enim looked at the doctor with a disappointed look as the doctor gulped his saliva lowering his head.
"Mum, please believe me, I'm fine. Besides, the doctor said I'm okay to be discharged this evening. "
"Darling, that's no excuse, you're were severely injured."
"Listen, mum, I'm alright, is just a small injury. I'll be okay trust me besides, it's becoming suffocating staying in this confined place," without any other choice, Phebe nodded.
Then she asked the nurses to assist Enim to be placed on a wheelchair but then Enim rejected the offer and requested to stand on her feet instead.
After all, she got changed into the clothes Phoebe ordered for her a while before Phebe came.
"C'mon, mum," Enim said holding her hand as she pulled her out of the room.
But they signed the necessary discharge papers before leaving the room.
As they moved out, one of the nurses in the room beside Enim's former room called out Enim's surname which made Enim turn in response to her name being called but then she sighted a woman on the bed who was given medical treatment.
She lay on the hospital bed with hospital clothes on, she had tubes in her nose, her body pale, and it looked weak.
Enim had a grimace on her face, for some reason as she glanced at the woman's face it seemed she had seen her somewhere but then she couldn't remember the familiar face.
"Dear, why did you stop?"
"Oh, is nothing," Enim said as she entangled her arm around Phebe as she continued to walk through the halls.
"Have you eaten?" Phebe questioned.
"Yes Mum, I've eaten but I think I'll need more food to eat."
"Maybe at a restaurant?"
"A restaurant would do then," she said with a chuckle.