"Ahh"
Alix squealed and everybody snapped out of their trance.
"Alix love, is everything okay?"
Dunice asked as she quickly crouched down to her level.
"No mom-" Alix couldn't finish her words before she lost her balance.
Dunice quickly caught her so she won't fall to the floor and everybody became alarmed.
"Come let's quickly go to the hospital," Alex said to Dunice who was already holding their daughter in her arms.
"Yes,yes thank you," she said as she quickly followed him to where his car was parked and they drove to the hospital.
Damien and jeffery also took their respective cars as the sped to the hospital.
Few minutes later….
The doctor came out of the ward where Alix was admitted and dunice quickly sprang up to her feet
"What's wrong doctor, is she okay?" Dunice questioned impatiently
The doctor heaved a long sigh and said.
"The last time your daughter had an accident, i told you that she developed Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) did I not? the doctor asked in a serious expression.
"Yes you did," Dunice said while nodding.
"However I told you not to be worried because it's not too serious and I also told you the precautions to take," The Doctor stated.
"From the result of the test I just took, the TBI was triggered because of noise," the doctor continued.
Dunice swallowed.
"Now what did you do," the doctor asked in a serious tone as he pushed his glasses that has come to fall on the tip of his nose up.
"Uhmm actually doctor we held a party but it was just dinner and there wasn't to much noise," Dunice said.
"Moreover she was not in the party room, she was at the back of the building playing with Jeff," she said as she gestured towards Jeff.
"If that's truly the case there's something else. Is there anything else that happened after that?" The doctor said as his eyes narrowed at dunice and the three men behind her.
Hearing this dunice bit her lip.
"Yeah, there was a little argument," Dunice said in a small voice feeling ashamed of herself.
"That was what triggered it," The doctor stated the obvious.
"I have prescribed some drugs for her and she would be discharged soon so please make sure she takes a lot of rest in a quiet environment," The doctor emphasised on the word quiet.
Hearing this dunice felt a sense of relief wash all over her.
"Thank you so much doctor," Dunice said.
"You are welcome….you can go and see her at ward fifty two when you are ready," the doctor said and left the reception.
Seeing the doctor leave Dunice turned her back and looked at three people in front of her and she suddenly felt the urge to beat the shit out of them.
"This is you all's fault," dunice said pointing at them.
"I'm sorry" they all said, at the same time.
Dunice hissed and went into the ward Alix was in.
****
Charrisa looked at her phone and her blood boiled…. The CEO of Nice costmetics held a dinner and Alex was present there? She said furiously.
She stared at the picture of dunice in a group picture of some other important personalties and celebrities who had come to Grace the event.
She knew something like this would happen and she had prepared for it.
Just then her phone rang.
"We are ready to publish the news" the caller said at the other end.
"So what I'm I supposed to do with the information?" Charrisa asked her tone hardening.
"We just wanted to confirm if you changed your mind ma'am?" The caller said again.
"No I did not! I won't and I would never!!" Charissa said as she screamed at the caller and cut the call angrily.
"Why would I change my mind ugh?" Charrisa said to herself and just then a wicked smile came to form on her lips.
"Just wait Dunice and watch how your life gets ruined as from today" Charrisa said staring straight ahead at nothing in particular.
"Laurence!"
Charrisa called out for her personal assistant.
"Yes madam," Laurence said as she stepped into her Madam's office.
"Tell the other teams to Launch my new skin care products before midnight and publish articles about the benefits of the skin product to boost sales.
"But-" Laurence tried to protest but she was cut short by the deathly glare from her boss.
"Ok madam" I would inform them she said and she left the office.
Back in the hospital…..
Madison walked into the compound of the hospital to find the three men and Dunice who carried alix in a piggy back walking out of the hospital.
She saw when the argument started but she was distracted because a call came in. When she finished receiving the call she came out only to discover from the staffs that Alix fainted when Dunice was in the middle of an argument and she was rushed down to the hospital.
Hearing this Madison quickly took a taxi and rushed down to the hospital.
Folding her hands together Madison began.
"The three of you, she said as she pointed to Alex Damien and jeffery I don't need your explanation but I won't let you go Scot free.
"We already apologized" Damien said panicking.
Madison is jovial but she can be very scary when angry. He couldn't count the number of punishments he received from her anytime he misbehaves and he didn't want that now. Not in front of Alex.
"Did I ask you to speak?" Madison asked while raising a brow at Damien.
"I-" Damien opened his mouth and quickly closed it so as not to worsen the situation.
"Now the three of you, follow Dunice's car and meet us at her house for your punishment. She ordered sternly.
"Madison you don't have to do this," Dunice pleaded on thier behalf.
"No Dunice! don't tell me that, you are too kind that's why they had the audacity to ruin your celebration." Madison shouted angrily.
"Please lower your voice, you would aggravate the poor girl's situation," jeffery said in a calm tone and Madison shot him a glare.
"Now I'd like if you just take care of your daughter and not interfere in this paparazzi," Madison said to Dunice while trying to lower her voice.
Hearing this dunice couldn't say anything and just looked at the three men in a pitiful face as she stepped into the car.
"They are so done," Dunice muttered to herself.
Alex didn't bother to protests because he was more than happy to know Dunice's new home and spend little time with she and Alix even if he was going there to be punished. He smiled internally at the thought.
Alex and Damien walked over to their car and jeffery just stood on the spot looking at Madison. He looked like a confused cat.
"And why are you still standing there are you here to display your fine face to me?"
Madison tilted her head as she questioned him.
Jeffery blinked.
"No, I'm sorry" he said and was about to leave before he halted in his footsteps.
"Do you have a car," he asked Madison.
"No I don't," she answered.
"Speaking of a car, I don't have one. Give me a ride then," She said happily.
"Oh-ye-yes" he stuttered.