CHAPTER NINE.
RODRIGO'S POV
I sat in the corner of my room staring blankly at the well-laid bed, Perlah had laid it the morning she was arrested and I refused to sleep in it even though I knew it wouldn't solve the current predicament.
"I need to get Perlah out of that cell" I whispered slamming my fist on the hard cold floor.
I heard my phone ringing, I could catch a glimpse of my phone on the bedside table from the corner I was sitting in, but exhaustion held me firm, I felt too tired to pick it up.
My phone kept ringing, whoever the caller was wouldn't back down.
I dragged myself from the cold floor towards the bedside table and when I saw the caller, I was immediately gingered to pick up.
"Good day, sir," the caller on the other side of the phone greeted.
"any news about my wife, Perlah?" I asked impatiently.
"I couldn't watch over her in the dungeon sir but…" he replied and stopped before completing his sentence.
"what do you mean you couldn't watch over her? And why is she in the dungeon instead of a normal cell? Why am I paying you if you can't do your job perfectly, I don't know how you are going to do it but I need you monitoring her every movement, just plan something, whatever," I yelled over the phone.
"I'm sorry sir, I will do better. But I trailed behind some police officers while they were transporting your wife, sir," he stated.
"transporting her? When and where was she taken to?" I asked alerted.
"she was taken to a hospital sir, and after inquiring from the nurses, I was informed your wife is pregnant sir," he replied.
"pre…g…nant?" I asked trembling.
"yes, congratulations sir," he replied.
I slumped to the ground trembling, my eyes bloodshot, cold, and puffy.
"Hello, sir…"
"sir…"
"Hi, sir are you there…" he asked and hung up.
I sat there paralyzed, "I need to save my Perlah before my enemies or her enemies get to her and kill her," I yelled trembling.
"I can't lose her, I have to do something," I whispered to myself and got up to visit the hospital where Perlah was.
I hurriedly ran out of the mansion preparing to leave.
"Antonio, get the men ready, we are heading to the hospital to visit my wife," I announced.
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that sir," Antonio replied looking down.
My eyes flashed in anger, I organized my fist ready to beat him to the gate of hell, pulling him by the collar, and I dragged him off the ground.
"Are you dumb, my wife is out there almost eaten by wolves and you are trying to stop me from helping? Dumb ways to die," I screamed out in agony.
"I'm sorry sir, but before your father died, he asked me to protect you as the chief security officer, your brothers, and Perlah's foes have their eyes around, your wife is now their main target and a threat to your safety, I'm sorry but you cannot be seen anywhere close to your wife," Antonio stated still facing down.
I threw him to the ground, seeing no sense in his words.
"Are you indirectly asking me to give up on my wife? If either enemy gets to her before us, she would be dead, and if anything happens to my wife, I would crucify all of you, you all are useless!" I yelled
"I am truly sorry sir, but it's best you lay low for now, your brothers desperately want you and so is Perlah, the secret of your fake identity was leaked out, and the world now knows you both are connected, if you are seen anywhere close to her, you would be taken down. Please for the sake of your unborn child," Antonio blurted out.
"just get lost!" I screamed in frustration walking back into the mansion.
"I'm scared of losing Perlah, I haven't confessed my feelings for her yet and she might be thinking I gave up on her. Perlah, please hold on a little longer, I'm coming to get you out of there, and once I do, I'm never letting you off my sight." I thought to myself, tears dripping down my face.
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I woke up in the dungeon, I was in the hospital some time back, "or was it all a dream" I thought to myself.
I looked at my belly searching for a clue, hoping it was all a dream and I wasn't pregnant.
I looked at my wrist, I saw it swollen due to the drip connected to my wrist at the hospital.
"So, I was taken to the hospital and I am pregnant" I sadly pointed out to myself in sadness.
I watched a police guard coming down to my dungeon.
"you have a visitor," the policeman announced and left me wondering if it was Rodrigo who came to see me.
I quickly stood up and ran to the gate unable to wait to see Rodrigo.
The police guard opened the gate to let me out.
"Follow me," he stated and walked away.
I quickened my steps to meet up with him and get to see Rodrigo quickly.
I got to the visiting room and was directed to sit.
"hi, please where is my visitor? I can't see anyone," I asked smiling sheepishly.
"sit your ass down and wait for him, stop asking questions or you will be thrown back into the dungeon,"
After getting a harsh reply from the police, I calmly sat down obediently waiting for the visitor who I know is Rodrigo, he's the only family I had left.
For minutes, I focused on the door to the entrance of the visiting room.
"maybe he's trying to clear me and get me out of here," I assumed happily, I had waited for so long.
After minutes of silence, a manly figure walked in my direction, sensing footsteps, I looked up to welcome Rodrigo.
I froze in the spot and widened my eyes in horror, I was confronted face to face with my family killers.