"Melanie!'' Elle rushed towards Melanie.
"What is wrong? You looked like you just see a ghost," Melanie stared at her.
"I was just coming out of the mansion and I heard a loud splash like someone fell in the pool. I almost thought it was you," Elle breathed in and Melanie scratched her head.
"Oh, that wasn't me. I… I kind of pushed Hazel in the pool. She got on my nerves and…"
"Lanie… I doubt if Hazel can swim. You should not have pushed her in the pool," Elle shook her head and rushed towards the pool while Melanie followed swiftly.
Honestly, when hazel had said she couldn't swim, Melanie thought she was lying or perhaps if she wanted to help her out, that sly woman could drag her in.
Ah…
When they got to the pool, Hazel was still in the pool, obviously tired of fighting in the water, and was surrendering to the water to drown her.
"Guards!" Elle shouted on top of her voice and rushed towards the guards' cottage while Melanie stood with her hand akimbo.
She felt pity for Hazel but it wasn't enough for her to dive into the water and become a superhero by dragging her out of the pool.
Gosh, when did she also become callous?
Well, whatever, her unborn baby won't even forgive her if she tried to be a wonder woman by saving the woman who made her mother so angry.
After a few seconds, two guards arrived with Elle and one of them hurriedly pulled off his jacket and trousers then jumped into the pool.
'Superhero.'
Elle heard Melanie whisper and she nudged her gently.
"You should not have done that."
"She got on my nerves," Melanie shrugged her shoulder off.
"Still… if something bad had happened, I don't even want to think about that," Elle shook her head.
"Well, something bad didn't happen, the superhero just brought her out of the pool. Look," Melanie leaned her head forward as she stared at the other guard who rushed to collect Hazel from the first guard that entered the pool.
The second guard laid Hazel who was already unconscious flat on the floor beside the pool.
"Perform CPR!" Elle said hurriedly as she bit her nail.
Melanie watched with keen interest as the guard placed his hand cautiously on Hazel's chest and started the CPR on her.
"Mouth to mouth respiration," Elle ordered and the guard looked up.
"Ma'am?"
"I said you should perform mouth-to-mouth respiration!" Elle screamed.
"If she dIe, you will take responsibility for her death!'' Elle added in anger.
"Y…yes ma'am."
The guard inhaled deeply, held Hazel's nose with his left hand then slowly covered his mouth with hers. He blew air in her mouth with force and removed it then performed CPR again. When there was no movement from her, he covered her nose and placed his mouth on hers again.
When he tried to perform the mouth-to-mouth respiration again, Hazel opened her eyes then cough, she vomited the water she had swallowed and the guard tried to help her stand up.
"Don't touch me, bastaRd!" she pushed his hand off her in anger.
"Tsk… is that how to thank someone that saved your life? I mean, the innocent man performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth respiration. Seeing how you didn't wake up after the CPR, I bet you just wanted to be kissed. The first one wasn't even enough, you had the innocent man waste his precious kisses. Tsk…" Melanie folded her arm across her chest and Elle shook her head.
Hazel stood up in fury and rushed to attack Melanie but was held by the guards while Elle grabbed Melanie towards her.
"You bItch! I will kIll you!" Hazel screamed and Melanie smirked.
"All talk and no action. That's more like you anyways," Melanie pulled away from Elle and shrugged her shoulder off.
"I swear! I will be the end of you. I will be the person to kIll you! B!TCH!" Hazel struggled to free herself from the men holding her.
"Watch your tongue, Hazel!" Elle stepped forward in defense.
"You stay out of it! How dare you allow these dirty scumbags to touch me not to talk of performing mouth-to-mouth respiration! Huh? I am too easy, right? All of you will pay for what you have done, mark my word. Now, let go of me, you dirty scumbags!" Hazel screamed and the guards let go of her.
Melanie twitched her mouth and hurried out of the way for Hazel to pass.
"You are a trouble maker," Elle inhaled deeply.
"She started it," Melanie pouted.
"Still… you should not have pushed her in the pool. It is extremely dangerous especially for someone that can't swim," Elle said sternly.
"You didn't hear what she said."
"No matter what she might…"
"She said Flynn will never wake up and that I should flee with his money to take care of my baby," Melanie interrupted.
"What!? She fvcking said that!?" Elle screamed.
"Yes," Melanie nodded her head.
"Wait, who give the guards the order to bring her out of the pool?" Elle impersonated a pose.
"Was it not you?" Melanie rolled her eyes.
"Oh, yes. It was me," Elle nodded her head and ran her hand through her hair in anger.
"That Italian b!tch!" Elle screamed in fury.
"No need to get pissed off, she's not here. Let's go prepare, we are going to the hospital," Melanie started to walk away.
"You and who?" Elle furrowed her brow and Melanie stopped walking.
"You and me," Melanie pointed at her then at herself.
"Tsk… sorry. We're not leaving this house till four in the evening. Are you hungry? Should I place anything on order or should I have the maids prepare something?"
"Elle, you can't do this to me," Melanie shook her head and Elle pulled her in a hug.
"I can do this to you," She whispered in her ear and stroked her hair gently.
"Elle…" Melanie whined.
"Lanie…"
==later in the evening…
When Elle and Melanie arrived at the hospital, Melinda and Tyler took permission to rush home. Elle saw them off and when she arrived, she told Kyle to also go home.
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Kyle assured
"You are not, twinnie. Look at the eye bags in your eyes. Just go home and relax, you can come back in the morning," Elle caressed his cheek.
"I will be back this night. I will just go freshen up and have a homemade meal and hurry back here."
After Kyle had left, Melanie took her seat beside Flynn and fondled his hand gently, narrating how her day went to him.
After a few minutes had passed, they heard Hazel's voice outside the ward. It was like she was in a sort of argument with someone.
Devon was the only person guarding the door at the moment, so it was possible Hazel was trying to enter and Devon wasn't allowing her.
Melanie stood up and walked towards the door and Elle followed her.
"What is going on?" Melanie stepped out of the ward and Devon bowed slightly.
"I want to see Flynn and this man here is not letting me in," Hazel folded her arm across her chest.
"You are not permitted to see my husband," Melanie said and also fold her arm across her chest.
"Why? I have the right to see him. He is my husband!" Hazel snapped and removed her arms from her chest.
"You wish," Melanie scoffed.
"He is the father of my baby!"
"Do I look like I care? Please leave, you are constituting a nuisance," Melanie rolled her eyes.
"Devon. You know who I am! Your boss loves me. Let me in, your loyalty belongs to Flynn and Me!" Hazel half yelled.
"I'm sorry, the moment you left my boss, I cease to respect you. Mrs. Melanie Harlan is the woman my boss finds joy in and my loyalty belongs to her, not you," Devon glared at Hazel.
"You are just embarrassing yourself," Elle shook her head.
"I pray you all grow to hate Melanie the way you all hate me!" Hazel glared at Melanie.
"There is no reason to do that, so, leave," Elle said.
''I will leave, but trust me, you all will pay for what you are doing to me," Hazel said through gritted teeth then turned to leave.
"So shameless," Melanie shook her head and turned to open the door but Devon hurriedly opens it for her.
Melanie stared at him then smiled, "thank you." And Devon bowed.
==
"I've never been humiliated all my life! I felt so insulted!" Hazel screamed.
"What happened?" Zach queried from the other end.
"We need to carry out our plan as soon as possible, get ready. I will get everything from my side done!" Hazel snapped.
"Okay," Zach answered and Hazel ended the call.
She was going to make every member of the Harlan family pay through Melanie.
That woman thinks she is savage.
Well, she was going to show her who the real boss was.
She will finish her job and leave the country before Flynn wakes up.
Huh, not bad.
Hazel smirked as she spaced out.