Inside Hunter's car, he was trying to make small conversations with his daughter so that he could get on her good side but Ophelia replied with simple answers to avoid them. Hunter tried and tried again to put his hooks on her but his attempts ended up failing miserably without his cruel methods. "Dad?" Ophelia asked while looking outside from the window and turned to face him. "Why did you leave with Drew? It was really hard on us without you. You're the only one I could talk to freely about Mom." Hunter felt a little tight in the chest after his daughter started talking about Annabelle. "David changed after you left. He used to say you were the father figure he always wanted. You made him into a better man but after you left...I can't even explain how much he tormented Sterling. Poor boy needed a father figure and neither you nor Drew were there for him. I know you came back when we needed the most but I want answers." Hunter didn't answer. He drove inside the hospital parking lot and pulled over on a spot.
"Honey, I don't know how to explain it. You reminded me of whom I lost. You took after your mother and every time I looked at you I started feeling these thoughts...I felt aroused."
"Dad?"
"I know I should be ashamed but I wanted you to feel safe and David was a nice guy I could trust back then. I left before I could do something I would regret so I asked Drew and left with him. He needed guidance from me."
For a moment, Ophelia genuinely believed her father. She thought for a moment and held his hand. "I'm sorry for making you feel that way...but I'm not mom. I can't help you, dad!"
Just like that, Hunter started planting seeds in her head. He knew it was too soon for her to succumb to his needs so he changed the subject. "It's alright, honey! My travel helped me with my issue. I'm a better man, now! I can take care of myself on my own and your family. I'll be your sweet daddy again!" Hunter smiled creepily.
"That's sweet Dad...but work on that smile of yours. People would think you were a child predator."
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Meanwhile, behind Hunter's vehicle, separated by another row of vehicles, Sterling and Detective Wilson were parked. Sterling was listening to the conversation with his bug. "Damn it! That old shit is taking control. We need to sabotage it."
"You...need to sabotage it. They know me as a nurse here. I can't blow my cover."
"I understand. They're moving." He pulled a Bluetooth from his pocket. "Here, take this! I can talk to you through it."
"Jesus, kid! I should ask you to sponsor my agency."
"What do I get in return?"
"I don't know...access to surveillance!"
"I'm not a voyeur...but I might need it in the future if the Hunter business becomes more trouble." Sterling got out of the car, hid behind a pillar and followed them. The detective was surprised by Sterling's movement to avoid being seen. For someone his size, he managed to sneak in without anyone noticing.
[Wilson, can you hear me?]
"Yeah, I got access to the surveillance camera. These guys haven't upgraded their system. This shit is a child play." Detective Wilson was looking at his laptop wire to his car and observed the screen. "I can track if Hunter does anything suspicious."
[His entire existence is suspicious. So it's going to be a tough job, detective!]
"Man, I like working with you kid! You're more fun than your deadbeat dad! Dude didn't even pay me enough and expected best results but you kid, you're giving me efficient devices that make my job easier."
[Do you have eyes on Dav...dad?]
"He's alright. Your mom and Hunter are going inside his room. Do you think you can get eyes on them"
[Already have!]
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A couple of seconds earlier, Sterling entered an empty room near David's room and slipped inside. After unlocking the window, he hopped outside landing on an edge. He leaned against the wall and jumped on the balcony of his dad's room carefully without making any noise. He looked inside. Ophelia entered the room as Sterling answered the detective. Hunter followed her rubbing his hands and licking his lips while staring at his daughter's ass.
'You old shit! I'm going to rip his throat.'
"David!" Ophelia approached him and grabbed his arm. "Doctor said you can hear so listen to me carefully." Ophelia pulled a chair and sat. "You fucking idiot, how dare you calm your son back so that he could pay your debt. What made you think you could ask him for a favour after the way you treated him all these years? If you have any decency left in you, wake the fuck up and kneel before my baby boy to apologise." Hunter backed down some steps after hearing her furious daughter laying it out on her husband.
"Ophelia?"
"What?" She turned around glaring at her father.
"We should go see the doctor. Then we will go out and have some catching up like the old days."
Her anger dropped down and she got up from her seat. Then she stormed outside. Hunter approached David and got close to him. "You hear me, I'm going to plant my seed inside her. I started planting it in her brain. It won't take much time. You hear me. Next time, I come here. I'll fuck her in front of you and your precious daughters won't escape me. I heard you called your son for assistance after making his life a living hell. How come you thought that asking him would help you? Even I don't even trust my kid even though he should be thankful to me for helping him out with your lovely mother and that adorable Kira. I wonder when I get to see them. Lucia should be here for the summer too. I can't wait to look at her face when she realises what's going to happen to her when her daddy takes her for a wild ride...or a granddaddy...keep dreaming David!" He started walking away grabbing his back. "Argh...I shouldn't be standing for too long. It hurts my back. That doc must have some drugs."
After he left, Sterling slipped inside and approached his lying dad. "Hey, Dad! Don't think much! They're all fine. I will protect them from that monster. Do you remember when I was four you lifted me on your shoulder because I wanted to be as tall as Mom? And then we chased her around the pool. Aliza gave me a tape of that footage from my birthday. I don't remember it clearly but I really appreciate it. It helped me that much. It's the only thing that made me realise you weren't always a bad dad. Now, after reading your notebook, I understand your actions. I can't forgive you for treating me that way for something I wasn't responsible for. All I can do I continue your job as the man of the house in your place. They will be safe. Fight it and come back to us! I will try my best to offer a hunterless home." Sterling went to the door and opened it slightly to see if any known faces were watching. He slipped away without realising that from the corner of David's eye, there was a teardrop running to his ear.
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Hunter and Ophelia went to see David's doctor. They were waiting outside his room. At the end of the corridor, behind the wall, Sterling acted like he was reading the evacuation route but he was actually spying on them. He got a text that instant.
[Brenna: Sorry, bro! Eva came to see you. Catherine told her you were at the bank. She was about to go there so I told Eva that you were actually at the hospital. She's on her way.]
'Wait! I could use her help too but I don't want her to take this the wrong way. She might tell people about Hunter and we will be the breaking news! I should handle it carefully.'
Sterling tilted his head to see what was happening with Hunter. The doctor just exited his room and gestured for them to go inside. Before going inside, Hunter gave the doctor a signal with his hands and the doctor closed the door behind them. He then started walking away. 'Something is not right.' Sterling pulled his phone from his pocket and transferred the connection to the bug on his mom.
[The doctor asked us to wait in this room, sweetie. He's going to take David's reports.]
[Shouldn't he be keeping them here? This was a scheduled meeting though.]
[Don't worry! Daddy will keep you company!]
[Dad, I don't feel comfortable staying alone in a room after what you told me in the car!]
[Ophelia, I'm not like that anymore!]
While listening to their conversation Sterling followed the doctor. He shifted to the video recorder app on his phone and started recording the doctor's actions. "Wilson, we're going to catch the doc!"
[I can see you following the guy!]
The doctor looked around and went inside a room. Sterling followed him and slipped inside then hid behind some pipes. The room looked like a chamber. It had gas cylinders connected to pipelines. The doctor was standing in front of a scene and he was about to select a room. Sterling revealed himself by coming out of his hiding spot. "You're in trouble, doc!" The doctor turned around, his face filled with sudden fear as he started panicking. "I caught you on camera." He didn't know what to do.
"Who are you?" The doctor asked. Sterling put his phone in his pocket.
"This is how you've been drugging my father. If what I see is true, you're about to spread probably some illegal aphrodisiac on my mother so that my grandfather could get inside her pants. Then again it's just my guess!"
"That's...your grandfather? Oh my god! I'm in big trouble."
"Yes, you are! Now you're coming with me to meet my friend."
"No, I'm not going to jail!" The doctor threw a punch at Sterling but he effortlessly avoided it and grabbed him by the coat to push him away. The doctor accidentally hit the control screen on the impact hitting a button. Sterling and the doctor noticed what was wrong.
"What did you do doc?"
"I must have sent the drug to the wrong room."
"What? Someone's going to die?"
"No, someone's going to get horny if we don't aerate the room."
"Where did you send it?" Sterling grabbed him by the collar and asked.
"David's...David's room!" He let go of him and contacted Detective Wilson.
"Wilson, I'll send you the footage. Can you take care of the doctor? I have to get to Dad!"
[I'm coming in! Be careful not to cross Hunter!]
Sterling punched the doctor in the face knocking him out and then he rushed into his father's room.
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Back in the doctor's office, Ophelia was walking around the place while Hunter was waiting for his chance sitting on the chair. "Why is he talking so long?" Ophelia clenched her fist.
"I was thinking the same thing," Hunter said but he meant something else. "Maybe he misplaced the reports.
"Maybe I think it's high time that we shift David to another hospital. Ever since we got this doctor, David's condition has become worse. He didn't make any progress. I don't trust him anymore."
"Just give the professionals some time, Ophelia! They know what they do!"
"I'm not sure about that, Dad!" Ophelia crossed her arms and waited a little bit longer. "Dad, I'm going to the restroom. Let the doctor feel my wrath when if he gets here in the meantime."
Before Hunter could stop her, she was already at the door leaving. Hinter slammed his fist on the table in frustration. 'What's wrong with him? I paid him to do my errands and now he's protesting. Maybe I should go see him in the chamber room.' Hunter got up and went outside.
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After finishing up in the restroom, Ophelia looked at the mirror and thought about the events that happened that day. 'I don't know what's happening to me. Ever since Sterling came back, he has been nothing but supportive. That's something I expected from Dad. But he just dropped a bomb saying he used to see Mom in me after she died? Was he thinking of me when he took care of himself? Ew...even the thought is disgusting! Maybe I should talk to someone about it. Sterling is a good choice. He gets me. He's become a mature adult and I hope he can find my peace of mind.'
She grabbed her bag and walked outside. Through the corridor, she walked by David's room. She thought she could see him before leaving. So, she opened the door without knocking. What she saw was an image she never imagined in her wildest dream. "Sterling, what are you doing here?"
"Mom, please let me explain!"