" What " the doctor exclaimed, " excuse me Mr Edward, don't be annoyed but what do you mean by flew here ? " he asked.
" Flew ? Who flew ? " Edward asked.
" !!… You sir, you just said you flew " the doctor replied.
" I did ? " Edward asked again. He was now fully conscious of what he had spilled without realizing.
" Is he seriously okay ? " The doctor questioned his mind.
Suddenly Edwards' men arrived and were extremely shocked at how quick their boss had arrived at the hospital.
" Liam, how did he arrive before us? " Noah asked.
" Even I have the same question, " One of Elena's men said.
" It took us three hours to get to this hospital and he arrived here before us and that too without a car " Kylie explained shocked.
" I …. I don't know what to say " was Liam's response, he was equally surprised at how quick it took their boss to arrive at the hospital.
" What are you all doing standing like carved dolls " a deep male voice from behind startling the already shocked men.
" Who… who …who just asked that, " Magnus asked.
" How dull are you guys? " the man asked, suddenly appearing before them.
" ??? "
They could not believe their eyes, the man before them was a complete replica of their boss. If their boss was gorgeous, then this man was pretty. There was a huge mole at the left side of his cheek differentiating him from their boss.
" I just asked a question, " the man said again.
" We… we just arrived here " gab managed to reply. They were totally smitten by the man before them.
" Oops, my bad. I sometimes forget they are humans " the man murmured.
" Excuse me sir, but who are you ? " Kylie asked.
" very bold of you, seeing the dumbstruck looks on your faces, I had assumed you all won't speak but you did. And you must be Elena's hitman, " the man said.
" That doesn't answer my question sir, " Kylie replied.
" How brave, Anyway… you can call me Cedric. Am Edwards first uncle " the man replied.
" Uncle? " Was the question that passed through their minds
" Edward " the man suddenly called out.
" Uncle Cedric, " Edward called slowly.
" A king calling his subordinate uncle is unheard of most especially in the underworld " Cedric explained to Edward through eye contact.
" …"
" How is she doing ? " Cedric asked.
" She's alright and out of danger for now " Edward replied.
" Why do you look worried? " Cedric asked.
" I never knew, you loved asking questions, " Edward replied.
" Since Dante, Atticus and Deva… those silly siblings of yours… have openly said… they aren't related to you. I have taken it upon myself to do the questioning " Cedric replied .
" We need to talk, " Edward said, walking past his men.
" Well … when trouble comes knocking on your door… you just can't avoid it. Can you ? Cedric asked his men while leaving.
" Seriously, did we officially become standing dolls ? " Magnus asked, feeling sad.
" That's what you get, when you work with a shady person as your boss " one of Elena's men said
" Who's more shady, our boss or yours ? " Ezekiel asked.
" Enough !!! " Kylie yelled. " We need to think straight " Kylie suggested.
While all the bickering and questioning and murmurings was taking place, Elena's was subconsciously transported into a land of dreams.
" Elle " a sweet Female voice called from the dark.
" Where am I ? " Elena asked herself.
" Elena my dearest " the voice called again this time with a little shimmer of light.
Following the little light, Elena navigated her way through the dark into the bright light leading to a beautiful garden.
" Elena my dearest " the voice called again this name coming into view.
Shocked, Elena replied " you …. You are my mother right ? " If she hadn't seen her mother's picture, she would have believed she had a twin somewhere else.
" Yes my darling, I am your mother " the lady replied.
" If I am here, does it mean … am dead ? " She suddenly asked.
" No my dearest, you are not dead " the lady replied. " But you must listen carefully to all I have to say to you, " her mother said.
Despite the impeccable feeling of longing and yearning that Elena felt upon seeing her mother. She could sense the urgency in her words and hence decided to listen to her.
" Listen my darling, you don't belong here " her mother started.
" Here ? What do you mean mom ? " She asked.
" Portland my dear, this world isn't for you " her mother explained.
" Portland?, this world? I still don't understand mother " she said.
" Ack !!! Did I make a mistake by naming you after Helena ? " . I will explain only if you let me " her mother suddenly yelled.
" ???..."
" Like I was saying, oh my… before I forget, have you met with Edward ? " Her mother suddenly asked.
" Oh yes mother, I have … it wasn't pleasant at the beginning but we're… you know… getting along now " she replied.
" If you have met him, then I have nothing to say to you then. With time, you would come to understand why you are sick and why you can't get a permanent cure to your sickness, " her mother explained .
" Seriously mother !!! I really expected more from you " she complained.
" Your healing… it's within Edward, what I mean is Edward is the key to you being perfectly alright " her mother explained.
" He actually said something like this, but I didn't believe it and now it's coming from you … I guess I should believe it " she replied
" One more thing, avoid your father " her mother said as she began to fade away.
" Wait mother …. What's his name ? " She asked. She was too angry to ask her grandparents the name of her father but she wasn't going to miss the opportunity now.
" Patrick Edison " her mother replied, finally fading off.
" Patrick Edison ? The CEO of Vietnam cooperation? " Elena questioned herself. The man in question was her idol when it came to business. It took her three whole years to successfully out run him and he was her father. " But why avoid him ? " She asked
" My wife " Edwards' voice suddenly pulled her out of her dream land.
" Ed… Eddie ? "
" Yes wife it's me " he replied finally breathing down the breath he didn't realize he had been holding. " Are you alright? Do you feel pain anyway ? " He immediately asked.
" No I Don't " she replied immediately.
He could sense the subtle change in her, like something was bothering her.
" Do you want to say something ? " He asked.
" No … no, I am very very okay " she lied.
" Err… okay , if you say so " he replied. He was willing to let her be until she was ready to speak at her own comfort.
" Can we go home now ? " She asked.
" Not really… well, the doctor needs to examine you properly, to avoid…. What happened today. " He explained.
" Is your mom here ? " She asked.
" No she isn't, why do you ask? " he replied.
" Well … I am really sorry but something doesn't seem right about your mom " she explained.
" What do you mean ? " He asked despite being aware of what she was implying.
" I really can't explain, " she replied honestly. " By the way Eddie, who's Patrick Edison? " She asked.
" Why do you ask ? " He asked.
" Just curious "
" He …. He… he is your father " Edward replied sincerely.
" Oh " her lips formed.