EMILY'S POV
Even after the wedding, Jack was still pissed at me. I tried apologizing to him but he didn't oblige. On the other hand, I was excited about his surgery. "When will you be going for the surgery?" I asked him one morning, while he prepared for work.
"It's next week." He answered not looking at me.
"So is this how we are going to be?" I asked him, watching him closely. He stopped what he was doing and turned to me.
"Look Emily, I am angry at you because you almost caused a scene at my younger brother's wedding, accusing his wife of something really bad." He said with worry.
"I'm sorry dear, but---------"
"We are not going to do that this morning." He said as he started leaving but I held his arm.
"I'm sorry dear." I apologized to him.
"I'm going to the hospital. The doctor said there is something he wants to discuss with me. So I thought since you're the only one who knows about it, would you like to follow me?" He asked me.
"Of course." I said as I hopped up from the bed.
I hastily ran into the bathroom and freshened up before meeting with Jack downstairs, where he waited. The driver took Max to school earlier that morning while the nanny looked after Ashley, so it wasn't going to be a problem if I followed Jack.
The drive to the hospital was a silent one. After arriving at the hospital, we were directed to the doctor's office since we had an appointment with him. We waited for him while he attended to other patients before he returned.
"Good morning Mr and Mrs Blackwood." He greeted us.
"Good morning doctor." Jack and I chorused simultaneously.
"What did you want to tell us doctor?" Jack asked him immediately.
"The surgery has to be done very soon and you also have to be careful because your kind of tumor causes usual collapsing. But there's a problem." He stopped halfway.
"Yes what is it doctor?" I asked him as I rubbed my sweaty palm on my dress.
"There is a fifty percent chance that Mr Blackwood here might loose his memory." The doctor released the bomb.
"What!!!!!! I don't follow doctor?" Jack rose to his feet immediately.
"What I'm saying is that It is usually rare for the patient to still have his memory with him after the surgery." The doctor said again. I was agape. I stood still, not uttering a word.
"I'm not going ahead with this I'm sorry." Jack said leaving the office angrily. I quickly ran up to him.
"Stop Jack. Hold on." I yelled as I tried to catch up with him. He suddenly stopped after sometime. "Look Jack, I can't loose you. You have to go through with the surgery. I can't see you------"
"And loose my memory? Do you even know what the doctor said Emily? I won't know you anymore, I will even forget that I was ever married. I will also not remember that I have children and family. Come on, that is so absurd." He sighed as he started walking in circles.
I brought him in place and held his cheeks, making him to stare at me in the eyes. I saw anger and pain in his eyes. "We will go through this together Jack. We will create so many memories and I promise to be there to remind you about it." I promised him. "Please, don't just leave me alone. I can't live without you." I said weeping.
I fell to the ground as my hands were on his feet. I couldn't even imagine living without him by my side. He suddenly pulled me back up.
"Alright, we will do it together. It hurts me when I see you cry, but promise me that you will be there to remind me about what we had." He said looking deep into my eyes.
"Of course Jack. I will." I said before he pulled me in for a hug. We stayed in that position for sometime before going back home.
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"What is going on?" I asked as we got to the house only to see different cars in the compound.
"Those are dad's car and my brothers cars too." Jack said as he found a safe spot to park. We hurried out of the car and ran into the house. Everywhere was quiet and filled with Jack's brothers, Mr and Mrs Blackwood and shockingly, Matthew and Vivian.
The moment I saw Matthew and Vivian, memories from that night flashed back in my head increasing my anger, bit by bit. "What is going on here dad?" Jack asked Mr Blackwood who also seemed confused.
"We all got a message to meet in your house and here we are." Mr Blackwood said.
"I sent the messages." Vivian finally spoke causing everywhere to be calm. You could hear the sound of a needle dropped on the floor.
"And what are you doing here?" Jack fired at her as he started going close to her.
"Take a chill pill Jack. If I were you, I would be praying by now for a miracle." She said as she bursted into an uncontrollable laughter.
"Could you say your reason for being here or---------"
"Oh shuuuush.." Vivian cut me off. "Actually, we are waiting for someone to come and afterwards, we will proceed." She added looking at me sternly before going back to where Matthew stood.
Jack noticed my anger and rubbed my back to calm me down. I was really ready to drag her back and punch her in the face. In the mean time, while waiting for Vivian's anonymous person, I took Ashley with me to feed.
Few moments later, someone walked in. He wore a black suit with a golden briefcase in his hand. He walked straight to Vivian while everyone stared in confusion. "This here is my lawyer everyone and he's here to pass an important information." She said before giving him a chance to speak.
"Good day everyone." The lawyer started. Everyone showed interest to find out what was about to happen. I could see Mr and Mrs Blackwood hold hands.
"This here with me is the documents which you all have signed respectively, passing the following properties to Miss Vivian here. Company shares and assets, cars, accounts and buildings." He released the bomb.
I could feel Jack walking backwards in devastation. Mr Blackwood on the other hand opened his mouth trying to say something but it wasn't coming out.
"What is this? What do you mean?" Peter asked the lawyer as his anger grew.
"Ok ok ok. Enough of the confusion here, let me elaborate on what he just said. He means that your properties and assets are now mine." She said again. The room seemed so hot that I became sweaty. I couldn't believe what was happening. Everything felt like a movie.
"How did this happen?" Mrs Blackwood asked as tears clouded her beautiful eyes.
"Oh sorry Mrs Blackwood. Actually, it happened and was happening right under you all noses." She said snickering as she walked to her. "I had spies and undercover workers working in your various companies. It was very easy. I had them send these papers to you all and it happened." She said.
"No no....it... can't be..." Mr Blackwood muttered under his breath as his hands went to his chest.
"Father!!!!" I yelled as I ran to him.
"Dad!! Dad!!!!!!" Jack and his brothers chorused as they all ran to him.
The noise blew in my eardrums, making everything void. I watched as Mr Blackwood was going slowly. The sound of ambulance blew round the house and I didn't know what else happened.........