Chapter 23
He couldn't answer and just took a deep breath.
"Why don't you even answer me! You're so shameless, you betrayed my daughter!" Lyca's mom exploded in anger.
"Auntie, I'll explain. I didn't betray Lyca and we've been separated for three months," he persisted.
Stephen's chest throbbed.
"I don't need your explanation! I need to save Lyca's life and you're the only one who can help her!" she screamed.
Out of anger, Lyca's mother hung up the phone.
Stephen also put down the phone and his hands trembled.
He took a deep breath and didn't know what to do. The trembling of his chest quickened.
As Stephen was anxious the message alert tone of his cellphone rang.
The message contained the address of the hospital and he knew that Lyca was confined there.
Stephen noticed that Kelly was staring at him and he knew she heard what they were talking about.
"Honey, I'll leave you here for a while because I have important things to do," he enunciated.
Kelly didn't say a word and immediately nodded because she understood Stephen.
"I'll be right back," he added as he kissed Kelly on the forehead.
Stephen ran quickly and was obviously worried about what had happened to Lyca.
Kelly returned to their seat and sat quietly while waiting for Stephen.
She was embarrassed to associate with Stephen's former classmates so she chose to be alone. She entertained herself by playing games on her cellphone.
As Kelly bent down she smelled a very fragrant perfume which made her curious, so she lifted her head to see who the owner of the perfume was.
Her eyes widened when she saw the owner of the perfume and she couldn't help but smirk.
Kelly's eyes blazed with anger when she saw Adrian but she was surprised because recently he was wearing an Orange style tuxedo but now he is wearing a Burgundy Tuxedo.
"Hi, you're beautiful when you're wearing an expensive gown, you look like Cinderella," he taunted as he gave Kelly a mischievous look.
Kelly didn't know that it was Archie she was talking to and not Adrian.
The two twins are very different. Adrian is affable, amiable, charming and gregarious but Archie is rude, ruthless, arrogant and callous.
Kelly didn't answer and she stared at him sharply.
"Where did you get the courage to stare at me wickedly?" he grunted.
"Didn't you just tell me you didn't know me and now you're the one who approached me!" she sermonized.
"I don't know what you're saying, maybe it's my twin," he blurted.
Kelly didn't believe what Archie said because for her Adrian was really the one in front of her.
"What? You have twins!" Kelly laughed.
"Why? Don't you want to believe me? Or maybe I'm more handsome and muscular than him so you squeezed yourself into me," he bragged.
Kelly wasn’t convinced because when they first met Adrian, he didn’t mention that he had twins.
"Are you really crazy? Earlier you pretended you didn't know me but now you made me believe you have twins!" she retorted.
Archie seemed to hear nothing and stared at Kelly intently.
"I wouldn't have wasted any more time with you but your glowing beauty grabbed my attention tonight," he breathed.
Archie lightly caressed Kelly's arm as he smiled mischievously at her.
Kelly slapped Archie. "You're rude! I'm not going to let you deceive me again!" she fumed.
Archie was unmoved by Kelly's strong slap on him and he was thankful because his former high school classmates were busy dancing and talking and no one saw Kelly slap him. The music was also loud so no one could hear them even if they were both shouting.
"Wow! You slapped me! Remember this that even if you sell your whole soul you still can't pay a lawyer to fight me!" You’re just a dirty woman and ignorant!" he insulted.
"If you think I'm just a toy that can be thrown away when fed up, you're mistaken because there's another man willing to accept me and marry me!" she prattled as he fiercely stared at him.
Archie glanced at the engagement ring on Kelly's finger.
"You're pathetic! Do you believe Stephen will marry you?" he laughed.
"Stephen is different from you and he's not as rude as you!" she screeched.
"Don't you know that Lyca and Stephen are together now? He won't come back to you so don't expect any more, you'll just get hurt!" he yelled and suddenly left Kelly.
Kelly seemed a little nervous but she trusted Stephen.
She checked the time on her cellphone and did not realize that it was nine o'clock in the evening. The host of the party thanked the attendees of their reunion and some of them left as well.
Meanwhile, Stephen wanted to leave the hospital to pick up Kelly but he was reluctant because of Lyca.
"Stephen, please don't leave me, I'll kill myself if you leave me here," Lyca wept.
Due to depression Lyca slashed her wrist and almost cut it.
"Lyca please, I have to pick up Kelly because she doesn't have anyone to go home with," Stephen explained.
"Who is more important to you? My daughter's life or the filthy woman you exchanged for her!" Lyca's daddy, who had been behind them earlier, replied angrily.
Lyca's parents did not know that she and Stephen were separated.
"If something bad happens to our daughter, we'll blame you!" Lyca's daddy's voice sounded like thunder in rage.
“Lyca and I were talking nicely about our separation in fact she was the one who cheated on the two of us,” he asserted.
Lyca suddenly cried out in anger and went crazy when she heard what Stephen said to her daddy and removed the dextrose needle that was stuck in her left hand.
"That's not true! You're a liar!" she growled as she grabbed the bandage tied to her wrist.
She also took the dextrose and slapped it on the floor because of her extreme irritability.
As she hit the dextrose hard on the floor, her wrist bled and a lot of blood dripped on the floor.
Stephen was horrified by what he saw so he immediately hugged Lyca to calm her down.
"Please stop!" Stephen pleaded as he hugged Lyca.
A lot of blood splattered on the floor so Lyca's daddy shouted.
"Doctor! Doctor!" please help my daughter! "Lyca's daddy's voice was almost muffled by his loud plea for help.