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* There's nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life. *
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" It's... Master! " The butler said quickly...
" Master? " This time Mary spoke up...
Hearing the word master, she felt a tug in her heart... Her brother was the only man in the house and so it can only be him the butler was talking about... Still she felt the urge to confirm.
" Yes! Master Aiden! "
" What happened to him? "
" He was in a fatal accident and have now been rushed to the emergency room... "
" What! " Both malisa and Mary Exclaimed in unison...
Mary even dropped her phone out of shock...
Her brother in an accident?
How? When? What happened?
Does this explain why she had been feeling uneasy anytime she thought of her brother today?
Is that why she had been missing him all along?
" Brother, Brother, brother... " Mary's legs lost it's strength as she felt down to the ground... In tears...
No... It can't be! It can't happen again!
Her brother can't be in an accident... It must be a lie...
There must be a mix up somewhere...!
" Please call the driver to prepare the car... We'll be there in five minutes. " Malisa told the brother who nodded with a bow before leaving the room to carry out the instructions he was given...
After he left, Malisa went on her knees right beside Mary to comfort her... " Don't cry, Mary... Your brother would be fine... " She said wiping out the latter's tears...
" But... But... "
" Shush... Don't speculate... He'll be fine, really... " Malisa assured her...
Though inwardly, Malisa too felt scared... Not only for Aiden but for Mary too...
Nothing must Happen to Aiden... It must not... Mary would be completely broken without her elder brother... And also couldn't survive without him...
He was the only one she had left and so she couldn't lose him...
At this, Malisa made a silent prayer in her heart.
" Lord, Save this situation... "
At that point, she couldn't say much... But she felt that the Lord understood her cry for help....
" Really? " Mary stared up at, Malisa, her beautiful eyes completely red with tears...
" Yep... You just need to trust in the, Lord that nothing will happen to your brother... " Malisa said maintaining an eye contact with the little twelve year old.
" Okay, sis... I'll listen to you... " Mary replied hugging malisa tightly...
Understanding that it was really needed at that moment, Malisa embraced her and patted her back comfortingly...
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Malisa and Mary arrived at the hospital just in time...
The lights of the emergency room where Aiden was wheeled into was already turned on as the doctor's worked on reviving him.
They met up with, Aiden's personal assistant at the reception who greeted them with a bow when he saw them... " Madame... "
" Hello... Can you tell us what happened exactly? " Malisa inquired...
" Well... Boss Aiden requested to leave the office earlier than usual and told me to handle things at work in his absence... "
" Okay... So? "
" He told the personal guards not to go with him since he was only heading home... As reluctant as we were to let him leave alone... We just had to, he's the boss after all... Though I still gave instructions to the shadow guards to watch over him closely. "
" Okay...? "
" Not long after, He left, I received a phone call from one of our shadow guards than the enemy had just overtaked, President's car... And just before the shadow guards got to the scene... He had been shot three times in the chest. " The PA revealed.
" Oh no! He was shot at the chest! " Mary gasped hearing this...
Even, Malisa was now more worried than ever hearing that he had been shot at the chest...
She just kept hoping that he wasn't shot in the heart...
" So have the criminals been caught? "
" Yes, Madame. They are currently in our underground base... " He replied.
Oh... Malisa wasn't too surprised by this as she had read stuffs like this in Billionaire romance books...
" Didn't he take his driver with him? "
" Nope... He asked the driver to stay back. "
" Oh... "
" He was in a hurry to leave and just kept smiling all through... It felt like he was going to meet up with someone dear... "
" Oh... "
Malisa felt a little guilty hearing that as she knew, it must be her that he was preparing to meet...
She wished she had'nt agreed to have tea with him then perhaps this mishap wouldn't have befallen him and he'll still be fine...
It's funny how the enemies were so swift to make use of his unguarded hour to strike...
" But brother always had his pistol with him so how? " Mary who had been silent since all this while spoke up in a shaky voice.
" He tried defending himself but it didn't help as he was completely surrounded... The enemies were well prepared. "
" Oh... "
" But how did you know all about this? "
" From the CCTV monitor in his car... Am sorry Madame I couldn't do anything as everything happened so fast... "
" It's alright... You don't have to blame yourself continously as it's not your fault. "
" Oh... "
The duo sat at the reception waiting for the doctors in the emergency room to give them feedback...
As it was an exclusive hospital... The hallways were silent...
Malisa kept comforting Mary who was practically shivering from fear....
She just kept praying that her brother be fine...
She just couldn't imagine a life without him...
She'll die without him...
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A/N : What an intense chapter! What do you think, guys?
Take care, okay?