Chapter 23

MAY

Even though Abby looked confident, I was still concerned. One of the guards stepped forward and pushed her backwards.

"Leave here. I don't want to hurt you," The guard told her. Abby grabbed his right hand all of a sudden and twisted it, making him cry out in pain. She grabbed him and pushed him against the wall then punched him. The other two guards came running but Abby was prepared. She fought both at once, finishing it with a high kick. As the guards laid down writhing in pain, Abby opened the door like a champion she was.

"Thank you," I muttered. It was obvious that she was a good selection. Nicholas was right after all.

"I will stand by at the door. More of them might come soon so you have to be quick," Abby told me. I nodded and held Susan's hand as we both entered the room. My eyes skipped a beat when I set eyes on my father. I walked towards him slowly and he looked unconscious.

"What's happening?" I turned to Susan. She checked his vitals and shook her head. I already knew it was bad.

"He shouldn't be like this..." Susan muttered. "He was very sick, I know, but it wouldn't have progressed like this with treatment. Something is definitely wrong!"

"Stop beating around the bush!" I exclaimed and stared at my father again. "Tell me. What is wrong with him? He could talk to me the last find I visited. What's happening now?"

"I'm sorry to let you know but I believe his condition had worsened..." Susan told me. "If I am right, he is nearly brain dead."

"What!" I exclaimed, unable to believe my ears.

"Calm down, May..." Susan muttered, trying to get me under control. However, it was not in her hands anymore. I could go crazy any moment from now. I found myself a chair to sit in the hospital room and I began to take deep breaths. I had my unborn child to care for.

"But how? How could his condition worsen like this?" I asked. I was holding back my tears. "What will happen to my dad now?"

"He is in a vegetative state!" Susan pronounced. "I don't know what the hell Dr. Charles has been doing so far. He shouldn't be in this position."

It all made sense now. This must have been Sherlyn's plan all along. That must have been the reason she tried to stop everyone from seeing my father. I could hear noise outside and I peeped by opening the door a little. I could see Abby standing against a man. He had the white apparel of a doctor.

"You can't keep me outside! I need to see my patient!" He was shouting. I could tell he was Charles. I opened the door properly.

"Let him in, Abby," I ordered. "I was going to call for him anyway."

I looked into Charles's eyes. Seeing as he didn't avert my eyes, I concluded he was shamelessly bold. He entered the room confidently and walked over to my father. He was checking his condition.

"Mr. Charles, how about you explain how my father's health has deteriorated like this?" I asked calmly.

"Dr. Charles is what you meant to say!" He corrected me.

"I don't think that's important right now!" I replied firmly.

"Well, I do think that's important," He replied as he looked up to me. He maintained that gaze as he walked towards me as well. His presence was intimidating. "You shouldn't be here, May. You know that very well."

I laughed, "You know me?"

"Of course, I do. Everyone at the hospital does. You were the former heir, weren't you?" Charles asked. He was mocking me indirectly.

"Right!" I embraced it. "I am the current former heiress. Who knows what I will be tomorrow?"

"Who knows? Maybe something lower..." Charles mocked.

"You are in the same boat with Sherlyn..." I said with my fists clenched. "Your plan is to kill my father, you scum!"

"No, May. I am a doctor and I don't kill my patients. If I was hired by Sherlyn as you say to kill your father who is my patient, I see no reason why he would be alive till now..." Charles winked at me. "Please leave. By now, the security team would be heading towards this place."

"Now I want to watch them drag me out!" I said firmly. I sat down even more comfortably.

"Think of your bodyguard..." Charles muttered. "The security team coming have weapons. She will be badly beaten up no matter how skilled she is. Also, she might end up in the police cell for causing unrest in a public space like an hospital."

I clenched my fists. I hated to accept it but he was right.

"We should leave, May. We can come back next time," Susan urged me. I stood up and took one final look at my father. Charles came all of a sudden and blocked my path. He moved closer to me and whispered in my ears.

"Your father won't die soon. He will die slowly. Very slowly, I mean..." Charles whispered and gave an evil laughter. My first instinct was to grab his hair. I was so angry but before he could, he pointed at the corner. "There is a CCTV camera here. I had it installed secretly. I can just release tape. The headlines would probably be like, 'Billionaire's wife assaulting a common doctor'. It will do some damage to your husband."

I controlled myself. I had never felt so annoyed like this in a long time. I stormed out of the room in rage.

"What did he say to you?" Susan asked. I stopped walking and stared at her. I shouldn't take my anger out on her.

"I am leaving now. I will talk to you later," I told Susan. I walked out of the hospital with Abby right behind me. I had made up my mind already. I would see to it that Charles is punished even if it was the last thing I would do on Earth.