4

Kenneth Domanco

I barged in and pushed Alice away from his body before I crouched down to his level. I vigorously shook his cold body. "Dad! Dad!! Dad, can you hear me?." I yelled in a worried tone. 

I've never been so scared in my life. I was trained to be strong and firm in all situations but right now, seeing my Dad lying lifelessly in my arms scared the shit out of me. 

"What the fuck did you do to my father?!!" I questioned her with a hard glare on my face. 

"I... I didn't... I haven't done anything. I only... I only came to talk to him and he suddenly slumped on-"

"Shit!" I cut her off before pulling my phone out of my pocket and dial Philip's contact. 

"Get two guards and come up straight to the study room, NOW!!!" I ordered as he pick up the call. 

"Yes boss" he said and I hang up the call. 

We picked him up and rushed out of the house towards my car with Alice trailing behind us. She also got in the car and I drove through the road that lead from his GRA to the hospital. It was supposed to be a five minutes ride but due to the heavy traffic because of the rain, it lasts almost 10 minutes before I get to the place. 

The nurses rushed towards us as they sight us and brought the wheel bed. I ruffle my hair frustratedly before trailing behind them as the nurses rushed him into the emergency room. I tried going in with them but I was stopped as the door got close to my face. 

Shit!

Peeking at them through the window, they dragged the curtains of the room and all I could now see was their shadow. Panting heavily while I continuously matching outside the emergency room worriedly, my gaze suddenly fell on her as I saw a tear roll down her cheeks.  

I strode fastly towards her like a crazy man and drag her up with my right hand on her neck, ready to strangle her to death. I slam her body roughly on the wall looking at her all pissed right now. "What did you do to my father?!" I growled in anger. I'm burning in anger and I might do something crazy if she doesn't speak the truth. 

"Ken, I... I didn't... do... any... anything." She gasps for air but I don't care. She was the last person with my father. He ends up in that state, all because of her. 

"You're hurting me!" She tried to take my hand off her neck but I'm not ready to let go. 

"Bitch! You expect me to believe that?"

"Believe whatever you want, Dom is like a father to me. Why would I want to hurt him?" She answered and I scoff. 

"Aren't you after his money?! MY MONEY!! Of course, you'll do anything to get rid of him so you can have all the wealth to yourself! You're nothing but a gold digger who's after my wealth!" I spat as I said that to her. 

"Let go of me, you bastard!" She uses all her force as she roughly yanks my hand away from her neck.

"What did you just call me?" She asked, referring to the statement I used on her just a second ago.

"You heard me, you're a gold digger bi-" 

I was cut off by my words with a hard slap across my face. "How dare you-" I hissed angrily, ready to scold her but she cut me off again. 

"No, how dare you, Kenneth?! How dare you call me names and accuse me of what I never did! Dom is like a father to me. I will never hurt but protect him even at the cost of my life! You know why? Because I love him! He's my father as well!!" She burst angrily with her crocodile tears streaming down her cheeks, her body won't stop shaking either.

I pass her one last look and sighed."I swear if I.. find out... you harmed.. my father, I'm going to... bury you alive!" I growled through gritted teeth but yet, she looks calm despite all my threat.

One of the reasons why I said, I hate her so much. I hate her gut!

A few minutes passed like an eternity when I heard the doctor call out my name as he walked out of the emergency room. "Mr. Domanco." 

I nervously stood in front of him, waiting for him to buzz the news to me. I need to know what went wrong with my Dad. 

"Can we talk in my office, so we-"

"You can say it here! How's my father doing?" I cut him off. 

"Erm, are you aware that your father is diagnosed with body cancer?"

"What?!!"

"I'm sorry to say this but, your father has been diagnosed with cancer and is also, in its last stage."

"What are you talking about, doctor?! Cancer?! How?! When?!" I turned slowly to Alice but the look on her face tells me she's been aware of this for so long. The way she keeps twitching her eyes... 

"You knew all along about this, BITCH?!!" I asked, burning in anger.

Alice Anderson

He burst angrily at me. I can't help but roll my eyes. This man is just so unbelievable! 

I'm positive, he has an anger problem. 

"Can you just stop calling me names?" I asked in a simple tone. 

"Erm... Mr. Domanco, I will advise you to begin to spend more time with your father for the time being. His situation has gotten more deteriorated-"

"What the fuck are you talking about?!" He cut the doctor off. "Are you saying my father is dying?!" He yelled in anger, ready to bounce on the doctor but I was quick to stop him. 

"Enough, Ken. That's enough, okay?" I said before turning to face the doctor. "Erm, can you please excuse us? Thank you" 

"You're welcome" the man said and left. 

I sighed before turning to face him back. "What you just did now was so uncalled for, the poor man was only doing his job" I said.

"And, who the fuck are you to tell me what to do and what not to do?! Whatever I do, is none of your business, get the fuck away from my face" he hissed before pushing me out of his way and walking out on me. 

I stared at his retreating back and a sigh left my lip for the umpteenth time this morning. I walked back into Dad's room and saw his lifeless body lying on the bed. The hospital oxygen was fixed on his nose and his right hand, a drip was fixed on it also. He looks so different right now from the Dom I used to know. 

I walk slowly towards his bed as tears slipped down my cheeks. I took a seat beside him before taking his cold hand into my warm hands. "Hey Dad, how are you?" I started. "I know, this is a bit crazy but please, I need you to fight this. I was hoping for you to get better because it's hard for me to let you go. I can't just let you go, we've been together for a very long time, you're like a father to me so please, wake up and tell me all this is nothing but a joke."

"I'm your favorite Alissa, remember?  So please, wake up and be fine again. You can't just die and leave me alone like this. No! I'm never going to allow that" 

I spent an hour there with him before walking out of his room. 

Now, what next?

I decided to visit the doctor but stopped at the entrance of his door the moment I heard a familiar voice. 

It's Ken. 

"So, are you telling me nothing can be done? That my father is going to die?" He asked in a pissed tone. 

Can this crazy man ever stop being aggressive all the time?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Domanco. Like I had said earlier, this was detected in a very small time. He was already in his last stage" the doctor said. I heard Ken sigh before telling the doctor. "Thank you"

I hurriedly leave the place before he sees me and begin to flare for reason. I sauntered out of the building and walked down the street to get a cab when suddenly, a car from nowhere double cross me. 

In a panic state even though I ought not to considering how I've been brought up, I waited for whoever it is to hop down from the car, and turns out to be Robert's men. "Ms. Anderson" one of his boys said to me. 

"What do you want?" I asked, going straight to the point. 

"Mr. Francis wants to see you" he answered. 

"Well, I have no business with him anymore. Tell him that" 

"I'm sorry but, you have to come with me" he said, trying to move closer to me. 

"Don't!" I stopped him with a hard glare. "Don't even think of taking a step closer to me, John. Step back else, we'll all regret this" I threatened him but rather, the idiot signaled his men to capture me. 

Shit! How do I escape now? They are so many.