Chapter 4: Who are you?

A year has passed since the unfortunate fatal car accident. Caden would constantly visit her in the hospital ward and check her condition, his heart filled with guilt.

Sophia's parents were equally devastated of what happened, they insisted on a thorough investigation if there was any foul play, but the investigators or the police couldn't detect any foul play.

...

"Caden you should go home. You haven't had a proper rest for a long time." Sophia's mom, Cassandra said with concern laced in her voice.

She just walked in and saw Caden silently staring at Sophia's pale resting body. His lips were pursed into a thin line as he spun his head to look at his mother in law.

"I'm fine mother. I'll stay with her, she still needs me ." He said, and Cassandra wanted to persuade him to go home and rest but he already sat back down on the chair and watched her daughter intently, his head hung low, and his shoulders slumped.

"I see, but don't drain yourself you still need to rest." She said and left the room. She was contented that Caden was devoted in taking care of Sophia. She thought that he wouldn't even try, but obviously she was mistaken.

...

The room was now in a stilled silence, the only sound that was making noise was the air conditioner and the heart monitor that continues to make a beeping sound.

Caden's eyes were drifting, his eyes opening and closing. He was about to stand up to get a coffee since he didn't feel like sleeping yet, but out of the blue, he heard an almost inaudible groan beside him.

He looked down at Sophia and saw that her fingers were moving and her eyes were fluttering.

"Sophia? Sophia are you awake?" He asked, quickly going to Sophi's side and brushing her hair carefully.

He pressed the emergency button, and went to the door, opened it and shouted loudly, "Get the doctor here! My wife's awake." He said, and hurriedly went back to her side.

"Soph? Can you see me?" He asked, and Sophia who was still befuddled couldn't see clearly the person who was talking in front of her. Her eyes were still adjusting to the light of the room. And when she finally settled, and her vision became more stable, she saw a handsome man who's eyes were glowing with worry, gazing at her, and there was a visible black circles underneath his eyes, a clear sign that he haven't had a good sleep in a while now.

"Sophi?" Caden smiled tenderly as he called her, patting her face lightly.

He expected that she would be happy to see him, but her reaction says otherwise.

"Soph..." He was about to call her name again to get her attention when all of a sudden, she gave him a strong slap, right across the face.

[PAA!!!] Caden was taken aback by this and it took him a while to collect himself, he turned his head to Sophia again, and she was now sitting up, grabbing the blankets and covering her body with it, glaring at him.

"Who the hell are you?!" She asked, her eyes looking at him cautiously.

"What?" Caden mindlessly asked, not understanding why she would ask him that.

"I said who the fuck are you? Why are you here with me?!" She repeated rather harshly this time.

"I'm Caden, y-your husband." Caden said, shocked that she was cursing at him, it was probably the first time she ever heard her yell at him like that. He tried leaning to her but Sophia scooted away from him, afraid of his presence.

She didn't know why she was in the hospital to begin with, she doesn't have any memory of any reason why she was brought here.

She bit her nails and warily looked at the man who was looking at her in an oddly way, stressed, she got off the bed quickly getting rid of all the medical stuff that was attached to her body, prompting Caden to jump at her to stop her.

"Sophi stop that. You're hurting yourself." He hugged her and tried to get hold of her hand.

Sophia was resolute to get away from him, so she mercilessly kicked his crotch area which made Caden let go of her, kneeling on the ground groaning, with pain riddled all over his face.

"Fuck!" He cursed, rubbing his crotch area.

Sophia dashed to the door to get out, but the doctor came in at the right time with the nurses and stopped her.

"Oh thank god! Help me! There's a pervert who's trying to hurt me." She yelled loudly, and all the doctors and nurses who heard what she said were all disturbed, and were tongue tied at the situation.

"What are you all doing standing there?! Call the guards hurry!" She shouted hysterically.

"Ma'am, calm down and let's take a seat." The doctor ushered her back in, but she was still making a ruckus wanting to escape from Caden's probing gaze, as he gradually stood up, eyeing her.

"She doesn't seem to remember me. Why the fuck is that?!" Caden asked, furious as he glared at the doctor, "You said she was fine? If she's fine then why the fuck is she acting like that?!" He pointed at them, and if his looks could kill, all of them would have been five feet under.

"I-I'm not also certain why that is Mr. Caldwell." The doctor responded, stuttering, scared for his life.

"Then find out why?! And don't give me anymore excuses or else your good as gone." Caden said, and the doctors hurriedly scurried forcing Sophia to go back to the bed.

"No! What are you doing let me go!" She fought them off but she was no match for all of them. She was pinned to the bed and she hatefully looked at Caden who was gazing at her worriedly.

"Soph it's gonna be okay. They won't hurt you." Cadent tried to pacify her.

"Shut up you rotten bastard." She said before she was injected with sedative, which immediately knocked her out unconscious.

"Call my family and the Williams, go!" Caden ordered, with his hand on his waist, massaging his temples from distress, looking at Sophia worriedly, letting out a sigh.

'Does she really not remember me anymore? Perhaps did she also forget what happened?'