CHAPTER SEVEN

"Take me to her!" Grandma Pia spoke firmly. He slowly nodded.

Juliana's face fell.

"Grandma! Why do you want to see that wrench!"

Grandma ignored her,she turned and angrily left, leaving Roman with her.

As they entered the ward,Amelia sat staring into space.

She looked up.Frozed

Why was Grandma Pia here?

She quickly rose up,ignoring the pain that surged through her bandaged head.

"Oh dear,please sit,"

She quietly sat back,unable to utter a word.

She thought maybe Grandma Pia was here to accuse her like they all did.

But she was stunned when Grandma Pia began to cry, staring at her.

"Grandma?" Roman's deep voice cut through.

"Who hurt you, child?" Roman slowly stood beside her.

He painfully didn't want to answer.

"Roman, did this to you?!"

"How could you.."Grandma began to cough, and Roman and amelian rushed to her side.

"I did not raise your like this." Grandma's voice was already filled with sadness.

He wanted to defend himself, but he knew no word could pacify her.

"You should leave,I dont want to see you, Roman,"

"She hurt you,I could not let her go Scott free,maybe if you had agreed on having a bodyguard,all of this won't have happened! "

His deep, angry voice made Amelia flinch.

"Realease her right now,she can't possibly be the culprit. Roman,you are fighting the wrong fight!"

A few moments later,Roman stood by the vip lobby. His grandma's word refused to leave his head.

*She can't possibly be the culprit*

For the first time,he prayed his grandma was right.

"Damien," Roman said coldly over the phone.

"Reinvestigate everything.Check every one whose hands touched my grandma's drink.Every camera."

"Yes, sir."

He hung up. A shadow lingered, close hearing everything. Juliana.

But the thoughts on his mind,he had not reqlise she was eavesdropping.

He stood for some minutes, wondering if he had been wrong.

Fear grip him,what if he had been punishing the wrong person?

His jaw tightened.

No.

All evidence pointed to her,but why did his grandma believe her so easily?

Back in the ward.

Grandma Pia sat with Amelia, holding her soft, delicate hand.

"I won't ask you to forgive him.I am sorry that he hurt you this bad because of me,"

Grandma's eyes filled with tears as Amelia shook her head.

"No,ma.This is not your fault.I was the one who -"

Grandma cut in softly.

"I know. But why did he hurt you this way.See, I saw a shadow linger that day. I also left my drink and went to the restroom."

Grandma confessed softly.

"I told them i was innocent,they refused to believe me," Amelia said with a trembling voice. She had been paying for what she knew nothing about.

Grandma hugged her as Juliana walked in.Her hand clenched into a fist, seeing the scene in front of her.

"Grandma,breakfast is served."

Grandma Pia waved Amelia goodbye,promising to visit her soon.

Juliana glared at her, wondering why they thought she was innocent. If she wasn't the culprit,who then is?

Roman strolled back inside to see Amelia packing her belongings.

He gazed at her softly.

"Amelia," she turned to look at him expressionless.

"I am sorry."

"For what?"

"For everything." He had not seen the evidence or anything proving her innocent, but he felt he needed to apologize before she left.

"I have heard you." Curt. Simple. Her weak voice made him feel bad all over again.

"I will take you home,"

"NO"

She refused almost immediately.

"Howni can guarantee your

safety! Grandma said to take care of you. "

She smiled sadly.

"For once,you almost fooled me. But again,you are here because you were asked, "

"I.."

"Leave me alone,i can go by my self.You have done enough."

She softly said,he shivered at her closed off attitude.

He feared he might never get the opportunity to speak to her again.

This feeling made him want to hold her back.

She walked past him, and he stood still wondering if this was where it ended.

Roman took his phone out, calling someone.

"Make sure Amelia's mom is treated,I will foot the bill,"

"No,dont tell her it's from me"

"And the girl,her sister,I want her to return to school." With that and hung up.

Coming out,he came face to face with Carolina who had heard everything.

Carolina had been at a saloon yesterday when someone mentioned that Roman brought a dieing

woman to the hospital.

She wondered who until few minutes ago when she sighted amelia going out of the hospital.

Her Jaw tightened.

Worry evident on her face.

If Amelia had been released,Roman would continue to search for the real culprit.

She needed to act fast.

"Babyyyy" she side hugged him before pecking him.

That behavior Roman hated,PDA in public.

"I missed you"

He gazed at her.

"I see,why are you here?"

"I came to see Grandma,you won't let me,so I decided to come myself."

He walked towards his grandma.

"Garandma won't like this"

"I know,but it would be bad if I don't visit my sick grandmother-in-law"

He glanced at her with an unreadable expression.

"I mean,I will be her daughter in law soon." She spoke deliberately wanting to hear his normal reassuring voice that he would marry her but she was disappointed.

Instead,he sighed deeply.Looking ahead.

His phone rang.

Damien.

"Sir,I found something.You might want to see it."

Roman frowned.

"What is it?"

A brief silence followed.Carolina,beside him,held her breathe wondering what was found.

Carolina face went pale when she heard the next word Damien uttered.

"Someone tampered with the evidence"