Chapter 5

She recalled that she had not asked him who he was and what he was doing there. Recalling what happened, she had called her friend Becky to take her to the hospital, but she didn’t see her when she woke up. Who could have taken her to the hospital? Could it be that man?

“Are you the one who brought me to the hospital?” she asked. Alexander Reid nodded his head.

“How did you see me? Do you live at Queens' residence?” she asked.

“No, I don’t live there. You called me,” he answered.

“What do you mean? I don’t recall that.” She took her phone whose power was running low and checked the call history. She realized that when she dialled Becky's number, she entered one digit wrongly, and the number turned out to be Alexander Reid.

“Thank you very much Sir and am very sorry for bothering you that much.” Alexander Reid smiled,” am very much privileged to be of help to you,” he responded.

“Am sorry,” Alexander Reid added. “Why are you saying that?” Vanessa was surprised not knowing what he meant.

“In the call, you begged me to save your baby, I didn’t do that.”

“Why blame yourself? You spared your time to help me. There are very few people who can respond positively to a request from a wrong unknown number.

"Thank you very much for your help ,” she said. Alexander Reid extended his hand toward her,” Am Alexander Reid, pleasure to meet you.” Vanessa shook his hand,” am Vanessa, pleasure to meet you too, and thank you very much for everything you have done for me,” she said while smiling at him. Her smile was sweet and intoxicating. He liked it. He just hoped that she could continue smiling.

He was one of those people who strongly believed that people you meet should never determine what future you live. One had to cut off unimportant people from their lives and do whatever made them happy. That was the rule of life.

“I hate the hospital environment so much. Can I get discharged?” she asked.

“The doctor said that you will be okay as long as you take enough rest. Let me you help with the discharge procedure,” Alexander Reid said as he stood up.

“I’ll greatly appreciate that.” Alexander Reid left the ward, and she was the only one remaining behind. She was going to be discharged from the hospital, but she could not go back to Lucas house. She had signed the divorce agreement, and she was no longer his wife. She had no right to access his property. She could not go back to the Hayes family. She didn’t want to meet her stepmother and stepsister knowing that they would ridicule her.She had no one to turn to.

Alexander Reid came to the ward a while later. Yes, he was ready to leave the hospital, but where was she going?

“Are you okay? Is there something bothering you?” he asked. Vanessa shook her head. “Sorry for disturbing you. Can I stay in the hospital for a few more days?”

“Why are you not feeling well? Are you feeling any discomfort or pain? I’ll call the doctor.”

“That’s not the case, Mr. Alexander, it’s only that...” she could not bring herself to utter the words in her mouth. How could she bring herself to tell him that she didn’t have a home? She didn’t have anywhere to go after leaving the hospital?

It could be better for her if she could stay at the hospital for a couple of days as she thinks about what to do and where to go, maybe call Becky this time around.

“Vanessa talk to me, please.” For the short time she had known him, Vanessa could tell that he was a good person who was ready to help her wholeheartedly. She could not see any problem sharing what was disturbing her with Alexander Reid.

“I don’t have anywhere to go. We are already divorced,” she said in a low voice.

It was an embarrassing thing to say to the person who had helped her, but Alexander Reid did not take her words the way she thought. Alexander Reid could not ask her more about her family. He was sure that she would tell him if she wanted and at the same time it was such a simple task for him to get all the information about her, her family and whatever she does. He understood how it felt to have no family or friends who you could turn to when you were in a problem.

The only thing he could do was to come to come up quickly with a way of helping her.

“You can stay in my house for a couple of days, I think that would be okay.” Vanessa thought about it. He would have helped her a lot if he could allow her to stay in his house off a few days.

“Thank you very much,” she said with tears in her eyes. Those were the only words she could say to such a heavenly send saviour.

After receiving a thousand and one instructions from the doctor, the two finally left the hospital. She didn’t have any luggage, so Alexander held her hand so that he could support her while walking. He opened the front passenger’s door for her and helped her sit down.

The interior design of the car was beautiful. Thinking about her past, Lucas Hayes has never carried her in his new car. He adjusted her seat so that she could feel comfortable.

He then started the car driving very carefully so that the car could not bump up and down. She had not yet recuperated, so the doctor had warned her not to strain her body, which could make her bleed. After taking a whole hour for a ten minutes’ drive, he parked the car outside his mansion. That was the place he would spend his time when he didn’t want to go back home.

He had bought the mansion years back when he knew that in the future, he won’t be staying with that woman.