All Chapters of CEO Wants Me: Heiress Has Risen Again!: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Rhea's Pov I scoffed but said nothing. There was blood in my throat and in my mouth, so I couldn't speak. But I made sure that my eyes could convey everything that I wanted to say. And it made him angry. But he controlled his anger, instead, a very evil smirk appeared on his lips. My heart shook in fear. What was he planning now? He walked away, towards the darker places of the warehouse. For one second, a stupid second, I thought he was done. That maybe… Maybe, he’d had enough and was tired of hitting me. Maybe he would angrily leave and wouldn't come back for a while so I could lick my wounds. But that smirk should’ve warned me.He didn’t stay for long. Because a few seconds later, he came back holding a short metal pipe. It was rusted and some parts of it were already falling apart. If that thing touched the wounds I already had, they would get infected so badly. What was he planning on doing with it? He spinned the pipe in his hands, smirking as he stared at me. My brows furrow

Alaric's Pov “You had a few other things here and there and because you were able to avoid going to jail most of the times, you had the guts to continue doing wicked things but after a stunt you pulled with the family member of a well known family who could easily crush you with their little finger, you went into hiding. Or rather… I had asked people to capture you and hide you.” “Huh? Wait… It was you? You were the person who had me kidnapped and stashed away inside that dark house for so long?! How dare you do such a thing to me?!” “If you had stayed out obediently and without causing trouble, maybe… Just maybe, you would have been able to live out your life a little longer, however, you made a huge mistake.” I could tell that Briovic didn't understand what I was trying to tell him, but it didn't matter because I would break it down so much that even a little child would be able to understand what I was trying to say. “The family whom had been targeting you all these while, the

Alaric's Pov “Boss, Miss Rhea has been settled down in the hospital. The doctor said that currently, she's in a coma after all the damage that had been done to her body. Marcus has also been hospitalized. It was even a wonder that he held on until they got to the hospital. The doctor said the bullet missed his heart merely by a few inches but it still affected some other organs. He would have to be watched for a long period of time until he can be cleared to leave the hospital.” Nathan relayed the doctor's words to me and I nodded. It's been seven hours since Rhea and Marcus were taken to the hospital. I hadn't gone to see Rhea yet, I couldn't. It was my fault that she had gotten in danger, it was because of my negligence that Rhea had almost died. “Aren't you going to see her? The doctor said she was calling out your name before she went into a coma. If you're there, then she might be able to wake up faster.” My heart clenched. I wanted nothing more than to leave this blo

Alaric's Pov I sank to the chair beside her, my hands on my knees, my throat clenched as I watched her chest rise and fall slowly, the beep of the machine echoing in the hospital room. A part of me wanted to go back to Briovic just to hit him until he didn't ever wake up while another part was whispering about how I had failed her. How I had let her get hurt. My eyes burned with tears but I squeezed them shut. “I should have gotten to you sooner. I should have tried to pry into what was going on.” I whispered. But of course she couldn't hear me, she was still unconscious. In a coma where the doctor said she might not wake up for a while as her body was struggling to heal all the damages that had been done. “I know that I'm supposed to let you go…” My hands hovered above hers, but I didn't touch her. It felt like I didn't deserve to touch her, "I'm supposed to protect you from afar just like I used to do previously and watch you find your happiness in the hands of someone else

Rhea's Pov I just realised that my hair had grown longer than it was supposed to be. Why? Why was it like that? Why didn't I remember what led me to be admitted into the hospital? Why? My heart started racing, and panic clawed up my chest. I felt like I was suffocating under confusion. My body ached in ways that didn’t make sense, like pain layered on top of old wounds I didn’t even remember getting. The doctor stepped closer, more cautious now, like he was afraid of triggering something, “Miss Thorne…” He said slowly, “How much do you remember?” I paused. There was something in the way he asked that and I didn’t like it. It was as if something had happened, something really bad. “What kind of dumb question is that?” I snapped, my eyes narrowing. I was feeling more irritated than ever, “Would I be asking if I remembered anything?!” His shoulders tensed, “I… I apologize, I just needed to confirm. You were in a coma… for nearly eight months.” I stilled. The silence in the room