Poison me softly のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 91 - チャプター 100

The paramedics moved quickly.Jude walked beside the stretcher as they rushed Cecilia through the hospital entrance. Blood still stained his hands and shirt. Though he barely noticed.“Sir, please step back.”One of the nurses blocked his path as they pushed Cecilia through another set of doors.Jude didn’t move.“She needs surgery immediately.” Another doctor said.“Then do it.” He replied gruffly.The doctors exchanged looks. “We need authorization.”“You have it.”“We also need—”“You have everything.”Jude pulled out his phone.Within minutes hospital administrators were rushing downstairs.The best surgeons in the building were called in. Operating rooms were cleared. Specialists were brought in.Jude was willing to pay all the money in the world as long as it meant Cecilia’s eyes opened. She disappeared behind the operating room doors, and he suddenly felt helpless. Unable to do anything further, except to wait. Hours passed.Jude sat outside the operating room.Mae sat opposi

CECILIA’S POVPeople always say that before you die, you see your life flash before your eyes.But I saw none of that.The moment I was stabbed from behind, I was overwhelmed with pain. I felt a heavy weight come upon me.I could barely understand what was happening, until I felt someone’s warm arms around me. The twins were crying and Mae was calling for help.“Cecilia.”And somehow, Jude was holding me and calling out to me. “Don’t leave me.”I wanted to say that was the plan, but my lips couldn’t move, and before I knew it, everything went dark.***The first thing I saw was white ceiling. There was nothing remarkable about it to trigger my senses immediately. There was the loud beeping of a machine, but I could barely place it. My head felt heavy and void of any coherent thoughts. I stayed staring at the ceiling for a few minutes, until I realised my hand was being held and tugged on.Slowly, I turned my head.Jude.He was sitting beside my bed.His large hand completely swallo

The room fell silent immediately afterward. His chest rose and fell heavily, his jaw clenched so tightly that I thought he might crack a tooth. I folded my arms across my chest.“Then what exactly am I supposed to do?” I demanded. “Stay locked up here forever because your ex-wife is insane?”His eyes flashed. “Don’t.”“Don’t what?”“Don’t twist my words.”I laughed bitterly. “Oh, I’m twisting them?” I gestured around us. “This place is practically a prison. And you don’t want me to leave!”“Cecilia.”“No.” I shook my head. “I want an answer.”The frustration that had been building inside me since we left Barbados finally spilled over. “I spent four years running.” My voice cracked slightly. “I spent four years protecting my children.”His gaze immediately sharpened at the word children. I ignored it and continued. “Now you’re telling me that because Brittany found me, I’m supposed to become your prisoner?”Something flickered across his face. Guilt. It appeared for only a second befor

I was expecting Jude to elaborate more on the plan, but he didn’t.He turned to Roman and said. “Send a message to the inner circle. Tell them to meet me here.”Roman looked surprised. “As in here? Our secret location?”Jude nodded and Roman immediately went away to carry out his orders.The inner circle, from what I remembered were a group of powerful mafia families. So a group of criminals were going to be in the same building as I and my kids? That didn’t sound ideal.Jude must see the thought on my face, because he says. “We’ll be on the ground floor, and you stay on the first floor.”“But—He cuts in. “Forget about Brittany and what I want to do. It’s almost time for your doctor’s appointment.”He doesn’t give me any room to argue, and quickly turns on his heels and leaves. I let out an exasperated sigh, and trudge to the elevator and go up to the first floor. I head to the kids room, were their eyes are focused on the TV, and occasionally talking about the show they’re watching

Jude had been discussing plans with the men in the inner circle, when the lights went out.Without warning, the room was plunged into total darkness. Conversation around the table stopped instantly. Jude didn't move from his seat, didn't reach for his phone, didn't show any reaction at all. But the occurrence perplexed him. Five minutes passed in silence. The men around the table shifted in their chairs, the sound of fabric and creaking wood the only thing breaking the stillness.Then the lights flickered back on. The hum of the air conditioning returned, and the projector screen at the end of the table blinked back to life mid sentence.Nobody commented on it, even though a power outage in such a heavy powered penthouse was quite odd. Jude glanced toward the door just as it opened. Roman stepped in, and the look on his face told Jude that something was wrong.Roman bent his head, to whisper in Jude’s ear. "During the outage." Roman said, keeping his voice low enough that the ot