CHAPTER 21. Mission Failed
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EMIR'S POV
When I came to the venue, I quickly look around trying to find Nicolo,
'He should be here,' I thought.
I remember Hope excuse herself to go to the restroom and so I did as well, looking around, staring at every face I encountered but he's nowhere there.
I went back to the crowd and there, just like what happened before, Victoria blocked my way.
"Hi, handsome." She greeted me seductively.
"Nice to see Victoria, but excuse me, I'm looking for someone," I told her.
"Oh? Is that the reason why you didn't bring your wife tonight? Silly husband." She commented but I don't care about her,
"Sir," Henry called me from behind.
"Excuse me,"
I walk past Victoria, to go outside the garden while Henry is following me behind.
"Have you seen him?" I asked, still pacing towards the garden.
"I still can't see him around sir," he informed me.
"That's impossible," I mumbled.
"Emir! Son!" My Uncle greeted me and made me stop my pace. I gestured to Henry to go to the garden and he quickly obeyed.
"Congratulations Uncle," I told him as he soon opened a business franchise in the United Kingdom.
"Thank you, son, where's Hope? I thought she's coming tonight, don't tell me you pissed her off again." He asked chuckling about the possible reason.
"Yeah, I think so," I respond with hesitation.
"Uh Uncle I apologize but may I excuse myself for a while? I'll just have something to discuss with my assistant," I told him.
"I can't believe you brought your work to my party, but it's fine, you may go." He said, chuckling softly.
I quickly take my pace to the garden and went to Henry,
"Still no sign?" I asked.
"Yes sir," my reliable assistant told me, even though he has a bad taste in fashion especially with his thick glasses, I never doubted him in this kind of mission, he always does his job great.
'How is it possible that none of them hasn't come out yet?' I thought unbelievably.
We stayed there for almost half an hour already when suddenly, Henry's phone rings, he answers it while I keep my eyes around.
"Sir," he called me,
"They brought Miss Hope to the hospital." He informed me,
My eyes widened with the information and fear once again runs throughout my veins, I can feel my chest become heavy.
"Karen said, she saw her unconscious in her room."
"Give me the keys, you wait here until those bastards come out," I said and quickly ran to the car, my hands trembling. I couldn't even grip the steering wheel tightly. I took a deep breath to relax and start the engine.
When I arrived at the hospital, I quickly ran straight to where Hope's room is and took a deep breath before opening the door, slowly.
Every fear and anxiety washed out when I saw my wife sitting on the bed with Karen.
"Hope" I called her,
"Emir," she turned and looked at me with a smile.
"You scared me, you silly wife!" I hissed.
"You know what? I don't need your presence here," she retorted bluntly, but I just ignore her and hug her tightly.
Karen excuses herself and leaves us alone.
"Let go of me!" She pushed me.
"What happened to you? Why does Karen see you unconscious?" I asked her worriedly.
"I don't know, I just felt dizzy earlier and when I wake up, I'm here." She explained.
"What did the doctor say?"
"He told me to stay away from you and that I need to avoid seeing your face." She said, annoying me.
"Really?" I retorted, raising an eyebrow.
"Not really Mr. Villafranco," suddenly, a young lady doctor came in chuckling about Hope's statement.
"She faints because of stress and taking an unhealthy diet, too much caffeine is not good as well." The doctor kindly explained.
"And he is the cause of all of this doctor, so tell him to stay away from me," she asserted.
"Seriously Hope? You are this stubborn who always skips meals especially if I'm not at home, I already told you about this, look what happened now." I scowled at her, but she only bent her head down.
The doctor only chuckles with our arguments,
"Don't worry Mr. Villafranco, everything is fine with your wife, just make sure that you'll take my pieces of advice, and also I'll prescribe vitamins for you. You should always be healthy Miss Hope so that when you get pregnant, you will not be having any complications." The doctor said, which made us both drown in silence especially Hope.
"Oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to say that." She apologizes.
"It's okay, actually, we're working on it already," I retorted.
It's not new to us that there is someone giving a comment about our future child because it's always on the news and magazines that everyone is waiting for Emir Villafranco's heir.
They keep on saying that, we will be having a beautiful baby since we are both good looking and everything.
But I will not let Ariane's child be one, I'll do everything to hide that child once he is born.
"I don't want to stay here," Hope suddenly muffled after the doctor left.
"But you need to, stay here at least until tomorrow, don't be stubborn please."
She sighed deeply before she asked,
"Will you stay?" Looking into my eyes.
It made me swallow remembering how she is very upset when I don't stay at her side.
Honestly, I have anxiety staying in a hospital. It starts when my mother is sick and I'm the only one who accompanies her all the time because my father is always not around to support her until she dies.
I saw how she suffers from her sickness and it breaks my heart and soul to the core, and seeing my wife when she got into an accident brings all the memories back.
"I thought you wanted me to stay away from you?" I told her even though I made up my mind to stay.
"Yes, but not now, maybe when we get back home?" She shyly said, looking down.
I kissed her on top of her head and I hug her,
"I will stay," I whispered and that's when I felt her arms wrapping around my body as well.
I laid beside her until she fell asleep before I got up and dialed Henry's number.
"Sir, how is Miss Hope?" He asked when he answered the phone.
"She's fine, what is the update? Have you seen them?" I asked.
"No sir, I was wondering if maybe there is someone giving information to Mr. Lopez that Miss Hope is not coming with you tonight." He stated.
"What about Ariane?"
"No sign as well sir, but don't worry, we will continue our search."
Maybe Henry is right but who told him? I turned and looked at my wife peacefully sleeping while hugging a pillow.
'Is it possible that Hope contacted Nicolo to inform him?' I clenched my fist for that thought, thinking that he is protecting that man so much.
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