Chapter 5 Episode 5

"Darling, don't bother Vio."

"Viona looks so pretty when she sleeps, don't you think, Daddy?"Zefanya whispered to her father. "Daddy, can Viona be my mommy?"​​

"Later, when Vio is awake, we will ask her."

"Nice!!"

Subconsciously Viona heard the sound of the conversation between Zeze and Fernand. She slowly opened her eyes and sure enough that the first sight she saw was the handsome face of Fernando who was joking with Zeze, his only daughter.

"Are you awake?" Zeze asked cheerfully.

"Yes, Beautiful," Viona replied softly. She tried to hold back her nausea that came back.

"You better rest, your face looks very pale," said Fernando.

Viona tried to ignore Fernando's words. She got up from her sleep then tried to sit up. When she stepped her foot down and tried to walk, she fell.

"Aaww," Viona shouted spontaneously when she felt a pain in her leg from being scratched by the floor.

"Can you just obey me once," Fernando scolded irritably.

PUKE

Viona threw up on Fernando's shirt as the man was standing in front of her as he tried to help her up.

Fernando was silent when Viona vomited. He ordered Viona to let out all her stomach content from, little Zeze just sat in silence on the bed watching her nanny being massaged by her nape by her father.

"I haven't touched you at all Vio, how can you throw up like this?" Fernando asked jokingly, to tease Viona.

"Sorry Sir, I dirty your clothes," Viona replied, trying to change the subject.

Fernando smiled slightly at Viona's words. He quickly helped Viona go to the bathroom to clean herself.

"If you are still feeling dizzy, it's better if you rest, Miss. Don't do too much activity," said the doctor to Viona.

"Thank you, Doc," Viona replied. She took the medicine given by the doctor.

The man then said goodbye and on his way to the front door, Fernando asked him to talk about Viona's health. Fernando looked serious, listening to what the doctor said.

It was possible that Viona would have to rest for the next three days because her health was still poor due to the incident in the Ferris wheel. People with acrophobia sometimes imagined bad things when they were having a lot on their mind. So, she still had to get bed rest.

Fernando ordered his maids to look after Viona while he went to work. The man also had to take Zeze to school.

Back in the mansion, there was a riot when rumors spread that Viona was pregnant with Fernando's child. The news was spread among the servants who were jealous of the girl.

"What a clever little girl."

"I thought Viona is innocent. Apparently, she is just a wicked vixen."

"Don't you know? Every night she sleeps in the master's room."

The maids who were around her age were all talking about Viona' behind her back. When they saw Viona vomiting before Fernando, some of the maids assumed that she was pregnant and that was why the doctor came to check on her.

Viona who didn't know anything, was confused when she met her peers at the house. They all threw her a hostile gaze. Some people even nudged Viona so violently that she almost fell.

Because she was hungry, Viona had to make her own food because no one left any food for her. Enduring her dizziness, Viona finally only ate plain bread and a glass of tomato juice to fill her growling stomach.

Viona limped along while holding her stomach. It hurt so much because she hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. The other maids just smiled sarcastically when they saw Viona was in pain.

Viona leaned slowly against the wall. She did not pay attention to where she was going until finally she got lost in a room she had never seen before. Apparently, Viona walked without looking at the way. She ended up in a room at the end of the hall. It was an empty room.

Due to Viona's great curiosity, she ventured into the unlocked room. Her eyes widened suddenly when she saw all of her personal belongings were piled there. Viona quickly looked for her personal files and savings book. After searching for a long time, she finally found the two items by accident.

"Great. With this, I can get out of this house," Viona muttered to herself.

Because it was almost dark, Viona quickly tidied up the items in the warehouse as before to not make Fernando suspicious. She now knew where Fernando kept her stuff. Viona hid her file under her clothes then she quickly left the warehouse when no one saw her.

Viona entered her room, which was on the second floor. The location of her room was indeed separated from the other maids. It was another reason why the other maids were so jealous of her.

"Mother, please protect me. I have to leave the house," Viona muttered when she made it to her room.

She then kept the file under an opening on the floor, which she accidentally found while cleaning her room. Viona was worried if she kept the file in the cupboard, it would be discovered by Fernando or other maids. Because it was late afternoon, Viona decided to wash up in the bathroom in her room.

"Viona! Vionaaa!" Little Zevanya's voice was heard throughout the house calling Viona.

Fernando, who was walking behind her, just smiled when he saw his daughter running while calling Viona.

"Daddy, where is Viona? Why doesn't she come when I call her?" Zevanya whined in panic.

"Maids, find Viona," shouted Fernando. He was also annoyed that he couldn't see Viona immediately.

Zevanya cried in Fernando's arms. She complained, asking to meet Viona. Fernando patiently calmed his daughter. Because for almost ten minutes none of his maids managed to find Viona, finally Fernando joined in looking for the girl.

"You can't escape, my white rabbit," Fernando hissed irritated. He ran towards the warehouse and was shocked when he opened the door, which was apparently unlocked. Fernando scolded his careless maids for not locking the warehouse door. The maid was so scared to see Fernando angry.

"Looks like she doesn't know this storage yet. She should still be in this house," Fernando muttered irritably, realizing that the house was too big, so finding one person was too difficult for him.

Fernando ran to Viona's room, which was located next to his daughter's room. In that room, he couldn't see the signs of the girl's presence.

Fernando entered the bathroom. He also did not find the figure he was looking for. When he was about to step out, his eyes saw something strange with Viona's closet. When he opened the wardrobe door, he was so shocked to see Viona who was lying there among her clothes. Fernando immediately lifted Viona in his arms.

"Call the doctor," shouted Fernando from his room. He tried to put Viona's body lightly on his bed.

Zeze and the maids immediately ran towards Fernando's room. They were shocked when they saw Viona was unconscious. Fernando seemed to be trying to provide first aid by giving essential oil to make Viona wake up.

Zeze looked sad when she saw Viona was unconscious. A few moments later the doctor came and immediately treated Viona. He immediately gave Viona an IV drip and oxygen.

"I already told you this morning, this girl has to rest in bed for three days. The effects of her trauma have not disappeared. It is possible that when she walks, she will be traumatized, thinking she is still in a high place," said the doctors seriously.

"I've asked her to rest," Fernando replied defensively.

"She's not resting, look at this," said the doctor again, pointing out Viona's finger, which was injured due to a hot oven.

Fernando's eyes suddenly widened when he saw Viona's wound. He remembered, this morning the girl was fine and had no injuries. The man was instantly furious. Fernando asked the butler to open the CCTV footage at the house and check what happened. His vitriol went through the roof when he saw Viona being bullied by other maids.

After the doctor came home, Fernando asked his butler to gather all his maids in his private room. The man immediately fired the fifteen maids working at his house because they were deemed inappropriate to work with him.

"I ask you to look after her, not let her make her own food. GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"

"Justin, find other maids to work here tomorrow morning," said Fernando to his personal assistant.

"Yes, Sir." Justin answered Fernando's order quickly.

Ever since Fernando fired all of his maids, the atmosphere in his house has become more rigid. His new maids have become more obedient and they were all afraid of him. They also respected Viona according to Fernando's instructions.

Viona felt Fernando was overreacting, but she couldn't refuse his treatment toward her. Even little Zeze seemed to stick around Viona like a glue. She couldn't stay away for even a day, making it even more difficult for Viona to leave the house.​​

"Hello Zeze," said Natasya, who suddenly appeared in the living room.

Zeze didn't seem to care about her father's secretary. She still enjoyed her breakfast with Viona. The girl was painstakingly cleaning up the traces of Zeze's food that scattered on the table.

"It's a shame to see your daughter doesn't care about me. When we get married and she continues to act like this, what am I going to do?" Natasya asked quietly to Fernando, who was enjoying his coffee.

"You have to be smart to steal her heart, Tasya, learn from Viona," said Fernando, glancing at Viona.

Sensing that Fernando looking at her, made Viona nervous. She then chose to quickly pack Zeze's stuff and then took her to the car.

'So it is true what the maids said that Fernando is in love with this stupid maid,' Natasya was furious inwardly.

"Honey, let's go. You have an important meeting today," whispered Natasya softly with a flirty tone. She tried to hide her jealousy in front of Fernando.

Without replying to Natasya's words, Fernando got up and took his coat, and walked towards the car that was waiting for them in the lobby.

The car that was bringing Zeze to school had already left. Not long after, Fernando's car was seen trailing behind.

When Zeze arrived in school, Viona was busy tidying up her supplies and items from school from the day before. Fernando approached Zeze who was standing next to Viona, busy with the little girl's stuff.

"I have to go, darling," Fernando said goodbye to Zeze, but his eyes were fixed on Viona.

"Be careful Daddy," Zeze shouted happily.

Fernando hugged his little daughter tightly. This was a child who was born because of his mistake, but year after year she finally managed to steal his love. Viona smiled, seeing Zeze clinging to her father.

The little girl kissed every inch of her father's face.

"Daddy, you must also kiss Viona," said Zeze suddenly.

Hearing Zeze's words made Viona's face flushed red. She chose to go inside to put Zeze's coat in the locker. Fernando smiled slightly when he saw Viona acting awkwardly.

He finally went to the office after saying goodbye to Zeze. In the car, Natasya's eyes were staring at the three figures with fury. She must immediately carry out her plan so that she could become Mrs. Willan as soon as possible.

Fernando's office today was very busy because of a new project that he waas working on with his team. This new project involved on making a software program and the work was quite complicated. Fernando asked for help from several people who are competent in this field.

Finally, after almost lunchtime, his work was done.

"Honey!! Something happened to Zeze!!!" shouted Natasya suddenly.

Fernando, who was still working with his laptop, was surprised to see Natasya running towards him, mentioning his daughter's name.

"Speak slowly!!!" shouted Fernando angrily.

"Zeze is in the hospital!! Her teacher just contacted me," Natasya was panting and tried to explain what she heard from Zeze's teacher.

"What!!" shrieked Fernando in shock. He quickly ran outside to go to the hospital where Zeze was being treated as said by Natasya.

In the largest hospital in Ottawa, many doctors were busy in the ER, trying to save a little girl who was hit by a car while playing around her school. It happened so fast that no one saw it, even the car that hit her immediately ran off.

Police officers find out the black car without a license plate fled to the suburbs and was being pursued by another police team.

Fernando saw his little daughter struggling between life and death. There was a lot of blood flowing from her tiny body. Several medical devices had been installed to help her survival. Her tiny hands looked very weak and inciting pity from anyone who saw her. The sight completely broke her father's heart, as he was standing looking at her through the glass.

After nearly thirty minutes, the doctors finally started removing the life support devices that were connected to Zevanya's small body. The head doctor came out to where Fernando was standing with a sorrowful gaze.

"I'm truly sorry, Sir. We have tried our best, but God loves your daughter more," said the doctor quietly with sorrow.

"What do you mean?!" shouted Fernando loudly.

"Litte miss experienced a severe brain hemorrhage and it clogged the blood vessels connected to the heart. It finally caused Miss Zevanya's heart to stop beating because she did not get blood intake," the doctor tried to explain what happened.

Fernando hit the doctors in front of him. He walked into the room where his daughter was lying with her eyes closed. When Fernando saw her, Zevanya's tiny body was still warm. But she was no longer breathing and there was no more pulse. The monitor already showed a flat line. Fernando was in tears when he saw his daughter in such a condition. He remembered the incident five years ago when he first touched Zevanya who was born by the woman he hated the most.

Fernando hated the woman who carried his child because she refused to marry him. She chose to follow her family's request to marry someone else after giving birth to Fernando's child.

"Why did you leave Daddy so soon, honey?" Fernando held back his tears as he whispered to his little princess.

"Do you really hate me that much, Lisbeth? That you also took my daughter to go with you," Fernando cries finally broke when he mentioned the name of the woman he hated.

One year ago, Fernando heard that the mother of his child died in a single-car accident. She allegedly committed suicide while escaping from a wedding party forced by her parents. Fernando kept that secret from Zevanya whenever she asked where her mother was.

"Where's Viona?!" shouted Fernando, who suddenly remembered Zeze's nanny.

Some of Zevanya's school teachers said they had not seen Viona since the accident. They suspected Viona had run away after knowing that Zevanya was hit by a car.

"Bring that bitch alive or dead before me!" ordered Fernando to his men.

Hearing the order from Fernando, they immediately went to find the nanny.

"Honey, be patient I'm still here," whispered Natasya softly behind Fernando. She hugged the man from behind tenderly.

"Scram!" Fernando scolded Natasya.

Natasya was shocked when she heard Fernando's voice. He sounded so scary. She stepped back, releasing her hug from Fernando. The girl could only stare straight at Fernando, who walked down the corridor with several people accompanying him.

"Where are you Viona? How dare you get my daughter killed?" murmured Fernando furiously.

To be Continued>