Chapter 2 CRITICAL MOMENTS

Chapter Two

Two weeks later....

Aiden sat on the hospital bed, his blank gaze on maid carefully folding his clothes. He was ready to leave, but still couldn't help his mind stay focus.

He couldn't take his mind off the lady he had hit. He never met her, but his mom had told him all about her, and he couldn't help but wonder why his heart kept clutching and feeling heavy whenever he thought of her.

"I want to visit her." He finally spoke out, after several days.

Mrs Starforge looked at her son shocked. The fact he cared enough to want to see the lady was shocking to her. Aiden was one who believed everything could be solved with money and not feelings. But she had noticed his expression ever since she had scolded him about the mysterious girl he had hit that night.

"What room is she?" he asked, dipping his hands into his pocket, as he gently strolled out of the room.

"She must've be back to her room right, we was supposed to get an internal checkup before her surgery." Mrd Starforge said with a smile on her face.

"She there. Why don't you go check on her alone, while I fill out the necessary document, before leaving." She said tapping her sons shoulders before making her way towards, the reception to fill out the forms.

Aiden walks into her, shutting the door as quietly as possible, he walks to the unconscious lady on the bed, staring at her.

She looked so fragile, like a delicate flower that needed to be kept well. The scar on her body was a sign of how much pain she had gone through.

He prayed silently again in his heart, that she would wake up.

He had just lost his sister, and he couldn't bear the pain of knowing that he was about to cause the dead another fragile person.

He was already broken, but his soul won't be able to handle this.

Dr Norwell walks into the room, to find Aiden staring at the lady, he walks towards them, placing a hand on Aiden's shoulder to encourage him.

"Don't overthink it, we are going to save this one Aiden." He assured him.

Some nurses entered the room, disconnecting the wire against Valentina's body and gently rolling her out of the room for her operation.

"Please do keep me updated on her." Aiden said in a low voice before walking out.

One week later.....

Mrs Starforge enters Nova hospital, making her way straight towards Valentina's room, oblivious of the old man calling out her name.

She sat beside the girl on the bed, gently taking the towel from the nurse's hand, and wiping the girl's skin.

She couldn't explain why she had developed a sudden sense of protection and need for care towards the stranger on the bed. But she knew one thing, that this girl had reminded her so much of her daughter she had just lost.

A knock came on the room door, interrupting her thoughts, she looks towards the door, a gentle smile formed on her lips at the sight of the familiar face.

"Mr. Ekron, a pleasure to see you here." She called out, getting up from her seat.

Mr. Ekron was one of the Starforge personal bodyguards, he was placed on retirement due to his old age, but she couldn't help but to be surprise what exactly he was doing inside Valetina's room.

"Mrs. Starforge, a pleasure to see you too." He said taking her hand for a handshake.

"I saw down in the hospital longue, but it seems your mind was far off, as you couldn't hear." He said with a smile.

"I was worried so I decided to follow you and check if everything was alright." He continued, before looking behind her, trying to get a better look as to who was on the bed.

He knew they had just lost their daughter Chole, so he was curious to know who exactly she was wiping her body so fondly.

"Oh! Well Aiden got into an accident few weeks ago, and his victim is yet to recover." She answered with a sad smile, walking towards Valentina, as Mr. Ekron followed behind.

"Chole death must have had a great impact on Aiden, he's not one to behave reckless before." Mr Ekron said with a smile on his, that quickly faded once he saw the girl on the bed.

It was Mr. Clouse daughter, he thought looking at her.

What was she doing here?

He very much knew Cloude wasn't going to let her run off on her own. He had worked beside that man for so, long to know the bitter love-hatred he had for his daughter.

It looks like the Starforge might not know who she is yet, as Valentina was kept in her father's mansion for most of the period of her life.

"Do you know her? Have you contacted her family yet?" he asked, and Mrs. Starforge shook her head, confirming his thoughts.

Valentina must have successfully ran away from Cloude, he thought.

"Mr. Ekron!" Mrs. Starforge called out loud, after asking a question and getting no reply from the man beside her.

"Is everything alright? I was asking what brought to Nova?" she asked again with a concern look on her face.

"Oh everything is alright ma'am, just here for some few checkup that's all." He replied with a smile, before excusing his self.

Willams Mansion......

"What's the status? Have you found her yet?" Mr. Cloude asked, taking his seat in his luxurious living room.

"No sir." Elton stuttered a bit.

This was the first time he was having a problem finding someone, it was almost as if Valentina had vanished into thin air.

They had checked the streets cameras but still nothing, the security department had told them that the cameras weren't functioning that night.

"Do you have a death wish?" Mr. Cloude asked with a side eyes.

"Sorry sir." Elton replied immediately.

"I need you to go get me someone, he owning over a million dollar and he thinks he is smart enough to invade me." Mr. Cloude puffed out the cigarette smoke from his mouth his jaw clenching in anger.

Elton nodded, collecting the address before going with his men.

Few minutes later...

A sweaty man with blood flowing down the side of his face was brought to Cloude feet, fear evident in his eyes, as his body shakes with fear.

"Mr. Cloude please, pardon me. Just give me a little more time." He begged on his knees.

Mr. Cloude throws away the almost finished cigarette in his hands, before pulling out his gun, pointing it towards the man's head.

"Wait wait, I have another idea." The man screamed fast, in order to save himself.

"Your daughter Valentina. I know where she is." He said quickly.

"She with the Starforge Mr. Cloude and you know how tight their security is, you yourself could not break into their place. But me on the other hand I could go in whenever I want." The man said hurriedly.

"What are you trying to say. Should I spare you and you give you 1 millionaire because you can get a worthless daughter back to me." Mr Cloude asked sarcastically.

"No of course not, I'm just asking you spare my life for now and give me some more time to get the money, in exchange I would bring your daughter." The old man said pleading.

Mr. Cloude thought for a while before pulling out his phone, setting a timer on it, he showed the man with a smirk on his face,

"It is the time you have, before your head rolls on the floor Ekron."