Sometimes the lies hurt more than the truth.
The news spread fastly. Everyone was talking about the gaming show and the mysterious man who collapsed and why was Lilian concerned about him?
Someone anonymously released a video of the two of them, sitting together earlier at the gaming arena. The video showed her close and the truth dropped out that she was married to Mr Lucas king.
Instantly, the tide turned against her and negative comments and rumours flew in the air that she was cheating and this gave him a heart attack. Her name and image got ruined overnight but that was her least worries. Lucas was her concern.
He was in a critical condition and his nervous system had a breakdown. There were big chances that he might not survive it. Mrs Landon came to the hospital weeping. She was distraught and saw Lilian weeping by the door. She couldn't enter because he was in the intensive care unit.
"Lucas." Mrs Landon called out when she saw being supported with a life machine. He was in a coma. Her heart broke immediately and the tears couldn't stop flowing.
"Lilian. What happened to him? Why is he here?"Mrs Landon asked in tears, hoping she would have an answer to her question.
"I don't know. I was on the podium and I heard someone scream for help. I rushed them to see him on the floor." Lilian cried, explaining half-heartedly. Her gaze went to his bedside as he struggled to breath.
"My God. What is the doctor saying?" Mrs Landon asked fearfully, She couldn't stand the fact that he was in there, fighting for his life.
"I don't know. No one is saying anything. It is as if they are hiding something." Lilian told her which made Mrs Landon remember what Lucas told her some days ago.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."Lilian nodded along and they saw the doctor coming towards them. They ran to him, blocking his path. He tried to move past them but Lilian blocked his path, ranting in front of him. Alerting the other nurses and patients. The doctor sighed and took them to a corner.
"What is happening to him?" Mrs Landon asked him ,trembling from the looks on his face, indicating all wasn't well.
"I don't know what is going on fully but all i can say is that his nervous system is down totally. Even if he wakes up, he won't remain the same. probably brain dead." He explained and they gasped in shock, tears streaming down from their eyes.
"No.. no. You have to save him please." Lilian begged earnestly. Mrs Landon was speechless. The doctor tried to comfort them but nothing was working.
"But I sensed something foul in his test report. I know I have been prescribing his drugs every month but nothing shows that he had been taking them regularly. " He explained weirdly.
"No, he has. The only time he had not taken them was this evening before he left but he took an injection." Mrs Landon defended.
"What injection?" He asked weirdly.
Mrs Landon remembered she took a picture of it, the first time it was being administered to him. She scrolled for it and shewed him. The doctor glanced through carefully and couldn't recognize the drug.
"I don't recognize this drug. What is this? I have never prescribed this for him." He boldly said ,wondering why he was giving such medications.
"What?" They both said, still in confusion.
"What are you saying, Doctor?" Lilian asked in a stern face. Her anger rose slowly.
"These drugs aren't issued and licensed from this hospital. Whoever introduces these drugs to him wants to endanger his life and I wonder how long he had been taking this?" The Doctor explained.
"But Dean has been administering these drugs to him for the past two months now and he has been collecting them from you." Mrs Landon admitted, still wondering hard.
"No but he has been coming to collect the drugs every month but not this one. He must have a hand in his predicament right now." The doctor confirmed and made to leave when one of the nurses ran to him with a test report.
He collected it and what he saw froze him. Lilian urged him to speak, which he did. He took the phone again to look closely at the picture then his suspicions were right.
"I am afraid that Mrs Lucas has been poisoned."He admitted sadly.
"What!" Lilian screamed and held him by the collar. Mrs Landon held him also to demand answers.
"I think he was poisoned with Nexarine . A deadly and concealing poison that can't be detected by the smell or taste. This can affect the nervous system and cause death. Dean must have a hand in this." The doctor sadly explained and walked away.
Lilian broke down and sat down on the chair, she kept on blaming herself, crying heavily for leaving his side. Mrs Landon stood there, watching behind the glass door. Everything came running through her mind. Lilian remembered something crucial.
"I remember something." Her eyes lit up in remembering.
"What?" Mrs Landon said, unbothered by her words.
"I saw this poison in the kitchen. Jane was there and Dean was there too. Jane knows about this." Lilian stated and walked up to her.
"Jane?"
"Yes. She knows about it and that is why Dean had been at her neck. We need to find both of them." Lilian suggested and urged Mrs Landon to move with her when the police came to meet them.
They arrested Lilian and dragged her out of the room. Mrs Landon tried to fight them off but they over powered her.
"Find Jane. She knows the truth!" Lilian yelled to her as she was being dragged away.
Mrs Landon was shattered and confused. She didn't know what to do.
Lilian was thrown into the cell. She was treated as a rag. No one wanted to listen to her. Her plea for help was silenced by the cold walls. No one listened, no one came.
Lilian was reminded of her past. Being used and dumped all the time. This made her cry all through the night , greatly worried about him and thinking of her next step.
Mrs Landon went to the mansion to see that Dean had fled with some valuable things. Her guess was right. She called Timothy and Elsa into the room, questioning them for any information until they both confessed.
Elsa confessed that the night she came, she saw him snucking into the kitchen suspiciously and this made her hide in fear,wondering what he was doing. Until he left with some syringes in his trousers.
Mrs Landon scolded her for not spilling but the damage had been done. She turned over to Timothy who confessed that he had been spying on Lilian and everything going on in the house. He was secretly reporting to Lucas, himself.
"Why?"
"He wanted me to be his eyes in here." He admitted sadly.
"Does he know about the poison?" Mrs Landon asked intently.
"No. I don't even know but I know where Jane is? Mr Lucas said I should track her. I was going to tell him today that I found her but that is when I got the news."He grumbled sadly.
"You found her? Where?" Mrs Landon asked curiously.
Timothy told her and she instructed him to bring her. Elsa was asked to go back home for her safety. Mrs Landon knew that there must be someone behind this and it was obvious. She decided to make a call and faced her fear.
The next morning, Lilian was woken up from her dream with Lucas by the police officers who hit the iron gate forcefully. She held her ears from the pains. Her eyes were still foggy and when the gate was opened, someone walked in and her cologne hit her nostril harshly. Her eyes opened properly to see Fiona king standing in front of her, smirking evilly at her.
"Woow. The mighty has fallen." Fiona spoke first , taunting her with her harsh words.
"Are you here to mock me?" Lilian asked between deep breaths as she stood up but a big slap followed immediately , sending her to the ground.
Lilian winced and hid her pain. She didn't want to give her that pleasure to mock her. Lilian stood up with a smile that made Fiona boil in anger.
" You might have a big mouth and I would never have thought your hands were quite soft." Lilian taunted her. This made her riled up and a move to slap her again but this time,Lilian saw it coming and held her hands.
Fiona, shocked and dumbfounded by her sudden boldness, was pushed aback by Lilian who let go of her hand, almost stumbling to the floor. She was being held by the police guard.
Fiona riled up and threw her bag on the floor, adjusting her hair properly. She hated Lilian so much and regretted ever bringing her into their family.
The police guard wanted to beat some sense into Lilian but was stopped by Fiona who got the situation under control.
"Don't waste your energy on her. She is already done for. Her days are already numbered." Fiona lashed out angrily and the looks she saw on her face made her satisfied.
"Why are you so wicked? Why are you planning on destroying your brother's life? What did he do to you!" Lilian barked out ,ready to pounce on her.
"I don't have anything against him but you are the reason he was in that mess. I saw the video. It was heartbreaking to see the woman he loves in another man's embrace. His heart couldn't take it." Fiona teased harshly and Lilian attacked but was held down by the guard who wasted no time but gave her some beating.
"You!! I am going to make you pay." Lilian stated in anger and revenge.
"How? With what power? Even with our name, you are still useless. You don't earn power, you gain power!!" Fiona acknowledged, laughing wickedly and walked out of the cell, irritated by the stink coming out from it.
Lilian called her back with her bruised face. Fiona turned to face her, wondering what she had to say.
"Like you say all the time, you can't eat your cake and still have it." Lilian said and laughed heartily , like an insane woman. Fiona groaned from her torment and ordered the door locked immediately. Instructing that no food or water will be given to her. She walked away fuming in anger and disgust.
Timothy went to Jane's apartment and knocked twice until she came out. A gasp let out from her mouth. Timothy gave her a sad smile and she knew. It took her some time before he let her in.
Dean was seen in a hideout, somewhere far from the city. He took out a burner phone and placed a call to Fiona who picked out the second ring.
"I told you, don't call me unless I request of you." She yelled.
"Boss. I need to leave the country. The police might be after me."He said hastily.
"I have control over the police. No one is after you. Lay low and you will hear from me." She said and hung up. Dean was frustrated and scared. He couldn't just trust her but he had to wait for her signal.
Lilian laid on the floor, lost and abandoned. Her body aches from the beating earlier but that doesn't change the fact that she was the fault and continued blaming herself. She fought hard with a painful past.
Her childhood memories played in her head where she was abandoned at seven years old by her aunt who had maltreated in so many ways. The sisters took her in but all she thought was that peace would be comfortable there until she got molested by a priest in the cathedral and she was just barely 10 years old.
Life hasn't been fair to her. She bore this within herself, shutting everyone out and couldn't trust anyone. It took her a long time to finally leave the orphanage ,wandering around in the street, doing any jobs she could find and then, Bianca crossed her path.
Bianca made sure that she did her best to help her. Slowly, Lilian found herself again and smiled more freely. Bianca partially filled that void in her life. Then Anthonio surfaced into her life mysteriously. He brought her something that was sharp and dangerous. It was fun and passionate. He made her discover her flawless skills in gaming. This also helped her fight some insecurities but this was short-lived when he cheated on her. Her world came crashing in, leaving her naked and empty. Lilian made up her mind to protect herself from the world. She felt power and dominance was the only to prove herself to the world. To feel seen and appreciated. So she ventures into a bag business which was going well but enough capital is needed and all this led her to him.
That void that was empty began to fill with love. A love that breaks every bounds. A selfless love. Lucas made her love herself and appreciate her every effort. His smile reassured her that she was doing great.
Lucas always tells her that she healed him but deep down, she knew that Lucas healed her with his warmth, love and attention.
She misses him so much and was regretful that she didn't have the opportunity to tell him her true feelings.
Just then, someone walked in startling her. Lilian stood up , frightened because she was expecting the worst again but her countenance changed into a warm one when she saw Mrs Landon inside the cell, beaming a weak smile at her.
Lilian ran to her for a hug. She hugged her so tightly and broke the hug. She was so happy to see her there.
"How is Lucas? Why are you here?" She asked immediately.
"Hmmm… He is still in a coma. The doctor said, "he might not make it through the night." She announced sadly. Tears streamed their eyes. It was indeed a painful one.
"I need to see him. Please, help me get out of here. I won't forgive myself if I don't see him." Lilian begged on her knees, crying profusely. Her heart broke when she thought of his demise.
"You are free to go. I came here to get you." Mrs Landon and helped her up. Cleaning her tears on her face.
"What?"
"Yes. The matter is being handled." Mrs Landon replied with a calm face.