"What happened to her ?" Mira came in running as she approached Karlye. David was right behind her.
He had called them after they got Andriana into the ICU. Slowly, he looked up and sighed.
"She was bleeding " he said.
Mira frowned, "Bleeding ....why ..what happened. It couldn't have just happened She was alright yesterday"
Karlye glanced at David who frowned but then pulled Mira closer to him.
"I don't think he knows love ...let's wait for the doctor to come out " he said to her.
Mira pulled away and moved closer to the entrance of the ICU.
David turned to Karlye. "What exactly happened ?"
He got up, "she saw them ".
"Saw them?" He frowned confused but then his eyes bulged out in shock. "What ...how did she get them ,I thought you destroyed them ?" .
Karlye gritted his teeth.
"She must have prepared a backup if the first one didn't arrive. And I let my guard down like a fool .....David the way she looked at me " he glanced back at his friend.
David sighed, "I will find out how it happened . For now stay here and wait on her. I will be back ".
Karlye nodded ,David walked back to Mira saying something to her. She nodded without looking at him.
Karlye heard footsteps and looked back to see his parents and Rosie rush in. He had called his mother to tell him they couldn't make it cause Andriana had been admitted to the hospital.
Mira and David moved back to where Karlye was. Rosie hugged Mira asking what was going on.
As Mira tried to explain to Rosie, David quietly left.
Karlye turned to his parents telling them the situation.
They all silently waited each praying that Andriana and her child would be okay.
The moment the door opened, they all sprang up.
The doctor sighed taking off his mask.
"She and the baby are okay " he announced.
They all let out a sigh of relief.
"For now we will observe her, for she might still be in danger . Her blood pressure is still high ".he explained.
"Can we see her ?" asked Rosie.
"You can but please watch what you say when she wakes up. We need her to stay in a calm state for now " he advised.
After she was transferred to a private room, Rosie and the others all rushed in to see her apart from Karlye. He stood back watching the door close in front of him.
He turned and walked away.
"Karlye ...where did everyone go?" David who had returned asked.
"In her room she is out " he muttered.
"Then why aren't you in there with them ?" asked David.
Karlye glanced back at the door of her room, "I don't think she would want to see my face upon waking up".
"I understand, but even if you hide away. You will eventually have to face her " said David.
They walked away, "What did you find out ?" he asked as they got out of the hospital.
"It was her plan and that old geezer ....I just don't know why she told me if she had no plans of stopping " he frowned.
Karlye scoffed.
"I guess she never wanted any chances to begin with. The moment she joined hands with that old fool there was no turning back for her. I should have let those bastards kill her "
"Speaking about that geezer, he asked for a private meeting as you predicted " said David .
"Good, set it up for this evening. And get Florence to join us " he muttered getting into the car.
David nodded.
"Alright but where are you going right now ?"
Karlye looked back at him, "I need to get something for her from home. The doctor said she might stay longer in the hospital "
...
The door opened to the private room David had reserved for the meeting. Florence was brought in, surprising the already present guests.
"Oh my ..who might this be ?" he asked.
David scoffed, "You don't need to pretend , say hello to her. We know you two know each other "
Mr Phillips fell silent looking away. Florence sat up sighing.
"Where is your boss , I thought he organised this to see us " she said.
David sat back, "No worries, he will be here soon ".
Florence smirked, "I guess my plan worked. If he's not here then he must be pleading with her after seeing what I sent her "
David gritted his teeth, "If I were you I would be praying that he doesn't kill me ".
"And why is that ...did she really leave him " she laughed.
"No ....but after seeing your very unpleasant gift, she started bleeding and was taken to the hospital "he told them.
Florence's smile disappeared.
David leaned back seeing them start to panic, "You both know how much he adores her, he does care about the baby but to Karlye, Andriana comes first . And your stupid gift put her life in danger ".
"How is she ?" stammered the old geezer.
David blinked, "You don't need to worry about that now. Worry about yourself . What do you think he's going to do to you two after what happened ?".
"I wasn't part of that plan...it was all her idea " Mr.Phillips blurted out.
"What ?...you stinky old man" yelled Florence.
The door opened and Karlye walked in. Mr Phillips and Florence glanced back at him.
Their faces turning pale, Florence remembered something she had been told about Karlye.
He only wore black when he was going to brutally kill someone , he claimed the colour helped in hiding the blood splatters from his victims.
He rarely wore it, so when he did, everyone knew someone was going to die.
Karlye sat down fully dressed in all black from shirt to shoes. His hair was slicked back, which made his cold murderous eyes even more intimidating.
"I thought you wanted to see me ...why the pale looks " he calmly voiced.
Mr Phillips gulped and leaned back. Florence looked away.
Karlye sighed and David passed him a cigarette, his eyes still on the two , he put it into his mouth as David lit it.
They watched him smoke , he leaned back gazing at the cigarette butt.
"I thought you quit ?" let out Florence.
He moved, crushing the cigarette in the ashtray, as he nodded.
"I did ...but I suddenly got this crazy craving for it after I left the hospital.....I felt like if I didn't, I would go crazy with anger " he replied.
"Karlye ....I didn't mean to do all those things. All I wanted was for you to return to me. She doesn't deserve you " cried Florence.
Karlye chuckled and before they all could realise, he had Florence dangling in the air by her neck. Holding her up with one hand, his hold around her neck tightened and she groaned in pain trying to push him off.
His cold orbs glanced back at her, "Where exactly do you get the confidence to say that ?" he gritted his teeth.