Chapter 3
At the hospital…
“What happened?” the nurse helped the assistant to put Amelia on the stretcher as she asked. Her head was bleeding and she had still not gained her consciousness.
“She was ran over by the car, please take a look at her.”
“This a serious case. Have you called the police? Was it a hit and ran case?” the nurse asked.
“No miss nurse. I am the one who knocked into her and believe me it was an accident.” the assistant said. If it had been a hit and run, would he be here, worrying about her?
“Just make sure that the young lady is okay. As for everything else, I will take care of it.”
“Okay. I will take her to the emergency operating room, please go and complete the admission procedure and pay the operation fees.”
“Okay nurse, I will do it right away.” the assistant spoke and immediately turned to leave.
He took care of the admission procedure pretty quickly. He had just finished signing his name on the receipt when his phone rang.
“Boss!” the assistant called out respectfully.
“Peter, how is she? Has she woken up?” the man on the other end asked in his emotionless voice.
“Not yet. She has been taken to the emergency operating room and she is yet to be out.” Peter answered through the phone. His back was stiff as he stood ramrod straight. He did not dare breath out loud through the phone.
“Find a way to contact her family and investigate what happened today in details.” the man ordered.
“Yes, sir. Will do it right away.” Peter said and the man hang up the phone. Peter heaved a sigh of relief and walked along the corridor to the operating room.
He did not know why his boss was concerned about this stranger. A lot of people had used similar methods but he has never spared them glance. He even at first thought this girl was a scam but after sending her to the hospital, and seeing how his boss was concerned, he thought otherwise.
“Big Seven, go and retrieve the lady’s handbag from the car, we need to find a way to contact her family.”
“Yes brother Peter.” the bodyguard named Big Seven bowed and immediately left.
When the bag was brought over, Peter took out the phone but it was locked so, there was nothing he could do.
The operation did not take long and she was wheeled out of the operating theatre within thirty minutes.
“Doctor, how is the patient?” Peter walked over in hurried steps and asked.
“She suffered a light concussion on the head but everything else is fine. She can be discharged after two days.” the doctor said. Peter felt relieved after hearing what the doctor said.
Amelia was taken to one of the private wards. Although her eyes were closed, there was a pained frown in between her eyebrows. She seemed to be restless as she tossed and turned about in bed.
Her eyes were swollen and there were dark circles that could not be hidden. She looked very exhausted and overworked.
Just as Peter was contemplating on how to find her family contacts, the phone that he had already returned to the hand bag rang, startling him.
He hurriedly took it out and pressed the receiving button. A bubbly voice was heard over the phone. It was so loud that he had to take the phone away from his ear so as to avoid his ears from getting damaged.
“Sweetheart, I am already at the airport but there is no sign of you. Where are you? don’t tell that you forgot! This time I am not forgiving you no matter what!” the voice over the phone said.
Peter was shocked. ‘Who talks to her friend like that? Could she at least started with a simple greetings.’ he thought.
Since he had found someone who knows the lady, he cleared his throat to stop the other person from throwing out more words.
“Miss, do you know this miss?” Peter asked. He did not even know what he was saying.
There was silence over the phone before a voice a kin to a thunderstorm came through the speaker.
“Who are you and why are you with Amelia’s phone? don’t tell me that she was so disgusted by that bastard that she decided to find a secret lover behind my back!”
Peter cleared his throat awkwardly, but at least he knew the name of the lady lying on the bed.
“Immediately get her on the phone. How dare she go to indulge and forget about her best friend.”
“Err miss don’t misunderstand. Amelia was involved in a car accident and she is now in the hospital. I wanted to call her family member but her phone was locked and I could not find any kind of ID on her, you just called at the right time.” Peter said in one breath.
“What did you just say? Amelia was involved in a car accident?”
“Yes miss. Could you please come over to hospital T? you said that you were at the airport, right? It is not far from here and I will get someone to pick you up.”
“Don’t worry, I will hail a taxi. Don’t you dare abandon by best friend, I will not let you off. And don’t call anyone from her family or anything, I am her only family.”
“Okay miss. I will wait for you at the hospital.” Peter said and hang up the phone. He was glad that he had found someone or else he would have been forced to report to the police and that would have raised a lot of questions.
Peter left the room and called Axel.
“How is it going?”
“Not bad. I have found her best friend and she said that she is the only family Amelia has. Oh right boss, the young lady is called Amelia. I find her name and even her face familiar, I will look into it.” Peter said.
“No need. Just make sure that she is cared for and compensate her accordingly.” Axel said over the phone.
Although Peter was shocked for a moment, he nevertheless accepted his orders.
Axel, who was currently at Stars Entertainment agency, was sitting in his CEO office with a contemplative look on his face.
Amelia, that name sounded orderly familiar to him. Where had he heard it?
Amelia, Amelia, Amelia. He did not know what came over him but he repeated the same name three times. At the third time, something clicked in his mind and he immediately looked at his computer screen that was running some complicated numerals.
After debating for a while in his mind, he entered a few letters and all kind of news articles popped up.
“Amelia Lightwood; you never know what kind of devil lies beneath a beautiful mask.”
“Amelia Lightwood; a promising seedling in the modelling industry but she is not who she says she is.”
“Amelia Lightwood; a thief who should not have set foot in the entertainment industry. After failing to steal from her director, she turned around to seduce him.”
Axel looked at all the articles, his face darkening with every news that he read. That is why he found her so familiar when Peter was taking her to the car. So, she is the governor’s daughter who was banished from the entertainment industry.
If he remembered correctly, she had been in the industry for not more than two years but she had achieved much more than someone who had been in the industry for years. When he first saw her walking the on the runway, he knew that she was a gem.
But she suddenly vanished when she was about to receive the international award and that is when all the rumors surfaced.
He has been toying in this industry for years and he would never believe anything he has not seen with his eyes, especially words that came out of a reporter’s mouth.
Remembering how he had wanted to porch her back then, his expression was unreadable as he stared at the name on the computer screen.
After a long while, Axel closed the news tab and resumed to doing his work like nothing had happened.
…
In the hospital, a few hours had passed when Amelia slowly opened her eyes. Seeing the unfamiliar environment, she sat up vigilantly but a sharp pain shot through her head making her scream out loud.
“Ah!”
Chapter 4Inside the ward at hospital T..."You are awake?" A surprised voice startled Amelia out of her daze. She looked at the source of the voice and saw a young bubbly girl with a head full of green hair walking towards her.She was surprised as she called out, "Chloe? Why are you here?" Amelia asked. The astonishment in her voice could not be hidden."If I hadn't come, you would probably be buried right now." Chloe said."What?" "Nothing, I am just kidding. How are you feeling? I thought that I heard you scream earlier!" Chloe said, stopping beside the bed."I felt pain in my head. Wait, why are we in the hospital and what the hell happened to me?" Amelia asked. Looking at the drip on her arm and the small bed, she could deduce that this was the hospital. Her head also felt heavy and when she touched it, she realized that she was covered in bandages."You were involved in a car accident. Girl, I have only been away for a few days and you are already in this state? Can't you mak
Chapter 5When Amelia woke up the following morning, it was close to dawn. She was actually shocked that she has slept so well. She thought she would have trouble falling asleep.Before she fell asleep, she seemed to feel a magnificent presence in the room and after it left, it was only then did she fall asleep completely. She woke up and went to the bathroom, her head still feeling light from the sleep although the pain had stopped a lot.When she came back, she switched on the lights and the huge bouquet of blue roses caught her eyes.‘Wow, aren’t they a little too beautiful? Amelia thought as she walked over. Although they had stayed the whole night there, they seemed to be full of life as they glistened under the lights.‘Who would bring me flowers? Not a lot of people knew that I was in the hospital, could it be that…?’ Amelia thought as she walked over to the small cabinet, a small spark of hope in her heart.She picked up the flowers and sniffed them, they were still smelling j
Chapter 6 Amelia came back to her senses when she heard the voice. She opened her eyes which were wet with tears and was stunned when she found herself hugging a strange man. “What the…?” she wanted to swear but she shut her mouth just as the words were about to reach her tongue. She peered up and struggled to move away from the man. The man did not make things difficult for her and let go of her immediately. He took a step back and maintained a safe distance between them. Amelia stared at the man who was standing before her. Her eyes traveled from his head when she saw his handsome face, astonishment flashed through her eyes. She has always been proud of her aesthetic taste as she has always thought that Oliver was a cut above the rest, but the man before her, his handsome face was heaven-defying. She averted her eyes as she swallowed a huge chunk of saliva without noticing. But soon after, she peered at him again. Her eyes went down and saw the mess that she has done on his bla
Chapter 7 After crying again, Amelia felt much better. “Help me to the bathroom,” she said to Chloe who was looking at her with a worried gaze. She has been feeling out of place but seeing her best friend who has always been there for her no matter what, she did not feel like dying anymore. There was a statement that was now ringing in her mind continuously. She heard someone say it to her this morning, ‘I won’t permit you to die just yet. You still have a lot to accomplish.’ Although she felt that at this stage in life she had nothing to accomplish, her heart felt explicitly at peace when she recalled those words. Amelia stayed in the shower for so long that Chloe started to worry. “Have you drowned in the bathtub?” she asked towards the bathroom. “I will be out in a minute,” Amelia shouted back. “The doctor is waiting.” “Alright.” After taking a long shower, she felt so much better. She felt that she had returned to the realm of mortals after dangling at the gates of hell.
Chapter 8 After Peter sent Amelia and Chloe home, he rushed to the company. He knew that people talk about his boss and that there were all kinds of rumors out there, but what Chloe said, wasn’t that slightly over the top. “Did you send her home?” Axel asked when he saw Peter entering his office. Peter had informed him that Amelia wanted to be discharged and there was nothing he could do to keep her in the hospital so, he had ordered Peter to send her home and make sure that she was safe. “Yes, boss,” Peter answered. He was looking at his boss unsure of where to begin. He did not know if he had the right to ask whether he had stopped by the hospital or tell him everything that he had heard. His boss seemed to have a good impression of the young lady. How will he feel if he knew how they perceived him? Peter shuddered at the thought of his boss flaring up and did not dare think about it anymore. “What is it? If you have something to say, just say it already or you can see yoursel
Chapter 9 Axel has never been one to leave the office until it was at least eight in the evening. But today, he could not concentrate no matter what so, when the time clocked seven, he gave up trying to read the documents and left with his coat hanging on his shoulders. He liked to drive himself in the evening because it helped clear his head. Sitting in his black Porsche, he drove out of the company. He always has a habit of driving around the city and today was no different. Axel drove around the city aimlessly, clearing his mind and letting his thoughts wander all over the place. By the time he came back to his senses, he was standing outside an unfamiliar door and knocking on it. Amelia was in deep sleep when she heard someone knock on her door. She thought that she was dreaming so, she turned around and continued to sleep but the person knocking was persistent. She woke up with a start and when she looked at the time on her phone, she was shocked that it was almost eight in
Chapter 10 “So, where did you meet sis?” Layla asked. She was not about to let him off the hook. “I had gone for a business meeting to talk about a proposal with one of our partners. I only found out that she works there when she entered the meeting room.” Oliver said. He did not want Layla to misunderstand anything so he simply explained. “How is she? Did you two meet and talk afterward?” “No. She was fired even the before the meeting ended.” Oliver said in a careless tone. He really seemed not to care about Amelia making Layla secretly sigh in relief. Although she was happy on the inside, she did not let it show on her face. She put on an appropriate worried expression and looked at Oliver. “What? Is she alright? Why would she be fired?” Layla widened her eyes in shock as she asked. “She did not do her work properly and ended up offending her boss, so she was fired,” Oliver said. Thinking about the blank papers and Amelia making a fool out of herself in the meeting room, his
Chapter 11 It has been one week since Amelia was discharged from the hospital. The bandage on her head had been removed and she could say that she had fully recovered. Apart from Chloe and Peter, no one else had visited her. Chloe came almost every day and Peter would come once in a while. She was cooped up in her house and rarely went out. Since Axel came the day she was discharged, she has not heard from him again. Today was her last check-up and she was currently sitting in the doctor’s office awaiting her medical report. Chloe was by her side as always, munching on the watermelon that the doctor had given them. “You really have some guts, don’t you?” Amelia asked, looking at her friend who was chewing like a squirrel. “What?” Chloe looked at her with a confused gaze. “How can you eat in a hospital like it is a restaurant? I can’t even breathe out loud with all the mixed smell of medicine, but look at you.” As they were still arguing, the doctor came back. “Miss Lightwood,