NICKLAUS THE MASTER: Chapter 51 to 60 - Page 10 of 10

NICKLAUS THE MASTER

Chapter 60.

Written by: Racheal Dennis

Authoress’ pov ?

“Greg?!” Aunt Bell exclaims in great shock.

“Don’t scream so loudly, Bell” Greg said.

Even though they are in a secluded part of the hospital, Greg still look around as if someone’s listening.

“Am I dreaming right now? Or I’m dead?” Aunt Bell asked.

She looked so astonished, she doesn’t seem to believe her eyes.. she kept rubbing her eyes.

“Bell, it’s really me, Greg, standing in front of you!” He said.

Aunt Bell stared at him a few minutes, before she engulfed him in a very tight hug.

“Oh! My God! Greg!”

Greg wrapped his arms around her too, he pats her back as tears of joy runs down her cheeks.

“It’s really you! I can’t believe you’re alive!” she said as she sobs softly.

“It’s really me, I’m alive!”

Aunt Bell pulled away from him, she stared at him a few more minutes, with her mouth quivering slightly.

Greg wipes her tears and leads her to an old, abandoned bench.. he takes out a handkerchief and spreads it on the bench.

“Sit!”

Aunt Bell nods and sit down, Greg sits next to her… He dips his hand in his pocket and brings out a credit card.

“Bell, I take this!”

Instead of collecting it, aunt Bell simply stares at it and shakes her head in refusal.

“I have a lot of questions now that I see you! What happened after the accident?!”

Greg sighed deeply. “It’s a long story, Bell, there won’t be any time to talk right now… ”

“You can make the story short, I have time.. I thought you’re dead, I saw you die and you were buried!”

Greg shake his head, he takes aunt Bell’s hand and shoves the credit card in.

“I can’t answer all your questions right now, there are a lot of things I have to do first…but first of all, I wanna thank you”

“Thank me?”

“Yes, for taking care of Nina all these years.. I saw her recently, she’s grown so much… ”

He laughs softly as he recalls something.

“… I wouldn’t have recognized her had she not look so much after her mom! You did a great job and I owe you too much… ”

Aunt Bell cuts him off as she shakes her head.

“She’s my niece, I can’t just let her suffer… but why are you in hiding all these years?”

“if I come out, those people will come for me again.. don’t tell Nina I’m alive, it’s not yet time.. after all I don’t think she knows I’m her father… ”

He cuts himself off as he remembers that day at the drugstore… He was standing face to face with her but she didn’t recognize him.

“… she was too small to even recognize me. Well.. ”

He got up.

“… I can’t stay out for too long, I should get going. Inside that card, there’s some money.. use it for some necessities!”

“Greg, I… ”

“Shhh!” Greg hushed her. “It’s a gift from your big brother! I’ll see you so other time!”

With that he left, leaving aunt Bell gaping at his back until he’s out of sight.

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Anastasia’s pov ?

I sighed tiredly and check the time on my phone, it’s been almost an hour since aunt left to get what.

I wonder what’s keeping her, Denzel’s fallen asleep already.

My phone suddenly starts ringing, I checked the caller and see it’s Klaus calling.

My body tensed and I paled instantly as a warning flashes in my head… Klaus’s words replayed in my head.

*Call me when you get there!*

I forgot to call him and he even reminded me repeatedly, now I’m scared to receive his call.

Denzel turn and wince in his sleep, I guess my ringtone is disturbing him.

Just when I was about to receive the call, it ended… I quickly put my phone on silent mode.

“Anna, I wanted to ask you!” I heard aunt asked as she walks in.

She dropped the thermo on the table and I see something fall off her hand, I bend down and pick it up.. it’s a credit card?!

“Aunt?”

Aunt turns to me and sees the card in my hand, she quickly snatch it from me.

“Whose card is that?” I asked.

“Er… I don’t know…” She trails off.

I narrowed my eyes and stare at the card in her hand, it’s a black card…

“.. I saw it on the floor!”

She saw it on the floor?! A black card?! My eyes narrowed more, she’s lying.. but I’m not gonna push it further.

“Maybe it belongs to one of the doctors here” I conclude for her.

She nods in support of my words, she dropped the card on the table and turn back to me.

“I wanna ask you and I need you to tell me the truth!” Aunt said.

I nod, she take my hands and stare directly in my eyes.. she searches it for a few seconds.

“How is your school?”

I frown slightly, why is she suddenly asking me this? Did she find out I’m not going to school?

“Anna?”

“Yes, aunt.. school, my school is fine!” I replied.

She paused.

“Tell me the truth, did you stop school?”

I opened my mouth to speak but she placed her finger on my lips and shakes her head.

“Don’t lie to me, I’m not a bad person, I’m your aunt and I have very good intentions for you and your brother… So, tell me honestly, did you stop schooling?” She asked again.

I took a deep breath and sighed.

“Fine… I stopped school”

Aunt gasped loudly and withdraw her hands from mine, her hands flies to her mouth.

“Anna!”

“Aunt….”

“Why did you do that?! I told you not to stop school because of Denzel’s bills… I told you to focus in your education!” She scolds me.

I can see care and love in her eyes, her care and love for Denzel and I is genuine.. she really do love us unconditionally!

Taking her hands in mine, I gave her a soft squeeze.

“Aunt, I’m gonna go back to school.. I’m just on suspension, I can go back whenever I want!” I explained to her calmly.

“You can go back and continue from where you stopped?”

I nod.

“Yes, I’m just trying to save enough money to cover my school fees.. and also buy some books”

She nods in understanding, I see her take a deep breath.

“Then when are you gonna go back?” She asked.

“Soon.. maybe next week I’ll go to school and talk to my dean, I have some money now!” I said.

I’m referring to the $700,000,000 Klaus gave me, I can use it and pay him later!

“That’s good, very good!” Aunt smiled.

Just then my phone starts ringing again, I ignore it because I know it’s Klaus calling again.

I thought I just set it on silence mode!

But it didn’t stop ringing, it continues ringing and ringing.

“Are you gonna pick it up?” Aunt asked.

I shake my head.

“No, it’s Klaus, he’s just gonna scold me”

“Nicklaus? Pick it up, who knows if he just wanna check up on you”

I sighed and press the answer button without bothering to check the caller’s ID.

“Hello?” I said.

“Tasia!”

Jack?! I frown and fold my lips in my mouth.

“Tasia.. can you.. can you come over to.. my apartment?” He grunts out in pain.

“Jack, are you ok?” I asked.

There’s silence from his side, I heard some shuffling sound.

“I’m.. dying..” he grunts out and I hear a thud.

“Jack?! Jack?! Jack!!” There’s no reply.

I sprint up and aunt also sprint up too, I reach for my bag on the table and my eyes lands on a name in that credit card… Gregory Lopez!

Who’s Gregory Lopez?! I wonder.

“Anna, what’s going on?” Aunt asked me.. interrupting my thoughts.

“I don’t know.. but I think something’s wrong with Jack!”

“Jack? What happened to him?”

“I don’t know, I’m gonna go over to his place and check!”

“But you….”

I didn’t heard what aunt said cause I was already out the door.. I hurried out of the hospital and board the first taxi I saw.

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Authoress’ pov ?

Nicklaus groaned and throw his head back on his chair, he’s just done drawing the sketch of their new project.

He massages his forehead gently, he reach for a drug in his drawer and realized it’s finished.

*Why haven’t Anastasia called me yet?!* He thought.

Graham already called and reported about Anastasia getting to the hospital…but he still wanted to hear from Anastasia to be sure.

He reaches for his phone and dialed Anastasia’s number again, but just like the other times.. she didn’t pick up.

*Fk! Why does she likes w nerves?!*

He decided to call Graham, he picked on the first ring.

“Hello, Mr Statham?”

“Call Anastasia’s guards, I wanna know what she’s doing right now!”

“Yes, sir!” He replied.

Nicklaus hangs up and tossed his phone on the table, he leans back on the chair and closed his eyes.

Few minutes later, his phone rings and he answers it.

“Graham?”

“Mr Statham, she’s gone to her friend’s place!” Graham reports.

Her friend?! Nicklaus recalls Marcus saying Matilda already gone to work.. then which of her friend is she visiting this morning?

“Which of her friend?”

“I think it’s.. Jack”

“Jack?!” Nicklaus growled.

After that incident with Jack, Anastasia promised she wouldn’t meet him.. then why is she meeting him secretly now?! He thought.

“Graham, come pick me up now!” He growled into the phone and hangs up angrily.

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Anastasia’s pov ?

I rushed into Jack’s apartment without collecting my change from the taxi driver… thankfully, I know the password to his apartment.

“Jack! Jack?!” I called in a very panicked voice.

There wasn’t any response, I rushed towards his room but he isn’t there either… I rushed back to the living room.

“Jack! Where are you? Please say something!”

“I’m right here!” His voice whispers in my ear.. as he hugs me tightly from behind.

I pushed him away from me, and turn to him with a frown.. he’s standing in front of me, very much healthy.

On the phone, he sounded like he’s dying.. but he doesn’t look like he’s sick now.

“I thought something happened to you!” I said.

He laughed.

“I’m fine, I just wanna know how important I am in your life.. seems like, I’m still quite important!”

I frown more and gape at him, then shake my head.

“I thought something bad happened to you.. I rushed here with so much fear and worry just to find out it’s a joke?!”

“It’s not a joke, I also wanna talk to you about something!” He said.

My frown turns into a glare, I glared at him harshly and turn to the door… I grab the handle.

“There’s nothing to talk about!” I pulled the handle but the door wouldn’t open.

I tried again but it still wouldn’t open, I turned to him.

“Why is the door not opening?!”

He dips his hand in his pocket and pulls out a key, he smirks at me.

“What’s this meaning of this, jack?”

He scoffed, shove the key back in his pocket and take slow predatory step towards me.