THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 11 – 20
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 20
Fat tears pulled out of Alex’s eyes. She could feel the stabbing pain in her chest. She slowly clawed her chest. Her daughter and sister suffered so much, yet her sister told her nothing about it.
On that day, while they were fighting the enemies, Alex saw her sister bleeding from the stomach and it wasn’t a bullet wound, so Alex thought it was the enemies’ blood. After all, they were using anything dangerous– that included guns and surgical tools. If she knew that the blood on Alice’s stomach was from Alice’s injury, she wouldn’t have allowed her to continue fighting.
Coming to that realization, Alex couldn’t contain her sorrow anymore. She cried so hard that her voice broke.
All these while, Diana was looking at her without consoling her. That was how she cried too. Everything was Alex’s fault, so I’ll let her cry blood! She thought.
After a while of Alex’s silent sobbing, her mind jolted and she quickly asked; “Th– the child?” She already knew who the child her daughter gave birth to was.
If the stillborn Vera gave birth to was switched with Jeslyn’s son, then does Alex need a soothsayer to tell her who the child was? However, she was hoping it wasn’t what she was thinking.
“Valen Lu…” Diana paused to watch how Alex broke down even more.
Anybody would. Pink had been living with her grandchild for so long but had no idea. She saw how Mulan almost ruined Valen’s life, yet, she turned a blind eye. She forsook her family and also her grandchild.
“What kind of a mother and grandmother am I?!” She wailed loudly, detesting herself even more.
Diana wasn’t feeling pity for her but still patted her shoulder anyway. Alex’s heartfelt pain was rubbing off on her. She didn’t want to cry because she was already dressed for an outing.
A whole later, Alex had composed herself and asked; “what about Maverick, where did he go when all these were happening? Vera was already living with him while she was pregnant. She should have given birth with Matt being the doctor. She should have been in Country Y’s hospital, so why did he allow her to go to Rose City?!”
“A month before Vera was supposed to give birth, Maverick was caught up in a life and death battle with the Dark Age organization. Weird coincidence, right?”
“Damien…” Alex gritted her teeth and balled her hands in tight fists.
“Yes, Damien did it.” Diana took a sip from the glass cup. Telling Alex everything in detail was so that Alex would hate herself even more for being a bad b!tch.
Alex looked at her, urging her to continue. It was better she knew everything at once than to get them bit by bit. She doesn’t like such things.
“Using the war as a cover up, Vera went to Country G and after the deed was done, she was transported to Rose City before Maverick’s men that escorted Vera around finally got through to Maverick. Ruben was able to carry out the plan with guards around because the head of the guards was bought. I heard Maverick killed the guard a few months ago… Code 4 was his name.”
Alex slowly nodded. She was in prison when Code four was killed for betrayal. Maverick hates betrayers and wouldn’t spare anyone even if they were his trusted subordinates. However, what she cared about at the moment was why the other guards couldn’t reach Maverick in time. “Network was disturbed?” This was the only thing that would cause hindrance to communication.
Diana nodded. “Network in Country M at the time was very bad, so the men couldn’t get through to Maverick and at the same time. Vera was able to run away from the hospital thanks to Code 4 and Ruben.”
“Ruben?… Not Damien?” Alex wiped her face.
“Ruben.” Diana frowned.
“How so?”
“The puzzle cannot be solved without knowing what Ruben’s plans are. I didn’t get to find out how Ruben replaced Jeslyn with Vera without Damien knowing. But what I know Is that Damien never intended for Jeslyn to hold on to Maverick’s child. He wanted Jeslyn to give birth, snatch the child and send him to Maverick, then when Maverick starts to look for the mother, Damien would send him another woman. But how did he not know that Vera was playing exactly that role in Maverick’s house?”
“Does that mean Ruben played a part in confusing his brother?” Alex asked in a weak voice.
“It could also be possible that the task was left to Ruben, so while he was doing his own agenda, Damien was thinking it was for his foolproof plan.” Diana analyzed.
Diana was the best analyst in Half–heart organization. Thanks to her sharp mind and the ability to dissect schemes, her betrayal was pardoned and she became an Elder in the organization.
“What information do you have on Ruben?” Alex asked.
Diana shook her head. “My friend refused to divulge Ruben’s information to me. He said Ruben is a confidential case… however, he only got to spill a few words when I took over his ‘little brother’ and sent him to cloud nine.”
Alex narrowed her eyes. “Then that makes Ruben more dangerous.”
“Yes, Ruben is no ordinary person. He went to Rose City and became friends with Jeslyn’s ex–fiance under the name and identity of the Young Master of the second richest family in Rose City… He killed the young Master and took over his place while on disguise. After he returned to Country M, he forged an airplane crash with ‘Frank’ in it and the family then believed that their son died in a plane crash… His acting skills are top–notch. He can take on any role he wishes to.”
Alex stayed silent. She didn’t know what else to say concerning this Ruben guy. She had only seen him once and that time, he was walking behind Damien like a puppet. No one would believe that such a person can do all these.
“Thank you for the information, I owe you one.” Alex got up to leave.
“Hehe…” Diana chuckled. “You don’t owe me just one favor, Alex. I can’t count how many times I’ve helped you, so if you want to pay me back, you’ll have to pay all the favors you owe me.”
Alex took a deep breath. “What do you want in return?”
Diana looked at her for a while before she turned her eyes to the wine in her hand and took a sip. “Everything you took from me… but you can’t return them, so… I want your life.” She enunciated slowly.
Alex stayed silent for a long time with her gaze on Diana. Seeing that she didn’t look like she was joking, Alex nodded. “That’s fair, but give me some months to set things right for my daughter and her family.” With that said, she walked out through the door.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 11 – 20
After Alex left, Diana threw the glass of wine to the wall in front of her in a fit of rage. “She’ll rather die than explain herself or sincerely beg for forgiveness!”
Alex did a lot of bad things when they were friends, yet she wouldn’t explain or clear the air no matter what they said and how much they insulted her. They were best of friends, yet she knew almost nothing about Alex. It makes her feel that Alex doesn’t trust her. It hurts her feelings!
While she was trying to calm her raging heart, her phone rang. She answered the call and put it on speaker. A sweet voice of a lady drifted from the other end.
“Hey, I was passing by and saw a familiar face leaving your residence. Seems you had a visitor,” the person said.
“None of your business,” Diana replied curtly.
“It would be when Doyenne finds out you’re still in contact with one of the twins.”
“Dare me and see how I rip out your tongue!” Diana threatened. She was already annoyed and hearing such a threat got her even more irritated.
“Chill, we aren’t fighting. I’ll keep shut if you allow me a night with the chairman. If goodness is on my side and I get a child from him, I can become the next helpmate. What do you say? It will be of greater good to you if I become the next helpmate instead of that b!tch.”
Diana stayed silent for a while, thinking. Jacy was right. Even though her approach was wrong, the message was indeed to Diana’s benefit.
The half–heart organization has a hierarchy they abide by. One gets more opportunities, respect, and privileges depending on their rank.
From the Doyenne (Queen) down to the trainees, fight every day to either keep their positions or climb higher.
Diana had the chance to be a helpmate– the position below the Doyenne, yet she didn’t fight for it because she didn’t want to give birth.
Giving birth to a child for one of the most powerful men in the world elevates one’s status and gets one a high position under the Doyenne. In addition, giving birth to a very beautiful daughter also helps the mother and child get more privileges and secure a high position.
If Diana wants, she could get pregnant for the chairman– a higher-up in the Dark Age organization, but she had removed her womb after Alex betrayed her, so she can no longer have a child.
If she allows Jacy to get pregnant for the Chairman, it means that her faction would still be relevant.
To survive in that weird organization, one has to tag themselves with friends and families to create a small faction.
Diana might be the most sought-after analyst in the organization, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t others too. The sisterhood is even breeding more analysts for the future as we speak.
“Alright.” Diana agreed.
“That’s so sweet of you. I promise I won’t snatch him like one of the twins did to you in the past. I’ll return him to you.” Jacy doesn’t think that the Chairman would reject her because the half–heart organization is full of top–notch seductresses. They don’t have to do anything fancy for men to go crazy. To the half–heart organization, men are too weak.
There has never been a failed case reported in the sisterhood unless some sisters go ‘astray’ by falling in love with their clients, which would warrant such person a death sentence.
“Whatever the twins did to me in the past had nothing to do with you. Hacking too much on that issue would make me throw you to the wolf’s den one of these days.” Diana threatened.
The sisterhood kept making fun of her after what Alex did to her. Because Alex and Alice were too identical, the sisterhood couldn’t differentiate them… except for the Doyenne who knew them from childhood. Everyone else chose to call them ‘the twin’, after all, they were the only twins the organization had gotten in centuries.
For some weird reasons, giving birth to twins is as difficult as a layman knowing the difference between an ocean, sea, and beach.
Many mothers wanted to have twins but because one wanted to, doesn’t mean one would.
“That’s fine. I won’t speak of it anymore.”
Diana ended the call before heading upstairs to get her bag.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 2: CHAPTERS 11 – 20
It was a fine morning when Jeslyn opened her eyes to see the side profile of her husband sitting beside her bed with his eyes closed and head resting on the wall behind him.
The view was a sight to behold as the morning sun reflected on his godly face.
“For how long are you going to continue staring?”
Jeslyn’s stray mind jolted with the sound of his voice and she smiled. “Good morning,” she had been staring at him for a very long time. He caught her even with his eyes still closed.
Maverick slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her. “How do you feel?”
“I feel tired and my bones hurt… I think I’m developing the flu?” Jeslyn replied weakly.
Maverick pressed the emergency button by the side of the bed. “It should be the side effect of the transplant.”
“I think so too…” she paused. “How is Valen? Is he awake yet?”
“He fell back to sleep after coming to see you yesterday.” Valen couldn’t stop asking to see Jeslyn when he woke up, so he was wheeled to Jeslyn’s ward.
“Yesterday? For how long have I been sleeping?” Jeslyn’s brows creased in annoyance.
“Some days… Don’t worry, Matt said it’s not serious.”
She sighed deeply before nodding.
The door clicked open, revealing Matt and a few doctors.
After examining her, Matt nodded and said; “You feel like you’re getting the flu, don’t you?” Seeing her nod, he smiled. “You are fine. It’s just the side effect, so don’t worry, the symptoms will go away after a few days.”
“Thank you,” Jeslyn thanked him.
Matt injected her and after he was done, he left with the team of doctors.
Maverick and Jeslyn talked for a while before she started to feel drowsy.
Maverick watched as she slowly closed her eyes to sleep and he remembered what Matt said to him after the transplant.
“Now that Valen has been cured, what do you intend for your wife? Valen’s own was a bit easier to treat because the virus didn’t take too long in his body and also, and he was given good medical care. However, Jeslyn had been a carrier for eleven years and was also eating suppression pills. I’m afraid hers won’t be easy to take care of… that aside, she has to stop taking the suppression pills. I’ll work on better pills that would rather strengthen her immune system and help fight against the Virus. Increasingly taking the suppression pills will not only damage her health, but it would also ruin her reproductive system… the pills not only suppress the virus, but it also suppresses her memory.”
“I thought you said her memory was wiped?”
“Yes. The attempt was made twice. I guess the doctor either failed or deliberately drove her mind into having temporary selective amnesia. If not because of the suppression pills, she would have long regained her full memory.”
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