Day Fifty-One…
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Nathan regained consciousness at around 1:00 o'clock in the morning. The moment he opened his eyes, he immediately turned to his side, searching for Abigail. His heart pounded so hard against his chest when he didn't see her. The last thing he remembered was that he was hugging her before he lost consciousness.
Nathan tried to get up but he groaned in pain when he suddenly moved. He just realized that he was already in the hospital. His right hand was fractured. He also got an injury in his left leg. It was pierced by a sharp branch of a tree when they fell and hit the ground.
The worry and concern for Abigail were evident on his face. He endured the pain since he wanted to leave his ward to find Abigail.
'Where's Abi?! I need to see her.' Nathan clenched his teeth. He was mad because he failed to protect her. He didn't anticipate that kind of accident during the paragliding. He was blaming himself for the incident.
Nathan removed his IV drip and got off the bed. He winced when his injured leg touched the floor. He had difficulty standing so he had to hold the bed for him to stand up.
He was in that state when the door of the ward slid open. Stephen returned after checking Abigail's VIP room. Both Nathan and Abigail were transferred to the big hospital in Towerville City.
"Nate!" Stephen dashed in his direction to support him. "What are you doing? You are supposed to lie on your bed. You are badly injured."
Nathan grabbed Stephen's right arm tightly. "Where is Abigail? Is she safe? What happened to her?" He bombarded Stephen with so many questions. He couldn't control his emotions. He lost his composure because of the fear and anxiousness.
The feeling was similar to what he felt before— the feeling of seeing his loved one bleeding to death in his arms. He was scared of losing someone he loved once again. He had just accepted his feelings for Abigail. He had just admitted that he liked her.
Nathan had a bad feeling when he noticed Stephen's sullen look.
'No! Don't tell me… something bad happened to Abigail? Oh God… Please no.' Nathan's heart raced even faster at that thought. He didn't know if he wanted to listen to Stephen or not.
"Nate… Abigail… is in a coma."
Nathan froze the moment he heard that. He felt like his world just crumbled before his eyes. He lost the ability to speak. And his heart clenched, feeling suffocated.
'No! This can't be. Why her? Why it has to be her?'
Nathan slumped his body onto the bed as he sat down. Every ounce of his energy was drained because of that piece of bad news.
"How could this happen?! This is my fault… I shouldn't have convinced her to do paragliding with me. It's my fault!" Nathan punched his chest. He had mixed emotions right now– Fear, Anxiousness, Anger, and Regret.
Stephen grabbed his hand, stopping him from hurting himself. "Nate, calm down. This is not your fault. There is another person involved here. Someone tried to kill the two of you. Your parachute was destroyed by the bullets. There was an assassin!"
Nathan was taken aback for a moment. He felt so bad after hearing that. There was a gleam of bitterness in his eyes as he laughed humorlessly. "Assassin? Again? Someone tried to kill the woman who is so important to me… for the second time around?!"
Stephen didn't know how he would console Nathan. He could understand his pain… his anger.
"Nate… we are not sure yet who is the target. It's either you or Abigail. Axel and others are still investigating it." Stephen watched Nathan intently. He was contemplating whether he should tell him about Phantomflake or not.
'I don't think this is the right time to tell him about Phantomflake waking up. His emotions are not yet stable. I am afraid that he might vent his anger and frustration on Phantomflake.' Stephen was thinking of Jane. As much as possible, he didn't want Nathan to confront Phantomflake at this moment.l
Meanwhile, Nathan was surrounded by a chilly aura. His expression darkened with rage.
"Call Axel now. I have to talk to him!" Nathan mumbled through his gritted teeth.
Just to calm Nathan down, he followed his instruction. Stephen called Axel, summoning him. Fortunately, Axel was still awake. He was busy with the investigation.
From the Syphiruz Headquarters, Axel drove back to the hospital to meet Nathan. He arrived after fifteen minutes. He sensed the urgency in Stephen's voice so Axel sped off and drove as fast as he could just to reach the hospital.
Axel headed straight to Nathan's VIP ward. Stephen and Nathan were already waiting for him.
"Sir," Axel immediately approached Nathan. He stood next to his sick bed where Nathan was silently sitting down. Axel was supposed to ask Nathan but he stopped his words after noticing the frightening aura surrounding his Boss.
'He might have heard the news already,' Axel thought to himself.
"Axel, as my right-hand man… I will give this important and urgent task to you. Catch the culprit as soon as possible! Do whatever means as long as you can catch him." Nathan gave his command in his authoritative voice. Stephen and Axel could sense that Nathan was furious. He was hell-bent to find whoever did this to them.
"Yes, sir. I understand. I will do everything to solve this case as soon as possible!" Axel accepted the mission and reassured Nathan.
"Start your investigation… with Madam Lu! She has the motive to do this! You know what to do! If you have to torture her just to get an answer from her… do it! Use our connection so that you can get her out of prison without her family noticing it. Bring her to our Dark Room!"
The Dark Room was the place where members of Syphiruz were torturing their enemies just to get intel and information from them.
Axel and Stephen exchanged glances with one another. Nathan could be the devil incarnate once he was provoked. He would show no mercy. Someone dared touch his bottom line. Nathan wouldn't back down.
Because of this incident, the devil was awakened. He would strike back and attack aggressively just like what he did two years ago when he annihilated Phantomflake's clan.
After receiving the order from Nathan, Axel immediately left and started his move. He would target Madam Lu first.
On the other hand, Nathan made a request from Stephen.
"Steph… please bring me to her. I want to see… Abigail." Nathan's expression softened when he mentioned Abigail's name. He needed to see her no matter what.
Stephen just bobbed his head. He prepared Nathan's wheelchair. Nathan had difficulty walking because of his leg injury. He pushed the wheelchair toward the other room. Abigail's VIP room was attached to Nathan's room.
"Have you informed Abigail's family?" Nathan asked Stephen as they approached Abigail's VIP room.
"Not yet. I'm waiting for you to wake up. But we have another problem, Nate."
Nathan glanced up, giving Stephen a questioning gaze. "What is it?"
"Your son… Ethan… He already knew what happened to you and Abigail. And he was greatly affected by this."
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