Day Fifty-One…
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Marco denied Veronica's accusation.
"I have nothing to do with this," Marco said with conviction.
However, Veronica didn't believe him. "If not you, then who targeted Abigail and Nathan yesterday?" She yanked her hands away from Marco.
"I don't know!" Marco feigned innocence. He knew how important Nathan was to Veronica. She would never let him hurt Nathan. Because of that, Marco's hatred and jealousy intensified further.
"If I find out that you have involvement with this incident… I swear… I will sever ties with you! Don't contact me ever again. Let's forget that we know each other!" Veronica threatened him.
"Don't you dare hurt Nathan, otherwise, I will kill you myself!" Veronica pushed him before turning around to leave. She stormed out.
Marco just stood in his spot, rubbing his cheek while watching Veronica's back. He clicked his tongue and shook his head helplessly. Only Veronica was treating him like this. If she was just another woman, Marco would never let her lay a finger on him. He kept receiving a slap from this woman.
"Damn it! I'm crazy for liking her." Marco smiled bitterly. When Veronica disappeared from his sight, Marco dialed someone's number. The registered name on his screen was Raven.
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[ At Stephen's Place… ]
Stephen brought breakfast to Phantomflake's room. But the moment he entered the room, Jane was nowhere to be found. Stephen got worried because he didn't see Jane. He thought Jane already left his house. She hadn't regained her strength yet. She shouldn't leave the place.
Stephen put down the tray of food and stepped out of the room to search for Jane. He began looking for her in the garden area. When he didn't see her, Stephen headed to the CCTV control room.
Upon checking the CCTV footage around the house, he found out that Jane and Cherry were in the gym. Stephen heaved a sigh of relief after seeing her. The thought of Jane leaving without saying a word scared him to the core.
Stephen continued watching the two ladies for five minutes. He could tell that Jane was so determined to regain her strength and recover. She wanted to walk on her own. Cherry was helping her by massaging her muscles and practicing her walk in the middle of the two bars. Jane was using the two metal bars as her support to stand up and walk back and forth.
Jane was in a rush. She had a lot of things in mind… so many unsolved mysteries. And now, she had to start from scratch and win over Nathan's heart.
While Jane was trying her best to stand and exercise her legs to walk again, she was thinking about Bam-Bam's last statement.
'I want to kill that magical creature. How could he do this to me?' Jane still couldn't believe that she still had a mission to do related to Nathan. And her life depended on this mission… her so-called "survival".
Bam-Bam immediately fled after telling her the mission. Jane didn't get the chance to ask him further. The magical creature got scared by her dark expression so he fled away in an instant.
"Sis, I think you should rest. You haven't eaten breakfast yet. You have to take it easy. You are safe here. The Syphiruz Mafia won't find you here." Cherry convinced Jane to take a rest.
"Yes. You should rest…" Stephen suddenly butted in. The two women were surprised by his sudden appearance.
When Jane met Stephen's gaze, he quickly put on a gentle smile. Cherry could only smile inwardly. She could sense that Stephen liked her sister, Jane, aka Phantomflake.
"Doc Stephen… Can you watch my sis for me? I will just prepare her breakfast and bring it here." Cherry wanted to give Stephen and Jane some privacy to talk. She didn't know if Jane's memory returned and she finally remembered Stephen.
Cherry was aware that Stephen erased Jane's memory. And she had a child. However, Cherry didn't know that Jane lost her child. If she could find a chance, she would try to ask if Jane could remember something about her past… most importantly, her child and her child's father.
"Cherry, I already prepared her breakfast. I left it in her room. You can take it and bring it here." Stephen informed her.
"Okay, Doc! Copy." Cherry waved at them.
Jane just focused on her steps, not wasting her time. She let Stephen watch her.
"Jane… can you remember me… now?" Stephen asked her anxiously. Deep inside, he was hoping to hear that Jane could finally remember him.
Jane halted on her step and glanced at Stephen. 'Shit! What should I tell him? I still don't have any recollection of him. But I will look very suspicious to him if I don't explain how I was able to recognize him because I searched for him as soon as I woke up.'
In the end, Jane bobbed her head. "I can remember some… but not everything. You were my psychologist before. That's all I could remember."
Stephen's eyes lit up when he heard that. He was glad that she could remember him. At the same time, he was grateful because Jane couldn't remember her tragic past.
"Jane… thanks for your help. We were able to save and rescue Nathan and Abigail. But I am curious. How did you know that they were in danger? You had just woken up from a coma?" Stephen began questioning her.
Jane bit her lower lip. She had to be cautious when answering this question. They might think she was crazy or had some illusions. Furthermore, the truth was very hard to believe. Even Black Rose didn't believe her.
"I don't have a scientific explanation… But all I can say is that… I had a vision. It's like a dream. I saw them in my dream," Jane lied with a straight face.
Stephen just stayed silent for a moment, observing her. He was a psychologist so he could tell that Jane was hiding something from him. She was not revealing the truth. But he would respect it. He didn't want her to feel uncomfortable in his presence because of his questioning.
"Okay. I understand. We owed you this… Jane." Stephen was so kind toward Jane. He was putting her well-being in consideration first before anything else.
"Steph… How's Nathan? And Abigail…" Jane could no longer hold her curiosity. Stephen was the one who stayed with Nathan and Abigail last night.
Stephen was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect Jane to ask about Nathan. She was supposed to hate Nathan. Stephen recalled that Phantomflake knew Nathan's identity as the leader of the Syphiruz Mafia.
"Why did you ask me to search for them? Aren't you angry with Nathan? I know you know his identity." Stephen was very direct, confronting Jane. He wanted to understand her and figure out why she chose to save her enemy.
While looking at her, Stephen didn't see any hint of hatred or anger in Jane's eyes. 'Why? Does she care about Nate? I thought… she hates him…'
Jane crumpled her face. It was so hard to avoid Stephen's questioning. 'Damn it! Stephen is a smart guy.'
"I don't hate him. In fact, I owed him… for keeping me alive," Jane said meaningfully.
Stephen just bobbed his head. Then his eyes became sullen. "Nate is not fine… another important person in his life got hurt."
Jane's heart clenched when she heard that. She could already imagine the devastation Nathan was feeling because of what happened to Abigail.
'I want to see him…' Jane chewed on her lips. She already missed Nathan.
"Steph, can I visit the hospital?"
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