Chapter 304: BLEEDING
"Let go of me you bitch!" Felicia tried to get Monica to leave her alone. Out of anger, Felicia pushed Monica to the ground. "I should also get rid of you."
Monica crawled towards Erika who was still suffering from pain and leaned Erika’s head on her shoulder.
"You can’t do anything," Monica fired back, her tone so sharp that it affected Felicia’s ego.
"Do you want to try me?" She questioned Monica, pointing the gun at them and getting ready to shoot it.
Suddenly, they heard rushing footsteps running towards them. It was so audible that one would know that it was only getting closer and closer to them.
Panicking, Felicia glared at Monica and Erika and without wasting a second anymore, she immediately vanished from that spot.
Ethan and a few men arrived at the scene and saw Monica hugging Erika so dearly.
"What happened to her?" Ethan questioned Monica with urgency in his voice.
"Felicia was just here and she tried to shoot Erika," Monica replied, her words trying to choke her but she managed to break the barrier. "She ran away as soon as she heard your footsteps but before that, she kicked Erika in the stomach.
Ethan’s voice widened in surprise. Despite being surprised that Felicia was able to sneak into the party, he wasn’t going to leave Erika to chase after that woman. He squatted down and lifted Erika in his arms whilst giving Felix an instruction,
"Go and find her."
Felix didn’t need to be told twice and immediately he ordered the men behind him to follow his lead.
"Erika, please don’t close your eyes," Monica pleaded when she saw that Erika was about to close her eyes. "Please stay here with us," she added but Erika already closed her eyes, and that only led her to panic more.
They entered the party, and it was only at that moment did Monica notice that the music had already stopped and the guests were simply looking at them as if they were watching a show.
As soon as the familiar family members saw Erika in Ethan’s arms, they dropped what was in their hands and followed behind him.
Ethan rushed his footing, taking Erika to any vacant room. "Call Michael," he told Monica.
Monica nodded and was about to turn and leave but fortunately, Michael had already rushed forward, helping Ethan to open the door.
"What happened to her?" He asked the same question that Ethan asked Monica a few minutes ago.
"She was kicked in her stomach," Monica replied, her hands trembling, wondering if she should tell them the other news which was supposed to be a good one and not told in this type of circumstance. Her hands fidgeted as she watched Michael try to wake Erika up. "But Erika is pregnant." She finally added.
The time froze, and everyone was in shock. Everyone stared at Monica, urging her with their eyes to repeat what she had just told them.
As if getting their message, Monica added, "Erika is expecting a baby and Felicia kicked her in the belly a few moments ago," she burst out crying loads of tears afterward—using her hand to cover her face to stop them from flowing down but unfortunately, it didn’t help much.
"We have to take her to the hospital," Michael told Ethan and the latter lifted Erika back up and ran towards the car this time in haste. Just like they found their guests standing like statues when they passed earlier, that was how they were when they passed again, heading outside the villa to get into their car.
On the way, Ethan felt a slippery substance in his hand that was holding Erika close to his chest. He looked down and found blood between her legs.
As if his world had just shattered at that moment, he quickened his steps and raced towards the car. He had not digested the information that he just received about Erika getting pregnant and now wasn’t the right time to do so. He wanted Erika to live.
He got inside the car and started the engine and its urgency. Monica was at the back, holding Erika while Michael was in the passenger’s seat, hoping internally that nothing had happened to his sister and her unborn baby.
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Getting to the hospital, Michael immediately directed Ethan to the ward that they would be putting Erika in and he didn’t waste any time in doing so.
Monica slumped on the ground, tears flowing uncontrollably out of her eyes.
"She will be fine," she heard a voice say to her and when she turned to look at the person, she found Felix smiling at her but his eyes held worry in them.
Seeing at the hospital so soon made her wonder how long they had been in there but she didn’t want to ask. Instead, she wrapped her hands around Felix’s body and cried on his chest.
"We only found out that we were pregnant today and we planned to tell you guys when the time was right but that witch had to show up," she shivered then sniffed back her snuts. Felix hugged her dearly, wanting to comfort her but he doubted if that could be done at the moment.
The other family members arrived with the second car.
Mrs Anderson saw Ethan sitting on the waiting chair, his knuckles so white from how tight he clenched them. They looked so pale that they didn’t seem alive anymore. His eyes were red- red from anger, red from the urge to see blood flow if anything was to happen to Erika.
Gently, Mrs Anderson placed her hand on his shoulder but she ended up shivering from how cold they were.
"Ethan," she called out to him but he didn’t respond to her. "Son, she’s going to be fine," she added to comfort him but it sounded more like she wanted to convince herself instead of convincing him.
"I know Mom, Erika is a strong girl. She’s going to be fine," he replied.
