Chapter 229 HEARTLESS ANN
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"Pick it up," I exhale irritatedly and then look at the time on my phone, past 11, has she fallen asleep?
I wonder.
And still, stubbornly I keep calling her, finally, she picks up and I take a breath of a sigh.
"Lillian, where the hell was you?" I question, and then stop abruptly when I hear her panting, "Are you… Are you fine?" My tone changes immediately.
"Yes," She breathes. "Why were you calling me?" She asks and then I explain her Tessa's condition as nicely as I could and then asks for her suggestion.
She refers to one of her friends who is a General Doctor and as I am not able to bring her now while leaving Tessa alone, I ask her to come over. She as usual acts grumpily in the beginning but then soon obliges my command.
I keep pacing back and forth staring at the door of the washroom, I must not enter because I know if I do I would do something that will take away the last hope of mine in pursuing Tessa to stay with me.
She already thinks I want her because of only s*x, she thinks I have a physical attachment with her, not any emotional attachment. I don't understand which action of mine makes her think like this but then, who can I blame actually for this?
After twenty minutes only, Lillian stands at the main door nursing heavily because the guard doesn't let her in. Lady Stefani's strict security after all.
I stride down and then bring Lillian and her doctor friend to my suite. "Where is your wife?" Lillian looks at me in questioning.
"She's in the bathroom." I reply and Lillian gives me an anxious look, "In this state, you left her alone??"
Oh, F**k.
Her words make sense I didn't think of them before. What if she had harmed herself also? It's been utterly quiet there for a while now.
Oh No…
Worry covers my heart as I immediately scurry towards the bathroom and slam open the door.
BANG
Tessa's body lifelessly laying in the tub, her eyes closed and when I anxiously get closer to her, she suddenly groans from uneasiness.
Shit…
I look around for the towel and then pick her up in my arms trying to cover her but it's impossible as she keeps twisting her body wildly in pain. Well, Lillian and her friend can look at her naked body. I don't think it would be a problem as I pass them and then put her on the bed trying to control her restless limbs.
Lillian holds her legs while I take a firm hold of her hands and then the doctor comes over with an injection and injects something in her that calms down her nerves and finally she gives up struggling.
Thankfully.
I cover her with the blanket and after taking a deep look at her flushed face, I finally leave the room and join Lillian and her friend in the living room.
"So, what happened to her?" I ask turning my attention to Lillian's lady friend.
"Well, I can't tell exactly, but the way her body is burning hot, and the way she keeps twisting her body in discomfort, I feel like she has been spiked." She replies from her observation and my brows furrow in distress.
She has been spiked? But how? Who did it?
And only one image comes into my mind, Aiden, that Bloody F**ker.
I saw him handing her drinks so were they all drugged?
But, how could he drug Tessa? I thought that Moron genuinely likes her.
Fury blasts inside my head, I am going to kill that f**ker the instant I will see him, but this time with solid proof.
"Thank you for the help," I bow to the doctor politely and then look at Lillian, "Sorry, I disturb your sleep."
Lillian smiles in understanding with her witty mouth, "It's fine. I wasn't even sleeping."
"I could guess…" I tease her and my previous worry seems to lighten now.
"Your wife seems weak to me, it would be better if she takes a good sleep and in the morning before breakfast please give her this medicine with a glass of juice or something sweet because it will bitter her mouth instantly." The doctor hands me two pills and I thank her politely.
"Lillian will pay for your visit, and again Thank you very much for showing up on such short notice."
She gives me a gentle smile and then hugs Lillian, I call Ron asking him to drop Lillian and her friend off safely, and then comes straight to my suite. I need to interrogate this matter thoroughly.
Turning away from the door, I enter the bedroom to check on Tessa. She is sleeping peacefully. I stare at her small face. All the makeup has faded from her face except from the areas around her eyes, her eyes look horrible yet cute.
I lean down as I kiss her forehead, Huh, I was too close to make her mine again, but not like this, whenever I will claim her she has to be in her full senses and awake, willing to be mine.
I won't force her this time and neither seduce her in any way.
I pull back my head and notice the brightness near her pillow, I narrow my eyes and realize that she is wearing earrings that are shining brightly.
Carefully I take them off and keep them in my pocket.
I need to send these things back to that Spoiled Brat, I have given him a good lesson tonight but more lessons are going to come his way just once I'll get hold of the proof.
A knock on the door disturbs me as I turn, carefully closing the bedroom door and then opening the main door. I find Ron standing at the gate with his clothes disheveled completely.
He looks disorganized, his always calm feature is nowhere on his face. He looks kind of disturbed.
"Are you ok, Ron?" I ask him as I lead him inside.
"I am completely fine, Sir." He replies again, getting back his straight calm posture.
"Hmm…" I nod slightly and then take a seat on the sofa while Ron remains in a standing position on the side, the way he always stays as my loyal worker, but he is more than that and still, he shows no familiarity with me.
Sigh…
Friendship and work should never be mixed together.
"Ron, I need the footage of tonight's function." I command and he nods his head obediently, "Ok sir. Anything particular to keep in mind?" He questions.
Here comes his detective mind.
"Yes, I want Tessa's footage actually. She had been drugged tonight. I need to find who did it." I tell him even though I knew it was Aiden but I don't want Ron to give a lead. I need to see where he will get with this investigation on his own.
"I'll be right back, Sir." He bowed his head respectfully and then marched out of the suite.
BOOM
I lean back patiently waiting for Ron to come back. Sleep has gone from my eyes, I am furious, how dare that little brat try to use my woman, how dare he?
I am going to destroy these Moron Marvens, I am certain of it.
I am annoyed by Tessa too, how could that stupid woman blindly trust anyone, after a huge betrayal from Ann and me, she still remains stupid in trusting others so quickly.
What if I had not attended this event tonight then she would be sleeping with Aiden in his bed?
God, that thought alone is enough to make me furious, I clench my jaw trying to control my wrath. I shouldn't act impatiently, I have to be patient.
Patience, Andrew.
An hour passed by, and another, but still there is no sign of Ron and finally when I am close to losing my patience the door knocked and I hurried towards it.
"Ron," I open my mouth to scold him, which takes so long but stops when I look at Ron's stern face and he is holding a man. I step away immediately and he drags that man inside ruthlessly while I hurriedly close the door.
From the clothes, I can tell he is an employee here, but why Ron has dragged him here instead of getting the footage?
"Ron, what's going on?" I ask, puzzled.
"The footage, sir." Ron hands me his laptop bag and I take it curiously, I open the laptop and play the footage where Ron has marked.
"This man has drugged her juice at dinner," Ron reveals while my eyes are watching the scene of him filling Tessa's glass but I thought it was Aiden's doing or maybe he had asked this waiter to drug her drink.
"Who ordered you to do this?" I question him with a cold stare.
"A… A woman asks me to…" The man replies, frightened.
"Woman?" I look at him in disbelief and then look at Ron.
BOOM
Ron hits him hard and he falls to the ground lifelessly, a painful cry escapes his mouth proving how pathetic he is at the moment.
"Last time, tell me the truth, Who asked you to drug this woman?" I turn the laptop to him and then point at Tessa's silhouette in the footage.
"Ahh… It was a woman… I am not lying, sir." He starts to plead and before I am able to give Ron another look to hit that liar again, he suddenly yells and then points at something excitedly.
"This… This woman asks me to drug her drink."
Ron And I look at the picture in unison where the waiter is pointing and my eyes widened in disbelief.
No way… This can't be…
BOOM
I angrily twist the man's pointing finger at Ann, and he squeals in pain. "Last chance, who was it?" I ask through gritted teeth.
"Ahh… It… was… her… I swear… on… my… kid…" He cries in pain and I immediately let go when he mentions his child, no one swears falsely about their child, at least this man isn't lying.
"Ron, send him back," I order Ron and he quietly drags that man out of the suite while I freeze at my place while staring at Ann's graceful appearance in the footage.
Why Ann?
Why have you turned heartless again? Why?
