EP 1

It was raining heavily outside and I stood there feeling completely clueless as to what had just happened to me. The man that I trust as my friend is currently holding a knife smeared with blood. Pardon me, my blood! and he was smiling on top of that. For the first time, I felt goosebumps all over my body. Only then did I realized.

"Aaa... Ugh" some place on my body is hurting.

I reached my abdomen as I saw red color getting darker and the pain travels through my body. My legs gave out and I was forced to kneel on this cold floor.

"Why... Conner?"

I pressed the wound strongly but the cut was too deep that I can see the blood still flows between my fingers. My hand trembles with fear.

"I'm sorry but this is the end for you, Lily"

I was shocked to hear his tone. Even his gaze was cold, like do I know this person before? 

He approached me slowly and held my chin up to face him. 

"I never thought that you are so easy to read and the fact that your husband loves you so much that he even gave LD company's secret to you is so... touching"

His face shows that he is disgusted. 

"Arthur.. loves.. me?"

I never knew that.

Even though he is my husband, we barely communicate and he is always busy working that I thought he was avoiding me on purpose. 

"Haha, you are so dumb, Lily. What do you think all those things that you have for, even his company's name were yours?"

What? LD Corporate? I am Lily Rosemarine Walter. How can it be..?

Arthur Doyle. I married to him, so naturally it became Lily Doyle. LD!

"Please don't blame me. I do like you but that is not enough. You need to die for Arthur to be completely loss and gave up on LD Corporate. So, please do this for me yeah"

Without warning, he pushed me to the ground so hard that I thought my bone broke.

This is bad!

I was feeling hopeless and the pain gradually increased. Seeing that I didn't gave him any respond, Conner retreated. 

He took a seat while facing to the window. The smile was plastered widely on his face when he touched the envelope that I gave him. He is no longer the Conner that I knew. Just how can this be?

He laughed out loud.

"Finally, I can get my position back from that idiot!"

His remarks somehow triggered me.

"Don't call.. him.. idiot.."

My voice has weakened but I can't stand people insulting my husband. At least, I do respect him.

"What? I can't hear you" 

He grins. 

"He really is an idiot! When I told him that you can only find happiness by my side, he just kept silent but never dare to let you go. What a joke!"

What did he said? Arthur avoids me because he thought I would be happier with this madman? Arthur has done a lot huh? Where did my eyes and my mind went all these years?

"Just.. Why?"

"You just really need to know, huh? Let this be your most sweet words before I left you to die here."

His words send shivers down to my spine. I am scared. I don't want to die here. Not in this cold office with this mad man. The thunder rumbles like crazy from outside that big window and his reflection grew darker.

I tried to move my body slowly while I kept my wound in check. My movement stopped when I heard his words.

"Arthur Doyle. Everything that I told you about him is all nothing but a lie. I hate him. He has everything and the fact that his company is rival to mine, the Fate Corporate naturally made us the enemies."

Fate Corporate? I thought that Arthur did bought those company to save them from going totally bankrupt. 

"We had our pride, Lily. Fate Corporate has been the leading company for the past 5 years. How can we suddenly bow ourselves towards LD corporate that was only 2 years in this field. It just a matter of time, haha!"

As if that is not enough, Conner kept his talk with that hideous grin on his face. He looked so proud on himself.

"You are just the pawn that I bet and the fact that you even considered me as your friend is where I hate you too. You are not suitable for him. You are too weak and become his weakness eventually. Even Walter's eldest daughter didn't hold any power in getting the business expands."

Every bit of his words were like a cold water that was dumped on my head. What had just happened? I thought he was just a friend that have common hobby as mine in music. We did become friend after I join the piano class at Serene Music Club. Did he calculated all of this?

My head throbbed hard. Ah, what did I just do? I can't seem to think straight right now. My mind had become blurry. It was too much. From the fact that Arthur cares for me to the reality of how harsh fake friend can be. The dizziness caught me by surprise. Did I lost lots of blood already?

I heard Conner mumbles something like, "it should be Hanna.."

Just let me know one thing.

"Did you.. really want to.. kill me?"

Conner stopped talking. His focus is on his pocket watch.

"You are just having a bad luck, Lily. Getting tangled on all of this messed up Doyle and Fate's family"

He no longer spoke anything after that, just clenching tightly on his pocket watch before his phone rang.

"Tsk! What is it?"

He took a glance at the pity sight of his former friend.

"He already knew? Save the bullets. I need to move now, get the helicopter over right now!"

Conner rushed out without even taking another glance.

I am not hurt by that. He was such a good man that I didn't realized if he has any ulterior motive. It hurts.

It hurts knowing that I am a poor judge of a person. But, how should I know? Even Arthur was my husband but he has never told me even once that he likes me. He always busy with his works and we only met during weekends. Heh, it's funny how I can still be thinking about this given my condition right now.

I need to move my body. But, it's getting cold. My hands trembles so do my body. Please, just move!

The sound of the heavily rain calms me. It was so quiet in my mind that I thought it was not so bad to leave. I have gone through so much and it was tiring, really. Without knowing, the tears had already rolled down from my cheeks.

"Ah, did I cry?.. " I shouldn't had a fight before I left home just now. Maybe, Arthur would have come and save me. Heh, what am I thinking? How can he loves me when I had done almost everything to hurt him and his company? What is he even, an angel or what? 

I am not mad even if he is not here. I deserves this. So, just let me close my eyes and took a nap just to endure this pain. Although, my hands already felt numb some moments ago.

The sound of rushed footsteps collides with my fasten heartbeats.

Please, don't come! I don't know how to face him after what I had done. 

The sound of a forced open door tugged my heart.

"No.. No.. Please God, no, don't take her, please" His cry took even my breath away. 

"Lily, what am I going to do without you? Oh God, please just open your eyes!" That is the most words I had ever heard from him. I could hear his desperate cry and it pains my heart to keep hearing this.

"Please.. God"

His words gave my strength. I could felt his warm hand on my cheek and it's been a while since we even held hands. It felt heartwarming.

I opened my eyes to catch his worried, scared, and hurt expression. I never knew he could have this expression before. This is more painful than my wound. God, please help this man.

He held me as if I am about to break.

"You're going to be fine, Lily. Just stay with me. Oh God, please.. "

His words felt warm amidst my cold body. His eyes never left mine as if he is checking again and again for my breath.

"I'm... Sorry... Arthur"

"Shush, it's gonna be okay" 

He checked my wound for a while and any other possible cuts elsewhere. I could see the sweats, his ruffled hair and his uneven breathing. It was the first time. I never knew I had this kind of husband. Did I missed to see you with my own eyes before this?

Arthur ripped off his shirt and held them tightly on my wound before he gently carried me.

"God, I beg you, please... My love"

That's the last words I heard before everything's went quiet and blank.