Chapter 20:

AURELIUS'S POINT OF VIEW

While watching the press conference, I could feel my sister's pain; seeing her eyes in pain makes me feel mad. Kiel just ran like that, without looking back at my sister. He just used my sister for what? Pleasure, I'll make sure the pain my sister gets from him will be doubled when the time comes. I look at the photo of me and Odette from way back when we were in high school. I don't want to hurt her, but she was the key to Kiel getting hurt.

"Flash report: Actress Zafira Ajax got into an accident along McKinley Ave. I'm still waiting for a further update regarding the incident. The authority will give an official release statement after the investigation." I dropped the picture of me and Odette on the ground in shock after hearing what happened to my sister. I grab my car keys and rush toward the incident venue. I can't get there. I was almost at the venue when I got out of my car and ran towards the accident.

"Get out of my way!" I shouted after seeing Zafira in the rescue litter.

"Zafira! Wake up!" I went down on the police barricade tape and tried to come closer to Zafira.

"Sir, we would like you to calm down." "All my officers are trying to know what happened to your sister."

"Calm down?! Seriously! Did you see my sister, huh? She's unconscious. I don't care what you guys are doing; I need to ensure my sister is okay. Get out of my way."

"Sir, we understand where you are coming from, but sir, for the prior regulations, we need your cooperation. Me and my team are doing what we can do." I punch his face and try to get in the ambulance. He grabbed my waist and pulled me away in the ambulance.

"Please, Zafira, wake up!"

I calmed myself and got out of the incident venue. I went back to my car and rushed to the hospital. Please give my sister a chance to live again. Finally, I'm in the hospital, and I immediately search for my sister.

"Code Blue!" A nurse yelled other nurses went rushing, and a doctor immediately went in that direction. I follow them, and look how patient they will be. The nurse was about to pull the hospital curtain when my eyes widen seeing Zafira fighting for her life. She's having a seizure.

"Zafira." I tried to get near her when a nurse came to me and pushed me to get out to the emergency room.

"Sir, we will do anything for her."

"Her pulse rate is slowly falling, doctor." I don't know what to think after hearing my sister's pulse rate fall.

"Patient on pulseless VTACH, I'm going to defibrillate the patient at 200 joules." "Give Epi one milligram IV every 3 minutes."

"Epi"

"Epi given."

I don't know anymore what they are doing. But I keep my head low, looking at the ground, hearing that everything that happened to my sister was Kiel's fault.

"1 minute for the next rhythm check." "Standby next compressor."

"Gel."

"Charging 200 joules, I'm going to shock you on three. I'm clear. Two, you're clear. Three, everybody clear?"

"Clear," I heard others say.

"Please, Zafira, hold tight, baby."

"Shock delivered."

"Continue CPR." After a few minutes of waiting, the doctor went out.

"Zafira had a seizure and lost oxygen in her brain. But the patient is now stable; we will just wait for her to become conscious."

"Thank you, doc." I shook his hand and immediately went to the billing.

"What's the patient's name?"

"Zafira Ajax." She processed the bill and gave me a receipt.

"3,000 dollars." I give her my card and process my payment.

"I want my sister to be transferred to the VIP Suite room; process the payment together with the room per day." She gave me my card back.

"VIP Suite room on the 14th floor."

"Thank you." I went to Zafira's room, and while waiting for her, I took a nap for a while. When I got awake, I saw Zafira already in the room.

"I'm happy you're fine now, my princess. I promise I will do anything just to hurt the guy who hurt you, and I'll make triple the pain he got." I kiss Zafira's forehead and go out for a while to buy some snacks, meals, and fruits. On my way back to Zafira, I saw a lot of reporters outside the hospital. They turned when they saw me coming and went my way.

"Aurelius, how is Zafira right now?"

"Can you give us detail on what happened to Zafira?" I ignored them and went straight to get inside the hospital.

The security guards barricaded the reporters. I saw Ivan waiting outside of Zafira's room.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to know about the accident." How's Zafira? The management wants to know what happened to the official statement.

"I won't give you any information regarding my sister's accident. Don't bother my sister again. It happened because of Kiel; he's the reason why my sister got into an accident. If he doesn't choose to leave my sister and choose Odette, this will not happen. His selfishness caused this! So, tell the management that even Zafira will wake up; she will never be back in the company! I'll make sure of Kiel Calvin Lopez's downfall; he will never be raised again." I left Ivan and shut the door and locked it. I saw Zafira wake up.

"How are you, my princess?"

"I'm fine; what happened?" "Why are we in the hospital?"

"You got some bruises because of the car accident; are you sure you're fine?"

"Did Kiel already know I was here?" "Where is he?"

"He didn't show up; he doesn't care about you." I put all the groceries in the refrigerator and put the flower in a vase before putting them on Zafira's side table. I can see how she took a deep breath while looking outside.

"Brother, if Kiel suddenly realizes how important I am to his life, can you tell him I am here?" I need Kiel now." I clenched my fist, trying to calm myself in front of my sister.

"No, he will not realize it; can't you see he just uses you?" Because he can't admit to falling for Odette. He just uses your body for pleasure. For him, everything that happened to you guys was nothing but part of the job description he signed. Okay, so now forget and hate him; that's the only thing you need now." I held her hands and massaged them.

"My princess doesn't want to be second to anyone; you will always be the first." "Always remember that, okay, Zafira?"

"But Kiel told me he loved me and he wanted to marry me; tell me you're just joking about those things?" He didn't use me or take advantage of me. He loves me!" Her tears started falling out of her eyes, and she hugged me tight. I tap her back and brush her hair with my hand.

"If the guy loves you, he will not hurt you. He will think about you and your feelings. He will know if the thing he does can hurt you. If that guy can give you assurance or something, it means he's not worth crying for or loving. You can't say you love him if you know it will cause you pain and make you look bad. Asking what you did wrong, even though you didn't do anything but just love him. Then move on; there is someone out there who can see you and appreciate everything you do. Always remember that. Know your worth, my princess; we all treat you like our princess, not as trash as he treats you."

I hear her sigh. I kiss my sister's forehead and give her a tight hug.

"So do you want to eat?" She just nodded and opened her mouth. I get the pasta that I bought earlier and feed her.

After she finishes eating her meal, I give her a bottle of water to drink. I stayed for a while in her room and dialed someone I knew who could help me in this situation.

"Hello, I need a backup; we will catch a big fish in the ocean."

"H.m., just tell me the address; I will be there soon." I know I can trust this guy.

"I just need to fix this for my sister. Yes, I'll call you again. Bye." I dropped the call and went back inside. I saw her looking at her phone and crying. I can feel my sister's pain, and I hate it.

"By the way, Ivan went here earlier, and the reporters are still outside waiting for the details of your accident. Tell me what happens."

"I was driving fast from the press conference venue, and while driving I was crying and my eyes were blurry, and the next thing I know my car is flying in the air. Then I don't know everything after that. Then, boom, I'm here in the hospital. Does the doctor say that these stitches will go away? Or it will not fade?"

"He didn't say anything yet about that but will make sure it fades away. Trust me, okay? I won't let you down."

"I want to see Kiel; please call him."

"He didn't pick up his phone; maybe he was busy with Odette." I need to tell a lie for her to let go and move on. I can see in his eye the madness after hearing Odette's name. A smirk on her face pops up.

"Odette, huh, she's always a pest in my life. When Kiel saw her, he immediately forgot my existence. Like his life surrounding her. I hate her brother. Do anything for her to get out of my life. Please, I'm begging you to do that for me." Even my feelings toward Odette I need to forget for the sake of revenge for my sister.

"Of course, I will do anything for my sister." I tapped her head and messed with her hair.

"Thank you." A knock on the door breaks our moment.

"Good evening, Ms. Zafira, I'm Doctor Martin."

"Good evening, Doc."

"Regarding your injuries, the stitches we made in your left cheek can't fade away. You also need to undergo therapy sessions to easily recover from the incident where your feet got dislocated. But it can still recover after the therapies." I see Zafira's eyes are teary.

"So you mean even if my stitches get healed, they're still there?" Did you know how important my face was to me? Get out!" She throws the glass in the doctor's direction. The doctor went out, and I hugged her right back.

"We will do anything for your face. Get it back."

"I'll make sure Odette gets the worst face after what I do to her."

Finally, after an hour of crying, Zafira falls asleep. I put a blanket on her and kissed her forehead. I went to the couch and slept.

"Kiel!" I wake up to Zafira's yell. I saw Kiel standing beside her bed. I stood up and went on; Kiel held his collar.

"Did you see what happened to my sister?" Huh! She had an accident because of you! You chose another girl over her. after what you did to my sister. You just took advantage of her! I'll file a case against you!" I punched his face and went on top of him, punching him hard.

"Stop!" Hearing Zafira's voice made me look back at myself.

"Don't you ever dare hurt Kiel!" She went on Kiel and helped him stand up even though she had swero. Kiel stood up and helped Zafira get back into her bed.

"Sorry if I'm just late; I didn't know you got hospitalized. Ivan just called me earlier. I didn't open my phone or my TV when I got home last night. "How are you?" He held Zafira's stitch in the face.

"Here, I'm ugly now, not pretty enough to be your mistress again."

"You have never been my mistress; I liked you way back. Sorry for hurting you." Not a mistress really; he just used my sister's body for whatever pleasure the heck he was.

"A jerk is always a jerk."

"Aurelius!"

"What? I'm telling the truth, princess; this jerk just used you; he didn't love you. Accept that fact. He will never love you the way he loved Odette. Right, Jerk!" I can see my sister looking at me. I calmed myself and went out of her room. I don't know what I can do to him; he's a jerk for hurting her. But still, she chose him and chose to believe in his life. Who the heck will not look at his phone or social media once he gets home? I saw Ivan walking my way.

"Aurelius, can we talk?"

"What for? If this is about the management again, I will not agree to get her back to work. If Kiel will be his partner again,"

"I know you're mad, but hear me out first."

"Fine, what is it?"

"The management wants to know Zafira's condition, not just for what she imagined but also for her safety. Some basher is still threatening her life. The management wants Zafira to be in the U.S. in the meantime while she is still recovering from what happened to her and Kiel and even from this accident. I heard from the doctor that Zafira's wound in her face can't be removed. But what if she undergoes plastic surgery? We can do that, right?"

"Your company just thinks about the image of the company and not about the artist. If she can recover and undergo plastic surgery here, why would I fly her back to the U.S.? Straight to the point. What you guys want with my sister." He sighed and tapped my shoulder.

"She will lose everything after the accident if the management finds out what Zafira had in her face." "They will cancel every project she had, and those line up."

"Hahahaha, so you're suggesting hiding her before they find out?" I shake my head and tap his shoulder. I left him and went to the rooftop.

"Hi?" A girl with blonde hair waved at me.

"Hello?"

"Are you also here because you feel exhausted in this hospital?" She tapped the floor beside her. I took a seat beside her.

"No, I feel mad at my sister's ex-boyfriend; he treats my sister like trash." "Even we treat her as a princess."

"She's maybe too in love with her. When a girl falls in love, she can't hear anything from the people around her. She just does what she thinks is best for her. Maybe in time she will understand what you're trying to say." We both looked up at the sky. I sighed, realizing my sister was not a little girl. Maybe that's the reason why I can't tell her what she's supposed to do.