IX. Awake

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Earlier in the hospital

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     "Second young master, the patient across the room is missing." The bodyguard said, as soon as he finished his sentence, he throw himself on his  knees. His knees are touching the cold floor tiles of the hospital room and rubbing both of his big palms. Begging for forgiveness.

    "WHAT!? - - - Chandler said yelling and just remembered that his brother might hear him, even though he is currently asleep.

'My brother will kill me. If he'll know that I let Lynne, without getting proper treatment. Well, I'm not necessarily told Lynne to get lost, or give her permission. She sneaked behind my back. Yeah, that's right. That's what happened. That's right. Who am I fooling? My brother will kill me."

    He lowered his voice and said, - - - - "Find her or you'll find your own grave."  They always knew the temperament of the second young master.

    "Yes, second young master." The bodyguard said as he stormed out of the room. Chandler take a sit on the chair beside CEO Lu's bed and say, almost whispering.

   "Brother, would you, wake up a little later, or atleast until I found Lynne 'kay?" Chandler is silently praying that he will find Lynne before his brother wake up, or he will be the patient lying in the bed. After a couple of minutes. The bodyguard was back with a tablet. Passing it to Chandler, he played the cctv recording.

    The footage, clearly shows that Lynne walked out right of her room, passed the guards, as if nothing and no one noticed her at all. She walked passed her doctor and other patients in the hospital and ride a cab.

     "Someone said that she is in the Lu Corporation."

     "WHAT?! THAT WOMAN!"

     'She just woke up and the first thing she want to do is to work.' Chandler quickly call the secretary office, hearing a sweet voice coming out of the line, Chandler instantly calmed down.  "Lynne, why did you leave the hos---Chandler is cut in his sentence, as the sweet voice say---"Secretary Lynne is conducting a meeting, may I ask who am I speaking to? " and in a snap, he was back at yelling.

     "IT'S THE COO. GIVE IT TO HER, NOW!" The woman startled becaise of the rsudden raising of voice.

     "Yes, Sir." Hearing the woman with the sweet voice told Lynne about the phonecall and he did not wait for Lynne to speak before he yell, again.

     "COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!"His chest are pumping up and down, showing that he is having a hard time to breath because of his anger.

     "Later." and with that she ended the call. Chandler is now fuming mad. He redialed the the phone number and the line is busy, he dialed again and he was answered by an automated robotic voice.

    "Secretary Lynne is unable to talk at the moment. Please kindly leave your name and she'll call you later. Thank you." Chandler was stoned and currently stopped breathing as he listen to the automatic response.

    He was startled when he heard the sound of opening door. The doctor in charge of CEO Lu has came. Chandler run towards the doctor and said, "When will he wake up?"

     "Don't worry, Second young master. Young master will soon wake up." The doctor in his forties said.

"No - - - no that can't be. Make him sleep a little longer." The doctor is confused on what he said, a little while ago. 'He want his brother to regain consciousness and now he want him to continue sleeping.'

      "Huh?" Is the only word that came out of the doctor's lips. Chandler grab both hands of the doctor, looked at him with pleading eyes and said,

"Why don't we just let him sleep for the rest of the day and wake him up tomorrow. What do you say, doctor?"

     "Second young master- - -

"Why do you want me to sleep when I just woke up?" The familiar voice, made Chandler jumped. He slowly turn his head to the direction of the voice and saw his brother looking back at him.

     "Brother, you're awake." -and I'm dead. Chandler enclose his brother inside of a hug. Alexander's firm voice echoed in the room. It was calm but authoritative. "I want to be discharge." CEO Lu said while trying to get up from bed.

     "Brother, you are not supposed to moved." Even though he said that, CEO Lu still moved. Chandler was hesitant, but still help him to sit, though. "But, you need to be observe in the next 24 hours." The doctor said.

     "I don't need to repeat myself, do I." Alexander says while looking at the doctor's eyes.

     "I'll get it done." the doctor reluctantly agreed to CEO Lu, he left the room, shaking his head. 'Youngsters this days, just do whatever pleased them, without thinking for tomorrow. '

     Seeing the doctor was deafeted by his brother. Chandler still tried to convince his brother. "No, brother. You need to stay here--- Chandler is cit in his sentence when Alexander asked him about Lynne.

"Where's secretary Lynne?" The question made Chandler lose his color and became pale as white. You can see his adam's apple moving from gulping. But he needs to say something.

     "Lynne?" Chandlers feedback, made CEO Lu brows furrowed.

"Oh, Lynne? He said with clapping hands. "She's - - - she's healing. You bet, she's healing. Yeah. Healing. She's healing, brother. Let her heal."

     Chandler's behavior didn't went unnoticed to his brother's eyes. His brother reached for his phone, on the bedside table. Seeing that his brother didn't asked him, any further about Lynne, relaxed him.

     "Did you know that I found you because of Lynne?"

"What do you mean?"

     "After I saw the news that the cruise is on fire. I immediately left all the things that you've ask me and went there using a yacth. I brought a few men along with me. I tried to call you but you weren't answering. Just what on earth are you doing that time?" Chandler said as he throw his arms ro his chest, feeling wronged. Alexander tried to recall what happened that night.

     "I went into a private meeting with Director Park of ShinZuang International. We are discussing a future partnership and projects, when we heard the explosion. The next thing, I knew, was, I am fighting with Director Park and his bodyguards.

     All of Director Park's bodyguard had a gun and they did not think twice to shoot at me. I, managed to somehow maneuver my body to evade the bullets that result me, being stab. After that, a man entered the room. I didn't clearly saw his face. " Alexander gave his best to recall, anything about the man. But it only resulted in a headache. Alexander rest his head on his hand.

     "Did you know, how worried am I? They even drugged you. My poor brother, you've become weak." As Chandler said those words, the knife beside the fruits on the bedside table is flying in his direction.

    "Ahhh!" Chandler managed to dodge the knife but the apple that Alexander threw at him, next, hits Chandler's forehead. He rubbed his forehead and point a finger to his brother. Alexander is trigger by Chandler's voice. This brother of him, has no filter words and that's one of the reason why Alexander keep him close and he's also agree that he become weak.

     "Argh. Did you know that, even though, I was able to get through you, the call was cut but Lynne managed to tell my location. She's the one who carried you, then also lost consciousness. - - -

- - - The other employees said that Lynne rushed into the fire when she did not see you at the evacuation port. --- Chandler's playfully face vanished and his tone became serious---We are really lucky to have Lynne."

    "Director Park is found dead, today in his apartment. The cause of death, drug overdosed. We have found 30 bodies in the cruise, 26 is found in a room, and the 4 was found near your bloodstained wall. I didn't get a chance to asked Lynne, on how she ended up carrying you. But, one thing is for sure, you were in the verge of death and someone saved you." Alexander carefully listen to what Chandler is saying. He thought to himself. 'Someone saved me? Why?'

     "Based on the information, I got. They are skilled assassins from Death Shuffle. They were hired, brother. "

     "How did they died? "

     "Funny as it sounds but it only took one bullet to end lives. Alexander's forehead formed lines and non-verbal telling Chandler to explain his words.

     "They were all shot in the head. A clean head shot, brother. No sign of fighting, no bruises or cuts and even burns. None, brother." Alexander only nod as he heard, Chandlers explanations.

     "How's the company?" Alexander asked. Chandler stopped breathing, almost literally and he was wiping the cold sweat running down his chin.

     "Brother, you just woke up. Why ask questions?" and Chandler was back in his playful persona.

    "How big is the damage?"

    "Ehrm. I managed to somewhat stop the news about the fire but - - - I'm sorry, brother." He was the COO of the company, but it was just a mere title that he holds. His brother does all the decision for the company and he never intervene to the company making decision. It's just that, his brother doesn't want, just anyone lingering around him. That's why he made him the COO.

     He peek at his brother's reaction as Alexander browse through the web. He saw, his brothers forehead formed lines as his brows almost get connected.

     "Sorry, brother." Chandler once again apologize. Just as Chandler said, sorry. Their phones flooded with text messages, emails and calls.

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