Big Mistakes

"Darah!" He quickly held her by her waist before her head could hit the door knob. He didn't know what happened to her all of a sudden. It was true that she did look weak but he didn't expect that at all. At first he thought that it was because she hadn't ate for a whole day but then he saw blood oozing down her nose, his eyes widening in disbelief. 

"Darah!? Can you hear me!?" He called out again as he slowly patted her cheek but the air of calmness had already left him. He couldn't stay composed anymore. 

"Mrs. Ruo!" He shouted from upstairs. The old lady ran to his room frantically and seeing the girl unconscious over his bed, she panicked. 

"Something happened to her. Tell Luca to get the car ready." He ordered and the lady nodded, rushing downstairs to their guard. 

He carried her in his arms quickly and got into the backseat while Luca started the car. Ryu never expected he would have to make a call at that moment. But the only place he could go to was Eliza's. She was one of the best doctors of Aldric's own hospital nearest to the city. After a few rings she picked the call, surprised. 

"Yes Ryu?" 

"It's an emergency. She's barely breathing." 

Eliza knew who he was talking about. She had never heard him speak in a frenzy before so she knew it was quite serious. 

"Bring her in quick." She cut the call and ordered the nurse to prepare a bed. Ryu carefully observed Darah's weakly fluttering eyes. He didn't know what to do at the moment so he held her hand between his palms like his mother used to and gently pressed it. He felt like a fool for ignoring her pale figure for too long. 

"Please hold on. Just a few minutes." He said in a low voice looking at her in a reassuring manner. Darah wasn't able to respond, barely able to breath. Ryu wiped off the blood that was beginning to clot over her nose with a tissue. His face looked strained watching her like that. 

He wondered what could've happened. Observing her carefully, her rigged breaths, shivering frame and the blood coming out of her nose, something struck him. Was she perhaps overdosed on something? Or poisoned maybe…? Her medicines weren't quite strong. There was no way she could've overdosed on it. It was Mrs Ruo who handled her medicines! 

Ryu's mind abruptly went blank. Mrs Ruo? But why would she have possibly done this? But then something else crossed his mind. His gaze grew cold and his fists tightened… 

His phone was ringing for the second time and he hadn't picked up before out of frustration. Even though he appeared calm from the outside, his mind was agonizing him. He picked up at last. 

"I'll be dropping by to see Darah. Hope you're there too." She said cheerfully but was taken aback by the news Ryu told her.

"What!? What happened to her? How!?" Lyra was panicking in her car. 

"I think I happen to know who did it. And that person isn't going to make it out alive."  Ryu said coldly and cut the call. 

Darah could only see a blurry vision of being carried into the hospital in his strong arms as his concerned gaze slowly faded out of sight. After a few minutes, Lyra and Zeke too arrived searching for him. 

"Ryu!" She rushed to the tall figure outside the emergency ward in a long grey coat, his head hung low. His face was cold and devoid of any emotions. Lyra noticed that he was gazing at the ground, lost in thoughts. Zeke stood a bit away from them as Lyra approached Ryu with a hand over his shoulder. 

"Who do you think did this? Ryu tell me…" Lyra was furious that someone had done this knowingly to hurt Darah but she kept her voice low. 

"If my memory isn't betraying me, then it's Dana." Ryu said, his voice filled with venom. Lyra was shocked. That puny maid? But why would she do something so horrific? 

"Dana!?" She exclaimed in shock but lowered her voice as a few people looked at her direction.  

"Why do you think she did that!? She has nothing to do with Darah!" Lyra couldn't believe it. 

"I recall quite clearly how I entrusted Darah only to Mrs. Ruo. But Dana was there that one day and to her misfortune, I noticed her. The audacity of her's, to play such stupid games in my house." Ryu tightened his fists in anger. He couldn't stop himself from thinking how it all could've been avoided if he had been more careful. He left a deep breath, looking up at the ceiling as he closed his eyes while leaning his back against the wall.

"If what I'm hearing is true…" Lyra looked at him sternly. 

"Then I don't want Dana alive for one more day." 

Ryu smirked, looking at her. It wasn't something to ponder about. In fact it was quite obvious. 

"I'll make her wish she was never born."