chapter twenty-four

Chapter twenty-four

Upon arrival of the Leroy mansion, the trio met a very dishevelled Max who seemed ruffled and in a hurry. He was on his way when he saw them arrive the gate.

"Regan is in the hospital" he said hastily.

"Wait, what happened?" Elena asked, unable to keep her calm. Panic began to spread in her body.

"I'll explain everything at the hospital." He paused, "That is if you are coming."

Zeke didn't need to be told that they were need at the hospital. "We are right behind you."

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In the hospital, Regan laid unconscious and pale on the bed. An IV drip on a drip stand was connected to his hands through a needle. A nurse and a doctor were present in the ward when they arrived.

Lucy was about to speak but Elena beat her to it. "What happened to him?" she asked with glassy eyes.

The doctor quickly descried the people who had come to see the patient. The older woman looked alike with the man on the bed. That must be his sister, he thought. "He was poisoned." He replied as he scanned the woman before him who broke down into tears. "But if I may ask, what is your relationship to Mr Regan?" it was a general question.

"We are his family. I'm his sister, Lucy Anderson. This is my husband, Zeke Anderson and this is his fiancée." Lucy tattled seeing that the doctor was being so uptight.

Elena's eyes widened at the address that Lucy had used on her. The doctor's stern demeanour changed into a softer one and he allowed them to see Regan.

Elena's being was broken at the sight of the ghastly being that laid motionlessly on the bed. Everything became a blur around her as her eyes welled up with hot tears. She heard the doctor say something about taking care of his digestive tract but her whole attention was affixed on the man on the bed. A warm sparkling drop of salty liquid cascaded down her cheek. She couldn't hold it in anymore, she sniffed and let the tears rain. She took his free hand and kissed it and brushed away a stray tress of red from his face with her fingers. "Reggie?" she called out in a harsh whisper. His finger moved ever so subtly as if sensing her presence.

Lucy finished talking with the doctor and found out that he had been poisoned with acetone. According to Maxwell, Arielle had gone to his office to give him the final batch of documents for signing when she saw his motionless body on the chair, his head was rested on his table and he was clutching his stomach even after he had passed out. She quickly called Maxwell and he was rushed to the hospital. She walked over to where Elena knelt and patted her back and gently told her, "He will be fine. The doctors have taken care of everything. We should be thankful that Ari didn't find out too late." She was also panicking on the inside but Elena need all the comfort she could get. She couldn't even think of what she would do if she found Zeke in that condition.

Elena slowly nodded and wiped her face with the sleeve of the brown gown that Lucy had gifted her. "I'm staying with him. You guys can go home." She said as she made her way to the couch nearest to his bed.

"I'll stay too." Maxwell said and dropped the laptop that they hadn't noticed on the side table and he plopped himself into a chair.

Lucy was trying very hard to keep her tears in and she didn't dare speak to not let them out. She looked at her husband for him to make a decision for the two of them.