Chapter 67

(Max's POV)

My last surprise to Ammy didn't work well with me.Am not saying that I wasn't happy that she finally reunited with her sister but I didn't like seeing her cry.

It made my heart ache hearing Andy count all that and blaming Ammy for what happened.

My heart turned in pain when I saw her shed so much tears.

I felt that I was somehow the cause of all that.I was rushing to catch a flight that night and I ended up pestering my drivers and they drove past the set speed limit and when Ammy was knocked down that night,she was badly injured, it was infact luck that she survived the accident.

If they had been driving in the normal speed limit, then she wouldn't have been so badly injured after being knocked down.I couldn't stay and watch her cry so I just left the lounge.

I paced at the door listening to their talk and sobs until I couldn't stay there any more minute.

I walked to the wine cellar and grabbed a glass and a bottle of red wine.I poured the wine in the glass and gulped it down and added some more.I gulped down, three half glasses of wine and poured another in the glass.

I held the wine glass in my hand and swirled the wine slowly while staring at space.

"Max...you are here?"I heard Ammy call to me as she walked inside the wine cellar.

"Yeah...how did you find me though?"I asked forcing a smile on my lips.

"I asked Colbert...and its never hard to find you,"she responded smiling sweetly at me.Her eyes were somehow red and swollen because of the cry.

I stood from my chair and took her in my arms.

"Am sorry I had to bring back all those painful memories,"I apologized still holding her in my arms.

"It's fine Max, and those memories had never been erased.They have always been part of me...but today, I feel that a heavy burden has been lifted from my shoulders.Thank you so much Max,"she responded hugging me tightly.

Her voice broke as she spoke and I knew she was crying again.I released her from my embrace and looked at her eyes.They were misty already.

"No more tears now...that's too much for one day,"I spoke wiping off her tears.

"Does that mean there will be another day for me to cry?"she asked frowning.

"Yes that's true....there will be another day for me to make you cry,"I responded smiling sheepily at her and she smiled back.

"Okay fine but thank you so much for explaining everything to Andy...thank you for all this you've done for me,"she spoke calmly.

"I did that for my wife so it's really fine."

"But still a wife can thank a husband..."

"Ofcourse my wife...then you are very much welcomed my love."

"Then tell me why you are drinking at this time of the day,"she spoke looking at the bottle of wine on the table.

I didn't know what to tell her because I wasn't sure of the reason myself.Was it because I was holding myself responsible for what happened or was it because I had seen her cry and it brought back some dark memories...and yes nobody had ever question my decision or my behavior or action so why was she asking that.I infact never liked someone asking me such questions but...I wasn't pissed by her question.I knew that I loved her but to the extent of changing so abruptly and getting hurt when she was hurting was still a mystery to me.

"Do you mean am no longer allowed to drink in my own house?...or you want to make new rules for me?"I ended up asking.Not to hurt her or make her feel awful but...just like that.

"Ofcourse not Max, that's not what I meant.This is your house and you make the rules and you can drink as much as you want...but you are my husband and I make rules for you not your house....and no drinking at this time,"she spoke taking the wine glass from my hand and placed it on the table.

She then took the wine bottle and stacked it back to it's position.

All this time, I could see my mum in her.Her calmness, her bravery, her care for me....she was just like her.She was just the only one I had seen care for me so genuinely apart from my mum.

She walked back to me after placing everything in order and touched my shoulders gently and looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Is that okay?....just allow me make rules for you,"she spoke calmly.

I looked at her eyes and all I could see was her....Why was I seeing all my mum's characters in her?....why was watching her cry or get hurt making my heart ache so badly?....why wasn't I able to resist her and keep her off my head as it has always been with other ladies?....why was looking into her eyes bringing back those dark memories I had buried long ago?

"Why are you doing this to me?"my lips parted and I subconsciously asked.

I could see Ammy frowning at my question.My eyes misted and tears began filling them....what was happening to me?...when was the last day I even felt my heart in so much pain, let alone my eyes misting up.

"What are you talking about?....what am I doing to you?"she asked me, looking so confused.

"You....you...you,"I began but I couldn't speak up anymore.The tears in my eyes were almost falling off my eyes and I didn't like it.In no way was she going to see me shed tears.No one had ever seen me cry apart from my mother and no one else will.

My jaws tightened and my palms fisted as I tried to calm myself down but it wasn't working.

"Hey...what's happening?"she asked cupping my face lovingly.

I raised my hands, took her hands off me and walked out of the room.

I got out of mansion and walked to the parking lot.I literary needed to see a doctor.I took my phone as I walked to the parking lot and dialed my personal doctor's number and dialed call.

"Hello....I need to see you,"I told the doctor when he received the call.

"Am sorry Maxwell but I have a patient to attend to.Can I get back to you later,"he asked.

"No....it's fine,"I answered and disconnected the call.There was no need of waiting for all that time when I was feeling like I was loosing my mind.

"Trevan!"I thundered and the man came running to me.

"Car keys..."I spoke stretching my hand and he gave the keys to me.

I went to the parking lot, got into the driver's seat and drove off.

My head was beginning to spin now and I was driving over the normal speed limit, if saying that I was flying the car will be an exaggeration.

I arrived at Vivan's place some minutes later and I saw Viviana seated outside the mansion.

"Maxwell, you are here?...when did you return from your honeymoon?"she asked but I wasn't in position to answer her.

"Where is Vivan?"I asked instead.She looked at me with narrowed eyes before pointing at the house, her eyes still on me.

"He is inside, with a patient though,"she responded and I cursed silently under my breathe.

Why on earth was he having a patient in his house?....he has a hospital and a cancelling office!

I walked inside the building and strode to the lounge where they were having the session.

"Vivan, I need to talk to you.Right now,"I spoke still at the door.Both Vivan and his patient looked up to the door to see who was intruding.

"Max am having a session, can you please wait a moment,"he spoke.

I turned around, my left hand on my waist and my right pinching the bridge of my nose.

"If it could wait then I wouldn't be here,forget the damn patient, my head is spinning.I feel like am running mad.Will you just listen to me first?"I yelled at him and it seems my yells scared the patient.He looked at me wide eyed while hugging himself.

Vivan stood from his seat, walked over to the table and made a call.Minutes later, his butler came to the room.

"Serve Mr Ken a chilled drink,"he ordered referring to his patient.The butler walked out of the room past me.

"Mr Ken, please be calm and wait for me.I will be back soon,"he responded and walked towards me.

"Can you please switch the tv on?"the man asked, and Vivan did as he asked.

Oh crap!...what kind of a patient was he dealing with?