Chapter Twenty One & Twenty Two

"Your book is now number one, Ren!!!", Ren's friends jumped around and crowded him in less than a minute.

The girls soon started trooping in with different gifts in their hands.

👥 Congratulations Ren!!

👥 Wow!!

👥 I'm so proud of you, Ren!

Ren just smiled and collected the gifts from them so he won't look so rude.

"I heard your sister is hospitalized. Do you mind if we come along to greet her?", His best friend asked.

"I don't but I haven't told her that you guys would be coming. What are you coming for initially? I can't trust you guys", Ren looked at them in a suspicious way.

"What else can we come to see her for? Don't tell me you think we have a crush on her or something? We just want to thank her for making your book first", One said.

"It'll be nice if we also give her a gift. Don't you think so?", His best friend reasoned and Ren nodded.

"So, what are you guys planning to give her?", Ren asked.

"That's none of your business. Your name is not Bianca Anderson", His friends laughed.

Ren just smiled and called them crazy fellows before leaving to get some fresh air outside.

He saw Luca Parker waiting in the open space but was about to pass him by when he called him.

"I was wondering what the CEO of L.P electronics loves in this school", Ren said and sat down after a little bit of persuasion.

"What can I say? I'm impressed", Luca said.

"About what?"

"Congratulations"

"Thanks", Ren said.

"Would you like to work with me?", Luca asked.

"What do you mean?", Ren asked.

"I'd like to bring your novel to life and of course, your sister would need to work with me in order to fulfill that", Luca said.

"I thought -"

"It'll be a big hit, Ren. Think of it as a life changer for you and your family especially Bianca", Luca said and that got Ren thinking hard.

It seems true.

"What about the actors and actresses?", Ren asked.

"I don't have a problem getting them. I'm talking about getting A list actors and actresses", Luca said and added, "Or would you like to be in it?"

Ren widened his eyes and asked, "Really?"

"Of course. As long as you can act", Luca said coldly.

"Do you know that the age has to be my age for the casting?", Ren asked him.

"You don't think of me as an old school bastard, do you? I said you should leave that to me didn't I?", Luca was getting angry now. He doesn't like it when someone gets on his nerves, especially by testing his capability.

"I'm sorry. I was just confirming", Ren said quietly.

"What's with the men?", Ren looked around and saw some sturdy men in different locations.

"They are my bodyguards. You have a problem with that?", Luca raised his brow.

"Of course not. I was just curious", Ren laughed.

"I heard your sister was involved in an accident. I want to visit her today. Where is the hospital?", Luca asked.

"I'm sorry. You can't", Ren said. He can't let a complete stranger meet his sister; not after threatening him with her before.

"I wasn't asking for your permission, boy", Luca frowned.

"I'll get going now, Mr. I have a class in three minutes", Ren lied and got up from the place he was sitting.

"My secretary will send you an email to finalize our agreement", Luca said but Ren could only wave as a response till he was out of sight.

"Fucking bastard!", Luca cursed and gritted his teeth.

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Nana slid into a simple gown and sat by her dressing mirror to tend to her hair. She took her phone and went through her messages. Bianca had already replied to her messages. She would be leaving the hospital that day so she would go pick her up.

She heard Wyatts yelling from his room but she didn't come out to check him. He has been very annoying lately and would do nothing more than annoy her to the core.

"Did you eat my bread?", He suddenly barged in and looked furiously at her.

"I was hungry", Nana replied.

"What are you? A cow?", He asked her and she scoffed.

"The baby was hungry", Nana responded.

"Stop lying on the baby, you pig!", Wyatts glared at her. "Where are you going?", He asked.

"Last time I checked, you wanted me out of your house so why are you concerned?", Nana asked him.

"I wasn't concerned. I don't care where you go?", Wyatt cleared his throat.

"Did you drink the juice?", He asked.

"Yes", Nana replied. "I can't starve because of you", She added.

"Glutton", Wyatts muttered and stood there.

"Please get out! You're distracting me", Nana spoke after some time.

"I was just about to go. I don't like it here either", Wyatts lied and left after hesitating.

Nana walked downstairs after some minutes of wearing simple makeup. She entered the garage to take her car when she remembered that Wyatts didn't allow her to leave her car there.

She stomped her feet and ordered for an Uber to take her to her destination. Wyatts was secretly following the Uber in his car.

"So, she wanted to come for antenatal. Why didn't she tell me? Are we not supposed to go together?", Wyatts muttered and got down from his car.

He watched her enter a general area and he frowned. He went to the ward immediately to change her suite. He then went back and stopped at the door to hear what was happening. She was crying so much so he couldn't barge in like that.

Besides, he didn't care so what was he looking for? Is he also pregnant to want an antenatal?

"Please check very well. Something may be wrong with your machine", She said and Wyatts covered his mouth when he heard that.

He just barged in and looked at her in the eye. This time, Nana wasn't speechless to speak. They had fought two days ago because he came back drunk with a lady late in the night.

Worse part of it, he allowed the lady to sleep on their matrimonial bed whereas she was sleeping in a different room entirely. He has never let her into their matrimonial room but he could let a stranger spend the night there.

Nana was pissed off that night. She was tired of Wyatts treating her like the stranger when she is his legal goddamn wife.

He had pushed her in the fit of getting angry and she fell down the stairs. He didn't come to his senses yet until the next morning. He had asked about her and she replied in the affirmative.

Truth be told, she knew something was wrong with her but she couldn't come to that conclusion yet because she wasn't so sure that something was wrong with her system.

She had seen blood down there and that was what made her know that something had happened to the poor baby in her stomach. She was physically, emotionally and mentally stressed.

"What are you doing here?", Nana glared at Wyatts as soon as he entered the room.

"Oh! Mr. Wyatts! It's an honor to meet you. I'm your huge fan", The doctor was so proud for a minute and was looking for a piece of paper to get his autograph.

It might not be for him initially but will be for his children who would be proud of him for once in their lives.

"What are you doing here?", Wyatts directed the same question back to her.

"None of your business. But I'm glad this happened, jerk", Nana had tears in her eyes.

Wyatts would never feel the pain she was feeling anyways because he had never cared from the very beginning. He won't know the value of a child because he just didn't care.

That might have been a tiny baby in her but it grew in her stomach for few weeks or even a couple of months.

He never cared from day one so how could he care now when the baby is gone?

She knows that deep down in him, he's excited but he's just pretending by wearing that sad face. Nana wish she could the reaction tear it off his handsome face because it irks her.

"She lost the baby Mr. Wyatts", The doctor told Wyatts who stood rooted to the ground in despair.

"That sounds like a good news to you", Nana smirked.

"I'm -"

"No! I don't want to hear anything from you anymore. There's nothing between us anymore so I'm going to divorce you as soon ss possible", Nana said confidently.

"You can't!", Wyatts replied.

"Keep telling yourself that. I will get myself the best lawyer in the city even though I have to drain my purse to do that. I can't believe I was married to a bastard like you", Nana yelled and the doctor gasped in shock.

"Nana-"

"Don't call my name again. I'll send someone to take my things tomorrow. Goodbye Mr. Wyatts. I hope we never cross paths again in this life", Nana said and walked out of the hospital.

"Can I get your…autograph", The doctor chose his words carefully and swallowed when Wyatts replied his question with an angry glare.

Wyatts' eyes went to the document on the doctor's table that had the picture of the tiny baby in black and white.

The doctor saw Wyatt looking at it so he said, "She was such an healthy baby"

"She?"

"Didn't your ex-wife tell you?"

Wyatts glared at the doctor when he mentioned the word 'ex' to the wife.

How dare him?

Wyatt took the document from his table and walked out of his office with mixed emotions.

"Oh Lord! I still love this job. Don't let me lose it yet", The doctor prayed in his mind with his eyes closed.

*********

"Hello big sis!!", Ren's friends chorused when they got to Bianca's ward. She was already dressing because she was already fine.

"Oh my! Is this your little brother Ren?", The girls gushed at Rafael's cuteness and soon forgot their mission at the hospital.

"Yes", Ren replied proudly.

"Wow! He's so cuteeee", The girls chorused and rushed to Rafael who was looking like a cute dummy on the sofa.

👥 You didn't tell me you had a younger brother!

👥 He's so cute!

👥 How old is he?

👥 What's his name?

👥 He smells so nice!!

They all took turns to carry Rafael in their arms and gave him one or two things they bought initially for Bianca.

Bianca wss pleased that Rafael was with the girls because she was already tired of him. The girls were all over him giving him different kinds of juice and sweets. Rafael was a sweet tooth so he opened his mouth as wide as he could when he realized none of them was bitter.

"Careful girls. He's a fat glutton", Bianca said and they laughed.

"Get well soon Noona", Ren said and Bianca smiled at him. She knew he was concerned about her but he was just being strong. Archie had said that he cried when he heard she was involved in an accident.

There was a sharp knock at the door which earned everybody's attention immediately. Ren froze when he saw the person at the door. Bianca watched her brother's reaction carefully and she was alarmed.

The air in the room turned heavy all of a sudden because of the mighty aura of person at the door.

👥 It's Luca guys!

Luca was crowded soon with many pieces of paper shoved to his face with different color of pens and pencils.

"Just write anything sir", One said with pure excitement.

"Your sister is so lucky, Ren. Luca came to visit her", One of his friends became jealous.

"He's a business partner so of course, he has to visit", Ren lied immediately.

"Oh…okay", The friend replied to his explanation.

Luca, Ren, Rafael and Bianca were the only ones in the room after some minutes. Rafael had fallen asleep on the sofa when there was no one to play with him any longer. Ren adjusted his neck and held him in his arms.

Bianca gave him a signal with her eyes so he took the sleeping Rafael with him as he walked out of the ward to give them privacy.

"Have we met before?", Bianca asked Luca who smiled.

"We ought to but the devil striked. You've met him before so you should know how greedy he is", Luca spoke with his deep voice.

"You're not here to greet me, right?", Bianca asked and Luca chuckled.

"Smart. That's one thing I like about people", Luca answered.

"What's going on between you and my brother?", Bianca asked.

"Nothing unless you want me to say…business", Luca tsked.

"What business?", Bianca was curious because she doesn't like her brother to be associated with someone that looks creepy and cold like him.

"I can see that he hasn't told you", Luca said and added, "I'll like to bring his book to life. As in, I'd love you both to work for me especially you"

Bianca stared at him for some time and replied, "You might not know this but I'll say it now. I'm working for Rhys Bennett"

"I know love. That's why I said I would love for you to work for me. We both know that the bastard stole you from me", Luca said.

"What do you mean?", Bianca rolled her eyes.

"Actually, my secretary was slower than I thought. I knew you had applied to be employed at my company for the same job you're doing but we didn't employ you on time. Rhys stole that opportunity to employ you quickly as you were looking for a job desperately", Luca explained.

"Don't worry love. I promise to triple your salary because of the book we're going to bring to life. You can even be working at my company after the movie we're going to produce", Luca continued his explanation.

"How do you know we're going to let you do that movie without our permission?", Bianca was amused.

"I met the boy at his school today again. We spoke for sometime and I said he would receive an email to finalize the decision. That email would have the terms ad conditions regarding the movie too", Luca said.

'Again?', Bianca thought with a frown. Ren never told her he met with him at all.

"You have a good offer Mr. Luca but as you know, the book is majorly for my brother. I would have to talk with him before giving you a final decision but I don't think I can work at your company. I love my job here with Mr. Rhys", Bianca said.

"Really?", Luca smirked and raised his brow. "You don't even know half of the life of that bastard for you to trust him this much"

"Watch your tongue Luca. Don't ever call him a bastard in my presence", Bianca was in a savage mode now.

Luca smiled when she called his name without adding the mister. She was such an interesting woman right now.

"Did you just call me Luca?", He asked.

"Yes…Luca", Bianca repeated for him to hear in case he was deaf a second ago.

Luca suddenly bursted into a fit of loud laughter and he looked at Bianca with an unclear gaze.

"Do you know who I am?", Luca said talking some few strides forward.

Bianca remained rooted to the ground. She won't be afraid of him for any reason.

"Yes, I do", Bianca replied.

"Good because I find you interesting. I want to know more about you, Bianca", Luca said with a warm smile.

"I'm sorry", Bianca apologized and said, "I'm not looking for a baby daddy"

Luca furrowed his brows and chuckled slightly. "That's a great way of rejecting a great man", He declared and cleared his throat.

"You've taken all my time this afternoon", Bianca complained with a frown on her face.

"I should be the one saying that", Luca returned the frown.

"What a certified pedophile!", Rhys' voice came from the door and Luca gritted his teeth in annoyance.

"Bianca!!", Nana suddenly screamed from the hallway and Bianca bolted out of the room in shock.

Bianca covered her mouth when she saw a knife in her stomach. She slumped to the floor and spat out blood from her mouth. The bouquet she held in her hand was stained with blood immediately.

Bianca also screamed and ran to her immediately with her heart in her mouth. She saw a paper in Nana's hand and took it from her. It was a little bloody but Bianca's hands were shaking as she read the deadly message in it.

'Your fucking baby is next whore! Leave Rhys or face the consequences. Mind you! I've got a better drummer this time. You've got 24 hours bitch!!'