💐THE
💐 PLAYBOY’S
NEW MISSTRESS 💐
💔Her vengeful soul 💔
✍️✍️CHAPTER EIGHT. 8️⃣
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GENRE: Romance, Fantasy, &Drama
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Settlings: California, United States. 21st century
💐Curse, not charm💐
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Charles ran out of the hall, grabbing few people attention, but he ignored them all and ran to the elevator, there Violet joined him.
“What do you mean by she wants to commit suicide?” Charles shouted.
“She wanted to take overdose of her sleeping pills, I don’t know what to do,”
“If that’s the case, I can’t stop her,” he said, and Violet looked at him.
“But I can distract her,” he added.
The elevator opened later, and Charles glared at the people about to enter it.
“Take the next one!” he blurted, and they flinched in fear before leaving.
“How wili you distract her?” Violet asked, and he brought out his phone.
“Give me her phone number, I hope you know it,”
“I think I should,”
“Gosh, you’ve to know it if you want to save her! Are you even close with your sister?”
“Call her on instagram. She is always online, and I know her handle,” she said, and Charles bite his lips in disbelief.
They tried calling Ivy countlessly before she finally picked up.
📞*Ivy, can you hear me?*
📲*you-… you’re that man… from the other day…*
📞*thankfully you remembered me. I know what you are about to do, but don’t do it,*
📲*what do you know?*
📞*Don’t take the overdose, don’t try to commit suicide,*
📲*How…*
📞*That doesn’t matter! But don’t do it,*
📲*what do I? It’s already late…* her voice trailed off, and silence followed.
📞*Ivy, Ivy! Ivy, can you hear me?* he shouted, but he heard nothing.
“What happened?” Violet asked.
“Go and check on her, and report back to me immediately,” he said, and Violet teleport away.
She returned later when Charles got to the ground floor.
“She Alfred h fainted,” she cried.
“She can’t suddenly dle from overdosage,”he muttered, and plugged his EarPods to his ears.
“What’s do we do?”
“I’ll ask Mr. Feng to take care of it,”
“How will be do it?”
“He always finds a solution to everything, I’m sure he will find a way somehow,”
Me. Feng approached Charles when he saw him.
“Sir, are you ok? You really-…” Mr. Feng was saying, but Charles cut in.
“That’s enough. I’ll explain what you are curious about later. I need you to do something for me,”
“At your service, sir,”
He narrated everything to Mr. Feng, and Mr. Feng promised to take care of it. Charles collected the car key from Mr. Feng later and drove off.
“What will he do? How will he take care of it? I don’t see this working,” she cried.
“Let’s give him time. We are heading there as well,” he said, and she nodded.
“Ok,” she muttered in tears.
Charles exhaled heavily, and continued driving until Mr. Feng called him later to inform him that he already called an ambulance, and also the police to contact the estate securities, so the ambulance won’t be denied access to their residence.
“I told you that he is going to handle it, he always find a solution to everything,” he said, and she nodded.
“Come on, smile. Your sister is going to be fine, and she can only be if you are,” he said, giving her a reassuring smile, and she nodded.
He held her hand smiling brightly, and she found herself smiling too. She looked at his hand later and back at him before he quickly release her hand and focused on driving.
They arrived at the hospital later, and saw Ella and Maxwell talking to the doctor in charge of Ivy.
“What are they doing here?” Violet grumbled, glaring at them.
“Are they the traitors?” he whispered, and she nodded.
“She is somewhat pretty,” he said, and she shot him a glare.
“What? I have a kin eyes for pretty women,” he winked, and she knocked his head.
Mr. Feng joined them later, and Charles inhaled deeply thinking of how to start explaining.
“Sir-…”
“Yes! I will tell you later. You did a good job today,” he said, and intend to leave.
“Sir, I want to fill you on the doctor’s report,”
“How is she? How is my sister?” Violet asked.
“Will you communicate with him yourself?” Charles blurted, and Mr. Feng looked around discreetly.
“Sir, should we go somewhere private?”
“No. How is she?”
“The doctors were able to extract the overdose out of her, but she is in a deep sleep now and it might take a while for her to wake up,” Mr. Feng said, and Violet let out a sigh in relief.
“Are we good now? Keep your promise this time,” Charles said, and intend to leave but she held him back.
“What?” he grumbled, and quickly freed himself from her.
“Thank you,” she muttered, and he rolled his eyes.
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Maxwell and Ella arrived home, and Ella slammed the door behind herself in anger.
“What’s the meaning of this? If she is going to dle, can’t she just do it quietly? Must she cause a commotion and report her attempted suicide herself?!” Ella yelled.
“I’m really speechless. Ivy is not the type to pull such string,”
“So who did? Was it you? Or did her sister rose from her d£ath to get the ambulance?!”
“Ella, aren’t you being too paranoid?”
“You call this being paranoid?! That bltch is trying to frame her attempted sulcide on us! She wants to grab others attention and plotted this on purpose! How will you handle it? What if she calls the media and leave a statement? How will you handle the aftermath?!”
“I already informed Mr. Josh, he will handle this,”
“And that Mr. Josh… gosh, everything is so infuriating,” with that, she left.
Maxwell exhaled heavily, and sent Mr. Josh another message before heading to his room.
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Charles arrived home, and was summoned by his father to his living room. He inhaled deeply before heading there, and met his father looking furious as expected.
“Why did you suddenly ran off?” Chairman Hewlett asked.
“There was an emergency,”
“An emergency?” Chairman Hewlett laughed. “You ran out on Mr. Sauto in the of a conversation, what emergency could have warranted such impudent behavior?”
“It’s none of your business!”
“It’s my business because I’m the chairman of Haven Group!”
“What are you really worried about? It’s not like you are interested in whatever he was about to discuss. He might think I’m all grown up… but to you I will always remain an immature child. Are we good now?”
“At least you are aware of that. You might be the only bloodline left from the Harrison’s family, but you are my son, and I’m the chairman of Haven Group. I’ll do what’s best to protect the company from an immature brat like you!”
“Dad, must we really have this conversation now? The ceremony is over… and… just forget it. I can’t possibly grow up overnight,”
“What made you behave? Do you think you have grown up just because you appear responsible?”
“Turns out that you will be displeased with whatever I do,”
“I’m glad you know that, so don’t do anything! Live the way you have been living, and don’t meddle in my affairs! Don’t get things complicated for me,”
“If I will always be dressed this way to meddle, then I guess I can never. As much as I enjoy pissing you off… I’ll relent this time. This attire is stuffy. I can’t imagine wearing it on again,”having said that, he left.
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He went to his room and laid flat on his bed before reaching out to take the picture of his mother that was on the cabin close to his bed.
“In as much as I really think I need to do this, I can’t just bring myself to. I’m so different, mummy, I’m different from others. You said it was my charm, but you were wrong… it has always been a curse ever since you disappeared,” he muttered, and remembered how his mother faded away.
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FLASHBACK to when Charles was 8-year-old***
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Charles was in tears as his mother laid flat on a rooftop, fading away.
“Mummy, please don’t go… you said we could see the moon together before we bid goodbye, please don’t leave me again,” he cried.
“I’m sorry, son. I couldn’t keep my promise to you, and because of my greed, you’ve to live this way,” she muttered in a sober voice, and touched his face.
“Mummy, you said it was my charm, you said I got a charm that’s why I could see you even when others can’t. Mummy-…” he was saying, but she cut in.
“Goodbye, my-…” with that, she faded off completely.
“Mummy! Mummy! No… please don’t go… mummy…” he broke down in tears.
“Sir… what’s going on?”
“Mr. Feng, mummy is gone. She left me again,” he cried, and Mr. Feng embraced him.
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FLASHBACK ENDS***
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Charles shook his head and put the picture away before heading to his bar to drink.
He already had few glasses when Violet appeared next to him.
“Gosh. Just the perfect sight to ruin my day completely,” he grumbled.
“Did anything happened?” she asked.
“Things always happen whenever you show up,”
“Charles, I know I have already bothered you enough-…”
“Since you are aware of that, then leave!”
“Charles, what can I do without you?“
“Nothing! Then do nothing! You are just a ghost, so live like one,”
“Something must’ve happened when I was away. I shouldn’t be bothering you with this, but I’ll be a bit shameless…”
“Can’t you see that I’m not in the mood?”
“Ivy was transferred to another hospital, I don’t know what they are planning to do to her or what she will do to herself. What do I do now, Charles?”
“Geez… first, you asked me to save your sister, and I did. Must I be her guardian too? You don’t even want to get involved with her, so why are you bothering me this way…” he grumbled with pouted lips.
“Charles, what do I do? I’m sure they are upto something,”
“What can you do? When you clearly know that you can do nothing. I am the one doing everything here!” he shouted, and took his phone.
“Charles… ple-…”
“Shh… I’m on a call,” he said, and dialed a number.
📞*Mr. Feng, the beautiful girl from earlier was transferred to another hospital, I want you to find out the details and the doctor in charge, everything about the transfer. Absolutely everything! Leaving nothing behind,*
📞*me? I’m fine. I was in the middle of emptying a billon worth wine, but some pest kept bothering me,*
📞*Don’t ask anymore questions,* with that, he dropped the call and looked at Violet.
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“Thank you,” she mumbled.
“Stop mumbling words and make yourself useful. I’ll take care of your sister, so go and eavesdrop on thier conversation so we can know what they plan to do to your sister. Appearing here and asking for help shouldn’t be all you do, you are invisible anyways,” he said, and she smiled before she left.
“Gosh, she just left without a word,” he grumbled, and put his wine away.
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Mr. Feng reported back to him, and he waited for almost an hour before Violet appeared in his room.
“Charles, there is big trouble!” she shouted.
“Split it!”
“They plan to make Ivy bedridden forever! They got a doctor that is going to keep her from waking up, they are planning to inject her with harmful substances,” she cried.
“What?” he shouted, and took his phone to call Mr. Feng.
He hurried out of the room and bumped into Dylan on his way.
“Hey, I want a word with you,”
“I’m busy!” he snapped, and ran out.
“Why is he in such hurry?” Dylan murmured, staring at his retreating back.
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Charles arrived at the hospital with Mr. Feng and Violet. They headed straight to the hospital Director’s office, but the secretary stopped them.
“We are here to see the director,” Mr. Feng said.
“Do you have an appointment with him?”
“It’s urgent, so we couldn’t call him beforehand,” Mr. Feng said, politely.
“I’m sorry, sir. But you can’t see him without an appointment,”
“He is Charles Hewlett, the son of the chairman. Do you still need more explanation?” Mr. Feng said, and the secretary flinched in fear.
“I’ll inform him of your presence,”
“Are you that famous?” Violet asked, and Charles chuckled.
The secretary informed the director about thier presence, and they were summoned in.
They exchanged greetings with the director, before they took thier seat and Charles headed straight to the point.
“I want to see a doctor,” Charles said.
“Sure, sir. I’ll attend to you, I’m the Hewlett’s personal doctor. The chairman’s family are the only ones I treat, so I’m always at your service, sir,”
“No. I have my m personal doctor. Let’s nib the nail. I want to see a doctor, what’s his name again…”
“Doctor Ken,” Mr. Feng said.
“Yeah. Doctor Ken,”
“I hope there is no problem, sir?”
“No. I just need a moment with him,”
“I’ll summon him here right away,” the director said, and called the doctor who joined them almost immediately.
“Allow me borrow your office,” Charles said.
“The office is all yours, sir,” with that, the director excused them.
“Doctor Ken, I want you to turn in your resignation letter,” Charles said, and they all looked at him.
“Sir?”
“You heard me,”
“With all due-…”
“No! Don’t respect me. I want you to resign else I report you. A corrupt doctor like you shouldn’t be allowed to treat patients, most especially when she is someone somehow acquitted to me,”he said, and Mr. Feng looked at him,
“Pardon?”
“What’s her full name…”
“Ivy Holt,” Violet and Mr. Feng chorused.
“Yes. Ivy Holt. I have a record of your conversation with Mr….”
“Mr. Josh,” Violet said.
“Yes, Mr. Josh. You plan to keep Ivy bedridden forever, and other things you have done,” he said, and the doctor gasped.
“Sir-…”
“I’m not done!” Charles cut in. “If you don’t turn in your resignation letter and leave quietly, I’ll submit what I have to the prosecutor, and you know what that means,”
“I’ll do just that, sir. But you have to-…”
“I’ll keep to my word, just turn in your resignation. Then we are good,” with that, Charles took the exit, and the others followed.
“Will you let him off just like that?” Violet inquired.
“What am I supposed to do? He won’t be able to cause your sister harm anymore,”
“But… even if he leave here, he could still harm others in the future,”
“How is that my business? I don’t even have evidence against him as I claimed. And I already tell you that I’m not a hero, it’s not my duty to punish bad guys,”
“Whatever. Thanks anyways, I have to go to Ivy,”
“What? Anyways?” he shouted, and she winked at him before leaving.
“Gosh, what an ungrateful ghost,” he grumbled.
“Sir… is she gone?” Mr. Feng asked.
“What do you think?”
“Sir, aren’t you getting too involved with her,”
“Involved… I think I’m already involved with her,” he muttered, and Mr. Feng inhaled deeply.
“But, sir-…”
“I want you to report every information you can find on those Holts to me, every single details,” with that, Charles walked ahead of Mr. Feng who ran up to catch his pace.
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Mr. Josh met up with Maxwell and Ella when he received news from Doctor Ken who just turned in his resignation.
He told Maxwell and Ella about it, leaving them in shock.
“What?” Maxwell shouted.
“Sir, but I don’t think it will affect the board meeting. Miss Holt attempt to commit suicide is already an evidence to prove that she is not mentally competent to handle the company, which could imply the reason Ms. Holt entrusted you with everything,” Mr. Josh said, and Maxwell nodded in agreement.
“But who is this man in question? The man that threatened the doctor?” Ella inquired.
“The youngest son of Chairman Hewlett of Haven Group, haven group own the hospital,”
“What?” Maxwell and Ella shouted.
“Why is such man involved with Ivy?” Ella asked, ik disbelief.
“I can’t answer that. But if I may guess, Charles Hewlett is an infamous womanllzer, so he…”
“That’s impossible!” Ella snapped.
“Ivy is a minor,” Maxwell added.
“Ivy isn’t a minor, sir. She is 20,”
“Gosh, but why Ivy of all people? Haven group is way beyond our league, so how can Ivy get acquitted with them?” Ella yelled.
“Ella, that shouldn’t be our main concern now,” Maxwell said.
“You think it’s not a problem? If Ivy get acquitted with someone like that, do you think you can have your way as we planned?” she shouted, and Maxwell exhaled heavily.
“I will look into it,” Mr. Josh assured.
“You should,” with that, Ella left angrily, and Maxwell let out a sigh, before going after her.
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TO BE CONTINUED…
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