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✷MEDICINE✷
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YEARS AGO***
After Diego’s recovery, Nana took him home, fed and tucked him in his bed.
“I’m so sorry baby, I wasn’t there to protect you” Nana said, patting his hair gently.
Diego stayed quiet and her heart breaks. Recovering from the shock is going to take a while. Kissing his forehead, she lay beside him, hugging his tiny body.
Meanwhile, after Diego fell asleep, Nana heard the scream of her husband downstairs.
“Nana!!” Romeo’s roared made her flinched. Did something happen?
She carefully disconnected herself from sleeping Diego and rushed down to meet him. She found Romeo seated on the couch, a file on the table.
Nervously, she played with the hem of her dress, the look on his face scares her.
“You called” She whispered so low, her mind riling from what might have happened.
“Pick up the file” He demanded, his voice cold.
Nana opened the file on the table, checking the content, her eyes widened.
“It can’t be” she shook her head. She face her husband, panicking. “This is not true!”
“Not true?” Romeo raised a brow at her. He stood up and scoffed. “Are you saying I made a fake result about the DNA test? How dare you cheat and made me raise a bastard the whole time?”
“How could doubt? He is your son! You are the only man I know. This marriage might not be the one I dreamt of but I would never do this…”
His hand flew across her face, bursting her lips. Her eyes teared up as he grab her neck, glaring.
“You are still lying? Do you know how hard I’ve worked and yet, you want to destroy it?..”
“Please don’t do this right now. Diego is at home, he is just recovering from an accident” She pleaded.
Romeo scoffed and pinned her against the wall, his hand tightly snaked around her neck.
“To think that I’ve been raising someone else’s son for nine years made me want to kill you.. that’s right, you should just die whore”
Nana couldn’t breath, her lungs desperate for oxygen.. just when she thought she would pass out, someone hit Romeo hand with a fry pan.
Nana’s neck was released and she sat on the floor coughing hard and gasping for air.
Romeo hissed in pain and his head snapped towards Diego.
“Get away from my mother!!” The young boy glared. Romeo’s anger instantly increase.. the boy he assumed to be son just hit him.
Grabbing Diego by his short hair he began to walk away.
“Romeo!!” Nana shook her head trying to blink away the dizziness creeping into her. She managed to stand on her feet and follow them, though slow.
“Let go of me!” Diego yelled trying to get away.
“Now I see the reason why you’re so disobedient. You’re not a Gonzalez. All what my father built in sweat and hardship. I won’t let someone like you to destroy that!” He spat.
Romeo pushed the bathroom door open, his eyes caught the tub filled with water. Diego eyes widened getting to sense his intention.
“What no!” His tiny voice rang through the bathroom. Getting to the tub, he dip the boy’s head into the water.
Cruel!
Intensively, Diego reached for his hand trying to get away but the man didn’t stop. Nana managed to get there in time and her eyes widened seeing how monsterous her husband has become…
“Noo!!!” She screamed using her remaining strength to push him away from Diego.
Romeo got back to his senses and he froze. He had let his anger take control of him. His eyes went to Diego who was busy gasping for hair as his mother held him tight, worries filled her eyes.
She looked up to him in fear, holding Diego close. Romeo said nothing and turn to leave the bathroom.
When Diego was calm, he looked up to his mother.
“Why is father like this?” He sobbed.
“I don’t know, just stay away from him for now okay?” Nana said.
“What about you? He was going to kill you too. I don’t want you to die mum”
Nana hugged her close. “I’m not dying okay.. we’ll get pass this somehow”
Days pass by, Nana torture got worse. Her husband bought women into the house making sure, she’ll hear their Mõ@ns. He act like a cool husband around everyone else but at home, he is a monster.
Nana thought of running away but his threat stopped her. The police won’t help and Romeo won’t free her. Getting a divorce will stain his name.. especially while he is trying to take over the Gonzalez cooperation..
Diego managed to stay away from Romeo but that didn’t work well, he saw how hard his mother tried to hide her pain. Romeo avoid hitting her face but her other body was filled with bruises..
She had once tried to escape with Diego but was caught at the airport. Her torture increased, and Romeo’s attitude to Diego got colder.
She couldn’t take it anymore, her life is a nightmare. No matter how hard she tried to explain, Diego was his son, Romeo never listen..
Of course, he didn’t love her from the start…
The marriage happened so he could marry before his elder brother.
Staring at the mirror before her, Nana’s face held a sad look. It was Diego’s birthday, he was turning nine. Is this torture going to continue this way?
A thought filled her mind and she took her pen..
“Son, happy birthday” Nana gave her son a glass of wine as the sat before each other.
“Why are you crying? Did father hit you again?” He asked. Nana h@tëd this, her young son always worrying about her.
“No he didn’t, I’m just happy you are getting older” She laughed painfully.
“I’ve found a way to end this pain”
“Really?” Diego brighten up.
“Hmm.. shall we have a drink together before you go back to meet the guest?”
Diego found her weird but then he smiled. They had a toss and drank it at once. When he made to leave, his eye caught a paper on her table. He secretly took and left with her to meet the others downstairs.
“I need to go to the restroom” He excused himself, and went to read the paper. The blood on his face dried up when he saw the content.
He stormed out of the place to find his mother but couldn’t. He felt the poison slowly affecting him so he met the butler demanding him to take him to the hospital telling him not to let anyone know where he is.
He tried inform him about his mother too but darkness creep in and he slowly lose conciousness.
He dripped into coma due to the poison..
Meanwhile, on the same day, Romeo found out the truth and challenge his brother, Vincient.. the one behind the fake DNA results. He went home and met the guest but didn’t see his wife and son.
Searching the house, he stormed into a dark room.. there, Nana laid lifelessly…
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By Diego time he woke up, a year and half had passed…
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“Congratulations! Mr. Romeo of becoming the president!”
Cameras flutters as Romeo smiled. Ever since the tragic incident Romeo surprisingly became calm. He tried to reconcile with Diego.. but his son never gave him the chance to.
Diego was now 16 years, forced to attend his father celebration. His gaze was hard and cold as usual. The last time he smiled was when he was nine.
“Son” Romeo held Diego’s shoulder when he walked up to him.
“Hands off” Diego shrugged him off, his gaze filled with distain. He h@tës Romeo so much.. with every cells living in him.
Romeo took a deep breath watching him leave the place.
While seated, Jameson appeared.
“Hey” He greeted and Diego’s face loosen up a bit. He gave Diego a coke drink. “You want some?”
“No. I’m fine” Diego said firmly. After a while, he spoke again. “I h@të him James. After what he did, he still have the guts to smile? I can’t bring myself to forgive him.. I’m even having nightmares” his voice trembled.
“I wish I can console you, but I don’t know what to say” Jameson muttered. Remembering something, he spoke again.
“I heard your cousin is returning back from abroad. Griffin, isn’t that his name?”
“Wh@tëver.. I have no interest on getting close to him. Families are just @$$hOles”
“Except Grandpa” Jameson completed.
“I don’t know about him too. I’ve once told him about my mother’s suffering, but he never believe. I can’t blame him. Romeo is so good at deceiving people.. I’m going to make him regret until his last breath” Diego swore.
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BACK TO THE PRESENT***
Diego was seated in the floor in his room, his face smeared with tears as those memories flood in. It was as if his wound was reopened.
“Diego” He heard the voice of Candy, filled with worries.
“Di, open the door” Candy plead lightly with a knock. Her eyes teared up, but she tried to hold it in. She could hear the man’s light sob inside.
“Please Di, let me console you” She sighed when he didn’t respond. Maybe he wanted sometimes alone. She slowly sat on the floor, resting her back on her husband’s door. Hearing his sob, broke her heart.
Soon, Candy jolt up from her sleep when the door open. She stood when she saw Diego.
“Di” Her voice croaked staring at his face in the dark.
She didn’t ask any question and pulled him close for a hug. Diego buried his face on her neck hugging her tight.
She was like his medicine…
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Sweeping his wet hair backwards under the warm shower. Water dripped down his well built body, a small wound was at one side of his lip. Griffin’s jaw clinched as he recalled the birthday incident..
‘Shortie’
The way she stared at Diego certainly pissed him off, most especially the fact that…
Candy’s husband, was Diego…
A light mocking laugh left his lips. It’s happening again.. he was craving for what Diego has.
He touched his jaw and sighed. “That punk almost broke my jaw” he mumbled and got out of the shower, a towel tightly wrapped around his torso. He lighted a stick of cigarette and began to smoke.
His stared at the city before him drowned in a deep thought. Things ain’t going the way he wanted. His phone beeped and he saw a message, which made his lips twitch a little.
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“I’m so sorry Jameson. I couldn’t make it to the airport” Candy apologized on the phone as she made breakfast. Ever since they got here, she had restricted the maid from cooking whenever she is around.
“Don’t worry Candy, I understand the situation. How is he right now?” He asked, his voice filled with worries.
“His father came here yesterday and made things a bit worst. He had been moody since then” Candy answered.
“He’ll be fine. Don’t worry too much”
Relief washed over Candy’s face as he listened to Jameson’s assurance.
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As the call end, Jameson stood and went to his living room. Jackie was busy serving breakfast.
“How long are you going to be here?” He asked.
“Is that your way of saying thank you.. then you’re welcome” Jackie replied.
“I told you I’m fine and can do things myself. You just need to stop doing all of these, it’s getting too much” He complained and Jackie shook her head.
“Not only you are grumpy but you are not thankful. What other personality do you have?” She raise her brow.
“Hey” Jameson folded his muscular arms. “You must have forgotten I’m your boss”
“Right now, you’re not my boss and I’m not your student” Jackie said returning her attention to what she was doing.
“Then what are you here for.. my girlfriend?” Those words left his mouth before he could realize. Jackie gaze went back to him, this time cold. She dropped what she was doing and approached him fast.
Jameson instinctively stepped back, due to her cold stare, his back touched the wall and she slammed one of her hand behind him. She drew her face close.
Jameson blinked in confusion, she was intimidating all of a sudden.
“Why.. why the stares?” Jameson stuttered.
“Why did you say that words?” She asked, her voice firm.
“Huh?”
“Are you doing this on purpose? Do you really want me to leave? Fine, I will leave.. but can I ask you a question?” She raised her brow.
“What?”
“Do you see me as a woman?” She asked, her voice softened.
Jameson eyes widened at her question.
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“Just thirty minutes Candy, I promise” Yazmine’s voice sounded over the speaker. Candy gaze moved the man sleeping beside her. She got down from the bed.
“Diego needs me beside him at the moment..”
“The evening event is really important. I and Aiden had been working on this throughout the night. The client need two superiors to show up. Jameson need full recovery, Aiden is busy.. you’re the only one I can turn to” Yazmine sounded frustrated.
“Fine, fine, I’ll be there” Candy rnded the call. She gave Diego one last look and went to prepare.
Before she left, she asked the maid to immediately notify her when Diego wakes up.
Just before she could get there, her car halt.
“Huh?” Candy face dropped. She got down to check the car and saw that one of her tire had flaten.
“Hey” A voice sounded behind her. Candy turn her head quickly only to see Griffin resting his back on on the wall. He was putting on black hoodie and a pant.
“You?” Candy glared. The man began to approach her but Candy immediately took the knife she warpped around her thigh and point at him.
“Don’t come any closer” Candy warned and he stopped. Griffin sighed.
“I’m not here to hurt you, I just need to talk to you” He said.
“Did you approach me on purpose. All your talks about stealing me from my husband and that you want me was on purpose too? Seeing you right now make my blood boils” She stated.
“I didn’t even do anything to you. I just..”
“My husband enemies are my enemies so back off.. you have no idea what this innocent lady is capable of”
Griffin clinched his jaw, not because of her word but because he had sensed someone from a distance.
Turning his head slowly to the figure direction.. he scoffed.
‘Almost forgot he’s everywhere’ Griffin thought.
Candy traced his gaze and saw Diego standing feets away. His hands tucked into his pocket.. his gaze filled with anger.
He heard everything…
“What did I hear?..” he asked in a cold voice, holding his head high. His aura intimidating as he raised a brow at Griffin.
Diego asked.. “Are you hitting on my wife?…”
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