SIX WEEKS LATER

“Doctor!” The nurse attending to Bianca calls unto Roberto as her visions met Bianca's wide-opened eyes.

Roberto jerked from Alice's embrace, he gave attention to a yell from Bianca's room.

“Please, don't tell me you will leave me here for that.” Alice moaned as she slowly rocks herself on Roberto.

“Will you keep shut?” Roberto ordered as he grabbed his clothing and pushed her off his body, he put on his clothes then he rolled out of bed.

“Are you done with me, yet?” Alice grabbed the duvet covering her nakedness, she grunts watching Roberto pacing away from her like he does not care a bit. Well, he doesn't care!

Roberto rushed to Bianca's room, adjusting his pants properly.

“Yes?” Roberto questioned as he barged into the room, aligning his hair to the backside which fell on his broad shoulders.

“Her eyes and limbs, she is recovering soon” The nurse stuttered pointing at Bianca's twitching her finger and opening her eyes.

“That's great news! Is that the reason you yelled my name? You act unprofessional at times. Will you take leave here at once?” Roberto upheld as he glared at the nurse. The nurse rushed out of the room in tears. The door was wide open, and Alice appeared behind Roberto as she folds her hands on her chest creasing her brows. Alice kept her gaze on Roberto.

Roberto sat on her bed looking into Bianca's opened eyes. “Get well soon, babe. I can't wait to start making you feel what I felt years back.” Roberto cooed as he slides a strand of Bianca's hair behind her ear.

Alice coughed, “hmm..” snatching Roberto's attention.

“What are you doing here?” Roberto questioned as he sensed Alice's lovely cologne.

“Checking what my fiance loves about the lady in a vegetative state. What else?” Alice replied as she walks towards Roberto.

“What do you mean?” Roberto asked as he wrinkled his brows, looking at Alice.

“Don't ask me that question, Roberto! You left me in bed just for this vegetable. Am I of no importance in your life anymore?” Alice grinds her teeth with furrowed brows.

Roberto helped Bianca to the wheelchair which was closer to the bed. Bianca sat still with her head resting on her shoulders, her limb fixed on a place as her eyeballs were staring at a spot.

“I need to take Bianca for a walk!“ Roberto concluded as he moved Bianca along.

“Is this thing of more importance than I, your fiancee?”

“If you think so,” Roberto replied as he looks elsewhere.

“Have you ever tried calling her family members?” Alice questioned grabbing the wheelchair. Roberto nudges Alice's hand away from the chair.

“I am not done talking yet. Roberto!” Alice yells as she tries to catch up with Roberto, she paused when she noticed Roberto isn't ready to listen to a word she uttered. Roberto walks away pushing Bianca in a wheelchair.

“Geez!” Alice wails as she leaned on the bed.

“The longer she stays living, the farther my love and I depart. I need to get rid of this bridge between Roberto and me before it's too late” Alice rasped, clenching her fists. She noticed her phone is in her arms. Alice stares at her phone with a grin on her face.

“You left me no choice, Bianca!” Alice uttered to herself, she dials a phone number, and she placed the phone on her ear when she heard his harsh voice.

“I have an assignment for you!” Alice's voice cooed.

“My pay matters more.” The man answered as he placed the cell phone on his ear.

“This not my first time patronizing you, why dragging this? I will send the intruder's pictures via SMS.” Alice said over the phone.

“Alright!” The husky voice said as he ends the call, he turned around, looking away from the wall. he was in a black jacket exposing his broad chest and his well-built body. His clothing was black.

He sips the wine in a glass cup as he removed his black sun shade, he crouched on a golden cushioned chair, staring at the picture.

“It's her again.” A smirk appeared on his face. He is one of the men in black.

“Henry, do you think you can do that task in this condition.” Another man in black spoke.

Air flared out of Henry's nose as he threw the glass cup, it clatters on the ground and the wine in it splashed away.

“It's now boss. Call me boss!” Henry's husky voice deepens.

“I'm so sorry, but you are not the first in command yet.” The other man said.

Henry threw a blow at his face. He bent his face as a tooth fell off, and he stood upright.

“How dare you utter nonsense in my presence? You are nothing more than my mouse. You can do that in Oscar's presence since you are his best friend” Henry chuckles. The other man nods his head in displeasure as he glared at Henry, he balled his fist, trying to calm his flaming anger just for the sake of his family.

“I give you twenty-four hours to eliminate Oscar else I would murder your family in my captivity.” Henry threatens.

“I will do as you say, boss but Oscar is a very tough and well-trained guy. I don't think I can murder him.” His soft voice yelled as he looked at the floor with his balled fist trembling uncontrollably.

“You are his best friend, you should know his weakness,” Henry said glaring at him.

“But…” Henry raised his brows at once as a bitter word was about to emit from his mouth.

“P..please don't hurt my family. I will do as you say” The poor man pleads.

Henry points at the door asking the man out of the mansion.

Henry peeked at him locking the door behind him, the poor man ran out with his shoulders slumped. Henry's men in black loaded guns escort the man out of the mansion.

“Bastard!” Henry let out.

Henry strode to his dressing room, his room was filled with black outfits. He puts grabs a black outfit of his choice and puts it on.

Henry grabbed his cell phone, calling the last number he phoned which was Alice's.

“I'm ready for the assignment. Where can I locate the lady?” Does Henry ask as he picks up his wristwatch?

“I will text you the address, come instantly,” Alice whispered over the phone.

“Hey! Who is that on the phone with you?” Roberto noticed Alice whispering in a room.

Alice jerked as she lowered the phone from her ear region, her lips spreading making a fake smile.

Roberto moved closer to her, pushing the wheelchair Bianca is seated on, he creased his eyebrows wondering why Alice was trembling.

“My mother phoned me.” Alice lied as she ends the call, hiding her cell phone.

“Go to your house, then!” Roberto said as he pushes Bianca to her bedside, moving his gaze to Bianca's opened eyes.

“I can't leave you with this lady. What if… what if… ” Alice stutters as he noticed Roberto's gaze at her.

“Nevermind! Are you done taking her for a walk?” Alice had a glamorous smile, illuminating her beauty as she stares at Bianca in the wheelchair.

Roberto grabs Alice's waist pulling her closer to him with speed. Alice opened her mouth in shock as her eyes met Roberto's. The corner of her lips spreads towards her ear as she touches Roberto's white and black beards, stroking them.

“I have no time to explain my intentions. You should be cheerful to be laid on my bed, other ladies were laid on the bathroom floor.” Roberto whispered in Alice's ear, and he pushed her off. Alice's heart hammers and she placed her hand on her chest, gasping for air.

Alice shut her tears-filled eyes, the tears were unable to drop. Holding back her tears, she sobs “I love you with my whole heart, I call you my fiance. Am I just a sex toy to you?”

Roberto made a short laugh, he was unemotional seeing tears in Alice's eyes.

“You are just like other ladies, Alice.”

“I need to travel abroad for an important interview which is commencing next tomorrow. Take Bianca out, she needs to receive fresh air!” Roberto ordered as he walks out of the mansion, he asked his driver to drive him out.

Alice placed her legs on the bed and buried her head in between, sobbing. Alice has much unanswered questions from Roberto.

“Everything is working as planned. The universe isn't against my assassination Bianca. I will make sure I murder all ladies you set your eyes on.”Alice vows.

Roberto keeps running away from the lady that could murder for his sake.

“You will love me wholeheartedly, one day! I believe we can make it” Alice summoned courage, holding unto her bitter tears. Alice glared at Bianca, she pushed her off outside the mansion.

Alice whistled as she pushed Bianca, scanning around her for the men in black.

A black van drove nearby. Alice smiles, waving her hands at the black van which halted at a stop before her.

Henry hops out of the van, he froze at wide stance as his eyes met Bianca in a wheelchair.

“What happened to her?” Henry questioned as he covered his wide open with his palm.

“Are you here to accomplish your mission or you are here to question me about her pathetic destiny?”

“I will pay you for this easy job, just get rid of her as planned.” Alice whispers looking around, she was a bit uncomfortable being seen with an unjust man.

Henry stared at Alice angrily.

“Look here, woman. I can buy you, I'm not doing this job for your petty peanuts but to fulfill my late leader's unfinished works so his soul may rest in peace.” Henry said pointing at Alice. Alice moved her gaze elsewhere as she wheeled Bianca to him.

“I transferred your money, already. It's up to you now.” Alice hissed.

Henry grabs Bianca's wheelchair, lays her in the back seat, and folds the empty wheelchair tossing it in the luggage compartment of the van.

He sighs in deep thought. He was unable to hop in his car when Alice clenched his right arm.

“Will you just leave me?”Alice said pointing at her cheek region. Henry's eyes reddened as his mind ran wild, he had a very dirty mind as he stares at Alice's white face.

“I can't kiss your checks, woman!” Henry yells.

Alice's eyes widened, and she burst into laughter.

“Why would I want a kiss from you, Scumbag? I want you to punch my face right here so Roberto will believe that she was abducted.“ Alice's laughter ceased as she watched Henry staring like a fool.

“Are you doing it or not?" Alice asked. Alice partly closed one eye as Henry threw a blow at her smooth skin.

“Ouch!” Alice cried as she fell to the ground, a tear dropped out of her eye, her black silky hair became rough all of a sudden and her teeth almost fell off.

“That's great!” Alice dislocated jaw made her talk like a moron as she stood on her feet.

She rests her hand on the wall as her head starts to spin. Alice bursts into tears as the pain on her face was unbearable.

“Oh”

Henry gasped as he sighted the reddened cheek and the bruises all over her body. He let out a small chuckle seeing tears flowing down her chin.

Henry hops in the black van, and he drove. On his way to his mansion, he scanned Bianca's body completely in case there is still a tracking device on her.

Henry sighs as he saw she was safe to be a prisoner in his mansion. The tracking device got off from Bianca and burnt to ashes in that car accident.

Henry packs her to his home, sitting her down. He sat on a chair facing her with a gun in his hand, pointed at her. His heart froze, he became sympathetic when his eyes met her brown worried eyes.

He let go of the gun, poured her wine putting it in her mouth, her mouth was still. The wine spilled on Bianca's clothing, he let go of the cup of wine and tried wiping the spill on Bianca's chest. His eyes sweep her chest region, and he licked his lips with lust in his eyes. He controlled himself, keeping his gaze elsewhere.

“Gosh! What was I thinking? Why did I abduct a lady that's stiff like a stone? What is the fun there? No tears, no pleading! I can't even murder her this way, it's no fun.” Henry furrowed his brows as he walked away out of anger, and he locked the door. Bianca shut her eyes, a tear rolled down her chin as her head was still on her shoulders.

Bianca curved her fingers, trying to get hold of her strength.

*Thud*

Henry barges into a room in his mansion, next to the room he abandoned Bianca, his bait.

The hostages jerked out of fright.

Screams echoed in his ear. Henry's furrowed face lit by a warming smile frightened the female child cowered at a corner holding her trembling father.

There was absolute silence immediately after he puts the young girl at gunpoint, the young girl was sweating abundantly as she shoved her hands on her mouth. Her dad pulled her into a hug, covering her red face. They were both seated on the ground, shivering.

“Shush!” Henry let out, vertically pressing a finger on his lips.

“Don't hurt her, I promise she won't scream again!” Her father pleaded with tears in his eyes, he has bruises all over his body and his clothes were torn, he was almost shirtless. He tried to escape several times from Henry's ignominious incarceration, but he failed and ended up being beaten till he starts bleeding.

“I heard you once worked at a big and popular hospital,” Henry confirmed as the man nods positively, he fixed his eyes in fear at the gun in Henry's arm.

He sat upright as his face was twitching, he tries to grasp the gun hastily from Henry's hand. Henry was completely unaware when the man grabbed the gun from him. Why isn't Henry prominent with guns? Henry isn't used to guns, he learned to be an Assassinator with cutleries not guns.

The man stood up, chesting out. His hands trembled as he clenched his fist tightly on the gun, pointing it at Henry. Henry froze a wide stance.

“What the fuck! How dare he point a gun at a professional assassin?” Henry muttered to himself, his eyes went dark as he flew into a rage.

Henry raised his arms in the air, showing that he was disarmed. Henry walks on the tip of his toes, moving closer forward to the man with a gun.

“Stay back or I will shoot your fucking head.” The man yelled as he muttered so much of his courage, his daughter stood up as she wraps her tiny arms around her father.

Henry sensed the man's fear, he grinned moving forward.

“Why would I be frightened by a gun? I am a man!” Henry dared the already furious man.

“What are you waiting for? Trigger the bullets, daddy.” His daughter encouraged him.

The man turned to his daughter. The man doesn't know how to handle guns or even pull the trigger. His daughter's heart pounds as she noticed an odd expression on Henry's face

Henry pulls down his arms as he notices the man's attention was being diverted to his daughter.

“Watch out, daddy!” The young girl tiny voice let out a yell. Henry throws a punch violently with rapid movements at the man's abdomen region.

*push*

“Daddy!” The young girl screams as she sighted her dad falling on the ground with immense pain, he fell flat as blood splashes out of his mouth. The gun drifted away from his arm as he fell carelessly to the ground. The man uttered a sudden loud cry in pain as he placed his hands on his abdomen region.

“Don't hurt my daughter, please.” The man coughed out more blood as his daughter ran towards him, wrapping her tiny arms around his weak body. The little girl's heart was in splits, she couldn't control the tears as she tries to help her dad.

Henry pushed the little one off her father, he grabbed the man's collar, pulling him upright as he pushes him out of the room.

“No!, don't take my dad away.” The young girl cries as she ran towards them.

Unfortunately, her tiny legs could not take her far, and she fell to the ground, she was so weak that she could only scream as Henry locks the door behind him, she tries to get out of the room but it was impossible, she screamed at the top of her voice but the soundproof room made a fool out of her.

Henry strode to another room dragging the man's collar along, Henry pushes the door away, making the room open. His eyes first met Bianca, he squint his eyebrows as he noticed Bianca's head leaning on the other shoulder.

“W..why?” Henry stammers, pointing at Bianca. He has unclear thoughts about Bianca.

“I've seen cases like this too.“ The man's voice cracks as he tries to make fake laughter, blood splashes out of his mouth as he placed his hand on his abdomen region.

Henry tossed the man into the room. Henry threw a bag of hospital equipment to him, fixing his gaze on Bianca. He wondered how a lady in a coma was able to raise her head and rest it on the other shoulder.

“Weird!” Henry let out. He lock the door behind, him and asked some of his men to prepare food for the hostages while he goes handled some assignments.

The man clenched his fist on the first aid box, he started coughing louder.

“You almost got caught, young lady.” He said with blood streaming out of his mouth.

Bianca's head was raised upright as her legs were slowly placed on the ground, she stood up swiftly with the help of nothing.

“I was so scared,” Bianca said as she walked closer to the man whose eyesight changed positions as he was seeing everything in twofold, his head starts spinning and his feet were unable to hold him anymore.

Bianca rushed to him, helping him to have a seat. She hurriedly gave him water. The man gulps the water like he has been thirsty for months.

“Thanks, my dear.” The man said in a cool voice, the blood stopped gushing out for a minute. Bianca checked the first box and the medicines Henry offered them earlier. She came across the drug, which description says it helps reduce internal bleeding. Bianca pulls out the required tablets from the sachets, offering them to the bleeding man.

The man rests the back of his head on the wooden chair as he nods his head in refusal at the tablets Bianca offered.

“Have this!“ Bianca said pushing the tablets toward his mouth.

“I'm fine! All I need is my daughter.” The man uttered. Tears well the poor man's red eyes, and he decided to shut them.

Bianca had a fixed look at the man.

“What are you staring at? I'm also a hostage here just as you are. Just that you are a very important hostage to that man in black.” The man said as he coughed out water.

“Hostages? Was I abducted?” Bianca questioned as she stopped applying medicines to the man's injuries.

The man nods his head in approval “Yes.”

Bianca nods in disbelief.

“Did he do this to you?” Bianca asked, looking at the bruises and black spots on the man's pale white face. She lets go of the first aid box with fright as flashes of David fiddle in her head. A tear trickled on her chin, she quickly wiped it off. Bianca is trying her best to let go of those hurtful memories she once had, she wishes to be healed so she can be strong to conquer that devil in human skin called David.

The man stood up, walked to the door

“My daughter! What if that monster tries to hurt my daughter?” the man panicked.

Bianca was reminded of her aborted babies, a cloud of guilt floated above her as she sat in a corner. A storm of sorrows swept her thoughts away to her past.

The man tried opening the door but it was locked outside. Continuous twitching of the door knob snapped Bianca back to life.

“It's of no use. We have to think of a plan to get you and your daughter out of here, I don't wish you experience the guilt I faced throughout my teenage age.” Bianca said which made the man pause, he nods in approval as he sat back, ticking his fingers on the wheelchair.

Bianca started pacing back and forth, thinking hard, trying to recollect how she got into Henry's prison.

“I remember clearly I was saved from that burning car by a male, that man,” Bianca uttered as flashes of that memory replayed in her head.

Bianca doubts it could be Henry who saved her because he is all she sees.

“You must be out of your senses, that man is a beast in human form. He murdered his family members to get to this rank he is in.”

“But he saved me from the burning car, that night. He is my hero. Henry Hart” Bianca blushes as she curls a strand of her hair on her fingers. Bianca is unable to recollect the man that saved her yet she's putting the credit to Henry.

“Young lady, you need to come back to your senses. If you don't believe me, why don't you continue to pretend that you are still in a coma? ” he uttered.

Bianca widened her eyes as the crazy question sounded like an awesome idea to her.

“Exactly! That's the plan.”

The man furrowed his brows, nodding negatively at Bianca.

“All I want is a way to get the hell out of this fucking prison, even if I'm unable to do that alive I wish to do that for my daughter.” The man cries, and he grabs Bianca's arms.

“Please, help me.”

The sound of the step of someone walking from a distance echoed in their ears, the footsteps became clearer every second that passed by.

“Hmm…” The man mumbles to Bianca, signaling to her. The door flung open, Henry appeared behind the door with a tray in his arms filled with covered dishes.

“Can you make her conscious or not?” Henry asked as he slammed the tray on a stool. Henry looked away from Bianca who was lying on the bed with her eyes shut.

“She will be…” The man pursed his lips as he opened the dishes.

“Don't feel too comfortable around me, Mister. There are only nineteen hours left for your death sentence.” Henry said as he dragged the man to a spot.

“Can I go meet my daughter now? I've given her the medications necessary.” The man said slowly like a snail.

Henry turned his head around, facing the man. “No!“ He exclaimed.

The man blushed as he noticed Bianca raise out her tongue, opening an eye.

“What are you smiling at?” Henry asked, squinting his eyebrows. He pursed his lips as he noticed Henry's gaze.

“Guy!” Henry yelped.

A huge man barged in.

“Get this thing to his room, he's making me mad” Henry ordered as he crouched on the bed, placing clasping his hands on his head.

The huge man carried him to his daughter.

“Why would she not pay on time? I did as she asked, what will it take from her to pay me on time?” Henry asked himself as he furrowed his brows in anger.

Later on, a bright smile appeared on Henry's face as he noticed a credit alert from Alice.

He faced Bianca with a smile, he got startled as Bianca opened her eyes at once.

“Geez, you startled me.” Henry chuckled as he looks into her effervescent Campagne brown eyes, he continuously moves his face closer to hers. Bianca's heart pounds as Henry's handsome face was just two centimeters away from hers, she twitches her finger as she gazes at Henry's pursed lips moving closer to hers.

Henry shut his eyes as the bridge of his nose touched her face. Bianca's eyes were wide open, she stayed still as her heart skipped. She felt like time paused for her just to have an amazing moment. Everything was so slow to her.

“Will he just kiss me, already?” Bianca muttered to herself with her wide-spread lips.

Henry blinked his eyes as he blew air out of his mouth, blowing away a small piece of wool off her lips.

Henry sat upright on the bed, staying back.

“It's gone already,” Henry whispered.

“Seriously, he made my heart skip just to move a thing off my lips, he could have just used his fingers to pick it off. Why giving my heart an attack for no reason?” Bianca grunts in her mind as she shut her eyes.

Henry touched her arm, sliding his arms behind her waist as he made her sit upright.

“Hmm..” Henry groaned as he let go of her.

He grabbed the dish he covered on the stool, pushing it towards Bianca's face.

Henry opened the dish, Bianca was disgusted as she sensed cereals. Henry dug in a spoon, pointing a spoonful of cereal toward Bianca's mouth.

“I made this with all might,” Henry grumbled. Bianca slightly opened her mouth, letting the spoonful of cereals in her mouth. She opened her eyes gazing at a spot as the cereal tasted different in her mouth.

“So romantic! The cereal tasted great even when he fed me with his magic fingers.” A blush appeared on Bianca's face.

“Uh?” Henry furrowed his brows as he let go of Bianca.