Overthinking
At that thought, Carla could feel her heart aching terribly for him. Holding Zayn's hand, she consoled, "It's fine, Hubby. I'm already thinking of a way to find Derelo. You'll be fine soon…"
The man did not reply, merely holding her hand tightly and stroking the back of her palm gently with his thumb.
There seemed to be something weighing on his mind.
"Hubby, where have you been for the past few days? What happened? Can you tell me?" she asked uneasily.
"I don't know either…" Zayn rubbed his temples and explained tiredly, "When I was sleeping that night, I felt that the house was on fire. Then, someone barged in, and I fainted. When I regained consciousness, I saw you in the hospital."
"I see…"
His answer confused Carla. It was so vague that she learned nothing new from it.
"What exactly happened?" he asked in return. "Why did the police say that you're involved in this case? Where's Benard?"
"Hubby, this is what happened…"
Carla told him all the details of that night. However, as she did not want him to feel pressured, she did not tell him anything that happened after that.
In the end, she added, "Benard was shot and is still in a deep coma. However, he's not in critical condition, so don't worry. Venus isn't severely injured, but she's so traumatized that she locked herself up and refused to talk to anyone…"
"Why did that happen? Have you found her a doctor?" asked Zayn worriedly.
"Yeah. Naya arranged for a child psychologist to check up on Venus. We also invited Dr. Solova to treat Benard…"
"That's good. They'll definitely recover after receiving treatment, " he said, but his questions did not stop there. "Why did someone barge into our house? Who are those men in black? What did the investigation reveal?"
For some inexplicable reason, Carla felt that something was amiss.
Although Benard is Zayn's subordinate, they are as close as brothers. Yet, even after knowing that Benard was shot and is in a coma, he dismissed it lightly. It's the same for Venus too. Zayn has always doted on the children, especially Venus. He did appear anxious upon realizing that she was unwell, but… There's something seriously weird about this.
However, she could not put her finger on what exactly was strange.
Carla felt like something was weighing down on her—a strange and uncomfortable feeling.
"What's wrong?" Zayn held her hand.
"I'm wondering who those men in black are, " she replied, evading the question. "Why did they start a fire at Southridge the night before our wedding? The security at your place is so strict. How did they sneak in?"
"I find it weird too…" Zayn frowned. "I'm afraid that we'll only know the truth after Benard wakes up."
When Carla heard this, her doubts started to fade. This does seem like Zayn's train of thought. He always identifies and realizes the critical parts of a problem quickly…
"Let's leave this to the police." Then, she changed the topic of conversation. "Your health is our utmost priority. How are you feeling now?"
"These are just some superficial injuries. It's nothing major, " Zayn blurted. After saying so, he quickly added, "As for my old illness, it can't be cured so quickly, anyway. It's already fortunate that I'm still alive now."
Nothing was wrong with his statement.
Only those in the family knew about Zayn's terminal illness—outsiders knew nothing about it.
His reaction was very normal.
Carla suddenly felt that she was being too skeptical. Perhaps, he didn't make any further comments because he believed that Benard and Venus would definitely recover. Or maybe his reaction is slower because of his condition. I'm probably overthinking…
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