"Why would he do this?" exclaimed Brandy. "He's the boy's uncle, so why would he use the child as a bargaining chip?"
"He won't harm Randy." That much Zayn was certain. "He's only trying to make Derilo return to him."
"What should we do then?" said a vexed Brandy. "Mr. Lierger has not only saved Ms. Lierger and me today…"
"Certainly, we cannot turn this into an open confrontation…"
After everything that he went through, Zayn came out the other end having matured a lot. He began to view the relationship between the Liergers and the Giblos with a renewed sense of objectivity, and no longer harbored the same degree of animosity he held toward Daemon as he did before.
Reflecting upon what had transpired during this stretch, he lamented, "Regardless, he was the one who saved Carla and Randy, and his wife saved me. That makes us very much in their debt."
"This…" Brandy was very surprised. Mr. Giblo seems to have gained clarity on the situation.
"Go ahead and attend to things back at the office, " Zayn instructed.
"Understood." Brandy nodded and departed in a hurry.
Zayn turned back to regard the bed-ridden Carla. His heart ached when he caressed her cheeks.
"Ms. Lierger had lost a lot of blood and is currently in a delicate state, Mr. Giblo. I'm afraid she won't be able to rouse before dark, " the doctor beside whispered softly.
"Understood, " Zayn responded in acknowledgment before he turned to Freda. "Help me take care of her."
"Will do." Freda nodded. "Are you leaving?"
"I have to make a trip back to the office." Zayn checked the time on his wrist. "But I'd come by in the evening."
"All right. Leave it to me. I'll take care of things here."
Freda saw Zayn outside to where Benard was waiting. When the latter saw Zayn, he was extremely emotional. "Mr. Giblo!"
Both boss and subordinate were wheelchair-bound. Coming away from such an ordeal, they mutually had a lot on their minds.
"It's good that you made it out alive." Zayn patted Benard on the shoulder and regarded the latter with a slight smile. "Get well soon. I've still much with which to count on you."
"Okay." Benard nodded profusely.
"Mr. Giblo!"
Bugara and the other elite subordinates had awaited in the long corridor for some time now, and all of them were profoundly moved upon seeing Zayn.
After undergoing this catastrophe, they had come to treasure, even more, the time spent in Zayn's service.
"None of you are missing. This is most excellent."
When Zayn regarded this group, his lips curled up in relief, and all of their eyes reddened when they heard that.
"Squad One is to remain here to protect Madam, while Squad Two shall accompany me to the office."
Zayn handed them their orders without a surfeit of sentimentality.
"Understood!" responded all eighteen of them unanimously and thunderously.
"Shush!" Zayn put a finger to his lip. "Do not wake Madam."
"Yes, hehe…" the eighteen six-foot-odd men became somewhat self-conscious and chuckled sheepishly.
To the side, Brandy and Benard's eyes welled up at this scene.
While everyone else said that Mr. Giblo was cold and insufferable, only they understood him to be a really loyal and compassionate man. Otherwise, these people would not have continued to serve him so faithfully and wholeheartedly.
All of them were made to undergo various unprecedented trials and tribulations in recent times, but now, it would seem that they could finally look forward to brighter days to come.
Freda parted the curtains inside the room and her mood was instantly uplifted by the sight of the rainbow over the horizon.
Like the sky clearing after a shower, everything seems renewed. How wonderful it is to see the gloominess pass!
Ring…
The phone suddenly rang. Afraid of waking Carla, Freda hastened to turn off the sound and pick up the call with a hand over the receiving end. "Hello. Rogan!"
"Where's Ms. Lierger, Freda?" Rogan anxiously asked.
"She's still out of it. Why?"
Freda glanced at Carla on the bed.
"Mr. Lierger has sent someone here to pick up the girls, and the car is already waiting in the courtyard. I thought that I should run this by Ms. Lierger."
"Well…"
"Are you defying Mr. Lierger's orders as well, Rogan?"
Before Freda could answer, Harrison's voice of discontent was heard coming from the other end…
Share
