Daddy's New Associate

Chapter 52

Victor struggled as he gripped his chest, everyone gasped as he fell to the floor, Valeria ran to his side,

"Victor!" she said as warm streams of tears went down her face. He groaned and grunted as he cupped her face "Someone get a doctor!" she shouted at them and someone ran off to get a doctor.

The doctor came and they got him off the floor and in a bed before they wheeled him away leaving his wife distraught. Both her son and her husband were fighting for their lives and she didn't know what to do. The hospital was eerie, no one talked they just sat quietly waiting for an update about either of them. Anabella sat surrounded by her friends and the musky scent of the hospital. Her heart was aching she only thought the worse, she sat praying, hoping that Alexander would be alright. Even though they weren't together for a few months, she knew that he was the one for her and she couldn't handle losing him forever.

"Excuse me" a voice murmured, Anabella, Lynn, and Michael turned their eyes upward to Destiny. Anabella's worrisome expression quickly transformed into a scowl, "I would like to talk to you" Destiny said looking at her, Anabella shared a glance with Lynn who nodded with a smile. Anabella rolled her eyes before she got up going to the side away from everyone, she was ready to punch Destiny in the face but she didn't want to cause a scene, especially not since Alexander was fighting for his life. She turned on her heel crossing her arms across her chest to watch Destiny as she followed,

"What?" she said looking away from her, Anabella wasn't in the mood to talk to Destiny, and she didn't care what she had to say,

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry"

"Well, I don't want your apology you could shove it up you-"

"You don't have to be like that with me. I just want to explain, I know I'm the last person you'd want to talk to" Destiny cut her off as Anabella tapped her foot impatiently. "You have a good man," Destiny said with a sigh, Anabella still looked off into the distance hardly processing what destiny was saying. "You have a really good man, a man who would do anything for you including being with me just so I could confess I wasn't pregnant with his child" Anabella gasped bringing her attention to her. Destiny explained everything leaving Anabella completely speechless,

"I know you don't like me, I wouldn't either but I really want to apologize for everything" Destiny said before she walked away. Anabella just remained in her spot, she felt sorry for Destiny, even though she hated Destiny's gut she felt guilty because all she did was out of desperation. As she contemplated everything she heard a commotion she rushed back to the waiting area where the other were bombarding the doctor with many questions especially Valeria,

"Doctor my husband had TB, I know he shouldn't be up and about so much be he's a very independent man" she babbled before the doctor could speak, "I promise I'll take care of him and not let him go about like he his now" she said hopeful, the doctor frowned, 

"Maam you're Mr.Hunter's wife?"

"Yes I am"

"I have some bad news you may want no follow me" he turned to walk away,

"Bad news? My husband had TB, there isn't anything else wrong with him." She chuckled awkwardly looking at everyone, "and anything you want to say you could say right here, we're all his family"

"Well" the young doctor replied awkwardly, taking off his gloves, "I'm sorry to say this, but your husband has never had Tuberculosis, but he does have lung cancer"

"You're kidding" she laughed in disbelief "You're lying, you just have to be" she shook her head wildly,

"I'm sorry but its true and he doesn't have very long to live. I give him a few weeks the most, he's in the room" and with that, he walked away.

Valeria paid for a private room where her husband and her son would but she couldn't move from her position, Alexander's grandmother began to sob as she heard the fate of her son's life, it was her biggest fear that he would die before her. Valeria and Mabel went off in the direction of the room.

The others kept waiting, it was a long wait they were there for hours. After waiting hours they didn't even realize the shift changed and they were there hours into the next day. They didn't even realize their growing hunger when they saw another doctor coming quickly, he looked quite pleasant,

"Looking for the family of Victor Hunter Jr.?" he asked, Jeremy stood going towards him, and Anabella followed,

"I'm his best friend and this is his girlfriend," he said looking over his shoulder at her,

"We have great news, we were able to fix his leg and he's stable.  He's resting you could go see him. It may take a while for him to wake" Anabella was thrilled she was so glad he was alright. She went upstairs going to the room, his mother and grandmother exited the room, sobbing. She assumed the tears were for his father and not him. As she approached the door a nurse cut her off,

"Family only" she hissed with a cocked brow,

"I'm his girlfriend" she whispered, to the boisterous woman,

"I'm sorry honey but you're not his wife" she shooed Anabella way waving her hand annoyingly, she didn't even get to see him since the blinds were pulled stopping the morning sun from pouring into the room,

"Hey! Don't you dare, if she wants to go see him she can" Valeria approached quickly to chastise the nurse,

"But ma'am she's no-"

"I don't care, I paying for that room ad I say damn well she's going to see my son" the two women shared looks before she stepped away from the door letting Anabella pass. She mouthed a quick 'thank you' before she entered.

Once in the private room, she saw Victor's bed first, he looked quite pale and his breathing was slow as he laid there helplessly. She looked over to see Alexander sleeping peacefully with a full cast on his right leg from the thigh down with his foot in a stirrup extended above him. He had a few cuts and bruises along his arms which were bandaged and a scar along his right cheek. Apart from his injuries he looked perfectly fine, she whimpered taking a seat next to him holding his hand as she stayed by his side.