After regaining consciousness, I lay on the bed with my hands folded, draped in a hospital gown. Gosh, I hated it here. Mr. Blackwood returned with a leather bag, he had gotten me new clothes since my previous one had been shredded by that crazy Wilson.
I still can’t believe he tried to assault me for turning down his demands, it must have hurt his ego but I never expected him to react that way.
“Do you still feel pain?” Mr. Blackwood asked with concern in his eyes.
I sighed. “Why? Are you now a Doctor?” I teased.
To think of it, this was kinda his fault. I didn’t ask him to buy the company or make me the CEO, he put a target on my back, something I was not prepared for. I understand his intentions were good but sometimes he just needs to take a chill pill and let me carry my cross.
Before he could reply, the hospital door opened and the assisting Doctor walked in. I still find it hilarious that he had two doctors attend to me over nothing serious, meanwhile there are patients with much serious problems who are not able to access the doctors due to their financial status. Life is just unfair if you come to think of it.
“Mr. Blackwood,” The female doctor acknowledged, before turning to face me. “How are you doing, Ma’am.”
I hated it when she called me that. Wait! What do I not hate right now?
“I am okay, feel completely fine.”
“Well, your scan results say different. You suffered a mental shock, plus you have a few bruises around your neck which doesn’t exactly check out with the work accident report. Anyways, in a dummy language, you appear stressed out both physically and mentally. You need to take better care of yourself, you are malnourished, you lack iron and blood sugar. If you don’t start to feed well, you are going to experience more blackouts especially in your condition.” The Doctor announced.
My heart flipped the moment she said that; how did I forget that I was pregnant? Mr. Blackwood is about to find out.
“Condition? Sorry Doc… What Condition are you talking about?” Mr. Blackwood asked as he turned to face the lady.
I immediately signaled to the Doctor not to tell him with my expressions and wave of head. Following her delayed response, Mr. Blackwood immediately stared at me suspiciously and I had to act normal.
“Oh, Sir… It is a female thing, so unless you are her husband, then I cannot disclose it before you.” The Doc quickly covered.
“Oh he is not my husband, not even my boyfriend.” I chirped in with a smile.
Mr. Blackwood shot his eyes at me with a low growl, and then he gave me a sarcastic smile, I laughed softly.
“Alright, so I am going to prescribe drugs for you, I would advise you to stay through the night so we can further watch your progress.”
“No, I am fine, I promise.” I cut in quickly. I possibly couldn’t spend the night here, the smell of drugs was killing me faster than whatever damage I had taken from Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Blackwood stared at me again, like trying to persuade me with those eyes and I stood my ground, waving my head adamantly in refusal.
“Fine… But I will keep an eye on you for the next six hours.” He announced. I did a quick mental check, it had to be evening, so he wants to watch me the whole night?
“Sir… If you don’t mind, can I speak to my patient alone?” The Doctor suddenly asked.
Mr. Blackwood turned to her with a suspicious gaze. “Why? Is everything alright?”
“Yeah, I just want to have that female discussion with her and she might not be too comfortable discussing it in front of you.”
“Yeah, I definitely won't be comfortable.” I quickly pledged my support to the Doctor.
“Ugh!” Mr. Blackwood growled in defeat. “Fine, I will be outside.” He muttered as he turned around to leave.
I chuckled softly as I watched him walk out. As soon as he was out of the room, the Doctor turned back to me.
“Ma’am… I just wanted to know if everything is alright, are you under any kind of threat? Your injuries look like an assault to me and you don’t seem comfortable around him. Tell me if you are in any kind of danger and I assure you that I will help you.” The Doctor whispered in a rush of words.
“Oh,” I mouthed, totally not expecting that. “No, not at all, I am fine, he is no threat at all.” I replied.
“Are you certain, ma’am? You know that there is nothing you have to be scared about? No matter how powerful he is, I can get the police here in five minutes and we have women's rights organizations that can protect you.”
I was surprised by her words, this was getting really serious.
I smiled immediately. “Doc, I appreciate your concern but you have nothing to worry about. I am in no danger with Mr. Blackwood, he is a friend.”
“Oh… I don’t mean to intrude but if a friend, then why hide your pregnancy from him? you didn’t want him to know, right?” she queried.
I had to quickly look towards the door to confirm that MB was not lurking around. “Doc, it is complicated, but I promise you that I am fine.” I assured her.
“Alright then Ma’am, please get the drugs that I prescribed from the pharmacy on your way out. Don’t stress yourself or you might just pass out again. A nurse will be here soon to hand over your clothes, I wish you a quick recovery.” She said with a small smile.
“Thank you.” I muttered.
As she turned and walked away, I hoped that she wouldn’t go and call the cops. I know she had valid reasons to be suspicious, even the gown I had been brought in with was ripped by the edges. Now I can't help but wonder if I had been brought all the way here exposed.
I didn’t have to worry about that for long because the nurse did not only show up with my gown, she had MB’s suit jacket as well. He must have covered me with his Suit Jacket. I had mixed feelings about the whole thing, a part of me was appreciative for everything Mr. Blackwood had done for me, but then he was also to blame for most of the problems in my life.
TBC!