HIS 90 DAYS BRIDE - Episode 43

Davis pov

Seeing she was already asleep, I walked queitly out of her room. My mind at ease.
She knows my predicament. That’s a lot of relief to me.

I brought out my phone and decided to give him a call.

” Yes. How about we give it a try. It’s better than nothing. ”

I began.

Listening to his voice from the other end of the call didn’t really soothe my mood.

But it’s worth to give things a try. Like he just said.

” Let’s do this as soon as possible. ” I finalized. Ending the call.

I tucked my phone into my pants pocket.

Alot on my mind.

It’s getting pretty late.

The more the time ticks, the more my Time on Earth flies.

Scared should I be?….
No. I’m not scared. Not anymore.
I’m ready to face the worse. Ready to face anything. I just wanna do everything to ease Adriana from the enemies I inherited from my father.

All I want is a peaceful life for her and my child she’s with.

I don’t want her fighting my battles.

Not anymore.
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Ethan’s pov.

I drove back home late in the evening. Everything happening so fast.

Today I get to meet two persons I thought were long dead.
Ciara and my father.

Seeing my father alive makes me feel a bit different. My whole life I hated him For neglecting me and my mother. We may not have been his legitimate family but…. We deserved some love too.
Seeing Ciara alife too makes no sense. And to think she’s fighting for the same cause.

I feel so different.

Like I’m stucked in my own thoughts.

It’s seems it’s just Davis against the two of us.

*****

Ciara’s pov.

” I fvcking know that!”
She snapped. Ending the call.

Her eyes raging with burning flames. She clenched the tip of her shirt slightly,… Her stomach twisted in pains as she coughed in reaction to the pain she was feeling.

Her nose oozed out a dark liquid which she quickly used a napkin to wipe off.

” Just look at me. ”
She groaned.
Staring at her doctor in a rueful manner.

” You can’t undo this, can you?”
She coughed again. This time, harder than before.

The man swallowed hard.

” You were forewarned of the effect. I’m really sorry. ” He twitched his lower lips.

Ciara cracked a small laugh.

” How long do I have?”

She asked ,… Her countenance changing back to a deadlier one this time around.

” Your heart is still in a critical condition. I fear…. “.

” How long do I have!!!” She stamped her foot. Cutting the doctor off.

” Weeks. … Weeks I fear. ” The doctor replied.

” And there’s nothing you can do?… To prolong this?”…

She asked. Such a short time to achieve all she wanted to do.

She wanted time.

But time wasn’t on her side either.

” I fear not ”

” Ok. Get out. ” She waved him off Immediately.

Eagerly, he got up and made to leave when Ciara stopped him again.

” I need you to do one more thing for me. ”

She exhaled sharply.

…

” You’re a dread doctor. I don’t care.”

She gushed in pain as she held the injection, ready to launch it in her vein.

” I’m a dread doctor… But there are things I do I can’t possibly undo. Like your heart. When Lucian came to me to give you a new heart because you were so young and dying. I didn’t have a better choice. I gave you a new heart from my experiments. You can see what it’s doing to you. It’s poisoning your whole body and this action can’t be undone.”

Ciara scoffed disgustingly.

” I know what you did. And I’m happy you bought me time. But I need more time to wipe out everyone that bears my father’s blood. I have to do this. ”

She snapped.
Injecting herself with it.

The dread doctor sighed out. This will kill her faster than her failing heart.
He thought within as he watched her scream in pains…

Her veins Poppin out like it would explode any time soon.

Though he was used to this sight before him, he still isn’t comfortable.

His mind suddenly flashed back to few years ago.

Lucian,… His nephew came to him with a dying teenager who needed a heart because she was dying.
They knew his profession as a dread doctor was extinct and illegal to the public… The world perhaps,.. but they didn’t mind.

They wanted him to help the dying girl with a new heart.

They didn’t have a donor heart neither enough money to take her to a better hospital.

They might have robbed from stores, houses… Still, the Money wasn’t worth it ,… They needed to save her because her condition was critical.

” She will be one of my countless experiments. If she survives this treatment, there’ll be side effects later. The heart won’t last her for long.. and she won’t be able to save herself by getting a new heart. I need to warn you of this just in case. ”

” Carry on uncle. Please. Save her. ”
Lucian pleaded.

Seeing he was left with no choice,…

He Carried out the procedures.. he fixed a new heart for little Ciara.

Ciara got to know about the dread doctor’s experiments and his other illegal works.

She loved to work with him.

He also helped with the drug Ciara had Betty to use on Davis.

Over the years he kept providing Ciara with illegal drugs which she used on Davis through his previous doctor’s… Davis constant use of the drugs weakened his immune system and drew him closer to his end.

” Doctor Drake. ”

Ciara called. Heaving a big sigh of relief as she felt normal again.

” This feeling will exhaust you. ”
He reminded, lest she forget.

” Let me worry about that. ” She smirked.

She walked closer to doctor Drake and in whispers, she dragged her words with her lips closely behind his ear.

” I’ll beat time. I’ll wait. I won’t let it slide till every one of the Gregg’s family is wiped out.
They will all die with me. My father, My mother. Davis. My little sister and even my step brother… We shall die together. As one big happy family.”

She pulled away from him with an hysterical laugh.

” You’ll see. ” She nods in confirmation.

Doctor Drake swallowed hard.

He knew this part of her would surface anytime soon because when he changed her heart,… He buried her conscience… And the only thing left with her was the hatred for her own family.

******
Next morning—

Davis got dressed for work. He didn’t plan to be absent that day. He needed to fix some things in the office too.

Adriana was still on bed.

He didn’t want to bother her. To him, she still haven’t gotten over the news of ailment and waking her up won’t be a great idea after all.

He placed a tender kiss on her chin before walking out of her bedroom.

” No breakfast today?”

Adrian’s mom asked, seeing him dressed already for work.

” Nahh. I’m good”
He smiled walking out of the house.

He reached for his car and hopped in.

In less than thirty minutes, he’ll be at his workplace.

****
At noon—-

Davis sat on his chair,. Swaying a bit on it with a daily newspaper on his hands, when his door suddenly opened.

He tilted his head, drifting his gaze from his paper as he stared unbelievably at her.

” How many times will I tell you not to step your sorry feet into this building Betty?”
.he shrugged tiredly, removing his glasses.

” Let’s forget those formalities. You hate to see me , I know. But there’s something I really think you should know. ” She began,.. moving closer to his desk. She looked pretty serious and it irritated Davis.

” I don’t want to know. If it’s really important, you wouldn’t be the one to tell me. So leave. ” He snapped.
Returning back to what he was doing.

Betty rolled her eyes.

She suspected such reaction from him. But still, she won’t back out. She’s already here.

” It’s your sister Davis. She’s alive and well. Ciara is not dead. ”

She stressed the words out.

Davis clenched his jaw. How can Betty be this senseless to talk nonsense to his face?..
He dropped the paper, glaring at her.

” Get out.”

His voice echoed in his office.

” I mean it Davis , .. Ciara is alive and she’s coming for…..

The door pushed open, .. cutting her off her words

” Shut up Betty. You really didn’t have to announce my arrival. ”

Ciara scowled glaring daggers at betty who shrinked into her shell completely.

” You heard him. So get out. !”

Betty nodded without a single word before scrambling out of Davis office.

Ciara’s lips drew a curve smile seeing it was just she and her little brother in the office.

She faced the shocked Davis with an unreadable smile.

” Offer me a seat, will you,?… Little brother. ”

“… Oh my God!.”
Davis mouthed in shock.