Part 23

Surprise!!

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I was unpacking the rest of my things which I left unpacked last day.

I didn't go to the office that day as I was not feeling well and also my head was aching badly.

I don't know if James is doing some evil things against me using some evil spirit.

I laughed at my thought and kept placing my clothes in the wardrobe.

What he must be doing in the office right now?

Stop it Liz!

Don't think of him! Don't think of him!

He must be cursing right now.

Or he must be pouring out his anger on the little Lucy.

I know he will not take a cup of coffee from her.

I think everyone gives the same ingredients to make coffee, right,? But why he likes to take the coffee only made by me?

And how does he come to know if the coffee is made by me or not?

Salute to his taste buds.

I smiled and took my phone.

Suddenly I started thinking of calling him but instead of him I dialled Mel's number.

She was not responding.

She must be busy.

I dialled Lucy number to see if everything was alright there or not.

She too was not receiving the call.

What are they doing?

Ofcourse eating as it was lunch time.

So I kept my phone on the bed which started ringing in a few seconds.

It was Mel's.

"Hey Mel wh...."

"Liza. Blast. Bomb blast. There was a blast in James' office. God! I need to go." She said in a hurry and ended the call.

No..

I didn't know I was sweating until the mobile phone slipped out of my hand.

No.. I need to go there..

I changed into my proper clothes and went out.

I took a cab to the office.

The place was crowded and even the media was present there.

The guards were not allowing anyone to enter the gate.

I passed through the crowd and tried to enter but they were not letting me too.

"Let me go. I am Liza. Don't you remember?" I asked one of the guards in frustration.

"Yes Ma'am but Mr. Peterson have instructed us not to let anyone in." He explained.

I dialled Dave's number.

After a few minutes I saw him gestured the guards to let me enter.

"Where is James?" I asked him as soon as I entered but he was too busy in the call to respond.

He hurried towards the main gate with his assistants.

The elevator was not working so I took the stairs and went to our floor.

I saw some officers there.

"Who gave you the permission to enter the floor? Where are the guards?" One of the officer shouted at me dangerously.

"Get out." The other one shouted too.

"Ja.. James..where is he?" I stuttered.

I was sweating too much and I think I was feeling cold. My headache was at its peak.

"I told you to get out. It's not safe here." The officer was coming towards me with long strides.

"Let her come." I heard his voice and looked in his direction.

My leg find its own way towards him and I hugged him hard.

I was crying badly, unable to control the emotion that flooded my heart and mind.

"God! Liza. You are burning." He tried to remove my hands from his shoulder but I was holding him with all my strength.

"Liza I am totally fine. Look at me." I freed my hands from his shoulder and looked at him.

"You are having fever. You should go home now." He said looking into my eyes.

I nodded a yes unaware of what he was telling. My head was doing somersault.

Even the floor was moving.

"Are you alright? Liza? I will take you to home." He said and then I was moving with his hand on my waist.

We were on the ground floor when Mason appeared.

"Open the back door and take out a car." James ordered Mason and we went to the back door.

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"You shouldn't have come here. Damn! You are getting sick." James complained and rubbed my hand continuously till we reached our home.

"Mason immediately call Mr. Rob. And give him the address." He said to him and took me to the elevator.

He opened the door of his room and made me sleep on his bed.

He put some blankets on me as I was shivering.

Then he brought some cold water and dipped a coth on it. He placed the cloth on my head.

After a few minutes the door opened to reveal a man which I assumed was a doctor.

"She is getting hot minute by minute...I .. I..mean to say..."

"I know what you are trying to say Mr. Ashton." Mr. Rob smirked.

He sat on the stool beside my bed and started examining me.

The whole time James was there and asking Mr. Rob if I was fine.

"I have given her some medicines, make sure she takes it on time."

"Thank you." James said.

Is it the first time when I heard him say thank you to someone?

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"Why did you go there when you were not well?" He asked in an irritating voice.

"Mel informed me that there was a bomb blast in your office." I said but it seemed to be a whisper as I was not having the energy to speak it loud.

"Bomb blast! And you believed her? That was not a bomb blast but yes it was a terrific blast of the cylinder. And..."

"And what?"

"I am safe."

"I could see it."

"Because of you." He said looking into my eyes.

"Me? How?"

"Because I was getting irritated and I wanted your coffee but you were not there. Then I asked Lucy to made the coffee but she went out and didn't come back for half an hour. I got frustrated and decided to go to your apartment." He averted his eyes.

"Why?"

"To get the coffee." He gave a side smile.

It made me laugh a little.

"I went to the second floor to inform Dave that I was leaving the office when that incident took place." He said narrowing his eyes.

"How is Mel?" I asked.

"She is fine. She was at the floor but her reception is quite faraway from my office and the kitchen. But a few employees got hurt who worked at the floor below to us."

"How are they doing?"

"They are alright. No one was hurt badly. It was arranged totally for me. The office was hard to recognize. All the files are damaged." He explained.

"And... Lucy?"

He laughed.

"Robert was right." He threw the glass on the floor which shattered into pieces.

I sat on the bed by his sudden reaction.

"James please sit down." He didn't listen to me.

"I f***ing believed her. I believed her words. I thought she was suffering. She was living a hard life. I arranged everything for her. A place to live, her food, travelling everything. I paid the all the bills of her mother's treatment. Even i was paying for her studies. I made the arrangements for her online studies. I was regularly paying for that. I was not wanting her to live a life of an orphan. Her mother was a drug addict and her father is dead. I wanted to give her a good life but..." He punched the wall hard.

"James..calm down.." I said in a soft voice.

"She betrayed my trust. How could she? Was I doing bad to her? Was helping her was a bad decision? Whenever I try to do something good it always end like this. I better be a devil." He again punched the wall and left the room.

"James..."

I knew that he would go to the gym to calm down his anger.

I went there and saw him punching the bag.

Atleast he is not punching the wall...

"James.."

"Liza please go and rest." He didn't stop his assault to the punching bag.

"Please calm down. Your hand is bleeding." I went a little closer to him.

"Liza.go." he said angrily.

"No." I said and held his arm.

I got stumbled by his force and he stopped.

"What the f***. I told you to go." He shouted at me.

"Fine. If you want to behave like this then please leave me to my place." I said looking at his chest.

"Fine." He said and exited the room.

I thought he will stop me..

Sh**

What if he keeps doing this all night when I am not here?

You should have kept your mouth shut.

I went to his room.

He changed into a clean shirt.

"Come." He said and left the room.

I was not having any option so I went out too.

When I reached on the gate, he was already on the driver seat. I went and took my seat.

As soon as I locked the door he started the engine.

I looked at him but he was busy in his own thoughts.

He halted the car suddenly.

"Get out." He said and I looked at his face which was devoid of any emotion.

"Will you not come?" I asked not moving from my seat.

I knew once I was out he will be vanished with his car in a few seconds.

"No. Now get out."

"But I want you to come." He looked at me.

"Why?" He asked.

"Umm.. I will make you a cup of coffee." I said playing with my nails.

"And?" He asked with clouded eyes.

No..sh**!

"And nothing." I said sternly.

He looked at me for a minute.

"You should go now. And I will be alright. Don't have to care for me." He said and started the engine.

"James.. please stay..tonight.." I said nervously.

"Why? Why do you care? Where was your concern when you left my place to live here? Please stop your fake care and leave me alone." He said angrily.

His knuckles were still covered in blood.

Why do you care?

Leave him Liza...

You are again doing the same mistake..

I nodded and left the car with a heavy heart.

Why God? Why do I love him?

I went straight to the elevator without looking back.

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