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An Overbearing billionaire
Chapter 46
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Debby’s pov
I ran a few poles and finally saw Olivia’s car, parked in a corner.
I rushed to her and knocks the window gently… she winds down and pas-s me a worried look.
Even if I had a thought that she’s faking all this, that thought just flew out the window.
Olivia’s expression is obviously worried and scared… her whole b©dy shaking in the driver’s seat.
“Debby! You are here!” She said in a happy but shaky voice.
“What actually happened?”
She shakes her head and a lone tear runs down her cheek.
“I don’t know what happened, I only received a call that the orphanage is on fire and I should come get my daughter”
I nod.. there’s no wasting time. I open the door and pu-lls her out gently.
Her condition can’t let her drive… luckily Anna had f0rç£fully thought me how to drive.
Though I’m not a professional driver…I mean, I was f0rç£fully taught…I didn’t wanna learn.
“You’re not in the right state to drive! Get on the pas-s£nger seat.. I’ll drive!”
“But you don’t know the way” she said.
“Don’t worry about that, just give me the address!”
She nods and quic-kly rounds the car to the pas-s£nger side, I also got in and start the engine.
We buckled our seatbelts.
“Thank you so much, Debby, for coming with me!” She said with a smile.
“It’s nothing… let’s go save your daughter first” then we hit the road.
I stepped on the g@s and increase my speed… I’m quite sure I was past the speed limit but right now I don’t care.
There’s only one thing in my mind… One priority and that is to get to the orphanage in a blink of an eye and save the poor child.
She’s alre-ady having a difficult time not having her dad by her side… Not having her daddy’s love.
I can’t let her be traumatize too… I must get there fast and save her.
I guess I was so lost in my thoughts and didn’t watch clearly…. A big truck is coming on a high speed towards us.
I wanted to turn away from the truck… but I couldn’t. I wanted to reduce my speed but failed.
Trying to step on the br@kes too didn’t work.. my heart start beating fast in fear.
I turned to Olivia.
“What’s happening? Why is nothing working?!” I panicked.
“I don’t know!” She replies equally scared.
Oh God! Is this how I’m gonna die?
I looked up and saw the truck alre-ady too close and there’s nothing I can do… My hands lets go of the steering wheel and tried to open the door to jump out but to no avail.
What I heard next is a loud crash!
A very loud scream leaves my mouth.. I see my whole flashing throu-gh my eyes as the vehicle is flying in the air.
Maybe this is fate.. this is how I’ll die. I close my eyes and submit myself to fate… If this is how I will die, then so be it.
Then I feel the car lands on the ground… my head hits the steering wheel, the impact is so ha-rd .
I manage to look around and realize we lands at the other side of the truck… thankfully we didn’t crush any vehicles.
Just when I wanted to take a look at Olivia, I feel into unconsciousness.
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The sound of sirens woke me up.. my vision was kinda blurry but after a few minutes, my vision cleared.
I wince as I feel a piercing pain in my shoulder..I ru-b it gently.
*Put her out!*
*Gently!*
I heard people saying. I turned towards the voices and my eyes grew wi-de… They’re trying to pu-ll Olivia out.
quic-kly, I tried to open the door but it didn’t open. I ban-g on the door trying to get their attention.
Just then, I saw Andre punch the window glas-s and it shattered… I see blood dripping from his hand, he sees it too but ignores it.
“Hey! Mr, don’t act recklessly…” A policeman tries to advise him but he glares at the policeman.
“My fiancée is fv¢king why are delaying to bring her out?!” He growls at the officer.
“We’re trying our best to…. ”
“Don’t fv¢kING try your best! Get her out now!”
The officer nods and calls some of his men over to my side. They tried pu-lling the door and after so much effort they succeeded.
Andre pushes them out if the way and pu-lls me out quic-kly, though he was careful not to hurt me.
He pu-ll-ed me in for a ti-ght hvg… snuggling his nose in my n£¢k.
“fv¢k!, Angel… I.. I was so scared when I heard the news.. I…”
This is the first time I’ve actually seen Andre this way… His whole b©dy shaking, fear and worry obviously written all over him.
“I’m fine..”
“No! You’re not!”
“I’m fine, really!”
He raised his head up.
“Then why is your head bleeding?”
“Huh?”
I t©uçhed my forehead and frown as blood covers my palm.
“Let’s get you to the hospital” he said.
That’s when I remembered Olivia, I pu-ll-ed away from him and rushed towards the officers that are trying to pu-ll her out.
They’ve succeeded in pu-lling her out… She lays on the ground.. lifeless.
Blood oozing off her head..in fact her whole b©dy covered in blood.
“Someone call an ambulance now!” I yells at the onlookers.
I shake Olivia, trying to get a reaction but got none.
“Call an ambulance, someone’s dying!”
I feel someone raise me up.. it’s Andre.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take her to the hospital” he said and I nod.
He bends down and carried her in his arms and rushes off to where he parked his car.
“Excuse me, ma’am!” An officer approach me.
“Yes?”
“Do you mind coming with us to the station to make a statement?”
Just when I open my mouth to reply him, Andre comes back and gr-abs my hand.
“Officer, my fiancée nee-d not to give any statements.. she’s among the injured!” He said pointing to my forehead.
“But it’s necessary…… ”
“Instead of wasting your time here, why not go look for the trunk driver?”
The officer frowns.
“The truck driver?”
“If I’m right, he’s thinking of ways to escape when no officer is paying attention!”
That does the trick, the officer rushes off and Andre pu-lls me towards his car.
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At the hospital….!
I sat on a chair in the waiting area and Andre sat next to me… Right now, Olivia is in the ICU.
Nurses running in and out which makes me panic more.
I was the one driving the car and I didn’t look well, now someone life is at stake because of my mistake.
And secondly, we don’t know the situation at the orphanage now… I messed everything up.
“Angel, she’s gonna be fine, let’s go treat your wound”
“No! I wanna make sure she’s fine!”
“Come on, she have a doctor attending to her, let’s check your wound”
I shake my head in disagreement.. he sighs.
Just then I saw a man and an elderly woman rushed towards us… Just as they arrived, Andre’s parents and grandma c@m£ too.
“What happened?” The man asked Andre.
Andre got up and helped me up.
“Mr Thompson, my fiancée and Olivia were involved in an accident”
So, this is Olivia’s dad..my mother’s husband. I guess this elderly woman must be Olivia’s grandma then.
“You alre-ady engaged Debby?!” Andre’s mom exclaimed with a hint of excitement in her voice.
Mr Knight nudge her. “This is not the right time to talk about that”
She rolls her eyes.
“I don’t care, all I care about is Debby” she retort and turns to me. “Dear, are you alright?”
I nod.
“I’m fine, Mrs Knight!” I replied.
Olivia’s grandma clears her throat.
“You are fine but what about my granddaughter?!”
“Grandma, we are waiting for the doctor’s report!” Andre replies her.
She glares pointedly at me.
“How come she had an accident? My granddaughter has always been careful, she wouldn’t get in an accident so easily…who was driving?!”
There’s silence.
“I said who was driving?!”
I clear my throat…I caused this, I should be responsible.
“I..I..d-did” I stutter out.
“You did?” Just then I see her hand raised preparing to land on my face.
I wanted to dodge it but Andre pu-lls me out of the way and hide me behind him.
Mrs Knight catches her hand.
“Mrs che-sterfield..my daughter in-law is also a victim like your granddaughter!”
Oh? She’s alre-ady calling me her daughter-in-law?
“A victim? But she’s standing here alright!”
Andre’s grandmother steps forward and re-moves Mrs che-sterfield hand from Mrs Knight’s grip.
“Mrs che-sterfield, don’t worry, I know my grandson.. he’ll take responsibility for what has happened”
Huh? Andre take responsibility? I’m the one that cause the accident.
“How am I sure he’s not gonna….”
“Mom, it’s not their fault that this accident happened” Mr Thompson cuts her off.
Then it’s silence..I’ve caused a hvge problem. Andre clears his throat.
“Mrs che-sterfield, I promise I’ll take full responsibility for whatever happens”
I can’t let him take responsibility for my actions, I tugged his shi-t but he doesn’t listen to me.
Mrs che-sterfield glares at me one more time and looked away..I look around and didn’t see my mom anywhere.
Didn’t she heard about her beloved stepdaughter’s accident?
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45 minutes later…..!
The doctor finally comes out and we all rushed towards him.
“Doctor! Doctor! How is my daughter?” Mr Thompson asked anxiously.
We are all anxious.
“The patient was badly wounded but thankfully she was brou-ght here in time.. we’ve managed to stabilize her!”
I hear series of sigh.
“But due to the impact on her legs, she won’t be able to walk for a very long time!”
Everyone tensed…
“She won’t be able to use her legs?!” Mrs che-sterfield asks slowly.
“I’m afraid that’s the case for now.. but she can recover quic-kly with lots of care and attention from you. We did a scan, the results will be out tomorrow!”
“Thank you doctor!” Mr Thompson said.
Mrs che-sterfield rushes forward and ask the doctor.
“Can we see her?”
“Yes, but after she’s transferred to a ward!” The doctor replies.
Just then, some nurses push Olivia out in a stretcher… Mrs che-sterfield said Andre’s grandmother rushes after them.
“Mr Thompson, plea-se come by my office later to sign some papers!”
“Ok, doc!” They shook hands and the doctor excused himself.
Mr Thompson turns to us.
“I should go check on my daughter!”
“We’ll come with you!” Mr Knight said.
Andre nods in agreement. He snakes his arm around my w@!st and leads me along with them.
After walking past different wards, we arrived at Olivia’s ward. Mrs che-sterfield leans on her be-d crying and muttering coherently to herself.
“Grandma.. I’m fine” I hear Olivia say very weakly.
“No, you’re not fine and it’s all because of that Debby!”
Olivia re-leased a weak g@sp.
“Grandma, Debby.. someb©dy should.. save.. her!” She panic.
“St©p worrying about her and worry about yourself… My good granddaughter!”
Mr Thompson pu-lls Mrs che-sterfield away gently and squats next to Olivia.
“Don’t worry, honey. Debby is fine, she’s here with Andre!”
Olivia look towards us and smiles. She signals me with her eyes to come over and I did… She stretches her hands but winces and quic-kly drops her right hand.
She pu-lls me in for a hvg with her left hand… Mr Thompson got up and give way for me.
“I’m sorry, Olivia… I didn’t know something like this would happen” I apologise.
She shakes her head.
“It’s fine… you’re not to be blamed!”
“I’m really, really sorry… ”
I wish I’m the one laying on this be-d instead of her… Now her daughter will just be waiting for her.
“Debby, I want to ask you a favor!” She whispers in my ear… very soft that only me would hear her.
“What? Ask anything!” I whisper back.
“Don’t tell Andre about our daughter… I want to tell him myself!”
“Ok!” I whisper.
“Thank you and this is not your fault!”
I nod. I pu-ll away from the hvg and Andre pu-lls me close.
“When did you two bec@m£ friends?” He asked in a whisper.
I didn’t reply.. I mean, I have promised Olivia I won’t tell him about their daughter.
Mrs Knight cl@ps her hands and gets everyone’s attention.. but Andre’s eyes lingers on me, as if he’s waiting for my explanation.
“Well, now that Olivia is alright, can we go home?” She asked.
“Right, you can go.. I’ll stay here with her” Mr Thompson said.
Olivia look at Mr Thompson as if she wants to reject his offer…well, it’s not right for him to watch her..like he can’t attend to her properly.
I should stay with her since I caused this. But before I could open my mouth, Olivia speak.
“I want Andre to stay with me!”
Everyone looked at her with eyes wi-de open. She turns her gaze at me and look me directly in the eye…a weak smile pla-ying on herl-ips.
“I hope you wouldn’t mind, Debby?”
Leave Andre with her?
Though it’s fine by me, but what if she wanna use the toilet? He can’t help her.
“No! I’m going home with Debby!” Andre states.
Mr Thompson steps forward and squats in front of her.
“Honey.. I can stay with you, let Andre….”
“No, dad.. I want Andre to stay with me!” She said adamantly.
I look around and saw andre’s grandma and Mrs che-sterfield exchange a knowing look… Mrs Knight rolled her eyes.
“Olivia, Andre and Debby just got engaged… Let them enjoy themselves, it’s not their fault this accident happened”
Olivia turns to me.
“Debby, trust me, I don’t have any ulterior motive… It’s just Andre and I have been friends for a long time and I feel more confident around him… I think his pres£nce will make me heal fas-ter!”
“Olivia honey, I can stay with you.. I’m your dad remember, I can make you heal fas-ter too” Mr Thompson tried to convince her.
But she ignores him and stared directly in my eyes. She gesture for me to come closer and I did.
I lean down to hear what she wants to say.
“Remember what we talked about, Debby… I nee-d to spend some time with him to slowly tell him about her”
And that’s where she got me… I stand straight and push a strand of hair behind my ear.
I should create time for them to talk about their baby… there’s no right time than this.
“Olivia is right.. she’s very familiar with Andre, I think Andre should stay with her”
Andre turns me to him..a frown on his forehead.
“But I wanna go home with you!”
“Andre, she’s badly wounded and we can’t argue with her… let’s just fulfill this wish for her” I told him.
Andre’s grandmother rushes forward with a bright smile.
“Andre, I think…” She looks at me with disgust. “She’s right on this one…or are you trying to back off now?”
“Mom, let’s not f0rç£ Andre…he should decides if he wants to stay or not” Mr Knight spoke for the very first time.
“There’s nothing to decide I don’t wanna stay!” Andre growls.
My gaze move to Olivia, she seems like she’s gonna bur-st into tears any moment.
I sighed…I’m doing this for the happiness of their child. I went closer to Andre and whisper in his ear.
“You said you’re gonna take responsibility for whatever happens….just do this for me, take it as you’re taking responsibility for my actions”
“But….”
“plea-se, Andre, do this for me!”
He clenched his jaw and balled his fist beside him.
“Fine!” He turns away from me. “I’ll stay!” He grits out.
I take a glance at Olivia, she’s smiling, she mouths a thank you to me. Mrs Knight comes to my side.
“What’s wrong with you, Debby? Why did you tell Andre to stay?” She asked.
Mrs che-sterfield cl@ps her hands and made me swallow my words.
“It’s settled, Andre will stay and the rest of us should leave!”
Andre turns to me and holds my shoulders.
“I’ll drop you off at the mansion”
I shake my head. “I’ll board a cab”
“A cab?” He frowns. “No! I must drop you off!”
“I’ll be fine on my own!”
He closes his eyes and sighed.
“Ok, let mom and dad give you a ride.. then I’ll be rest as-sured”
I shake my head in disagreement again.
“Don’t worry, I want to be alone”
“But I…..”
“I’ll call you when I get home!” With that rushed out ignoring their calls.
I just want to be alone… I can’t believe I almost cost someone’s life.
To be continued