Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

*THE NEXT DAY*

My eyes fluttered open as I felt the rays of the sun slowly creep into the room and touched my eyes. I yawned tiredly as I managed to sit up on the bed.

Bed?? I looked around only to see that I was in my room. Who brought me here?? The last thing I remembered was dozing off on a chair in Oliver’s room. Oliver!! I need to see if he is already awake now.

I pushed the heavy duvet away from my body and attempted to stand up but the moments both of my legs touched the ground, they grew weak and wobbled.

They were too weak to carry the weight of my whole body so I fell down flat on the floor. I yelped in pain, immediately the door bursted open and some hefty looking servants came to my aid.

They lifted me from the floor effortlessly and placed me back on the bed like I weighed nothing. The door opened again, giving way for Butler Alfred and Dr. Richard to come in. Then the guards left us.

“Are you okay miss??” Butler Alfred asked the moment he saw me.

“My legs, I can’t move them properly.” I complained as I touched my weak legs.

“That is the part of many side effects s you have to face for the amount of blood you lost last night.” Dr. Richard said and that made me turn my attention to him.

“Many side effects??” I asked as fear gripped me.

“Yes. You’ll be constantly weak, might even pass out at times, breathing faster than normal, sweating too much and you might even go into shock.”

“What??” I almost screamed but stopped myself when I felt a painful migraine in my head.

I groaned in pain as I held my head with my two hands. The doctor cane close to me and was saying something but I couldn’t hear what he was saying, I could only see his mouth moving.

It felt as if someone was hitting something on my head. It was so painful to the extent that I had almost cried. The migraine continued for a few seconds before it finally stopped.

“Are you alright miss??” I could finally hear the butler and the doctor’s concerned voices.

“Do I look alright to you?? What the hell did you do to me??” I asked angrily.

“Only what you asked. I warned you about the consequences.” The doctor answered. What the hell is this bastard saying??

“What would you have had me do. Do you expect me to let him bleed to death when I know that I had a way to save him??” I asked angrily. l as I gave him my fiercest look.

“Uhmm.. n.. no miss..” The doctor stuttered when he noticed how angry I looked.

“So why the fuck are you blaming me for what’s happening instead of trying to remedy it? Aren’t you a fucking doctor? Do you kow that just one word from me and you’ll loose your doctor’s license?” I asked again.

“I am so sor..”

“So then get to work!!!” I screamed at him while he moved back in fear.

“Miss, shouting at him will only make you weaker. Save your strength so you won’t pass ou…”

“Don’t you dare tell me what to do!!” I warned, cutting the butler’s words off.

He was right but I didn’t want to agree with him. I was really getting weak anytime I raised my voice so I had to relax a little. When I had calmed down, I turned to the doctor who had fear written all over his face.

I eyed him in disgust as I watched as his fear increased when he noticed that I had turned my attention to him. He had been running his mouth since but now, he looks like a lost kitten. What a coward.

“So, how’s Oliver? Is he conscious now??” I asked while he stared at me in confusion.

“Which Oliver Miss??” He asked back. Is he trying to pull my legs now or what? Why is he asking me such a stupid question. I opened my mouth to talk but the butler beat me to it.

“Oliver, the young master’s cousin that’s lying unconscious in that room. The same man that you treated.” The butler said rather loudly. That only made the doctor look more confused.

“But that’s…”

“The young master’s cousin.” The butler completed at the top of his voice before turning to face the doctor, giving him weird glances.

What’s wrong with them?? Why does it feel like I’m left out when I’m the one doing the talking? The way they were exchanging side glances made me suspicious. What are they talking about??

“What the fuck is wrong with you both?? I asked you a question!!” I said at the top of my voice and that made them finally turn their attention back to me.

“He is still unconscious but we’ve passed the worst part.” The doctor answered quickly. I heaved a sigh of relief when I heard that.

“So why’s he still unconscious if we’ve passed the worst part??”

“He’s lost a lot of blood so his body needs time to heal from those lethal wounds, he’ll wake up soon.” The doctor explained.

“Okay then..”

“So now, over to me. What do I do to get rid of this weakness I’m feeling??” I asked. The gala was in a few days time and I’m already having problems with my body. What a mess!!

“Just take enough rest, try eating as much veggies and fruits as possible and don’t try to over work yourself.” The doctor advised.

“Is that all??”

“Well, you need to take these drugs everyday, morning and evening after your meal to help you get some of your strength back.” The doctor said as he placed some drugs on the table.

“Okay, so what about my legs. I can’t walk with them for now.”

“You’ll have to use a wheelchair. I ordered for one this morning before you woke up just in case. Don’t worry, you’ll only use it till you’re able to work properly.”

“How long will that take??” I asked.

“Just a day or two at most. But make sure to always exercise your legs regularly so it would get stronger.” He adviced and I nodded.

“Go bring the wheelchair in for me. I’m so sick and tired of lying on this bed.” He didn’t waste anytime and rushed out of the room. Leaving only me and the butler.

“I almost forgot to ask. Miss, how did he get those wounds??” The butler asked.

“I don’t know, I found him in an alley on my way home.” I explained.

“Someone tried to attack him. Don’t you think it would be best if we alerted the Montgomery’s family about the attack??” The butler asked again.

“No. No one’s going to do anything till he wakes up. If he choose to tell his family about his attack, then so shall it be but until he wakes up, no one is saying anything. Tell that to everyone, including the doctor.” I ordered.

“Yes miss.” He answered as he bowed his in response.

I chose not to let them know till he wakes up so he’ll be able to explain what actually happened to him. They might have blamed me for his attack since they don’t know who did it and Steven was the only one with me at that time.

They might not believe his words since he was my driver. I know I’m just being paranoid and they might not do that but it won’t hurt to be precautious. Afterall, the family is really scary.

The door was pushed open again and the doctor came in with the wheelchair. They helped me on it and pushed me into Oliver’s room. After that, they left the room leaving only me and an unconscious Oliver.

I wheeled myself closer to his bed and watched as he slept peaceful. His breath was so shallow that one might think he is dead until they placed their head on his chest.

His wounds had already been dressed but I could still see small red stains of blood on them. Who could have actually attacked him and what was he doing in that alley at that time??

What would heve happened to him if I didn’t find him in time? Would he have been dead?? Just thinking about that sent chills all over my body. I head to shake my hand to throw away the bad thoughts I was getting.

I raised my hand and placed it on his head. Thankfully, his fever had died down. I wanted to remove my hand when he suddenly grabbed it. I thought he was still unconscious.

“Oliver.” I called but he didn’t answer me.

I tried to remove my hand slowly but that only made him increase his grip on me. Suddenly, I noticed him turning on his bed and sweating profusely. It seemed like he was having a nightmare.

“Oliver..” I called again and tapped him repeated as I tried to wake him up but it didn’t work.

Then, started mumbling some words under his breath. I got so curious to hear what he was saying so I moved closer to him and placed my ear on his mouth to hear what he was saying.

“Don’t leave me..” I heard him mutter.

“Please don’t leave me mom..” He continued as a tear fell down his cheeks.

I moved back as I stared at him in surprise. Mom??Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.