Chapter 80: Chapter 80
It was shocking how Victor walked right past all of them. Even when Maverick, who came back just in time, asked him how Vivienne was doing... Victor ignored him and left from there. Leo was twice as surprised by Victor's behavior. They all thought something bad had happened to Vivie and hence got tense however when Justin came out. He told them the good news
"Did something happen...why is he like this...when Vivie is stable" Leo whispered only for Maverick and Justin to hear. The three men stood outside Vivienne's room. Since Alexis and Cassy went in to see her. They stayed wondering why the man was ignoring everyone.
"Not sure...he's been like this for quite some time...he didn't even let me help him, "Justin said, still confused. He knew Victor was a formidable doctor when it came to serious matters but during the entire process, they were attending to Vivienne. He didn't seem like himself
"Maybe...he's just worried about Vivie...this was sudden for him"Maverick chimed in and said hesitantly… the man wasn't like this so what happened
"Yeah...I think he got scared," Leo added. His friend wasn't like this. Maybe he thought he would lose Vivie just like he lost Alisa
There was nothing to worry about with Victor's behavior was strange
"Vic...I don't know why you let her take Sky...that woman is so careless" Monica spat out bitterly as he stood beside Skylar's bed and watched Victor sitting beside his child busy running his hand in her hair. Monica hated Vivie before but after risking her niece's life..she hated her even more..she was too careless for her liking and Victor needed to wake up and open his eyes for once. The woman he trusted with his daughter's life was careless
"I don't think she cared about Skylar...she must have left something on the stove or something...our poor Skylar" Monica said as she walked up to Skylar.
"At least keep quiet…leave my presence"Victor muttered unexpectedly catching Monica off guard who wasn't expecting Victor to yell at her. He didn't yell loudly but the sound of his voice was of utter irritation
"Vic...she didn't do what was…"
"She saved Skylar and got hurt in the process...have some shame and stop it"Victor cut her off angrily and Monica was stunned. She expected Victor to blame Vivie for being careless and now he was defending that girl. Monica didn't stay there where she was being insulted and stormed out of the room. She was against Vivie taking Skylar to her apartment because she knew this would happen but Victor was too stubborn and blinded to realize anything. Vivienne was bad luck for Skylar. As soon as Monica walked out of the room, Martha entered and smiled as she walked up to Victor
"Vic...you don't have to worry...I did all the necessary tests on her and she's doing well" Martha said as she handed Skylar's reports to Victor who took them without hesitation. Victor didn't say a word as he went through them. Martha stood by his side not sure what to say…
She had known Victor since their high school days and University days. He was passionate about what he wanted even when he got married Victor was a good husband as well as a best friend. Despite everything the man had gone through he never complained however everyone knew Victor was a doctor and a businessman.
Since he took over the company he had never worked in a hospital talking about attending to a patient but she noticed with Vivie it was a different case. He went all out in going against everything
"Vic...I was told you sent a few samples to the lab... should I take a look"Martha asked after an awkward amount of time she came into the room and the man hadn't said a word to her. He understood his situation with Skylar but he didn't even pay attention to his daughter but went straight to attend to Vivie moreover she was told Victor had sent some samples for testing in the lab hence she got curious
"It's none of your concern doctor...don't bother"Victor muttered as he shoved the reports away and fixed his eyes on Skylar. His daughter was fast asleep. He was glad nothing happened to her
"Oh okay... should I take over Vivie's case...you seem tired and I was thinking...you…"
"I'm fine...there's no need...she's my patient and she's under my watch"Victor replied without giving Martha any more chance to speak. Left with no choice. Martha nodded knowing with Victor this always happened.
"I'll be on my way...if you need anything don't hesitate to call me" Martha finally said, noticing she wasn't needed anymore. Victor didn't say anything to her hence she smiled faintly and left the room.
"I wonder why he asked for DNA tests... should I take a look?"Martha said with a deep sigh as she glanced back at the closed door. She happened to have walked in on Tony. The lab technician is talking to a nurse about a private matter concerning DNA tests.
She didn't bother to hear more because she was taking the results for Skylar and another patient she was attending when she heard Tony mention Victor's name. She was curious to know why Victor was doing a DNA test and who it was for.
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(Vivienne)
My whole body was feeling like it wasn't mine. I've never felt this much vulnerable before and when I regained consciousness I was surprised to find myself in a hospital. I loathed hospitals more than anything and found cannulas connected to my arm and hand. I panicked. I couldn't move if not for the nurse who I found sitting beside my bed.
It was too much for me. For a second I thought I had died. I didn't remember anything other than being helpless in the fire..it was frightening to recall such an incident and all I could think of was my daughter. I wanted to know how my Skylar was being
Being confined in bed wasn't helping, knowing my daughter could have died from that fire. I asked the nurse several times to let me go see Skylar however she refused and said Skylar was okay. Nothing had happened to her but even so, I preferred to see her myself. It didn't end well when the nurse sedated me. I couldn't do anything other than lose conscious again
"Good morning sweetheart...I see someone is doing great" another morning of torture. I was happy this time I could manage to sit up although not accurately
"Hey, Leo…"I said with a smile immediately as a happy Leo walked in. It had been two days of being confined in the same place without moving. I would have loved to go home, but unfortunately, my apartment burned badly. Alexis and Cassy visited me a few times in a day and they told me how bad it was
"You look pretty...I wonder who did your hair," Leo said with a grin pointing at my head. Of course, I was sick and completely worn out from doing anything. Even fixing my hair was out of the question. Victor was the one who did my hair
"Stop it Leo"Leo was something else. He liked teasing me even in my condition when he knew it was Victor who did my hair. I was stunned the previous day when I woke up and found him by my bedside. He was with Skylar. I guess he understood I would have asked to see Skylar. We didn't talk much which was weird. It was like he was avoiding me
"Is... something wrong with him?"I asked when Leo handed me a cup of yogurt. He brought so many things I didn't even want but with Leo, there was no denying anything
"You mean Vic right...I don't know...he's acting strange"Leo replied as he finished putting some foodstuff on the table and came to sit in the chair close to the bed. It was indeed strange. Victor was ignoring. He was there caring about me no doubt but he wasn't himself and that worried me
"I'm sure he's just worried...you and Skylar were hurt...the man must be shaken, "Leo said as he reached for my face and caressed me lovingly. He was a true friend. I loved having him around. Without wasting time I reached my hand under the blankets covering me and retrieved a white envelope. Leo stopped creasing my hair when I waved the envelope in front of him. His smile dropped as he withdrew his hands from my hair. Silence fell in the room we sat there staring at each other
"Vivie I'm...are you sure?" he muttered as he hesitated to take the envelope. We both knew what was in there
"At least one of us has to fix this…"I said, shoving the envelope in his hands and I sensed tension. He was tense as his eyes shifted to the envelope in his hands. I stared at him and waited for him to open it and find out if Archie was his son or not
"This...this is huge for me...how about…"
"No buts Leo...just open it...doctor Justin went through so much trouble to bring it here," I said, cutting him off before he gave me excuses not to open the envelope. We both talked about this. I told him about Archie and the DNA test I asked Justin to do.
"Okay...oh gosh...let's see"Leo murmured with an exhale as he fought to open the envelope. He would lie if he said he wasn't scared because he was. This happened so fast. His heart was racing as he proceeded to open the envelope.