Chapter 61: Chapter 61

I continued to watch the two of them while I felt my heart itch into many pieces. I wanted to leave because I couldn't take what I was witnessing anymore but I couldn't move my legs due to weakness. I feel like I'm being tortured by what I'm witnessing. Especially when I saw how Hector wrapped his hand around Ayanna's waist and made her sit next to him. They are very close to each other and Ayanna seems to enjoy that even though she knows the real situation.

What does she want to happen now?

"Would you rather torture yourself than get out of here?" Vera asked me when she sat next to me. She dropped the food she brought on the table so we grabbed the attention of the two who continued to flirt with each other.

Hector and I immediately looked at each other so I immediately looked away from him. I can't see his eyes without emotion when it comes to me but when it comes to Ayanna there is. Damn you, Hector

"I'm fine. It's not permanent.”

"What if it's permanent? You're just going to be like that? You have nothing to do?” She seemed irritated to ask me.

I looked away from her. "I don't know what—"

"You're a real idiot, Ana. You can just say that you're the wife and you have a child! Say something that will remind him or bring Amari here. Let's see if that madman can't remember anything. And are you seeing how Ayanna is enjoying the situation right now? That damn desperate," she said and cursed again and again so I don't know how I will feel—whether I will laugh because of what she is doing or what.

But to be honest, I didn't think of that right away. Yeah, Hector might remember something by the time I will bring our daughter here. We also have pictures. I could show him that and explain to him what happened. I can just do that. Why am I hesitating?

When Vera went out for a while Ayanna separated from Hector. I was waiting to see what I would do next and I noticed her coming closer to me. Still smiling.

"So, why are you still here? He doesn't even remember you," she mockingly asked me.

I just looked at her again from head to toe and smiled at her. Yeah, maybe I can do something about this.

"Out of the two of us, you have no right to stay here, Ayanna. You know that" I casually answered her even though the truth is that I wanted to slap her because of the thick look on her face.

I just saw her again just now after she lied just to give us a misunderstanding. And this is what she will do.

She grinned and artfully brushed her hair behind her. I even saw the way she looked at Hector.

"You know what's funny here, Anastacia? I found out from his doctor that Apollo's memory erased the people and events that he didn't want to think about before the incident happened. Because he was so sick, he didn't want to remember anymore. What do you think is the reason why he can't remember a single thing about you?"

At that point, she seemed to hit on what I didn't want her to know. Because even I don't know what that means. When the doctor told me that, I couldn't ask why, why it was just me and my daughter that he couldn't remember because it was too hard for me to think of the reason. I know the reason why, but I try not to understand just because I don't want to accept it.

I hardened my expression and looked away from Hector who was currently reading. I looked at this Ayanna and waited for her to look at me so that she would know that I wanted her to leave right now. When she found out yesterday that he remembers her as Hector's fiancé, she seems to want to stay here to watch over this man. I can feel the irritation building up in my heart because of the current situation.

"You still can't understand a simple thing, right?" I asked her which made her look at me.

Her forehead furrowed. "What?"

"Leave us alone, Ayanna. I don't want any trouble here. You don't want to run out of my patience so leave," I told her firmly and passed her there.

Lazily I went to the sofa in front of Hector's bed and sat down there. I even saw him glance at me for a moment but I didn't pay attention to it because of my tiredness. I get tired even if I don't do anything. I can feel my tiredness. I really want to rest but even if I sleep all day from this tiredness, I don't understand why I'm still exhausted.

Later, while I was there dumbfounded, my cell phone rang because of a text. When I looked at it, I saw Sir Anton's text.

SIR ANTON

We're at the precinct, Ana. Uncle Damien has been captured but Ares is still nowhere to be seen. Also, Apollo's mom and Aunt Carmella's remains were found in the basement of their warehouse. It will be taken to the station to be investigated and then I will take it as Apollo wanted.

My heart skipped a beat when I read that. I immediately looked at Hector who was currently working on his cell phone. I bit my bottom lip to hold back my emotions. What will be his reaction when he sees the corpse of his real mother?

I was about to type a reply to him when a message suddenly came in again.

SIR ANTON

Don't come here, Anastasia. Stay where you are. I'm warning you

When Sir Anton said that, it seemed that he really wanted to take me there. I looked at Hector who was still reading while this Ayanna was sitting in front of him. The audacity of this woman!

I stood up to go to him but I was stopped when that door slammed and Amari spat out. I saw Hector's quick glance at the girl as she quickly ran towards him.

"Daddy! I missed you so much..." Amari softly said to her dad who now doesn't know what to do, he seemed confused especially when Amari hugged him when he climbed into bed. I quickly approached the two of them and briefly glanced at Ayanna. There was anger in her eyes.

"Family time," I whispered to her and simply pushed her away.

When I turned my gaze to Hector, I immediately saw that he was struggling and seemed to be hurt by the way Amari hugged him because of the bruises and wounds on his body. I want to laugh at that scenario but I can't because I know he doesn't recognize his own daughter.

"Amari, baby..." I called her and held her hand. She looked up at me. "Come here. Daddy is hurt," I gently told her and took her. She doesn't seem to want to leave.

When she came down, she kept her eyes on Hector who looked back and forth between the two of us while his jaw tensed. There was a trace of confusion in his eyes and after a while he suddenly stopped and held his head.

"Hey..." I called him and sat down beside him. I held his hand. "What's wrong? Are you alright?" I asked him, still holding his hand.

He didn't move. Ayanna kept watching.

"Mommy, what's happening to Daddy?" Amari asked, which made me look at her. Her expression was also confused. They look exactly the same.

"Let's ask him what was happening, okay?" I told her and looked at Hector again.

I heard his heavy breathing while bending down. When he looked up at me, our eyes immediately met. His eyes were full of questions when he looked at me and Amari next to me. He stared at Amari for a few minutes before turning back to him.

"Who are you?" He mumbled, which made my heart throb even more.

I bit my lower lip and tightened my grip on him, which he just let go. I looked at Amari who suddenly leaned her head on me while watching us both.

"We're your family, Hector. I'm your wife and this is our daughter Amari." I only told him because I felt like I would run out of voice because of the pain in my throat.

"Am I your husband?" He asked suddenly and turned to Amari. "She's our..."

“She's your daughter. Her name is Hestia Amarielle. I told you, she looks so much just like her father."

I want to cry when I say that. I suddenly remembered the first meeting between him and Amari after I had kept her from him for a long time. The situation is different now because it doesn't really know us. I know he was happy when he found out we really had a child. I feel that especially his love for Amari. So I don't understand why his brain chose not to remember us. Why us?

For a few moments, Hector seemed amazed at what he had learned before he took Amari from me. I turned my gaze to the two of them. They were currently sitting, Amari was in front of Hector and they both seemed to be reading something. My smile faded when I saw Ayanna approaching Hector. The woman seemed to say something to him that he just nodded and turned his attention back to our daughter.

Before I was completely bored, I remembered what I should do before my son arrived. I turned my gaze to Emerald who was quietly watching.

"Em," I called her to which she immediately responded.

"Why, Ma'am Ana?"

"I'll just go somewhere. Stay here, no matter what happens, don't you and Amari ever go out, okay? Keep an eye on your Sir Apollo, especially that Ayanna," I instructed her as I prepared my bag .

"Where are you going, Ma'am? Sir Anton and Ma'am Vera said not to-"

"Just don't tell them that I left the hospital. Just stay here. I'll only be here for a while," I interrupted what she was going to say and she immediately nodded.

I put on my sling bag and was getting ready to go out when Hector suddenly spoke.

"Where are you going?" He asked me authoritatively.

That if I didn't know his condition now I would think that his thinking is fine.

I looked at him. His eyes were focused on me while Amari kept his eyes on that book. I approached him. I saw Ayanna's pain so I smiled at her.

"I'm just going somewhere important. I'll be right back," I said goodbye to him, I wanted to hold his hand but I was too shy.

"You can hold me."

I was surprised when he said that. My upper lip lifted.

"Huh?"

"You can hold me. How many times have I seen you want to hold me but you don't continue? Nobody forbade you to hold me, right?" He told me seriously.

My whole face immediately warmed up because of what he said. I don't know if he can't tell that I'm shy or what. Why did he have to say this directly to me?

"I just..."

"Come here..." he said softly to me and raised one hand. I didn't move immediately because I didn't understand what he meant.

"Hector..." I uttered but he didn't say anything.

My heart pounded when he motioned for me to hug him, which I immediately did. As soon as our bodies touched I immediately felt calm. My whole world just suddenly calms down. The voices in my mind seemed to be silenced the moment he hugged me.

"Now you're calm. I want you to know that my heart remembers you," he whispered to me so that I started crying.