Ricardo P.O.V
The moment I see the doctor coming out of the operating room I quickly got up from the chair and approach him. When I see his expression my heart drops as his face says he has bad news, but I still ask him "how is she?" whilst hoping for the best. "Are you Miss Ruby Evans family member," the doctor asks. "I'm her ex-husband and her sister is visiting her nephew right now," I answer him, and he nodded.
The doctor took a deep breath before he began to speak "Well, Miss Evans has three stab wounds on her stomach that made her lose a lot of blood, a broken left arm, a small fracture in her cranium, two broken left ribs and a fracture in her hip bone."
My breath is knock out of me when the doctor listed out all of Ruby's injuries. "But she's going to make a full recovery. Right?" I ask the doctor desperately. He gave a weary sigh before explaining "I'm not able to say that for sure as she flat line two times and we are just able to stable her heartbeat but there is no guaranty that she will not flat line again."
The doctor must have seen the anguish on my face because he says, "have faith, we will do everything in our power to make sure she survives this." I couldn't say anything, so I just nodded my head at the doctor's word of assurance. After the doctor excuse himself I let myself fall on the chair in despair. Her injuries are even worse than I anticipated. She flat line two times for goodness's sake!
I cover my face with my hands, and I can feel the tears slide down my face and lands on my hands. I can't believe that Ruby has been suffering for the past three years by the hands of that stalker while protecting our son from him. But thankfully she still alive right now and as I thought this, I feel someone tapping my shoulder.
I look up and see that it's Miss Evans standing in front of me with puffy red eyes. "How is she?" Miss Evans asks with a quiver in her voice. She saw my expression and must have realized its bad news. I relay everything that the doctor told me and once I finish, it is her turn to fall on the chair. I can hear her crying quietly. I want to reassure her but I, myself am not able to think positively about this situation.
So instead, I ask her how my son is doing. "He's fine. Still sleeping soundly," she answers in a voice so quiet that I had to strain my ears to hear her. I nodded at her. "I'm going to go and see Dante. I'll be back. Call me if something happens or if there is any new news," I instruct her. She just gave me a nod and stare at one spot in front of her.
After that, walking to my son's room is a blur as I am not aware of my surrounding. I just kept thinking about what would happen if Ruby were to pass away. How am I going to tell my son who is still a toddler that he can't see his mother anymore. He will not be able to process it. I know I won't be able to cope. To lose your mother at such a young age is devastating.
Before I know it, I am standing in front of Dante's room. I open the door quietly and enter the semi dark room. I made my way to my son's bed and gave a kiss on his forehead before going to the bathroom to freshen up and wash my face. As I stand in front of the mirror, I told myself to stay positive and have faith that Ruby will pull through for Dante's sake.
I felt better after I left the bathroom and sat on the chair beside the bed. As I sat there, I started thinking about how Ruby's situation was not right. How did Ruby's abuser get that bomb that is quite high-tech and very expensive as well as hard to get when he is just a normal poor civilian. When this thought crossed my mind, I frown as my instincts tells me that someone with power was behind this and it is likely that it is one of my enemies.
I need to investigate this properly as soon as possible so that this will not happen again. Just as I was about to contact my personal secretary, my phone starts to ring so I quickly answer it before Dante wakes up. "Hello," I answer. I frown when the person on the other line didn't say anything. All I can hear is Miss Evans sobbing voice. When I start to get impatient, she answers, "she didn't make it."
My heart skipped a beat when I register what she said. I sat there frozen on the chair not sure what to do. Should I cry or scream at how unfair life is, but I did nether and just sat there for another few minutes before I snap out of it and said, "I'll be right there," to Miss Evans before disconnecting the call.
After I kiss Dante's forehead, I left the room informing the nurse that I'm leaving and to take care of my son. The nurse nods, then I quickly made my way to the lift. The whole way I tried to control myself from breaking down as I need to hear what exactly happened.
As soon as the elevator ding and opens I rush to the ICU unit. The first thing I see when I reach there is Miss Evans standing in front of the same doctor as before crying uncontrollably.
When I am within hearing range I hear the doctor apologizing to Miss Evans. "How did this happen," I demanded the doctor. He gave a sad sigh and explained. "Miss Evans was stable for an hour or two but suddenly her heart rate started to slow down and no matter how many times we tried to revive her it didn't work. She died at 4:35 am."
Sapphire P.O.V
I couldn't believe that today started normally and now I at the hospital crying my eyes out as I just got the news that my sister didn't make it after being in the ICU for a couple of hours. After I got the shocking call from my boss a few hours ago, I drove as fast as possible to reach the hospital.
Once I enter the hospital I went straight to the front counter and ask for my sister and they said she is at the ICU unit, so I rush there. When I arrive at the ICU unit, I didn't see my boss, so I called him. He is at his son's room and will come down soon. So, I sat there crying as I waited for the doctor to come out and tell me what is going on with Ruby.
As I waited, I thought about how three years ago Ruby became a mother to my boss's child which made me an aunt. I couldn't believe that I now suddenly have a nephew I never met before. I hope that he is doing well and not severely injured but from Mr. Giovanni's tone it seems that my nephew is doing okay.
As these thoughts ran through my mind, I heard someone calling me, so I lift my head and saw that it was my boss. He asked if there is any news on Ruby, I told him no, so he sat on my left and we waited together.
After a few seconds he suggested for me to visit my nephew while waiting for news on Ruby. He must have seen that I needed a distraction from worrying about my sister, so I agreed with him. I got up and walk down the hall towards the lift. A few minutes later I reach my nephew's room.
My hands are shaking as I open the door slowly in case he is still sleeping. The room is semi dark when I entered and the first thing I see is a small toddler sleeping on the single bed that is in the middle of the room. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing down my face again when I saw my nephew for the first time as the first thing, I notice about him is his vibrant red hair that is the same as his mother's hair color.
As I walk closer to him, I saw that his face is a carbon copy of his father. It is weird to see my boss's face on a toddler, but I know when Dante grows up, he is going to be as handsome as his father. This must have been how my boss looked was when he was a toddler.
He look so peaceful sleeping that my heart ache at what he must have been through at the hands of that stalker. I hope he is not traumatize by this experience. I sat on the chair beside the bed I took his small hand in mine and kissed it.
I sat there looking at his sleeping face for a while before I decided to go down and check if there is any news on Ruby or not. I kissed Dante's hands again before softly placing it at his side and getting up and walking out of the room. Informing the nurse that Dante is alone right now before making my way to the ICU unit.
The first thing I saw when I reach the ICU unit a few minutes later was my boss sitting slump on the chair with his hand covering his face. I was pretty sure that he was crying, and I was right when I tap his shoulder, he was startled and lifts his head and I saw that there was tear track on his face and his eyes were red and slightly swollen.
My heart clenches as something bad may have happen to make my usually calm and stoic boss to cry like this. I was scared to find out what happened, but I steeled my nerves and ask him what the doctor said.
When he repeated the doctor's words about Ruby's injuries, it shocked me that I fell onto the chair and sob. It was so bad that the doctor is not sure whether she will pull through or not, but they will try their best to save her. She flat lined twice before they were able to stabilize her.
Once I manage to calm myself down a bit, I look at my boss and saw that he needed the distraction this time, so I suggested for him to visit Dante this time. He just nodded and orders me to call him if there is any new news, so I nodded my head, then he left.
I don't know how long I sat there staring at nothing but the hospital walls when the operating door opens. So, I lift my head and when I saw a male doctor that walk out of the room. I got out of the chair and approach him. "Are you Miss Evans's sister," the doctor asks. I nodded my head hoping he has good news to share.
He took a deep breath before he says, " I'm sorry to say this but Miss Evans didn't make it." That shatters all my hopes of my sister surviving this crisis and I start to break out in sobs by the time he finish his sentence. "I'm sorry but we did all that we could, but we were not able to save her," he said in a weary tone. That was all I heard as I continue to cry about the sister I will never get to talk to again.
I should have been more assertive when I was talking with Ruby before, then maybe I would have found out her situation and it might not have gotten this bad. As I was regretting my past actions, I didn't realize that my Boss has arrive and is talking with the doctor about something. Probably about the arrangements for Ruby that must be done to get her ready for the funeral.
I couldn't even think about burying my sister who I barely reunited with, when the next thing I know she is in the hospital in a critical condition. I felt like crying again but I stop myself thinking about my nephew who needs someone to lean on with his mother gone.
I look at my boss who is busy talking to the doctor, so I made my way to the lift to go to Dante's room. I felt like a zombie as I walk to his room, emotionally and physically drain. Once I reach Dante's room my hand is shaking so bad as I open the door with a heavy heart.