Shadows of Desire A Night With Him

Harold and Irene rushed into Doc Fern's hospital and was led into his office by the two nurses.

"Where are they?" Harold asked,not seeing the specialists they came them for.

"They are cleaning up, they'll be out soon" one of the nurses said before walking out.

"Nola was right when she said we don't know what might have gone wrong with them" Harold said.

"Yeah" Irene nodded, still startled by the fact that the specialists were kidnapped.

"Hii" They heard,and turned to see two ladies walking out of Doc Fern's personal restroom.

Irene never thought the specialists would be ladies and they look so beautiful,she rarely see Indians.

"I'm Sunil"

"I'm Shreedah" The ladies stretched out the hands and Harold and Irene gladly took it.

"We're so sorry about what happened to you both" Irene said and Harold nodded in affirmative.

"Ohh..my. Aren't you Harold Marshall?" The lady called Sunil asked and Harold nodded.

"Can i hug you?" Sunil asked expectantly.

"Yeah" Harold smiled and Sunil pulled him into a hug.

Shreedah smiled and took a seat.

She was tired from the stress and all,they never thought they'd have this experience on their first day in San Francisco.

They had been looking so forward to the surgeries not until they were waylaid and kidnapped. Her ears still hurt from the slaps she had received.

"I like you so much, you're one of the few billionaires that assists people in every way they can ,if i had known it was your mother we were coming to perform surgery on,i would have fought those kidnappers with all my strength" Sunil said and Harold laughed.

Their English was obviously different from theirs, theirs sounded funny to the ears.

"So...how did it all.. happened?" Irene asked curiously.

"We were just few minutes away from this hospital when a car crossed ours and took over the wheels,we were blindfolded throughout the journey and even when we got to wherever they took us to,we only heard voices without even seeing anyone" Shreedah said.

"Wow!" Harold exclaimed.

"Shreedah was slapped severally cause she refused to cooperate" Sunil said.

"Ohh..my no wonder her cheeks looks so red. Sorry Shreedah" Irene said.

"Sorry Shreedah" Harold said.

"Thank you" Shreedah said.

"We should involve the cops" Harold said.

"No!" They both exclaimed, startling Harold and Irene.

"Why? We should involve the cops" Irene said.

"They threatened to come after us if we do. They know i have a child and they threatened to kill her if we ever go to the cops." Shreedah blinked rapidly.

"Ohhh" Irene and Harold sighed.

" Moreover,they didn't hurt us." Sunil said,still being clingy to Harold and Irene doesn't know why it upsets her so much.

"Do you probably know the reason you both were kidnapped or could it be mistaken identity?" Harold asked.

"I don't think so...i remembered what they said when Shreedah said we have a life to save" Sunil said.

"What did they say?" Irene asked curiously.

"They said...we were kidnapped because of the life we want to save..." Shreedah answered.

"What!!" Harold and Irene exclaimed.

"And she'll be confirmed dead before we're released." Sunil said and Irene felt sick to the stomach.

"I guess they released us after knowing the woman had been flown to India" Shreedah said.

"I..m..my mum, they were after my mum" Irene said shockingly..

"Ohh..she's your mum?" Sunil said,kind of disappointed.

"Yeah" Harold said and turned to Irene.

"W.. why?" Irene frowned.

"Why would anyone want my mum dead?" She added.

"Wow.." Sunil sighed.

"Just chill, we'll get back to it. Let's get Sunil and Shreedah to the hotel,so they can rest and leave by tomorrow morning" Harold said.

"Okay" Irene said, deeply worried.

"I.. don't think we'll be safe at the hotel. Your house would be better" Sunil smiled,hand brushing her long silky hair.

"No, i don't really allow people in my house. You'll be fine at the hotel. It's my hotel actually and you'll have bodyguards surrounding the whole place" Harold said.

"Ohh... that's fine then" Sunil said, slightly embarrassed and Irene would have laughed if not because of the situation.

"We're so sorry about everything. You guys wouldn't have gotten into this mess if we hadn't asked you to come over..." Harold said.

"No, that's our job. To save lives, you're not to blame for it" Sunil said.

"Can we move to the hotel please, my body...is aching and I'll really like to eat" Shreedah said.

"Of course, i messaged the chauffeur already,he would be here soon" Harold said.

'its getting dark' Irene thought after peering out of the window..

'will Damien be fine?' she thought worriedly.

He must be feeling so lonely,she wish she can just go be with him till their mum is back but she can't leave her work,she know Harold will definitely allow her go but she can't take advantage of that, it's not so fair.

Damien would be fine...

"Hey, what's wrong?" Harold asked Irene, moving beside her..

"Nothing..." She let out a small smile.

"C'mon, i can tell you're very worried about something and i understand cause there's so much going on at the moment but just know and believe everything will be fine okay?" Harold assured and Irene nodded.

"Thank you" She said.

"Okay so, don't you think we should take legal actions,it's so obvious those kidnappers wanted your mum dead! I'm pretty sure that's what you're so bothered about" Harold said.

"No, i was thinking about Damien actually. And yeah, knowing there is someone out there who wants my mum dead is enough to worry about but right now I'm just so worried about mum's health more than anything." Irene said.

"Of course,you should be. We all are. But don't you think we should involve the cops now so they won't come after her when she's fully well"

"Involving the cops will worsen the situation Harold, I'll make sure i get a new apartment for mum and Damien if she survives"

"Irene, getting a new apartment for her doesn't stop the bad guys from coming after her" Harold said.

"I know but she needs to survive first and we have to consider Shreedah's daughter" Irene said.

Harold's phone beeped and he stared at the screen.

"The chauffeur is here" He said to Sunil and Shreedah who were discussing.

"Ohh.. okay" they both picked their bags.

They all walked out of Doc Fern's office.

"Irene, getting a new apartment for her doesn't stop the bad guys from coming after her" Harold's words rang in her ears as the walked.

Why does she feel it's because of her they want her mum dead and why is her mind pointing at Ethan Weston ?

She blew out a breath and watched Harold talked to the chauffeur, Sunil and Shreedah had gotten into the car already with two bodyguards with them.

Irene was irritated with how Sunil kept touching Harold..

What a clingy thing!

Harold waved them bye and watched the car drive off before joining Irene.

He let out a breath...

Irene opened the limo door and got in, Harold got in after her and ordered his driver to start driving.

"You upset about something?" Harold asked, noticing the frown on her face.

"Uh?..nothing" She said.

'Dont freaking tell me this is jealousy Irene!' her mind scolded her.

***

"We've been waiting for ages" Ivory complained as Harold and Irene walked into the dining room.

She and Nola have been waiting for them before having their dinner.

"We're sorry" Irene smiled.

"For ages? Take it easy with the exaggeration V" Harold said and they laughed.

"You both should go wash your hands first before joining us here" ivory said.

"Of course we will" Harold said.

"How's your mum Irene?" Nola asked.

"The surgery's still ongoing,we haven't heard anything yet" Irene said.

"I'm going to pray to God to make her survive because she made me a sweater i love so much" Ivory said and Irene smiled.

"You don't have to read me bedtime stories tonight,you must be so tired from the stress you've gone through today" She added.

"Wow..." Irene laughed.

"Thanks ivory" She said.

"Go wash your hands let's eat please" Nola said.

"Oh..my World best chef is starving seriously" Harold joked and they all laughed.

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"Good night Ivory" Irene pecked her cheek.

"Goodnight Irene" Ivory said sleepily.

Irene gently left the room and walked towards the stairs.

Harold had told her to come to the living once she's done with ivory.

She descended the stairs slowly.

Her gaze met with Alex's who was standing by the end of the stairs.

She wasn't in the mood to return his glare,she just walked on.

She got to the living room and instead of meeting Harold,she met Damien.

"What!" She exclaimed, walking to him.

"What's wrong? What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I sent a driver to go pick him" Harold said walking into the living.

Irene turned.

"Cause starting from now, he'll be staying here till your mum's return"

"Huh?"

"Yeah" Damien grinned.