She's My Sleeping Pill

Magnus was very understanding and didn’t say anything negative. He even reminded Cayenne to get some rest as well.

The news about Stefan neglecting an older lady and a little kid has spread already and now, people were even saying that it was his bad karma that his grandmother had a heart attack. They were clueless to what had transpired but they were already judging him and Cayenne’s name was only included because she was his wife.

Some media reporters were already waiting outside of the hospital for them. Before, Stefan paid them to stop spreading rumors about his wife. So now, they have changed tactic to getting information directly from the involved parties instead. They couldn’t get anything from Mrs. Amir since she’s currently in coma and they couldn’t get anything from the child because they have no idea where she was. They could only go after Cayenne and Stefan.

Since Erwin was responsible for the security of the company, he also kept in mind that he’s partly responsible for the couple’s company. He didn’t allow anyone to approach the couple or disturb the other patients near the emergency area. The light to the emergency room was still bright and it has been half an hour. Dominic even started crying from the fear of losing his grandmother.

“Yen, how about you take Stefan home and get some rest. I’ll let you know once mother is fine.” Stanley stated, glancing at his nephew who looked weary and stressed. “Can you bring dad along with you as well? His body can’t take so much stress. It would be worrisome if something happens to him as well.”

“I’m not leaving.” Stefan replied without looking at his uncle. “I’m staying here until grandma gets out of that room.”

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“But Stefan, you – ”

“I’m fine uncle. You don’t have to worry about me. Also, I’ll ask some of my men to send grandpa home.”

“If none of you leaves, then I’m not leaving either.” Stefan’s grandpa butted in which put a helpless expression on Cayenne’s face. “I’ll wait for my wife to come out of this perilous situation.”

In the end, all of them stayed at home along with the bodyguards. Even Luiz stayed with them despite the fact that he still needs to work the next day.

The waited for another 30 minutes and when the emergency light was finally turned off, they all stood up to see Cory and the doctor. The doctor came out but instead of seeing relief on his face for saving a life, he looked more worn out and hopeless.

“Doc, what’s wrong with my grandma?” Dominic asked in haste before everyone could speak.

The doctor took a deep breath as he removed his face mask and looked at them. “We have stabilized Mrs. Sugo’s condition but when she woke up earlier in the middle of our work, she was writhing in pain. She said that her whole body was very painful before she lost consciousness again. I sent a team to check on her blood composition and they found an unfamiliar substance. If I guessed it correctly, your grandmother was poisoned. I can’t say for sure so, the team is still double checking their work to be certain. As of the moment, I gave your mother a pain reliever but there’s no assurance if it would be effective to her. Also, if you could get the warden of the regional city jail here, we’d be able to compare notes of what happened to Mrs. Sugo.”

“What does the warden have anything to do with all this?” Stefan question in confusion. It was his grandmother who got poisoned not the person who poisoned someone.

Before his thoughts go haywire, the doctor clarified the matter to him. “A year ago, a similar case happened to the Summer family who was sent to jail. I’m not sure if the poison is the same. I’d have to talk to him.”

“I’ll ask him to come over.” Stefan responded and immediately called Vincent. The man was in the middle of work when he received the call. Instead of going home, he decided to drop by the hospital with the files of the Summer family instead.

Since Cory already got out of the emergency area, Dominic and Jose were sent home to rest. Luiz also went home around 3 o’clock in the morning to catch some sleep or else, David would scold him like a nagging mom. Stanley was staying with his mother at the VIP room while Cayenne and Stefan accompanied Vincent to meet with the doctor. They wanted to know about the poison and how to obtain the antidote for it.

“These are the chemical compositions in the poison that the Summer family got last year.” Vincent stated as he gave the files to the doctor. “And, can I have a copy of the files you have for Mrs. Sugo. I’d like to show it to someone I know. She has a wide knowledge when it comes to poisons and antidotes.”

“I’ll print a copy for you.” The doctor responded while making comparisons. “Hmm...this seems to be a different type. I have no doubt of my team but they are missing a different component.”

“That could only mean that the poison in Mrs. Sugo’s body is of higher or lower variant to what the Summers had before.”

The doctor frowned at this point and he remembered that there was no antidote to this poison. “Wait, if there’s an antidote, why didn’t you save the Summer family?”

“By the time we got the antidote, they already decided to kill themselves.”

“So, you got an antidote? Why don’t we try it with Mrs. Sugo?”

“My grandma is not a guinea pig for you to experiment.” Stefan stated angrily which startled the doctor. “Do not let her take something you are not sure of! I will sue you if something happens to my grandmother because of your carelessness.”

“There you have it.” Vincent added. “Anyway, I’ll take this with me.” he grabbed the files and placed it inside his briefcase. “For the meantime, you try to alleviate the patient from the pain.” When Vincent left, Cayenne and Stefan followed him outside. “I can’t tell you not to worry but I will try to come up with a solution.”

“Is it Jackie?” Stefan asked and Vincent just nodded his head. “I see. Thank you for your assistance.”

“No problem. I have to go now. You guys should take some rest, too.”

By the time Cayenne and Stefan decided to leave the hospital, the dawn was already breaking. The reporters were still waiting for them outside the building and the moment they stepped out, they surrounded them. Thankfully, their bodyguards were quick to circle the couple and secure them from the clutches of the reporters.

“Mr. Dumrique, what can you say about the rumors on the net? Is Mrs. Amir really in critical condition? Is her daughter really dead?”

“Where’s her granddaughter?”

“Is it also true that your grandmother got admitted to the hospital?”

“I heard that this affects your reputation and your stocks?”

“What’s Mrs. Dumrique’s opinion about all this? Is she just tolerating you?”

Stefan took a deep breath and looked around to see everyone’s faces. The flashes of cameras hurt his eyes but he didn’t even blink from it. He still looked intimidating despite his worn appearance. “First of all, Mrs. Amir is not in critical condition. Second, I know about her daughter’s death outside the country and my team was working to get her body back. Third, her granddaughter is currently living with her relatives. Fourth, stop spouting nonsense about my wife. Now, scram and get lost!”

While people were still torn between what to believe and who’s right or wrong, Clarisse posted something on her account. “Why are you hounding the couple? First, Mrs. Amir is not even related to any of them. Stefan went to visit them last time because he was helping Jillyanna and Travis. Second, even though the death of Mrs. Amir’s daughter has nothing to do with him, he’s even helping to get the body back. Third, what’s wrong about attending his own company party? He has to come because he needed to thank his employees. He appreciates his employees and he wanted to be with them. What’s wrong with you people?”

It wasn’t really her intention to shift the blame to Jillyanna and Travis but she wanted to get the attention of these two people to make them speak.

Ever since Travis arrived home from the year-end party, he didn’t get a wink of sleep. He was working on his end to deal with the issue as well. When he received a notification that he was tagged on a post, a smile appeared on his lips. He decided to repost what Clarisse made and placed his own caption. “I’m working on it.”

It caught the attention of so many people and just like that, the netizens were distracted from keeping an eye on Cayenne and Stefan.