A lie in the church episode 28

🌹A lie in
The church ⛪️

( 💝Love and lie 😔)

BY XONA_2018

_Full book INFO_

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💘 chapter 28💘

Cooking with Tristan was annoying and fun at the same time, he was bossy in the kitchen but I made sure to piss him off when I had the chance.

The food was great and to be honest, I forgot how it was made after an hour.

I wanted to ask about his treatment but a part of me knew he won’t tell me.

Today had to be the best day of my life since the incident.
The bodyguards were fired, I wasn’t sure if the person was satisfied.

Whoever it was, I hope he or she was happy now.

We both stayed awake in bed, I snuggled closer to him in the dark. I knew he was still awake, his beard grazed my cheek.

“Are you still having nightmares?”
I asked quietly.

“Yeah but not every day.”

“Were you badly hurt?”
He asked after a while.

“No.”

“I’m sorry for hurting you, I will say that every day”
I smiled in the dark.

∆
I woke up when I heard a noise outside, I untangled myself from Tristan’s arms and checked the time, it was past two in the morning.

I took a glance at Tristan and got down quietly from the bed to avoid waking him up.

I left the room to check if it was Morris. I saw a silhouette from where I stood at the stairs.

“Morris?”

I asked going down with steady steps, I found the switch at the staircase and turned the lights on.

It wasn’t Morris, I was sure of that, the tall form and slim legs convinced me it was someone else. The person took off before I could take a good look.

“Hey!”
I ran down the stairs and followed.

The person had a black hoodie on and looked too slim to be Morris, it had to be the person tormenting Tristan with those memories from his past.

I ran faster, thank God for those laps my P.E coach forced me to finish back in high school.

I was gaining on the person, we ran past the pool to the other side of the yard.

“Stop!”
I yelled.

I increased my speed and knocked the person down, I pulled the hood down and my eyes couldn’t believe who I was staring at.

“No way.”
I mumbled.

“No way.”
I mumbled in utter shock.

“Karen?”

“Hi, Chloe.”
She said with an evil smile not bothered about being caught.

“You have been the one all along? Why?”

“I wish I have time for chit chat but I don’t. Sorry I have to do this.”
She stabbed my neck with a syringe before I could process her last sentence.

I collapsed on the ground like a lifeless being, I felt numb. I couldn’t move any part of my body. I felt paralyzed from my head down, I could only move my eyes.

“What did you do?”
I asked her as she stood up with that evil smile.

“Don’t worry, it will wear off in three hours.”
She said, squatting beside me, she stroked my hair like she wanted to put me to sleep.

“I hate people getting in my way, you shouldn’t have come after me.”
She said and pulled my hair. She stood up glaring at me.

“Why are you doing this?”
She cackled at my question.

“Isn’t it obvious? To make him suffer for what he did to Fiona.”

Who the hell was Fiona?

“What did he do to her?”

“I don’t have time to talk, I need to get back to my real boyfriend before he wakes up and find me gone. Stupid Adrian thinks I’m in Miami, Fiancè my ass. I have not seen my boyfriend for a year because of him, I can’t wait for this to be over.”
She grunted and rolled her eyes.

“But first, I need to make sure my secret is safe ”
She walked away and returned with the net used for cleaning the pool.

What was she going to do with that? I hope it wasn’t what I was thinking.

“I’m so sorry Chloe, you are such a nice kid even with your bitchy attitude.”
She said maliciously, her eyes looked wicked.

She held the metal handle up, she smiled at me before hitting my head, like the first one, wasn’t enough, she hit me h-rder again, I blacked out completely.

∆
I gr0-ned as I tried to open my eyes, my head was hurting like hell, it was like a marathon was going on in there.

I allowed my eyes to adjust to the white ceiling, was this heaven? Was I dead already? I never got to expose Karen and I never got to tell Tristan I love him.

I felt a movement beside me, I turned my head and saw Tristan sleeping. He was sitting on a wooden seat with his head resting on the bed.

I was still alive! I could expose Karen! I smiled and touched his face, thank God I could move my body.

I ignored the pounding in my head, his thick eyelashes fluttered then his eyes opened.

“Hey,” I whispered.
I could barely recognize my own voice.

“Cassie.”
He stood up, staring at me like I wasn’t real. He leaned closer and placed a k!$s on my head.

“You woke up.”
He whispered, car×ssing my cheeks.

He k!$sed me every part of my face before k!$sing my l-ips.

“I’m so sorry.”
He looked so drained.

I smiled weakly at him, brushing my thumb against his face.

“I’m so sorry, Cassie.”
He looked like he was about to break down.

The door opened, Adrian walked in holding Karen’s hand, my hand dropped from Tristan’s face.

“You!”
I glared at her. I hated how weak my voice sounded.

“It’s her.”
I said hoarsely, I wished my throat didn’t feel so dry.

“What?”
Tristan asked looking behind him.

“It was Karen, she did this to me. She has been the one all along.”

They all shared a confused look and stared at me like I was crazy.

“It’s okay, the Doctor said you’ll have difficulty recalling what happened.”

“I’m fine, Tristan. She was there yesterday.”

“Cassie, it’s been three weeks.”

“What?”
I mumbled.

“I would never hurt you, Chloe, you’re like a sister to me.”
Karen said sweetly.

“Shut up!”
The pounding in my head increased.

“Hey, calm down.”

“You guys have to believe me, I caught her that night. She injected me with something and hit me on the head, I’m not lying!”
I s¢ræmed, getting frustrated.

The heart monitor began to beep and the pounding in my head worsened.

“I will get a Doctor.”
Tristan ran out of the room.

“Chloe, relax. You’re hurting yourself.”
Adrian said while Karen smiled wickedly beside him. I wish he could turn and see the look on her face.

“Don’t worry you’re gonna be okay.”
Karen said softly with a smile that seemed to be mocking me.

“You’re despicable.”
I said shaking my head at her in pure disgust.

The heart monitor was not helping the pounding in my head. I felt weak and my heartbeat increased.

“I think it’s getting worse.”
Adrian whispered staring at me and at the heart monitor.

The door burst open, a young Doctor walked in with a male nurse.
His round glasses made him look younger, his grey eyes smiled at me as he approached the bed with long strides.

I tried to even my breathing but I couldn’t, he took a glance at the heart monitor and outstretched his hand to the petite nurse.

He gave him the syringe laid in,side the steel tray, he smiled at me as he checked the IV connected to my hand.

I turned my gaze to Tristan, he gave me a soft smile. The bags in his eyes were visible from here, something pierced my arm.

My body relaxed and my eyes closed slowly, I allowed the sleep to drown me.

∆
When I woke up no one was in the room, I stared blankly at the ceiling.
How could they not believe me?
No one ever believes me, it was like a curse.

Tristan said it’s been three weeks, did Vina know? What about my family?

The door opened, Tristan walked in with a plastic bag. He gave me a warm smile as he walked to the bed.

“You’re awake. I brought you something to eat.”

“I’m not hungry.”
I said plainly and looked away.

“Okay, what’s wrong?”
He taking, taking the seat next to the bed.

“What’s wrong?”
I turned to look at him.

“I told you the person behind my attack and the person responsible for the stuff you found in your room, and you all thought I was crazy.”

“I have only known Karen for like three months, she is not the one and the Doctor said…”

“F**k what the Doctor said! I am fine. I remember everything from that night.”

He gr0-ned and ran both hands down his face.

“I am not making this up!”
I almost s¢ræmed getting more frustrated.

“You have an internal injury in your brain and the Doctors….”

“Why won’t you believe me? If no one would, you should.”
I cut in with tears in my eyes.

“I’m sorry you got involved in this, it’s my fault. Karen didn’t even know until she got back from her trip.”
He said taking my other hand.

I didn’t say anything, Karen had this planned out. She lied about her trip, he won’t believe me if I told him it was a lie.

“You were almost dead when I found you, I thought you were in the bathroom when I didn’t find you in the bed. I called your name but you didn’t answer, so I stood up and went to check but it was empty.”

“I checked your room but didn’t find you, I went downstairs and found the back door open, I saw your body floating in the pool when I came out, you were almost dead”
I saw tears welling up in his eyes.

I couldn’t believe that witch dumped my body in the pool.

“Do you know how it felt watching the Doctors trying to revive you, trying to bring you back? I thought I had lost you.”
A tear escaped from his left eye, I was in tears too.

He stood up and leaned closer to my face, he wiped my tears away with his thumbs and k!$sed my eyelids.

“I’m so sorry, Cassie.”
He whispered. I moved my hand where the IV was connected and wiped the tear that had escaped from his eyes.

“We’ll catch however this monster is, I promise.”

It’s Karen!!!
I wanted to s¢ræm

“Now, will you eat something?”
He asked, sitting back on his seat.

I wish he’d believe, his enemy was closer to him than he thought. I have to figure out another way to expose her.

“Yeah.”

“I was going to force you anyway.”
He said, emptying the content of the plastic bag.

Three weeks? I was unconscious for three weeks? Did Karen do anything to him? His nightmares?

He looked very tired, had he been spending the night here with his head on the bed?

“Why are you staring at me like that?”
He asked cocking a brow, I forgot how good-looking he was, those blue eyes that reminded me of the ocean, he shaved his beards? Why?! I wanted him to carry it for a long time but his stubble was still okay.

“So, I was dead?”
I said avoiding his question.

“You could say that.”

“Wow.”
I mumbled, shaking my head in disbelief.

“Eat up.”

“Did my best friend call?”

“Yeah, she was here two days ago. I already informed her you’re awake but she has exams today, she said she’d come in the evening.”

“I can’t wait.”
I sighed in relief.

☆
Vina was already in tears when she entered the room, she cried for half an hour before saying a word.

“You smudged your eyeliner.”
I told her immediately she stopped crying.

“Seriously? I just emptied my tear sac because of you and that’s all you can say?”
She frowned.

I laughed and hugged her with my free arm.

“I love you,” I told her with a pout.

“I love you too, I’m glad you’re okay.”

“How was your paper?”

“I don’t wanna talk about it.”
She grunted.

“Do you remember anything from that night?”

“Yesss.”
I adjusted on the bed ready to tell her, Vina would believe me.

“Really?”
She sounded surprised.

“What? You also believe I’m crazy?”

“No, it is just that the Doctor said…”

“I remember everything, why won’t anyone believe me?”
I cut in.

“I believe you, tell me what you remember.”
She said with a soft smile.

“It was, Karen.”
Her jaw slightly dropped.

“Adrian Parker’s Fiancè?”
I nodded, I went on and told her everything that happened that day.

“That’s….that’s…I don’t know what to say. She wanted you dead?”

“Yes!”

“They don’t believe you at all?”

“No one ever believes me, well except you.”

“The Doctor told us you will have a hærd time recalling what happened and you might make up something.”

“That’s stupid.”

“I’m so happy to see you. When the Doctor’s confirmed you dead, I almost past out. Your boyfriend went crazy and tried to beat up the Doctors, they had to try again, thank God they did.”
I smiled at her.

“We’ll expose that wretch, we’ll find a way.”

“We will.”
I said with a smile.

☆
Tristan’s family came to see me the next day. They brought donuts and cupcakes, they stayed the whole afternoon.
I was so exhausted after they left, Tristan left with them to get some clothes from the house.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, I gr0-ned internally when the door opened. I knew it wasn’t Tristan cause he just left. I pretended to be asleep.

“Oh, our little princess is having a nap,” My eyes flashed open at the voice.

“What do you want?” I asked glaring at Karen’s evil form, I couldn’t believe I was once jealous of her.

She took tentative steps toward me, her stiletto heels made spooky sounds that reminded me of an Asian horror movie, the sly smile on her red l-ips w¡dened as she stopped in front of me.

“Lucky you, you got another chance to live.”

“I know right, your plan failed,” I said with a smile.

“Not really, as long as everyone thinks you’re crazy. No one is going to believe you, stop trying.”

“We’ll see about that.”
I said boldly.

She chuckled shaking her head, her large curls bounced over her shoulders.

Suddenly the look on her face changed, she gave me a dangerous look.

“If you get in my way,”
She gripped my hair pulling it, I yelped in pain.

“I will destroy you, you won’t be alive to see your boyfriend suffer to the point of taking his own life.”

“Stop.”
I gr0-ned.

I searched for the emergency button with my hand.

“Uh uh… I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
She snared, stopping my hand. She pressed the needle connected to the back of my palm from the IV, I was scared it would break.

I s¢ræmed in pain, it was unbearable.

“Last warning Chloe, stay out of my way.”
She let go of me and pulled away.

“What did he do?”
I asked in tears.

“He killed my best friend, he killed both of them.”
I saw tears in her eyes.

“You don’t know the monster you’re living with.”
She said and left the room.

I arched my back in pain, tears brimmed at the edge of my eyes.

A Doctor and two nurses rushed in asking questions but I ignored them.

☆
I was given sedative last night so I could sleep.
I didn’t say anything about last night, I tried to act okay in front of Tristan.

The Doctor in charge of me informed me he was travelling, so I had a new Doctor.
I hope he was nice too, Tristan left to get breakfast while I waited for my new Doctor to show up and do his rounds.

The back of my palm was swollen from yesterday, they had to move the IV to my other hand.

The door opened, I adjusted my hand on the bed and faced the doorway, my breath ceased.

This was not real, it couldn’t be.

“Dominiano?”

“Surprise.”

Tbc
Who else remember Dominiano?
Wu thought karen could be behind this,I Neva thought so oo