I will Love You Forever - Chapter 106

“I know” Gerard answered shortly. His short answer made Madison even more creeped out.

“You do know what could happen right?” she asked him and he nodded.

“She’ll be fine. I made arrangements already,” he assured knowing that Madison was worried about Ayla

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“I should have known. Anyway, where’s my room?” Madison asked as she looked around the house.

Gerard raised a brow then drank from his glass, “In a hotel.” was his short answer.

Madison turned to look at him with a pout on her lips. “You still expect me to book a hotel when you have such a spacious house?” she asked feeling wronged.

Gerard raised his head and nodded as a matter of factly causing Madison to glare at him angrily.

He dropped his glass on the table and began to walk away. “Use the door once you’re done. I have some work to do.” Gerard went upstairs to check if Ayla had returned his message.

Madison scoffed at his savage behaviour and murmured so many things but before she could turn to leave, she sensed something from her surroundings and before she could process what it was, a stray bullet hit her hand.

Instantly, she dived down and pulled out her gun. Guns were not allowed in China but she had her ways.

Gerard was alerted by the gunshot and removed a gun from a drawer in his study. Although the gun only fired once, he was sure that it wasn’t a mistake.

He messaged Ayla telling her that he would call her at night because he had some important things to take care of for the time being.

Slowly, he walked downstairs to check what was going on and that was when he saw Madison holding her arm with a gun in her hand, she was hurt.

She signalled for him not to come downstairs as that might be risky.

Footsteps were heard approaching the house and from the sounds Gerard heard, he knew that they would be more than he had anticipated.

He took cover and waited for them to strike but surprisingly, after getting so close to the door, they began to walk away and eventually, he couldn’t hear any sound again.

His ammunition lowered and he walked to the door by didn’t open it. He check through the peephole and realized that they had dropped something there.

Madison also came out of hiding and walked to the door. She saw that Gerard was about to open the door and she stepped in instead.

“Let me,” she suggested and he moved aside for her.

She took the letter from the entrance and then hurried back inside. She then passed the letter to Gerard.

“This could be a letter bomb so be careful.” She warmed him and he nodded.

Gerard opened the letter slightly and his gaze darkened when he saw what was drawn there.

It was the picture of the red moon and under it, something was written. “Today, 7 pm or the girl dies.”

He squeezed the letter and his gaze turned two shades darker when they mentioned Ayla in the letter.

This was the second time he was receiving the drawing of the blood moon and he knew that the committee was asking for war. A war that he would never grant.

Madison saw the look on his face and figured that something was definitely wrong.

She took the letter from his hands and read it as well then sighed. “Damn those stupid old punks almost cost me my arm.” she lamented over her arm that was already healed.

Gerard sighed. “Take a rest. We have a party to attend.” he squinted his eyes with a slight smile on his face.

Madison nodded and he walked away leaving her in the sitting room. She laid on the couch and relaxed waiting for the appropriate time to come so that she could get to make the person who fires that shot pay for his costly mistake.

Gerard went to his room and sat on the chair patiently watching the clock tick. With every passing minute, he wished he could just make the time faster and have the chance to slit Fernando’s throat.

He picked up his phone and realized that Ayla had read his message but didn’t reply yet.

He placed the phone on the table and waited patiently like the devil as his fingers made sounds on his desk.

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I got home at about 5 pm and the only person on my mind was Gerard. It felt strange to think that I wouldn’t see him at home today.

I opened the door and Immediately spotted the difference in the house. ‘These curtains, why are they opened?’ I wondered and walked to the window to close them when I felt a pang on my head.

I turned around rubbing my temples as my head ached more and more. Looking up, I saw a horrendous creature standing in front of me. I couldn’t care about the headache anymore but my vision turned blurry and everything looked wobbly.

I saw Lucy standing in front of me panicked as I struggled to keep my eyes open.

My eyes spun and in the next second, I fell to the ground.

When I woke up, there was a wet towel on my head. I slowly sat up and looked at my environment. I was in my room and didn’t even know how I got there. I recalled what happened and remembered seeing a horrendous creature standing in front of me.

I wondered if that was just a hallucination or if it was real.

I tried to get out of bed but my head was throbbing just like earlier. However, I walked out of the room and looked for Lucy who was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

As soon as she spotted me, she ran over. “Maam, do you need anything? Can you walk? Come let me take you to the living room.”

She placed my arm around her shoulder and held my waist to the living room.

“What happened?” I asked as she gently placed me on the sofa.

I looked at her quizzically as she struggled to talk. “What?” I raised a brow and prompted her to talk.

“Well, you seemed drunk and had a fever.” she blurted out but began to reprimand me even more.

“Maam, it hasn’t even been a day since master left. Why did you go and get drunk? What do you think the master would say when he comes back?” she spoke very quickly and looked genuinely worried.

“Hey…” I called her attention and she lowered her head and apologized.

“I’m sorry…” she rushed and sat close to me holding my arms. “I was only worried about you and also worried that master would be angry if he ever found out.”

What she said was reasonable but at the same time, something was off. I didn’t drink any alcohol today and when Kel and I went for drinks, we had fruit juice and nothing more.

‘Could my drink have been spiked?’ I wondered but then dismissed it instantly. ‘If only it was spiked then I would have been able to attend my second lecture and by the way, I would have never been able to locate my way home.’

I stared into space as I thought about what could have caused such a reaction.

Lucy tilted her head sideways and asked, “By the way ma’am, what did you see?” she asked.

I looked at her quizzically wondering what she was talking about. “See?” I asked.

She nodded. “After you fainted, you were unstable and kept saying no. I thought you were having a bad dream,” she suggested and my brows furrowed.

Indeed I saw something but it looked too real to be called a dream or a mere hallucination. This felt more like a fragment of a memory.

I shook my head, “It’s nothing. I may have just been a little tired.” I wasn’t sure what it was so I decided not to say anything I wasn’t sure of.

She nodded. “I thought so too.” she stood up and began to walk to the kitchen but I stopped her.

“Lucy…” I called out and she stopped then turned to look at me. “Um… Please don’t let Gerard know about this.” I requested and she smiled warmly.

“I won’t say a word to master. Just promise me you’ll be more careful from now onwards.”

I nodded and she smiled then walked back to the kitchen.

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While in the kitchen, Lucy cursed beneath her breath then messaged someone on her phone.

“She won’t talk.” was what she wrote and got a reply almost immediately.

“Patience. Just make sure she knows what a beast he is and make sure she never has a reason to return to him. Remember, you only have a few more days.” the other person wrote.

She nodded and typed, “Got it.”

She turned and looked at the door again. “Very soon… You’ll be out, not just from Gerard’s life but from the surface of the earth..” these words of hers gave her the confidence to continue with the plan.