The Were CEO’s Secret

Chapter Forty – Haunt her life.

The doctor told them to let Mr. Ernest rest. Mrs. Ernest didn’t want to let go but she knew he was coming home soon and let go of his hands.

“Thank you for this, doctor. Thank you so much.” She thanked him, with a hug. Her little girls giggled and Stephanie smiled at them.

The doctor ushered them out of the room to let their father rest. “A good Samaritan actually paid for the machine we used to wake him up.”

Stephanie’s eyes twitched. “A good Samaritan?” Her brain immediately went to the doctor that and asked her to be his girlfriend in order to pay her father’s bills.

That doctor hadn’t actually gone with it, had he? She was grateful but she was never giving him her body! And he couldn’t do damn about it.

“Come let me show you the machine. I also have a favor to ask.” The doctor showed them out of the wards.

Johnson had hid behind another ward door, when they had come out. It interested him to know that Stephanie was a young woman with problems of her own.

And he was sure that good Samaritan was obviously Nathan.

He searched Nathan’s medical results and the only thing he could find was that doctor. He was also Nathan’s doctor.

“We should take that doctor and torture him till he tells us what creature Nathan is. He’d know.” Zeke said. Johnson agreed to it.

There was no way the doctor wouldn’t know what creature his patient was. And that would be why he hid Nathan’s medical records.

Johnson returned back to Cherry’s ward, to make his new plan on how to kidnap the doctor. His meeting would just have to wait till later.

The doctor led them to a big machine that looked like laundry machine, only taller, it had two devices that looked like an iron.

“This saved my father? You’re kidding, right?” Stephanie raised a brow. The doctor shrugged. It did have a weird design.

“So what’s your favor?” Mrs. Ernest asked.

The doctor cleared his throat. “So, this is an expensive machine. I’ve been trying to buy for the hospital but some selfish doctors felt it wasn’t common for patients to fall in deep coma. And they didn’t know if it’d work. But now, your good Samaritan bought it, and it worked. Those selfish doctors want you to sell it to the hospital so they can help others.”

The twins clapped for him as if he made a speech. He smiled at them and looked at their mother. “So would you give it to the hospital?”

Stephanie thought. It’s not like they’d carry the machine home. To do what with it? It’d be good if it stays to help. She nodded at her mom.

“Yes.” Mrs. Ernest replied. “And I’d even like to give it for free as gratitude for what….”

“No, no. Those selfish doctors should buy it at 20% discount.” Stephanie interrupted. Her mother frowned.

The doctor seemed pleased. He hadn’t hinted on the selfish doctors for nothing. They should pay for the machine.

“Very well. I’d inform them. That’d be around $135, 000.”

Stephanie began coughing immediately and her mother looked stunned. “Deal.” She hurriedly said.

The doctor walked away minutes later while Mrs. Ernest followed him to sign some papers for her husband. Stephanie sat down with her siblings.

“Dad would be coming home soon. You guys shouldn’t be noisy. He’d still need more rest.” She patted their heads.

Lacy rested on a lap of her leg, Macy nearly did the same but then she shot her head up and whispered. “I saw that wolf man today.”

Stephanie folded her face. “What wolf man?”

Macy signaled that she reduced her voice so she repeated in a whisper. “What wolf man?”

The little girl whispered again. “The one whose sister kidnapped me then Mr. Nathan saved me. Lacy bumped into him today. I looked away so he’d not see me but I think he did.”

Stephanie’s breathing hitched and beads of sweat formed on her head. Johnson? Johnson was at this hospital? Why?

Werewolves didn’t need hospital care, unless very extreme injuries. They healed fast. Was he after her or her sisters again?

“Don’t tell anyone. He’s here not here for you, okay?” She sent all the courage she could muster in her eyes so her sister won’t be scared.

Macy nodded and laid on her lap. “I won’t tell.”

A lump rose to Stephanie’s throat. Why wouldn’t the universe let her live in peace now her family were becoming complete?

She had dreamed of it. Wills Ernest. Jane Ana Ernest. Stephanie Luisa Ernest. Macy Cristina Ernest. Lacy Valentina Ernest. Her family being complete again.

She had swallowed down whatever ill treatment she received from anyone so she could work hard till her father’s bills were paid.

Bless the Samaritan that helped and now they’d be receiving more money. She had a stable job. Made good friends. And her dad was well. Why was Johnson trying to haunt her life?

“Nathan had said he saw a man.” Stephanie muttered to herself. What that what he meant? Why didn’t he just say it was Johnson?

She sent him a text. “Hi, as a my FRIEND, could you help drive my family and I home. My little sisters are sleepy. Mom’s tired. We’re at the hospital. And I have a question for you.”

He responded back, seconds later. “Sure. On my way.” With a red heart emoji.

Stephanie rolled her eyes. She remembered Garcia’s claim that Nathan had saved her number with a red heart emoji.

It was possible she was a special friend to him, even then, and she was the only one who knew his secret now.

Even though she’s not very sure if she could remain around him. She was wrong to entangle herself with werewolves in the first place. Her father would be disappointed to know.

She felt hesitant to make a decision as she had already gained lot’s of lovely connections at her workplace.

“Honey, why do you look bothered?” Her mom tapped her, she returned with ice-cream. “This is basically the happiest day of my life.”

Stephanie smiled, being reminded of her father. “Yes, mom. Same here. Sit and wait. Nathan is coming for us.”

Her mother, bubbly, rushed to a seat, handed her an ice-cream and began enjoying hers.

Stephanie pushed the thought of Johnson behind her. She wouldn’t let him take away the joy creeping into her life after so long.

She would worry about that only if Nathan gave her for a negative answer.

For now, she should enjoy the moment.