KEY TO HAPPINESS:(My mute devil)

I looked at the fragile figure lying on the bed, and a sigh escaped my mouth. The thought of how she managed to still have a peaceful expression even in her sleep despite all she'd been through kept lingering in my head.

"Mr Xavier, can you tell me how she passed out?" The doctor I called over turned towards me

"She was suddenly sweating profusely and panting for breath. Before I knew it, she collapsed d," I said, id, and she brought out a syringe from the bag she brought with her and withdrew blood from Carmela.

"What you mentioned could be symptoms of hypoglycemia, but to make my diagnosis accurate, I'll run some tests on her.

I've prescribed some drugs for her make sure she takes them, especially the blood supplements because her blood level is very low, if care isn't taken she might need to undergo a blood transfusion and make sure she eats a lot of vegetables" She said and I nodded in understanding

"I'll see you out," I said but she quickly refused shaking her head vigorously

"I have to report to your older brother as well, so it's okay," she said with a smile before making her way towards the door.

I looked the the prescription I was holding and the fragile figure lying on the bed

What exactly have you been through and why did my brother choose you of all people?

From my years of observation, Carmela has always been a quiet person and hardly gets into conversation with others even in class, which sometimes makes me wonder if she has a life or wants to live as a ghost.

Her art pieces would gain a lot of attention but she never stood up to speak about them. After years of watching her from the side, I finally decided to ask our professor about her just to find out that she was a mutism patient who had a love for art and an aspiring writer, which I found unique and proud of, but still, what could be the connection between her and my cold-hearted brother?.

I stepped out of the room Carmela was lying in, closing the door behind me as I made my way to find the butler

"I heard someone got involved in my business?" I stumbled and heard that voice from behind me as closed my eyes cursing my bad luck

"Hello there brother, I didn't expect you to be home by this hour," I said smiling trying to hide the fact that I was trembling

"The next time you get involved with my matters I would not take it likely with you," he said in a cold tone giving me a death glare as he walked past me

"But.." I wanted to speak up, but not hearing his footsteps anymore made my heart skip a bit. "I have an assignment I have to complete; the professor is going to deduct my mark if I bring in an incomplete art piece," I said, running up the stairs toward my room. His aura alone made me feel like I was about to choke to death although I've spent my entire life with him, I wonder how Carmela would be able to cope.

I pity poor the poor girl.

"She was better off staying in an orphanage than staying in this hell known as my brother's house"

"Excuse me?"

Oops did I say that out loud?

I turned around with trembling feet to find his expression expectedly cold and his eyes lazily glaring at me

"Did I say something?" I asked forcing a smile

"How about I book you a nice and spacious room in an orphanage since my house feels like hell?" He raised an eyebrow

Oh goodness! I should have taken what my zodiac sign prediction said seriously, today surely is a bad day for me.

"When did I say that?"I said placing my hand on my chest and acting dramatically "I was merely singing a song in which one of the lines said 'she was better off staying in an orphanage than staying in this hell known as my brothers' house' You see" I said in a song like manner just to have him walk away from me not sparing me a glance

I grabbed onto the stair rail, feeling my legs trembling as he walked away. Does having such a cold-hearted brother count as having a family?

Well that I doubt.

Just as my panic settled down, the sudden vibration from my phone diverted my attention. Seeing the name of the caller added a layer of suspense to my already tense moment.

"Hello" I resuming my journey back to my room

"Just one word, is it true?" I heard her question from the other end of the phone

"What are you talking about?" I sighed

"Did your brother bring a woman into the house!" I detached my phone from my ear hearing her scream.

How exactly does she get such information? Did she perhaps fix a camera somewhere? I thought looking around

"Stop looking around and answer me"

"Listen here girl, did you leave a camera here?"

"That isn't the answer I was looking for, bro; who is she, and which family does she belong to? I want to know everything," I could hear her impatient tone from over the phone. First Nix and now her, my zodiac reading was accurate then

"Her name is Carmela, she's eighteen years old and she attended the same university as me, she's also a writer and a nice person but she's an orphan" I introduced

"Wait what did you just say? You must be kidding me right? What could your brother be wanting from a girl he's ten years older than?"

Well, that's what I also want to know; Nix has never gotten involved with any woman. Even when he was set on a blind date by our uncle, he always found an excuse not to attend it, so what could have caused a change of heart for him?

"Could it be?"

"Be?" I raised an eyebrow

"Could Carmela be pregnant, and she refused to keep the baby, and that's why Nix decided to bring her in forcefully? Did you seriously not hear anything important after eavesdropping on him for an entire month?" I could hear the frustration in her tone

"Nope, and I doubt she's pregnant if she is then the doctor would have told me" I closed the door behind me as I walked into my room

"Ahh! You're such a dummy, Nix could have told her not to..whatever, I'll come back in a few days and sort everything thing out myself okay"

"Forget about sorting things out, you'll be in deep trouble if Nix sees you anywhere near him" I scoffed before ending the call

Does she think it's easy to eavesdrop on Nix without having your heart in your throat? I have had to walk on eggshells for the past month because I didn't want to get caught by Nix and here she thinks I was fooling around.

"Forget Nix; if you don't complete the assignment the professor gave to you before dawn, you'll be in serious trouble, Xavier," I said, retrieving my drawing marker from when I kept them.

...

I looked around the room and it was filled with an orchestra of beeping machines, each tone signaling a vital statistic which I barely cared about its function. Amidst the mechanical symphony, I looked at the pale, fragile figure lying motionless on the bed, surrounded by the sterile hum of medical equipment, before taking a seat on the kingsize couch in the room.

"Introduction" I stretched out my hand receiving the file from my assistant

"Name; Carmela, Age;18. She's a mutism patient, so she hardly interacts with people, and according to the recent doctor's report,t, she is very low on both blood and sugar and must be taken proper care of.

As you suspected, she is the same girl you met that day, sir, and also the same person who bumped into you at the church.

Also, your second suspicion of her adoption background was right. Carmela, and as you, she was adopted by the old woman who died a few months ago." Ken gave a detailed report on the young girl lying on the bed

"I hope I didn't waste my money on this creature lying on the bed" I tilted my head twirling the pen I held in my hand

Did I make the right choice bringing her into my house or did I just bring forth more expenses for myself?

I already have a hard time with the kids I'm taking care of. Would I be able to handle another kid?

Well only time can tell, as of now I just need to focus on one thing my business and myself nothing much and nothing less

"Get me every information you can about her biological parents either the mother or father"

"Yes sir"

"Also, how is the contract signing going?" I placed my signature on the final page of the documents I was signing

"I've gone through the contract, and I don't just seem satisfied with it; it's as if it's not transparent enough.

Clause one and two lack enough information on the second party and clause four defies the law of contract in contract law as there is no mutual agreement between the two parties signing the contract and can easily be defined by the second party so I disapproved with the renewal of the contract and also informed the legal team to contact them"

Seems pleasing enough, I just wish all my issues get solved like this but nature and destiny decided to join hands together to say otherwise

"Sir, the chairman called to remind you of the blind dates"

"Just tell him.."

"He said, I quote 'saying you're busy, sick or having a prior appointment isn't going to be an excuse this time around unless you wish to give me a grandchild without having to get bonded in the bondage you know as marriage.

Just go see her your rascal before I have a heart attack from imagining you die single like me' that's all"

Then why doesn't he just imagine me dying single and just having a heart attack so I can live peacefully?

What's the need to turn it into a national anthem?

"Mum'!" I turned to find Carmela clutching tightly to the bed sheets, seems she was having a good time in her dream

"Get the car prepared; I'll be out in fifteen minutes," I said and headed towards my room.