Shadows of Desire A Night With Him

"What happened?" Irene asked in a shaky voice.

"It's Mum.." Damien said, stopping to catch his breath.

"What happened to mum?" Irene almost screamed.

"She's not.. moving anymore" He bursted out crying.

Irene stood rooted to the spot trying to process what he just said.

She screamed loudly when reality dawned on her.

"Let's go home" she cried taking Damien's hand.

Harold stood up dropping his fork in the process.

"You guys should go to sleep, Don't wait up okay?" He said to Nola and Ivory.

They nodded worriedly and watched as Harold rushed out of the door.

He met Irene and Damien at the gate about to step out.

"Irene" He called loudly and she turned.

His heart broke at how red her eyes looked.

Her cheeks were wet.

He really felt for them.

"Wait, we'll go in my car" He said and his driver quickly got behind the wheels.

He got in and his driver drove to the gate where Damien and Irene were standing.

They hopped in slowly. Irene was sobbing while Damien just stared on.

Even with how red his eyes also looked, Harold could tell he's a handsome guy, he's gat the looks.

"Everything will be fine okay? Just keep calm" Harold comforted them.

"S..she's the only family we have left, she's the only one who truly cared about us after our parents death,she's in that state because of us,I'm working so i could pay for her surgery bills. She must not leave...." Irene said in tears and Harold was deeply moved.

Irene had told him about her stepmum during one of their nights in the library.

"It's okay Irene" Damien comforted his sister even though tears was rolling down his own eyes too.

"I..is she really not moving?" Irene asked wiping her tears, hoping Damien would say he's just joking.

"Yes, she's not. I called you severally and i tried hiring a cab to take her to the hospital but i didn't have enough with me" Damien said.

"Please drive fast" Harold urged his driver.

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The driver came to a halt in front of Irene's house.

Irene and Damien rushed out of the car and Harold ran after them.

They entered the apartment and truly the woman was laying unconsciously on the couch.

Irene shook her crying loudly.

"Hold on" Harold said and tried to get irene out of the way.

He felt Mrs Neave pulse and sighed in relief.

"She's not dead" He announced.

Irene wiped her tears and sniffed as she moved closer.

She felt Mrs Neave's pulse too and relief ran through her blood.

"But her pulse is getting weak. Let's quickly get her to the hospital" Harold said.

"My private hospital" He added, lifting Mrs Neave.

Irene and Damien hurried after him.

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"Her health is deteriorating, what took you so long to get her to do the surgery?" Doc Fern questioned irene.

"I..i was waiting for the mo..ney to complete but now i have more than half of the bills I'll pay it,the surgery can continue while i go look for the rest" She said.

"Mr Harold paid all of the expenses already" Doc Fern said.

"What!" Irene exclaimed, turning to look at Harold who was looking at his feet.

He doesn't want to be seen by people or there'd be a scene.

"No thank you. Please" He said,not raising up his head.

Damien stared at him in disbelief.

"Fern, the surgeries should be as soon as possible please, including her leg's too" Harold said.

"Yeah, the specialists will be flying in tomorrow morning, we've stabilised her now" Doc Fern said.

"Okay, thank you so much. Can we go see her now?" Harold asked.

Irene and Damien were still stunned by Harold's act of kindness.

Her eyes were laced with tears as she felt so grateful to him.

The surgery bill is a whole lot of money and he settled it?

Why is he being so nice to her?

He's a philanthropist,she knows but...this is just too much.

"No,until after the surgeries are done" Doc Fern said.

"Ohh.. okay" Harold said.

"Permit me to go check on other patients Mr Harold" Doc Fern said.

"Alright Doc" Harold said.

"And you insist on not staying in my office" Doc Fern said.

"Yeah, I'm fine here" Harold insisted.

"Mr Harold you're a public figure, as soon as you get figured out, reporters will buzz in like flies" Doc Fern said.

"Don't bother Fern, it's night already" Harold said.

"That doesn't stop people from figuring you out but it's fine if you insist" Doc Fern shrugged before walking away.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much Mr Harold" Damien said about going on his knees before Harold stopped him.

"C'mon Damien, it's fine" He said and Damien smiled.

'A billionaire just touched him and called his name and not just a billionaire but his role model, the person he has been aspiring to meet' Damien thought happily.

He's just realising Harold's presence now after confirming his mum's health.

He was completely blind before.

"Harold, not again" Irene said cleaning her tears.

"It's okay Irene" Harold said drawing her close.

'Really?' Damien grinned.

"She can be a cry baby at times" Damien said to Harold and he nodded.

"I know right" He teased her dragging her wet cheeks playfully and she laughed.

"Thank you...so much" She muttered.

"We really appreciate, Mr Harold" Damien added.

"It's fine... enough of the 'thank you' here and there" Harold said.

"Thank you" Irene said.

"Arrgh" Harold groaned playfully and they laughed.

"Do you mind using my face cap, people might actually figure you out as doc Fern said and its gonna cause a huge scene. I know it's...faded bu..." Damien was saying.

"I don't mind" Harold interrupted him and collected the face cap from him without second thought.

Damien stared at him with mouth wide opened as he wore the face cap.

Irene laughed seeing the surprised look on her brother's face.

'Oh..no. Harold Marshall is putting on my face cap' he screamed inwardly.

He blinked severally still trying to take it in.

He never thought Harold Marshall will accept it, he was ready for his rejection but he surprised him instead.

"Is... that my face cap you're putting on?" Damien asked Harold, he couldn't believe it, he have to be sure.

"You gave it to me" Harold said..

"He's just so shocked you can be putting on his face cap" Irene said.

"Really?" Harold asked.

"Yeah" Irene nodded.

"Thank you" Damien said.

"Enough of the thank you" Harold said.

"I'm not thanking you for settling my mum's bills" Damien said.

"What are you thanking me for?" Harold asked.

"Putting on my face cap" Damien said.

"No..i should thank you instead" Harold said.

"I know my Irene might have not told you how long I've been aspiring to meet you, you're my role model, meeting you physically has always been in my dreams,even before Irene started working for you, I've been looking up to you, i also want to be a great philanthropist, you've being a great inspiration to me Mr Harold Marshall" Damien said and Harold stared at him speechless.

"Wow! Thank you for looking up to me. Come boy, we need to talk" Harold held Damien by the hand and they both walked to the chairs.

Irene watched them and seeing the happy look on her brother's face made her smile.

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"The girl is alone now,seems her dad and the nanny won't be coming back home tonight" Marie contacted Ethan Weston secretly.

"Okay, thank you" Ethan smiled wickedly before slowly getting up beside the sleeping carrle.

He then tiptoed out of the room.