THE LIE: DECEPTION TO THE CEO

Amber very discreetly and keeping her distance from Christopher’s family, greeted them from afar, asking Daniela if she could see him.

-Yes please! Try to talk to him to see if he reacts, because he has not reacted yet, after the surgery -she requested worried.

All at once, Thiago took her to the ICU, talking to the staff, so that they would let him in with Amber. She put on the gown they gave her and slowly approached the gurney where he was being held, and was amazed to see his beautiful face, shattered by the blows.

She took his hand, intertwined her fingers with his, and leaned down to speak in his ear, letting her tears run down his face.

-Chris! Christopher! Please, open your eyes it’s me Amber, I need to talk to you,” leaning closer, to kiss his cheek, which showed a heavy bruise of all colors.

“It seems, they went hard on him”, she thought, examining all the bruises he presented. All over his uncovered body, there were bruises, some bigger than others.

Before this, she felt very bad and even guilty because suddenly, if she had agreed to go with him, this would not have happened, because between the two of them, they would have defended themselves. She insisted again, speaking completely in his ear, as she did before.

-Christopher, my love, wake up. Here I am, waiting for you,” she whispered in her sweet and tender voice, letting her tears bathe his face.

He began to move and moan. The doctor, who was on duty in the ICU, rushed to Thiago’s side to examine him. Seeing his reaction, she urged Amber to keep talking to him.

-My love, wake up! Chris, please get out of that bed! Get out of here! I’m outside, waiting for you,” she added. As she finished saying this, Christopher opened his eyes, he looked a little confused, but to her he recognized her all at once.

-A-Am-ber, my a-ber, my a-ber! Y-you’re a-here,” he stammered in a very weak and muffled voice, but squeezing her hand.

Thiago at that moment approached to evaluate and check her state of health. Although Amber wanted to leave, he did not allow it.

-Please, Amber, don’t go! -pleaded Thiago.

-Please help us wake him up completely,” pleaded Daniela, who was standing at the door of the unit and was on her way in.

-I’m not leaving until he’s better! -announced Amber, without taking her eyes off Christopher, who had a smile on his swollen lips.

As a result of the evaluation, Thiago gave the order to be taken out of the ICU and sent to the room. During his transfer, he did not let go of Amber, so she went to the stretcher-bearer’s side, while mentally thanking God for this favor granted.

His parents were totally grateful, because Thiago explained that when he heard Amber’s voice, he reacted immediately, woke up and recognized her. In the meantime, Elian called his chief of security, to transfer a group to the hospital, to guard Christopher.

-My son was beaten with severity and cruelty,” said Don Ozzi Morillo, worried about his son’s life and integrity. I have recommended you countless times, that you take care of him with your own life.

-Yes, sir, I know. However, Christopher was with me last night at a private event. In order not to attract attention, he ordered his custodians to leave. My mistake was that when we left, I did not wait for him to get into his car to start, but went ahead, leaving him alone in the parking lot of the restaurant.

-That was a serious oversight on your part, Elian,” Christopher’s father judged sternly.

-Yes, sir, I know, and I can’t tell you how sorry I am. Although now I’m sorry won’t solve anything, because look how he is, all beaten and battered,” added Elian regretfully.

-Excuse me for butting in and interrupting you! However, let’s see, come on, Elian, the more guilty I am!” declared Amber, looking at Christopher, who seemed to be sleeping.

-Why?” questioned Christopher’s father.

-Because, I didn’t accept that he took me to my apartment, suddenly, between the two of us, we could have defended ourselves,” she said, looking at both of them. Meanwhile, Daniela and Maddie looked at each other furtively.

-It’s nobody’s fault, Amber,” Elian protested, “imagine if Christopher saw you being beaten or kidnapped to subdue him, it would have been worse,” he exclaimed.

Even though they were talking in a low voice, Christopher was listening to them, so he opened his eyes and announced….

-Esss-that wasn’t f-for aaa-tra-me Cof, cof! -he stammered, coughing- They k-knew, who I was, me Cof, cof! It was five men who knew me,” he demanded, straining, with much agitation and in a panting voice.

-Calm down! Please, Christopher, don’t talk,” cried Amber, whom he would not let go.

-Yes, Christopher, please! First there is your recovery, later, we will take care of everything although I already began the investigations. We will find the culprits of this,” Elian assured.

-And my iPhone?” he asked, looking at Elian.

-So far, it was the only thing they took from you, according to what the restaurant manager told me. Your car is over there, in their custody. They only allowed the investigators to check it, take fingerprints, but they didn’t allow them to take it.

Your wallet, cards and ID were in the inside pocket of your coat when you arrived here, according to the guard,” Elian replied.

-Well, that’s enough talking, Christopher! -Daniela decided, worried about his recovery.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“You need rest, so I’ll stay with you to take care of you and the others can retire,” ordered his sister, sounding her palms, “He’ll be well taken care of! I will not move from here until I have taken him safely back to the mansion,” she declared.

-Daniela! I can stay with him, I have nothing to do,” Amber proposed without thinking about the consequences of this decision.

-Please, Cof, cof, stay! -begged Christopher with a pleading look and without letting go of her hand.

-All right, we’ll both stay and watch over his dreams,” agreed his sister. “Then, I’ll let him know that I’ll take over the watch, so that you’ll accompany him for a while and I’ll be with him for a while.

-Very well! No problem for me,” said Amber.

-Great!!!! Cof, cof! -he exclaimed. Looking with his eyes half closed from how inflamed they were, from the blows he received.

His mother, before leaving, approached him, kissed him and hugged him, drawing strength from where he had none, so that he would not feel so affected, and so did his father. They said goodbye to him and left the room together with Daniela, Thiago and Elian, to leave Christopher alone with Amber…