Chapter 0234 I see him swallow, before his eyes focus on me.
âItâs Avaâ he finally says.
Iâm about to ask him whatâs wrong with Ava when an unrecognizable voice mentions her name. I begin to turn in the direction of the TV.
âPlease, Rowan...donât watch it, focus on meâ My brother begs me, but I donât pay attention to him.
I needed to know what the hell the reporters have to say about Ava.
BREAKING NEWS.
The headlines written in big, bold letters.
âNews just in, Member of the Sharp family and founder of The Hope Foundation was today gunned down by unknown people. We are yet to know the state sheâs in, but the gunman opened fire to what seems to be a hit targeted at her. The video youâre about to watch maybe disturbing to someâ
I feel my knees weaken, but nothing could have prepared me to watching the woman I love being shot multiple times.
The video showed Ava as she was walking out of an ice cream shop. Her eyes were downcast and she had a small frown on her face. Whoever took the video captured a black SUV with tinted windows speed in her direction. Just before the drove past her, a masked person, rolled the window down just enough to fit the gun, before shooting several times. They sped past her, leaving Ava to crumble on the ground in a pool of blood The video ends, and the presenter comes back on.
âWe are yet to establish why these gangsters would shoot a pregnant woman, but stay tuned as we try to find out.â
She proceeds to talk about the damage to the shop and how two other people were injured, but that doesnât concern me. My focus was Ava. I couldnât erase the image of her b*dy lying motionless in a pool of her own blood from my mind.
âRowan?â I hear his voice but it doesnât registers.
Nothing F***ing registers in my head. I felt so F***ing broken. I felt lost. My heart was fractured to tiny pieces. How am I supposed to survive if something happens to her?
âRo...â
His hand on my shoulder makes me jump into action.
âI need to go to her..I need to see herâ I struggle to say against the waves of emotions that were choking 1. me.
I donât wait to hear what he says, before I am out of my office door. I rush down the corridor towards my private elevator. My employees stare at me in confusion. I probably looked like a deranged person, but ! donât give a damn.
Jumping to the elevator, I key it in for the underground parking. My need to see her intensified with every bit of my heart.
I got underground and immediately rushed to the reserved parking space. My car was there and so was Gabeâs.
I struggled to unlock the doors. My hands were shaking and I couldnât stop the tremble no matter what.
The keys fell out of my grip, frustrating me even further.
âFuckâ I yell, kicking the tire in anger, fear and frustration.
Bending down, I pick the keys and manage to unlock the doors. I had my hand on the handle, about to open it when a hand stopped me.
I turn around pissed off, about to lash out when his voice stops.
âIâm not about to let you F***ing drive while youâre in this stateâ he says before pushing forward his hand. Give me the keys, Iâll take you to the hospital.â
I deflate and hand him the keys. He was right. I wasnât in the right mental state to drive anywhere. The last thing Noah needed is to have both parents in the hospital.
I get in and Gabe starts the car, all the while praying that Ava was okay because I donât how Iâll survive if 1 were to lose her.
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