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“How is the old man?” I asked him.
“He's conscious now,” came the reply, “Still in the hospital, but he's out of danger. Bad news for Trevor, I guess.”
“Do you think he knows?” Savic asked me, but I was deep in thought, thinking about the man's daughter.
Savic had to repeat himself before I understood him. I heard the words that had come out of his mouth, but my brain hadn't organized them yet.
“Huh?” I finally got his question. “Don't know. Don't care.” I cleared my throat and shifted in my chair. “How is she?”
“Huh?” Savic raised his brows, feigning ignorance. I knew he did that on purpose. This was his own way of getting back at me for not paying attention earlier.
“Come on, Savic. Don't fucking tease me.”
Savic stayed calm. He winked mockingly at me and said: “Not teasing you boss, but she's far beyond your reach now.” There was a certain satisfaction in his voice that I didn't like. He enjoyed it, which only meant that I wouldn’t like the reason for his statement.
“What is that supposed to mean?” I frowned. The thought that I could lose her to someone else sent waves of anger through my entire body. I began to feel the rage swelling inside me.
She's mine, she can never be beyond my reach.
I'll kill whoever tries to come between us.
I was furious. Mad. “What the fuck is going on, Savic?” I banged my fist on the table.
“So, yesterday, one of my sources tailed the Brooke girl to—”
“—You had her followed?” I rudely interrupted.
He exhaled sharply, “I only had your best interests at heart. Surely you didn't expect me to hold back and not investigate what the girl you're having a dangerous relationship with is up to. I knew it was only a matter of time before you wanted to see her again.”
I was quiet. Savic always had my back even if I didn't always agree with his methods. I sighed and asked. “Where did your source follow her to?”
He locked eyes with me, and I recognized the look he had. It was the look he always wore whenever he wanted to tell me something, he knew that I would not react well to it.
“Well, what are you waiting for? Fuck, spill it already,” I demanded impatiently.
“She was at a clinic.”
The reply came as a shock to me. I wasn't expecting that. “A clinic …?” I scoffed in disbelief. “That's the big fuss you're worried about?”
“It was a clinic for obstetrics and gynecology.” He looked at me as I suddenly felt my heart pounding. “She saw a pregnancy counselor,” he continued. “My man gave the nurse a little prodding and it turns out your innocent Ashley isn't so innocent after all.”
I knew what he meant but I needed to hear him say it. “What are you telling me, Savic.”
“The Brooke girl is pregnant,” he blurted out. “She’s knocked up by someone. Forget her.”
Before he'd finished his last statement, I was already on my feet, in a state of despair as I combed my fingers through my hair.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
I paced around restlessly and massaged my temples.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, a little surprised by my reaction. He had expected me to get angry and hit something. But I looked worried, not angry.
“What's wrong?” I lashed out at him, “That is my fucking child inside of her, Savic!”
For the first time, I saw him shocked, completely taken aback by my revelation.
Chapter 9 - Ashley
