Chapter 68: A Betrayal in Every Bite

After hearing those words from the doctor, Alex felt a wave of depression hitting him suddenly as he felt like he had done something bad and unruly by trying to judge Isabella. Meanwhile, she was still being attacked by Lily for something she knew nothing about. 

“Can I go and see her doctor?” Alex said calmly as the doctor nodded. 

“I am also very sorry for yelling at you that way. I am not supposed to shout at you that way. But she was in such a critical condition, and the poison was something obvious. I am surprised that you couldn't figure it out. Wherever you guys went to dine, of course, that was where they had poisoned her. You have to be careful. You have to investigate it and find out who did this because this poisoning clearly might seem funny, but it isn't because she was actually going to die if you hadn't gotten here ten minutes earlier. It is a good thing you noticed the changes in her and you came to see me because it felt like it was already burning through her throat like acid. It was like an inner acid that was eating up her skin from within. It would take her days, if possible weeks, before she would heal from this. So I think with those few weeks, investigate and find out who could have done something like that. Try to find out who gave her that food. Try to find out what they had against her. Okay? I hate to see situations like this whereby someone is poisoned and the other person knows nothing about it.” 

The doctor explained as Alex nodded and thanked him one more time before the Nurse directed him to the new room which they had already taken Isabella to. He followed behind silently, and he felt like all his walls were crumbling. Just these few minutes of having Isabella almost taken away from him felt like his world was shattered. He knew he couldn't ever even imagine that he would want to let go of someone like her. She was just too important to him, and she was not to be played around with. Yet he had the audacity to doubt her. 

“How could he have been so foolish to doubt her, thinking she would have done anything to ruin the trust between the both of them?” 

Meanwhile, all she was just doing was loving him unconditionally. That alone pissed Alex off as he stood in front of the door, feeling a bit scared of opening that door and going to see Isabella. 

“What if she blamed him for not believing her?” 

He could remember that she had come to tell him, pleading with him that she wanted to go home, but instead, Alex attacked her with words, claiming she was intentionally doing it. Meanwhile, his sister also even made a mockery of her in the presence of people, almost causing a huge fight, and yet he couldn't even support her. He suddenly felt like a bad person. He felt like he was the bad one who could not protect his own girlfriend. 

As he opened the door slowly, he could hear the live machine beeping continuously, and she was still asleep or unconscious, you would say. He walked towards her and sat beside her on the chair which was already placed and positioned to face her. 

He looked at her for a while, and for a minute, it felt like teardrops were about to slip down his cheeks. But he held it in, biting at the down of his lips, trying his best to hold in that feeling he had in him when his hand slowly went for her forehead as he caressed her hair gently and then gave her a kiss on it before whispering, 

“I am so sorry for ever doubting you. I know that I have always been doubting you. Ever since Professor James walked into our life, I have continuously doubted you. I can't believe you told me you were not feeling too well, but yet I did not believe you.” 

He said to himself. Just then, his combo with her was interrupted as his phone began to ring. He brought it out, and it was from his mom. 

“Mom, Mom.” He muttered as she noticed that his voice was different and even weaker. She knew immediately that something had happened. 

“Oh my God. Don't tell me Isabella felt sick. Actually, please don't tell me anything is wrong with her. Please don't tell me she ate something she's allergic to.” 

Alex's mom asked as Alex did not even know what to say. 

“Mom, I hope this phone is not being placed on speaker and nobody is hearing this because this should stay between the both of us for the meantime till I find out who did it.” 

He said to his mom. Immediately his mom heard those words, she immediately left the presence of her family and went to a corner. 

“I am the only one. Nobody is hearing me, and I have already gone to a corner. Nobody can eavesdrop on anything I am saying. Please tell me what is wrong with Isabella.” 

She pleaded. 

“Isabella was poisoned. She was given food poisoning and not any type that was going to eat her flesh from within. If I had been five minutes late or I had made the mistake of not believing her, I would have lost her. What would I have told her mom? What would I have told her Dad? I know that it isn't Aunt who did this. Someone who doesn't like her has done it, and I plan on finding out. But for me to find out, I need to keep whatever happened to her a secret. Please tell her friend Tricia to come to the hospital and come and stay with her. I have a lot of investigating to do.” 

Alex said as anger and rage was in his voice. 

“Do not worry, I will get Tricia to come, and after the dinner, I will drop by the hospital to come and check on her. Do not worry, nobody will find out about this. Meanwhile, I will try my best to investigate that food. I will find out who gave the food to her, who handed the food to her, and from whom the food was dished. Please, I promise you we will get to the bottom of this.” 

His mom said as the call ended. Alex felt even more angry thinking about it. 

“If it wasn't Lily, then who could have possibly done something like this?” 

He was going to find out no matter what.