"I'm sorry about any inconvenience Anamika caused you. You can get in now. You're welcome general Laura!" General Derrick spoke apologetically, frowning at Anamika as comprehension dawned on him.
"What? What are you going to do about the slap that I received from her? Forgive her? " Diana demanded, her voice was stern, indicating seriousness.
Derrick discerned the seriousness in her tone and quickly responded.
"What do you wish I do to her?" He inquired.
"Two things to pick from one ....." Diana began in a satisfactory tone.
"Either she gets down on her kneels and apologize or engage in pimp punishment under this hot sun for five hours. I guess, the former is preferable!" Diana smirked with authority.
General Derrick could only obey, so, he turned to Anamika and yelled, " You heard her! Apologize!"
Anamika got startled, "Sweetheart, I, " Anamika stretched her hand out, hoping to wrap it around General Derricks arm. However, he retracted away and turned to her in grim annoyed expression.
"I said apologize!" He yelled again,
"Right this minute!" He added, frowning at her inaction.
"How can you allow your fiancé to kneel and apologize to her? I can see you don't even love my daughter!" sick Eddy's voice rang out, accompanied by crocodile tears running down her cheeks.
Diana only scoffed. Indeed, "Your Greatest contribution may not be something you do but someone you raise. Like Mother, Like Daughter!"
Although, Anamika was Derrick's lover, he had never touched or slept with her all through the seven year and counting years of their relationship. If it were not for the coincidence and Anamika's choice of reserving room 306 with her ID seven years ago. Derrick wouldn't have be friends let alone be fiancé to a despicable being, such as Anamika.
Diana was waiting for Anamika to apologize then suddenly, Eddy screamed in pain
"Ahhhhh!" Clutching at her head. It was not pretence.
Anamika quickly darted over to her and was supporting her. Opportunity to dodge apologizing to Diana.
"Mum... You'll be okay!" She urged in panic.
"Sweetheart, call the military medical officer you said can treat my mum! Her condition is worsening!" Anamika said, her voice was sharp and tainted with panic.
The top military medical officer was no other person than General Laura whom she had just upset.
How does Anamika expect Derrick to proceed asking General Laura to treat Eddy? Someone she had just upset?
Still, he resolved to ask her.
Diana had already turned to enter inside the mansion with her triplets, ignoring the dying woman and her panicked daughter, in front was the female military officer leading the way (the officer who had reported Generals Laura arrangement).
"General Laura!" Derrick called out to her authoritatively.
Diana turned and glanced at him with a frosty expression,
"If it's about her? I won't treat her!" Diana declared and entered inside with her triplets.
"Please darling... Save my mum!" Anamika screamed at Derrick as if Derrick had the power to save her mum, General Derrick didn't have any experience in the medical field, he only specialized in battles and wars!
"Call the emergency medical unit!" Derrick feeling pity for her turned to his adjutant general, Richard and gave him the instructions.
With that said, he left without looking back.
Soon, Adjutant general Richard ran over to him and joined him after calling the emergency medical unit.
Meantime, Jared who had a little medical experience was trying to stabilize Eddy .
In a jiffy, the ambulance drove in.....
"General Richard!" Derrick called out to Richard.
"Yes sir!" He quickly reported, .
"I need you to get all the informations you can scrap out on General Laura. You have just two days to report back!" He outlined.
When General Derrick reached the parking lot. There was a limousine, or limo for short, a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle parked there, waiting for him.
When the drive saw him, he quickly rushed over to open it's back seat door. Once, General Derrick entered when he reached.
Following suite was his adjutant general.
In a matter of time, the limousine was on its way out of the parking lot...
Inside, General Derricks eyes were seal shut. He couldn't disburse some thoughts off. Was it really a mere coincidence that General Laura's children have a striking resemblance to him? Or there were more to it? The similitude is just too exact to be a mere coincidence!.
He had been double promoted to five star general seven years ago and in just a space of months, he launched Delta city military into a new height so much that it became the number one country with the most powerful military. Not too long ago, a major betrayal occured leading to the war, delta city was battling.
Diverting back to seven years ago, he had experienced a very major downfall and gotten dispirited one fateful night. Four star general Manu, the citys betrayal who was one of Derricks prominent rivals for the position of five star general, spiked Derricks drink with the tangible hopes of manipulating him into ruining his own reputation. - a potential five star military officer doesn't drink vodka, alcohol or do drugs, let alone take anything intoxicating in excess -
However, Derrick discovered this smart and clever plot on time that he darted into one of the hotel rooms to save himself, but, just as the intoxicating effects of the drug was at its maximum peak, a random lady scurried in and he vented his predicament on her, subsequently relieving him.
To stop her from screaming, he used his military handkerchief to knock her out, that was wicked of him but he needed to protect and secure his position as the five star general.
He woke up the next morning with a splitting headache and the lady gone, on remembering the sinful act that he had done, he quickly instructed his adjutant general to find her, all in the bid to make amendments to his sin.
He was sure he pinned her loathes terribly bad when he found out the drug his drink got spiked with, has an adverse effect of active sexual stimulation.
As he thought about the sinful act he demonstrated seven years ago, he stopped doubting Anamika's identity and the impression of her that he had.
He finally convinced himself that he needed to take responsibility for what he has done