CHARLOTTE'S POV:-

"So you are saying that my mother is in this hospital?" I ask as confusion washes over me "yes, I'm 100% sure this is the hospital your mother was kept in" he states looking at the hospital as we enter inside the door

As soon as we enter the hospital, a doctor in his mid-thirties comes before us, with a serious expression highlighting his facial features "Ethan, I have found the details you asked for"

"Good, what did you find?" Ethan asks, his face stern "let's talk in my cabin about it" he says, giving a glance at me

Ethan gives a glance at me, and then looks back at him with a soft chuckle. He leans forward and whispers something in the doctor's ear

The doctor looks at me clearly astonished, and then forwards his hand for a handshake still in shock

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were the famous singer 'Charlotte' I mean you have covered your face so much, that only your eyes are visible" he says, with an awkward chuckle

I also just laugh cause thats true I have covered my face like if I have murdered someone and trying to hide from the police Even though, I don't know whom I murdered and why

"By the way I'M DR. LANIER ROUSSEAU, nice to meet you" he says forwarding his hand for a handshake

I nod and forward for a handshake with trembling hands cause I was feeling slightly ashamed of my spy getup, I can't help with it cause I'm a singer and I cannot roam in public places freely

We sit inside his cabin, my intense gaze stuck on Dr Lanier, just when a rough and piercing sound in my ears disturbs me

"Stop glaring at him so hard, it looks like today you are going to eat him raw as soon as he speaks something" Ethan whispers, leaning closer to me

I warn him, pressing my heel on his shoes "You better shut up, or else you are going to be a meal of someone today" he groans in pain, but then surprisingly, he starts smirking and again lean near my ear

"Behave Charlotte, you can't eat me here that too in front of a doctor, I mean bed is a good place for it" he whispers and I press my heels more hard against his shoes, he growls in pain

Dr Lanier clears his throat, and then I realise that we are sitting in a hospital in front of a doctor to discuss a very important matter "so, if you are done with your flirting should we proceed further?"

I glare at the doctor " we are not flirting" his face turns pale "Yes, it's a personal matter doctor only married couples understand" Ethan says with a devilish smirk drawn on his face

I slowly move my fingers towards his hand and pinch his with my whole strength. He suddenly jumps off from his seat, moaning in pain "ahhh, what is this childish behaviour

How can we raise our children if your behaviour too will be like small kids" he says in anger even though the thing he was saying was not sounding angry

I wander my eyes near the doctor's desk and quickly grab a pen from the nearby pen stand and start running towards Ethan, making my mind set that I'm surely gonna kill him today with my own hands

He starts running, jumping on things, falling and again getting up, and the doctor was running behind us trying to stop us from this bickering. Just when a 'click' of door is heard and the three of us froze in our place, looking at the person who entered

''Dr. Louis'' Dr Lanier whispers assoon as his eyes fall on us "umm, Dr Lanier..." He checks out on the three of us and then I realise in what state we are right now

Ethan was laying on the floor and I was on top of him, holding his collar, while the doctor was trying to hold me down and move away from him

We all quickly get up and say sorry, an awkward silence fell in the room while the three of us were staring on ground, noone daring to meet each other's gaze

"It's ok .. I'm keeping the documents that you wanted on your desk, now I may take my leave" the doctor says, breaking the awkward silence and closing the door behind us

"Umm, let's get back to work" Dr Lanier suggested and moved to his desk, while we both just nod and settle down to our respective places

"So, what does the report says doctor? Where is she? We want to meet her" Ethan blurted out as soon as the doctor kept the report back at the desk

My eyes shine with curiosity and I lean closer in hope of a good news but fate had different plans "I'm sorry but she is not in the hospital" Dr Lanier sighs in disappointment

Ethan and I give each other a glance in confusion "what are you saying Lanier, you only said that the patient is in your hospital only" Ethan asks in rage his voice a bit more loud as anger boils over him

"She WAS in the hospital, a few days ago, a nurse went into her room at night to give her medicine that's when we found that she ran away from the hospital, we tried to search her everywhere but no news of her was found" Dr Lanier speaks with a hint of confusion

"Oh nooo" I whisper in agony "hey, calm down we will soon find her, and also the truth behind all this" Ethan consoles me, but I don't hit him or move away from him cause I know he too is concerned about me

"Lanier, do you know why she was admitted in the hospital?" We both look at the doctor with a glance of desire

"Yes, she was admitted in the hospital because she was suffering from 'Hepatitis C' a disease caused by over taking a kind of drug, it usually causes liver cancer" he states

"drug?" We both question at the same time, our voice barely above a whisper "yes, drug when I checked her thoroughly I got to know that she was being drugged for a long time"

"she was under treatment and she was very lucky that this disease can be cured with medication because mostly diseases caused by drugs cannot be cured at any cost" Dr Lanier's words stuck in my mind like a glue, not wanting to go away from there

I was shocked to see her that day in a patient's attire but I didn't know she was suffering from cancer. Just then Ethan waved a hand over my eyes calling out my name, and I snapped out from my meandering thoughts

"Are you okay?" His voice was calm and concerning, I just nod at his words without uttering a single word

"Lanier, for how much time was she in this hospital?" Dr Lanier looks at the report as soon as he asks "for about 5 years" he states

"When did your mother left you?" Ethan asks looking at me "umm, for about 13 years ago" I state still thinking the last time I saw her

"Well, she was shifted here from another hospital 5 years ago so maybe you can get any clue from that hospital" the doctor blurted out with curiosity

"Oh, well that's a good idea tell me the name of the hospital" Ethan says with a hint of hope in his words

We were about to get up just when Ethan suddenly stopped in his place thinking of something "Ethan?" I ask in confusion

"Lanier, do all these years anyone came to meet her even once?" Ethan steadily appeals

Doctor thinks for a moment and then says "Yes, a man used to come here with some apples every friday. But He never stayed here for more than 15 minutes and yes he used to come with a mask on his face, only his eyes were visible"

"Did you notice anything in that man that made him a bit different or something" Ethan urges

"Yes, his eyes .. his eyes had different colours one eye was yellowish and other was greenish and also he used to wear shoes with a golden tiger symbol on his shoe's vamp ..I have never seen such shoes"

Ethan nods analysing each and every word the doctor uttered and finally looked at him "ok Lanier, thanks for your help" he smiles while forwarding his hand for a handshake

"We are friends, so no need to thank me and if you want to know anything about it , you are free to call me" Dr Lanier says with a side hug with Ethan and then look at me with a slight smile on his face

I thank him, he nods bidding us a goodbye. We both walk out of the room still processing the things we just got to know about

I sit in the car quietly with Ethan beside me, he looks at me "Violet, I know this is a hard time for you, to know such a thing about your mom but please stay strong, I just give him a fake smile knowing very well that I'm breaking from inside

"Where are we going?" I ask as soon as the car starts "To home" he says in a stern voice without looking at me

"But why? Are we not going to the hospital? " I say in a demanding voice

"No Charlotte, you need to rest right now don't worry I will go there and if I get any information I will surely Inform you" he says finally making eye contact with me

I don't argue further cause I'm really very tired and I'm a singer so I have many works pending. I trust him, no I mean I don't, I not at all trust him but as a lawyer I have no other choice but to trust this jerk. I take a deep sigh

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Hello my dear readers 💗 how are you all? Hope you all are doing great, as you know my exams were going on so didn't update any chapters for 2-3 weeks but next chapter is out!!! 👀 So how was the chaoter? Did you guys like it? 😗 I'm sure you liked it and also A BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE 💋✨ may you stay blessed and happy always, Im currently having a winter break so there are chances that I will upload the next chapter soon so please stay tuned and also my story is soon going to hit 1k reads!!! And I'm looking ahead for it to complete. I will post the next chapter only when it's 1k reads so go on and make your dear author happy so u get the next chapter soon😌🤭

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