Christy’s POV
I stared in horror at Evan’s bloodied body and unusually pale face.
"Evans!" I quickly went on my knees and checked for a heartbeat but there was none.
The person that I had chatted with a few minutes ago was gone, just like that.
It was terrifying how fragile life actually is, that it could be extinguished in a matter of seconds.
"Christy, let check on him" Jasper rushed over and I quickly moved aside for him to check for any signs of life.
I watched with tears streaming down my face as he checked repeatedly for a pulse but there was none.
"He is gone" He finally declared and my muffled sobs turned into loud wails.
He died protecting , because he knew how important I am to Kendrick.
He would rather die than see Kendrick breakdown.
"I have called an ambulance, a lot of people are injured" Dexter said from the side.
"Mother... Mother.. Mother!" Kelvin’s anxious and panicked voice ca into my ears and I quickly turned to see my mother lying in a pool of blood.
My blood ran cold as I couldn’t imagine losing two people in a matter of a few minutes.
Jasper rushed over to check on her and when I noticed his relieved expression, my heart cald down a bit.
"She was shot on her thigh and passed out from excessive blood loss" he inford us.
The ambulance arrived quickly and lots of police officers and military personnels also ca.
So soldiers were killed in the attack so the military had to be involved and also considering the fact that my father is a high ranking general.
"Miss, please move aside, we have to move the body" a paradic said to but I didn’t respond or move.
I just kept staring at Evans, his closed eyes made it look like he was just taking a nap but the pool of blood on the floor and his bloodied shirt showed the reality.
"Christy, co on" Dexter pulled up but I couldn’t stand as my legs were numb from squatting beside Evan’s body.
"How would I console him? He would be heartbroken to know that Evans is gone. How do I face Kendrick, knowing that he died protecting ?" I said amidst sobs.
Dexter gently patted my back and allowed to rant to my heart’s content.
"I have explained everything to Captain over the phone, they will be here soon" He inford before leading out of the house.
There were a lot of reporters and the flashes from their caras were blinding. So Dexter took to a quiet corner, he left there and hurried into the house.
A few minutes later, I saw Kendrick frantically searching around and I knew he was looking for . I felt guilty for what happened to Evans and didn’t know how to confront him.
But watching his anxious expression, I finally walked towards him.
"Kendrick" I called softly as I got closer to him.
He swiftly turned around and before I could react, he was already in front of , hugging tightly like he wanted to rge us into one.
"I am so sorry" I cried in his arms.
"Shhh... It wasn’t your fault, no one could have predicted such a thing" he whispered into my ears.
"I feel so terrible... He died protecting . I am the one they were after" I cried harder.
Hearing that he wasn’t blaming , made more emotional.
"I need soone close to the deceased to sign this " A man in a doctor’s coat handed Kendrick a docunt.
I looked at it as well and noticed that it was a permission that needed to be signed to move the body to the morgue.
Kendrick’s hand trembled slightly and more tears spilled out of my eyes as I hugged him again.
I could see how hurt he was and he couldn’t even hide his emotions as he usually does. A lone tear slid down his face and I imdiately wiped it.
He signed the docunt and we followed the doctor to see Evans one last ti before he was moved to the morgue.
As soon as the white cloth was removed, I covered my mouth with my hands. I stared at his face as I cried.
He is gone... Really gone forever!
"My dear friend, thank you so much for everything that you did for . You have been a trendous assistance in both my professional and personal life.
You always wanted to protect and today, you didn’t hesitate to lay down your life for the woman I love.
You weren’t just an assistant to , you were even more than a brother to and I will rember you for the rest of my life" Kendrick said before slowly closing the white cloth again.
He led to where my mother was being treated, she had regained consciousness but her thigh was still being bandaged.
"Mother, how are you feeling?" I asked her and she tried to give a smile but her pale face didn’t make it comforting.
"We need to get all the patients to the hospital" The chief dic announced and the other swiftly got the injured people on the ambulances.
Kendrick led to his car and I got into the passenger seat while he sat on the driver’s seat.
"Kendrick you have to be careful, I don’t think it’s safe for you to take Christy with you" Mason rushed over with an annoyed expression.
But Kendrick just stared at the steering wheel for a few seconds before slowly turning to face him.
"He wouldn’t try anything with because he still needs to get his precious son out of prison," Kendrick said with a cold expression.
His precious son?
Prison?
"Those people were ordered by your grandfather?" I asked him in shock.
How was he still doing evil despite being locked up?
"We underestimated his influence and connections. He is in jail but his allies are still free and doing his dirty works" Mason said through gritted teeth.
"Why wouldn’t he just let us live peacefully?" I asked angrily.
Why won’t this old man just fucking die!
I felt so angry when I rembered how Evans was brutally murdered by those people.
Kendrick suddenly held my hand and gave it a tight squeeze.
I took several deep breaths to get my emotions under control.
I knew he wasn’t having it easy coupled with the fact that the person responsible was his own grandfather.
"Check the police station records, find out the list of people that have visited my grandfather recently" he said to Mason before driving off.
I just stared at him without saying anything as he continued increasing the speed like he was venting all his anger on the car.
He ran several red lights before finally coming to a stop. I looked out the window and noticed we were at a river bank.
He got down and headed straight towards the river and I imdiately panicked.
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