Day Forty...
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"Are you sure? Who knows Stephen hides his child from everyone... including you?" Cherry insisted on Stephen having a secret child.
"Cherry... you know what? You are just drunk! Stop overthinking! I don't know where you got this crazy idea that Stephen has a child." Aiden looked at her helplessly. He grabbed her hands that were holding her collar. He tried to remove them from tugging his shirt.
"Do you plan to strangle me?" Aiden complained.
Cherry scrunched her nose and frowned deeply before releasing Aiden from her grasp. "Fine. I will investigate it myself!"
Aiden shook his need. "There is nothing to investigate. Believe me. You will just waste your time."
Cherry wagged her forefinger in front of Aiden. "No! No! No! I have to find the truth myself! Stephen will not disclose anything to me... because of this damn patient-doctor confidentiality!"
Cherry grabbed her bottle of beer and finished it in one gulp.
"Cherry. Stop drinking already. You are at your limits!" Aiden distanced the other beers from Cherry.
He looked at the bar counter and called the attention of the waiter. He was about to settle their bill. He couldn't let Cherry get drunk further otherwise, she would suffer from a great hangover tomorrow.
When the waiter arrived, Aiden left the payment on the table, leaving some tips for the waiter before he guided Cherry outside.
Cherry was staggering on her footing. She could no longer walk straight and Aiden had to hold her body and support her balance. After struggling a little, the two finally reached their car.
Aiden opened the car door and positioned Cherry inside the front passenger seat. He buckled her seatbelt before stepping inside the car in the driver's seat.
Cherry continued murmuring something.
"If not Stephen, then who is the father of her child?"
"Where is the baby? What happened to her baby? Did she leave her baby in an orphanage? I have to find her baby!"
'Sigh. She can't hold her liquor. Next time, I will not allow her to drink more than one bottle.' Aiden made a mental note.
Aiden was still on the road when he received a phone call coming from his place. His Butler informed him that his favorite dog was sick.
Feeling worried about his pet, Aiden drove straight into his house, instead of dropping Cherry in Stephen's place.
It was already 8:00 pm when Aiden arrived home. He carried Cherry, bringing her to the guest room. The Butler and the maids were no longer surprised to see Cherry. She had been there in the house before. She was the first woman Aiden brought home.
"Aunt Leticia, please assist her to change her clothes so that she can sleep comfortably. I will just call someone." Aiden requested his maid before heading to his study room. Cherry was still sound asleep.
After leaving Cherry in the care of his maid, Aiden called Nathan. He would like to ask him whether he was aware of Phantomflake's child or not.
Nathan just finished his dinner together with Abigail and Ethan when he answered Aiden's call.
"What's up?" Nathan asked Aiden. He stepped out of the house using the backdoor and stayed on the balcony.
"Nate, are you busy?" Aiden was still assessing Nathan's mood.
"Nope. Why?" Nathan responded shortly. He wondered why Aiden called him at this hour.
"There is something I wanna ask you. It's about Phantomflake..."
Nathan's expression changed at the mention of Phantomflake's name. He was now all ears on Aiden. "What is it?"
"Hmm. Nate, are you aware that Phantomflake has a child?" Aiden asked him curiously.
That question made Nathan speechless for five seconds.
"What are you talking about?" Nathan asked back when he recovered.
"I just heard from Black Rose... that Phantomflake has a child. Can you confirm if it is true or not?"
Nathan: "..."