Chapter 159 - Nash In Accident

It happened so fast that even spectators like Valencia or Romeo didn't know what just transpired. One second Persephone was waving at her with a small smile playing on her face, and the other, her eyes widened, making her freeze on her spot. 

The road was empty and no vehicle or person was in sight when she stepped to cross the road, however, just as she was to take another step, a vehicle came from somewhere, freezing Persephone due to the intensity of fear that she just felt at that moment. Before she could come out of the stupor and run to save her life, she felt the vehicle running over it. 

"Percy!" She heard a shriek. 

At this moment, She felt someone's strong arms wrapping around her waist and the next moment, she felt herself lying on the pavement, not seriously injured at all. Her head was hit against the concrete but the hit wasn't enough to make her head bleed. 

However, the same couldn't be said about the man who just saved her life. 

"Nash!!" She heard Valencia's cry from afar. 

She raised her throbbing head to see Valencia running towards the man lying in the middle of the road, dripping with blood. A mauled bouquet of pink roses lying next to him. 

When Nash saw Valencia standing in the doorway earlier, he was so excited to convince her to go on a date with him. He had even brought her favourite pink flowers for her. But a rush of jealousy ran through him when he saw her waving at someone with that concerned smile on her beautiful face. 

Luckily, he turned his head to follow her gaze and found Persephone Marino about to run by the vehicle. 

He acted on his instincts and jumped to save her. 

"Mia Cara, the flowers…" Nash tried to whisper as he looked at his darling crying for him. Would it be very wrong of him to say that he liked this feeling of Valencia crying for him? He knew that he was a sick and twisted bastard for thinking so. But no one had ever cared for him in such a way. 

A silly smile appeared on his lips as he whispered, "You look beautiful even when you cry." 

Hearing him uttering nonsense again, Valencia cried and laughed simultaneously. She didn't know what to do with him! 

On the other hand, Romeo, who had run to an injured Persephone, tried to help her but she shook her head and said, "I'm fine. You please save the man." 

Looking at Persephone and then at the man who not only saved her but him too, he was feeling quite confused. He couldn't leave Persephone just to cater to that man but Persephone's wounds were minor whereas that man looked quite serious. Thus, in the end, he called an ambulance as he couldn't leave that man dying there. 

"Why did you do this?" Valencia cried, his head was placed in her lap. 

They were now waiting for an ambulance that was about to come any second. She couldn't let him fall unconscious, so she was trying to make him talk. 

The smile that was playing on his face dimmed as his eyes became blurry and drowsiness overpowering him. However in his half-conscious state when he was the most vulnerable than anyone had ever seen, he replied to her in the softest voice he was capable of producing, "That motherfucker would have died if something were to happen to her. And darling, I can bear anything but a world without him." 

Valencia had no idea what he was talking about. She didn't even know who he was talking about. But sensing that he gave someone else this much importance in his life, an unknown feeling similar to jealousy arose in her heart. 

Again, she cried and laughed at the same time. "You make me feel jealous, stupid. I swear if you died on me, I am gonna kill that mf! I'm telling you?" She shouted as she saw Nash slowly losing her consciousness. "Nash! Nash! You idiot! You crazy man! Are you hearing me?!"

"Ah, my darling, you should curse often." It was the last thing Nash said before he fell unconscious. The ambulance arrived just then and took the two injured people straight to the hospital. 

… 

On Santiago's side. 

It was a very important day for Santiago, all the major families were about to sign the agreement that they just finished negotiating. It took them more than a month to reach the stage they were now. 

Edward Kingsley sure signed the agreement but from the dead looks he was giving Santiago, it was clear that the man was planning something. He, as the mediator, had to make sure that none of the sides screwed this up. He didn't care if these families live in peace after the ultimate step or kill each other. As long as his plan was working, he could take down Alessandro Marino after making him taste success. 

It hurts more when you fall from the top. And this was what Santiago was going to make sure happen with Alessandro Marino. 

They exited the hall after shaking their hands. 

Santiago had sent Emmanuel for an important task and as he saw the latter coming towards him with a gloating expression, he understood that the mission was successful. 

"Here, Mr V," Emmanuel sneakily passed him the iPad and looked at a few girls in a flirty manner, pretending as if he wasn't working for Santiago. "I couldn't find much but Edward Kingsley met this man in black coat at the hotel Blue Moon before coming here." 

Santiago saw Edward entering a hotel room with a man clad in a large black coat and a hat of similar shade. His face might not be seen, but his body structure was quite visible to him. 

And Santiago didn't have to look at it twice to recognise who this man was! 

Killian Palmero! 

This little shit! 

He was hell-bent on shoving his leg in his manner, wasn't he?