Chapter 98
Gamblers addicted to the vice had no sense of kindness,loyalty or pride. They would do anything to get their hands on money to fuel their addiction. They would have no qualms about cheating or betraying even their loved ones.
It was not uncommon to hear gamblers stealing their elderly parent's last savings or selling their wives into the prostitution in order to raise funds to continue with their gambling.
His cousin, the addlict, was the best candidate they could get to turn the burning hatred his dad got for Nathan to fuel that of Nathan's death.
Over the following months, Mr. Richard stuck to his plan of extracting his son back by destroying Nathan., and carried it out accordingly.
Kyle and Samuel had just walked out of Nathan's ward when he received a video call. His folded temples slowly loosened as he looked at the caller Id. It was Hilda's call.
Hilda had been transferred to a hospital in V country for her treatment. After unpacking everything with the help of Nuella and settling in, she proceeded to give Nathan a call.
"Babe," Nathan called out as soon as he answered.
Hilda who was on the other end of the call blushed when she heard Nathan call her babe.
"Nathan, how are you doing now? Hope you are not stressing yourself out and you are following the doctors orders?" She asked as she knew how stubborn Nathan's was when he wanted to leave the hospital earlier. It took so long for her to convince him to stay till he was fully better.
Nathan frowned when he heard Hilda. Looking at her in the call he remained silent without uttering a single word.
Hilda got confused as to why Nathan would be pissed all of a sudden. "Nathan, you alright?" She asked. She hadn't said anything to piss him off or did she? As confused as she was,Nathan spoke up.
"What did you just call me?" Nathan asked with a straight face.
"Oh?" Hilda now got it. Thinking back to how she called him earlier, she just giggled.
"What's funny?" Nathan asked again with a straight face yet again.
Hilda shook her heard and said placidly. "Why are you being so petty? I just called you by your name. So what's wrong with that?"
Nathan boiled after hearing what Hilda said. What did she mean by it is my name? "What do you mean by that? Don't I also know your name? But how did I call you?"
Hilda was stomp as she listened to Nathan. Why is he being so childish? She thought. The only thing she had done was to call
him by his name but here he his getting mad. "You prefer to call me by that. And I also prefer to call you by your name.You got any problem with that?"
Nathan had his mouth wide open when he heaard what Hilda said. Looks like she is growing some balls. "I order you to call me anything else but not my name."
"Huh?" Hilda couldn't believe how childish Nathan could be.So now he is ordering her to call him anything but not his name.Okay Fine.
"My dear. You okay with that?" She said as a sinister smile crept on her face.
Nathan couldn't believe it. My DDear? Do I look like her grandfather? How could she call me dear? Seriously? "What kind of name is that? Do I look so old enough to you? Change it. I don't want that?"
"What do you mean by are you old enough? Is it only old people that are referred to as my dear?" She didn't understand what was going on in Nathan's head at the moment.
To Nathan, the best name for Hilda to call him will be Honey.Mi Amor. My Own or something else. But here is the case that Hilda was also thinking of names like. Dear, Baby, Nate. To her.Nathan wouldn't be the one to prefer names like Honey and them sorts.
Nathan smiled and responded. "Call me Honey or Hun."
Hilda nearly threw out blood after hearing what Nathan had said. Who would have thought that the cold stern faced man feared by many even to the extends that many called him devil would have this side.
"ewwwww." Hilda voiced out and laughed out loud.
Nathan frown when he saw Hilda's reaction. "What's funny?"
Hilda tried tostop laughing but still couldn't. She laughed so hard that she held her tummy. Seeing Nathan's face as he looked at her, Hilda couldn't bring herself to laugh again.
"Sorry h- hu- hun." She said timidly.
Nathan was glad when he heard Hilda call him hun but right at this moment, his mother entered his ward.
Hilda who saw the smile on Nathan's face after she called him hun didn't know that anyone had entered his ward. Her sweet voice sounded out from the phone. "Are you happy?"
Mrs. Clemon who had just walked into the ward was surprised when he heard the voice from the phone. She was confused at first before hurriedly walking over to the bed to have a look at who was on the call with his son for him to be this happy?