Chapter 18: Threats

While going back upstairs, Vera happened to see her stepfather at the front desk asking about something. By inertia, Vera panicked, she wondered how the bad man knew she was here and came looking for her? But then she thought more optimistically, could it be that the stepfather happened to be visiting someone currently at this hospital? As long as Vera doesn't reveal herself to Enoch, it's fine, or she should hide away and wait for Enoch to leave before returning to her room.
Her thoughts were interrupted when the stepfather suddenly turned around and walked towards the elevator, Vera quickly turned away, a bold thought ran through her mind, she has to hide or the stepfather will find out. Turns out she's gone. Then he would continue to make Vera's life miserable.
Vera stood motionless, tense at best as Enoch brushed past her to enter the elevator. Once Enoch was in there, Vera turned her back on Enoch so he wouldn't see her face.
When the elevator doors closed, Vera dared to breathe a sigh of relief. She glanced around before deciding to approach the front desk and ask what Enoch wanted to find out.
"Ma'am, can I ask a question?" Vera urgently called for the glasses woman's attention.
"Yes, just say whatever you need." The friendly smile made Vera feel quite comfortable, she was afraid of being rejected or worse, ignored. Vera always meets people who don't take her seriously, despise her, and treat her badly. So Vera soon lost faith in the pink world.
However, during their days in the hospital, she had a more positive mindset and believed that she was surrounded by kind, friendly and enthusiastic people.
Vera couldn't resist smiling in return and she didn't forget her main purpose:
"Can you tell me what the man asked just now?"
"Who?" The girl still did not understand what Vera meant.
"The man is wearing a long black vest, is a bit flat, and has a very fierce-looking face." Vera described her stepfather's appearance, a figure she found disgusting every time she saw it.
A moment of silence, feeling the other girl trying to figure out who Vera was talking about. Fearing that it would take both sides' time, Vera tried another way.
"The man who calls himself Enoch Mark."
As if finding a big hint the girl immediately remembered.
"He came here to inquire about his daughter." The answer made Vera look hard to believe, but the serious expression of the other party forced Vera to believe so.
"Yes, thank you very much," Vera responded with deep gratitude.
"Nothing, glad to help you." The girl replied, back to work.
It was good that the Woman on Shift enthusiastically told Vera that Enoch was here to find her daughter. And even better when she had no doubt or curiosity asked who Vera was, why would she care? It was very useful information, Vera wondered how did Lani end up in the hospital? Well, Vera thinks that the girl Enoch recognizes and cares about can only be Lani, it can't be her. However, her instincts prompted Vera to ask a little more about Enoch's daughter's identity.
"What room is his daughter in, what's her name?"
"Room 202, the name is Vera Taylor."
The revealed information made Vera shiver. Not only did Enoch know she was here, but I also knew that Vera used her biological father's last name instead of the one currently in the papers. Then there is no doubt that Enoch came here looking for her and will surely make her come back home and continue those horrible acts.
That is not allowed to happen. Vera thought trembling. There was only one way to stop this from happening, and that was for her to get out of here so that Enoch wouldn't find her.
With that sudden, unthoughtful thought, Vera changed direction, she headed for the exit, escaping the hospital instead of going back to her room. Vera swore that even if she died she would not return to the old house. Although it was originally her house, the property she was legally allowed to inherit, her father blatantly plundered it to become the successor. He blatantly told the world that Vera was his daughter so there was nothing strange or wrong with her property in his possession. Enoch soon devised a plan to seize the property when he learned that Vera's mother was ill and could die at any time. It's unforgivable to have a perfectly crafted plot bring Vera's life to a standstill.
With all the strength she had left, Vera shuffled away. She didn't know where she was going, but moving forward was what she wanted. Vera believes she will reach safety.
Despite all the curious, prying, tattooed looks, Vera just ran away from evil once more.
Vera just rushed out of the hospital without knowing that a pair of mysterious eyes had seen her. And the owner of those eyes decided to follow Vera.
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Back to Enoch.
It was a futile effort when he rushed into the room and found Vera nowhere to be found. Enoch, after being found by the police, was rushed to the hospital immediately lest the consequences are unpredictable. However, who would have expected that he would not see Vera right away. What he was pleased with was that Vera hadn't talked about what he'd done to her. Vera only claimed that she was kidnapped and sold. There was no mention of being abused by his stepfather or being scammed by his daughter. Vera was so stupid and Enoch felt elated that she had become Vera's obsession and fear. Vera like that, Enoch will easily manipulate and restrain Vera. Enoch will do whatever he wants with Vera, including infuriating acts like raping Vera.
Enoch was constantly thinking on the way here, plotting countless harsh intentions to control Vera. Including the idea of ​​taking over Vera after Vera recovers. Enoch had been infatuated with Vera's body ever since she turned eighteen. However, he tried his best to control his urge to wait until Vera was two or two years old. On Vera's second birth he will touch Vera. Thinking about it a lot, but in the end, he felt lost and cried and was angry when he couldn't see Vera anywhere.
"Where did the girl in this room go?" Enoch turned around and immediately grabbed a passing nurse and asked.
The nurse looked inside and saw that the bed was empty.
"Have you tried knocking on the bathroom door, sir?" Nurse reminds. The girl struggled to face Enoch's fierce face. The old man now looked like he wanted to eat someone alive.
"I did and got no answer." He said slightly annoyed: "Where is my daughter?"
"Maybe she's out." The nurse spoke kindly and immediately received a glare from the man.
"Where could it go?"
"Sir, I don't know that." The nurse awkwardly answered the old man's question: "She may have been checked out according to the progress of treatment and recovery."
"In short, where does it go?" Enoch shouted angrily, startling the nurse. The people around were also gawking at Enoch.
"That... I think..." The nurse chose words to comfort him, but Enoch ignored them. He likes to think on his terms. Enoch was afraid that Vera had escaped from his grasp again.
"Is your hospital like that, patients don't know where they go."
He made a fuss and forced him to find Vera.
"I don't care if you want to bring my daughter here."
"Yes sir, please calm down."
"Calm." Enoch snapped again: "Quickly find my daughter."
It's too much, where do you think this is to dare to scold others loudly? People are starting to look at him and judge him for who he is. However, Enoch didn't care, he was rude and aggressive. There were never two words of sympathy in his dictionary. Not to mention Enoch was burning hot, and if Vera were to leave his control again, it would surely bring him big trouble this time.
Looking at there are some people who think positively, Isn't that strange, did he repent of his crime? Naturally concerned, worried for Vera. Oh, don't be fooled, the guy is just worried about his fortune. Vera was still in her name even though he controlled her. But it was not until Vera was 25 years old that she had the right to take money from the bank. That secret Vera did not know because Enoch lived and died to prevent Vera from discovering the truth. If Vera knew she would have taken the money and turned against him. When Vera has money, she will have the power to crush him.
Enoch did not want to lose Vera's inheritance. Calculating the amount of insurance money that Vera's father left for Vera before he died from that year until now, accumulated is also a large number enough for Enoch to live in luxury for several decades. That's why Enoch easily let go of such a delicious bargain. That's why Enoch was so determined to find Vera.
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Following the nurse's instructions, Enoch decided to sit in the waiting room for Vera to return. But the wait is limited, almost an hour has passed Vera has not returned to the room. At this point, no one could control Enoch's ferocity, not even the two hospital security. Seeing the stressful situation, the nurse had to run to find help.
"The patient-doctor in room 202 has disappeared." The nurse burst into Vera's doctor in charge, saying as fast as robbers: "Her father is making a fuss, demanding the hospital take responsibility."
The doctor's face showed panic. Patients treated here do not suddenly disappear, there is nothing more.
"Let's go to the patient's family."
Quick footsteps brought the doctor to Vera's room. As soon as he entered the room the doctor maintained the necessary courtesy to face Enoch.
"Hello. I'm Kai, the doctor in charge of treating patients in room 202."
The doctor reached out his hand to Enoch but was not accepted. The old stepfather expressed disdain, harshly said:
"Where's my daughter? Bring her out here?"
"First, please calm down, don't make a noise that affects the rest of the other patients. Remember this is a hospital." The male doctor still tenderly persuaded Enoch to reconsider his behavior. However as water poured over a duck's head, Enoch was rude, innately aggressive, and did not listen. He likes to embarrass himself for the world to laugh at.
"I don't need to know nor care about anything else. Where is my daughter? Where do you hide her?" Enoch said as if shouting at the other's face.
Daughter? The doctor was curious about who Enoch was talking about, but he wanted to buy time to see if the patient in room 202 would return in time. The doctor remained optimistic that Vera was just wandering somewhere in the hospital. She could be under the flower garden.
"May I ask who your daughter is? What's her name?" The doctor spoke softly, ignoring Enoch's spiteful attitude.
"Vera Mark." Enoch replied brusquely. He still hasn't calmed down a bit. Whatever you want, you have to get it right away, don't want to wait long.
"There's no one here by that name. You must have made a mistake." After listening, the doctor felt proud of his memory and calmly replied, "The patient here is not the name you say."
"No, I mean she's named Vera Taylor." Enoch quickly corrected himself to avoid suspicion.
The male doctor raised his eyebrows slightly in confusion. And it was not difficult for Enoch to discover the doctor's suspicious behavior, he once again quickly corrected his mistake:
"She likes to take her mother's last name when we're mad at each other." Enoch explained: "We had a heated argument before that."
"Oh yes." The doctor nodded in understanding. Enoch's justification is very reasonable, hard to refute. Anyway, it's just a fleeting suspicion, not a big enough basis to turn it into a clear research goal. So the doctor stopped his doubts at the thinking level.
"We'll check the surveillance cameras to see where she went. She's probably just hanging around. Don't worry too much."
Enoch immediately followed the hospital's security team and the doctor treating Vera to the security monitoring room.