Chapter 78

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Logan felt too hurt, he needed some time to himself for a few minutes. Adena would never love him back, she was still upset with him. He wished she could forgive and forget, but sadly she couldn't.

Obviously, he messed up. If he had known that he would one day be wrapped around her finger, he would have never treated her the way he did.

He was desperate to have her as his. He had to keep trying.

Logan put himself back together and went back in to stay with Adena. He found her shivering from the cold. He rushed to cover her with his coat. But that didn't seem to die down the shivering.

"What's the matter with you?" He asked, pulling her to himself. He hugged her tight, trying to let her in on his warmth.

"I d..d.. don't know. I f..f..feel sick" she shivered.

"You're burning up badly! Goodness!" He felt her temperature and it was rising rapidly. It scared him.

"I need to get you to the hospital" he said, he was worried that something might happen to her or the baby. What he didn't understand was how she got sick all of a sudden.

It was still pouring heavily and Logan had no idea how he was going to out in the rain with Adena. The rain was one of his biggest weaknesses. He bit his lip and scratched his head.

Adena was still shivering, holding on to him as tight as she could.

"Just hold on" he said and carried her up. He squatted and made her get on his back. With his coat, he covered her and took a deep breath before stepping out of the theatre.

Approaching the exit, he felt shivers down his spine when he saw the rain. He was already sweating profusely just by looking at it. He couldn't believe he was about to step into the rain.

The doorman opened the door for him and he ran across the street in the rain as fast as he could, being cautious of Adena on his back. His body reacted to the rain. It was the first time he had rain touch him in so many years.

He felt dizzy, like he would faint, painful memories attacked him and he couldn't stop them. He got to his car and quickly let Adena into the passenger seat while he ran across to get into the driver's seat.

Logan placed his head on the steering wheel and took deep breaths. His whole body was vibrating, he had no idea if he could still drive but he had to.

He drove in the rain, something he had never done, for any reason.

"Hang on, we're almost there" he said to Adena, who nodded, curling herself up.

They got to the hospital and the nurses ran a quick check up on Adena.

"How is she? I hope it's not serious" he asked the nurse.

"Calm down sir. She's fine. She is still in the early stage of pregnancy, so these things happen. Her body will react more to common things, she has heightened senses and that's what causes the fever. The doctor will prescribe some vitamins for her" the nurse explained and he was relieved.

"Thank you" he said.

"Sir, are you sure you don't need a check up? You don't look too good. You look like you're about to have a breakdown" the nurse pointed out and he shook his head.

"Just get her ready to leave and get the vitamins too" he said and she nodded before leaving.

📞 "Damon? Where are you?"

📞 "On my way home, why?"

📞 "Come to the hospital please"

📞 "Hospital? What happened?"

📞 "Don't worry, just come here please, I don't think I'll be able to drive again"

📞 "But I promised Camilla.."

📞 "What? Is Camilla okay?"

📞 "She's fine. I'll be there soon"

Logan dropped the phone into his breast pocket and went in to see Adena.



Logan sat next to Adena in the lobby, where they were waiting for Damon. She turned to him and noticed how pale he looked. She felt bad that he had to risk his mental and emotional health in order to bring her to the hospital.

"Are you okay?" She asked. He turned to her and nodded. He shifted his gaze to the glass window, it was still raining, but it wasn't so heavy anymore.

"You didn't have to get in the rain because of me" she added, folding her arms across her chest.

"What should have I done? I had no idea what was wrong with you so I had to bring you here, to make sure you're alright" he explained and she looked away. She didn't like what her heart was doing. It was pulling her to the same man that tortured her.

Adena tried to resist, she really tried.

"Thank you" she murmured and he chuckled at her childish behavior.

"It's alright, don't thank me. I'm just glad you're fine" he said and she sighed.

"You should change into some warm clothes, it's cold" she pointed out. Logan looked at his wet clothes and groaned.

"There's nothing here for me to wear" he said.

"You can the nurses to give you one of the hospital gowns to wear" Adena answered and Logan blinked at her in surprise.

"Hospital gowns? No way" he scoffed.

"Unless you want to end up on the hospital bed, sick" she insisted.

"You're going to get a cold if you stay in those clothes. The hospital gown is warm and dry" she continued and Logan groaned.

He smiled at her but she didn't know why. Logan was happy that she cared about his health, at least it means that she doesn't totally hate him.

"But it's a gown.." he scrunched his face.

"You have to change, it's an order" she said authoritatively and Logan's eyes widened at her audacity.

"Yes ma'am" he chuckled and approached the nurse.

The nurse took him into a private space to change his clothes. When he was done, he came back into the lobby, in the green ankle length gown. The other patients couldn't help but smile and grin at his outfit.

"You see? Everyone's laughing at me" Logan blushed, taking his seat next to Adena.

"Ignore them. Your health should matter more to you" she answered and unknowingly took his hand in hers. Logan was shocked by her action but she smiled at him.

"If anyone laughs at you, I'll punch their teeth out" she said and he smiled warmly. Adena noticed that she was holding his hand and quickly let go. She adjusted her black gown and faced the entrance.

Few moments later, Damon walked into the hospital lobby and rushed over to where Logan and Adena were sitting.

"What happened? Is everything okay?" He asked, worried.

"Everything is fine, Adena just had an extreme reaction to the cold" Logan answered, getting to his feet.

"Oh, okay.. I.." Damon paused to look at Logan.

"F*ck dude! What are you wearing?" He asked and burst out laughing. Logan glared at him.

"Hahaha. You've had your laugh, can we go now?" Logan rolled his eyes and walked ahead of them. Damon tried to catch his breath and Adena giggled at their little act.

They entered the car and drove back to the mansion.

Logan did develop a minor cold, but it was nothing Liliana's soup couldn't fix.

"I should get going, ugh!" Damon groaned, rubbing his temple.

"What happened?" Logan asked.

"Camilla is going to be so mad at me. I told her I'd be spending the whole day with her, but look, it's almost 4pm" Damon explained and groaned again.

"Believe me, I know how it feels when a woman is angry with you. I know I'm not scared of anything, but I found a new fear" Logan said and Damon chuckled.

"What fear?"

"Afraid of Adena's anger" he answered and they both laughed.

"Don't worry dude. I'll help you pull off something that will make her forget that she was ever angry in the first place" Logan said, holding Damon's shoulder.

"What is that?" Damon asked.

"Let's go to Tina's palace and make a reservation first" Logan answered and he nodded.

They went downstairs and met Liliana with Antoinette and Adena, chattering happily.

"Ma, I'm going out with Damon for a while, I'll be back soon" he informed, he rarely does that.

"Out?" Adena asked.

"You just got back, and you have a cold" she reminded and he smirked.

"Now, I know you're worried about me, but don't worry, I'll be back soon.. babe" he winked at her and headed out with Damon who was grinning.

"Babe?" Antoinette asked, and then she squealed.

"He just called you babe!" She sang.

"So?" Adena asked, trying to hide the fact that she was blushing.

"Are you two, like a thing now?" Antoinette teased.

"Stop it okay? I don't want anything to do with Logan" she stated.

"Why? He's my son and I can testify that he has changed. You two will make a lovely couple" Liliana chipped in and Adena groaned, her cheeks were already bright red.

"You too ma?" She asked.

Liliana and Antoinette giggled.

"I'm going upstairs. I want to lie down" she left them and walked up to her room. She wouldn't stop thinking about Logan's flirty wink and the fact that he called her "babe".

"Oh God, what's happening to me? I must be so crazy, thinking about a person who caused me so much pain" she sighed and closed her eyes to get some sleep. But even in her sleep, she also saw Logan, he was everywhere. She hated it, but she didn't want it to stop..

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... 8:17pm ...

"Honey" Damon called, crawling into the bed, next to Camilla. She pretended to be asleep, because she was very angry with him. He had promised to spend the whole day with her, but he failed.. again.

"Cam" he called again but she remained quiet, pretending to be asleep.

"Look I know you're awake and you can hear me" he paused and took a deep breath.

"Baby I'm sorry okay? I'm sorry for letting you down. I really shouldn't have but something important came up. I'm ready to make it up to you" he said and proceeded to kiss her neck and bare shoulders.

Camilla pushed him off and covered herself with a blanket.

"I'm sorry. I want to make it up to you tonight. I have a surprise for you" he said and she flickered her eyes open. She loved surprises.

"Only if you agree to come with me to Tina's palace" he added.

Tina's palace? That is one of the most expensive restaurants in the city... She thought and sat up to face him, still frowning.

"What surprise?" She asked. He pulled her cheek with a grin on his face but she slapped his hand away.

"Baby, if I told you then it wouldn't be a surprise" he winked.

Damon brought out a brand new dress from under his pillow and handed it to her. It was a long, slender red dress and Camilla would look absolutely stunning in it.

"Come on, get dressed and put on light make-up. Our reservation is by 9pm, you wouldn't want to miss our dinner" he kissed her cheek and got off the bed.

"Oh, so the surprise is a dinner date?" She asked, rolling her eyes.

"Maybe" he smirked and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower, while Camilla hurriedly put on the dress.

They arrived at the restaurant at exactly 9pm and Camila was looking happy. She wasn't angry anymore, all she wanted was to spend time with Damon. Although, she still was disappointed that he broke his promise to stay with her.

"Welcome. Please, follow me to your table" the smartly dressed waiter said and led them to a table in the center of the room.

Camilla and Damon were already famous people, so it wasn't weird that they caught the attention of the other customers. Almost all eyes were on them.

"Ignore the stares Cam. Place your order" Damon said as they settled down.

"Oh I'm not worried about the stares, I get that a lot" she giggled.

"I'll be having lasagna and pasta" she said and Damon raised his brow at her.

"Really? That's weird" he scoffed.

"Well that's what I want" she snapped.

"Alright alright. Get me salad" he said to the waiter who gave a nod and left.

Few minutes after they were done with their food, they ordered for ice cream and chattered happily while eating it. At a point, Camilla excused herself to use the bathroom.

By the time she came back, she met Damon on his knee, holding a small box, with a violinist behind him, playing a romantic melody. Two women holding flowers were standing beside Logan, all wearing bright smiles.

"Damon, what's going on?" Her heart was thumping very fast, she knew what it was, and she was excited.

"I've always been entangled with the wrong women, I thought love didn't exist, I never believed in love, not until I met you. You complete me, you make me whole, and in you I have found, true love and peace. I love you Camilla, and I would be ever so grateful and happy, if you accept to be my wife" he smiled at her and opened the box, revealing a big diamond ring.

Camilla couldn't control her tears, this was the best surprise of her life.

"Will you marry me?" He asked.

"What the f*ck took you so long!? Yes! Yes! I'll marry you!" She exclaimed and he placed the ring in her middle finger. It looked more beautiful on her. She pulled him up and hugged him.

Everyone present couldn't stop clapping and admiring the couple. The whole thing was caught on video by the customers.

The ladies handed Camilla the flowers and congratulated her.

"I love you" she kissed him.


Logan felt a tap on his arm and that woke him from his sleep. He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily.

"Logan.." Adena's voice rang out in the dark night. She stared at him, pouting.

"What's the matter? Is everything okay?" Logan asked, looking at her with worry. She sighed and nodded.

"Yes I'm fine. I just.. um.." she bit her lip and sighed.

"What is it? Tell me" Logan urged.

"I want mango" she spoke.

"Mango?" He raised his brow.

"Yes, unripe mango. I'm seriously craving one right now" she sighed and slumped into the bed.

"Are you serious?" Logan asked, confused.

"Where on earth am I going to find unripe mangoes by this time of the night?" He asked, still in awe.

"It's mango season! Mangoes are everywhere" Adena scoffed.

"But it's two in the morning" Logan argued. Adena pouted.

"It's okay then, forget about it" she said and covered herself with the blanket. She was angry and disappointed. She had been craving mangoes all night and didn't know how to tell Logan about it.

"Are you upset? Adena?" He called but she didn't answer him, she had her back turned on him.

Logan sighed and got out of bed. He threw on a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants and left for the supermarket in the next street.

It was dark, quiet and lonely outside. Logan couldn't drive since all his cars were already parked and locked inside the garage and he didn't want to drive by this time. He had to walk all the way to the next street.

The supermarket is open 24 hours everyday and luckily, he bought the remaining four mangoes.

He paid for the mangoes and started walking home again. On his way home, he met a few thugs who were oogling at him from a corner. They approached him and tried to surround and rob him.

"What do you want?" He asked them. They made muffled speeches and laughed. Logan ignored them and tried to walk away but they blocked his path and snatched the mangoes from him.

"Give that back, I don't want any trouble" he said but they started taking out the mangoes from the grocery bag.

"Hey! Don't touch that! They belong to my girlfriend!" He yelled and attacked the one with the grocery bag. He punched him hard on the nose that he started bleeding. He grabbed the mangoes from him and the others attacked him.

They were five in number and he didn't waste anytime before landing punches and kicks on each and every one of them and they were all left groaning on the floor.

Logan turned to leave but one of them threw a per knife at his arm, piercing it. Logan groaned as blood dripped down his arm. He pulled out the knife and approached the thug. He dug the life mercilessly into his leg as he yelped into the night.

"Next time, pick on someone your own size" he spat at them and walked away.

Logan arrived home and immediately went to the kitchen. He took off his t-shirt and washed the wound. It was very painful, but he'd had worse injuries.

There was a first aid box in the kitchen, so he took an ointment and a bandage from it and treated the wound.

Afterwards, he washed the mangoes and cut them up into little pieces, throwing away the seeds. He arranged them in a flat plate and took them upstairs to Adena.

"I'm back" he said, touching her shoulder. She was still awake. Her eyes flickered open and she stood up to face him.

"Where did you go?" She asked. She gasped when she saw his bandaged arm..

"Oh my! What happened to your arm?!" She asked, almost screaming.

"Stop it, you're going to wake everyone. It's just a scratch" Logan replied.

"Just a scratch? Don't tell me you got into a fight" she glared at him and he chuckled.

"Don't worry about it. I got your mangoes" he said, presenting the beautifully arranged mangoes to her. Her eyes lit up in excitement.

"You actually went to get it?" She was in disbelief.

"Of course, you wanted it so I had to get it" he answered and she blushed.

"Thank you so much" she grabbed the plate from him and feasted on the mangoes. Logan simply watched in admiration. His happiness was the satisfaction on her face as she ate the mangoes.

He'd do anything, to see her happy, anything at all.

.. 7:12am ..

Today was Delaney's funeral. Everyone was clothed in black and headed to the cemetery where the funeral was taking place.

Just as expected, nobody from Delaney's funeral came for her funeral. It was only Logan, Adena, Damon, Liliana, Antoinette and Anastasia.

Damon didn't want Zoey to come, because she hated seeing dead people, infact she was scared of it, so Camilla had to stay home with her.

Delaney died a painful death. She took her life because she was ashamed of living with her actions, and scared of living without Logan. Though it seems foolish, it's not easy seeing someone you have loved all your life.. literally, leave you for someone else.

After the funeral service, Damon announced his engagement with Camilla to everyone. They were happy for them. Logan especially couldn't wait to start planning his best friend's wedding.

"Have you told Adena how much you love her?" Damon questioned as they walked towards the car from the cemetery. Logan looked back and saw Adena talking to Adena and Anastasia.

"I don't know, how do you think she'll react?" He asked back.

"Ladies are affected by what they hear, so yes, your words mean a lot to them. You wanna prove you've changed? Start by telling her, say it first.. then make efforts towards proving it through your actions" Damon explained like some kind of expert. Logan was surprised.

"I can't believe this is coming from you" Logan said.

"You better believe it. Remember I was a ladies man. I know exactly what to say to get them to fall helplessly in love" Damon winked as they entered the car.

Logan thought about it, and decided that he was going to tell Adena about his love for her.

Later that evening, when Adena was helping Antoinette and Liliana in the kitchen, Logan seized the opportunity to do something nice for her. He put some soothing blue lights all over the room, making it have an ocean feel. Then he scattered rose petals all over the floor and the bed.

Since Adena wasn't allowed to take alcohol, Logan ordered for some juice, and then sent for Adena.

Adena was surprised when she entered the room and met a totally different setting. She was skeptical at first, but decided to play along and see where all of it would lead.

"Have a sip" he said, handing her the glass of juice. Adena thanked him and took the juice from him.

"I.. I uh.." he scratched his head and chuckled nervously.

"I'm not good at this but here goes" he took a deep breath while Adena watched with keenness.

"I lo.." he wasn't able to complete his statement when his phone rang. It was Damon.

"F*ck" he muttered and excused himself to answer the call in the bathroom.

📞 "The f*ck Damon! Why'd you call me at the wrong time?"

📞 "I'm sorry boss. Something important came up. The Chinese endorsement has been given to us again, but Gordon's Co just sued us for taking the endorsement. They said it belongs to them"

📞 "F*ck!"

📞 "Please come down to the office immediately. Your attention is needed"

📞 "I'll be there soon"

He hung up and groaned loudly. He was just about to tell her that he loved her..

Logan rushed out but Adena had left already. He was left heartbroken and sad. His thoughts were that Adena knew what he wanted to say but she didn't want to listen to him. Maybe she does not want anything to do with him. Maybe she would leave him immediately she has the baby.

What's the point then? What's the point of confessing his feelings? What's the point if she was going to bluntly reject him?

He wished he could get rid of the feelings that had grown in his heart for her, he wished he could go back to being the heartless man he was, then he wouldn't be so hurt. But he couldn't, she had changed him, and then left him hanging. He wore a suit and headed out to see Damon.

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Adena returned to the kitchen and joined Antoinette, who was surprised that she came back so soon.

"You're back already? What did he say?" She asked.

"I heard him saying he was going to the office. I think he was speaking to Damon, so I left" Adena answered and sighed.

"You don't look happy though" Antoinette pointed out.

She wasn't. After seeing the decorations and everything, she thought he was going to say something.. but he left for work.

She groaned.

"Are you still angry with him over everything that happened he did to you?"

"Of course I am! But I still wish he'd.." she stopped and face palmed herself.

She had no idea what she wanted. She has always tried to convince herself that she hated him, but at the same time, her heart kept longing for him.

"I must be out of my mind" she sighed.