A CRAZY LOVE - Episode 159
“What?” Kizy asked, not knowing why the First brother was stopping her.
“You didn’t even ask me the question that you were apologetic for.” Victor said, a smile on his face.
“It’s okay. Maybe some other time. It’s already getting very late.” Kizy said.
“Anything for my dear little sister. So just ask wh@??ver it was.” Victor said, wanting to hear what Kizy wanted to ask him.
“Hmmm.” Kizy said, thinking for a moment before eventually sitting back.
“My question may sound too personal and maybe harsh as well. So if you think it is making you uncomfortable, you can tell me. You don’t have to answer if you don’t like it.” Kizy warned the first brother beforehand.
“Okay. Don’t worry about that.” Victor said.
“So.. how did you feel after Anna left?” Kizy asked, tears thr_@tening to flow down once again.
“I felt broken, betrayed. Why only me? Why in the world of all people was I made to go through this? My world had collapsed. I felt that there was only darkness left for me. There was even a time when I thought of ki||ing myself.” Victor said and paused.
And Kizy was again silently crying, thinking how hard it must have been for the first brother to lose the only family he had, that too when he was about to have a baby girl.
“But then came Jason. He gave me the chance to avenge Anna. I remember living like a slaughter machine back then. I had finished that entire gang, that too being a novice in this field.
And then one day I came to know that the gang had been ki||ed completely. I asked myself, ‘Was this it?’. I didn’t know what I wanted after taking my revenge.
I thought hard and then I got my answer. Instead of living a meaningless life, teaching once again when I didn’t even want to, why not die for the person who gave me this chance.
Jason, he became my saviour. So when I had to choose between my previous life without Anna or a death for Jason, it was no difficult task. No matter what happens, everyone will have to first cross me before touching Jason.” Victor said, his voice a little shaky at the end.
Kizy was silent all this time, her tears once again dried up. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes, before speaking again.
“Do you ever regret leaving Anna alone at home that day? Like do you think that maybe you would be living a different day if you would have made that decision.” Kizy asked, this time more composed.
“Hmmm. Yes. I always do. I used to curse myself every single day for not listening to my intuitions and leaving Anna just because she was pleading.
But then again, I can not spend my entire life regretting that. Instead of sitting back and thinking how my changing my decision back then would have affected my current life, I choose to learn my lesson.
I choose to not commit the same mistake. The day I last regretted was the day I promised myself to not lose anyone like I lost Anna. So there was no space for regret but only improvement.” Victor said with a smile, wanting to cheer Kizy up.
“Improvement.” Kizy said in a low voice, as if trying to tell herself.
“Yes. Anything else?” Victor asked, knowing that Kizy was done asking her questions and maybe was also satisfied by the answers.
“No. Thank you first brother.” Kizy said, nodding her head.
“Anything for you. Now go and sleep. It’s 4.21 am now. Also it would be better if you take a day off or at least go to the office late. Otherwise you won’t get enough sleep and would drain yourself completely.” Victor said, worried about Kizy’s health.
“Hmmm. I will go now.” Kizy said before greeting First brother good night and leaving his room.
Something changed in Victor’s eyes once Kizy had gone. He thought for some more time before going to sleep.
*NEXT DAY, 7 AM*
Victor woke up early, because he had this weird feeling that was warning him about Kizy.
He went to her bedroom, but the door was left open and there was no sign of Kizy.
He immediately ran back to the hall, colliding into the butler in rush.
“Sorry Victor. I didn’t see you coming.” Butler said.
“No no. It was my mistake. Have you seen my second sister?” Victor asked in a panicked voice.
“Second sister? You mean young madam?” Butler asked.
“Yes yes. Kizy.” Victor said.
“She left almost an hour ago. I asked her if she was hungry or wanted to eat something. But she only had a glass of milk and went away.” The butler informed.
“Where did she go?” Victor asked.
“I don’t know. But most probably she went to office I guess.” Butler replued.
“Okay. Thank you.” Victor replied before taking out his phone and calling his second sister.
Thankfully Kizy picked up on the third ring itself.
“Hello.” Kizy said from the other side.
“Where are you?” Victor asked in a relieved voice, relaxed after hearing Kizy’s voice.
“Office.” Kizy replied in a single word.
“Why though? Didn’t I tell you to take a break or go late? Why did you instead go early?” Victor asked.
“Improvement. My first brother taught me to improve instead of regret.” Kizy said from the other side, her smile evident from the way she was speaking.
Victor was even more relaxed after hearing her composed voice.
“Improvement needs one requirement. That is you should be in a healthy state to improve. Anyways, have you taken anyone along with you?” Victor asked.
“Jack and Alex followed me.” Kizy said, though her tone was a little annoyed.
She didn’t want to disturb others. In fact she had been too silent while leaving. But somehow both Jack and Alex were on alert mode, and ended up following Kizy to the office.
“Good then. I will go back to my workout. Have a great day!” Victor said before ending the call.
Kizy on the other hand gave a sad smile while looking out of the office window, which showed the entire city covered in shades of red, orange and yellow, giving a beautiful view of the sunrise.
She took a deep breath before resuming her work.
The next few days, the company was shocked speechless by Kizy’s working capacity. As if arriving at 8 am before all employees was already less, she started working from 6 am.
The company in return was even more motivated and strong-willed to take their name to new heights.
This way, ‘Stardust’ ended up profiting more than it had ever in the past two years.
It won many awards in the business industry, but unfortunately no one was able to witness their power couple anywhere.
Kizy would always send the Vice president for award shows, while working behind in company, not wanting to waste even a single minute she had.
There were many doubts arising between the audience as it had been the sixth award show that ‘Stardust’ had won, yet Kizy and Markus were nowhere to be seen.
They were worried for their power couple who seemed to have vanished into thin air. And why won’t they be? It had been almost a month, yet there was no news or update from either Markus or Kizy.
“Young Madam, people have been talking a lot about your absence from award shows. Should we do something for that?” Joel asked.
In reality, he had been wanting Kizy to take some break in the form of these award shows. She had already finished all the work that they were supposed to do this month. Plus she had already planned tasks for all departments for next month.
This was if those departments were to do all the work without even any guidance, they were sure to make more profit.
“Is this the last award show for the business industry?” Kizy asked without even lifting her head from the document.
“Yes young madam. After this, the awards will only be hosted near end of year.” Joel replied.
“Okay. I will attend this one.” Kizy said, still working.
But her statement made Joel shocked and then happy, grateful that his young madam would finally relax a little.
“What about the boss? People are bound to question you on that.” Joel asked after thinking it through.
“I will answer that. Don’t worry.” Kizy said before finishing the last document and finally lifting her head.
“How is Ruth? I haven’t seen her for quite some time. Don’t neglect her now that you are in a relationship.” Kizy said.
“No. In fact we three had dinner this weekend. Ruth was so happy to have Nina at our home. I have never seen her excited like that for years.” Joel replied.
“Hmmm. Good to hear that. Ruth is a pure girl with an innocent heart. I am glad that she likes Nina. Both of them are sort of introverts.” Kizy said.
“Yeah. Ruth is very innocent. But the world isn’t.” Joel said, his voice becoming cold.
“But you are there for her. So who cares about the world.” Kizy said, trying to lighten the environment, as she instantly understood that she had touched a sensitive topic.
“Yes I am there. But I am useless. If I had been half as powerful back then, it wouldn’t have happened.” Joel said, gritting his teeth as if he was cursing himself for some dark past memories.
“Hey Joel, chill down. You don’t have to blame yourself for wh@??ver has happened. Though I don’t know what it is, I am sure that Ruth never blames you. So relax.” Kizy said, trying to calm Joel who was losing his temper, a rare thing to happen.
“Sorry young madam. I got carried away. I will make preparations for you to attend the award show.” Joel said and bowed before leaving in a rush, knowing he spoke more than needed.
‘What was that about? Markus did tell me that Joel and Ruth have gone through a lot. But I guess there is more to it. Anyways, I just hope they both live happily with Nina.’ Kizy said before opening her laptop.
*TWO DAYS LATER*
The flashlights from the camera were blinding the entrance of the hall. Reporters were busy asking questions, running behind all the great businessmen, hoping to get some answer or at least a good glimpse of them.
Just when it was about time to start the show, there was a commotion at the entrance, and the reason for this one was none other than Kizy.
Sporting a black shirt, grey trousers and grey blazer, Kizy entered the area with the clicking sound of her black high heels, instantly catching all the attention.
She had purposefully not worn her usual gowns or dresses, to attract less attention, but guess she was entirely wrong.
No matter whether it was a business attire or some old rags, until and unless it was Kizy, she was bound to make head turns.
Her hairs which were left untied made all the audience go crazy. Her simple act of tugging her hairs behind her ear made the men go insane while even women could not help but admire her ice queen appearance.
Kizy in her business outfit gave off that mature vibe, totally opposite to the young and fresh appearance she used to carry in her gowns.
The moment she was near the hall, all the reporters stormed their way to her, wanting to question her about her sudden disappearance along with Markus.
“Young Madam, where have you been all this time?”
“Why are you alone instead of having Mr. Markus along with you?”
“Why were you not attending the past award shows?”
“Is everything alright between you and Markus?”
“Why are there no updates about you and Markus?”
“We have been missing our power couple like crazy? Where is Markus? When will we get to see you both together?”