CHAPTER 45: NOTHING CAN TOUCH YOU

The bright sun shone into the room as Red opened the window of the room. He closed his eyes as he welcomed the fresh morning air. It took a few seconds before he opened his eyes and took a deep breath, turning his attention to the peaceful Chelsea who was sleeping.

He has not yet regained consciousness since he was taken to the hospital. According to the doctors, he is in a coma due to the loss of blood when he sustained a wound on his hand. It's a good thing he was taken to the hospital immediately because his condition could have been more critical if they had taken longer to find Chelsea.

So you party all night to the music and lights

But you don't know what happiness means

I was dancing in the dark with strangers

No love around me

When suddenly you found me, oh~

He walked over to Chelsea and sat on the side of the bed. Gently, he brushed the strands of hair from his face and gently stroked his smooth cheek.

Girl, you're every woman in the world to me

You're my fantasy, you're my reality

Girl, you're every woman in the world to me

You're everything I need, you're everything to me

Oh girl~

He smiled as he thought about the first time he and Chelsea met. It was an indelible memory that would stay with him forever. A love that was born and flourished from pretending. "I haven't been able to fulfill the promises I made to you... So wake up now, my love..." Red whispered and gently held Chelsea's hand and kissed it.

Everything’s good, everything’s fine

That's what you are

So put your hand in mine

And together we'll climb

As high as the highest star

I'm living a lifetime in every minute

That we're together

And I'm staying right here forever, oh~

*RINGING*

Red stopped thinking because of the sound of his phone ringing in his pocket. He stood up and stretched to turn off the music. After finishing, he answered the call.

"Yes?" Red answered the call.

[Sir, your mother still refuses to admit to the plan to harm Madame Chelsea. She is still being stubborn with the police and insisting on calling her lawyer...] Ms. Dein said she was frustrated on the other end. You can hear the fatigue and anger in her voice due to the events.

"I see. I'll also go there later. You can go home now. I'll take care of it. Rest now, your work is done. Thank you so much, Secretary Dein..." You can really hear Red's sincerity in his words. His secretary smiled on the other end.

[No problem, sir... You know that this is still my job, and I won't allow anyone to harm Madame Chelsea...] Ms. Dein said.

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They just discussed the other details of the case that Red will file against his mother and her accomplices, and when they finished, he quickly ended the call. He dialed a number on his phone and called Manang Fe.

[Hello? Sir? Is there a problem with Madame Chelsea? Has she awakened, sir? Do you want me to go there now?] Manang Fe spoke without greeting.

Red smiled when he felt Manang Fe's concern for Chelsea, "Not yet, Manang... But we are praying for her to wake up. The doctor said it's not impossible for it to take a few more days, she just needs rest for her body." Red said.

[Is that so? That's good, as long as she's safe and in good condition. Do you want me to bring you something to eat there? Have you eaten breakfast yet, son?] Manang Fe asked Red.

Red immediately thought, he no longer had the appetite to eat. But he didn't feel hungry either. What was more important to him now was Chelsea's well-being and safety. "Ah-no, Manang... I really called you to ask if you could watch over Chelsea? I have to take care of something, but don't worry because I'll be gone for a while, so... I really need someone to watch over my wife while I'm gone. Is that okay with you, Manang?" Red asked Manang Fe.

"Oh, son, why not? Oh, I'll get ready so you can take care of your responsibilities early. I'll take care of Ms. Chelsea..." Manang Fe said hurriedly as she headed towards her room to get dressed.

Red hung up the call and straightened his suit. He looked in the mirror and noticed that his dark circles were visible due to the problems he was facing. He sat back down next to Chelsea and straightened the bedsheets. He ran his fingers through her hair.

It took almost half an hour before Manang Fe arrived at the hospital. She hurried towards the nurse and asked where Chelsea's room was. When the nurse pointed it out, Manang Fe immediately went there. She didn't knock and opened the door immediately. She found Red's head sandaled on Chelsea's bed and both of them were sleeping soundly. Manang Fe carefully closed the door so as not to wake them up.

Manang Fe watched the two of them sleep. She felt sorry for them because of the challenges they were facing at such an early stage. "You're still young, but if you go through the problems, it's like the two of you are already used to it..." Manang Fe whispered with a smile forming on her lips.

Manang Fe placed the food she brought on the table. She really prepared it because she knew that Red hadn't eaten yet, and she couldn't bear to leave him in this situation.

She gently woke Red up from his sleep. He immediately woke up and rubbed his eyes. When he saw that it was Manang Fe who woke him up, he quickly stood up and straightened himself.

"You're already here, Manang... I'm going to leave now. You take care of Chelsea. I'll only be gone for a moment, and I'll be back soon." Red said hurriedly, trying to leave. Manang Fe immediately stopped him and forced him to sit down on the chair.

"Eat this food I prepared for you first. I know you haven't eaten yet." Manang Fe said as she took out the food one by one.

"Manang... I really can't... I really need to go to the police station now..." Red couldn't bring herself to say it. Manang Fe didn't allow her to stand up and forcibly made her sit every time she tried to stand up.

"Don’t be stubborn! Eat there. Finish that! Hijo, the police can wait, but your stomach can't. Do you want to be the one in the hospital? Do you think your husband wants that to happen? That's why you should eat now." Manang Fe was directly scolded.

"But--" Red couldn't finish what she wanted to say when Manang Fe spoke again.

"If I were you, I would start eating those so you could leave and go to that police station." Manang Fe said. Red had no choice but to follow the old woman and start eating.

She couldn't say it immediately, but you can see in Red's face her gratitude for the help of the people around her. She didn't have to fight alone because many people were willing to help her.

After she finished eating, Red stood up immediately and told Manang Fe that she would leave first. Manang Fe just nodded and reminded her to be careful on the road. After saying goodbye, Red hurriedly left the hospital. Her staff greeted him with his car. He handed him the keys to his car and got in. He navigated the road to the police station.

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It was easy for him to get there because there wasn't much traffic on the road he passed through. When he found a place to park his car, he immediately went inside the police station. There, he was greeted by noisy people. Police Officer Macario Diaz greeted him and led him to the interrogation room, where the three were waiting.

When he entered the room, Sofia immediately stood up from her seat. She was shocked to see Red. Maxine, on the other hand, seemed indifferent to the world and was staring blankly at where she was. While Madame Beunavista seemed to be fighting embarrassment because she avoided looking at her daughter when she entered the room.

"R-red... I'm so sorry... I-it wasn't intentional... You know we couldn't do that right? Especially me, you know I couldn't do something like that... We just didn't expect it to get that bad... I'm really sorry..." Sofia said with tears and gently held Red's hand.

Red's eyes narrowed as he glared at Sofia. He pushed her hand away, causing Sofia to stumble against the wall. Madame Beunavista immediately looked at Sofia and glared at her daughter. "What do you think you're doing?!" Madame Buenavista angrily said.

"What? You're acting like that now? You haven't even done anything to my wife yet." Red seriously said. Sofia was silenced and quietly cried and went back to her seat earlier. She didn't expect Red's reaction. She didn't expect his anger to be so great because of what they did to Chelsea. She proved to herself even more that she no longer had a chance to win Red back from Chelsea.

Red's view of Chelsea has changed and there is no longer any reason to separate the two. Not her mother, and especially not Sofia.

"You're acting like this just because of that slut? Are you even thinking straight? I raised you properly but you'll just fall for a woman who's worth nothing and only wants money from our family?!" Madame Beunavista angrily said and slammed the table in front of her.

"You're right, mom. You raised me properly. Thank you for raising me properly. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be this kind of person now. That's why we'll follow the right punishment for the wrong you did." Madame Buenavista was shocked by her son's words.

"What are you saying? You'll let me go to prison just for that woman? You're choosing that woman over the woman who gave birth and raised you?" Madame Beunavista incredulously asked her son.

"I've been warning you for a long time not to touch my wife. She hasn't done anything wrong to you, ma... In fact, she's still finding ways to make you see her in a better light..." Red laughed dryly. "But what did you do?! You took advantage of Chelsea's kindness. You took advantage of a defenseless person!" Red added loudly.

The atmosphere in the interrogation room was getting heated. Maxine was just listening, while Sofia was weakly crying on the side. Madame Buenavista was fighting the gaze of her son, whose eyes were blazing with anger.

"So what're you gonna do? Let me go to prison? Go on! Put me in prison and let everyone know how crazy you've become for that woman that you'll even put your own parent in prison just for her!" Madame Buenavista shouted.

Red calmed himself before speaking again, "No. I won't let you go to prison. But you'll still go through the law and I'll let the law punish you for the wrong you did. Just think of this as my last respect for you as my parent. I'll also transfer the name of the mansion to you, I have a new house now and that's where I want Chelsea to stay. Far from you. If you try to touch Chelsea again, I won't hesitate to take everything away from you. This is the last time and from today on, you no longer have a son. I don't have a mother who can do something like that just for personal desire." Red said before leaving the interrogation room and leaving the three who couldn't speak anymore.