Protective

Danica left early and went to the hospital. She raised an eyebrow when the two men guarding the door blocked her. She didn't think Steven would actually hire men for the woman's safety.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am. Sir Steven ordered us to not let strangers enter." One of the guards calmly talked to Danica.

"Don't you say you don't know me? Don't you know that I am Steven's fiancee?" Her voice rose slightly.

The man scratched his head and was confused. He is a new worker for Steven, so he knew nothing about his marital status.

"Let her in, Mister. What she's saying is true." The nurse replied, she knew Danica from the news.

Danica smiled at the nurse and thanked her. They went into the room together and she found Nicole awake. But Steven was still asleep and was able to fit himself on a sofa. It seemed that he stayed up until late to watch over the woman.

Nicole smiled at Danica as she glared at her. "Don't wake him yet, because he didn't sleep while I slept earlier."

Danica clenched her fists and waited for the nurse to finish checking her and leave, before speaking.

"You're really going to do anything just to get Steven's heart." She sneered in a low voice to keep Steven from waking up.

"The person who wants to kill me is the one you should blame. It's because of them that he got closer to me." A sweet smile flashed on Nicole's lips to make Danica even angrier.

"Bi*ch! Have fun now because I'll make sure you'll regret you're still alive!" Danica whispered and glared at her.

Nicole could not answer Danica's remark. It looked like she already knew who she really is.

"Do you think you can fool me for a long time?" Danica smiled sarcastically and was pleased to see the fear in Nicole's eyes.

"So, you're the one who ordered that man to kill me?" Nicole glared at her former friend.

Danica just smirked at Nicole before turning her back to approach Steven.

Nicole clenched her fist as she watched Danica's back. She can't find out her true identity. She hasn't found her third child, so she is very worried.

"Honey, let's go home so you can rest well." Danica woke him up tenderly.

Steven slowly opened his eyes and frowned when he saw Danica. He quickly sat up and looked around.

"I'm sorry if I disturbed your sleep." She stroked his forehead.

"Why are you here?" Steven asked Danica coldly.

"I can't sleep last night because I was so worried about you, so I came here early." She replied sadly to the young man.

Steven let out a low sigh. She was making him feel guilty. When he remembered Nicole, he quickly stood up and walked away from Danica.

"Go home and I'll go later. I'll just wait for her father so there'll be someone here for her." He calmly told Danica to leave.

"No, I'll wait for you. I promised our daughter that I will bring you home with me." Danica insisted and raised her voice for Nicole to hear.

"Steven," Nicole called softly to the young man.

Steven quickly approached Nicole and ignored Danica.

"I'm hungry." Nicole said cutely to Steven. She could clearly see how the look on Danica's face became an angry one. If a glare could kill, she would have been dead by now.

Steven quickly picked up a bowl with food. It was the food prepared by the hospital and it was still hot.

"Eat this first before your father comes to bring you food." He carefully placed the small table on which the food was placed in front of her.

"I'll feed her, Honey." Danica grabbed the spoon Steven was holding.

Steven became hesitant with his actions because of Danica. He was supposed to feed Nicole, but when he thought that Danica was there, he had second thoughts.

"I don't want to trouble you, I'll take care of myself and I can do it." Nicole refused her former friend. She grabbed the spoon from her with her left hand. She could not move her right hand because it was the one hit by the bullet and was bandaged.

"Don't be stubborn because my fiance is worried so much. As his girlfriend, it is also my obligation to help him with his obligation to you as his employee. I understand why he is so worried about you. Your project together is still ongoing, and the incident happened at the company."

Nicole gritted her teeth, Danica was intentionally telling her what and who she was in Steven's life.

"She's not allowed to be stressed, so don't insist on what you want." Steven rebuked Danica. He didn't like what she's saying and he saw Nicole hurting.

"I just want to…"

"You get in the car first and I'll be right next." He cut the rest of what Danica wanted to say. He looked at her coldly.

Danica glared at Nicole before facing the young man. She quickly clasped her hands around his neck and gave a kiss on his lips. "I'll wait for you outside."

Steven couldn't react to what Danica had done. When he looked at Nicole, she frowned and turned her head in the other direction. He cleared his throat to get her attention, but she pretended to hear nothing.

"Eat it while it's still hot."

"I have no appetite, so take that away from me." She said, upset.

She was forced to turn and look at the young man when he fell silent. Her annoyance only increased when she saw the teasing smile on his lips. "What's funny?!" She shouted at him.

"You're so cute when you're jealous." The smile did not leave Steven's lips. He was happy with her reaction.

"And who says I'm jealous? Duh! Go away and have sex with your lizard fiancee!" Even Nicole's nostrils twitched because of irritation.

Steven's laughter rang out and he was entertained by her.

Nicole quickly puts her hand over her mouth as the young man's face approached hers. "Don't kiss me from now on! Kiss your fiancee, not me!" Her words were muffled because her own palm was still covering her mouth.

Steven sighed and pulled himself away from the woman. "Eat it first."

Nicole averted her face from the young man and insisted on not eating what he was trying to feed her. "Just leave and your fiancee might be bored!"

Steven casually dropped the spoon on the plate and was offended by how she kept bringing up his status. He stood up and took the phone that was in his pocket.

"I'll leave her to you now, please do bring her food." Steven talked to the woman's father. He said he was also on his way to the hospital, so he felt fine with leaving her.

Nicole didn't know why, but she was very hurt when the young man left the room without a word. "I hate you both!" She threw the spoon on the floor out of annoyance. She disdained Danica and now she's angry with Steven for being able to hurt her feelings.

Kanor was thankful that Steven had left before they got there. They can't meet each other in the hospital because Sean is with him. The child cried last night when he found out what had happened to his mother. He couldn't be convinced to stay home, he wanted to visit his mother even though he said that his father was there too.

The energy returned to Nicole's heart when she saw her son. She got teary when she saw that his eyes were red, a sign that he had gone from crying for a long time.

"Mommy, let's go back to Canada so you can stay away from bad people." Sean pleaded with his mother as he hugged half her body.

Nicole looked at Kanor, asking for his help. She feels the child fears for her safety.

"Sean, your Daddy Gaven is coming home too, so don't worry too much about your Mommy."

Sean's eyes widened when he heard the name of his father figure. He was more confident in Gaven’s ability to protect his mother than his real father.

Smiling, Nicole thanked the gentleman for reassuring her son. Her son was so sweet and she let him feed her.

"He didn't feed you?" Sean asked his mother and frowned. He was referring to his father when he noticed the food on the table and it had not been consumed.

Nicole smiled at her boy again. He's like a grown-up by the way he thinks and speaks. She imagines he will be just like his father when he grows up.

"He's in a hurry to go home because your twin is looking for him." She explained to her son.

Sean’s forehead furrowed for a moment and he did not speak again as he fed his mother.

Kanor just asked a staff to get Sean and deliver him to his school. He understood that he cannot stay there long because he might be seen by the enemy.

When Steven came home, his daughter immediately welcomed him. It looked like she cried last night because her eyes were swollen.

"Why did you cry?"

"You didn't come home last night, Daddy."

"How many times do I have to tell you that you shouldn't worry when Daddy is away?" He said and he was quite angry.

"I'm sorry, Daddy, I'm afraid I'm not the one you love anymore and you'll leave Mommy and me." Daniela confessed tearfully.

Steven knit his brows and he wondered where she got that idea. "Don't cry because that won't happen." He said to make her stop crying.

Danica smiled after hearing the conversation between the father-and-daughter. Steven’s weakness is his daughter and she knew Nicole was the same. She suddenly thought of a good plan to hold the woman by the neck.