Niklaus point of views

I was having some discussion with my kids when news came to my ears that Reina had an accident.

I couldn't believe my ears, no, I didn't want to believe it, how could that have happened? Reina was just with me an hour ago, she said she needed to take care of a little errand, how could she be involved in an accident?

This must be a sort of nightmare, I must be having a realistic dream. But then, no matter how much I denied it, the truth was right in front of me. She had the clash on her way back to the hospital, hence was taken here immediately.

The doctors told me she had nonfatal injuries but I didn't want to believe them until I saw her with my own eyes. That was what they told me during Kay's time until she was confirmed dead.

As a matter of fact, I think I'm going to hate hospitals from now on. First was Ailee getting admitted, followed by Isabella and now Reina? Who knows whether Allen is next? I have to tie him up somewhere safe before anything of that sort happens.

This was just so maddening, Maya seems to have a knack for making my life miserable. First, it was falling off the bridge and losing her for seven years, and now this? I'm just so tired of getting taken unaware.

"What did you get?" I asked Eden who had offered to investigate the source of the incident while I waited for news from the ongoing surgery plus calm the kids from panicking.

"According to eyewitnesses and other drivers, Reina had fallen asleep on the steering wheel hence crashing into the car in front of her," Eden narrated his findings.

"That's suspicious," I said, " Reina would never sleep on the wheel neither is she suicidal. She wouldn't have driven at all if she knew she was drowsy or taken such a drug," it just seemed too doubtful. Did my father have a hand in this? If he truly did, I'm afraid I'm going to kill him with my own hands.

"I thought the same thing, hence did more investigation and stumbled upon something interesting. Through the surveillance camera, I found out that just before Reina hit the road, she came out of a Cafe after meeting a special someone," He flashed a derisive smirk at me and I didn't like it one bit.

"Who is it?" I hated the unnecessary hesitation from Eden, this wasn't some sort of reality show.

"Who do you think other than your one and only Jennifer," He dropped the news.

But to me, it felt like a huge explosive detonated in my ear, what did I just hear?

Reina met Jennifer behind my back? Was it the important errand she talked about? Just like in the past, Maya was still a goody-two-shoes; she didn't change at all.

Why couldn't she just learn? Some people would never change, just like my father - it slowly dawned on me. They were all right, Adam has to die for others to live a peaceful life.

"Where is she?!" My anger began to boil. First, it was Isabella and Neon, now Maya? She has some nerves.

"Oh, she's still at the restaurant waiting for you,"

"Waiting for me?" I did a double-take. She should be running from me, not waiting for me. Fine, she wanted to play this game, I'm in.

Without further words, I drove to the Cafe like a madman with Eden after me. The place was empty with Jennifer the only person in sight, Eden seems to have cleared the place.

"Niklaus!" her face lit up as soon as she saw me. Jennifer must have overflowing confidence since she stood from her seat to come and hug me.

Naturally, I don't hit women since that's abuse against God's wonderful fragile creature. But she was a clear exception.

I raised my hand and slapped her twice across both cheeks, the weight sent her to the ground.

"How dare you?!" I growled, taking slow steps towards her.

I expected fear to appear in her eyes but she wasn't scared at all. Instead, she stood to her feet once again, her lips curved to the side mockingly with my palmprint on her cheeks.

"It must have worked," She simpered

"What?"

"Did Reina die?"

My breath hitched, eyes darkened and I grabbed her by the neck, choking her, "What did you do to her you bitch!" I roared at her face.

"See that incense," She tilted her head to the direction of the burnt-out ashes on the table, "That's a very hard soporific ...." she laughed hysterically as I figured out the rest.

She lured Reina here and got her to inhale the smoke hence resulting in her sleeping on the steering and getting into an accident.

"So tell me, did she die? Am I going to occupy her position?" She had this huge expectation on her face. This woman has lost it, Isabella was right; Jennifer was crazy.

I released Jennifer, pushing her away from me with so much force that she hit a table yet didn't mind the pain. I'm so disgusted with the sight of her.

"Niklaus, tell me the news!" She demanded, coming back to touch me even after manhandling her, "Reina died, right?"

"No," I snorted, "She didn't die at all. Your plan failed woefully," I enunciated it slowly for her to get the whole fact into her head.

"No!!" Jennifer shrieked to the extent that even I was startled.

"That is impossible! She's supposed to be dead! I'm the one who's supposed to be your wife! You love Neon, we can be one lucky family," She raved.

I was amused, this crazy woman had high expectations. I scoffed, "Keep on dreaming," and turned to leave.

Jennifer needs to be locked up in a mental asylum before she hurts others and possibly herself.

"If I can't have you, Niklaus Spencer, nobody will!" I heard her roar but didn't glance back at her. She can continue with her delusion.

"Niklaus, watch out!" I heard Eden warn me.

I turned in time to see Jennifer coming at me with a knife. I simply sidestepped her, she went awry and lost her balance, crashing into the tables and chairs at that side and passed out from the impact.

Eden snatched the knife from her grasp while I tried to calm my racing heart. As expected, adrenaline had kicked in at that last minute.

"Go and stay with Reina, I would deal with her," Eden said to me.

"Thank you," I said to him, extremely grateful. I was just about to leave when something came into my head and I didn't hold it in.

"I'm sorry for snatching Kay from you," I apologized.

Eden looked up, staring at me like I was an alien, " Are you Niklaus or another personality possessing him?"

"I take back my words -"

"I'm sorry for tipping off the police on that day. Trust me when I tell you I never intended Kay to die, heck! I didn't even know she was there. I just wanted to cost you that deal so your father could punish you," he confessed.

I wrinkled my nose, "Yeah, I know. Why do you think I've been keeping it a secret since then till that day,"

"Because you wanted to show off your stupid magnanimity to my face?" he teased me.

I chuckled, "Maybe,"

Eden laughed.

"You know, maybe, when all of this craziness is over, we could have a drink sometime," I offered.

"No problem, as far as you don't end up falling for my charms," He joked.

"You don't have to worry, I trust Isabella to bring my senses back around,"

We laughed like old-time friends.

"I should go to Reina,"

"Yeah," Eden nodded, looking away,

"Don't scold her too much, she's designed that way; no matter what she has gone through over the years, Maya just likes to see the good in everybody amid the darkness,"

"Yeah," I concurred with him," She has the 'one woman can change the world' bullshit personality," I breathed, exhausted.

"It's bullshit, however, that's her charm. So if you don't take good care of the rare gem you have, I'll take her away from you - kids or not,"

"You can try but we both know she would still end up running back to me because we're meant for each other. She's my match made in heaven, bro and I hope you find yours too," I said to him sincerely.

"Alright, so can you can please stop rubbing the whole thing in my face and get the hell out of here," Eden groaned.

I patted him on the shoulder and left the Cafe, the police would do their duty soon. But there was no need, even with the charges after the investigation, Jennifer would end up in a psychiatrist for half of her life.

By the time I got to the hospital, Reina had gotten out of surgery and according to the doctors, suffered a concussion and a neck injury, nothing else - no damage to her internal body parts.

Isabella took great care of the kids and it was comforting to see them getting along with Neon. The boy would have to see a therapist once he's discharged from the hospital, thanks to his mother's abuse of him.

Surprisingly, Anabelle dropped by afterward but I didn't stay to watch their interaction since I received news from the nurses that Reina has awoken and wanted to see me.

"Hey," I came into the room and sat by her bedside, smiling warmly at her.

She didn't reply, just kept staring at me for up to five minutes which became quite creepy.

"Reina, why are you staring at me like that? Do I have something on my face or something?" I asked and at the same time, wiped my face with my hands.

"Niklaus, I think I remember," was her sudden comment.

I froze, "W-what?"

"I've recovered my memories,"