Shutting my laptop off and clearing my table, I got up from the chair and went to the elevator to leave the office.

It's 5:40 pm right now and I have to meet my parents at 6 pm.

I removed the dark green coat and rolled up my black shirt to the elbows to look a little casual because it was a party.

Existing from the office and wishing a good day to my watchman I went to the parking lot and drove in my black Lamborghini to the coffee house.

It was only 3 blocks away from my office so I reached the house at 5:55 pm looking at my mother and father from outside talking to Carl and Joanna.

"Happy wedding anniversary uncle Carl and aunt Joanna." I wished them.

Joanna squealed and hugged me tightly." thank you my sugar plum."

She indeed has a habit of calling me a sugar plum, because she thinks I am cute and she loves me.

I shook hands with Carl and hugged him, "So, how is business going son heard you made a deal in Taiwan." He curiously asked me.

"Yes uncle, it going good, soon enough the production will start designing the product we did," I stated proudly. "Proud of you son."

"Be seated, my sugarplum is gonna be here any minute," Joanna murmured but I heard her.

"Hey, I was the sugar plum, who got that title other than me," I complained like a child.

"Trust me, Tesoro, I only call you two my sugar plum, she is just like my daughter and today she is gonna sing here." She said with a shine in her eyes.

Indeed she loves this 'sugar plum'

Both my parents and I were seated at a table and ordered our coffees.

"So, have you met Savanah again." My dad asked me smirking.

"Seriously mamma you told him." I gritted.

"Oh Tesoro he is your father and my husband I don't hide anything from him, I love your dad." My mother said playfully winking at my father.

Which made me wonder how lucky I am to get these two people in my life.

"No dad, I haven't plus I don't know if she has a boyfriend or not." I shrugged

"Don t give up son, if you both meant to be you will be with her everything will fall in place." He was interrupted by the sudden bell of the coffee house's door signalling someone just entered.

As I lift my head to look at the door my heart came to my mouth, my breathing stopped and everything around me started to get blur.

Looking as gorgeous as ever, wearing black pants with a nude top and a loose ponytail with high platform heels. Savanah looked like a goddess who just descended from heaven.

"My sugar plum you are here, I started getting worried I thought I might have scared you," Joanna asked being worried.

Suddenly I don't mind sharing my nickname with her.

"I am so sorry Jo, the water in my apartment was finished I had to go to Juliet's house to get ready." I read her lips.

It's creepy I know but as a high school teenager, it was the coolest thing I learned in a summer camp.

She rushed to Carl and hugged him from behind, I have never seen Carl act like a child. He squealed jumped and hugged her tightly.

Savanah kissed his cheek and he in return kissed her forehand saying thank you.

"Is she the one?" My dad asked.

Not able to remove my eyes from her I whispered," the only one."

I heard my dad chuckle.

"Then I can ask Joanna whether she is single or not if you want to." My mother smiled knowing the answer. "At the end of the party," I mumbled, still looking at her.

My mom laughed lightly.

"Son we will be leaving in 30 min as we have to go to Ava's father's birthday, I don't think you wanna accompany us." She asked.

"No mamma, I will also leave in about half an hour to go to 'delight' some investors want to meet me there," I stated.

After a little while, Carl stood up on the stage and welcomed Savanah.

I was ecstatic to listen to her sing.

She hesitantly took a seat with a caramel guitar in her hand, adjusting the mike.

"Ooooh, there are a lot of people." She said in a low voice which made me chuckle a bit.

She played the guitar and started singing the song. The most beautiful voice I had ever listened to, her voice made the hair on the back of my neck rise.

Halfway through the song, she made eye contact with me and smiled for half a second and looked away, which made my pants tight.

I got a freaking boner.

This girl is gonna be the death of me.

At the end of the song, every couple in the room was kissing or hugging their partners including my parents and Carl & Joanna.

Savannah chuckled and said."Aww, now I feel lonely." Which made me laugh and a realisation dawned upon me that maybe she is indeed single. For the first time in my life, I prayed to God.

She got down off the stage and went to the washroom.

"Such a sweetheart, what do you say amore." My mother asked my dad.

"She indeed is a pretty, talented girl." My dad said.

"Ok, we have to leave Tesoro but let me ask Joanna about her okay." My mother said.

After a minute Joanna came to the table to bid us goodbye and my mom took an opportunity to ask about Savanah.

"So Joanna what's the pretty girl's name?" My mother asked.

"Ohh Savanha such a sweet child, always ready to help like a candle burning herself for others," Joanna said.

A smile crept on my face and I nudged my mother's elbow under the table to ask about her relationship status.

"So is she alone her, no parents or boyfriend here?" My mother enquired.

"Her parents live in Seattle I think they are lawyers, she doesn't talk much about them and as per boyfriend situation, no she doesn't have one," Joanna said.

Yes, she doesn't have a boyfriend.

A light blush came up my cheeks, which was noticed by Joanna.

"Why are you asking Vanessa about her is my sugar plum is interested in my other sugar plum," Joanna asked with a playful smirk on her lips.

I swear at this point I was nervous and sweating.

"No Joanna, she just seems like a very nice girl." My mother reasoned.

"Okay, so we will take the leave now, enjoy your next married year bye." My father said while shaking hands with Carl and hugging Joanna.

I last time looked at my angel near the window drinking her coffee and looking outside the window with a smile on her lips.

That smile can bring me to my knees.

Walking out of the coffee house I talked with my parents until the driver comes to take them.

After saying goodbye to my parents.

I got a call from Connor asking me where am I, I talked to him while crossing the road.

"The investors are gonna be here any minute," Connor said.

"Do you know I saw Savanah today she was singing in the coffee house today," I told him excitedly totally ignoring the investors.

"So did you talk to her," Connor asked.

"No, but the good news is that she is single she doesn't have a boyfriend," I said happily.

"Well way to go but investors are gonna be any minute get your ass up here," Connor stated.

As I was talking to Connor with my back facing the road I heard a sudden painful squeal and felt a push at my back.

Only to turn and see Savanah being stabbed at the back by a man, and was starting to blackout.

The man started running away. At that time my only concern was Savanah.

She held the collar of my shirt and was falling on the ground, ripping the upper buttons of my shirt.

I held her waist tight only to feel the warm wet blood oozing out of her body.

I picked her up bridal style and took her to my car to drive to the hospital, the nearest one was a block away.

Informing Connor about it and telling him to get the CCTV footage of the road and police.

Her eyes were filled with tears and she said," don't call my parents, until I am dead, please."

Why would she say that?

You are not going to be dead, you can't be Savanah.

"Savanah open your eyes, no no open them." I reached the hospital.

Taking her to the VIP room other than the certain doctor no one was allowed to see her.

My mother and father also came to the hospital.

"She will be alright son, have faith in God." My mother consoles me.

After an hour Dr came out and said, "Savanah, was not stabbed with an ordinary knife but was stabbed with a poisoned knife which numbed her brain and every other organ."

"She is out of danger but is in a coma, let's pray to God she wakes up." My mother consoles me.

Connor came up with the police and the video recording of the whole incident.

As I watched the video, my tears were a second away to fall.

My angel saved me from getting stabbed, she ran across the street and came in front of me to save me from getting stabbed by that bastard.

The police officer said, "sir we have him arrested, and he had confessed that he was going to stab you."

It's all your fault, Leo, if you would have been careful today Savanha wouldn't be in a coma you could have saved her.

Connor understood my inner turmoil.

" Leo it's okay it's not your fault she is gonna be fine she will wake up." Connor calmed me but deep down I knew it all because of me if I just had to sit in the car it would have been all right.

I can't hurt her anymore, she indeed burns for others.

"Can I see her," I asked the doctor,

He nodded and I went inside her room.

She looked pale and her lips were blue but still beautiful I was not able to see her this lifeless.

I held her hand, "I am so sorry Savanah, you have to be here in this condition because of me, I thought I could protect you but today my careless mistake took you here."

I didn't even notice a tear rolling down my cheek.

"I am here to bid you a goodbye Savanah, I can't be the reason for your pain."

"Goodbye sweetheart" I kissed her hand and forehead and left the room.

I told the doctor not to let anyone in until she woke up not even her friends and I told Connor to post a guard here to tell me about her reports every day.

I glanced last time at her wishing she wakes up soon. I left the hospital.

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