You spent time in hospital for another week of observation. The doctors were pleased with the result and you can wait to be discharged in two days.

During the week you had got a lot of visitors but their gifts were inspect after the close call with the poisoned chicken. The police was still deep in to their investigation. Taehyung is already discharge and at his parents mansion to recoup after the harrowing events a week ago.

Gervais and Ha-ni visited you one morning, hand intertwined. The happiness and contentment in their eyes made you realise that both gave love a chance. Gervais told you that he'll be taking Ha-ni with him to France to introduce her to his parents. Ha-ni was very nervous because of the disappointment she went through with Bangchan.

Arthur and Anais spoke things through about their relationship. She came clean with all the gory past mistakes she went through. But Arthur accepted her as she is with all her flaws and brokenness. Anais was full of tears when she told you about his confession. She met his mom and is mom was pleased because Anais is perfume billionnaires only daughter. She was strong and she was willing to sit up with a introverted, moody Arthur. Anais didn't mind and her parents even invited Arthur and his family to come and visit them in Paris.

You couldn't be happier for your friends. Luckily Adrienne and Pierre were more then capable handling the two Cartier branches. You were excited for the future.

Hoseok was just getting more endearing to you. He visited everyday and the love in his eyes were not hidden from their parents. The only damper in his heart was Jessica's uncanny and eerie silence. She left his office in a fit of rage and he knows her, she's not someone that will take things lying down
She's not known for giving up on anything. He just couldn't bare to tell his beautiful girl about Jessica's explosive visit.

Noémies parents were at his dad's mansion, enjoying a relaxing week vacation. His parents were very hospitable and took them out sightseeing to get their worry from their only daughter.

They were all just pleased that their grandchild is safe and sound.

Hoseok was visiting Noémie that evening. She was more radiant them every when he embraced her with a soft kiss,"How's my sweetheart doing?" He whispered next to her on the bed

You chuckled softly, "I'm so happy darling. My doctor says I will be home in two days. I love the comfort of the hospital room,but I need to be around familiar things."

Hoseok smile," Well, you will be staying in my penthouse. You know my housekeeper has a perculiar liking in you. What did you do to charm her so easily?. "

You just smirk,"Well, I do have that effect on women too. One look into my licorice irises and they are gone. I would love staying with you to recoup."

He grinned, caressing your long hair out of your face, "We are going to be the most joyful family in few months. I can't wait for our baby to see the light."

You smile softly, "It's been a long, trying road for our baby, but he's safe. What gender do you prefer?"

Hoseok furrowed his brows and then chuckle,"Well, a girl or a boy. As long as they'll be happy. We must brainstorm cute names for them."

You smile warmly, rubbing his hand gently, "I love you so much and I'm so blessed to have you in my life."your eyes started to tear up. Knowing how easily it was to lose your love and baby. What now you are blessed with both.

Yoongis wife Yeonra, also visited you with plushie slippers as a gift. She jokingly says it's from little Kai, hoping it's a cute girl she's carrying.

Her parents and aunt also made a brief visit until it was time  for visiting hours to be over.

You sat calmly in your bed , after supper was served and you'd refreshed yourself with the help of the caring nurse, than you decided to play some cellphone games till your attending doctor and nurse  made their rounds to redo your IV, your medication and just making small talk with you.

After 9pm, weary of numerous games and ready to tuck yourself under the blanket, you sent your loving boyfriend the last message, telling him how much you love him and he must always remember that...

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The hospital hallway was very silent, almost eerie. The nurses' station was manned by the late-night nurse. She looked tired as she was quietly talking on her phone and paging through some paperwork. A security guard was seated lazily against the wall between two VIP hospital rooms. His head was slightly tilted, showing fatigue.

Unbeknownst to the nurse and security guard, a figure quietly slipped out of an unmarked supply closet, dressed in the standard blue doctor's scrubs, black pants, a white coat, a blue mask that hits the lower part of his face, a blue surgical cap on his head covering his hair, and dark-rimmed glasses on his nose. A name tag was dangling with the picture of the doctor in glasses and the name Dr. Park, L. Resident Physician.

He walked quietly to the nurses' station, where the middle-aged nurse was dressed in pink scrubs, and a phone was cracked between her ears and shoulders as she quietly answered some questions. Her eyes just flickered to the doctor as she waved lazily at him.

She smiled. Ah...doc. Burning the midnight oil again today? No rest...gosh, enjoy your rounds." She chuckled , looking down on her paperwork, not even bothering to look up.

The figure just subtly nodded , took the blue clipboard from the desk without a word, and turned down the hallway. The nurse, who was still engaged on the phone, didn't even notice the tension in the stranger's shoulders or the calculated steps he took down the hallway.

He passed the guard, nodding cautiously, but the guard didn't even glance up; he was too used to the night shifts of the doctors, as six doctors already passed him earlier. Most of them work even past midnight while doing their rounds.

The stranger looked cautiously around the dimlit hallway to the guard, who just rested his head against the wall, and he quickly and soundlessly slipped into VIP room 3.

Inside the room you could feel the cool air with a slight scent of antiseptic, and he noticed a diffuser that gave off a lavender scent in the room. The only light in the room was the lamp on top of the bedside; the rest of the luxurious room was hurled in darkness.

The stranger walked silently to the bed; a girl with flushed cheeks was sleeping soundly; her long, black velvet hair looked like a Chinese fan across the pillows. Her hand was resting on her stomach on top of the soft duvet cover.

Noémie...

Her breathing was soft and regular. He could only hear the slight sound of the monitor. The stranger closed the curtain enclosure around the bed and approached the IV stand next to the bed, silently reaching inside his coat. From his inner pocket he took out a sleek syringe filled with a faintly glowing blue liquid; the atmosphere turned sinister in the dim light. He held it in his grey-gloved hand for a moment, watching the liquid with calculated eyes.

Then his gaze turned to Noémie.

The stranger's eyes held no warmth , only malice .

With narrowed eyes, he reached out to inject the syringe into the half-filled IV bag. He paused, and then slowly he reached for her neck, sliding out a second pillow that was placed by the caring nurse earlier to give her more comfort.

With a deep intake of breath and cold, calculated intent, he lifted it up...

Just as he wanted to press the pillow on Noémie's face...a sound broke the silence.

He heard footsteps...voices.

Then the door creaked open. A nurse and a young doctor entered , chatting casually, but then they froze mid-step. Something doesn't feel right...

"What the...'"

The bed curtain was drawn closed, the pillow on the floor. When the figure heard the interaction, he quickly moved from Noémie's bedside into the shadowy part behind the door, standing with bated breath.

When he saw the nurse first step fully into the room, she suddenly shrieked loudly as a blurry figure knocked her sideways, and even the doctor was pushed out of the way.

The masked stranger-doctor sprinted down the hallway to the stairs, slamming the door behind him. In his haste from the hospital room, he dropped the syringe near the hospital door.

With the sudden chaos, the guard ran after the doctor, yelling to the nurse to call the emergency backup.

Inside Noémie's room, the doctor ran up to Noémie's side. "The IV...check the bag now!" He screamed.

The nurse stared, still perplexed, at the IV bag, and with a strangled voice, said, It's not her meds!"

Together, they yanked the IV line from Noémie's arm just in time, as the poison was at the insertion point. Not knowing what to expect, the doctor slammed the red emergency button.

Alarms went off as the chaos erupted. The security guard looked bewildered as he held out the syringe to the doctor.

The hallways exploded when more doctors shouted orders, nurses were running, and you could hear the sound of gurney wheels squealing against the tiles towards Room 3.

In the stairwell, someone spotted a blur of a white coat darting down the steps. The guards were running down the stairwell, but the stranger had already escaped through the exit...only a discarded lab coat, mask, and theater cap were found in a trash can near the exit.

The imposter doctor has skillfully fled in the night...

Inside the hospital room amid the emergency staff, Noémie's heart monitor started to beep erratically.

"She's seizing!" The emergency doctor shouted.

The team surrounded the gurney, already wheeling her bed to the emergency theater.

Noémie's limbs started to jerk violently, almost unnaturally, as a soft form was touching the corners of her mouth.

"Get her family on the line. NOW!"

Another doctor barked, the young nurse who stood next to the midnight shift nurse at the nursing station's fingers trembling as she gripped the phone...

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The doctor led them to the private lounge near the VIP rooms. As they sat, the atmosphere was quiet, heavy with tension, like panic and disbelief.

Hoseok sat on the edge of the tan couch, his elbows on his knees. He was casually clothed in his tracksuit in a hurry. His hands were trembling as he stared at the floor in deep thought.

Noemi's parents sat at the opposite side of the doctor, and his parents occupied the seats near him, cradling each other in their arms. Their faces were pale with worry and utter confusion. Ara, Noemi's mother, was clutching a crumpled tissue as tears ran down her eyes. Her dad was stoic with clenched jaws, gripping the arm of the chair so hard. Hoseok could see that his knuckles were turning white.

Dr. Choi, the attending physician, spoke calmly, but there was an urgency in her voice.

"We arrived just in time. A resident doctor and nurse saved her by stopping the perpetrator from doing further damage." She glanced down at her clipboard and then looked at all of them. "The syringe was recovered at the scene. After analysis, we found it contained bradycardial, a rare compound sometimes used in microdose cardiac trials...but in these quantities and forms...it was intended to dangerously slow her heartbeat to a near-fatal level. Had the syringe been fully inserted into her IV, Noémie would have experienced cardiac arrest within minutes."

Ara gasped, "Oh my gosh!"

Her dad sat back stunned.

Hoseok's eyes were wide as Noémie's dad uttered in a strangled voice, "You're saying someone tried to kill our daughter...just like that!"

Dr. Choi nodded solemnly and replied, "Yes, sir...and potentially her unborn child."

The room was silent.

The doctor continued, "Her heartbeat became erratic, and her body started to seize. We intervened immediately, flushed her IV line, and administered some countermeasures. She is in the theater now, and she's our top priority as our skilled surgical and obstetric teams are working together. We're doing everything to stabilize her and protect the baby. They are both strong ...but I must confess it was close. She would've died tonight."

Hoseok finally looked up, his eyes misty from unshed tears. He was flabbergasted. "Why would someone make it their mission to do this?" Who would want to kill Noémie?" There was a tremble in his cracked voice, but deep inside it was as if he knew already. The suspicion was there. Always there.

Did Jessica go to such far lengths to get Noémie out of the way as if he will go back to her? She wanted to pay revenge for him closing Noémie.

His parents also had the suspicion, but they aren't sure. It's too far-fetched.

Dr. Choi placed a comforting hand on Noémie's mom's shoulder, who was sobbing in her husband's arms.

"I know this is overwhelming, but know this: our security and legal teams are working with the authorities. We've secured the entire ward. Noémie will be moved to a restricted ICU wing after surgery, with constant monitoring. Only family and certain staff will have access. We also initiated a forensics protocol of all the medical supplies she received since the beginning of this week."

Noemi's dad , with deep furrowed brows, stood up and paced in front of them.

"First the food poisoning and now this? Someone is clearly hunting her. This isn't a coincidence anymore." His voice was cracking

The doctor nodded, "I agree fully."

At that moment, an assistant stepped in with an iPad and handed it to Hoseok. " Security footage just came in," she whispered.

They all gathered around...

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A/n: At last another update.

Someone is out to get Noémie out of the way.

Thank you so much for all your love and support. Only two chapters left before the epilogue scene. Thank you so much for all the reads, votes, follows and sharing of this book.

1. What is your take on this chapter?

2. Do you think Noémie deserve such treatment?

3. Who is the suspect according to your suspicions?

4. Do you think Hobi must confront her or let the authorities take over?

5. Do you think the baby is safe this time?

6. Will it keep Jessica or whoever at bay, now that security has tighten?

7. Do you think Jessica will back down or still going after her and Hobi?

Just something to calm your nerves.😃