The Gangster And The Hacker

Chapter 51

Jasper's PoV

Everything happened in so much rush that I wasn't able to shake off its shock even after so many hours. And on top of that, now this?

I was still in shock as to what had happened in the past 60 hours. It was as if whatever I had seen, whatever I had experience related to Mac was an illusion. And if I'm shocked after seeing all fucked up things I have ever seen, I knew this is too damn serious for me even if for some normal person it's not really fucked up.

We are at a hospital in a town near Ellisphere. Venere made me and Vale leave the hotel hurriedly to a town which only they knew.

I was about to enter the room in which Venere and Vale were in, to ask her if she needs anything, when I heard Vale yelling,

"But I had to do this, why don't you understand! And I didn't leave her alone. Who do you think I'm, Jasper DeLuca? Who just leaves his younger sister all by herself?"

I was about to go inside the room and give him a piece of my mind when some crashing sounds and an cry of anguish came from the room after which I heard Venere saying, "How many times have I told you DO NOT cover up your faults using others' names?"

"But how many times do I have to tell you, she was asking for you. And you were always saying to never call you unless you call me. Still, I tried to contact you." Who is this person they are talking about? Why are they having an argument over her?

"You what?"

"She has been asking for you for weeks. I wasn't going to just sit there and follow your damn orders! She was getting even more sad as the days passed."

"Didn't you hear what her psychologist had said? She needs either of us near her all the time! It is us with whom she feels safe the most. We sacrificed so much to never let her overall health deteriorate."

"Which is why you chose to avoid doing surgeries unless it was an emergency and no other doctor was available!" She exclaimed and continued talking.

"And it is because of that, I did 60-80% of all my works sitting beside her. I left her side only once a month so that everything that I was doing didn't blow up in your or her face!" I got away when I thought Venere looked towards the door.

"If we hadn't been back here in time, Chloe's health would have started to deteriorate, and even you know how that would have turned out."

"But-"

"Chup! I don't want to hear a single word from you. We are her guardians. You are her father damn it! And you left our 10- TEN-year-old at the hospital alone!" I froze when she said 'our'. Does that mean she is this Chloe's madre? Do they have a past together?

"You have left me no choice but to take her away from you. You will receive the papers in a few days."

I sat down at a nearby seat when I realized one of them was going to get out. Venere came out of the room and said to me, "I'm going to look for a motel nearby for us to live. And I want some space. So, stay here and keep an eye on this room, no one should be able to take Chloe out of this room." Just as she was saying that Mark had arrived.

"Mark, vai con lei." I quickly made a plan to confirm what I heard. This is essenziale, even if it will make me look like a verme.

"Where do you want to go Mac? Any specific place in your mind?"

"What the hell? Didn't you hear what I said? I said- I. want. to. go. alone." I ignored her rant and eyed him. He understood that he had to be with at all times for some reason. And I will tell him what that reason is.

"You can't do that! I'm her father! And even if you get the paperwork done, they will give me the preference because I have taken care of her more than you ever did and she's my blood through and through." Xavier stormed out of the room, tears almost spilling from his eyes. She glared at him and walked to him.

I saw this as occasione and got Mark aside while they both were distracted. I asked him to do an essential part of my plan.

"You have to get Venere's DNA campione for me. Either get her hair, recent toothbrush or a glass through which she drank water." I whispered to him and he looked like I was fuori di testa. Which I most probably was, considering I'm doing utterly weird things to know the truth.

I glared at him to not yell about it right then and there.

"Look, don't ask questions right now. I will let you know the reason later." We went back towards them to see they were still having a heated argument.

"So, you. can't. stop. me. I won't even let you both meet for the weekends if you continue to irritate me."

Mark just gave me a look after hearing the last sentence she said.

I sat inside the room after they left so that even if a doctor or nurse were in, I would know what their moves were. But most importantly I wanted to get her DNA sample and also see what Chloe looks like. They had similar and dissimilar features due to which I couldn't guess whether my suspicions were true or not. I had a few conversations with her as well so that she doesn't get suspicious of me.

Soon, it was her time to sleep again and I went out so that she would sleep. As soon as she was sleeping, I went inside again and took the glass through which she drank water and sealed it inside a zip pouch. I also plucked a hair from her scalp, so that if Mark gets a hair sample of Venere's hair. 

Few hours later, Mark came back with what I asked him for- glass which was used by Venere and her hair sample as well. "You should consider yourself lucky that she was at her stress drinking routine or else this would have been hell, for you and me." I really don't know how he got her to relax around her or even drink around him. But I'm glad he could do it. Like he said, it would have been hell lot of difficult.

"Really Jasper? Are you going to tell me why you wanted this?" He questioned.

He snapped his fingers in front of my eyes and gave me a look saying, 'I'm waiting?'. "I will, but not now." I kept Chloe's glass in the bag that Mark got for me, with Venere's glass already in it.

"What's going on?" I looked up to see Venere looking suspiciously at me, Mark and the bag. "And whose bag is that exactly?"

"Mine, is that a problem?" She lifted her hands in mock surrender when I snapped at her. "Just asking, no need to get so snappy." She went in to meet the kid.

"Keep an eye on Venere, I will be back in a few hours."

I went to the hospital that was owned by one of my connections. It was kind of faraway, but I couldn't take the risk of letting Venere know about this, she would then do everything in her power to tamper with the reports.

I used to be here whenever any of our people got annihilated and there was no option but to get professional help. I stopped there itself because it would be just a waste of time to travel for hours back and forth again.

"Mr. Green? The reports you asked for." The doctor said and I gave him an envelope full of cash. And he gave me a questioning look. "The fees to get these tests done." Thank goodness I always wore a mask while being at the hospital or else I would've had to pay extra to keep their mouths shut.

"Of course." He nodded at me and went away. I got out of the hospital and was about to read what the results were, when my phone rang. I saw it was Mark and decided to answer the call.

"What is taking you so much time?"

"I'm leaving from here, what is it?"

"Mac has questioned me about you when she didn't see you anywhere for hours. She wants to leave from here."

"Just keep them busy, don't give any reason about where I'm or what am I doing, I will tell them the reason when I get home."

"Just leave from wherever you're immediately and get back here."

I huffed, looking at the reports envelope. Looks like it's not the time to open you yet. Keeping the envelope in the bag, I turned on the ignition and drove away from the hospital, to get back to Venere as soon as possible.