a request as a friend

Episode-181 a request as a friend         Author’s POV:                                Edwin was waiting in his study in the palace, his eldest son is sitting in front of him. Alexis was just eating an apple as he was standing by the window.   Edwin said, “Aaron did his part of the work… he is attending his college now…” Edwin just looked at his file..  Ernest said, “I assume Dr. Vic... is falling…. and it’s funny that you want to pretend to catch him as we are the one to make him fall….”   Edwin got up and said, “it’s fun…. But more about control… he is my friend that’s why it’s his hospital falling…. if he was my enemy then it would be his life….. he did wrong… thankfully your mom is in boutique….”      Alexis asked, “that means you will stop if mom says no..” Edwin smirked. He said, “I respect my wife… but now it’s matter of my son… I need to give him a hand… anyways, you all messed up…”     Alexis said, “we know dad, Cherry tells you everything…. We don’t mind… you are King Edwin Arthur Gray, our dad…. We don’t have anything to hide….”    Edwin’s phone rang and answered it, Edwin said, “hello?”     Dr. Vic said, “Edwin… why are you doing this?... I always support you as a friend and you are destroying me.”      Edwin sat back and said, “Vic… I did nothing, your partners well selling the hospital, I just bought it.. I did business and it’s not my fault that I am 60 % owner of the hospital and its branches… I saved your hospital my friend.. and I am using my authority on my power”     Dr. Vic said, “do you think I will fall for this tricks?... I know what you are Edwin… I know you..”    Edwin said, “then you should have known what I would do after what you said…. Vic I am not angry that you rejected Alexis… but you insulted me… be thankful that I didn’t try to harm your image in front of your daughters….” Ernest just kept playing with the pen as he was smirking… he didn’t  heard the conversation completely.. but he knew no one can defeat his father…         Dr. Vic said in anger, “Edwin… you know what I did for you, you know if I wasn’t there for Alisa back then she could have killed herself when you went to N country… I still kept my promise.. and you are doing this to me. you bought the hospital and now you are going to create a building there?... it’s my father’s dream Edwin..”       . Edwin’s eyes got darker, he said, “Vic… I remember, you know I could have killed you for saying that to my son… but because you are friend, I am being on good side…”    Edwin added, “I will sigh the hospital to you, I don’t need the hospital.. you don’t have to pay me to get the hospital… I will do it just because you are my friend… I remember what you did for me… I was just reminding you what I am… I don’t need the hospital… I don’t need anything in return… your father’s dream is completely yours..” Alexis and Ernest looked at each other as they heard there father’s words.. even though they didn’t knew what Dr. Vic was saying, they were shocked.      Dr. Vic said, “you serious?”    Edwin said as he smiled, “you know  I won’t joke… I will send papers in 10 minutes.. my signature are there… just yours is missing…. get your hospital…”  Edwin heard Dr. Vic sigh, through the phone… Dr. Vic said, “thanks…. I was going crazy in anger. sorry… I shouldn’t have said those things to Alexis.. but I just wanted him to go away from my daughter…”    Edwin sigh, he said, “I have a request as a friend… please consider Alexis and Serene’s relation... you won’t regret…” Ernest stood up in shock, his father was requesting… Alexis was shocked to the core. Ernest internally said, “I could have dragged Serene and made Dr. Vic suffer… there is no need to request…”      Dr. Vic said on the phone, “I can’t… I will never. If this is price for the hospital then I don’t want it.. my daughters are precious to me, I can get killed for them but not this..”    Edwin said, “no.. hospital is yours….. Serene is not a payment… hospital is your in any case… it’s my duty to help you, since you did a lot for me when I was not there… you took care of her when I was not there I am so thankful…”    Edwin added, “Vic… Alexis is good kid, I can see it his love is sincere… I know my son.”    Dr. Vic said, “Edwin.. he is your son, he still has the character of yours… he will do the same what you did to Alisa back then… I remember every visit I made to treat her, I remember when you were loving her she still suffered…. She committed suicide… you left her alone to get the throne… she almost died when the kidnapping happened… I just don’t want my daughter to go through this… I don’t want to live in fear of losing my daughter everyday…”       Edwin nodded, his eyes got darker, he said, “I know what I did… and I regret my actions even when I had reason…. But if your daughter loves my son then… will you still force her to give up and live like a puppet…. Didn’t you saw Alisa for those years, she was like a dead person living a life motionlessly… what if your daughter turns the same?... she would be still a walking dead… you know it very well, Alisa needs to be near me to live as a person, love is weird… just hope your daughter won’t suffer for your thoughts… this time you will be harming her not my son… as far as I know he pampered her… never hurt her…”    Dr. Vic became silent, Edwin said, “but I will not let my son suffer… lets meet with a contract, Alexis Gray and Serene Harris will be engaged for 1 year, if your daughter wants to beak the engagement after an year then my son will give up…. we won’t force.. if she decides to marry Alexis after 1 year then we will welcome her”      Dr. Vic said, “what is we don’t agree?”     Edwin said, “if you don’t agree then your daughter is going to get married in 2 days, be ready for the wedding… I heard she is not in the country, don’t worry we will arrange everything…… the wedding will be in 2 days if you don’t agree.” Dr. Vic was shocked to the core. Edwin added, “you have one hour to answer me… I will be waiting for the call…”    Edwin ended the call and looked at his sons looking at him in shock.. Alexis said, “there is no need to request Dr.Vic…. he is nothing in front of you…”     Edwin said, “he did a me great favor years ago… … that’s why he getting a special treatment…”