Diana

Alex explained that it was after she went after the person that tried to assassinate him. He said she didn't return and sent his guards to inform that she left.

"I think her condition is related to your daughter." The dude said flatly.

"What are you trying to say?" Alex asked.

"Think of it. You said your daughter met up with her an hour before meeting with you. Your guard claimed she asked them to confirm the person behind your attempt assassination with you, which means she also knew who it was.

Which was Shane, correct?" He asked and Alex nodded, his heartbeat quickening. Everything is falling into place in his head as well.

"She killed the guy and didn't bother to come check on you before leaving. You said she went to train on how to defend herself. If I were her; I will go after the person who sent someone after my father. I will want him dead.

If she didn't kill the dude, we can assume that she's not capable of killing, but she did, which means she can try to kill Shane as well."

"She's just an ordinary girl, she's not.." Alex cut in, but couldn't complete his sentence, before shutting his eyes and rested it on the table in their middle. He recalled how he was told, that the guy was cruelly killed.

"Sir it's okay. You've confirmed that she's fine, so that means she escaped." The doctor assured, while Alex lifted his head. His eyes bloodshot, while his former straight back hunched.

He can't believe this actually leads to Diana. How could this be? How could his daughter entered such place, cause so much bloody scene and escaped alive. What has she been through? how has she been living her life since all these while?

His heart hurts so much. He felt like a failure as a parent. "Sir, are you okay?" He heard the doctor asked.

He swallowed hard on his saliva. "I'm fine! please go on." he urged.

"Are you sure? we could take a short break." he said and Alex claimed he's cool.

Seeing that the details are affecting Alex; he rounded up the story and didn't elaborate much. "I think your daughter was the lady that was being chased on the night of the incident." he said.

"Sir, please calm down." He said to Alex, whose hands were shaking nonstop. 'All those bloods on the floor were Diana's? He was sleeping peacefully in his room that night, while his daughter was being chased by guns.' Alex look lost and felt sad.

He couldn't help but thanked his star that she survived. What could he have done? His mind drifted back to Stella. "Is that why she's like that?" he asked.

"I can't say for sure, but I think she assumed her daughter died, or was shocked by something related to their scrimmage." The doctor said with uncertainty. Those were deductions. He wasn't present at the scene, so he couldn't say for sure.

"What should I do?" Alex asked.

"I think someone that means a lot to her, someone she trusted should talk to her. Make her understand that her daughter lives." The doctor said.

"She can hear what was being said to her?" Alex asked in confusion.

"She can hear everything, but for someone in such a state; it will be hard to bring her back, without finding the right person to do it. Wherever she locked herself in; she must have created a whole new world for herself.

To convince her that she's in a fake world and return to reality isn't going to be easy, unless…" he paused and looked up at Alex.

Alex deep red eyes stared back at him, "unless what?" he asked.

"If you can get your daughter to come talk to her. If she's really related to this; she will trust her voice and we wouldn't need to find someone she trusted." He added.

Alex took a deep breath, "I should try first." he said. He didn't think he still meant something to her, but since Diana is their child; Stella might trust him. He loves her just as much as she did and wouldn't want her dead, just like she wouldn't.

After giving the doctor his reason for wanting to try, he also find it reasonable.

They have little talks and yes! Alex respected the profession. He couldn't believe his head never assumed all that.

He left for Stella's ward after, where she sat quietly on her bed, dressed in a white patient's uniform, her gaze blank and her eyes wide open.

She only sleep under sedation. When she wakes up; she resumed with her blankness. She wouldn't flinch when a mosquito bit her and would suddenly stood up and began walking forward immediately a hand touches her.

Alex closed the door behind him and walked toward her. He misunderstood her. She has been going through a lot and he was mad at her.

He recalled the look in her eyes the day he went to her mal. He didn't care about it then, as his head was only full of 'she's another man's woman.'

But thinking back to the scene, her stare, her disappointment when he refused to go into her office and many more; he realizes he messed up.

She sacrifices everything for their daughter, while all he did was laying sick, woke up and got jealous.

Thinking about it; he realize he didn't really do anything for Diana. He didn't sacrifice anything. Stella did it all. It must have been hard on her. She must have been traumatic.

How did she cope, living with someone like that? How did she feel when she wakes up next to him, was she ever happy?

Alex felt really bad and began whimpering out loud. His heart broke and he regretted hating her.

He sat beside her and held her hand. Immediately they made physical contact; Stella was about to stand up and began walking forward again; when Alex held her back slowly made her laid down on the bed, which she did like a robot.

Laying down beside her; he rested his weight on his elbow and stared at her. Her were covering a side of her face.

He brushed her hair from her face and didn't know what came over him as he caressed her chin and slowly rested his head at the left part of her chest, listening to her heartbeat.

"Stella, it's me Alex."