"It was in X country," he stopped halfway. Dr. Joe panicked for a while. Aditya smirked and he kept on looking at him.
"My mistake. Sorry, in this country." Aditya was staring at him.
"I must have made a mistake with someone else, I am getting old."
"Old?" "How old are you?" Aditya questioned him again.
"I am 60 this year, retiring soon!" My mother is 55 and he is 60.
"Who is Anita for you?" Aditya asked again.
"Cousin," Dr. Joe panicked again, he patted his forehead with his own hand. His mouth cannot be controlled after he met both of them. He must be excited deep in his heart. Krisandra's mouth was open wide in surprise and shock. Aditya frowned at him. Is Dr.Joe my uncle? Aditya felt happy because at last he had found one uncle in his lifetime.
"So you are my uncle, right?" Dr. Joe threw all the things he was holding aside and sat on the chair beside the bed. He closed his face with both palms. His face was red. He was angry at himself, but he had all gone too far. He was supposed to keep it a secret, Anita was going to give nicely like nobody's business.
"Why do you never come to visit me or mother?" Aditya asked a childish question as though he was angry towards him because he didn't visit them.
"Your mother would kill me if she knew I told you I'm your uncle!" Dr. Joe frowned.
"You must keep it secret."
"What's wrong if I know you are my uncle? Why is she hiding it?" Aditya asked him.
"To be honest, I have no idea, Aditya. I have asked her so many times to visit you but she doesn't allow me. I am the only cousin for her and you are the only nephew I have. I take care of her like my little sister." Dr. Joe was venting all his sadness to Aditya.
"Uncle, you are always welcome to our villa, please come, and after you retire you must be very free. You can play with my kids." Aditya wants his children to know their relatives, not like him. Aditya wants more relatives.
"Anita will chase me out."
"She is not staying there, so uncle, you don't need to worry," Aditya's tone was low.
"Where is she then? She is very stubborn sometimes."
"She is in her own villa. She wanted one so I bought one for her."
"Uncle" Adithya called with a hesitation. Dr.Joe looked at him with a questioning and confused face.
"By any chance, do you know who my father is?" Aditya's face was pitiful.
"I am sorry Aditya. Yes, I do know, but I cannot reveal it to you. Anita will tell you when the time comes. I have promised her!" Dr.Joe explained to him after letting go a big sigh.
"So all the people around me know who my real father is except me? How shameful is that?" He felt useless. Frustrated.
"Only me, ehemm! ehemm! Allen and your father knew this matter, nobody else knew about it, including Adinath's mistress."
"Who is she? Where is she now?" Aditya was aware of the woman but he never took note of her details. He hated her even more after she ran away once his father died.
"Her name is Shalu and she was working with your father as his secretary. She went off with a large amount of cash when your father died. We have never heard from her after that."
"Nobody tried to contact her?" Krisandra asked him. Both men looked at her.
"For what purpose? Your mother doesn't want to know what happened to her or how she is! She thought she could be pregnant with Adinath's child and take over all the properties. Obviously, she didn't know your father was impotent. So she thought she couldn't get pregnant with your father and she thought she had a problem with the pregnancy."
"So she didn't contact you or my mother for 16 years?" Dr. Joe nodded his head.
"To be honest, we don't even know whether she is still alive or not."
"Alright then, too bad for her. Anyway, uncle, don't forget to visit my kids when you are free." Aditya reminded him again.
"Kids? How many of them? Both of you just met recently, right?" Dr. Joe was confused.
"My investment was 6 years ago, and now I am enjoying a double return, twins!" Aditya said while grinning wide.
"What? 6 years ago? Twins! Really??? Oh my god, I must see them, so Anita has no idea about your kids?" Both shook their heads.
"I am sure she is going to love them. I will come tomorrow since it is my day off."
"Ermmm uncle, not tomorrow. Come after I meet my mother, my kids are very smart, then they will reveal all your details to my mother later."
"Huh! Really?" Both Aditya and Krisandra nodded their heads.
"Alright then, I will come on Sunday for lunch. Now both of you can go, she is fine, and be careful until you find the real criminal."
"Yes uncle," Aditya and Krisandra agreed together. Their driver was already waiting at the pick-up area.
Aditya wrapped his hand over Krisandra's waist and pulled her near to him when they were walking out of the hospital. He was worried since they couldn't find out who the person was hurting them. The driver opened the door for both of them while bowing his head. Aditya acknowledged him by nodding his head. Once the door closed, the driver ran away immediately to the driver's seat to drive the car. Everything happened in less than a minute.
The kids were waiting excitedly for their mother. The moment they saw Krisandra, they both jumped and ran towards her. Aditya was standing in front of Krisandra to catch them. He smiled at them.
"Relax buddies, mummy is fine and she cannot carry because of her hand." They totally forgot about her wound.