For Better And For Worse
Chapter 51

A FEW DAYS LATER.

Renaissance hospital, Isabelle’s office.

Yves: that’s it ma’am, the camera is well installed and well positioned. Besides, no one can detect it. From here it can film everything.

Isabelle: thank you very much Yves. Here is your salary.

She gives him an envelope.

Yves: thank you very much madam. Goodbye Stella.

Stella: thank you very much Yves.

Yves leaves. Isabelle and Stella are talking.

Stella: this time, we’re going to get him and he’s going to regret it.

Isabelle: I hope he leaves me alone and that I don’t have to use the videos that this camera filmed against him.

Stella: it will be very generous for him. Well, since I’m on vacation, I’m going to go open the salon.

Isabelle: okay, see you later.

They k**s and Stella leaves. Isabelle heaves a deep sigh.

Isabelle: thank you very much Stella.

Prison.

Krist finally wakes up. Claire wasn’t far away. She approaches him quickly.

Claire: Praise God, you’re finally awake!

Krist: How long has it been?

Claire: You’ve been in a coma for a week Krist, it’s a miracle you’re awake.

Christ: why?

Claire: The person who stabbed you almost hit a vital organ. You didn’t come far from death. What happened ?

Krist: I was asked to kill a guard so I made it look like he stabbed me to get him fired and save his life.

Claire: your stupidity almost cost you your life. What will I become?

Krist: I have enough problems to resolve with you but I’m waiting for the right moment.

Claire: Speaking of problems, can you tell me what’s going on between you and my father?

Krist: How so?

Claire: He almost killed you in your coma Krist, why?

Krist: your father almost killed me?

Claire: Yes. It was five days ago.

FIVE DAYS RATHER.

The director arrives in the infirmary.

Hector: good evening darling.

Claire: hi dad!

Hector: What’s wrong with your favorite patient this time?

Claire: Dad was stabbed, he’s in a coma.

Hector: I see.

He wants to take out his phone but he can’t replace it in his phone.

Hector: please darling, can you go get my phone from my office? I’ve forgotten.

Claire: Okay.

Claire leaves and the principal gets up and quickly searches for a drug that could cause a heart attack that could lead to death. Finally he replaces some and takes some in a syringe. He then injects it into Krist’s water transfusion bag. Claire arrives at the same time.

Claire: Dad, what did you inject into him?

She rushes to remove the transfusion from him before the medicine reaches his veins. She turns back to her father.

Claire: Dad, what did you want to inject?

He doesn’t say anything so Claire searches and replaces the bottle of medicine.

Claire: Dad, you wanted to kill him, why?

Hector: I have no explanation to give you.

Claire: I didn’t know I had a murderous father. I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore. Get out of my sight!

Hector: listen my darling, I…

Claire: get out I say!

He had to leave and took care of transfusing Krist again.

HERE.

Krist: I don’t know why he wanted to kill me. I’ll have to ask him. Can you help me ?

Claire: what do you want me to do?

Krist: do you have a knife?

Claire: I can get one for you at home.

Krist: okay, that will be great, thanks! I have to act tomorrow.

Claire: What are you planning to do?

Krist: You will know.

Séverin’s company.

Bruno visits Séverin.

Bruno: hello my son.

Séverin: hello sir, take a seat.

Bruno: thank you. I see that business is progressing well.

Séverin: yes, they are evolving.

Bruno: unfortunately for my part, my turnover is decreasing so I wonder if we should not anticipate our association and sign the partnership agreements?

Séverin: we had already agreed on this subject sir, we will do it when I marry your daughter.

Bruno: I know and I thought that you are already together?

Séverin: well not yet. She really likes this guy, sir, so I shouldn’t rush things, she might hate me, so I’ll take it slowly. This is something that can take even years so don’t be in a hurry sir.

Bruno: okay, okay, sorry.

Séverin: There’s nothing wrong with that.

Bruno: Well, I’ll have to let you work.

Séverin: thanks for stopping by, see you later.

Bruno returns to his company and calls the prison director in anger.

Prison.

The director receives a call from Bruno.

Hector: hello sir!

Bruno: don’t take me for a fool Hector, I’m always waiting for good news.

Hector: unfortunately there is none sir. I think it’s better that we end our collaboration.

Bruno: no, it doesn’t work like that. It’s me who decides that so you better satisfy me otherwise you will regret it dearly.

Hector: ok, give me one last chance. We organize an underground boxing tournament every year in this prison. I will force him to participate and he will be killed there.

Bruno: I hope so for you.

He hangs up.

Bruno: oh shit!

Having nothing to do, Isabelle decides to return to visit her husband.

Guard: sorry ma’am, your husband is still in the infirmary, he is not yet ready to receive visitors.

Isabelle: what, this is the second time I’ve been here and you keep telling me that he’s in the infirmary. What did you do to him?

Guard: I’m sorry ma’am.

She had to return home.

Hair salon.

Maître Célestin has some free time and decides to visit Stella in the living room.

Célestin: hello my love!

Stella: hello darling, are you coming to braid your hair?

Célestin: we can say that. You are busy ?

Stella: I was a few minutes ago.

Célestin: God loves me then. Would you like a visit to my place?

Stella: at home, in your house?

Célestin: That poses a problem for you, don’t you want to know my place?

Stella: yes, yes, give me a few minutes and we’ll leave.

So she closes the salon and leaves with her boyfriend to go home. They arrive at a large, well-surrounded house, larger than Krist’s. Stella was amazed by the grandeur and beauty of the house. They go inside and she was getting more and more dazzled.

Stella: wow, your house is really huge and magnificent! Don’t tell me you live alone in this shack?

Célestin: yes, I’m alone, waiting for the day you come to live with me.

Stella: let me come live with you, no you too!

Célestin: don’t you want to become my wife?

Stella: oh, you… I… I didn’t think you meant that.

Célestin: I understood. Shall I show you around? Feel at home.

Stella: okay, thank you.

He shows her around all the rooms as well as the kitchen, dining room, etc.

After the visit, he installs her in the living room and brings her a drink. Then he goes to put some food away in the dining room before joining her.

Célestin: I prepared food for us.

Stella: so quickly!

Célestin: yes, make food for a princess, we hurry up.

Stella: are you serious?

Célestin: no, I prepared before going to pick you up. You come ?

Stella: Yes.

They will therefore taste Célestin’s delicious dish.