Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 147

Violet’s P.O.V.

“You should come with us, honey. I can’t trust your safety with anyone here,” my mother said to me in a worried tone, making me laugh mockingly, but I couldn’t laugh out loud due to my head injury. “I am grateful to Mr. Westfield for assisting them in finding me, but I am fine here,” I replied briefly and quietly. I could now speak clearly, but even though my vision had improved, I still got headaches if I kept my eyes open for too long. “You are still underage, Violet, and as your mother, I can take decisions for you,” she replied to me in a stern tone, making me scoff this time.

“For your information, Samantha is still my guardian, and you have no say for me,” I reminded her of the bitter truth of our relationship. “She can’t interfere if I am here,” she used her aggressive tone this time. “Ask your husband, Mrs. Westfield. Both you and my father gave up your rights as my parents when you left me behind. The state asked you at that time, and you again denied it. Now you are putting your claim on me? Please go away…. I am happy here,” I immediately replied to her in an angry tone.

“Violet… calm down,” Ethan scolded me while putting his hand on my ankle. I guess he was standing near my feet. “Get the grip on yourself, Nathalie, and she is right. Only Samantha can take decisions for her legally. You have no say in her matters,” I heard Mr. Westfield scolding my mother. “But… I.. I am her biological mother. There must be a way in law,” my mother shouted at him this time. I closed my eyes because I didn’t want to be part of this conversation. “There is none, Nathalie, because Samantha is, I am sure that it will hurt you, but she is a better mother than you, and now you are again doing the same thing. You are harassing Violet. She is already in pain, and you are now making her condition worse,” Mr. Westfield scolded her in a loud voice.

I felt Ethan’s grip on my ankle tighten. “Mr. Westfield,” he spoke this time. “I know, Ethan… I am taking her back,” I heard Mr. Westfield giving Ethan a reply. “Nathalie,” Mr. Westfield called my mother in a stern voice. “No… I don’t want to go,” she replied in a cracked tone. “Let her rest. Let’s go now,” he urged her in a calm tone, laced with anger. I kept my eyes closed because I really didn’t want my mother to be here with me. “Henry,” she protested in the same cracked tone. “I said let’s go,” he seethed this time.

“I… I will come later,” she said while squeezing my hand gently. I didn’t respond to her and kept my eyes closed. I felt her remove her hand from my hand. I heard the dragging of a stool near me, and then footsteps going away. I felt Ethan leaving my ankle. I slowly opened my eyes and saw him coming towards me. He dragged the stool back and sat down. “Your mother is a real headache, Violet. I am sure that you have taken your traits from your grandparents,” he said while making a joke about me and my parents. I smiled and tried to move my head toward him. “Be careful,” he immediately stopped me by putting his hand on the side of my head.

“I am tired of lying flat,” I complained in a low tone. “I know… Let me ask the doctor if you can move to one side. The problem is the injury you have to your back too,” he answered me in a soft tone. I smiled and took a deep breath. “Ethan,” I called him after some time. “Yeah, princess,” he answered me while taking my hand in his hand. “Kyle is not telling me anything about this incident. Will you tell me?” I asked him in a low tone. I was really curious to know what was behind my kidnapping. As far as I remember, I had no enemy who wanted to see me dead. I remember Sia shouting our names in a panic tone when they attacked us. Deep down in my heart, I didn’t know why, I had this belief that she was not behind this incident.

“Don’t rack your mind so much, Violet. He is not telling you anything because you can’t stress your brain right now. Our parents are taking care of everything, and Mr. Westfield is personally taking care of this case as your lawyer. So… just relax, and concentrate on recuperation,” he answered me, and I huffed this time. “You know that I can handle this, Ethan. I may not be physically strong, but I am mentally strong. Please tell me. This curiosity is actually making things difficult for me,” I tried to make him understand my point here.

“Uhhh… I guess I am going to get the scolding from Kyle,” he murmured and sighed again. “The thing is, princess… that we still don’t know who the real culprit is as both Millie and Grace was suspects in this case. They have been accusing each other since day one. Millie’s father is not allowing anyone to meet Millie. So, Mr. Westfield with my father and Kyle’s father has decided to request her arrest because we have evidence against her. Grace is also a suspect, but we don’t have any solid evidence against her, and that’s why, she is still free,” he told me everything. I blinked harder while trying to process everything that he told me.

“We don’t have any idea about the motive behind this incident, Violet. Grace said that Millie also has a crush on Kyle, and she heard this from you,” he continued and I narrowed my eyes, still processing what he was telling me. I knew about Millie’s crush on Kyle but she was not brave or scheming enough to plan everything in this kidnapping. She must have gotten some help from others. “Is there any other suspect than hers?” I asked him after some time and he nodded. “Yeah.. at first, Mrs. Knight and your father were our prime suspects but they came clean. Both the police and the detectives that we hired checked them, and they found nothing in them. Your father even stayed in custody for two days,” he answered me, and I chewed my lower l*p while thinking about who could be the other person.

“Do you have any doubts about anyone?” Ethan asked me in a light tone. “I don’t know, Ethan… but both Grace and Millie are not capable enough to hire some goons with this kind of skills. They executed the whole plan very well, and it was only my luck that you guys found me… or else,” I shuddered a little while thinking about what could go wrong with me. The place where they found me was about to be demolished the next day, and I would be buried deep under the ground. “Do you think Mrs. Knight helped them?” he asked me in a cautious tone, and I immediately blinked my eyes. “No…. she would never do anything to hurt Kyle so badly. I know that she doesn’t like me but she is far better mother than mine. All these years, she didn’t give her time to Kyle, but took care of him in her own ways. So, no… she is innocent,” I replied to him in a confident tone about Mrs. Knight.

He chuckled while shaking his head lightly. “You are the only one who is confident that she is innocent, or else everyone suspected her in the first place,” he said to me, and I sighed. “You can say that … that it was her bad luck then… but I am confident that she is not involved,” I answered him with a sigh but showed my trust in her. I had nothing to do but think about all the possibilities of this kidnapping incident. “What do you have in your mind, Violet?” Ethan asked me in a curious tone. I sighed and looked at the roof above me blankly.

“Think about the whole incident, Ethan. They hit both you and Kyle but it was not serious. Their intention was only to make you two unconscious. They used Kyle’s abandoned property to dump me. I… I don’t know but I have this hunch that someone wanted to use this incident to tarnish dad’s image during the elections. He or she can’t risk killing you or Kyle but,” I paused and looked back at him. “It wouldn’t have much of an impact on our family if they killed you because you are still not a part of our families,” he concluded solemnly with what I had intended to say. “Millie is in love with Kyle, and Grace had her crush on you at first, and then she started liking David. None of them will agree to help if they sense any danger for either of you,” I continued further and he clenched his jaw.

“You want to say that it is somehow related to dad’s campaign?” he asked me and I blinked in agreement. “Yes… if he fails to protect his family members, then how can he be the right candidate for the mayor’s position?” I told him what was on my mind. He sucked a breath while looking at me in disbelief. “Y..You… if this is right, then why did someone take the help of Millie and Grace?” he asked me, and I thought about all the possibilities. I smiled when I remembered Kyle’s words about my imagination. I clearly had the worst imagination.

“If you want to find someone on whom you can put all the blame for your wrongdoings… then who is the best candidate for this?” I asked him with a sly smile this time. He narrowed his eyes at first and then his eyes widened in shock. “Clearly the one who can be suspected easily, and is not so intelligent as to look for her escape. Above all, he or she must harbor a grudge against you that would tempt them to seize the opportunity to get rid of you,” we both looked in the direction of the door when someone else spoke. My breath hitched when I saw Mrs. Knight come inside the room with Kyle. Both of them had serious looks on their faces. Did she hear our conversation about her? I looked at Ethan and he looked nervous with her presence here. “Good… “Good evening, Mrs. Knight,” Ethan immediately stood up and said nervously.

“Good evening, Ethan… how are you son?” she greeted him back with a small smile and hugged him lightly. “I… I am fine, Mrs. Knight.. thanks for asking,” he replied to her while hugging her back and they released each other after a while. She then looked at me. “Good evening, Mrs. Knight,” I greeted her too in a nervous tone while blinking harder. She smiled and came near to me. She leaned down and put her hand on my head lightly. “Good evening, Violet, and I am sorry that I didn’t come earlier,” she replied to me in a light tone. I smiled nervously as she stroked my head gently.

“It’s okay, Mrs. Knight. You are a busy person and still, you managed to come here today to meet me. I am honored,” I said to her with a gentle smile on my lips. I was still nervous, and my heart was now pounding inside my chest. “I… I don’t know how to show my gratitude, Violet…. But thanks…. Thanks for being so confident about my innocence in this case. “When both my son and husband suspected me, you were the only one to say that I am innocent,” she said, sadly smiling. I saw sadness in her eyes but she had a smile on her lips.

“Mom,” Kyle grumbled behind her, and she closed her eyes. She slowly straightened her body and then looked back at the boys while removing her hand from my head. “I am stating the fact, Kyle. You also blamed me first,” she said to Kyle in the same disappointing tone. “Uhhh.. I think we shouldn’t talk about this in front of Violet,” Ethan budged in, and I was really thankful to him for that. “Why not, Ethan? She has raised the right question about the main culprit. Someone who wants to harm your father’s campaign but secures himself first by using those girls. Someone who knows the situation of Violet with those girls in the school and used their grudges against Violet for his benefit,” she answered Ethan in a bit raised voice, but she spoke exactly the same thing that I wanted to say.

“Let’s talk about this later, mom. She is stressing herself now,” Kyle spoke to her mom this time. She sighed and sat down on the stool where Ethan was sitting earlier. “Yeah.. you’re right, Kyle. She needs to concentrate on healing right now. You guys have your exams in a few days, and I am sure that she doesn’t want to skip her exams, right Violet?” she showed her concern but her last statement took my attention as my eyes widened in shock when the realization hit me. “O yeah.. I… I can’t skip my exams,” I panicked and she immediately put her hand on my hand. “Take it easy girl… you are not skipping your exams. I talked with your principal, and he assured me that they will take your exams online if the doctor refuses to let you go out from the hospital before that,” she told me while trying to put me at ease.

I closed my eyes while blowing a breath of relief. “Thanks, Mrs. Knight… thank you so much,” I thanked her with all my sincerity but didn’t open my eyes as I was feeling a little headache now. “What is it? Are you having a headache again?” I heard Kyle’s voice filled with concern. “Yeah.. A little, but I am okay,” I answered him in a light tone. “Are you sure, honey? Do we need to call the doctor?” I heard Mrs. Knight again with a concerned tone. “No… there is no need. I kept my eyes open for a long time. It will go away after some times,” I immediately answered her.

“Let me massage your eyes,” I heard Kyle saying something to me. I smiled but didn’t say anything to him. I felt a dip on the bed near me on the other side. I sighed when he put her hands on my eyes. “It’s her birthday in the next two days. What you guys are planning?” I heard Mrs. Knight asking something to them. “The doctor said that the swelling in her brain is still not in a good condition. She has to stay here for a few more days. We will celebrate her and my birthday here with a small celebration. We are planning a grand party after she comes back home,” Ethan answered her, and Kyle kept on massaging my eyes gently.

I wanted to talk more about my kidnapping incident but decided to stay relaxed this time. “What are you doing on her birthday, Kyle? Do you have any gift in your mind?” she asked Kyle this time, and my ears also perked up in interest. “Actually I already have something in my mind,” he answered her in a gentle voice this time. “What is it?” I asked him curiously. I pursed my lips into a thin line in embarrassment when I heard Mrs. Knight chuckling at my response. “That’s a surprise, love. You will know on your birthday,” Kyle answered me in a loving tone, and I blushed. He didn’t need to be so loving in front of her mother. What would she think about me?

“Don’t embarrass her, Kyle. Look at her red face,” Mrs. Knight scolded him in a light tone, and Ethan laughed. “I am not embarrassing her, mom. I am telling her to wait. She always has a curious attitude about everything,” Kyle answered his mother in an annoying tone. He slowly removed his hand from my eyes and took my hand in his hand. He kissed the back of my hand gently, making me smile shyly this time. “That I witness, son. It’s her curiosity that we have another line of thought about her kidnapping,” she said in a light tone but my heart skipped a beat when I realized that she also praised me.

“Yeah… I agreed with aunt on this matter,” Ethan said this time. “Which matter?” I slowly opened my eyes when I heard Noah’s voice. “Good evening, Mrs. Knight,” he immediately greeted Mrs. Knight in a nervous tone, and looked at me with concern. “Good evening, Noah… it’s nice to see you guys. Where are Dustin and Justin?” she greeted him back in a light tone and asked about other guys. I looked around and smiled when I saw the surprise on both Ethan’s and Kyle’s faces. “You… you know my friend’s name?” Kyle asked her in a surprised tone. She moved her head towards him, and looked at him annoyingly.

“Of course, I know their names. Violet wasn’t wrong when she said that I might not give you the time that you wanted from me, but I have my ways to take care of you, and also keep eyes on you so that you wouldn’t get in bad company, Kyle. I… I am not that bad mother,” she said but her voice went low in the end, and she lowered her eyes. I could see the guilt on her face. I slowly moved my hand to take her hand in my hand. She looked up at me and smiled sadly. “You are still the best in your own way, Mrs. Knight,” I said to her with a genuine smile. She chuckled sadly and looked at Kyle with a painful gaze. “You are the only one who said that I am the best, Violet. “I guess I was a fool to judge you based on what Sia told me about you,” she said to me, looking at Kyle but eventually returning her gaze to me.

“Let’s forget about what happened in the past, Mrs. Knight. It will not bring any good for us,” I said to her and she smiled while stroking the back of my hand. “You are right, Violet…. I… I promise you one thing though,” she replied to me in a firm tone. All of us raised our brows questioningly this time. “I will find the main culprit before your birthday, and this is my promise to you, and your birthday gift from me,” she said in a firm and determined tone this time, making me smile with tears in my eyes. “Thanks, Mrs. Knight,” I said in a cracked tone, and she squeezed my hand gently. “This is the first time I met you, Violet, but I can tell one thing: Kyle chose the right girl for him,” she replied to me with a genuine smile on her lips. “O I forgot to tell you. Millie gave her statement to the police. She is in the station right now,” Noah suddenly interrupted us. I looked at Kyle immediately, who clenched his jaw.