Chapter 22 The Devil Chapter 22 The Devil +25 BONUS Pierce's POV " KELLY ! " I shouted as soon as I opened my eyes . I had a dream about what happened after I talked to Kelly's dad over the phone . He told me about the threat in Kelly's life and I came to save her but … " Son … " I saw mom beside me . She worriedly caressed my cheek . " You're in the hospital , son . " My forehead creased as I roamed my eyes around . " Where's Kelly ? " Her lips trembled as she shook her head slowly . My heart almost stopped beating as I saw her reaction . " MOM ! " " S - She was taken by her family . Her father is furious , son … " " What ? Mom , I need to see her . I need to know if she's okay . " " No , Pierce . You can't see her for now . Her father is- " I don't care about her father , mom . I to check on my wife- " " Unfortunately , you have no right to call her your wife , Pierce . " " ས་ སྐྱསྐུ་ རང་ གར་ ཅུ་ གི་ ཀ་ རྫོང་ I suddenly felt cold as I saw my father sitting on the couch , looking at me with a blank face . I swallowed hard . " You lost that chance the moment you agreed to divorce . " He's right but …. Kelly is still my best friend . At least I have the right to see her as her best friend , right ? " I can at least visit her as her … best friend , right ? " ** 14 She bowed her head . " I'm sorry . It's better to not see her again for now , son . You nearly died because of the accident- " " Mom , you can't stop me from worrying about her . " " I'm not stopping you , Pierce . I'm just saying you should focus on your recovery for now . She will be fine . She's with her family … " " We are her family , Mom , " I said with a hoarse voice . It's the truth . We are her family . I am her family . She hates her father . I know that very well . I stared at Mom , begging . I need to see Kelly and confirm that she's alright . To calm myself because I would die of worry if I didn't see her She smiled sadly and held my hand . " I'm sorry for forcing you into an unhappy marriage , son We won't meddle with your personal life again . I hope you can finally be happy with the woman you truly love after a failed and unhappy marriage * I shook my head . No ! I'm not unhappy " What , Mom ? I'm not- " Pierce I was frozen in place when Lexi suddenly showed up and threw herself at me . She started crying in my arms out of worry as I looked at my parents Why is she here ? My parents don't like her Mom smiled at me while Dad stared at me coldly before he left the room silently . I don't know what to say or what to do is this what Mom was talking about ? She's giving Lexi a chance ? I should be happy about this but I couldn't find the complete happiness inside me 1/3 Chapter 22 The Devil +25 BONUS " Y - You made me so worried , " Lexi sobbed . " Lex … " She lifted her face and looked at me with eyes twinkling in happiness . " Grams gave us our blessing . " My lips parted . " Huh ? " " We can finally be together , Pierce . She accepted me as your future wife . She's so kind . " Grams gave us her blessing ? That's impossible ! She likes Kelly so much . She won't change her mind that easily . This is impossible . " Your grandma was so worried when you got into an accident . She decided not to meddle with your personal life anymore She wants you to be happy , son . " I stared at my kind and sweet mother as I felt my heart clenching . Grams gave us her blessing . Mom accepted Lexi . Dad won't control me anymore . I should be happy because finally the life I've been dreaming but … but marrying Lexi means losing Kelly completely . I can't lose … my best friend . She's my light . She's my wings . She's my companion . " We can finally get married , Pierce . I'm so happy . " I swallowed hard as I stared at Mom's eyes . Mom was shocked . She stared at me So he young … want to see Kelly . " with lips . " Son … " " She's my best friend , mom . I need to see her personally and confirm that she's fine . Only then can I live … peacefully . " " But , Pierce … " I looked at Lexi . " She's part of my life , Lexi . She's important to me . I need to check on her or I will lose my mind thinking about her . Please … " I looked at Mom again . " Please , mom … I just wanna make sure that she's okay . " Kelly's POV I slowly opened my eyes and a blinding light welcomed me . It hurt my eyes so I closed them again . I'm in a hospital . I know . From what I remembered I got into an accident after Pierce saved me . We were about to drown and that's when I lost consciousness . What happened after that ? Where's Pierce ? I opened my eyes again and slowly pulled myself up . I sat on the bed and roamed my eyes around . My lips parted in shock after my eyes landed on a familiar man sitting on the couch . He was playing a rubik's cube in his left hand while there was a cigarette on his lips . Slowly , he lifted his eyes to meet mine and as soon as our gazes locked , he finished the cube puzzle in his hand . " K - Klay " I whispered as I felt my heart skip a beat . What is he doing here ? " I'm glad you still remember the devil in a suit , Kelly Isn't it nice seeing me again ? " I slowly shook my head " W - What are you doing here ? Where's Pieice ? " He clenched his jaws and threw his cigarette on the ashtray . He walked towards my bed as he moved his fingers in his left hand , messing with the colors of the rubik's cube again His eyes were cold and blank . He's the coldest man I've ever known . He's the man who you never wanted to mess with . He's a ruthless man who would never think twice to hurt anyone who gets in his way He was labeled as the devil in a suit However , he was also the man who protected me before He's Klay Carver , my step brother