My Wife is a Sassy Queen

James was stunned to see Liam come out of the stall holding an unconscious and very bad-looking Mariana in his arms.

“What’s wrong with her?” He asked Liam.

Despite his irritation, Liam answered honestly.

“She was locked in the bathroom from the outside. She is allergic to saffron and has passed out due to it. I am taking her to Henry, she should be fine in 2-3 days.”

He did not stop walking as he asked, “Were you with her? Where the hell are her bodyguards, how come they did not realize that she was missing for this long?”

James froze and felt his head spinning.

He was the one who had sent her bodyguards away. He had wanted to test her limits and made a farce before her. To avoid further drama in front of her colleagues, she had sent her bodyguards away.

Moreover, he had seen her go inside the bathroom. How could he have simply believed Alice and not looked for her?

James was filled with remorse.

It was his fault she was in that state.

He almost choked when he thought of that.

But he pulled himself back, he would treat her better and make up for that.

When he looked up, Liam was already at the door.

He ran to him and tried to take her away.

But Liam, effortlessly, pushed him away.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“You are drunk and she is short of time. I am taking her to Henry, you are free to visit her in the hospital when you are sober.” Liam said and left without giving him a chance to speak.

James was angry – both with himself and at Liam. And he was jealous.

How could Liam make her laugh when she only scowled before him, her boyfriend?

How could Liam take care of her when she was sick when he, her boyfriend, was right there?

How could another man take her away from him?

His jealousy outweighed his remorse for not treating her better and not caring about her enough.

And he was too drunk to realize that they were not together. What they had was merely a game that had already slipped out of hand.

When he was stewing in jealousy, some of her colleagues saw him and asked where Mariana had disappeared to.

He managed to pull himself back, but barely.

He forced a smile and said, “She had an allergic reaction. She is on her way to the hospital. Let me take her stuff, my driver should be arriving shortly.”

Those colleagues thought he was so thoughtful and that his gloomy face was because of Mariana being sick.

James could tell what they were thinking and another wave of jealousy and bitterness coursed through him.

He took her stuff and left. His driver was already waiting for him in the car.

Suppressing his emotions, he asked his driver to take him to the P city hospital.

He arrived just in time to see Liliana rushing to Liam, and Jonathan walking behind her.

“How is she?” Liliana asked breathlessly.

“No idea. It’s not good. She arrived here at least 45 minutes after her allergy started.” Liam said, anxiety clear in his voice.

“How?” Liliana hugged Jonathan and asked.

“I have no idea. We had talked earlier and she had told me that she was having a small celebration with her college in Pits. Then sometime later, I received a call from her but no one spoke. I could hear labored breathing.”

Liam frowned and added, “I thought she was drunk or drugged, so I searched for her based on her GPS location. Found her locked inside a stall in the bathroom, passed out with the phone beside her.”

Liliana cursed, “What about her bodyguards? How come they did not realize that she was missing?”

Liam shook her head, “She had dismissed them earlier in the evening.”

Liliana seethed, “I am going to kill her when she gets better.”

They were from the upper class and along with money and privilege, they were also heirs to death threats, kidnappings, and more.

Dispensing bodyguards was not something Liliana forgave easily.

James heard the entire conversation and was drowned in remorse again.

Jonathan asked Liam when Liliana was still cursing.

“Did you find out who locked her inside?”

Liam shook his head, “No, at least a dozen people entered and exited the washroom between the 5-minute window before and after she called me. Some of them half-drunk themselves. It will be impossible to find out.”

James had a hunch that Alice might have been the one who locked her.

But then he shook his head, Alice probably only wanted to rile him up. He did not think she was capable of being so uncaringly ruthless to a stranger.

James slowly approached them. Washed with guilt and remorse, he sat there quietly without talking to anyone.

They waited for 10 minutes but Henry was not back.

Liam looked at his watch and said, “Alright, I have some work. I am leaving. Give me a call when you know something.”

James looked at him quizzically but Liam left without turning back.

‘He is going to leave just like that. Could it be that they are just friends?’

James was not sure what to think.