Chapter 5

Marielle and her husband headed for Clément's room, bringing him a few things to eat. They found him asleep in bed, holding a photo of Isabelle.

"My heart aches to see my son in this state Marcus, what can we do to help him?" asked .

"Put his food on the table and let him rest, let's wait for the result of the police station's investigation," Marcus says, pausing. He walks around the bed and touches his 's forehead.

"Forgive me my son; on the one hand it's my fault because I've put the brakes on your happiness to live freely with your , please son forgive your idiot father." said Marcus pretending in front of his .

"Come on, don't say that and don't think you're a bad dad, you've always been great a dad and a great husband. Let's not think the worst, everything will be fine. Go home now, I'm staying to watch him and sure he eats as soon he wakes up." says

"Okay, take care of him," said Marcus as he headed for the living room, picked up Erica and left Clement's together.

Early in the morning Clément is woken by his

"My love... wake up and shower; your breakfast is ready.

"Honey let me sleep a little longer, I'm the boss of my department and no one can fire me for being a little late."

His mother looks at him with a twinge of , "He thinks I'm Isabelle" she says to herself, tears welling up in her eyes. She takes a deep breath and replies:

"All right, my love, but no more than ten minutes

"Huh? What's the matter with you today you 't insist?" Clément asked, straightening up. He was shocked to see his mother standing in her room with her eyes full of tears.

"Mom!" he exclaimed. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were here. What are you doing in my house so ?"

"I spent the night in the guest room, I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"You didn't have to mom, I'm fine.

"No my son, you're not well," Marielle says as she approaches her son. "But you must be strong to overcome all this, don't let sadness dominate, I pray Isabelle will be fine wherever she is." she finishes the sentence by taking her son in her arms

"She's fine, Mom, don't worry about her," Clément said with a smile on his lips, disengaging himself from his mother.

"What, you talked to her? Is she okay? Did she where she went?" All these questions at once under action of

"She told me last night... In a dream, she told me she's fine and that she'll be back

All Marielle's excitement suddenly turned to sadness. She wanted to tell him it was just a dream, but the smile lighting up her son's face made her repress her thought

"Yes son she'll be back, now get up and have a bath before you come down

"Okay Mom I'm coming." He gets up and heads into the .

While Mirabelle was setting the table, Clarisse entered and found Derrick in the

"Hello ma'am, hello Derrick what's going on exactly? I can't reach Isabelle where is she?"

"The police are continuing with the investigation and we haven't anything yet," explains .

"The police? how bad is it?"

"Yes, it's a bit tricky. It's been more than twenty-four hours since she left any sign of life."

"This whole thing makes me anxious, where is Clement and what really happened?"

"He'll be down any moment," replied.

At that moment Clément came down from his

"Hello Clarisse the situation is still not good and the investigation continues, we had a little misunderstanding and she left. If you have idea where she might be, let me know right away" said Clément with an look on his face.

"I won't fail to do so and count on me, well I'll leave you to it I must continue to inquire among other friends

"You can stay for , there's enough for everyone," suggested .

"Thank you very much my lady I'm full, I have to go and keep me informed of everything that happens

"Okay," says .

She left and the three had breakfast together.

Another half-day has passed and still no news Isabelle

In a small town estimated to be 200 kilometers from the city of F, we see Isabelle admitted to a local hospital, covered with wounds all over her body.

"It's truly a miracle that she survived this accident; no one has ever come out alive after a fall like this." Says Dr. Jérémie.

"It's truly a miracle, especially since there was no threat to her pregnancy," replied nurse Mia.

"In this respect, let's keep a close watch to ensure there are no complications

"Okay, Doctor."

"And by the way, according to the people who brought her in her car was hit from the top of the road. So it's an orchestrated suicide and I could say her life is in danger so rigorous surveillance on our part could spare her from her enemies she wakes up."

Cassandra's henchmen searched for Isabelle without success.

In afternoon, while Clément was rummaging through Isabelle's belongings, hoping to find a clue, Derrick him.

"Clément, Lieutenant Raphaël called

"Answer and put it on speaker" he said straightening up "Lieutenant some is the news of my wife

"A traffic accident has been notified not far from town F, it would be better if you came to the police station for more details

Hearing these words, Clément's heart missed a beat. "Where's my wife, Lieutenant?" He said as he snatched the phone from Derrick's hands. "Tell me, Lieutenant, is my wife all right? he finally shouted.

"Mr. Stones, come to the police station to clarify a few things, we're waiting for you," hung up the .

Clément finally collapses in bed.