At that, Tyndall who was trying to get back to sleep balanced into a sitting position while Somaria widen her eyes.
"What did you just say?" Tyndall asked thinking she misses some of the words she said.
"I said Drew's dad told me to prepare him a meal" she repeated stressing every words.
"What!" The two ladies exclaimed.
"When was that?" Tyndall asked flabbergasted.
"Few minutes ago. Not up to five minutes".
The ladies hung their mouth open and looked at the hanging wall clock.
"I was just as amazed as you are. It is really a baffle" she said showing the baffling look.
"Why would he ask such thing of you?" Somaria asked.
"Don't have an idea".
"With all the country's chef at his beck and calls, he still asked you to cook for him. I'm not totally fine about this" Tyndall said shaking her head slowly.
"Likewise I" Somaria joined. "Do you think Drew is aware of this?" She asked Melissa who was Pacing.
Melissa stopped. "Nah" she gave a wave raising her nose. "He will never agree to it" she said with an assuring look.
"Even if he knows and disagree, his father might still go ahead not caring about his opinion" Tyndall asserted.
"Whether he know or not, he sure will never heard it from me. You two knows what that implies" she said looking firmly at them.
Tyndall understood vividly that she is the one that has that statement that look more of warning because of her closeness to Drew.
"My lips are sealed" she said moving he finger from one edge of her lips to the other as if she is zipping a zippers.
Somaria only gave a nod. "What did he ask you to cook?"
Melissa gave a twisted lips. "He said anything I have available".
"Whoa" Tyndall said softly.
"The issue there is that I don't even know what to cook. I'm confused here" she said and sighed.
"It will be hard to pick a meal for him. One he is an old man. Two he is rich and we all know that by default the rich are very choosy especially when it comes to food. You really have to think well so he won't have bad impression on your cooking skills" Tyndall advised.
"I thought that too" Melissa agreed.
"You two is acting as if you are going on contest. It si not a contest. The man who called you on impromptu won't be expecting a super great meal. You've not made him a meal or live with him for you to know his likes and dislikes. So stop getting yourself worked up. Just go for common meals" Somaria chided gently.
Melissa released a relieved breath.
"That's really true. If you try to make something spicy, he might not be a fan of spice. Rice should be one of the most common meal. Then we can add other things" Tyndall suggested.
"Ok, let's get started before we run out of time.
* * * * * * * * * *
"I heard you haven't been to the office since two weeks" Mayfield questioned.
"I've got something to deal with at the hospital" he replied reading a mail from his system.
"What went wrong?" He asked with concern knowing his son won't spend lot of time there if it is not really serious.
"Nothing so alarming" he replied casually.
"Just tell me" he said stubbornly.
He knew Drew wasn't interested in telling him but since he want to know he commanded him to tell.
"The power supply system got tampered with and it affected some instruments" he said with a nonchalant voice without looking away from his system.
"And you just said it is not alarming?" He said near shouting. "What if fire broke out?" He asked in fear.
"Fire can't just break out because the way the place is programmed, it is secured from fire out break" he said .
What he didn't tell his father was that it almost killed five patients especially the one on life support. He had to work all through the week the rescue and stabilize them. Thank God they didn't die.
It was when the hospital was at early stage that he had to work his body like he did this past week. He couldn't even take a proper rest. He was so tired to the brim but he had to check on some work before he takes a rest.
"Who told you that? If not for God" he snapped.
"I agree dad" he exhaled.
"Who tampered with the power?"
"We couldn't detect that. Some said it was the voltage that flowed in the hospital. Some said it should be one of the men in charge. Since the CCTV didn't give us anything usual, we let it go but we are being more vigilant now" he explained.
"Please be" he said. "Hope it didn't affect much?" He asked with concern.
"No it didn't" he lied. "Just some gadget" he said casually.
"Aren't your instruments so expensive?"
"Yes they are but we've gat no choice".
"Did you get them fixed?" Drew nods.
"I didn't even get to know about such thing. How come? Even the news didn't carry it?" He said like he was angry.
"Because I restricted them from doing so"
Drew knew letting out the information will cause him a huge blow. So he strictly warn everyone and the reporters about the news. He told them that they would have him to deal with if he hears any news about it so everyone was restrained.
"You worry too much dad".
Although he was multitasking, he could see his father's frown and he smiled.
"What happened is a thing to worry about" he said frankly.
"No dad. It is not" he disagreed. "I solved everything without your panics, so let it be" he said.
At first when he was alerted about the incidence, he really panicked. He was not at rest until he saved these life. He worked restlessly.
"Would you love to take a break for few months?" Mayfield asked.
Drew raised his brows cynically looking at him. "Why?"
"Because the work load is too much on you" he replied with a fatherly pity.
"There is no work load on me. If not for unforeseen circumstances, I don't see stress in it. I have lot of people working for me and they are doing their job beautifully. So don't disturb yourself on nothing" he said plainly.
"I don't want you to over work yourself" he said.
"If I take a break, who want to replace me?"
He knew what his father would say but he still looked at him for answer.
"I will" he said proudly, knowing the meaning of the look his son was giving him.
"Look at this old man. Who do you want to make trouble for?" He chuckled.
"What's wrong with this boy? Who was keeping the company going before you took charge few years back?"