Talking with John Wick.

<General perspective>

In the car, there was an awkward silence. Regina started scrolling on her phone, while Ava drove and Elena watched the view outside the window.

Upon arriving at Ava's apartment, Ava helped Regina carry her suits inside, then Ava carried Elena into the apartment. Regina noticed Elena smirking at her and couldn't help feeling a twinge of jealousy, though she didn't understand why.

Ava gave Regina the guest room, while Elena decided to stay in the master bedroom with Ava as she did yesterday. Regina and Elena were chatting about their hobbies in the living room, while Ava was making changes to the Extremis serum on the hologram screen in front of her in the bedroom, also attempting to create a new genetic serum. After enhancing the Extremis serum, Ava unlocked 25% of her brain's potential, enabling her to solve any complicated problem with ease. In the process, Ava created CH-24, a chromosome that can enhance the human body and give it the ability to fight any disease, but she needed to run simulations on it to see the results on the human body. Just as Ava was about to start the simulation in L.A., she received a call.

Ava turned on the voice changer and answered, "Speak, what happened?"

The man on the phone spoke with hesitation, "Sir, the target has captured two of our men, and he wants to talk to you."

Ava frowned and asked, "Is he with you right now?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone. Ava understood and said, "Give the phone to the target."

Another man with a deep voice spoke on the phone, "Who are you, and are you the one who attacked my wife?"

Ava calmed down and replied, "You will know who I am in the future, and I didn't attack your wife, but I do know who did, Mr. Wick."

John said on the phone, "Then, who attacked my wife?"

Ava replied, "Iosef Tarasov, your former boss's son."

John frowned and asked, "Why would he do that?"

Ava replied, "That's your job to find out, and if you ever need help, call me through this phone, even if it's about your wife's illness. But you should know that it will have a price."

John's eyes widened when he heard about his wife's illness, as he didn't know about it.

Ava continued, "And don't worry, my people won't follow you from now on."

John nodded and gave the phone back to the man. The man spoke on the phone, "Sir."

Ava said, rubbing her head, "You can go now; the job is done, and give this phone to the target to keep."

[Switch perspective]

The man nodded and replied, "Yes, sir," as he gave the phone back to John and left with all his men. John looked at the phone, checked it, and put it in his pocket. John turned and walked towards the room where his wife, Helen, was admitted.

Helen saw John walking into the room and asked, "So who were those people?"

John replied, "They just wanted to talk to me about a job," as he approached her.

Helen frowned and asked while touching John's face, "You're not going to leave me, right?"

John shook his head and said, "Never, I won't leave you."

Helen smiled and said, "That's great, John."

John nodded and said, "Don't move too much and rest. I'll get some juice for you," as he patted Helen's head. John left the room and went to the doctor's cabin. The doctor saw John and said, "Mr. Wick, I was just about to call you."

John raised his eyebrow and asked, "For what?"

The doctor took Helen's report and said with hesitation, "Well, Mr. Wick, Helen has a genetic disorder, and after this accident, her body has become even weaker."

John asked, "Can't this disorder be cured?"

Doctor shaked his head and said, "Well Mr. Wick I am sorry but genetic disorder can't be cured, not with the current medical science."

John's heart ached as he heard that, and he asked, "So what will happen to my wife?"

The doctor rubbed his head and said, "Well, Mr. Wick, it will take longer for her wounds to heal than normal. She will struggle with the days ahead because of this disorder."

Feeling a heavy weight in his heart, John asked, "Then?" The doctor placed a reassuring hand on John's shoulder and said, "With her willpower, she can survive 2 years, so please support her." John nodded, but he didn't fully believe it, as he thought the doctor might have been hired by the person he talked to on the phone earlier.

John looked at the doctor and asked, "Can I get her reports?" The doctor nodded and handed John the printout of Helen's report. John took the report and sent it to his friend, who is also a doctor. Bringing apple juice for Helen, as she likes it, he gave it to her while holding her hand and talking. Just then, John received a call from his doctor friend, George. "I need to take this call," John said to Helen, who nodded understandingly, releasing his hand. Outside, he answered George's call. "John, I saw the report you sent me. This patient has a genetic disorder, which is quite rare to find," George said.

John's fears started to become real as he asked, "George, does it have any cure?"

George replied, "It doesn't have a cure now, but there is a company that might find a cure within the next 10 years. You know Roses Incorporated; it's the fastest-growing conglomerate in the world, and its research team has found a cure for many diseases."

John interrupted George, saying with a heavy heart, "So how much time does this person have?"

George replied, "At least 1 or 2 years, depending on the patient's willpower and immune system. By the way, who is this patient?" John's world collapsed upon hearing George's response.

He dropped the phone and fell to the ground. Gathering himself, he went back to Helen's room and sat next to her bed. Helen noticed John's troubled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Something is bothering you. Tell me, John."

Upon hearing the words 'tell me' John remembered the person he had talked to earlier. Shaking his head, he said, "Nothing, just thinking about my car." Helen pouted and said, "You're worried about that car, not me."

To be Continued.....

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