Alex chuckled. "You think I'm that cruel? You're sick, do you think I would still do that intimate activity when you're sick?"Angelina was silent. Her face was flushed with embarrassment."I still have a conscience, Angelina. I won't do that with you when you're sick. I'd rather do it when we're both fit, both strong, and we'll do it to the fullest, no pressure," Alex continued.Angelina was still silent and did not intend to answer the bed discussion.To be honest, earlier Angelina thought that Alex meant what he said. Even Angelina had decided that she might be willing to do that if Alex really wanted it. Considering how close their relationship was now, it was okay if they did that, right? After all, they had already done it once, in Club Deluxe.But Angelina quickly dismissed her wild thoughts. Why would Angelina even think of giving herself up after all this time she had always maintained her stance? This was absolutely crazy! What had Alex done to make Angelina change her minds
Emily gripped the thick blanket that was now the only cloth wrapped around her. The girl tried to remember what they had done that night. And as she gradually recalled last night's madness, guilt and regret instantly enveloped her heart."Shit! How could I do something like that? Why are you so stupid, Emily!" The girl cursed at herself.No! Emily was not sorry for having sex with Oliver and giving up her precious crown to Oliver. To be honest, it was something the girl had longed for. But Emily regretted, because maybe after this her relationship with Oliver would be different.Emily had always accepted gracefully even though Oliver was with another woman, as long as Emily could continue to watch the man closely, pretending to be a good friend. But after this, who knows what will happen to their relationship. Maybe it will drift apart? Or even separate?Imagining herself going far apart, or maybe Oliver would even hate her, made Emily cuss herself even more, and regret all her madnes
Glup!Oliver, who saw Emily drop her kimono towel, found it difficult to swallow saliva. Even Oliver's breathing seemed to stop for a while because of the tension. The sensation travelled to all parts of his limbs, including successfully making Oliver's manhood stiffen.'Shit! What is that girl doing!' Oliver cursed inwardly.If Emily was too obvious about her nervousness and awkwardness after a night of intimate behaviour, Oliver could control himself to act casual even though he was very nervous.Just like now, Oliver felt burned when he saw Emily's innocent body. Although only the back was visible, it was enough to remind Oliver of last night's hot activities.And for some reason, Oliver actually wanted to repeat last night's activities due to seeing Emily's innocent body.'Bloody hell! What are you thinking, Oliver! You still don't know how to explain last night, and now you want to do it again? You idiot!' Oliver cursed himself inwardly.Oliver got off the bed and walked towards
"...I love you, Emily."Deg!Emily was choked up. Emily couldn't believe Oliver would say that. She couldn't believe it even more when she heard those words spoken by Oliver which either matched his feelings or not. Emily knew Oliver didn't love her but why did he claim he loved her?Emily made a move that was beyond Oliver's expectation.Oliver thought after he said he loved Emily, the girl would melt and want to skip work for today only. But Oliver was wrong. Instead, Emily quickly grabbed her bag, slung it over her shoulder and walked quickly out of the room without saying a word.Without thinking, Oliver immediately ran after Emily. Oliver caught Emily's wrist when they arrived at the door of the room."Emily, why are you suddenly angry? Did I do something wrong?" asked Oliver not understanding what made the girl change in an instant.Emily threw off Oliver's hand that caught her wrist. Her eyes flashed sharply at the man in front of her."Don't you realise what you just said, Oli
Emily pulled her mobile phone away from her ear when she heard someone on the other side asking a question in a loud voice."Look, what time is it, and you haven't arrived at work yet? Don't you need this job anymore? Are you asking to be sacked, is that it?" the person chirped again."S-sorry, I--""Hey, what's wrong with your voice, have you been crying? Did you just get dumped by your boyfriend and you're crying now?" asked the caller who was none other than the boss at Emily's workplace."No--""No? Ah right, as far as I know, you've never had a boyfriend, you're a real single, aren't you?" said the boss who again cut off Emily's speech.Oliver stifled a laugh when he heard Emily's boss' exclamation that the girl was a true single. Oliver could hear their conversation because Emily had deliberately turned up the volume and didn't need to put the mobile phone to her ear.Emily snorted in annoyance. Her boss was indeed very blunt when talking about anything. And often made Emily fee
Hearing that one sentence, Alex immediately stiffened.Bad news.Those two words were able to ruin Alex's originally good mood this morning."Tell me straight to the point!" Alex retorted."Roy ran away!""What did you say?" Alex's voice screeched.Angelina noticed the look of distress on Alex's face."How come?" asked Alex."Well, he was able to fight off my men who took him away to the crocodile farm. Roy is strong, you know that, don't you?" said the caller who was none other than Ernest, Alex's boss."No, it's just that your men are so weak! Looks like you need to select your people again, Ernest!" exclaimed Alex angrily.Alex heard Ernest cling."What now? Have you found that one bastard yet?" asked Alex."No, I haven't been able to find him. I contacted the people in captivity but they said no one was coming. Then I sent some of my men to trace this, and they found the people who brought Roy dead. They didn't find Roy anywhere," Ernest explained."Incompetent! Just watching over
Alex stopped his activity. Immediately Alex pulled away and got off Angelina's body.Alex looked upset as he rubbed his face roughly several times.Angelina fixed her clothes and got up."I'm sorry, Angelina, I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry... I was rude to you," Alex said regretfully.Angelina shook her head. "No need to apologise, you just need to share your burden with me, Alex," Angelina replied."Tell me, what really happened, Alex? I heard you mention crocodile breeding, does this have something to do with the man who came to this house the other day?" asked Angelina urgently.Alex nodded. "That's right, Angelina. I just got word that the bastard isn't dead. My boss's men didn't manage to take him to the crocodile farm. I'm sure he's still alive and hiding. I'm just worried he'll come back to bother you for revenge, Angelina," Alex explained at length.Angelina was quite anxious after hearing Alex's explanation. Angelina felt that the man must be very strong, and Angelina a
Oliver chuckled at Emily's statement about him."How could you possibly think that Emily?" asked Oliver as he continued to stare at the girl who was currently his girlfriend."Then, what made you come with wine to my apartment last night? Did you deliberately want to get me drunk and reveal what I couldn't reveal in a sober state?" Emily asked urgently."No, Emily, that's not what I meant," Oliver replied."So? Can you explain why you came to ask me to drink?"Olive sighed."Actually... I'm annoyed with myself," Oliver said quietly.Emily looked at Oliver with a softer gaze than before."What are you upset with yourself about?" Emily asked."I'm upset because... when I was with Angelina, I couldn't treat her well so that she could fall in love with Alex who I don't know the origin of. One thing I'm sure of is that Alex has a lot of enemies." Oliver said at length."If only when I was with Angelina I could have protected her and given her the best, and understood her situation and knew
Alex and Emily immediately locked mouths when Louis called out for everyone to be quiet. And both of them looked away."Akh! Damn, are you hurting me on purpose?" Alex suddenly groaned in pain when Louis did an action that managed to make Alex hurt."It's noisy! I said be quiet!" snapped Louis ignoring Alex who blamed him."If you weren't my friend, I'd sue you!" said Alex sharply."Sue me, I'm not afraid," Louis replied casually."That's it, now you can blab all you want!" Louis said again.Louis had finished treating the wound on Alex's shoulder and repairing the stitches that had opened due to Oliver's actions earlier. Taking off his gloves, Louis let the nurse clean up the tools that had just been used."I'm not in the mood! I forgot what I was going to say earlier," Alex retorted irritably."You forgot but I didn't. You think I'm defending Oliver and accuse me of doing that because I like him, you're crazy!" snapped Emily realizing her protest that was stopped by Louis moments ag
"Move me to the same room as Angelina, Lou, I want to be with her," Alex pleaded as the man was taken to his own ward.Louis wanted to argue but Dominik's voice silenced him."Please just do what he wants, Louis, there's no time to argue!""Alright, Uncle, I understand. I'll arrange it right away," Louis replied unable to argue.Louis immediately went out of the room and asked for the help of some officers to help move Alex to the same room as Angelina.Several officers entered Angelina's ward where Louis' colleague, Doctor Yenny, was already present, in addition to Josh and Emily."What's wrong, Doctor Louis? Why are you here? Aren't you taking care of your patients?" Yenny asked."Doctor Yenny, sorry to bother you but I need you to help me. Alex wants to be moved to the same room as Angelina, so please help me organize this room, is that okay?" Louis said asking for approval."Louis, is Alex okay?" asked Angelina weakly."Just think of yourself, Angelina. I'll move him here soon. He
"Emily, that's Oliver's voice, isn't it? Is he with Alex right now? What are they doing?" Suddenly, Angelina was attacked by panic after hearing Oliver's voice shouting and ended up mentioning Alex's name."It looks like they're together, Angelina," Emily replied in the affirmative."You don't need to interfere in my business with Angelina, nor do you have the right to say about who deserves to love Angelina. Do you think you're performing for her?" Alex's voice was just as loud as Oliver's earlier."They really are together, Emily, but why is Oliver here? Isn't he supposed to be working out of town?" asked Angelina frowning."I forgot to tell you, he transferred to this hospital, Angelina," Emily explained."What? No! We need to get to them fast, Emily!" Instantly Angelina had a bad feeling. She was afraid there would be a fight between the two men. Especially now that Alex's condition was very weak, Angelina was worried about Alex, very much.Emily just nodded and then immediately h
"Angelina, don't run around, you're still not fully recovered so--""Akh!"Before Emily could finish her sentence, Angelina was already groaning in pain while holding her stomach."Angelina! You're in pain, we should just go back to the ward, okay? Let Louis and the others take care of Alex," persuaded Emily who could not bear to see Angelina in pain."No, Emily, we're already here, I don't want to go back. I have to see Alex." Angelina did not agree to Emily's invitation because they had walked far and soon they reached the rooftop, Angelina did not want what she had done earlier to be in vain if she returned to her ward."You're stubborn! Let me help you, don't run around anymore, I'll lead you, just slow down," Emily said and Angelina could only nod without being able to refuse.One by one they climbed the stairs, and it felt like they took a very long time even though there were only a few stairs left for them to reach the rooftop. It was because Angelina was having trouble walkin
"I've given up. I'm not sure I'll still be accepted by Angelina," Alex said as he returned to his ward."What's more now she's alone with Emily and we all know Emily expressed her reservations about my relationship with Angelina. I'm afraid Emily is poisoning Angelina's mind," Alex added."Don't be prejudiced against Emily, I know she won't pressure her best friend, she must respect Angelina's decision. Emily is not a selfish girl," Louis replied."You're so insecure, I'm not sure you really love Angelina, Alex," a middle-aged man chided."What do you mean, Dad?" asked Alex frowning."If you really loved her you would be able to feel Angelina's feelings for you, and you would know the answer, whether she would accept you again or kick you out of her life," Dominik explained.Alex was silent for a long time. He thought hard and remembered little by little about the days he had passed together with Angelina.Alex felt that what his father said was right. If Alex really loved Angelina he
After Louis and the others left, there was silence in Angelina's ward.Angelina chose to remain silent. She wanted to discuss it with Emily but she was already insecure because Emily had said her opinion earlier, that she did not expect her to return with Alex.No different from Angelina who kept feeling reluctant, Emily also chose to remain silent because she was worried that if she talked too much it would add to Angelina's burden of mind. Moreover, she has already argued about her objection to her best friend accepting Alex's invitation to get back together.Angelina pulled the blanket up more, until it covered her chest, if earlier it only covered her stomach."Rest, Angelina, I will accompany you here and I will not let them bother you," Emily said to reduce awkwardness."Thank you, Emily. If you're tired you can come up next to me, we can lie down together. This bed is quite spacious," Angelina replied.Yes, in the VIP ward, the beds were wider and could have been used by two pe
"Please help Alex up!" Caroline called out to anyone willing to help her. However, before his mother could touch her, Alex raised her hands in the air to signal his mother not to approach him."Nobody comes near me! No need to help me!" Alex exclaimed in a stern tone."Angelina, I know and I am very aware that I have hurt you a lot. I know I'm selfish if I keep asking you for a chance again and again. But, I can't just let you go either. You can be angry and hate me, but you have to believe me that I really love you. I don't think of you as someone else's shadow at all. You are you, Angelina Brigitte, the woman who healed my wounds and accepted my flaws."Kneeling on the cold floor of the air-conditioned room, barefoot, Alex spoke thus."I regret, really regret my stupidity because again I was deceived by that damn woman, I never thought Camila would cooperate with Roy, that's because I was very weak and I underestimated the enemy too much. But I promise I will be stronger from now on
Angelina didn't answer Alex's question, the girl kept looking away, not wanting to look at Alex at all."Angelina, why won't you look at me? Are you angry with me?" Alex asked again because Angelina never answered."Alex, go back to your ward. Both you and I need a good rest, so get out of here and let me rest," said Angelina, glancing at Alex and then looking away again."Can you all get out and leave me alone with Angelina?" Not caring about Angelina who kicked him out, Alex just asked everyone to come out. And that made Angelina gasp."I asked you to come out, why are you kicking everyone out, Alex?" protested Angelina."If you don't want to talk in front of everyone, then let everyone out. Let's talk alone," Alex said. "I have a lot to talk to you about, and I'm sure you have some things to tell me too, right?" Alex continued."I'm not going to leave you two here alone. The others can go out, but I will accompany Angelina here," said Emily who did not want to leave the two of them
"Angelina, please don't be like this. Don't do this, you can't be like this, stop, Angelina!" Emily shrieked at the sight of Angelina who was on a rampage, throwing everything that was attached to her. The girl had reached the peak of patience, now she was desperate."Go, Emily, get out of my way, just let me die. I've lost my baby. I've lost the life I longed for, everything has perished, and even happiness has left me. Suffering after suffering keeps coming and going, I'm tired, and I can't take it anymore. I want to see Mum and William, let me follow them to God's side!" Angelina was ranting and raging uncontrollably. But because Angelina's body was still weak, Emily had little trouble dealing with her best friend."Don't ever say that, Angelina, don't be stupid! Happiness doesn't leave you, it's just that it will come at the right time, believe me. If you believe in God then believe that God will give you what you need!" Emily spoke in a high tone to wake up her best friend."Then