Chapter 10 – The sick Mr. Wright

Mr. Wright has been staring blankly at the hallway in which he saw Bella and the man had met, he stood up from his chair and lean his body on the table. He is clueless why he felt pain in his chest and why he got angry he saw Bella was hugged by a stranger.

“Sir, your mom is here,” Luke informed him, he looks at the door to check his mom without emotion, and Anastasia step inside his office.

“What brought you here?” he said with a lazy tone, she held her son’s arm and pull him to sit on the couch.

“Can’t I pay a visit to my son?” she asked him back and chuckles as they sat on the soft couch.

He crosses his leg and faces his mother seriously, “what is exactly do you want? He boldly stated.

Mrs. Anastasia Wright laughed and placed her hand carefully on his son's hand, asking, "What can you say about Bella?" Is she lovely, talented, and kind —-?

Ezekiel stopped his mother's comments short and asked angrily, "Why do you want me to marry her if you don't even know who she is?"

Mrs. Wright looked at his son's face and said, "my son, I know her, and you know her better."

Ezekiel scowled and rose, addressing his mother furiously, "mom! I don't even know who she is.”

“You'll remember her... By the way, where is she?” she wonders.

“She left earlier with a man,” he informed her lazily. Mrs. Wright was shocked and inquired, “do you know who she's with?”

“I should have mentioned his name if I knew him,” he cynically responded, and she became enraged at his son's response, furiously walking through him.

“Listen, my brat son, you should bring her back and marry her as soon as possible, whether you like it or not!!!” She instructed him and then walked away.

When he felt the searing heat on his hand, he clenched his fist and hit the wall with considerable force. His thoughts and emotions are puzzled as a hot liquid slowly flows through his fingers and drips on the floor; it was the first time he felt an unsure sensation.

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It was cool nighttime as Bella and Jon were wandering along the streets, the establishments were all closed, and the moon was shining brightly, providing them with light.

Ron Welling is Bella’s cousin, their mother is a sibling and was born in New York; They are close to each other and treated as brother and sister.

“Bella, when did you plan to meet your mom? She’s really worried about you.” He told her.

“I don’t know… Maybe if--- they decided to cancel our marriage with the son of Wright, I will plan to meet them,” she explains.

“Where do you stay right now?” he inquired, Bella was hesitant to answer for she doesn’t want any of her family members to know where she is.

A ring from her phone disturb their conversation, she fished out her phone out of her bag and check who’s calling, she was surprised that she received a lot of missed calls from Kiel and this time Luke was calling her; She’s anxious about what does he needs from her in this time.

“Ron, it’s already late. You can leave now,” she told her cousin.

“What about you?” he is concerned to her.

“Don’t worry about me, I can go home on my own,” she said while waving her hand at him, she answered her phone and place it on her ear.

“Finally, you answered the call,” she heard him sigh out of relief.

“Why does Mr. Kiel kept calling me and what does he need to me this time?” She angrily complains at him.

“Mr. Kiel is sick,” she heard him say, she’s irritated when he informed her about his condition.

“Does it concern me?” she said. As far as I recall, I am only his temporary secretary, not his full-time employee, and I am not even a member of his family, therefore you are not required to—-” Luke interrupted her speech and told her, "That's why I'm telling you this is because you're the reason why he was brought to the hospital," he said.

When she heard it, she felt conflicted: "what did I do to him?" She remembers him drinking a lot of coffee all day because he was being picky.

“I'm not sure, but you're the only one who's looking after him and bringing him food,” he says. “Oh, no!” “Which hospital did you bring him to?” she said, concerned.

“He's now resting at home; he doesn't enjoy staying in the hospital,” he explained.

“He simply wants me to take care of him and make my life miserable,” she murmurs.

“What exactly did you say? I'm sorry, I didn't catch it,” Luke was curious.

When she heard Luke's voice, she became uncomfortable and immediately responded, "I - I said that... In ten minutes, I'll be there.”

She ended the call and quickly call a cab to go to Mr. Kiel’s place. After a minute of drive, she reached the address of Kiel.

She runs through the corridor until she reaches the flat of him, she saw Luke was standing outside, he’s walking back to forth and he smiles when he saw her coming.

“This way Ms. Chen,” he leads the way to her and opens the door, she follows him.

Bella got worried when she saw Kiel lying on his bed and his body was shaking, she faces Luke, “what’s happening to him?” she asks.

“He has a fever,” he says, “but I don't believe it's a simple fever,” she says as she feels his forehead.

“Have you checked his temperature?” she questioned Luke after feeling an extremely hot spot on his head.

“Yes, but he was Fine earlier,” he responded, and Bella instructed him to bring cold water and a towel, which he did.

She pointed the infrared thermometer at his forehead, she was worried when she discovered that his temperature was 41 degrees. When Luke placed the basin on top of the table, she rapidly soaked and squeezed the towel, wiping it on his face, arms, and torso, then repeating the process until his temperature subsided.

Luke informs Bella that he must return home since his family awaits him; she nods and volunteers to care for Kiel.

She sat on the corner of his bed, holding the medicine, trying to wake him up, but he's still asleep, and he keeps calling her name; he automatically braced his arms.

"Kiel, Kiel?" She yelled, scared to death, as he touched his forehead again and felt hot. She has no choice except to put the medicine in her mouth, fill it with water, and transfer it to his mouth. She succeeds in feeding the medication to him.

She eventually sighs in relief as his fever lowers, and while sleeping, she stares at his calm face, thinking, "If only you could be pleasant all the time like you are right now, I could fall for you, but thankfully you aren't." I know you're still the man you used to be when you get up.” she muttered.

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