Part 76 # A Doctor and a Patient

Lara widened her eyes at her friend's request. However, was Andre fit to be called that? When the hit-and-run case involving her mother still lingered in her mind.

"Sorry, Ndre. I want to rest," Lara redirected the conversation. She didn't want to answer Andre's questions, which seemed to expect hope for clarity in their relationship. It wasn't appropriate for them to reconnect. Their families were supposed to be enemies.

"Lara...." Andre seemed to understand Lara's defensive attitude. No matter how hard he tried, it seemed that Lara still believed that the Ramsey family was responsible for her mother's death. Yet, the autopsy results said otherwise.

"Please...." Lara now curled up and hid under her blanket. She thought, with her safety and the easing of the threat to Mahya, it should be enough evidence that Andre still valued their friendship from the past.

Enough, that's all. Lara couldn't give Andre anything else, especially... if it concerned her feelings.

Andre sighed deeply. He