Camila writhed from her sleep as she felt something painful in her stomach, prompting her to immediately get out of bed. However, she was shocked to feel that her bed was slightly damp. It turned out Camila was getting her period. This prompted her to get out of bed and walk towards the bathroom to clean herself and change her bedsheet.Camila walked over to the bedside, grabbed a calendar, and marked it as she always did for each menstrual cycle. Her goal was to keep track of the interval between the previous month and the coming month. Camila then lay back down. However, for some reason, she couldn't close her eyes. Her stomach felt excruciatingly painful, even though she had experienced it quite often before. But tonight, it felt particularly intense. Camila tried to sit back up. It seemed she needed medicine to alleviate the pain. However, for some reason, Camila couldn't find it."I seem to have forgotten to buy it," murmured Camila, walking slightly bent over to ease the pain. S
Pedro immediately took Camila to the obstetrician-gynecologist to have her condition checked, even though Camila had been refusing before. But there was no other way but to comply with the insistent man beside her, who kept hugging her tightly. Meanwhile, Camila could only lean her head on Pedro's shoulder because the pain she felt truly made her feel very dizzy.A nurse called her name, prompting Pedro to help Camila enter the room and sit her down in a chair facing the doctor."You can lie down there right away, I'll examine you," the doctor said, making Pedro assist Camila to lie down so the doctor could examine her immediately. Pedro waited anxiously. It felt like a long time, causing Pedro to glance at the examination room several times, until finally waiting for a few minutes for the doctor to come out with Camila, who still had a pale face."How is it, doc?" Pedro asked, making the doctor, who was writing a prescription, occasionally glance at Camila."Do you experience this mu
Pedro walked slowly to Camila's hospital room, seeing her still sound asleep with the IV tube now attached to her wrist. After that, he pulled the chair beside the bed and sat down, gazing at Camila's pale face. Although not as pale as before, Pedro somehow still remembered how he first saw Camila stumbling on the sidewalk.Initially, Pedro was going to visit Leo to report on some work that couldn't be discussed over the phone. However, on the way, Pedro suddenly saw a very familiar woman. At first, Pedro doubted it was Camila, but as he approached, it turned out to be her, especially when he saw Camila about to fall, prompting Pedro to quickly get out of the car and run towards her, catching Camila's trembling body. Seeing her very pale face made Pedro's heart tighten. Of course, he couldn't just stand by and watch the woman who was now close to him like that. Pedro immediately took Camila to the hospital, and here they were.Pedro then reached out, gently touching Camila's forehead,
Camila then pulled away, releasing their lips, before she realized what she had just done. Camila felt like she had been slapped by reality. She had completely realized what she had just done. She had just kissed Pedro so casually, making the man in front of her even silent, looking at her with raised eyebrows."I really have been too bold," Camila thought, cursing herself. Reading Camila's embarrassment, she finally lowered her face, feeling very embarrassed in front of Pedro."Forgive me," Camila whispered, about to move away from Pedro, but suddenly Pedro reached out his hand and held Camila's nape, making Camila blink her eyes several times."Why do you have to apologize?" Pedro asked, making Pedro approach again with their very close distance, their noses almost touching."Sorry, for being so bold with you," Camila replied again, lacking the courage to return Pedro's scrutinizing gaze. Somehow, although Camila felt uncomfortable, Pedro liked her expression just now, Camila really
Pedro looked towards Camila, whose attitude suddenly changed drastically, distancing herself, making Pedro unsure if his answer was wrong."You should just go home. I'll be fine at the hospital alone. Besides, the surgery is still scheduled for the day after tomorrow. Didn't you say you have a lot of work?" Camila said, subtly dismissing Pedro, making Pedro sigh deeply.Camila was about to turn around to go back to resting her body, but Pedro immediately pulled her shoulder, then hugged her tightly."Can you hear my heartbeat?" Pedro asked, making Camila silent, then feeling what Pedro said. His heartbeat. Pedro's heartbeat beat in sync with theirs, beating very fast, the same as what Camila was feeling right now. Camila only knew that Pedro was also pounding like she felt."Do you know why this heart is beating so fast?" Pedro asked again, making Camila silent."Can you help answer it? Because I'm not good at putting words together to convince a woman," Pedro said, still in the posit
Leo immediately diverted his attention from the laptop screen in front of him to the vibrating phone in his suit pocket. He furrowed his brow when he didn't recognize the number calling him, prompting him to answer it. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke up, "Hello," Leo said, causing someone on the other end to respond, and the next moment Leo fell silent as he recognized how familiar the voice sounded to his ears."It's you," Leo said."Yes, it's me," Selena said on the other end, causing Leo, for some reason, to tense his jaw."I know you must be angry with me right now for suddenly running away from my mistakes. But please, listen to all my explanations from the beginning," Selena said, causing Leo to fall silent for a moment. Leo then sighed deeply because he couldn't make a decision while being angry. Leo didn't want to make the wrong decision."What do you want to explain?" Leo asked."I can't explain it over the phone, so can we meet?" Selena said, making Leo seem to t
Leo gazed towards a moderately quiet restaurant, intentionally choosing a place where their meeting wouldn't attract much attention. Then, he looked towards table number 13, which he had already reserved. Sitting there was someone wearing a hat, facing away from him, confirming Leo's belief that it was Selena.Leo then approached, pulling out a chair in front of her, and looked at Selena, who was wearing dark sunglasses. Only when Leo sat down in front of her did Selena remove her glasses. Leo was slightly surprised to see Selena looking thinner than the last time he saw her. Her face was very pale, and even the hollows under her eyes were clearly visible. Despite all the mistakes Selena and Miranda had made towards him, Leo still felt concern for his sister. He still regarded them as family."How have you been?" Leo asked casually, making Selena pull the corner of her lips into a very faint smile."As you can see, this is how I am," Selena said, realizing how pitiful she looked becau
Leo immediately tried to reason with Alana as she walked away after slapping him on the side of his face."Honey, please listen to me first," Leo called out, hurrying to catch up with Alana towards the restaurant parking lot."Don't you ever chase after me," Alana retorted, but Leo didn't heed Alana's words and continued following her steps."I met with Selena because she wanted to explain something to me," Leo explained."I don't want to hear anything from you," she replied, grabbing her car keys to get into the car, but Leo turned to face her when Alana attempted to open the car door."Listen to me first," Leo insisted, causing Alana to brush off Leo's hand from her shoulder."You've really crossed the line. How could you meet with that woman without telling me anything?" Alana exclaimed, making Leo feel guilty."I'll tell you everything after I hear Selena's explanation, which I had planned beforehand. I didn't want to worry you. How could I hide all this from you?" Leo explained,