Chapter 81
Chapter 81
I still felt a little groggy, but my mind was clear. Seeing Barbara beating herself up, Iforted her,
“This ain’t on you. The one to me is Norman. I don’t regret telling you about his infidelity. He doesn’t
deserve you.”
Barbara cried more bitterly. Ste and Alicia walked in with a fruit basket. Seeing me, they hurried over,
“Rena, are you feeling okay? Still got a headache?” “Are you hungry? I can grab you something to eat.”
“Are you cold? I can crank up the AC. Can’t have you catching a cold.”
I shook my head slightly, “Not hungry, not cold, just a bit dizzy.”
Ste looked at me with concern, “Poor Rena. You’ve been having a rough couple of months. This is
the second time you’ve hit your head. Hope you don’t end up getting dumber.”
I chuckled, “Even if I do, you guys can take turns looking after me.”
I got the rundown of what had happened from them.
Norman, out of spite, had gotten Gat to get close to me. Their n was to kill me after getting the
money, then flee the country.
Luckily, Neil’s call was my lifesaver. After hearing my cries for help, he tracked me down with his phone
and came to my rescue.
Wiping away her tears, Barbara said angrily, “I can’t believe how vile and selfish Norman is, ming his
mistakes on others. His parents came to me for help. How brazen!”
Ste looked at me, disgust in her eyes, “People like him belong in jail. Barbara, you dodged a bullet
seeing his true colors before it was toote.”
Barbara nodded, “Yeah.”
While we were chatting, Russel walked in.
He gave Gat a good scolding, making up for his previous actions against me in the game. I greeted
him politely, “Hey, Dr. Russel.”
“Feeling dizzy?” Instead of answering, Russel asked, “Have you thrown up since you woke up? Do you
remember what happened before you passed out?”
I answered all his questions.
After checking on me, he said, “You’ve got a slight brain bleed, but no need for surgery. In about a
week, the blood will be absorbed. Just stay in the hospital and get the treatment you need.”
“Okay.” I decided to follow the doctor’s orders. Leave the professional stuff to the professionals.
Before Russel left, he gave me a deep look, but I couldn’t read his expression. Ste suddenly leaned
in, a mischievous smile on her face, whispered, “Rena, do you think Russel’s got a thing for you? Is he
interested in you?”
I quickly covered Ste’s mouth. Russel, just about to leave, paused at the door, then walked away.
Alicia hurried to close the hospital room door.
“Rena, didn’t Neil take you away on Christmas Eve?” Barbara also had a mysterious smile, “Did you
run into a thug? Didn’t Neil give him a good beating?”
“How did you guys know?” I was a bit surprised.
“Because then Russel beat the guy up again. He’s still in the hospital. Didn’t you know?” Barbara was
no longer crying, her eyes red from excitement, “After you guys left, we all left too. When we were
leaving, we saw a crowd around a guy who’d been beaten up. After hearing about it from the manager,
Russel gave him another beating.”
My heart raced. What was Russel trying to imply?
Was he like Neil, falling for two women at the same time?
Steughed with satisfaction, “Ha, Rena, seems like your luck is changing! Neil’s been treating you
differently, and even the usually cold Russel is giving you special treatment. This is too exciting!”
“Not exciting at all!” I red at Ste. She was blowing things out of proportion.
Russel’s true love was Bonnie, he just hadn’t fallen for her yet. He would, eventually. If I were to think
he’s fallen for me, that would be too conceited.
Besides, I’m not Bonnie. 1 can’t bear to see two childhood friends turn against each other because of
me.
I couldn’t tell Ste and the others about Russel’s future tussle with Neil over Bonnie, so I had to halt
their imaginations for now.
After chatting for a while in the hospital room, Alicia got a call from work and had to rush back.
I took the opportunity to tell Ste and Barbara to go as well.
“I have to stay with you!” Barbara was full of guilt and refused to leave.
“Ali’s got work. Barbara and I have nothing to do. We can take turns staying with you.” Ste grabbed
her bag, flipped her hair with a casual air, “I haven’t told your parents about your injury yet. You decide
whether you want to tell them. I’ve got things to do today, need to discipline my disobedient puppy. I’ll
come by tomorrow.”
With that, she quickly left.
Barbara looked confused, “When did Ste get a dog?”
“Are you crazy? By puppy she obviously means her new fling!” Iughed.
“Oh! totally forgot about her being a floozy!” Barbara pped her forehead.
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Chapter 81
Withpany, time flew by. I called my mom, told her the situation in Geneva was resolved, but didn’t
mention my injury and hospital stay.
My mom had a weak heart, she’s still in the hospital herself. I decided not to upset her.
By the time it was getting dark outside, Neil still hadn’te to see me.
Barbara said that after Neil had dropped me off at the hospital, he went to deal with Norman.
Thinking of Neil rushing into the warehouse to save me made my heart race. But when I remembered
Bonnie following close behind him, my heart returned to its normal pace.
I guessed, that night, he was probably hanging out with Bonnie and Russel and the others.
And Bonnie, she had clearly heard my cries for help, but pretended not to and tried to stop Neil from
finding me. I would never forget that.
A person who looks so innocent, once theymit a wrongdoing, can be even more terrifying.
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After dinner, after a lot of persuading on my part, Barbara, reluctantly, headed home. I told her that it’s
enough to keep mepany during the day. I didn’t need her here when I was sleeping at night.
After she left, I yed with my phone for a bit, then before I knew it, my eyes were closed.
In a half-asleep state, I felt like someone had sat next to my bed. I tried to open my eyes to see, but my
eyelids were too heavy, and in the end, I couldn’t help but fall asleep.
In the middle of the night, I woke up because I was thirsty. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Neil
sitting by my bed, watching me.
“Whoa!” I got a fright and even stopped breathing for a second.
“Why are you awake?” Neil surprisingly gave a smile, with a gentleness in his voice that I didn’t
recognize.
“I’m thirsty.” I answered truthfully.
He got up, grabbed the water ss from the bedside and got me a ss of water, “Here, drink up.”RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only