"Uncle," La called out.


    Mr. Santos hummed, and when he saw that she was alone, he asked, "You drove here?"


    "Yeah."


    He took the gifts from her and said, "My wife is preparing food in the kitchen. You love her cooking, so she is cooking for you."


    "She didn''t have to. We can just go out and eat." La did not want them to exhaust themselves.


    "We bought a lot of groceries, so let''s eat at home!" Mr. Santos said before handing La a pair of clean slippers. "It''s the same pair that you wore thest time you visited. We''ve already washed it." As La changed into the slippers, Mrs. Santos walked out of the kitchen.


    "Aunty." La strode toward Mrs. Santos. "I''m sorry, Aunty. I came here specifically to apologize to you and Uncle."


    "Oh, never mind that. Your parents have called and apologized." Mrs. Santos suppressed her sorrow and said, "Did Eric leave us a message before the ident?"


    La took Mrs. Santos''s hand and sat her down on the couch.


    Mr. Santos sat next to them, wanting to hear about what had happened.


    "He told me to manage his properties and cash them out as your retirement fund," La said. "But I''m not going to do that because he is going to get better. My mom said that he can get the surgery he needs once the hospital finds a matching donor. There is a high chance that the surgery will seed, and he will recover soon. He wille home and take care of you."


    Mrs. Santos broke down in tears at La''s words.


    "La, we feel the same." Mr. Santos forced a smile. "He is still alive and there is hope."


    "Yeah. I went to see him beforeing back." La paused and continued, "He is still alive. His heart is still beating. I saw it on the machine."


    Mrs. Santos sobbed. "I want to see him as well, but your mom told us to wait until after the surgery. We could have just waited in Bridgedale if all we were doing was waiting!"


    "My mom doesn''t want you two to be even more anxious than you already are," said La. "Back when was in Bridgedale, I wanted to go to the hospital every single day, and since I couldn''t help at all, it only ended up stressing my mom."


    Mrs. Santos nodded. "I understand... I understand how she feels. If we go to Bridgedale, she would be under a lot of pressure, so I guess we will wait here. We believe in her. With her there taking care of Eric, we feel reassured."


    "Me, too." La took a deep breath and said, "Uncle, Aunty, once Eric wakes up, I want to marry him. No matter what happens, as long as he is alive, I want to marry him and care for him for the rest of his life.'' Both Mr. and Mrs. Santos froze in shock.


    "My parents won''t interfere anymore, so I just need your consent. I''ve thought this through. If he dies, I will stay single forever and care for my parents and you two," La continued.


    Tears started rolling down Mrs.


    Santos''s cheeks again. "La, you


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    "That''s that. That is between him and my mom, and I don''t have anything to do with it. All I know is I''m marrying him, and I''m spending the rest of my life with him. If he is bedridden for the rest of his life will take care of him. If he recover''spletely, we will start a new life together... I want to have his child and raise our child together with him." La had nned out her future and was determined to execute it.


    She knew that Eric''s parents would not stop her as they were just as understanding and kind as Eric.


    Mrs. Santos grabbed La''s hands and sighed. "Let''s wait until Eric wakes up. We won''t interfere with your decisions. We are content as long as you two are safe and well." La''s eyes reddened. "I''m really sorry, Aunty. I won''t be so wilful and reckless again."