Chapter 52


    CHAPTER 52 Reba’s body jerked in response to the unforeseen kiss. Her eyes widened in full.


    Though she was greatly surprised for a second, it didn’tst long. After all, she knew men were like this.


    You give them an inch, and they would try to take up the whole space.


    However, before she reacted, Benjamin moved his head back and said, “Sorry. I didn’t meant to do that. I


    was moving my head, and my mouth ended up touching your neck. I promise.”


    Benjamin sounded really convincing. It didn’t seem like he was making things up, so she couldn’t rebuke


    him. “I-It’s fine.”


    Benjamin didn’t want to get up from her bed, but he didn’t want to look bad, either, so he painstakingly


    stood and went to his bed.


    And then they waited for the doctor. Reba still felt a bit awkward, so she covered herself with the


    nket. Still, the moment when his lips pecked her neck kept popping in her mind, and her body began


    acting weird. A strange sense of pleasure coursed through her blood, and she couldn’t restfortably


    no matter the position she assumed. Her ankle was still far fromplete wasn’t worried about that


    much as she rolled on the bed to the left and right.


    Benjamin just sat and kept looking at her, wondering if he disturbed her sleep. He felt a little bit guilty.


    He wanted to do something. After some thinking, he began to sing in a sweet-toned voice that was easy


    on the ears.


    “Two lives


    One dream;


    Four eyes


    One sight…”


    Reba opened her eyes and was all ears while still buried under her nket.


    “Two Tongues


    One voice;


    Four legs


    One stand…”


    As Benjamin continued to sing, she found her heart beating in strange rhythms.


    “Two stomachs


    One meal;


    Four ws


    One foe;


    Two hearts


    One beat;


    Four wings One flight…” Even though Reba was resting, she found her blood rushing and swelling


    her emotions as her heart surrendered to his words.


    “Two birds


    One love; Four directions


    One destination.”


    Benjamin stopped. The song ended, but it had already made her hunger and thirst for more. Benjamin


    thought a little song would help her sleep, but it only excited her wee little heart. She felt like he had his


    way with her by putting the profound bond between two love birds into words that stirred her soul and


    made her feel guilty at the same time.


    After all, even though she and Benjamin were married, she acted far from being a proper wife. She knew


    that, but his song made it all the more clear and striking as to how far their bond waspared to true


    love birds and made her wonder how life would have turned out had she been a loving wife to Benjamin.


    “Looking the world through your eyes…” Reba felt sad as she thought about it. “I haven’t done


    anything like that. Feeling your hunger, shaking your dream, fighting for your goal, and speaking on your


    behalf… I haven’t done any of those either. All I did… was worry about myself. Care only about my


    priorities.” She was beginning to realize just how wrong she had been, not just in treating Benjamin as a


    husband but also the way she had been living so self centeredly.


    His words had made his wish clear. He wanted her to be his partner. He wanted both of them to be like


    love birds that were each other’s breath of life and could never be separated as long as their hearts had


    the strength to function.


    “You are a wonderful guy, Benjamin…” she thought. “My hatred for you can’t seem to prevail over your


    love for me. It makes me wonder if I’m worthy to be your wife.”


    The doctor entered the room after knocking. “I was really shocked to see the esctor,” he looked


    surprised and happy. “Whose idea was it?”


    Benjamin, however, wore a poker face. “Please sit down and treat me, doctor.” “O-Okay, but…” the


    doctor checked upon Benjamin’s wounds. “How could let others hit you like this? Didn’t you fight back?”


    “I slipped in the bathroom and suffered these wounds,” said Benjamin. “Your wife already told me what


    happened, though.” “Oh…” Benjamin felt slightly embarrassed. Reba chuckled a little from under the


    nket.


    The doctor chortled and poked Benjamin’s cheek, making him frown. He took out some tablets from his


    bag and then an injection. Benjamin’s heart skipped a beat. “D-Doctor, I don’t want an injection.”


    “What? But it’ll be effective,” the doctor advised.


    “No, doctor,” Benjamin looked at the needle like he was looking at a demon. “What no? You’ll thank me


    later,” the doctor still tried to jab him in the shoulder, but Benjamin jumped and rolled of the bed and ran


    out, shouting he didn’t want to get jabbed.“ What the heck?” the doctor couldn’t believe it. “He’s an adult,


    and he still fears a needle? What is he? A housecat?” he could only shake his head.


    Reba pulled the nket down and looked at the doctor with a smile on his face. She had no idea that


    Benjamin feared the needle so much. “Doctor, leave that injection here. I’ll do it after he sleeps.”


    “Ah, okay, but do you know how to do it?” . “I can look it up on the inte.” The doctor’s expression fell


    t. “No thanks.” “Eh? Why? I can do it, doctor. Trust me!”


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    He put the tablets down and said, “Maybe another time, when I’m supervising.” Saying that he left.


    Reba seemed a little angry and disappointed. She pulled the nket over. “I never really liked this


    family doctor, and now I think I know why!”


    Meanwhile, in the Sunshine casino. Alfred tried to enter the casino, dressed up as a beggar among


    beggars. Even the walking stick and bowl he used were dirtier than soles of pigs.


    Naturally, the guard standing at the entrance had a problem with that. He warned with a straight face,


    “This is the third time. Try entering again, and I’ll put my baton to use. Don’t me me afterward.” He


    pushed Alfred back with the tip of the baton.


    “Hmph,” Alfred snorted. “How rude of a dude you are. I’m only here to pick up a lost card, and you treat


    me like I’m worse than shit.”


    “Because you are,” the guard was blunt. “Now go away.” “I ain’t going anywhere until I get the card.”


    “What card? Are you trying to cook up some nonsense to get in now?” the guard was losing his patience.


    “If you want to beg, do it elsewhere, where it’swful and appropriate. Here.” He took a dor note and


    threw it in Alfred’s face.


    Alfred picked up the dor note and shoved it in his pocket. “Fine. I’ll honor your weedy kindness and


    come back after your shift is over.”


    “Huh?” the guard couldn’t believe this beggar’s words, but since the beggar was walking away, he didn’t


    stop him.