"Yes. It makes me feel like she is intruding on my privacy," Tom said, still frowning. He didn''t intend to lie to Leena. He could always be frank with her about his feelings. There was no point in making a secret of what he thought of Patricia. "Can''t you just try to get along with her? Maybe you''ll fall in love with her after you truly get to know her," Leena said as hope shone in her eyes.


    "Leena, you''re a married woman. I believe you know what love is. What if I force you to leave Kevin and fall in love with someone else? It won''t be right." It was true that Tom felt something different for Patricia now, but he didn''t think it was love. It was a kind of sympathy that a doctor had for his patient.


    "I get your point. I''m just finding it hard to ept the possibility that she may never wake up again." What about Patricia''s F1 racing? Her championship dreams? How could all of it die because of one single ident?


    "Leena, I know. And I am sorry. I''m doing my best to bring her out of thisa. But I can''t be with someone I don''t love," Tom said. He didn''t love Patricia, and that was that. Certainly, he felt bad about the tragedy that had befallen her and hoped she would wake up soon. But after she did, he would not be forced to get into a rtionship with her.


    "Okay, I get it." Leena gnawed on her lower lip and gave up trying to persuade Tom. He had made himself very clear. She had to respect his choice.


    Tom looked at Leena and patted her shoulder. He knew how dejected she must feel right now, but some things couldn''t be helped. As Patricia''s doctor, he too felt frustrated.


    As Leena stepped outside of the hospital, she stared at the people passing by. She had no clue about where to go. Kevin was busy today and woulde homete at night, so she had lots of time to kill.


    She raised her head and spotted the bakery where she and Belinda had delicious cakes the other day. Leena made her way to it.


    The shop seemed deserted. Only a few people upied the seats. Perhaps, the young couples had chosen other ces to go to for their dates. Leena chose a seat by the window.


    "Miss, may I take your order? Would you be eating here or is it a takeaway?" a waitress greeted Leena, smiling warmly.


    "A cup oftte and an apple pie, please. I''ll eat here." Leena gave her a small smile. After Patricia''s ident, Leena felt she had be more mature. She was in a different state of mind these days. It was different from the light-hearted girl she used to be. "Sure. Please wait for a moment. Your order will be served soon." The waitress liked the beautiful and polite customer. It made her feelfortable. She guessed thedy was well educated.


    Leena nodded and looked outside the window nkly. She stared at the crowd along the streets, still lost in her thoughts. Suddenly, her ringing phone brought her back to reality.


    "Hi, Belinda. What''s up?" Leena was d to hear from Belinda. Her voice was eager as she answered her sister-inw''s call.All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Naughty girl! You''ve been back for a couple of days now but haven''t even visited Duke and me. You didn''t miss us at all, did you?" Belinda said. After getting pregnant, she hadn''t gone to work at all. She was quite bored at home these days and wished she could hang out with someone.


    "I''m really sorry, Belinda. I''ve been busy these days. Kevin and I nned to visit you guys this weekend," Leena apologized, embarrassed. She had been so worried about Patricia that she almost forgot that Belinda was pregnant. "What have you been doing? I thought you were done with the preparation of theunch event?" Belinda asked as she munched on an apple.


    "I''ll talk to you about itter. Something bad happened to my friend." Leena took a sip of her coffee. She didn''t think it was appropriate to tell Belinda what happened over the phone. It would be better to tell her when they met. "Come on, Leena. Just tell me!" Belinda became more and more curious. She was bored out of her mind, but Leena wasn''t telling her what had happened. What was up with her?


    "Belinda, I''ll tell youter, okay?" Leena was at a loss and wondered whether she should cry orugh. Since when had Belinda be so stubborn?


    "You brat! Stop keeping me in suspense. I can''t bear your naughtiness!" Belinda said through gritted teeth. She was so mad at her sister-inw that she could kill her. "Calm down! Watch yournguage. Your baby is listening, okay?" Leena giggled, amused by Belinda''s reaction.


    "It''s all your fault!" Belinda hissed, putting the me on Leena.


    "Why is it my fault?" Leena thought she was innocent. Belinda had a worse temper ever since she got pregnant. Everyone had to y by her rules and please her.


    "Of course it''s your fault! You made me angry!" Belinda argued. She knew she was making an issue out of nothing, but couldn''t help herself. It was probably her hormones. She was not this rude before she got pregnant.


    "Fine! It''s all my fault. By the way, I''m eating the tastiest cake at that shop we went tost time." Leena''s words made Belinda even more furious. She couldn''t help but curse Leena in her mind. ''She is so awful! I will kill her when I see her. Does she not know what kind of appetite pregnant women have?''


    "Woman, I order you, you must send me a cake over right now!" Belinda demanded in a firm tone. She tried her best to hold back her temper, but failed at the mention of cake.