"Where have you been?" Charmaine asked when she saw Laura heading upstairs around eleven in the morning. She looked very tired. What was she doing all night?
"I'm really not in the mood for a chat.." Laura replied. She didn't stop and just proceeded to go upstairs but Charmaine still followed her up to her room. She watched her toss herself in bed like a lifeless doll.
"Want to hear some gossip?" Charmaine asked. She sat beside Laura in bed and looked at the motionless woman who was lying on her stomach.
"What is it?" Laura mumbled but didn't turn to Charmaine. She was uninterested in anything right now. She felt like having a mental breakdown.
"Adele won't be going home anymore. Leo allowed her to stay." she announced.
Laura quickly lifted her head. "What's that? Are you kidding me?",she exclaimed. She wanted to throw the woman out of the house so much!
"I wish I am. But she promised to behave herself well and to not cause trouble for any of us so.... Leo thought it'll be to heartless of us to throw her out." she said and then chuckled.
Laura furrowed her brows and then rolled to her side. "And you're okay with that? Aren't you feel threatened at all?", she blurted.
Charmaine didn't answer that. Threatened? She's been through worse situations. She knew Adele won't just stop like that. She just needs to be ready for any attack. Plus, if Adele was telling the truth, she can't just let her die or Charmaine might be blamed for her death again. "Forget that. Tell me where you have been. Have you really made up with the doctor?" she asked again. Now that she finally got Laura interested in a chat, she'll probe to her heart's content.
"What? Where did that come from? Ivan and I are over. I will never take him back. Not in this lifetime!" she declared. She hates his guts. There's no way they're making up.
"Really?" Charmaine was confused. "But Leo said you were with your boyfriend last night! So where were you?" she probed further.
Laura looked away and as she felt awkward. Boyfriend? Did she say something like that? "Oh... you know, the usual... Drinking some rhum and sleeping around... " she jested. Her awkward smile made her statement sound fishy though. Charmaine's widened at her statement and Laura was forced to retract it. "I'm just kidding. I went to my restaurant last night and I stayed there because I was upset. Let's just forget about what happened. It only makes me sad." she explained. Well, she slept in the hotel next to her restaurant so there's a bit of truth in that.
***
"Doctor, he rarely wakes up. Is that normal? And whenever he does, he won't respond to my voice.... as if he doesn't hear me. What's happening to him?" Bianca asked when Dr. West came to check up on Jun in the afternoon. They said he's the new doctor from US who would take over Jun Ji's case, so Bianca guessed he's the doctor Laura invited to treat Jun Ji. She did say she'll keep her end of the bargain after Bianca finishes her task!
"His body is currently recovering from his injuries. It's normal that he sleeps a lot. And according to our findings, there's a good chance for her to recover completely after a few weeks so don't worry." the doctor reassured her with a smile.
Bianca blinked. That was very different from what Jun's other doctor told her the other day. He said Jun Ji's chance of recovery is very slim. He said Jun might stay in a vegetative state forever! "Doctor... the bloodclot in his brain...won't he die from it?" she asked worriedly.
"Oh that... They mentioned about that too, huh? We need to perform a surgery for that. He'll get better, so don't worry anymore." the doctor replied.
Bianca furrowed her brows. The new doctor seemed to be too nonchalant. Is he really good? Jun Ji has a blood clot in his brain and he just said don't worry because he'll be alright?
Bianca didn't say anything anymore and just watched Dr.West do the rest of the check up quietly. He was almost done when Bianca heard a few knocks on the door, then it opened and two women came to view.
Bianca got up from her chair to meet them. She greeted them both and then offered them seats. "How's brother?" Laura asked when they came in.
"Well... he sleeps a lot. How about you ask the doctor?" Bianca replied. She gestured to the doctor who had his back on them. She didn't know how to answer her question. For her, Jun Ji's condition looked serious, but the doctor Laura sent treats him as if he was just running a fever, telling her he'll be alright for sure like it's nothing. Seriously, it pissed her off.
Laura and Charmaine beside her glanced at the man who just happened to turn around. Both of their eyes widened when they saw his face!
"Oh! If it isn't the genius Dr.West!" Charmaine exclaimed. "How have you been? You're Jun's new doctor?" she asked. She hasn't seen him for a couple of years now!
Laura turned to Charmaine. Her heart beating very fast. Charmaine know him?
"Long time no see, Xiaomin!" the doctor greeted her before glancing at the nervous woman beside Charmaine. "I knew you're related to my patient when I saw this Miss. She looked very much like your sister." he said, pertaining to Bianca.
"Oh, that's just a coincidence. We're not related by blood to her. Anyway, meet my sister in law, Laura." she uttered, pointing to the woman beside her. "Laura, he's my friend Dr.West. We first met in the US. He's a very very talented doctor."
The man smiled at Laura who kept averting her eyes. "There's actually no need to introduce me to my girlfriend." the doctor joked.
Charmained raised her brows. She thought she heard him wrong. "What's that?" she asked.
He looked straight in Charmaine's eyes and smiled. "I'm Laura's new boyfriend. I'm the one she's with last night." Liam West declared.
Charmaine turned to Laura with mouth agape. Laura and Liam? "When did you get a new boyfriend?" she blurted.
Laura's face was all red. The man was clearly playing with her. She wished the ground would open up and eat her up already!