"Stop!" Axel exclaimed, breaking up the pointless debate between Alice and Edward.
Alice and Edward immediately turned their gaze to Axel, as well as Anna.
"I trust you guys aren't that stupid to know this place is a hospital. You guys are so annoying! Come out if you want to fight." Axel said.
Alice please. She never thought Axel would talk this long. Alice looked at Axel in amazement.
"You guys? You should have kicked him out, Ax. He's an uninvited guest. He didn't even need to be escorted home. Edward pouted very annoyed.
"Try screaming one more time, don't think I dare not throw you out." Threaten Axel.
"Very good, Axel. You should have scolded him for harming Anna. He is useless!" Alice is still igniting emotions
"Shut up!" Axel snapped. His eyes stared at him impassively.
Anna was already starting to feel the air in the room getting darker. If Axel and Edward had a fight, it would have gotten worse. In the sense of a real fight, not just an ordinary bickering.
"Shut up, Alice." Anna said while massaging the bridge of her nose.
Anna herself felt dizzy. Already enduring the pain from the bullet wound earlier, plus having to witness this pointless commotion. His head almost exploded.
"You don't know anything about me, Anna and Ed. And I don't allow you to know anything!" Axel said emphatically.
"If this time you consider Edward a useless person for getting Anna shot, then I am the one who is even more useless because I so often hurt Anna for protecting me. If you don't like useless people then you have the right to leave ." Axel added with an intimidating tone.
"No, that's not what I meant. I just couldn't bear to see Anna hurt like this." Alice said defensively.
"Tch, what a bad excuse." Sarcasm Edwards.
"You go. I accept no excuses. You better not come again." Axel said.
"Axel!" Anna exclaimed joining the conversation.
"I don't like fickle and arrogant people, Anna. You know that." Axel said in a softer tone than before.
"Axel, Alice isn't that kind of person." Bela Anna.
"Then what kind of person is he, Anna? Obviously he accuses Ed of being useless and then he doesn't admit what he said. Not only is he a sycophant he's a sycophant."
"Axel!" Anna exclaimed again.
Unlucky! Axel was really mad now. What else could Anna do to quell the rising emotions?
"You don't have to defend him, Anna."
"Enough!" Alice cried out loud.
"You may not like me but you have no right to insult me, Axel Elard! I will make sure you will regret what you said and kneel down to apologize to me." said Alice very angry.
Then Alice turned to leave.
"Alice." Call Anna. He prevented Alice from leaving.
Isn't this all just a misunderstanding? Anna didn't want to see this misunderstanding continue.
"Anna, you need to get well soon. We have an appointment to go out together this weekend. Don't be afraid to go with me when that time comes, it means you need to get better soon." Alice said softly but firmly.
"Alice, stay a little longer, please."
"I'm sorry, Anna. I need some time to think for myself." Alice said then left.
Anna took a deep breath.
"You want to stay here?" Anna asked the two men.
"Anna, I'm sorry. I've caused a ruckus here and have bothered you. I'm sorry." Edward said regretfully.
Anna shook her head. "Come on, Ed, no need to talk anymore. Do you want to sleep here or go home? I want to rest.*
"You're not coming home, Ax?"
"If you want to go home, just go home. I'm here." Axel replied flatly. Usually she would take issue with Edward's current call but this time there was no mood for any debate.
"Who said I was going home? I stayed." Edward said then turned his attention to Anna.
"Get some rest, Anna. We'll take care of you here."
"Yes thank you."
***
Anna couldn't sleep. He felt the excruciating pain and heat from the gunshot wound. Not infrequently Anna hissed in a muffled voice, she didn't want to wake the two men who were sleeping due to exhaustion.
Anna got out of bed. Anna suddenly thought to pay attention to the faces of the two men. Anna smiled and tried not to laugh.
Edward's behavior when he slept was always this cute. He would definitely crush his sleeping partner like he was crushing a mill. Not only that, his hands can't stay still when he sleeps. He will grope for anything, including the mouth of his bedmate. Like now, Ed was messing with Axel's innocent face. Anna was really amused to see it. And suddenly Anna thought, what would happen if Edward slept with his wife one day? Will it stay like this?
Anna shook her head. Before her brain wandered wilder, Anna had better turn away.
At four o'clock in the morning Anna came out onto the balcony, wanting to get some fresh air.
The smell of wet soil from last night's rain immediately entered Anna's sense of smell. Anna took a deep breath, she closed her eyes to take in the winning scent. But suddenly the smell changed. The smell of the earth can still be smelled but other scents are more dominant at this time.
"Why is there Axel's scent in this earthy scent?" Anna muttered which she thought only she could hear. But apparently another pair of ears heard it.
"My sense of smell is very sharp, it's me, Anna."
"Axel?" Anna rolled her eyes wide.
"I thought it was just my hallucination, it turns out he's really here." Anna said in her heart. But Anna is also grateful, this means that her sense of smell is still normal, especially her brain is still functioning properly, she is not hallucinating.
"Are you awake?" Anna asked.
"Yes. You alone?"
"I can not sleep." Reply to Anna.
"Does it really hurt?"
"I want to lie but I can't. It hurts and it's so hot."
"I want to take your place in pain if I can." Axel said very softly. The warm tone of voice made Anna unable to look away, Anna continued to stare at Axel intently.
But Anna quickly looked away before things became awkward like when in front of Anna's apartment.
"However, it can't be a king who is injured. In a kingdom, if the prime minister and his staff are injured, the kingdom can still stand. But if the king is injured then the kingdom is the same as dead."
"I'm not a king. I don't even deserve to be just a future king."
"Axel."
"Anna."
Call both at the same time.
"You first." Axel said.
"Apologize to Alice."
"Not!" Reject Axel quickly.
"Axel, come on, you can't be like this. I can see Alice is sincerely after you. I said I would help persuade you but she refused. independent."
"You speak as if you've known him for a very long time."
"It doesn't take long to know someone's character."
"What if it's just an image." Axel still dodged.
"I can guarantee that my judgment is not wrong."
"What's the guarantee?"
"Myself! If I'm wrong, then you can do anything to me, even if you kill me I don't mind."
Axel smiled slyly. "Put your criminal thoughts away, Anna. I agree with your idea, but if one day you lose you have to be prepared to take the risk." Axel said. Then Axel brought his mouth to Anna's ear.
"Maybe I'll fuck you."
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