I did not notice that something was amiss with Hendrix while we were heading back to the villa. As I was about to head upstairs to take a shower, he sat on the sofa and said bitterly, "So, you never considered telling me, huh? Aren't you aware that this hurts my feelings?"

I was stunned for a moment. When I looked over at him, I saw him giving me a resentful look. "No, that has never been my intention," I replied. "I wanted to tell you after discussing with my parents." He looked at me and said, "Why didn't you tell me then?"

I was exasperated. This man was acting like a kid. "Yes, I'm going to Asherton. I did take into consideration what dad said this morning. I know it doesn't sound convincing, but I can't afford to let Anne wait any longer. So I decided to go to Asherton to find out more about organ trading. If I manage to find matching bone marrow for the transplant, we needn't keep worrying."

He pursed his lips and scowled at me. "Are you going alone?" he said.

I nodded. When I saw his disgruntled look, I could not help but ask, "Can you take a few days off work though? Or do you have a lot of work to attend to?"

said,

that he would not agree. I nodded and said, "Alright then, let's go there

to take a shower, just as Hendrix happened to

had wanted to meet up with Wendy before heading to Asherton, but to my surprise, Hendrix woke me up early the next morning for he had booked

to Asherton, but I was miles

him. Bewildered, I asked, "Why are

"Aren't you supposed to freshen up before going out?" he

go out looking unkempt, can

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