The Love From Vengeance

138 THE SHOCKING FEATS

LUKE’S POW

Opening my eyes, I saw Ariel right by my side. She looked pretty tired, but a smile was right there on her visage — a fragile one, actually. And I could still feel the pain within me. With the pain caused by that good for nothing witch, I could even wonder what had happened to her. But I shouldn’t care less. I could only feel sorry for the little girl I saw at the warehouse. Catherine, yes, that was her name. She was being raised by a monster, and I hoped she wasn’t living a life of lies the same way I did.

“You’re finally awake,” Ariel said, holding my hand. She cleaned her eyes, trying to wash away the drowsiness. “I’m really glad about that.”

“How long have I been here?” I asked, scanning the room.

“A few hours, I think. You don’t have to worry. You haven’t been in the hospital. You don’t have a coma or something.” She laughed, a little one, though, because her expression right now was the synonym of sad, whatever word you want to use. And it was really surprising to me. It was really surprising that she was this worried about me. Wow, tonight was really a night that I’ll never forget.

I let out a weary sigh, closing my eyes. I could still feel Ariel’s fingers intertwining with mine. The feeling was actually good. But the moment was quite confusing. It was as if our relationship had been filled with so much love before all of that terror happened.

“You should get some rest, don’t you think?” I suggested.

“I’ve been resting here the whole time,” she responded.

“No, you haven’t. You’ve been worried about me; am I not correct?”

“You are right about that. But anyway, I’m glad you’re okay.”

“You think something worse than this is going to happen?”

“Well, I was afraid you were going to die.”

“You shouldn’t be, just in case next time.”

“Are you wishing for someone to shoot you again?”

“Not really. But I have to be real with myself. My life is really complicated.”

“No doubt about that.” Ariel yawned, lying on the bed, right next to me. Her actions really shocked me. This was not something I expected.

same time, I didn’t want it to happen. It’s quite funny, right? But it is extremely shocking, flabbergasting, and

I wasn’t ready to give in to this woman. I was about to spill

“So you’re really going to spend

Another shocking feat. But I decided to do

ARIEL’S POV

I turned my eyes to Luke, who was still sleeping. And staring at his innocent face, I

feeling too pretty, although I was putting on a ravishing dress. Work today would be cancelled, probably. I needed to go

opened, and the nurse from last night entered the room. With her eyes fixed on me and Luke, she moved closer. “Good morning.

stirred nigher to Luke.

the second time, and she suspired

that he’s stable. But he’s going to need some time to recover,” the nurse said. “He’s lucky the bullet didn’t hit any vital organs, but the wound is quite deep. He’s going to need proper care

of treatment does he need?”

hospital for a few days to monitor his condition and make sure there are no complications,” she explained. “We’ll also have to clean and dress the wound regularly to prevent infection. And of course,

notes of everything the nurse was saying. “Is

I should know?”

strain himself too much. He’ll need to take it easy for the next few weeks until the wound fully heals. And if he experiences any pain or discomfort, don’t hesitate to call for a nurse. We want to

And then Lake woke up from his sleep. Opening

nurse,

said, her hands fixed on her waist as

at Luke.

asked

he replied. “What did

need to stay in

“What the hell?!”

Anything wrong with that?” The nurse

I’m a businessman. I can’t stay in this hospital for too long. I have important meetings

Nothing is more important

now?” He