The Love From Vengeance

264: A VISIT

ARIEL’S POV

Andre opened his eyes and stared at me. He looked kind of energized, but he sat on the bed, and I moved closer to him.

“Andre, I’m so glad you’re awake.” I hugged him.

“Ouchh, take it easy,” he told me.

“Oh, sorry.” I let go of him.

“I’m glad you came to see me. I thought you weren’t coming back after leaving me at this hospital.”

“No, why would you think like that?”

“Because you didn’t show up yesterday,” he replied.

“Well, I had some plans yesterday,” I replied, and he gave me a skeptical expression. “Fine, I’m sorry.

“There’s no need for you to apologize; I’m not mad at you.‘

“Still, I should have come to see you yesterday. I’m really sorry.”

“But you came today. So you see, it’s all okay.”

“Oh really? You’re sure about that?”

“Duh, do you want me to be a grumpy ass like Squidward Tentacles? Hell no!” He rolled his eyes in a silly way.

I couldn’t help but laugh at Andre’s joke, He always had a way of making me smile, even in the most difficult of times. “Well, I’m glad you’re feeling well enough to make jokes,” I said, still giggling.

Just then, a nurse walked into the room with a hospital food tray. Andre’s face fell, and he let out a dramatic groan. “Oh no,

no, not hospital food,” he said, pretending to be horrified.

“Good morning, miss. I brought breakfast for the patient,” the nurse told Elizabeth.

“Well, thank you.

“Seriously? Isn’t there any other stuff I can eat apart from those guys?”

The nurse chuckled. “I’m sorry, it’s all we have for now. But I promise, it’s not that bad,” she said

with a smile. “I’ll leave it here for

you.”

As soon as the nurse left, Andre turned to me with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “I know you like me, Ariel.”

and he said right away, “As a

my head,

I didn’t know you liked me enough to bring

blame me. I wasn’t the one who

“Oh really?”

I wouldn’t torture you like that,” I replied as Elizabeth walked closer to us and handed me the tray.

can continue with your conversation; I’ll be going now,”

André

“Yes, son.”

stay a little

for you; she’ll keep you company. And besides, I have

like what?” Andre quizzed her, arching

“Business, of course.”

away. He didn’t look quite happy hearing that.

to come back, Andre.”

it’s okay,” he uttered,

Elizabeth fixed her hand on my

“I

Is she with you? It’s been quite

with

she must be more beautiful than you right

“She’s always beautiful.”

are.” Elizabeth held my chin, still smiling at me. She let go anyway. “By the way, I’m sorry for your

know, it’s really painful. But God knows why some things happen.”

at the mention of my son. Okay, I’ll be going now. You both take care and take good

while she left the room. After that, I turned to Andre. “Okay, sir. It’s time for you

what? That?” He gave the tray an irritating look.

wrong with this?”

do know

at him, and he

we go,” he

on, André. You have to

really love it

are going to eat this.”

the time when I was still a kid, going back to school back then. And my mom would tell me to eat this, but I found the food horrible and was

I’m about to do here.”

“You’re kidding, right?”

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a playful smile. “Oh no, I’m

that tray now and toss it to the

gentleman and a sweet soul. There’s no way you’re going to

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wow, you think I can’t

know you can’t,” I