Mike glanced at his reflection in the window to make sure he didn't look as bad as before. After that, he turned back to face Leonard's figure towering in front of him.
Mike gave a defiant look as he asked, "What? Did you co here just to make fun of ? Even if you saved Ms. llisa, I won't be silent if I get insulted."
Leonard didn't answer imdiately, but he automatically frowned. His calm deanor was completely unfazed by Mike's provocation. He slipped a hand in his pocket as he watched Andrew's brother closely.
After a few seconds, Leonard finally said calmly, "Co in. She is waiting for you."
After he finished speaking, Leonard walked right past Mike and headed for the nurse's desk. That's why he didn't get to see Mike's surprised expression.
But Leonard was serious about what he said. Mike was llisa's childhood friend, so he was in no position to prevent them from eting, let alone laugh at the man's outburst. For Leonard, no man should feel ashad for being vulnerable when thinking about a woman.
anwhile, Mike stood stunned as he continued to stare at Leonard who was walking away. It was hard for him to believe that his bad words were t with serious and mature words.
Instead of being happy, Mike felt as if he had lost. The defiant attitude he had been showing all this ti suddenly felt ridiculous. Leonard's temperant made him feel that he was not in a fight at the ti. Was this what they called a grown man?
*****
After settling down for a few minutes, Mike finally returned to llisa's ward. That man's gaze was different from before as he now looked bright and gentle. The few strands that fell over his forehead swayed gently with each step, adding a youthful impression to Mike's figure.
When Mike stepped into the ward, only Lilia and Claire were accompanying llisa. They noticed Mike's arrival and imdiately stepped aside. But they gave Mike warm glances, as if cheering him on.
"Mike!" llisa, who had eaten and recovered a little of her strength, called out to him in a cheerful voice.
Mike's breath seed to have caught in his throat. But he covered it with a gentle smile as he put one hand in his pocket.
"If I don't hear you calling my na, I think you have amnesia! Where have you been? If you're okay, why don't you co back ho? The house feels lonely without you, you know!" Mike replied casually.
In the end, Mike chose to keep his feelings hidden from llisa. That's why he's trying to be casual in front of that woman. Mike deliberately buried his feelings deep in his heart. He would definitely convey it to llisa soday, but not now. That woman had many other things to worry about.
llisa breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at Mike's reply. "Then, you can treat as if I have amnesia!" she joked.
"No way!" Mike imdiately protested. "Are you trying to hide what happened during these five years from ?"
"Hmm... you can say that," llisa grinned widely.
Mike crossed his arms. "How about this? When your condition is fully recovered, we'll go sparring at the judo gym. If you lose, you have to tell everything,"
"Hmm, what makes you so sure that you can beat ?" llisa replied, her eyes were sparkling with excitent. "If you lose, you have to follow all my orders for a day… no, for a week!"
"Hey, isn't a week too long?!" Mike snapped.
"You asked to share my experiences for five years, so be grateful if I didn't order you to be my servant for a year!" llisa answered that she didn't want to lose.
The two's ongoing argunts made everyone there laugh. Mike had been hiding all of his feelings of love and talked to llisa the sa as five years ago. At that ti, the two of them often quarreled and laughed together carefree.
After a while, llisa gradually beca drowsy due to the influence of the drug. When Lilia and the others realized that, they lowered their voices while speaking and didn't bother llisa anymore.
When llisa finally fell asleep, Lilia stepped forward to cover her. Then she pointed to the door and made a gesture for them to leave llisa alone.
In the corridor, Claire leaned her head wearily on Andrew's shoulder. Even though they hadn't completely made up after yesterday's bickering, that didn't prevent Claire from using Andrew as her pillow.
Lilia and Jean stood side by side. The model turned towards Claire and saw the fatigue on her face. She said, "Sister Claire, how about you go ho with Brother Andrew first? It seems that you are tired after feeling restless all night. You need lots of rest, don't get sick too,"
Claire glanced at Andrew, then she nodded in agreent. "Okay, then we'll go ho first. If we have ti this afternoon, we'll co back here,"
After all, hospital beds were not nearly as good as their own soft and comfortable beds. Even though Claire only slept on the ward for a few hours, her whole body already felt achy and uncomfortable.
Andrew looked at Claire's tired face and hugged her a little tighter. He actually told his wife to sleep at ho last night, but Claire insisted on staying here to accompany Lilia. Then Andrew turned to look at Mike, who had been lowering his head.
"Mike, you too co ho with first," Andrew said, watching his brother's reaction closely.
His younger brother had shown so much emotion when he first found out that llisa was still alive. But now, after he confronted llisa, Mike returned to being a cheerful and unruly child.
Sotis, Andrew wondered if Mike really hid his temper. Or was it just Andrew who couldn't tell the difference?
Mike and Leila had been set for marriage since they were little, but his brother fell in love with llisa. Andrew could not understand when that happened up until now.
His little brother didn't even dare say what he liked, so how did Mike intend to compete with Leonard? Andrew was pessimistic about his younger brother's chance.
With llisa's current condition, she definitely wouldn't recover in a day or two. Instead of letting Mike sit here lanting his fate, Andrew felt it would be better if he brought his brother back. That way, he could invite Mike to talk nicely, and try to understand Mike's true feelings.
But when Mike heard this, he automatically frowned. His face showed that he didn't really want to go. Just as he was about to protest, it happened that Mike saw Leonard coming back from the nurse's table. Finally, he nodded reluctantly and headed for the elevator.
When Mike passed Leonard, he only gave him a quick glance. But he didn't say anything. Mike just nodded briefly and shed past him.
Andrew looked at Mike's back and sighed helplessly. He turned his head towards Lilia and Jean.
"How about you guys co back with us too?" Andrew suggested. "Leonard will definitely stay here to accompany llisa. You can co back here after you rest. There are still a lot of matters that need to be resolved with the Irwan Family, so don't you get too tired,"
Lilia nodded in response. "Brother Andrew don't need to worry. We will follow you soon," she said.
"Then, we'll go first!"
After Andrew greeted Leonard still pacing on his track, he took Claire away from the hospital.
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