He stood up and tucked Theresa into the quilt. Turning around, he said, “Let’s go.”
Loredana walked in front and headed out of the observation room. Armand followed her and closed the door. They didn’t leave the room too far, talking in the corridor.
“Have you got injured?” Loredana asked with concerns when seeing he was wearing the patient’s gown.
“Some minor injuries.” Armand lowered his head. His back was wounded, and he can’t wear his shirt now. Hence, after cleaning his wounds, the hospital gave him a patient gown.
“Good you are alright.” Loredana stood in front of the window, looking at him. “Do you know Theresa’s condition?”
Armand leaned against the wall but the wounds on his back were squeezed. He slightly frowned, lowering his head. “No matter what happened to her, I don’t care.”
He did care, but his concerns to her had been over the purity of her body.
He had taken Theresa’s virginity. After becoming his girlfriend, she was always hurt. This time, she was also a victim.
How could he still be so shameless to care about those unimportant things?
“But, even I don’t care, she’s not willing to accept me again,” Armand said in depression. He felt quite helpless but he couldn’t do anything and tell anyone about it.
Loredana knew that Theresa was hurt too much last time. Theresa could let go of it because she was mentally strong and determined.
“She needs time,” said Loredana.
She wouldn’t get involved in their love. After all, all of them were adults and knew what they wanted. She asked Armand because she wanted to know if he still loved Theresa. If so, he needed to use his heart to warm up Theresa’s heart, which had turned cold.
Then he could be forgiven by her.
If he didn’t love her anymore, he should leave her in peace.
However, Loredana could tell that Armand still loved Theresa deeply.
She slightly heaved a sigh and asked, “How is she? What did the doctor say?”
“The doctor had given her an injection to bring down the fever. She got some injuries on her legs. She couldn’t walk recently before getting recovered,” said Armand.
Loredana nodded. “I see. Does she need to stay in the hospital?”
“The doctor said it’s not necessary. She should recover at home.” Armand pressed his lips. He told Loredana what was in his mind. “I want to take her home and look after her. I know she’s not willing to. Could you please help me convince her?”
Theresa didn’t have any family to take care of her, but she needed to be looked after. Hence, he wanted to take care of her by himself.
Armand was afraid that Loredana might have some concerns, so he hurriedly explained, “I don’t mean to ask her to forgive me or want to show something to her. I just want to take care of her. She doesn’t need to have any pressure.
Loredana knew what he meant. He just wanted to take care of Theresa. However, upon their former relationship, how could Theresa be willing to take it for granted?
Theresa would be willing to accept it unless she had forgiven him.
“I won’t convince her.” Loredana looked at Armand. “You should know — she hasn’t forgiven you yet. Why would she allow you to take care of her?”
“Then, who else can take care of her?” Armand leaned against the wall, feeling so upset. He slid down to sit on the ground.
He felt so depressed and frustrated.
“I’ll take care of her. When she wakes up, I’ll take her back to the villa. You know we have a lot of rooms there. She can move in. I’ll hire another maid to do the housework, so I can take care of her. If you want to see her, you can go to our villa.”
Loredana thought the same as Armand did. They wouldn’t rest assured to let others take care of Theresa. They must take care of her on their own.
Armand whispered, “Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. I’ll take care of her, but it has nothing to do with you.” In Country A, Theresa and Loredana were quite close. She followed Loredana back, helping her set up ‘Cloud’. They were closer than friends.
They appreciated and supported each other. They had become family.
Loredana could see how frustrated Armand was. She also felt sorry for him. “Cheer up! You can’t gain back Theresa’s heart in this way.”
Armand looked up at him. “Tell me, Loredana. What should I do?”
Armand was so puzzled, wondering what he should do.
Loredana squatted down and patted him on the shoulder. “I don’t know either, but if you truly care about Theresa, just give her more time. Don’t push her too much while asking her to forgive you. You should move her by your practical actions.”
In that case, Theresa would open up her heart and be willing to reconcile with him.
Armand let out a bitter laugh. “I understand what you’re saying, but I’m afraid that I couldn’t do it well. On contrary, I might push him further and further away.”
“As long as you’ll do it wholeheartedly with a clear conscience, she must feel it.” Loredana didn’t know how to comfort him easier, so she tried her best to encourage him.
She thought that Armand must have known what he had done wrong in the past.
In the afternoon, Theresa woke up. After taking the injection and sleeping for a whole morning, she looked much spirited.
Armand knew that she hadn’t eaten much, so he brought back some food. Afraid that Theresa would be upset when seeing him, he asked Loredana to take the food in.
Loredana walked in and helped Theresa to sit up. What Armand bought was cooked wheaten food that was easy to digest. Theresa hadn’t eaten for almost three days, so her stomach was empty. She had been starved for a long time, so she couldn’t eat anything hard or spicy and could only start eating little by little. Hence, Armand didn’t get much food for her.
Watch her finish eating, Loredana gave her a glass of warm water, cleaned the lunch box, and tossed them into the garbage can. Then she sat on the edge of the bed and talked to Theresa.
She knew that Theresa wasn’t willing to be taken care of by Armand, but she still asked, “Your legs were injured, so recently you can walk at all. You need someone to take care of. Armand wants to…”
“I don’t need him to take care of me. Please help me get a nursing worker,” Theresa interrupted Loredana before she finished her words. “Besides, it’s a minor injury.”
Loredana looked at her and didn’t convince her, because Theresa didn’t need the persuasion at all. Only after she was moved by Armand’s actions and fell in love with him again, the love would be true. If Loredana insisted on convincing her, Theresa would only feel bothered.
She didn’t want to upset Theresa.
Grabbing her hand, Loredana said, “I got it. Come to my villa with me. My kids and I are always at home. You wouldn’t be bored. OK?”
Theresa was a bit hesitant. “Well, would it bother your family too much?”
“Bother? Of course not!” Loredana emphasized, “In your current condition, how can I let a nursing worker take care of you?”
Theresa didn’t know what she was thinking about, so she said, “I didn’t get injured so seriously. I truly don’t need…”
“Do you treat me as an outsider?” Loredana interrupted her.
She and Armand had misunderstood — they thought that Theresa had been raped by John. Loredana didn’t dare to speak it out, so she hid her concerns, afraid that she would give Theresa too much pressure. After all, Theresa wouldn’t want others to know about this matter.
Loredana was worried that Theresa would make blind and disorderly conjectures if she stayed alone. Although Theresa looked spirited and relaxed, Loredana thought that it was because she pretended to be tough. Hence, Loredana didn’t want Armand to take care of Theresa and insisted on taking her back to the villa.
“Of course not!” Theresa was willing to stay with her certainly. However, they were not in City C now, where there were only Loredana and the kids in the house. Cormac was also in the villa. They had just had a family reunion. Theresa was afraid that she would bother them as an outsider.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.