Day Twenty Six…
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[ At Towerville City Hospital… ]
Abigail was still unconscious when Nathan arrived at the hospital. The moment he entered the room he saw Aiden and Cherry watching over Abigail.
Nathan motioned them to leave. Aiden grabbed Cherry's hand and pulled her, coming out of the room. Cherry was reluctant to leave but Nathan's expression was so cold that it sent chills down her spine.
Cherry just let herself be pulled by Aiden. "Tell me honestly, who did this to Miss Abi?"
Aiden remained tight-lipped and didn't mention anything about the culprit. She felt annoyed because Aiden was hiding something from her.
'Why did Abigail get shot? For what reason?' Cherry clenched her fists.
"Nathan dragged her yesterday. Did he hurt Abigail?" Cherry confronted him.
"Of course not! Nathan didn't hurt her," Aiden defended Nathan. He trusted his best friend. There was no way Nathan would hurt Abigail without valid reason especially if Little Ethan was her back up.
"Fine. If you don't want to tell me… I will just ask Abigail once she wakes up." Cherry stomped her feet and walked out. She was worried that she might be the reason why Abigail got hurt so Cherry could feel the guilt deep inside her.
"Hey, where are you going?" Aiden followed her, trying to catch up. He grabbed her elbow to stop her but Cherry raised her hand, almost hitting Aiden. But her hand automatically stopped when Aiden crossed his arms, forming a shield to block her punch.
"You are always violent when it comes to me," Aiden pouted his lips, acting pitiful.
Cherry could only shake her head helplessly. After a while, she turned from left to right. When she saw no one, Cherry dragged Aiden to one empty room near the hallway.
"Shush!" Cherry pinned him on the closed door, motioning him to keep quiet by pressing her forefinger on Aiden's lips.
"Aiden Wu! I almost forgot about it. But now, I remember… why did you do that to me in the airport? What kind of prank is that?" Since they were now alone and Abigail was just fine, Cherry's attention shifted back to Aiden and the embarrassing moment she had in the airport.
Cherry grabbed his collar once again while her right elbow was pressed against his chest.
'Damn! She is strong. Abigail is right. I should train myself so that I won't appear weak in front of a woman, especially Cherry. Why do I feel so useless and helpless when it comes to strong women like Abigail and Cherry?'
Aiden tried to put on a cold front. He held her hands, struggling from her grip. When he couldn't win against her, Aiden moved his head forward, giving her a peck on her lips.
Mwuah!
Cherry: 0_0
Cherry's mind went blank for a moment and she got distracted. How dare he do that! He just kissed her! He stole a kiss from her! Her first kiss!
Before Cherry recovered from the shock, Aiden was able to break free from her grasp. He gently pushed her away as he already saw the warning alert. He had to flee before Cherry could kill him for stealing a kiss from her.
Aiden opened the door and escaped as far as he could. Cherry shouldn't catch him otherwise, his gorgeous face would get beaten up by her.
Cherry froze like a statue. She just moved when Aiden was no longer around. Her eyes were still wide open and her hand already covered her mouth.
'What the hell is that?! I'm gonna kill him once I catch him!'
Cherry stormed out of the empty room, looking for her target. She narrowed her eyes at the figure that was running away from her. Aiden ran so fast as if his life depended on it.
"Aiden Wu!!!" Cherry screamed out his name.
Aiden just turned around to face her for a moment. Then he winked at her while waving his hands. He also gave her a flying kiss, making Cherry more annoyed.
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Meanwhile, in Abigail's VIP ward, Nathan quietly sat down on the vacant chair near Abigail's sick bed, his eyes gazing at her sleeping figure.
As he stared at her for a long moment, her last words kept replaying in his mind. [ "Nathan… just trust me this once." ]
He was no longer mad at Abigail. Joker cleared her name. He didn't find the connection between Abigail and the Phantom's Assassin Guild.
Nathan had the urge to caress her face but stopped midway when his hand was just an inch away from her cheeks. He felt like he didn't have the right to touch her.
He jumped to the conclusion again, taking out his anger on her. He almost hurt her because of his rage. And Abigail's life was put in danger because of him. The guilt was making him uncomfortable and ashamed. Once again, Abigail proved him wrong!
He didn't know how he could make it up to her. But he felt relieved that Abigail was now safe and her health condition was stable.
Clenching his fist and retreating his hand, Nathan mumbled, "I'm sorry…" Nathan apologized to Abigail with the most sincere tone he had. He just whispered those two words.
"This time… I'm going to trust you. I will try my best to believe in you…" Nathan softly mumbled.
When Nathan was done saying those words, he immediately stood up, turning around to leave. He had to make a move now. Nathan had three main problems right now. First, Phantomflake's disappearance… Second, Mr. Hiroshi's challenge… Third, Abigail's shooting incident.
With those three main problems, Nathan chose the most urgent one– Catching the culprit who shot Abigail! He wouldn't go easy on him once he caught him!
Bam!
Nathan closed the door of the VIP ward the moment he stepped out. That was the time, Abigail finally opened her eyes. She glanced at the closed door with conflicting emotions, her heart racing for some unknown reason.
She was awake a while ago and she heard everything. Nathan apologized to her and he told her that he would begin to trust her now.
Abigail groaned and slowly sat up, her gaze still fixed on the door where Nathan disappeared to.
'Is he saying the truth? He is going to trust me now, but why? Did he change his mind because I protected him? Oh, God! I'm glad my body just moved at the most crucial moment. But I didn't plan on taking the three bullets for him… What had gotten to me at that time? Sacrificing myself for the devil's safety?! Have I gone crazy?
Abigail hit her head and winced. Her right shoulder and body were still aching. She also couldn't believe herself. In her mind, it was not her plan to protect Nathan at that time.
Surprisingly, Abigail just moved reflexively the moment she saw the gunman pointing a gun at Nathan. She even told him some cringy lines– [ "Nathan… just trust me this once!" ]
"Trust me this once my Ass!" Abigail was scolding herself. "Phantomflake, do you wanna get yourself killed without even returning to your original body?! Have you gone mad!?" Abigail tugged her hair tightly using her left hand.
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