No longer mad at me?
No longer mad at me?
What was he to do about Jeremy and his sister?
Even though he really didn't know how he felt about the boy because he was very weird and always made him speechless because of how forward he was, Chloe was taking a big risk getting closer to him with each passing day because he knew his parents quite well. They were never going to allow it.
He was sure their parents had already chosen a partner for her from the moment she was born. He didn't understand why they had to keep living like they were in the 18th century.
He was also going to face similar opposition just like they had opposed to his relationship with Cherry back then but because he was too stubborn and made it known to them that he had already chosen his path but in his career and love life, they had let him be rather reluctantly but still tried to pry.
That was another reason he hated Cherry because since then, his parents didn't let go of any opportunity to remind him that they had told him so. According to them, everyone would want to get married into the King family so they had to help them look around for the right partner who would love them for who they truly are and also, they must be from notable families. Absurd isn't it?
Most times, he did wonder whether his parents were educated because of how small minded they were.
He made a mental note to talk to Mia about that part also. If she agreed to date him, then she would have to know what she was up against.
His family was happy for him because he had 'found love', but that wasn't it. They were only happy at the possibility that he was able to fall in love again. Which meant, they could start searching around for potential brides for him.
His phone began to ring and he saw it was a call from his twin brother.
"What's up?" Leo asked when he answered the call.
"Do you by chance know where Chloe is? I've been waiting in front of her school for a long time yet, she isn't out yet and she isn't answering her calls."
"Why are you waiting in front of her school?" Leo asked firstly.
"To pick her up from school." Louis answered casually.
"Why would you be picking up a grown woman from school?" Leo asked again, feeling annoyed. Had they taken it to a different level now?
"Oh, her car got a bit damaged. She was involved in a minor accident but thankfully, nothing happened to her."
"Really?" Leo asked in surprise. How come no one told him about it?
"If she is fine, there are other cars she could use right? I remember you have three and you rarely use two. The older doctors have a plethora of them so—"
"She got into an accident Leo—"
"And she'd keep getting into accidents from now?" Leo asked in a tone which showed how irritated he was.
"I am just doing what I was asked to do. So have you seen her or we have to call the police and report her missing?" Louis asked, equally sounding upset.
"I asked her to run an errand for me. Just return to the hospital. Bye bro."
Leo ended the call without giving him a chance to ask any other questions.
He began to dial Chloe's number, just like Louis had said, she didn't answer the call.
"Just nice!" He hissed before throwing his phone on the bed.
Meanwhile, Chloe's phone kept ringing inside her bag but no one heard it because she had placed it on silent mode while in class.
Since she went to the hospital directly from class, she had forgotten to change it.
She sat down close to Jeremy's bed and kept looking at his sleeping face apologetically without saying a word, while Ellie sat on another chair at the end of the room as she watched the both of them but her gaze still showed she wasn't happy with Chloe anytime she looked at her.
The door was suddenly opened and Doctor Gaby, who Jeremy had told her had been his mother's friend entered inside the room.
"He is stil asleep? The sedative should have wore off now." She said as she went to check Jeremy.
She had come in with two big nylons with flasks inside and placed one beside his bed, while Chloe stood up and moved over to where Ellie was.
"When he wakes up, he should have this soup." Gaby said to the both of them with a polite smile.
Both Chloe and Ellie nodded while she handed the second nylon bag to Ellie.
"I got you something to eat also." Ellie accepted it with a smile and placed it on the small table in front of her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd still be here so I didn't get you anything." Gaby smiled apologetically at Chloe.
"It's fine. Thank you." Chloe returned her smile even though she looked tired and was really hungry. She hadn't had anything to eat since morning.
"Do not tell anyone a doctor bought you that." Doctor Gaby said to Ellie with a cheeky smile while the little girl bobbed her head up and down.
Immediately the Doctor left, Ellie reached for the nylon and took out the heavy flask which had three parts.
She removed the lid and her eyes shone when she saw the differently shaped cookies inside. There were about 10 or more pieces of large and round baked cookies with sugar sprinkled on top.
She opened the next part and found fried chicken wings and on the last, was a really beautifully colored salad.
"Wow!" Ellie said with a smile. It was the first smile Chloe had seen on her face since she arrived there.
There was a bottle of juice inside the nylon so she took it out and set everything down on the table, ready to eat.
Chloe looked away from her and turned to face Jeremy instead. She was starving and feared the little girl may see her salivating for her food.
When Ellie was done setting the table, she slowly went to Jeremy's bed and checked inside his nylon for something.
She returned with a spoon and stood in front of Chloe.
"We should eat. You could use this for the salad." She handed the spoon to Chloe who looked at the girl's face and down at the spoon.
"You are no longer mad at me?" Chloe asked her quietly.
"At least you came to see him. And you've been here for hours. I can't get mad at you even if I want to. Besides, Jeremy is going to kill me if he finds out you still haven't had anything to eat. I think he wants you to get plump" She said with a childish giggle which made Chloe laugh.
"Thank you." Chloe said as she accepted the spoon.
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"You are going out?" Leo asked when he saw Mia coming out of the room, properly dressed.
"Yea, I need to go pay Jeremy a visit." She answered. She had wanted to go pay Mira a visit the previous day but because Jeremy was at the hospital, she couldn't go there and she also had to go there now to know how Ellie was doing.
It was funny how she hadn't even thought about paying Mary a visit at the hospital. Maybe it was because she may grow angrier and also beat her up right there on the hospital bed. Until she was certain the anger and hatred she felt had reduced, she wasn't going to ask Leo the name of the hospital she had been taken to.
"I think my sister is still there with him." Leo informed her.
"Really?" Mia asked in surprise. But unlike Leo's facial expression, she looked happy.
"Come here, Mia." He said as he sat down on the couch and tapped the space beside him for her to join him.
"Is everything okay?" She asked as she went to sit beside him.
"You shouldn't be too happy about this." He warned her.
"Really? But why?" She asked in confusion.
"Because it may not work out for them. Unless she wants to get into trouble. So please, try not to get too excited or tell anyone else about this."
Mia looked at him with a mixture of surprise and confusion. "But why? What if she likes him too?"
"My parents are going to... get really mad."
"Oh..." She sighed sadly. She didn't need much explanation to understand what Leo was talking about.
"You don't have to look so sad. I'm sure your friend's feelings aren't that deep for Chloe." He scooted closer and draped a hand around her shoulder as he spoke.
"It—" Mia was about to protest but as she turned her head, her lips brushed his.
Her eyes widened and she immediately pulled away and stood up.
Leo had been about to smile at the accidental kiss but when he saw her reaction, he frowned in confusion. It wasn't like it was the first time they had both kissed right? So why was she reacting that way?
"Is something wrong?" He asked as he stood up to go stand in front of her.
"Did I... by chance do something wrong?" He asked her again with uncertainty and this time, he placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at her face since she kept looking away from him.
She maintained eye contact with him and bit her lower lip really hard.
"Uh... I was just a bit startled.." She stammered.
"Startled?" He kept looking at her, knowing that wasn't the only reason she had reacted that way.
"Yes-ter-day... Uhm..." She swallowed.
"I... the thing is.." She closed her eyes and blurted out. "Benjamin kissed me!"