love triangles had always appeared numerous times. At this moment, she realized that she had also
become a part of the said triangle. She didn’t know what to say all of a sudden.
“Is the doctor here?” She suddenly had the urge to ask that out loud, so she simply blurted without
thinking much.
“No,” Matthias replied blandly, knowing her intentions very well.
Meanwhile, Leon seemed to be very stumped by her sudden question. He was even impressed that
Matthias answered it as if it wasn’t a little out of the blue.
“What time is it now?” This was a question she wanted to ask for a very long time.
Since the situation was so awkward, she didn’t really know what to say, so she resorted to asking
random questions. At least she was able to take control of the situation for the time being as she feared
that either Matthias or Leon would say something that would lead to an argument, and she was not in a
state that was capable of handling that. She was afraid of unforeseen circumstances.
This time, Leon was quick to answer. “A quarter past seven.” As he answered, he was also surprised
that it was so early. Usually, he’d still be in his bed at this hour.
“That early?” At first, she thought that it was already eight in the morning. If that was the case, the
doctor should be on his way to check up on her.
“Are you still sleepy?” Matthias was concerned. He thought that she might not have had a good sleep.
“No, I’m not.” How could she be in the mood to sleep now? Plus, lately, she had been quite the short
sleeper.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the ward was becoming more awkward. Even Matthias, who was
usually good at talking, didn’t know what topic he should continue with Heather because she appeared
uninterested in talking with him.
As for Leon, he seemed to be an outsider as he watched Matthias and Heather chat awkwardly. Leon
couldn’t find an appropriate time to join the conversation either. It looked as though the three of them
were talking to themselves, and if this continued, all would fall silent soon.
“Heather, you must be hungry. I’ll go out to buy you some food.” Leon got himself an excuse to head
out.
The situation that the three people were in was far too awkward, and Leon didn’t like it. At the time that
he wanted to fight for her the most, she didn’t seem to be giving him a chance. Now that she was
presenting herself to him on a silver plate, it was hard for him to accept.
After Leon walked out, Heather and Matthias remained quiet. The both of them were either looking
outside the window or at the surroundings; they were unable to look at each other as none dared to
take the initiative to speak up first.
Who would’ve expected that there’d be a day where they’d look at each other for so long and still be
speechless? He had thought of numerous adjectives, but none seemed to describe the current
situation he was in.
On the other hand, Heather felt that her body had become one with the bed after lying on it for so long.
She suddenly felt admiration toward people who could sleep in or laze around in bed and not feel tired.
After too much sleep, the body might not be in the best state. At this moment, she felt that her whole
body was sore and in pain. She would definitely be up for a full-body spa after getting discharged. She
then started to move her body slightly as staying in the same position was more tiring than she
anticipated.
“I’ve already asked the doctor to come over when he’s on duty,” said Matthias awkwardly. Even the way
he spoke to her sounded unnatural now.
“Okay,” she replied faintly. The two were acting so distant that it was almost scary.
As if on cue, the door of the ward was pushed open promptly after the exchange of words. Following
that, an old doctor came in with several younger doctors around him.
Taking a glance at the time on her phone, she figured that the doctors must’ve not had the time to get
breakfast since they came so early. Her gaze then swept past Matthias, thinking that he must have
pressured the doctors. She had already heard of his reputation as someone with drastic yet effective
measures when dealing with business.
The way Matthias instructed the doctors was more like a threat instead of a simple command. At this
moment, she couldn’t help but smile a little thinking of his actions. It made her happy. She liked seeing
how cruel he was toward others, yet acted affectionately and caring when it came to her. The stark
contrast made his feelings toward her seem extra prominent. He was really able to fulfill her fairytale
fantasy that had always been buried deep down.
At this moment, the older doctor stood by Heather’s bedside to take a good look at her. She seemed to
be more energetic today. “Miss Langston, do you feel better today?” the old doctor asked in a friendly
tone.
In response, she nodded. She seemed to be speaking less these days. Meanwhile, Matthias was just
awkwardly standing by the side. He recalled how Leon had gone to get breakfast, thinking how smart
he was to escape the awkward situation quickly.
“Can I get discharged today?” Heather asked. She didn’t like the everlasting smell of disinfectant in the
hospital. Hence, she didn’t want to stay here any longer.
Pushing the pair of glasses resting on his nose bridge, the old doctor said, “We’ll have to wait until the
test results are out.” Obviously, the doctor had to make judgments not only based on her complexion
but also from the tests run data.
At this moment, she furrowed her brows. She didn’t like the idea of tests, nor did she like the idea of
being in the hospital in the first place. That was why she wished that she could leave as soon as
possible.
Matthias knew that she must be displeased, knowing her temper. In fact, he had already noticed how
she didn’t cope very well in the hospital. At times, her thoughts were all written on her face. She could
be simple or complex, depending on the situation.
While the old doctor asked a few more basic questions on how she felt and so on, the younger doctors
surrounding the older doctor would take a peek at Heather from time to time. Though her complexion
was not the best, she still looked so beautiful that one would be shy to keep their eyes on her. Matthias
liked how she looked simple and clean now. Her baby-like flawless skin was so alluring.
After the doctors left, the ward had fallen back into silence. There were several instances where he
wanted to start a conversation with her, but he had yet to succeed.
The silence was a little unbearable for Heather. The more cautious he was, the more guilty she felt.
She wanted to talk to him too, but she just didn’t know how. As such, she felt like a failure once again
At this moment, she was beginning to feel hungry. Nibbling on her lower lip, she wondered where Leon
went to buy breakfast as it was taking too long. Besides that, she was in a dilemma as she wasn’t keen
on asking Matthias to get her breakfast as well. All she wished for at the moment was for Leon to be
back soon.
The atmosphere was too awkward, so Matthias figured he could turn on his phone that had been off
since last night. He figured there must have been many people looking for him. Not long after the
phone was turned on, the notification pings started ringing nonstop. Even Lara, who was always calm
and composed, had bombarded his phone with a string of text messages.
He felt his head ache as he looked at the messages on his phone, reckoning that they were from the
company. As he wasn’t going to leave the hospital just yet, he simply deleted them all without even
reading. At times like these, he didn’t want to be affected by any other factors. He wanted to make sure
that he got to see her recover until she was discharged with his own eyes. Therefore, he was not
planning to go anywhere now.
On the other hand, Heather watched him as he focused on swiping on his phone. She wondered if
there was an emergency that he had to tend to. With that thought, she spoke up. “Is there something
urgent back at the company that you have to deal with?” She hoped that he would depart as soon as
possible to not extend the state of suffering that both of them were in right now.
“No,” he answered concisely, fully grasping the meaning behind her words.
It seemed that he really wasn’t going to leave. Since that was the case, she went back to remaining
silent as her gaze was trained on the ceiling. She just couldn’t find any topic to talk to him about.
“Leon went out for quite some time. I think he might be lost.” Matthias suddenly brought Leon up. He
was actually looking for an excuse to get some fresh air. Besides, there was an important call he had to
make.
“He shouldn’t be. I reckon he might be stuck somewhere seeing some pretty nurses,” Heather said in a
teasing tone.
As she spoke of the devil, the devil appeared. At this moment, Leon pushed the door of the ward and
came in. In his hand was a bag. He seemed to have brought a cartful of breakfast back. Alerted,
Matthias stepped forward and took over the food from Leon.
He might have overbought a little too much. The portion was sufficient for a group of 30 people, not to
mention there were only three of them.
“Why did you buy so much?” Matthias asked as he was confused. No wonder he had taken such a long
time.
“I didn’t know what she feels like eating today, so I bought everything that she likes,” Leon told
Matthias. Truth was, Leon had actually been taking his time outside.