Bab 4: 4
Juan didn't expect jade to greet him with hospitality but what he saw was a strong resentful face and he hasn't opened his mouth yet
" haven't seen you in such a long time dear brother. " he greeted cheerfully sitting on the opposite chair sensing the blue velvet underneath him with a smile
" Not feeling happy to see me ? " he carried on glancing at every corner of the chamber while his smile widening little by little
" let's save this on ourselves juan , for what purpose are you here ? " lillian sat beside jade ordering Aini to bring them a cup of hot tea without even asking juan if it was to his liking
For a first time in a while jade showed a strong kind of emotion to someone else than lillian , she couldn't help but being anxious
Jade had a stressed face and looked like he's ready to start a fight while on the other hand juan seems to enjoy provoking him
" Ah right , my purpose ! I don't think my purpose deserves for you to be so on edge " Juan started, getting out a medium sized piece of paper from his inner pocket handing it to lillian after flating it well
" what is this ? " she asked inspecting the paper lightly but jade just snatched the paper folding it again with force " just state your reason, we have no time ! "
" Easy brother ! However mother just found an incredibly talented physician, they said to open a sector in their clinic for surgical purposes. However mother kindly asked him about your case and he said it could be solved by heart transplant so she wanted you to come tomorrow so he can examine your case "
He explained in detail nonchalantly thinking he is serving his brother a favor but the opposite two didn't think of it that way
While Jade thought of it just as a mere prank, his nerves really starting to get out of place he felt really angry , so now they dare even make such a joke ? Thinking this would be funny ? He simply stood ready to kick juan out right away
" what ? Don't you think it's a great opportunity ? We can start the surgery right away maybe next week " juan continued with such normal manner as if he's narrating what he ate this morning ,his eyes followed his brother who took the tea cup from Aini who just arrived putting it away almost throwing it
" you think this is funny ? Enough of your crap and get out ! " when jade approached intending to drag him out himself lillian rushed holding him back
" jade , calm down you're already in a bad shape " she begged trying to make him sit down again while juan didn't even flinch crossing his legs comfortably
" you think i'm joking ? You've always been this ungrateful child who took all of our parents favors for granted " juan sighed as if he's disappointed getting a mocking snort out of jade
" why don't you take all of our parents favors then, thanks i don't need them " as jade replied in harsh tone lillian spoke right away , they don't seem to be trying to end this
" what is the percentage of success in such surgery ? " yes she doesn't believe that this is a genuine offer but what if it was ? She doesn't want to miss a thing , while jade gave her a shocked look " are you taking him for real ? "
" ten percent " As juan just answered calmly they both turned their heads towards him
" pardon ? " lillian added in disbelief , ten percent ! And he dares to come and offer as if it was the best of deals ?
" you bastard ! You're saying then that i should just go try my luck ! In which i would most likely die ? " Jade almost burst with curses but his heart may have had enough because he started feeling dizzy
" it's a win or win deal ! If it does succeed then you would live a good life and if it doesn't you would just get rid of this pathetic life of yours ! See a win or win " at this point he just seemed to be enjoying talking nonsense
Noticing how jade calmed down all of a sudden lillian understood that he is on the brick of hanging on, so she just stood guiding juan outside
" we gladly refuse your offer , you could tell your mother to rest assured jade would never go back to you guys , you don't need to try hard anymore " as she slammed the door in his face all of her muscles relaxed she felt like she was hanging off a cliff or something
" my lady ! The young master fainted ! " while Aini's loud voice reached her she hurried back to the chamber with growing worry
"Aini call dr. Gray righ away ! And don't forget to Fill him on the details on your way " Aini hurried outside while fastening her cloak around her shoulders
Dr. Gray is lillian's family doctor who is following Jade's case for a while now
While desmond and another guard helped putting jade upstares lillian just sat on the edge of the bed waiting for the arrival of the doctor
Dr. Gray took care of the matter leaving jade sleeping to rest and gave lillian some advices before leaving
His immune system seems to get weaker ! She thought while feeling his forehead, and he had a fever again
" Clara , please bring me a bowl of cool water and a towel "
The maidservant went to bring what she asked immediately while Aini and other two maidservants stood beside her
" I'm really sorry my lady , it's all because of me ! " Aini spoke in a regretful tone she seemed to really feel bad for what she did , cocking her head she dared not to look at lillian and she got no reply from her anyways
" the water my lady , " clara stood beside her benting to put the bowl beside the bed carefully
" thank you ... " after thanking her she went to stand in the back with the other maidservants in silence just glancing at their lady with pitiful eyes
" even his family hates him , what a hard life he has " one of the maidservants whispered in pity " can't blame them he is such a bastard " the other replied but soon she sighed feeling bad for what she said after glancing at him just sleeping motionless as a corpse
" i just feel bad for my lady , she has to live in constant worry , fearing he might pass any minute " she added a minute later and the other two agreed with her right away
While they were chatting no one really noticed lillian who burst into tears , she knows it's alright he's just tired and he would wake up after a while , but these times is when she is reminded that she might lose him any minute , their sweet moments together might end suddenly and she wouldn't even have time to tell him all what she feels before it happens
She should've treated him maybe more emotionally and expressed to him everything she feels towards him , would she wait until it's too late and be left with regret ?
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The vast window allowed the sunlight to lighten the whole room even if it was just seven in the morning , the room was too warm for his liking and sweat started droping along his neck and face
He opened his eyes slowly feeling really heavy and the pressure on his chest made him forget his sharp headache
" god lilliy ! " he moaned in pain trying to lift his body but lillian was clinging to him too tightly that he felt suffocated , her head rested on his chest along with half of her upperbody while embracing him with her arms and just trapping his legs with her own
" lillian ! I can't breath ! You know i won't run away in my sleep right ! " unaware that he slept for two days he just kept nagging trying to break free from her
After several pushes she finally let go rising a little from the bed while rubbing her eyes " did you want to kill me ? You almost suffocated me ! " she was staring at him blankly as if he wasn't real but not until he spoke her eyes widened with surprise while her mouth hung open
" umm, lilly ! What's wrong ? " he smiled awkwardly when she just kept staring at him with red eyes not long before her lips started shaking too , jade was fine and talking infront of her !
She was getting really concerned when he spent two days sleeping like that ,
" i missed you too ! Did i sleep for too long ? " he giggled opening his arms for her and she just throwed herself on him " you did ! You fool ! I was really scared ! " jade had always understood her like now he took the first step knowing she was too overwhelmed to do so
She spent alot of time hugging him just like that while crying, and he was confused , why was she that effected ? This happens all the time he would lose his conscious often
" lillian , what's wrong ? Why are you so troubled ? " he pushed her away gently wiping her tears away " damn it ! " she cursed feeling bad for losing her composure like this
" you slept for two days , i was afraid that maybe this all was too much for you and you would .... Just i mean .... " she stopped her voice getting shaky , she shouldn't say that and trouble him, she never told him that she feared losing him everynight because by doing so she would put pressure on him, he would feel that he is making her sad and she didn't want him to think like that
But now her feelings were flowing and when she covered her face feeling like crying again he pulled her towards him embracing her again
" I'm sorry , you feared my death didn't you ? Maybe i would sound selfish but i know my life is short i know i'm hurting you by keeping you near me but would you keep being with me ? Keep worrying about me and just keep being my wife to the end "
His voice was so warm and soothing but his words shocked her , she didn't expect him to open up like this
And of course she would never leave even if he asked but what got out of her was just some miserable sobs " okay maybe don't cry this much for me , it's annoying " he joked trying to see her face but she was stubborn and his limbs were weak so he just relaxed his body and patted her head lightly
" you hungry ? " she asked shortly wiping her eyes but she didn't wait for his reply she just stood going outside to ask for breakfast
When she got in again she found him in the bath showering so she just went to the guests bath to take a shower herself after Aini brought her some clothes
The air was fresh and the sun shone bright and high in the sky , his stiff body started to relax so he stretched letting out a loud noise while doing so
" eat your food ! If you got another fever i would kill you myself ! " she protested pouring the fresh orange juice into his huge cup and placed it infront of him
" tsk , i can't see you eating your food ! " he raised his eyebrows and she scowled " shut up ! I'm not the sick one here "
Upon her words he smiled widely and open his mouth to comment right away " don't say a freaking silly joke ! " well she spoke hurriedly before the words could get out of his mouth and he scowled " you're so mean to me , i can't believe that you were crying for me just moments ago "
Lifting his gaze of her he examined the garden slowly " the jasmins bloomed , maybe you should plant some lilies next time " his comment was left unanswered as she shoved a piece of vegetable in his mouth
They kept quarreling and after they finished eating she went to get her notebook and returned
" Jade , i was thinking of something and i want to hear your opinion " she suddenly said in a low voice and he peeked at her gulping his orange juice hurriedly " is it that serious ? " he asked while getting closer to her and she nodded softly
" maybe a change in the surroundings would make you better , i was thinking in us moving to greexia you know it's a costal country and the atmosphere there is phenomenal, the clear air would be of great help to you and you would be far from all of the stress here "
Tilting his head a little he thought for a while before giving an answer " the journey takes at least three days , I doubt i can handle that "
" and i don't want to take you away from your family , they already don't like me much "
" no, ryan would be moving there for his business and my parents won't mind , and for the journey we can stay in motels for a night rest "
She had hopefull eyes and she made sure to make herself extra desperate but he just moved his head from her frowning a little
" look here ! " her fingers pressed his cheeks and turned his head to her side, she knew he was weak in front of her and she took advantage of that
" i didn't call you a witch from nothing , fine lilly we can move its not like i have anything special here except for you " right after he accepted her lips pressed against his in a quick movement leaving him puzzled in his place she sprung up running inside before he could ask for more
" you piece of crap ! How could you do this ! " she giggled while hearing his desperate screams , well it's not like she could give him more even if she wanted
She wrote a letter to her brother telling him that they would join him in his journey after mary's engagement
Mary is her younger sister and she would be engaged next week, she thought about going without jade if he felt sick by then or maybe she should let him rest before the journey even if he was in great shape
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