บท 354: "Business."

Pale, frail, weak yet beautiful was how she looked as she laid on the bed. Myraid of tubes and suspensions were attached to her petite form and his heart clenched tightly.

Defeatedly, he stood at the foot of the bed not sure how to go closer. Several times he had vowed to protect her but again he has failed. He had failed to protect from the mild emotional attacks, and now he has really failed.

He could remember her last words on the phone while she was still in her office.

'You're being too bossy and I don't like it.' He had imagined a frown sitting between those perfect brows of hers, but now her face was blank. There was no anger, or smile. It was simply blank.

He took a heavy step towards her. His fidgeting hands hesitated touching the cast on her ankle. His jaws trembled and his eyes burned with pain and anger. Cloudy mist slowly began to fill his eyes, but he clenched his jaws.