85"Mm... Martin, are you okay?" Marissa was shivering in fear as she slowly bent beside unconscious Martin whose head was still bleeding"Is he dead?" Axel gulpedThey were both shocked and startledMarissa herself didn't expect him to start bleeding immediatelyShe must have hit the lamp on his head pretty hard"I...I don't know, come check if he is still breathing" she moved aside as Axel came to check his breathing by feeling his pulse"He is still alive" Axel heaved a sigh of relief"Do something about it!" Marissa blurted out"What am I supposed to do?!" Axel shot back"I...I...don't know, just do something before he really pass away""What do you expect me to do? I am not a doctor Marissa!" Axel snapped as he hurriedly used a towel to stop the bleeding on Martin's head"What should I do? This is bad, why did he have to move closer when I told him not to""This isn't the time to find fault, call the ambulance now!"* * * * * *At the hospital.....Both Marissa and Axel were rest
86Marissa sat at the hospital in Martin's ward, scrolling through her phoneShe kept reading all the news about Martin being hospitalizedThe doctors had done the treatments and probably stitched his head or something but Marissa felt it was taking too long for him to be awake Mrs Williams and Catherine had gone back to work and Axel had gone back home to pick up some clothes for MarissaIt has been 17 hours now and Martin was not yet awakeThey were not so sure he would be awake for the next two days and with that, Marissa was told to stay with him until he regains consciousnessIt was not an easy task to sit and watch over someone you almost killed but in order for them to feel her repenting, She had no option than to do thatShe sighed as she stared at his faceIn deed, something was missingWhy should she be the one staying and watching over him in the hospital when he has a familyThat was indeed weird to MarissaNow that she thinks about it, no one has visited him in the hospi
87"My son has lung cancer?" Mrs Slirthon stutteredJenny jaw dropped as she turned to check Colin's reactionRather than be shocked, he had a cold expression onMaking the atmosphere awkward immediately"Hi.... Mrs Slirthon, it's been a while" Jenny laughed shakily"What is going on? Why were you guys discussing about lung cancer? Colin doesn't have lung cancer, right?" Mrs Slirthon was slowly panicking"What are you doing here? I told you never to step in this house or better still never to come close to me" Colin ignored the question but his mother was persistent"I asked you a question Colin, what answers do you have to it?""Why do you care?""Colin, do you have lung cancer or not? Please tell me no, please tell me I must have misheard""I have lung cancer and so what?!" Colin blurted out and clenched his fist "Why do you care if i am sick? Stop pretending to be a mother, you suck at it""Colin" Jenny tried to cautionObviously, that was a rude way of talking to your mother no ma
88Colin sat on the floor in his room, SquirmingIndeed he felt sorry for not telling anyone except Jenny and EmeraldAnd to be more precised, those two found out on their ownBut he was also embarrassedKnowing fully well no one will look at him the same way againThey might all now think he is abnormal.And now that he thinks about it, why is the only thing his mother ask for whenever she visits him is a chance to explain?What was there to explain again?She obviously sold jewelries and sold them out for moneyThere was proof she didSo what explanation again?Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chestHe groaned as he crawled to his table to take the drugs but the little container fell and rolled under his king sized bedWasn't life frustrating enough?Why did this have to happen at a moment when he desperately needs the drugsHe covered his mouth with a small towel as he felt the urge to coughAnd as expected, the moment he removed the towel, it was stained with bloodHe tried hi
89"Colin" Marissa called looking startled She never expected Colin to drag her to his roomHer expectation was for him to come out of his room so they can have a conversation"Who told you to come here?" Colin said, his face looking all swollen from crying "Why can't you just stay in Hackney?""How could I stay in Hackney when you are here suffering all by yourself""What makes you think I am suffering? Who are you to pity me?" Colin said, even though his face said otherwiseMarissa sighed, while staring non-stop at his swollen eyesShe wondered how much he must have criedBut now he is denying itWhen it is just so obvious"Just go, I don't want to....""Why didn't you tell anyone you had lung cancer?" She interrupted"And if I did? Is there anyone out of you can guys who can heal lung cancer?""No, but surgery can""And you do realize I may die during the surgery, right?""You won't die, your father is rich, he can get you a very good surgeon""I see" Colin scoffed "So my father w
90Colin sat on the edge of his bed, his face buried down, trying not to look at Ariana who kept twirling her hair, biting her lower lips, winking at himShe could not read the roomAnd him not giving her the attention she wants should be able to hint herBut she was not getting itColin was trying his best to hold back his anger and frustrationWhy do people keep disturbing him even when he said he wanted to be alone?What in the world has he done to deserve this?"Baby, why are you not looking at me? Are you upset because I didn't call you last night?" Ariana whinedAs if,He never picks up her call even if she calls a hundred times.So why would be upset because she didn't call?He would rather be happy.But judging by her speaking tone, it seems she has not found out about him having lung cancer and getting ready to die in less than three yearsIf she knew that, wouldn't she have run back to her mom, whining and crying like a little kid who does not want to go to school.Would she
91Martin's went back home with his parents, his father kept scolding and yelling at him in the car so of course he knew what was waiting for him at homeHe gulped nervously as the car entered through the gate and parked where the other cars were parked"Follow me" his father orderedTrying not to tremble, he followed his father inside while his mother followedThe maids all gathered somewhere, peekingThey also saw the news and they knew their young master would be in big trouble"Dad, I am so..." Before Martin could complete his sentence, he felt a punch on his faceThat was Mr Luther's doing"Dad? I told him not to call me that when we are home" He scoffed while cracking his knuckles and messaging his arms"Honey, don't hit him too hard, we can't let the public suspect anything with a bruised face" Mrs Luther said with her thin voice"This guy is a big disgrace, after everything I have done for you....." Mr Luther punched him in the face again "You dare allow yourself to be caught
92It was night already and everyone was probably asleepExcept Colin.He kept tossing left and right on his bedThere was a lot wrong with himBut the main was the pain in his chestHe winced in pain as he stood up and used his drugsThe drugs were just pain relieversBut they do not seem to work sometimes.He sighed as he walked out of his room, straight downstairs to the kitchenHe could not eat dinner earlier with his father and Emerald, he is still scared and does not know what to say to his father.He prepared himself noodles and walked back to the dinning room to eat but after taking a bite, he could not eat the remainingNo big reasonHe suddenly felt full after eating just one bite, because he could not eat alone."Now that I think about it, I have a lot of problems" he sighed as he poured himself a cup of wineIf he cannot eat alone, he should at least be able to drink aloneA smile appeared on his face as he recalled how he and Marissa would always sneak out of their room i