Liam rushed through the hospital hallways. After spending the last month visiting his sister here, he didn’t even have to pause to run in the right direction.“Nurse Mo!” He yelled as the attending nurse to his sister walked out of the ward.Nurse Mo turned to look at him, her eyes filled with pity.“Liam, she had another serious attack just an hour ago; this time, it was even harder.”Liam shook his head, refusing to accept that things were getting worse daily for his sister and only family member.“Can I see her now?” He finally asked.Usually, he always tried his best to be there for his sister whenever she was feeling worse because of her failing organ. However, the bills were increasing daily, and he had to spend more time working.It was impossible to stay by her bedside all day.Seeing the genuine concern on his face, Nurse Mo couldn’t help but feel even more pity for the pair of siblings and sighed softly.“She’s still being monitored in the intensive care. In the meantime, th
Lily’s eyes narrowed with disgust as she looked at Liam’s tattered appearance. In the first place, she never believed that they would spend the money together; after all, the money was in her account.But now he wanted to take some from it.“I already locked the money up. We can’t access it,” she lied while crossing her arms across her chest.Liam’s chest tightened as he heard her words.“What do you mean, Lily?” Last he remembered, it was an open account.Lily even took some from it last month to get a designer bag that she loved so much. When did it get locked?“Lily, this is very urgent, as soon as Rose is feeling better, I’ll pay the money back.”Lily sneered as she looked at his pitiful appearance.“It’s normal for sick people to die. If you don’t have the means to save her, the most you can do is accompany her in her last moments.”On hearing her words, Liam’s heart chilled, and he stared at her with shock.“Can you hear yourself?” He asked after some seconds. Lily rolled her ey
The rest of everything that Lily said was a blur, and Liam ended the call without knowing what to say.He had met Lily in his first year, and he immediately liked her sunny and bright personality. She was not that good at studying and would come to him for help every now and then. Gradually, the both of them became close and became a couple.To save money, she had suggested moving in and Liam had agreed since he was staying alone.In these two years, he had considered her his woman and also family. After all, he didn’t have anyone besides Rose.However, he had also noticed that Lily had been changing these past few months, but he had been too busy to point anything out.This time, he could see that they had come to the end of their rope.But it took him a costly amount to see the gaps and changes.Just then, the accountant opened the door, pushing him out of his thoughts.“Liam, I just called the donor's family. They said the half payment must be complete before they agree to sign the
Even though his heart ached to sell it, Liam knew it was the smartest decision. He was not a person who liked to collect expensive items in the first place and didn’t have any idea about pawning things off.Using his phone, he was able to find a pawn shop with very good reviews and took the bus to the nearest bus stop.“Welcome,” the boss at the pawnshop greeted as Liam entered.His eyes were sharp and piercing, and Liam felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. However, he still greeted him back politely before taking out the watch.“I’d like to sell this,” he started and placed the watch on the counter.The man’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly grabbed the watch that Liam had just placed on the counter.Seeing the shining gold, the man was impressed.“I didn’t know that this brand would still be moving around. It’s been a while since they created designs that would go into the public,” the man said and then started a long-winded conversation about how the brand was really impressive.
The next day, Liam only woke up when he felt his head being tugged on. As he opened his eyes to his sister’s familiar eyes, he couldn’t help the joy that rushed through him.“Rose,” he groaned out, his voice still husky from just waking up.“Brother.”Rose's eyes teared up as she looked at how tired her brother looked. Although he looked a little better after a night's rest, it was still not enough to hide all the stress that he had been through in the last few days.Her heart ached for her brother terribly.“Rose, how do you feel? The doctor said the attack was a mild one?” Liam asked.Without waiting for her reply, Liam rushed to check around her, as though, by doing that, he would be able to tell if she was fine.Rose smiled gently as she saw his worried expression.“I know my body best. I’m fine right now.” She was in a little bit of pain but she didn’t dare to tell him as she didn’t want him to worry.Liam finally calmed down and sat down beside her while holding her hands.For t
Without waiting for his reply, Lily ended the call and Liam looked around the empty apartment one more time as the call ended.At first, he wanted to believe that something was wrong with Lily, but after hearing her last words, a part of him couldn’t help but believe her.There was just that feeling in his heart. The realization.Without knowing, he had already settled in one corner of the floor and his mind started to wander to the memories they had both shared.In their relationship, he had indeed been the one giving and Lily just taking.Liam stood up, his eyes flashing with anger.“Already even?” He scoffed as he looked around his empty house.She had taken all that belonged to him and his prize money and she felt they were even?Before he could think of the next point of action, his phone rang, disrupting his thought process.“Liam, where are you?” Daniel’s voice rang out anxiously from the other end of the call.Liam frowned slightly. Daniel was his coursemate and closest friend
“Not on my watch!”Her voice was clear and sweet, but with the high-pitched tone she used, it made everyone pause.Jake’s eyes widened as he looked at the familiar figure. “Naya!”Naya glanced at him, and her lips curled up with disgust. “Who are you?”If it was any other person, Jake and his minions would have flared up. However, even though the Willow family had some money, they couldn’t compare to the Ornery family in any way.In front of her, Jake didn’t dare to speak. He even lowered his head slightly.Seeing that he knew his place, Naya nodded slightly.On the other hand, Lily thought that Naya had charmed Jake with her looks and flared up.“Who’s this vixen? Why can’t you greet Jake? Do you dare to offend the Willow family?”Everyone looked at her but nodded in agreement. After all, they didn’t know who Naya was.However, Jake seemed to have called her name, so no one was bold enough to scold her like Lily had just done.Naya’s eyes narrowed as she turned to look at Lily.“And
Before he could reply, she placed her index finger on her lips.“What’s your department?”“Computer science,” Liam replied helplessly. Either way, he was really minoring in some courses. However, it was not his major; if she went there later, she wouldn’t find him.Naya’s eyes flashed, but she still told the driver.“Drive to the computer science department.”She turned to Liam and said, "Put your number here. I’ll call you when next I want to see you.”Liam’s face stiffened as he heard her words. So he had just made her drive him to a department that was on the other side only to give out his number?He felt that there was many troubles that he was facing now, he had no intention of giving her but when he met with her eyes, Liam couldn’t help his heart from thumping.“I have saved you; the least is to collect my number. Besides, do you think I’m not worthy of being your woman?”Liam shook his head hurriedly as he was afraid that she would misunderstand.“If you don’t think so, put yo