
[The next day]
Chloe woke up at exactly 7 a.m., the atmosphere of her hospital room was so quiet. Looks like no one else visited him yesterday other than Ian and Rea, that was in the afternoon.
Cklek!
Chloe saw the door of her room open, revealing a nun carrying a tray filled with food. Moments later Chloe meets a look at the sister and the nurse smiles kindly, returning Chloe's gaze.
He puts it on the nightstand and then takes a new infusion, substituting Chloe's infusion.
"Miss Watson, I brought you some food. But I checked it first and then I ate" said the nurse was friendly.
"Yes,"
Chloe let the nurse check on her, while checking the girl open her voice.
"Suster, my family of Brian, Elina, Reina, and Alvin Watson are treated here?"
"Oh yeah, they're treated here, too. Their room was next to Miss's,"
"How are they doing?"
"Doctor Rea said, They're fine. Their wounds also began to heal,"
Chloe let out a sigh of relief, Now she knows where her family is. So Chloe's gonna visit them later.
"Udah is done, Then excuse me" said the sister after she finished checking on Chloe.
"Yes, thank you sister,"
The nurse nodded and walked out of the room. Chloe took a bowl of porridge that had been prepared, eating it slowly even though she was a bit less appetizing because the taste of the porridge was a little bland.
After a few minutes of finishing the porridge, Chloe placed the bowl on the nightstand. He immediately got out of bed, intending to get out of there looking for his family.
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Geck! Geck! Geck!
Chloe enters a room where she sees Brian, her father lying weak. The man he loved was seen closing his eyes, not even visible signs of wanting to move other than the sound of a loud heart injection.
Sorrowfully Chloe stepped closer, her steps somewhat limped. He sat down beside his father's bed, looking at the middle-aged man's face that looked scarred.
Chloe could only hold her father's hand, she tried to hold back the sobs and tears that wanted to spill.
"Dad, why is uncle so evil to our family? What's our fault with him, why is it like this?" Chloe asked in a trembling voice, Although she knew the question would not be answered.
He was silent for a moment contemplating his fate while looking at the face of the father. After being satisfied to look at the father's face, Chloe climbed into her mama's room.
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Cklek!
The red netra saw Alvin and Reina who were sitting next to their mother's bed, The two twin sisters were also using infusions like Chloe. Their faces looked gloomy and sad, There were also scars on part of their bodies.
"Rei, Vin..," Chloe approaches her sisters, but Chloe's voice catches Alvin and Reina's attention.
The two then stood up in surprise, noticing Chloe's approaching steps.
"Sister! Why is brother here? Brother's still sick, isn't he?" Reina anxiously looked at Chloe, She then took one more seat so that Chloe could sit down.
"No, what are you guys? Is anyone still sick?" Chloe shook her head slowly, Putting herself in the chair that Reina loved.
"Our wounds have also begun to heal, Only Dad and Mama are still unconscious" said Alvin listlessly, Staring sadly at Elina who was lying weakly.
Reina seemed to be holding back her sobs, She covered her face with a palm.
"...Why is uncle so mean to us? Did we make a mistake with him, brother?" Reina asked with a trembling tone.
Chloe rubbed Reina's mane to calm her sister down, She tried to smile as gently as possible. "Sister also does not know, all this time uncle is always closed to us. He must have planned all this for a long time. All we can do is be careful in the future,"
The gentle elusan in her hair slowly made Reina calm, The girl wiped her tears with a grim expression.
"I don't want to see my uncle again! He has betrayed our trust!" Reina said sadly.
Alvin's jaw hardened hearing him, He clenched his hands with a face of emotion. "If I see him again, I'll beat him to satisfaction. It doesn't matter if I have to risk my life too!"
Chloe patted Alvin's shoulder slowly. "Don't Vin, we should all stay safe. Brother will find a way to defeat uncle later. Just trust your brother,"
"Yes, we'll look for it together" Alvin nodded steadily followed by a nod from Raina.
Chloe smiled thinly even though she felt sad in herself, but she tried to look tough in front of her two sisters. He rubbed Reina and Alvin's mane.
"You rest back. Let's leave Mom alone first,"
Alvin and Reina gave a small nod, They walked out of the room towards their respective rooms including Chloe.
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[Hight day]
Chloe read a magazine a few hours ago, She's kind of bored this day because no one's been visiting her from the dorm. Even Rea was nowhere to be seen even though Rea was working in the same hospital as her.
Do they not care about him anymore? If that's the case, it's like Chloe's gonna be really sad.
He sighed softly, Hoping in the hearts of the dorm members to visit him even if only one of them.
He ate a bowl of porridge located on the nightstand, staring at the curtain-covered window.
Geck! Geck! Geck!
Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, Chloe turned her head. "Lake in!"
He hurriedly finished his porridge and drank a glass of water to half, The figure who knocked on the door approached Chloe. The man with orange fetra looked at the girl with a difficult gaze to interpret.
"Finally there are also those who visit me today, I'm happy to see Mr. Justin here" said Chloe with a cheerful smile.
Justin just silently stared at her, sitting next to Chloe's bed. The feeling of sadness, confusion, and anger was clearly visible from the radiance of his eyes.
Realizing Justin didn't say anything, Chloe started to worry. He hoped the hostel was having no problems at the moment, given Justin's grim and sad-looking expression.
"Sir...Did something happen?" Ask Chloe carefully.
Justin looked up still staring at Chloe for a while before opening his voice.
"I came here to tell you something, at first I wanted to talk about it when you got home from the hospital. But the other members asked me to just talk to you straight away, They can't wait any longer" Justin took a deep breath.
Chloe's expression turned tense and anxious, Feeling that the news she received might not be good news. Moreover, seeing Justin's serious expression, making Chloe's heart beat fast feeling anxious.
"That deal we'll end here, I think it'd be better to let you go. We can't live through a contract marriage either, so from now on you're no longer a member of the hostel," Justin might as well keep his voice from sounding vibrating.
"As compensation I'll give you your last paycheck for this month, and after that we're out of touch" Justin added, trying to calm down, although he felt it was hard to say all that.
Especially when looking at Chloe's surprised expression, and the look on the girl's face that shows a deep sense of disappointment and sadness.
TB