A Moment in Destiny

“Hudson, I’m fine. You don't need to worry!” Esther turned around and forced a bitter smile. She didn’t want him to see how hurt she felt, but the tears in her eyes gave her away. She didn’t expect the pain in her heart to be this great.

Hudson stood up and headed out. He still felt uneasy, so he stopped short at the door and said, “Esther, if you feel hungry, get up and have something to eat; I can ask someone to make you some chicken soup and beef stew!”

“Thanks!” The tears rolling around her eyes fell onto the pillow, “I’m not feeling hungry!”

Her body silently trembled and she cried. Hudson was even more worried now, so he walked over to her bedside. Esther didn’t have time to wipe away her tears yet.

He felt a stinging pain at the sight of her. He sat by the bed, as she buried her head into the pillow. He could tell there was something amiss about her, but he didn’t expect there to be a problem between her and Elijah. “Esther, did Elijah do something to you?”

“Hudson.” She raised her head and looked at him with blurry, tear-filled eyes. All the sadness came gushing out from within her. She let out a yelp and suddenly buried herself into his arms and began to cry aloud.

“Don’t worry, it’s fine.” Hudson held her, “I’m still here; I won’t let anyone who hurts you off the hook so easily! Tell me, what happened?”

Hudson let out a deep, long sigh. His cold expression was mixed with a hint of powerlessness, as he softly patted Esther’s trembling body. In his eyes, she was still like a child, and right now, she was like a huge child crying that hadn’t grown up yet. To him, she was and always would remain his beloved little sister!

As she bawled, she tightly held on to his body and uncontrollably released all the pain she bottled up inside her. After a short while, the sound of her crying became softer and infrequent.

“Esther?” Hudson confusedly called out to her, only to find out that she had fallen asleep. Her red eyes were the only trace left of her pain from a while ago.

Even though she was asleep, Esther still sniffled from time to time. He slightly shook his head, and laid her gently down to rest on the pillow, and kissed her on her forehead. “Good night!”

Although he didn’t know what happened between Esther and Elijah, Hudson felt incredibly aggrieved to see her like this.

He won’t tolerate anyone who had hurt his sister!

He covered a blanket over her and sat and watched over her silently. He knew she was his sister, but why did he harbor a feeling of romantic love for her?

It pained him to watch her cry as well; it was as though the air in the room was sucked away. He wanted to give Elijah a beating and to kiss Esther right now to help her feel better.

But alas, he suppressed these inclinations. He couldn’t have such feelings for his little sister, it was just not right.

In his heart, his love was already dead. He didn’t have a reason to live! Each day, he was like a walking corpse.

In the hospital’s ward.

Elijah’s face looked ill.

“What’s wrong, Elijah?” Kattie couldn’t help but ask after a long time.

“Nothing!” Elijah said as he shook his head, “Nothing at all!”

tone to probe at Elijah, who suddenly seemed tense. She blinked a few times, then asked, “Are you

at class! I’m heading to the office for a

still let out a gentle smile and said, “Go

at Perry Group.

see the

in no mood to

Esther isn’t picking up? I called to try and ask her to come out, but how come her

muttered under his

him from passing, “You can’t do this; what happened between you two? I’ll bet that

“None of your business!”

part of my business. I don’t care about other people, but when it comes to Esther, it is my business! Don’t you dare mistreat her!”

to the side; with a moody expression on his

go find

get quite worried. He went to her school and found out that she didn’t show up for class. So, he gave Elijah another call. “Esther’s not

but it failed; there was no sound

asked the servant on the other

us not to tail her anymore?” The voice on the other end replied in

Elijah cursed under his

That was right!

told them not to

his own eyes that she was with another man, and they spend the night together! No, he must not go find her! Elijah lit a cigarette and

the time she woke up, she felt groggy, but

has a fever?” Hudson worriedly asked the doctor that came to check up on

kept sleep

side effect of food poisoning; there might be some slight damage to her stomach and a high degree of active bacteria, causing a series of inflammation. Give her an IV drop to see

the

edge of the

applied the shot.

while half asleep, perhaps because the shot was too cold, which made Esther reject it. She pushed the doctor’s hand away, and

the shot!” The doctor laughed and shook his head as he rubbed his hand in the area where she hit.

dream, Esther felt what she thought was Elijah’s warm embrace. But it felt like someone was trying to pull her away, and Elijah suddenly became very cold. She refused to leave the

was still trying to pull

her hands, then ran into Hudson’s embrace again. Her thin arms wrapped tightly around Hudson’s neck and refused to budge.

so we’re going to give you a shot. Behave, give me your hand!” Hudson said in a gentle voice next to Esther’s ear and

As the doctor was about to inject the needle, he anxiously burst

rolled his eyes and said,

twitched as the needle stabbed into