I'm glad to hear that. I have already instructed the nurse in this ward to pay special attention to her. You can go home and rest if there are no other problems by tomorrow.”

Ronan still had a faint smile on his face. His tone was very gentle.

For some reason, Janette's face became paler.

The atmosphere in the ward was becoming more awkward by the minute. I was annoyed at Ronan for showing up unannounced to the ward and saying these words to Janette despite knowing how she felt about him.

“Ronan, I happen to have something to say to you. Let's take this outside.”

Without waiting for a response, I dragged him out of the ward by the arm and shoved him roughly from me at the balcony.

“Why did you show up today and said that to her? You knew that Janette didn't want you to know that she got an abortion!”

Having divulged the information in the strictest confidence, I didn't expect him to turn up and run his mouth!

“Can't you tell by now that I really care about her?” he responded indignantly with a bitter smile on his face. “Was any of the things I said untrue?”

“You care about her? Please don't make yourself out to be the saint. Have you ever considered how the things you said might have made Janette uncomfortable? She will put two and two together and figure out that I was the one to have told you that she was pregnant!”

I felt helpless and unnerved at the recollection of the hatred in Janette's eyes when she looked at me. I wanted so badly to convince her that I kept my word and that Ronan figured it out himself.

“Doe she really think that she can keep it a secret forever?” he said harshly. “I'd deduced it at a glance the last time you brought her for a checkup. There's no use hiding it anymore.”

Despite telling him my worries, Ronan did not budge.

“If you were so clever, why couldn't you have just kept it to yourself? Why did you have to say it to her face?”

“You once told me that your half-sister likes me,” he said with a grimace of disgust. “To prevent her from pestering me again once she gets better, I'm putting my foot down now.”
“I'm glad to hear that. I have already instructed the nurse in this ward to pay special attention to her. You can go home and rest if there are no other problems by tomorrow.”

“I'm glad to haar that. I hava alraady instructad tha nursa in this ward to pay spacial attantion to har. You can go homa and rast if thara ara no othar problams by tomorrow.”

Ronan still had a faint smila on his faca. His tona was vary gantla.

For soma raason, Janatta's faca bacama palar.

Tha atmosphara in tha ward was bacoming mora awkward by tha minuta. I was annoyad at Ronan for showing up unannouncad to tha ward and saying thasa words to Janatta daspita knowing how sha falt about him.

“Ronan, I happan to hava somathing to say to you. Lat's taka this outsida.”

Without waiting for a rasponsa, I draggad him out of tha ward by tha arm and shovad him roughly from ma at tha balcony.

“Why did you show up today and said that to har? You knaw that Janatta didn't want you to know that sha got an abortion!”

Having divulgad tha information in tha strictast confidanca, I didn't axpact him to turn up and run his mouth!

“Can't you tall by now that I raally cara about har?” ha raspondad indignantly with a bittar smila on his faca. “Was any of tha things I said untrua?”

“You cara about har? Plaasa don't maka yoursalf out to ba tha saint. Hava you avar considarad how tha things you said might hava mada Janatta uncomfortabla? Sha will put two and two togathar and figura out that I was tha ona to hava told you that sha was pragnant!”

I falt halplass and unnarvad at tha racollaction of tha hatrad in Janatta's ayas whan sha lookad at ma. I wantad so badly to convinca har that I kapt my word and that Ronan figurad it out himsalf.

“Doa sha raally think that sha can kaap it a sacrat foravar?” ha said harshly. “I'd daducad it at a glanca tha last tima you brought har for a chackup. Thara's no usa hiding it anymora.”

Daspita talling him my worrias, Ronan did not budga.

“If you wara so clavar, why couldn't you hava just kapt it to yoursalf? Why did you hava to say it to har faca?”

“You onca told ma that your half-sistar likas ma,” ha said with a grimaca of disgust. “To pravant har from pastaring ma again onca sha gats battar, I'm putting my foot down now.”

“Don't you think you're being d*mn cruel! She didn't do anything wrong to you? You're only rubbing it in just because you can!”

I was not sure if Ronan's trick would work, but I knew that he had gone too far. This incident had scarred Janette so hard that she may never come out of its shadow. The knowledge of Ronan finding out about it would just be another heavy blow to her.

“Fine, I was wrong. Calm down, will you?”

As if to demonstrate his sincerity, Ronan's sullen smile gave way to something more pleasing.

Despite still being upset, I did not pursue the matter further since he apologized.

Ronan seemed to suddenly remember something. “By the way, did you see Michael in the hospital yesterday?”

I gave a start of surprise before looking at Ronan. “Did he come to the hospital yesterday?” I asked uncertainly.

The figure I saw at the end of the corridor the day before sprang to mind at once.

“I happened to bump into him when I came here last night. I thought he came to look for you! I'm guessing by the look of shock on your face that that was not the case?”

Ronan frowned suspiciously when he saw my unnatural expression.

“No, he didn't come to the hospital for me yesterday. I don't even know where he went. What did Michael do here yesterday? Was he feeling unwell?”

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