Ronan continued to comfort me. A strange sense of warmth exuded from his embrace.

Formerly, I thought of Ronan no more than a flirtatious playboy who was only trying to get me in bed. However, I had come to the realization that he truly did care for me.

Ronan did not stop me as I squeezed him tighter. Only when I was exhausted from all the crying did I let him go. As I pulled away, I noticed a huge stain of my sweat and tears on his shirt near his collar.

 

“Sorry for making your shirt dirty…”

Embarrassed to see the mess I have created, I mumbled sheepishly while avoiding eye contact. Overwhelmed by my emotions, I only cared about letting it out before I drowned in my own tears, forgetting that I had no relation with the man in front of me.

 

“It’s okay, as long as you have stopped crying. You almost scared me to death just now. I thought I had said something wrong that drove you to tears.”

Ronan shrugged and peered nonchalantly at his dampened shirt before turning to face me, concerned.

“It’s not your fault. I just thought of something upsetting.”

Utterly grateful that he had allowed me to cry on his shoulder, my perspective towards Ronan started to shift.

“Do you want to talk about it? After that crying session we just had, we should at least be friends now, right?”

A bright smile bloomed on his face as he looked at me carefully.

His big eyes made him look like an oversized toddler. However, I was surprisingly at ease by just staring into his sparkling eyes.

After a few minutes of hesitation, my lips parted as words started to spill out. I told Ronan everything that was happening between my family and me. It was not that I wanted his sympathy. I just needed to vent.

“Your parents had gone overboard this time. When we first met, you were kicked out of the hospital ward. Was it because of this?”

After my rant, Ronan’s eyes were filled with newfound pity. I pursed my lips subtly. Truth to be told, I did not like being pitied.

I nodded in silence.

what happened with Steven was not even your fault. Why

facial expression indicated his

fine. I’m used to it anyways. It has always been like this since I was a little kid.

shrugged, feigning a look of nonchalance as I

to it, you wouldn’t have cried so hard just now. Also, given how sick you are, your parents

in his while looking at

pull away from his

the whole afternoon, Ronan stayed with me inside the ward. Time and time again, he would ask

treat Ronan with extra caution. All of them were

tried, that was the only reasoning

to feel sorry for taking up so much of his time. Just as I was about to ask him to

 

a box of food in her

be hungry. I brought you some dinner. Eat

me before pouring me a

squeezed. After she left this noon, she had not visited me again, albeit Steven’s ward was on the same

showcase my tense relationship with Mom in front of

box, I noticed there were only two types of greens with plain

mom. Even though I was not satisfied with the food, I swallowed my disappointment while reminding myself to be grateful that Mom was willing to bring me food. Without another

a sick patient right now, so she needs nutrients for her

glare towards Mom. His

this? A friend of

Mom peered at Ronan before directing her question

hmm. He’s my

However, after the attentiveness he had shown me that afternoon, I realized that he had a kind heart

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