The Day He Matured

“Bella, are you okay? Where do you have pain?”

Harold swooped down next to me and asked, his face showing a worried expression. His hand touched my leg and then my hand.

I understood that he was groping all over my body because he was so worried about me that he panicked, not because he had bad intentions.

“Let me take you to the hospital to check.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up. However, when he was about to stoop to pick me up, Brian suddenly rushed over, pushed him aside, and picked me up.

At this moment, I felt that the space and time around me had stopped.

“I’ll take her away.”

He only left a sentence for Harold and quickly strode into the parking lot.

One of the guards hurriedly ran behind us. When he arrived, he took the key from Brian’s vest pocket and drove out of the parking lot.

I was in so much pain that I didn’t struggle or protest, let Brian do whatever he wanted.

After putting me in the car and fastening my seat belt, he drove straight to the nearest hospital.

I was in pain, angry, and sad, so my tears fell. I went to a party, only to eat a few crab claws, and then I turned into this pathetic appearance.

“We’re going to the hospital soon, you’ll be fine.”

As soon as the car stopped, Brian jumped out of the car and took me to the emergency room.

He suddenly became gentle which made me uncomfortable. It’s friendly, but it’s also strange.

Suddenly I felt so tired as if something was draining my strength.

The sound of hurried footsteps along the corridor and the sound of people talking faded away.

When I woke up it was tomorrow morning. Looking around the white room, I quickly regained consciousness and realized that I was in a hospital.

The needle mark on the back of my hand tells me that the doctor has given me intravenous fluids.

For the past two years without Brian by my side, although I am sad, my health is still good, I never thought that I was only with him for a short time, but I was exhausted like this.

Worrying and erratic eating made me weak and tired.

While I was trying to sit up, the door opened and Brian appeared. He was still wearing the elegant clothes of yesterday, his hair was a little messy, and his face was listless as if he had stayed up all night to steal.

“Be careful.”

He hastily placed the box in his hand on the table and then helped me lean against the head of the bed, and put a pillow behind my back.

I looked at him with wide eyes and then looked away.

What is this man doing? He feels guilty for indirectly causing me to be hospitalized, right?

“I’m sorry.”

Although I didn’t turn my head, I knew he was sitting next to me because I felt the mattress sink. Looks like this guy knows he’s wrong.

“The doctor said your fingers were broken. You… what happened to you? Was it because of the accident that year…”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

“Not. I used to work in a factory and I got my fingers stuck in the sander.”

After saying that, I had to take a deep breath to get as much oxygen into my chest as possible to calm myself down.

His mother passed away, he was also seriously injured. Compared to him, my injury is not serious. I don’t want to repeat the past. I don’t want Brian to pity me.

Besides, he’s been with Hellen for the past two years, I don’t want to be the one to ruin someone’s family.

“You should have told me from the beginning. Turns out this is the reason why you can’t type fast.”

I turned around and glared at the man beside me.

Why is he showing interest in me? Remorseful? For sure it is. I was so gloating in my heart when I saw Brian showing remorse because he bullied me.

“Didn’t I say? I told you my hand hurt. But… you don’t believe me. You never believed me, no matter what I said.” I shouted.

I hate myself, I hate myself because I can’t control this tear gland. I want to appear strong when facing my ex but it’s sad, I always show a fragile appearance.

“Bella, you…”

“Go away. I don’t need you to care about me. Brian, we should only meet for work in the future. Go away, I can take care of myself.”

His hand had just touched the tears on my face when I turned my head to the wall. However, he just sat still, not moving.

Fortunately, five minutes later, the phone in his pocket rang, successfully pulling him out of bed.

At this point, I suddenly remembered that Brian had a meeting with the company’s management this morning.

“I’ll go back to the company to have a meeting and then come back. Don’t forget to have breakfast. The doctor said that your body is weak, you stay here to give more intravenous fluids and I will take you home.”

What’s going on with me? Brian and I are in love, right? Does he have a brain problem? Is it jumping back to two years ago?

Why is he talking to me in a gentle tone? I feel like I’m mixing two times and spaces.

Waiting for him to leave for a long time, I immediately got out of bed, looking for a way to escape. I need to return to my lonely home. My head was dizzy and I felt like I was being paranoid.

I was trying to find the hospital gate when Richard called. His voice was filled with worry and he kept asking where I was.

“What’s up? I… I’m at the company.” I said while looking for a way out.

“Lie. I went to your company, the human resources department said you didn’t go to work today. I knew all about yesterday. Where are you now?”

Richard came to the company to find me and he knew everything. How could he know? What did Harold say to him? I saw the two of them exchange phone numbers that day.

“I’m at the hospital. I’ll take a taxi home right now. Are you staying at my house?”

“Which hospital? I will drive there.”

I had no choice but to read the address to Richard and then went to a nearby cafe to wait.

This scene reminds me of that day, he just got off the plane but when I called, he immediately ran to me.

Why is Richard always the man by my side every time I’m sloppy and pathetic?

I’m so hungry. The box of porridge that Brian bought for me is still on the table. Brian’s words and actions made me scared and worried. He is very strange.

Perhaps Richard was driving at a high speed, so he appeared when I finished drinking the glass of sugarcane juice. His eyes looked at me with pity, disappointment, and dissatisfaction.

I guess after this incident, he will tell me to quit my job at AD company and come to his company to work.

“Let’s go.” He said softly and picked me up, carefully taking me to the car.

As I had guessed, as soon as he brought me home, he raised his voice and told me to quit.

This was the first time I saw Richard as a different person, shouting at me, giving me orders.

Richard and Brian have swapped souls, right? While Brian suddenly became gentle, Richard was aggressive and lost control.

“If you don’t want to be my employee, then be my wife, the owner of MK company. I don’t want you to be bullied by others.” Richard suddenly stood up, lowering his voice when he saw me constantly shaking my head to refuse to go to his company.

“Richard… you… Why are you like this to me?”

“Bella, you have many choices but you still choose to stay there. All reasons are excuses, right? You still love Brian, right?”

I tried to stop myself from crying, but why did Richard say those words that made the last strong wall in me collapse?

The truth is what he said. I still love Brian very much.

That man has held my heart until now. If I hadn’t met Brian again, I might have had a chance to forget him, but reality is always cruel.

He came back and was my boss. He tormented me but then cared for me, making my heart skip a beat again and again.

“I’m stupid, I thought I’ve somehow entered your heart. Turns out time has no effect.”

After saying that, Richard ran away. I ran after him in a panic, but I couldn’t keep up with him because my leg was hurting. When I ran to the gate, he was already driving away.

Finally, today, he also spoke out about the frustrations in his heart.

Richard, do you know how hard I tried to forget you? It took me six years to forget you, whom I loved with all my heart, never held hands, never hugged, never kissed, never promised.

As for Brian, we’ve only been apart for two years, so how could I forget him?

“Richard, I’m sorry. Please don’t drive too fast, I’m afraid…”

I staggered back into the house, climbed into bed, and continued to cry, even though the phone rang, I still didn’t pick up because the caller’s name was Brian.

Maybe he went back to the hospital and knew I had run away, so he called, not that he had something important to ask me.

Maybe I’ll use thirteen days of leave on this occasion.

The last missed call stopped for about two minutes when the phone rang again. When I saw Harold’s name, I immediately picked up the phone.

“Bella, where are you? I asked Brian to take me to see you, but I didn’t see you.”

“I’m back home. I feel more comfortable when I’m at home. I… I want to be alone so… you don’t come to visit me.”

I heard his sigh, but then he agreed after telling me to rest assured and rest.