Tame Me My Brother -in-Law

Chapter 8

Tame Me My Brother -in-Law Chapter 8

CELINE’S POV

I was washing some utensils on the sink when I heard Martha speak behind

  1. me. “Why are you wearing a face mask all the time, Celine?” she asked

curiously.

It wasn’t until just now that it dawned on me that Martha and my mother

were both patients in the same hospital ward, but she was further along in

the healing process, so she can roam around the hospital specifically in the

basement where there’s a television. Though we also have one here in the

ward, she preferred to watch on a larger screen.

My eyes flashed as I turned to look at her. “Martha… I’ve never been in good

health, and it started when I was a child. Because bacteria are present

everywhere, there’s a good chance that I could easily get sick whenever I

visit the hospital. My asthma will flare up in a very short amount of time.”

“Oh, I see…” She acknowledged my answer with a nod and went back to

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Chapter 8 Helping A Stranger

watching television as she lay on her bed.

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I wiped my hands with the hand towel and walked back towards mom’s bed

when I noticed her sleeping again. She was already discharged a week ago

but her condition got worse so we had to come back here for another

session of her treatment.

My father was opposed to the idea of me moving back to the city, but I had

no choice but to disobey him because this particular hospital offered the

most advanced treatment options. Therefore, I had to hide my face by

wearing a face mask every time.

The things I said to Martha were all lies. She might notice that the woman she

was watching on the television a week ago has the same face as mine if I

removed my face mask.

I proceeded to the restroom in order to brush my teeth, but to my dismay… I

discovered that there was no toothpaste available. In addition, there was no

left in the

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on and washed my face with the cold

looked up, I cringed at my

dark circles due to some

in the hotel.

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vigorously shook my head to clear the

my first at

title of my first love. He is soon to be my sister’s husband.

given in to him?‘ A hushed voice

head caused me to

that voice in my head with the

kinds

emerged from the stall, I reached for

to Martha,

“Can you please look out for mom for a while? I’ll just stop by the

pick up a few things I need.”

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she responded with a nod without taking her eyes off the television.

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had purchased everything that I needed,

to pay for my items when I witnessed what

between another customer and the woman working

promise…” The customer with the dark

let me get my wallet in the

by

that the queue was getting longer, and

impatience on the

interrupt their conversation.

here?”

his nape, “I can’t pay for

in

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sigh as I rummaged through my wallet and pulled out fifty dollars

to

that.” He made

would not be taking the assistance that I was offering to

can pay me later. The queue is getting longer

no choice but to accept the

items he

time while

approached me with

face.

as he

and I’ll

adjusting my face mask and giving him a

lot while I waited for him in front of

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