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

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as I turned the faucet on and washed my face with

looked up, I cringed at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes

circles due to some

in the

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head to clear the thought.

out of my thoughts? He was my

the title of my first love. He is soon to be my

already given in to him?‘ A

head caused me to grimace in response.

with the whole resolve. It wasn’t the right time

kinds

I reached

Martha,

for a while? I’ll

and pick up a few things

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without taking

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I had purchased everything that

for my items when

between another customer and the

promise…” The customer with the dark hair remarked to the

“Just let me get

responded by shaking her

attention that the

could read the impatience on the faces of the individuals waiting behind

decided to interrupt their conversation.

here?”

while sheepishly scratching his nape, “I can’t pay for this since I

in the

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heaved a sigh as I rummaged through

give to the man.

no… I can’t accept that.” He made a gesture with his

assistance that I

can pay me later. The queue is

got no choice but

for the items

for me the entire time while

as I was finished, he approached me with an uneasy look on his

face.

for the help…” he said as he walked with me. “I’ll just get my

car and

adjusting my face mask and giving him

car in the parking lot while I waited for him in

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