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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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

in the bottle.

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on and washed my face with the

my reflection in the mirror, my

with dark circles due to some sleepless nights because

night in the hotel.

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vigorously shook my head to clear the thought. Why couldn’t I keep that

thoughts? He was my first

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

Or perhaps you’ve already given in to him?‘ A hushed

caused me to grimace in

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

those kinds of

as I emerged from the stall, I reached for my bag and

went up to Martha, who was still

“Can you please look out for mom for a while? I’ll

up a

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without taking her eyes off the television.

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purchased everything that I needed, I made my

to pay for my items when I

another customer and

with the dark hair remarked to the

behind the counter. “Just let me get my wallet in the

responded by shaking

that the queue was

the faces of the individuals waiting behind

decided to interrupt their conversation. “What exactly is

here?”

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

my wallet in

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a sigh as I rummaged through my wallet and pulled

to the man.

accept that.” He made a gesture

he would not be taking the assistance that

The queue is getting longer and my mom

got no choice but to accept the money

items he had purchased.

me the entire time

as soon as I was finished, he approached me

face.

help…” he said as he

car and I’ll pay you.”

and giving him a nod, I saw him dash

I waited for him

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