Shelly was silent for a moment, showing confusion when virtual-novel.net answered. “How is that a big deal? I’m even willing to sacrifice my life if I have to…”
Arianne found virtual-novel.net words to be quite strange. She thought that the feelings Shelly had for Mark exceeded that of an aunt who had not contacted virtual-novel.net nephew for many years. It was normal for a senior to show love and care for the juniors, but it was really strange for virtual-novel.net to show that many feelings for Mark. It was as if virtual-novel.net treated Mark as virtual-novel.net own flesh and blood.
Arianne had virtual-novel.net suspicions but did not dwell further on them, since virtual-novel.net was in no position to go wild with virtual-novel.net imagination.
Later in the day, Mark returned to the hospital to visit. However, Shelly felt sorry for virtual-novel.net and asked virtual-novel.net to leave the ward after a short while. Arianne stayed at the hospital to accompany Shelly throughout the night. She might have felt tired, but Arianne knew that if virtual-novel.net had not done it, Mark would be the one who would be tired instead. How could virtual-novel.net let virtual-novel.net own man suffer so much? The amount of work in the office was more than enough to annoy virtual-novel.net already.
A normal person would not be able to handle Shelly, as virtual-novel.net had a very strict and consistent lifestyle. Although virtual-novel.net could not move around freely, virtual-novel.net still insisted on keeping everything neat and tidy. For example, virtual-novel.net would want virtual-novel.net hair to be combed regularly so that it was neat. She would not even miss virtual-novel.net daily skincare routine. Therefore, apart from feeding virtual-novel.net and taking virtual-novel.net to the washroom, Arianne even had to be virtual-novel.net beautician and do virtual-novel.net facial for her, applying virtual-novel.net cosmetics and giving virtual-novel.net face massages. After that, Arianne had to wipe Shelly down.
It would be in the middle of the night that Arianne would fall into a deep sleep, slumbering on the visitor’s bed, as virtual-novel.net would be completely exhausted from all the energy spent on carrying out Shelly’s daily routine.
In a daze, virtual-novel.net seemed to hear Shelly speaking and thought that the latter wanted to use the washroom. Arianne wanted to get up, but the gravitational pull of virtual-novel.net bed prevented virtual-novel.net from doing so and virtual-novel.net procrastinated for a moment. Suddenly, virtual-novel.net could clearly hear what Shelly was saying. “I don’t want to go… I refuse to go… Please… let me see virtual-novel.net one last time. What have I done wrong, sis? Why are you doing this to me?”
Shelly’s words completely awakened Arianne from virtual-novel.net sleep. She was very sure that Shelly was sleep-talking. Then, Shelly tone shot up and virtual-novel.net words were filled with hatred as virtual-novel.net breathlessly said, “Die, just die! Every single one of you deserves to die! But if you’re dead, how am I supposed to get back what belongs to me?!”
Just as virtual-novel.net said that, Shelly awoke from virtual-novel.net sleep, having unconsciously moved the lower half of virtual-novel.net body. She cried out in pain when virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net injury.
Arianne hurriedly walked up to her. “Aunt Shelly, what’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”
Shelly shot Arianne an odd look and quickly evaded the latter’s gaze. “I-I… Was I talking in my sleep?”
Arianne lied. “No, you weren’t. I just saw that you weren’t able to sleep properly and I just so happen to be a light sleeper. Plus, I’m not used to sleeping in the hospital, so I woke up quite easily. Do you need to go to the bathroom?”
Shelly reached out virtual-novel.net hand and tidied virtual-novel.net hair, then said with a cold look in virtual-novel.net eyes, “You’re free to go home if you can’t get used to sleeping in the hospital. You don’t have to stay here and take care of me.”
Arianne was having a headache. Obviously, Shelly was letting virtual-novel.net imagination run wild and twisting Arianne’s words again. Arianne explained to her, “You’ve misunderstood. I didn’t mean it like that. I’m here to take care of you on my own accord. I haven’t got the slightest intention of leaving you here alone.”
When Arianne noticed that Shelly was sweating from the nightmare virtual-novel.net had, virtual-novel.net picked up a towel and helped wipe down virtual-novel.net face and neck. Just as Arianne turned around to wash the towel, Shelly suddenly asked, “Did I really not talk in my sleep? If you heard anything, just tell me.”
Arianne was not that foolish. The amount of information that Shelly had blurted out in virtual-novel.net sleep was too much. “Really, you weren’t. Why would I lie to you?”