Chapter 128
DEMI
"Are you sure you’re ok? You suddenly disappeared from the hospital."
Anna drags a deep breath on her end of the line. "I’m fine. I’ll be back to see him some other time."
I can’t help but feel like she’s hiding something from me.
"Did someone say something to you, Nessa perhaps? Anna, if that’s the case..."
"No, Demi, it’s nothing like that." Another indulgent sigh. "I don’t know if I can be around him yet. I rushed after you when you got the call but I am not prepared. I know Asher and I ended things on a very rough note but before we even got together, I always promised him I’d be there for him when he finally booked his surgery. He used to worry that he’d be alone at the hospital and I assured him he’d wake up after the surgery and I’d be by his bedside. I broke that promise for good reason but seeing Nessa at the hospital today and learning that she had brought him there...I don’t know how that makes me feel."
I exhale deeply. "You don’t have to force yourself to hate him on my account, Anna."
"I don’t hate him. I strongly dislike him at best and that is owing to the fact that he betrayed you and I. However, I can’t seem to hold on to that dislike seeing his condition. I would love to be there when he wakes up but not with his entire family in the room. I’d like a moment with him if only to fulfil the promise I made to him. I think he’d appreciate it if I do. He would understand if I don’t visit but I feel like he would be hopeful that I do."
"That can easily be arranged. You have nothing to worry about. I’ll let you know when the coast is clear."
"Thank you." The sound of sheets rustling follows. "What’s going on over there? Have your in-laws arrived? Liam is hitting hard with his posts on Billion-Err. I hope you aren’t being suspected for it."
I crane my neck to reaffirm that I am alone in the restroom.