Chapter 743: forgiven
"Happy now?"
Deborah let out a deep exhale, looking at Hera from the edge of the bed. Hera raised the small hand mirror to look at herself, smiling in satisfaction at the colors on her face. When Hera looked away from the mirror, the corner of her lips stretched from ear to ear.
"Thank you, Deb," Hera expressed, glancing at herself in the mirror. "I feel more confident now to have dinner with my husband."
"You don’t have to do anything to impress him, Hera," Deborah blurted out, biting her tongue discreetly.
Hera smiled radiantly as she took that as a compliment. She set her attention to the hand mirror, admiring her beautiful face.
"I know Frank loves me from the bottom of his heart. He wouldn’t take care of me for many years and wait for me even though there’s a high chance I will not wake up," she said, unaware of the immediate response from Deborah’s head.
’If only you know...’Deborah thought as she mentally shook her head. ’I don’t think you will ever say that with confidence.’
"The least I can do is to look decent for him." Hera snapped her eyes back to Deborah. "It’s a simple gesture, but until I fully recover, I want to look pleasing in the eye."
’If... you fully recover, which I doubt,’was what Deborah wanted to tell her, but bit her tongue to stop herself. She forced a short smile and nodded. "I’m sure you will regain your strength soon."
"Thank you, Deb." Hera’s cheek turned pinkish, giggling in satisfaction as she looked at her face again. Her cheeks were still hollowed and her complexion was still just as white as a sheet. But with the light lipstick and blush, she had more colors now and didn’t look as dead as she looked before.
"In the pictures that Frank showed me... I really look pretty," she whispered, smiling. "Can you cut my hair next time?"