Chapter 394: Growing Distant Or...?
"If I leave for a week, who would take care of you?" Talia asked worried.
"Look at you getting all worried for me...I can take care of myself, sweet Iris." Arthur rubbed her back.
She might never say it, but he knew she is tired. Her eyes looked dull and lifeless and her skin has gotten worse. She really needs some rest.
"But you still feel pain when you look down and-"
"I have a lot of help. And taking three more days won’t make much of a difference." He placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
Talia looked at him in the eye and said nothing. He seemed honest and other than believing him, what other choice does she have?
It is true he has others who’d help him. I probably look tired and he might not want me beside him all the time like a clingy leech.
"Okay then," she tried to smile, but she was too tired to smile.
Arthur then held her cheek and rested his forehead on her shoulders.
"Iris, I know I wouldn’t have gotten through this without your help. It was harder than I anticipated. When I woke up, my head felt like it was getting rammed by a ramrod. I wanted to remove my head and run away to get rid of the pain. I know it seems funny when I think about it now, but at that time, I felt like death would be pleasant. But the moment I saw you, I knew I’d be fine. And even after that... I gave you a lot of troubles, right? I don’t think even my mother would’ve taken care of me like you did."
"What are you saying, Fred? Of course I will look after you! I am your girlfriend!" she hugged him.