“I think the heavens beard my prayer. Four years have passed so quickly. And now, Den’s an adult. I know my time is almost up. How much time do I have left, Hailey?” Pam asked.
Tears welled up in Hailey’s eyes. “Mrs. Zamora, you have about two months left.”
Pam mumbled, “Two months… Looks like I won’t get to see Alleen take her high school examinations.”
Bailey tightened her grip on Pam’s hand. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Zamora. I’ve asked Dr. Lynn to prescribe the best medication. We’ll do our best to give
you more time.”
Gazing at Hailey, Pam said gratefully, “Thank you for getting me admitted. We owe you a favor. Our family might be poor, but we don’t like owing
others
“I’ll get myself discharged today. We won’t trouble you anymore ”
“Mrs. Zamora.” Hailey’s voice trailed off. She knew nothing she said would convince Pam, Just like Den, Pam had a proud spirit <b>too</b>.
Although Hailey said nothing, she would still secretly help Pam. Imported medication would not only 1
her life.
“Please don’t tell Den and Aileen about my condition<b>,</b><b>” </b>Pam said
Perplexed, Hailey said, “Why? 1 think-”
relieve the pain, but it would also prolong
“Hailey, if Den finds out about this, he will sell off everything he has to pay for my treatment. I low my body the best, and there’s no point wasting money on me, I don’t want to burden him even more. Den has never lived a good life with parents like me <b>and </b>his <b>dad</b><b>.</b>”
Seeing that Pam had made up her mind, Hailey decided to respect her decision. “All right. I’ll keep it a secret.”
Thank you so much, Hailey ”
With her nose red from the sniffling, Hailey said, “You’re being too polite, Mrs. Zamora. Den saved me. I wouldn’t be here if not for him.” Hailey’s innocence made Pam smile. Suddenly, Hailey asked, “By the way, where’s Den?”
“He’s taking a shower. He should be done soon,” answered Pam
Den rushed over to the hospital from the construction site. He <b>was </b>so dirty that he caught the attention of everyone in the b
building
Usually, he would go home and clean up himself before going to the hospital. He did not want his family members to see the disheveled <b>side </b>of him. Since the VIP room had a bathroom, Den had gone in to take a shower.
Thinking that Den’s shoulder would be hurting from lifting the insane number of cement bags that day, Hailey hurried off to get the best medication from Oscar
Soon, Halley arrived in front of the bathroom with the medication. She raised her hand to knock on the door. However, the door was not shut. It opened slightly before she even knocked.
–“Is he not inside?” Hailey wondered. Pushing the door, <b>she </b>said, “Den, are you
In the next second, she saw Den. He had just finished showering and was wearing o
only a pair of ck pants.
Hailey had seen his great figure previously in the dressing room. He had broad shoulders and distinct muscles.
The sight ofs physique moist from the slower made Hailey shriek. She quickly covered her eyes<b>, </b>stuttering, “W–Why aren’t you wearing a shirt?” Den was not expecting her to barge in suddenly. He hurriedly put on a clean, white singlet. “Why didn’t you knock?”
Little did he know that Halley wanted to knock, but the door opened on its own. Hailey parted her fingers a little and <b>saw </b>him through the space between
Dht was already wearing <b>a </b>singlet, However, she still saw the tattoo on his arm–it was an eagle, Feeling a rush of heat on her nose, Hailey reached but to lourd it. She was having a noseldeed <b>again</b>.
“My nose is bleeding <b>again</b>!” she shrjelord,
Den immediately prad a piece of tissue <b>and </b><b>covered </b>her <b>nose</b>, saying, “Lilt your head.”
Hailey did as told “Why does <b>this </b>always happens whenever I’m with you?” she asked.
Ekn merely looked ater and said, “All right. You’re line now.”
Since there was no reply, Halley fixed her gaze on him, questioning, “Why aren’t you saying anything?” However, Den did not know what to say.