The ward's doors swung open revealing Duke and Belinda's tired faces. They arrived in a hurry and evident on their faces was that they ran more than they walked. They were the last to know about Leena's accident. Behind them in the hallway was an agitated nurse berating the couple for walking in without registering.
"Where the hell is Rain? Why the hell did he take you out when he was unable to protect you?" exclaimed Duke. Leena waved the nurse off, signaling that everything was fine. As long as the situation involved Leena, it was expected that Duke would be on top of it. He would get emotional and do whatever he could to protect his dear sister.
"Stop it. Don't blame Rain. He also got hurt for me," Leena retorted, in a fruitless attempt to defend Rain. She believed that Rain would rather get hurt rather than just stand there and do nothing. Moreover, Leena just got frightened. She never got in any serious harm.
"Why do you keep on defending him? He took you out so he had this obligation to protect you. That's what a decent man should do, shield women and children from any harm, not put them in its way," said Duke, his eyes intense and expression furious. The air suddenly became heavy in the ward. The atmosphere only got worse when they arrived. Duke could be unreasonable sometimes. To his eyes, Leena was still his baby sister that he helped raise and carried around everywhere years ago who needed protection and care 24/7.
"Don't be ridiculous. You think Rain would have wanted this? I'm sure Rain must be beside himself for what Leena has been through." Although Belinda liked cracking jokes, she was reasonable and more level-headed. She didn't lose control of herself like Duke whenever Leena was involved.
"I guess you're blaming me," said Duke, turning to his wife, frowning. Like Edward, he placed a lot of importance on how his wife saw and treated him. He could get really upset if his wife had a bad opinion of him.
"Of course not. Stop being silly." Belinda quickly replied. Duke obviously made a mistake. Even then, he refused to admit it. Who was he trying to impress?
Leena sighed inwardly and felt awkward. An uncomfortable silence blanketed the average-sized ward. A few moments ago, she witnessed a couple walking out of her ward. Now, another couple were arguing in front of her.
"Oh hello there! I didn't expect you guys to get here so fast," said Kevin as he opened the door. Duke was obviously irked, and Belinda just stared at him. Leena just looked at the foot of the bed. Kevin apparently went out to buy some strawberries for Leena. When he came back to the ward, he was surprised and anxious to find Duke and his wife standing beside the hospital bed.
"You better have a good explanation for this. Why the hell didn't you call us to tell that Leena got confined in the hospital? If it wasn't for Edward, we wouldn't even have the slightest idea of this," said Duke coldly, his eyes almost piercing Kevin. Duke just stared at Kevin grimly. Rain must've been scared to death for what he did, since he didn't even dare to call Duke.
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