"If that’s the case, you shouldn't hurry back tomorrow. Take a good rest. There’s no need to worry about me," said Angeline.
"Are you getting used to not having me by your side, Angeline?"
Angeline did not want to add to his worry, so she said, "Zayne and Josie are here with me, so I’m having a good time."
Jay was slightly more at ease.
"That's good. Cough, cough..."
"You have a good rest, darling. I won't bother you now."
"Angeline, can you stay awhile longer..." Jay pleaded a s if he was a child.
Baby Robbie crept out and closed the door for Daddy, leaving some quiet space for his parents.
Jay and Angeline lay on their beds and chatted on their phones. After some time, Angeline’s tone changed from a passionate state to an occasional response that carried a dazed sense of consternation. Jay guessed that she had fallen asleep and silently placed the phone down.
Jay felt particularly tormented that night. The
torment of his illness and the anxiety of worrying about Angeline kept him awake all night.
As for Angeline, who was in Cloud City, she could barely get a wink of sleep. After listening to the coughing on the phone, every sound was rocking her atrium, making her whole heart tremble immediately afterward.
Hence, Angeline could not keep it in any longer. She knocked on Zayne and Josie's bedroom door in the middle of the night and looked at them lifelessly. She said, "Zayne, Josie, Jaybie's sick. I want to return to Imperial Capital."
Zayne and Josie were both very surprised when they heard that Jay was sick. "I always thought that he had an incorruptible body made of steel. I never expected that he’d get sick too," Zayne mocked in a distressed manner.
Seeing Angeline's anxious expression, Zayne knew that if his sister could not see Jay, she would continue to worry endlessly.
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