"I'm so thirsty," Nina whispered with difficulty.
Cameron was staring at her, wanting to tell from her eyes if she was lying. Hearing this, he immediately went to take water.
Nina took a deep breath seeing that Cameron's attention was distracted.
She hated Edwin so much. She swore that she would beat him hard the next time when she saw him. If she couldn't defeat him, she would bring Cameron. They would kick the shit out of Edwin.
He was such a nutcase.
Cameron came back with the water. He wanted to feed her some water and yet Nina took the cup herself. "I am not disabled. It's just my tongue. I can drink by myself."
Cameron had to agree. After drinking, Cameron said, "I'll tell my parents that we are not going back tonight. You can't speak. Let's go back and get some rest."
Cameron didn't want his parents to be worried, so he didn't tell them about what happened. Therefore, they didn't know about Nina's injury. Just before Nina woke up, they sent a text to Cameron, reminding him to bring Nina home for dinner.
Nina shook her head. "I think we should better go back. You've been with me on the set for a long time. It wouldn't be appropriate if we don't visit them this time since we've been back for a while."
She titled her head and came out with an idea. "Just tell them that I have a toothache and I couldn't speak."
"Alright." Cameron thought it was a good idea. He was mainly worried that Nina's tongue would hurt if she kept talking to Coleen. But having toothache was a good idea to avoid talking.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?" Cameron was still worried even though Arthur had checked Nina.
"Nope." Nina shook her head. After a pause, she said, "Except my heart. I wanted to skin that bastard."
Nina was pissed off at the thought that Edwin wanted to take advantage of her.
"He had fled," said Cameron.
He wanted to kill Edwin the most. So, before Nina woke up, he had sent people looking for Edwin but was told that Edwin had left the country in a hurry.
Edwin must know that except for Nina and Cameron, he offended Julian too. Julian's people were also searching for him in Riverside City.
As Nina's best friend, Emelia ended up in hospital hearing that Nina was kidnapped. Julian wouldn't let go of Edwin, without a doubt.
"Fled?" Nina was more enraged. "This piece of shit! I bet he didn't dare to stay here. Otherwise, I'll make him suffer."
"I guess he wouldn't dare come back in the short run." Cameron was scornful when talking about Edwin. He despised him, thinking that he was a coward.
Yet at the same time, he was glad for the mess Edwin made. From now on, he would be more cautious about Nina's safety. He would not leave Nina if not necessary.
If he had to leave or she had to work in another city, he would arrange bodyguards for her.
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