“Don't say that. I feel guilty enough as it is...”
The two of them chatted and discussed the matter endlessly in the room. They had completely neglected Jessica by then.
“Alright, stop it. Both of you. None of this is on either of you, okay? It's actually my fault. I'm bored too, so I'm gonna steal the blame just like how the two of you are doing,” teased Jessica.
Joan and Caspian chuckled at that. The atmosphere in the ward lightened up after that.
“What are you doing here? I've been looking everywhere for you,” said Larry as he entered the room.
“I came to visit Caspian,” replied Joan.
Larry was quick to take his coat off and drape it over Joan's shoulders before grinning at her.
Look at how sweet her husband is to her. I'm so envious... Jessica sighed and was a little depressed.
“What's wrong, Jessica?” asked the man lying on the hospital bed.
“Nothing,” replied Jessica.
Meanwhile, Larry was holding Joan's hand, trying to comfort her and make her feel warmer.
“Don't worry. Time will make everything better,” said Larry as he held Joan.
Jessica couldn't handle it anymore.
“Seriously guys, must you do that here?
Flaunting your love like that in front of single and lonely people... that's just cruel, man...” protested Jessica.
“You can be all lovey-dovey too. Just get together with Caspian,” said Larry before he deliberately shot a look at Caspian.
What he said was possible, but Jessica felt that it was not time yet. She still had her own plans to carry out.
“You two better hurry back. Who knows what you will do next if you keep being all lovey-dovey with each other? I don't want to see anything dirty,” said Jessica before she chased the couple right out of the hospital ward.
“How can you be so rude? This is my room!” reminded Caspian.
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