Julien turned off the phone with a grim look. He tossed the phone on the bed but his heart remained troubled, and at the same time, jealous.
He was jealous that Luke could visit Sydney whenever he wanted and did not even need to ask for permission. He could not.
He once had her, the woman he loved but in the end, he pushed her away.
Julien grasped his chest and felt his heart. It was painful.
He looked at the sleeping Sydney with a glimmering gaze.
No matter what happened after this, he would never let her go again. She could only be his and no one else's.
The night went by slowly.
On the second morning, Sydney slowly opened her eyes with a frown.
The first thing she saw was the white ceiling and it caught her off guard.
'Where am I?'
She remembered she was in her apartment but when he opened her eyes, she was somewhere else.
Shocked, Sydney sat herself up and wanted to find out where she was.
Just when she got up, she felt something pulling her hand. She turned and saw Julien.
Julien held her hand while sleeping at the edge of the bed.
Sydney widened her eyes, wondering why Julien was beside her.
Soon, she realized something was not right. She stared at her outfit and noticed a patient's grab.
'So, I'm in the hospital now?’
She pulled her hand away from Julien's grip and touched her face anxiously, wondering what happened.
■What happened?'
She was sleeping in her room but she woke up in the hospital.
Julien woke up when Sydney pulled her hand away.
He widened his eyes as he looked up and when he saw Sydney woke up, the surprised gaze was replaced by a warm one.
"You're awake?" Julien asked. His voice sounded hoarse and numbing since he too, just woke up.
"How are you feeling?" he got up and pressed the bell at the side of the bed while asking.
Sydney looked at him. She shook her head and said, "No, I'm fine, but why am I here?"
"I was talking to you through the phone last night but you suddenly went quiet. So I went over to your place and found you unconscious. That's why you are here," Julien said.
Sydney nodded in realization. "I see. But what happened? Am I sick?"
Julien tightened his lips in silence. He did not have the right words to tell her the current situation.
He did not know how she would react once she found out what happened.
Would she be sad or...?
Sydney’s heart sank because of Julien’s silence. She unconsciously tightened her grip on the sheets and asked, "Tell me, am I sick? What happened to me?"
She sounded anxious with a sense of urgency.
If he refused to say, could it be some terminal illness?
His silence fueled her anxiety.
Julien looked at her. Just when he was about to say something, Finn's voice came from the door.
"Just tell her. There’s no point hiding it from her."
Julien frowned.
Sydney looked at the entrance and asked," What do you mean?"
Finn came in. "You were poisoned."
"Huh? Poisoned?" She was shocked and confused.
"Yes." Finn nodded.
Her grip on the sheets tightened. "What kind of poison?"
She did not remember touching any poisonous things or consuming any poisonous food.
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