Chapter 3

RHIANNA

With the awakening of my eyes, the smell of the surroundings and the name of the place where I am now became clearer to me, but no matter how hard I tried to remember I could not remember why I was here.

"Rhianna? Gosh! Thanks god! You're already awake. Are you okay? Tell me."

I turned in the direction of the voice I heard. I thought it was Andrew, but it wasn't. It's my older brother, Jared.

"I'm okay, brother. Where's Drew?" I tried to give him a smile even though I was still weak.

I noticed that the expression on his face suddenly changed when I mentioned my husband's name.

"He is the one who brought you here, but after that, he left." Kuya Jared's voice was suddenly serious.

Somehow, I smiled at what he said. I thought Drew didn't really care about me anymore, but he did. Maybe, I still have hope in him.

"Rhia, why don't you leave him? He's just hurting you physically or emotionally." Brother Jared took my right hand and stared into my eyes.

This is him again. He will tell me again about Drew. I gasped at what he said.

"But, he can still love me. You're the one who says that he is the one who brought me here, so it means that he cares about me and one more thing, I can't leave him alone because I still hoping that he can still loves me back."

Brother Jared's face was even more serious because of what I said.

"You don't understand what I'm trying to say, Rhia. Listen, okay? He just brought you here because he just has a conscience for you. He didn't even want to know your condition."

I suddenly feel irritated with the last thing brother Jared said so I couldn't help, but raise my voice to him. "You're the one who doesn't understand what I'm saying. Drew still care about me! So I never leave him alone!"

I noticed the shocked on his face when I shouted and suddenly the expression on his face changed. I was also surprised by what I said. I bit my lower lip and bowed.

"Okay. You're right, Rhia. Don't get angry. It's bad for your health." Brother Jared let go of my hand and he took a deep breath.

My two eyebrows met because I was confused by what he said. Bad to my health?

"Why, Brother? Wait... Why am I here at the hospital?" I asked brother Jared in astonishment.

He stared at me when he heard my question.

"Ah, you fainted earlier. The doctor said that you just lacked food and sleep so you fainted." He smiled at me, but I knew it was fake so I get even more nervous and worried.

"Is it true? Am I sick? Why couldn't I breathe better earlier?" I asked him one question after another because I was really confused. Besides, he was not looking at me directly so I knew he was lying.

"Don't you believe me, Rhia? Don't just ask questions and just rest."

I don't know why I don't really believe what my brother said. It looks like he's hiding something from me. Anyway, I felt drowsy so I fell asleep again.

Jared's POV.

I was currently preparing papers for the meeting later when my cellphone suddenly rang. Because I take care of the Marquez company that Daddy left, so I am always busy with work.

"Hello?" I waited for someone to speak on the other line.

"Sir, we saw Ma'am Rhia lying on the stairs. Sir Andrew has just taken her to the hospital." My younger sister's maid, Rhea called.

I was suddenly nervous about what she said. So even though I had a lot of work, I immediately went to the hospital where Rhia was taken.

When I got there,.I caught up with Drew who was next to Rhia. I approached him and stared at him wickedly.

"What did you do to Rhia?"

He turned in my direction when he heard my voice. "Tss. I haven't done anything to her." He stared at me back.

I smiled at him while still not changing the way I stared. "If I have evidence that you have something to do with what happened to her today, then I will make sure you never see her again."

"Really? That's better because there are finally no animals in the house." He also smiled back at me.

I blushed in anger because of what he said. Does he even want to say this to me?

"You're the beast, Drew! You'll regret it someday."

He got up from sitting next to Rhia's bed and left without even speaking. After he left, the doctor assigned to Rhia entered.

"Doc, is there a problem with Rhia?"

I no longer bothered to greet the doctor because I was so worried about Rhia. I hope she is okay.

"There is no problem with her. All her body is fine except for one."

Nervousness enveloped on my chest again because of what I heard.

"What's that, Doctor?"

I no longer know what I will do because of what I heard. I can no longer be comfortable in my current position.

"Calm down first, Mr. Marquez." The Doctor tried to calm me down, but I still did not lose the feeling I was feeling.

I tried to calm myself down slowly.

"Can you please tell me now what's the problem about my sister?"

"Okay. I'll be honest with you, Mr. Marquez. I saw a hole in Mrs. Rhianna's heart and it's not just a hole. It can grow bigger and cause her death. So as soon as possible, she needs to undergo a surgery for on time. "

I was completely depressed because of what I heard. I feel like I suddenly ran out of energy before.

This cannot be. . .

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The doctor also told me about Rhia's conditon. She is not allowed to have strong emotions, stay awake and eat fatty foods. I’m sure Andrew was the reason Rhia got sick. I will not forgive him for what he did.

From now on, I will do everything to make Rhia forget about Andrew and when that happens, I will make sure he never sees Rhia again. I know it's hard to do that thing because Rhia has always liked Andrew, but I will do it even if Andrew's parents are get angry and even if it's difficult to do.

Andrew, get ready for me!