A mixture of feelings

Helen's POV

I quietly stood by as Fernando walked painstakingly in front of me while holding onto his IV stand.

Although a part of me wanted to assist him, I paid it no mind and decided to just wait.

Helping him would only lead to an unwanted closeness, which could lead to us almost kissing again.

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get the jarring image of my foolish self flickering her eyes shut and waiting for Fernando to kiss me torridly.

"We are here," Fernando looked back at me when we crossed the hall to Ethan's room.

"Yeah," I hummed, opening the door for him. "You should go in first."

Nodding, he trudged inside while I followed behind him.

Oh, no. I inwardly groaned, when I saw Lucy inside the room, feeding Ethan some egg custard.

My best friend couldn't stand Fernando, which was understandable, given everything he did to me in the past.

But the fact that Fernando's personality had tremendously improved and he was even vying for her approval definitely touched someth