Chapter 118

IANNA

The next two days after that conversation with Aegen felt long and unbearable in the hospital. I never got to just lay in bed when I was sick, my mother made me work sick as I was and now, I had two men who refused to let me leave the hospital even though I was feeling fine.

I wanted to leave so I could go and see Christina. Aegen refused to tell me anything about her and that got me worried. I have been trying to convince him to let her go and get her help, but he would hear none of it.

The worse part was that my father was on his side. Aegen’s mother walked in, it was embarrassing how I always met the woman under dubious circumstances. She smiled at me placing a plate of food next to me then took a seat.

“How are you feeling?” I sat up but she stopped me. “Don’t get up on my account.” I shook my head. “No, am fine, really. It’s just my father and Aegen who refuse to let me leave this place.” She smiled fondly at me.

I never had a mother figure look at me that way before and it