Off Limits; My Best Friend’s Father. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

LUISA’S POV.The first thing I heard was the faint sound of movement.I lifted my head from the edge of the bed, my eyes heavy from exhaustion.For a second, I didn’t understand what was happening.But then I saw my mother.Her fingers moved slightly against the white sheets and i froze for a second.Someone tell me this is real.“Mom?”Her eyelids fluttered and I immediately stood up.“Mom?”This time, her eyes slowly opened.I stared at her, unable to believe my eyes.She was awake!My heart practically stopped.“Oh my God.”I reached for her hand and her eyes moved toward me.For a moment, she just stared.Then her lips parted.“Luisa…”My eyes filled instantly with tears, as I whispered.“You’re awake.”A laugh escaped me through my tears.“You’re actually awake.”I squeezed her hand carefully.“I thought…”My voice broke.“I thought I was going to lose you.”She looked at me silently.And suddenly, every wall I’d spent eighteen years building came crashing down.I lowered my head

MAYA’S POV.The moment the call with Sebastian ended, I stared at my phone. My heart was literally pounding hard against my chest.Oh God. What have I just done?I swallowed a hard lump down my throat. Trying to steady my breathing. But I couldn’t. I was practically panicking.Maybe I shouldn’t have told him.Maybe I should have kept quiet until I knew exactly what I’d seen.But how could I?I had watched Jessica walk into that hotel with the exact same man standing beside her hospital bed.Didn’t it mean something?How was I supposed to ignore the signs?Still…A small voice in my head kept asking the same question.What if you’re wrong?I pushed the thought away because I wasn’t wrong about what I saw.But maybe I had been wrong about what it meant.But then, not telling Sebastian could result to them falling her tricks again. Which I couldn’t stand.I couldn’t let my best friend and the man I loved get hurt again by the same woman.By the time I arrived, my nerves had gotten worse

MAYA’S POV.The first person my gaze landed on was Sebastian.He stood beside Jessica’s bed, one hand resting against the railing as he listened to something Luisa was saying. He looked composed, almost detached, like a man who had walked into a hospital to check on his ex wife and daughter and had nothing else weighing on his mind.But then, his eyes found mine and everything in my his expression changed.His gaze moved slowly over me before settling on my face, and whatever composure had been there a moment ago disappeared.Anger darkened his expression causing my stomach to twist in fear.I immediately looked away, suddenly hyperaware of everyone else in the room.“Hey bestie.” Luisa glanced at me. “Are you okay?”“Yeah.” I mumbled quickly.I forced a smile, hoping she wouldn’t notice the nervousness behind it.“I just need to use the restroom.”She nodded.“Okay.”I didn’t look at Sebastian again.I couldn’t.So I turned and walked out of the ward.The moment the restroom door cl

SEBASTIAN’S POV.(continued)The moment the office door closed behind us, I turned toward Doctor Rolland.He remained standing near the door. Still calm and professional.At least, that was what he was trying to look like.He walked around the desk and sat down, “Please have a seat, Mr. Voss.” He gestured.I hesitated before taking the chair across from him.I leaned back, tilting my head as I watched him closely.“There’s something I want to ask you.” I said and he nodded quickly m.“Of course.”My fingers tapped once against the armrest.“What were you doing with Jessica at The Grand Meridian Hotel…just a day before she collapsed and was rushed here?”His expression changed. Only slightly, but I saw it.His lips parted.“I…”He stopped.Then cleared his throat.“I don’t know what you’re referring to Mr. Sebastian.”I studied him.“You don’t?”“No.”His answer came too quickly.I leaned forward.“You don’t have to deny it because I saw the footage with my own eyes. I mean, how else w

LUISA’S POV.The next morning, I woke up crying.I didn’t even remember falling asleep. One minute I was lying in bed, trying to breathe through the nightmare of yesterday….and the next I was already soaked in tears, my face burning, my body exhausted in that empty way that comes after you’ve run out of yourself. I stared at the ceiling until the world blurred, replaying the hospital over and over like it was being filmed inside my skull.Every word, every promise my mother had used to pull me back in.And the worst part wasn’t even the betrayal…it was the way I had wanted to believe her. The way my heart had leaned forward before my brain even had a chance to catch up.I pressed both hands to my face and made myself breathe through the sobs, but it didn’t help. My chest felt tight and hollow at the same time, like something important had been ripped out and left a bloody space behind.She was supposed to be the answer to eighteen years of questions.She was supposed to be the woman