Chapter 73 - Patient

{"messages":[{"id":543945277,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Around an hour later, I walked out of the hospital. Clay, leaning against the wall, smiled at my appearance."},{"id":543945278,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Did you have a long enough visit?"},{"id":543945279,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I smiled."},{"id":543945280,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"It’s not like he can reply to me. But it’s nice to get off of my chest some of the thoughts that bug me."},{"id":543945281,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"You can tell me, you know."},{"id":543945282,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then kicked off of the wall and followed me while we walked down the path towards home."},{"id":543945283,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, maybe not? Who’d like to listen to a girl complaining about studying and grades?"},{"id":543945284,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"As long as it has something to do with you, I’ll gladly listen!"},{"id":543945285,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He’s so..."},{"id":543945286,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Precious! I just want to ruffle his hair repeatedly!"},{"id":543945287,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"You’re a great friend, Clay. Thank you for being here. It means a lot that I finally have a friend that cares!"},{"id":543945288,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I never knew what friendship truly meant before I met you."},{"id":543945289,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"So, that’s why I’ve got to apologise."},{"id":543945290,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"A-Again? What for now?"},{"id":543945291,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"For everything. For being married to your brother in the near distant future. For being the cause of your crumbling relationship..."},{"id":543945292,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"No! Don’t say that. You aren’t entirely at fault..."},{"id":543945293,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"So I am partially responsible."},{"id":543945294,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"I-I..."},{"id":543945295,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I sighed."},{"id":543945296,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"But before your arrival, we were never close."},{"id":543945297,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Was there a time that you were?"},{"id":543945298,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He pondered, then nodded."},{"id":543945299,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, when we were innocent kids..."},{"id":543945300,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Innocent kids who knew nothing of our father’s business nor of the prize that awaited us once one of us grew up."},{"id":543945301,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Well, it was a prize that couldn’t be shared and my brother saw that and wanted to take it."},{"id":543945302,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"What happened?"},{"id":543945303,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"He discovered the truth, and then backed down like a cowering puppy."},{"id":543945304,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"He escaped from my family, getting a job at a normal office before studying teaching and going to your school, where he met you."},{"id":543945305,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I bit my lip. What was that truth he found?"},{"id":543945306,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I know that the Boss’s work is a more than a little unethical but is it that bad?"},{"id":543945307,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"So why is he suddenly becoming invested in it again?"},{"id":543945308,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Clay bit his lip."},{"id":543945309,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"For you, obviously..."},{"id":543945310,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"For... me?"},{"id":543945311,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Wait, are you serious?"},{"id":543945312,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Ever since you got kidnapped, he knew that he had to do something to protect you."},{"id":543945313,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"As a teacher, he couldn’t do that so he became the heir my father always saw him to be."},{"id":543945314,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He went back into the world that once scared him... for me?"},{"id":543945315,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I-I... have to go!"},{"id":543945316,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Hold on, wait! Where are you going?"},{"id":543945317,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I ran off towards my apartment."},{"id":543945318,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"It can’t be true..."},{"id":543945319,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"It can’t..."},{"id":543945320,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"It’s impossible... why would he do that for me?"},{"id":543945321,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Why?"},{"id":543945322,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 73-"},{"id":543945323,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}