Chapter 212
Chapter 212:
She didn’t waste time on pleasantries. Pushing Leonino aside, she rushed over and hovered at Helena’s bedside, scanning her from head to toe. “How are you feeling? Are you okay p>
“You’re acting like I’ve been bedridden for weeks p>
A real smile broke across Helena’s face the second she saw her friend. Tugging gently at Valeria’s wrist, she pulled her down onto the bed and launched into the story of everything she’d just survived.
Somewhere during the conversation, Dario slipped out the door without a word. With him gone, the two women’s focus narrowed down to just the two of them.
“Honestly, if there’s any silver lining to all this, it’s that your memories are finally back!” Valeria grinned and pulled Helena into a hug. “Congratulations, Helena p>
“You’ve finally gotten your memories back! And now that everything Alden did adds up, there’s no reason for you to keep carrying that weight p>
Tears gathered in Helena’s eyes as she hugged her back tightly. “I know! And you can finally stop staying up all night worrying about me p>
After some time had passed, Leonino, who had been utterly overlooked, gave a quiet, uncomfortable cough.
It was only then that the two women seemed to recall he hadn’t left.
Helena moved back from the hug and gave Leonino a small, sheepish grin. “Sorry for pushing you out of the moment, Dr. Prescott p>
Valeria didn’t even try to hide her contempt. With a dramatic toss of her head, she shot him a glare and scoffed, nose in the air.
In response, Leonino gave her a strained, almost amused smile, then shifted his focus back to Helena. “Why are you the one apologizing? If anyone owes someone an apology, it’s me. My mother was way out of line that day. I want to apologize on her behalf p>
After all she had endured, Helena couldn’t bring herself to care about things so small and meaningless.
“I had already forgotten about it until you brought it up,” she replied with a soft smile. “It’s not worth dwelling on p>
A quiet breath of relief slipped from Leonino. “I appreciate that more than you know p>
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Something else hovered at the edge of his thoughts, but the moment his eyes landed on Valeria, he swallowed his words.
At that time, Valeria was taking in every corner of Helena’s hospital room, unaware of the tension sitting heavy on Leonino’s shoulders.
Once she finished her careful inspection, she rose to her feet and said, “This room gives off the feeling of a place meant for long-term patients, not someone healing from trauma like you—it’s far too gloomy. I’ll speak with the hospital staff and see if we can fix that p>
That was exactly what Leonino had been hoping to hear. Without missing a beat, he said, “Go ahead. I’ll stay here with Helena p>
“You?” Valeria didn’t even try to hide her coldness. Her voice came out sharp. “Alden’s hearing has already returned to normal. As his doctor, you were more aware of that than anyone else, weren’t you? Yet, you helped keep Helena in the dark the whole time! And now you’re taking care of her—you’re just trying to make up for the part you played in all of this p>