Chapter 180 - What Made You Believe It?

Her actions right away melted Oliver's heart. Now, he understood why Kyra's brothers are so helpless when it comes to getting angry at their sister. 

"Don't do this again, okay? Let us know where you are going at least and double check once if your phone is charged or not. Do you know how scared we were?" Oliver said. 

Kyra pouted and whispered sorry to him. 

Oliver sighed. He could never get angry at her, dammit! 

"You can send me back if you want. I won't retaliate." Kyra said. Thinking of it, Oliver and Jennifer had solid reasons for their decision to support her brother. 

She thought of it when she was at the river and she felt bad for getting angry at Oliver for no reason. If she is in his shoes, she would do the same as well. She would try to protect him from hurting himself. 

Yes, supporting him to fight his trauma is important but not the top priority compared to protecting him from getting hurt!

After clearing her head, Kyra wanted to rush to her boyfriend, hug him tightly and apologize for her insensitive behavior but this accident happened and ruined her sweet apology she planned. It in turn made everyone worry about her. 

Oliver smiled after listening to Kyra. He brushed her hair out of her forehead and kissed her forehead. 

"I decided to let you finish your stay here. You are right. You have a tendency to face this." Oliver said. 

"What made you believe it?" Kyra asked as she patted the place beside her, gesturing to him to join her. 

Oliver obliged and after nesteling in the cozy blanket he kissed her hair and said, "At the river. You experienced the same situation you once faced years back yet, it didn't affect you as much as I predicted. This is enough to confirm that you have become strong to face this." Oliver said. 

Kyra didn't say anything for a few seconds. Thinking of it, Oliver is right. She didn't get impacted by this let alone get triggered again. 

"You think so?" Kyra asked as she leaned on his shoulder. 

Oliver smiled and nodded his head.

"Then, will you come with me tomorrow? I want to introduce you to both my maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents." Kyra asked. 

"I am waiting for you to ask." Oliver said and they both chuckled before snuggling against each other. 

Kyra closed her eyes and soon fell asleep. Oliver wanted to climb out of the bed after Kyra fell asleep but even before he knew it, he fell asleep too. 

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The first one to reach the hospital is Jennifer. Fortunately, no one else from their hospital has arrived yet and she was the first one to see how Oliver and Kyra are fast asleep cuddling each other. 

A smile made its way to Jennifer's lips when she looked at the cute couple who had sweet smiles on their lips. They looked so peaceful and Jennifer has never seen any of them this pleasant. 

'Would it be this warm and cozy in Anthony's arms too?' she thought as she imagined herself sharing a bed with her boyfriend as they cuddled each other. 

A faint blush spread across her cheeks as she got immersed in imagining things. 

She snapped out of it only after remembering something important for which she has rushed to inform both Oliver and Kyra. 

Although she was in a hurry, she didn't forget to take a quick picture of these cute guys and send them to Sophia and Lisa. Kyra's two other best friends. At first, she was a little jealous of them as they got to spend eight years with Kyra but eventually became friendly with them as well. 

They want Kyra to be happy and so does she. She supports Oliver and so do they. Their intentions are similar, so it didn't take them much time to become friends. 

After Jennifer was done with her photo session, she went to Oliver's side and woke him up by shaking his shoulder. 

Oliver woke up with a jerk but when he saw Jennifer, he pulled his guards down. 

"What happened?" he asked in a low voice. 

"Let's go out first, shall we? People started to arrive and if you don't want them to see you cuddling Kyra, you need to leave right now." she said. It is already their luck that she is the one who noticed them. 

Oliver nodded his head. He doesn't remember falling asleep, thanks to the physical and mental exhaustion he suffered. 

Gently placing Kyra's head on the pillow, he stood up, straightened his clothes and brushed his hair with his fingers before he followed Jennifer out.

"Anthony is getting on the flight in a few hours. He will be here by tomorrow morning. I think it has something to do with Kyra's incident yesterday." she told Olover. 

"He must be worried about his sister. Don't overthink." Oliver said. 

"Really? Don't pretend, Oliver." Jennifer said. 

"I think he is coming here to persuade Kyra to return with him to London." she added. 

Oliver pursed his lips. He had the same thoughts as well and he could only hope that it was not the case. 

"I don't think Kyra will agree. She has many unattended businesses." Oliver said. 

She still had to look for her mysterious savior who sent her to London and not only that but she had to face her trauma and end everything with her biological mother's family once and for all. 

"I hope so too." Jennifer said. 

"He is your boyfriend. Try to persuade him." Oliver said. 

"We just started to date! Do you really think that I will have such an impact on him?" Jennifer retaliated. 

"Kyra has that impact on me. I could barely get angry at her even after she did this much last night." Oliver said. 

"You are showing off." Jennifer huffed. 

Oliver chuckled but didn't say anything. 

He knows that Jennifer is less helpful in this matter. He is just messing up with her. 

"But, I will try to persuade." Jennifer said. 

"It would be a great help." Oliver responded. 

After that Oliver went to freshen up and in meanwhile, Kyra woke up and Jennifer brought her breakfast. 

After running a few tests and making sure that she is safe to go, Jennifer lets Kyra discharge from the hospital. However, she was asked to take rest for the morning and if she is feeling better, she is allowed to go to work. 

Oliver spent around an half an hour with Kyra in her room and then he went to hospital to see the patients who are swarming up for the free checkups. 

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Meanwhile…

Kyra took a hot bath and dressed up in denim jeans, a T-shirt and protected herself from the cold with a jacket and a knit hat. Oliver insisted on that and she didn't want to disobey as she didn't want him to worry about her. 

She texted Oliver that she would be walking around and assured him that she wouldn't get herself into trouble. She even shared her live location before heading out. 

She wanted to see how this town has changed in a span of a decade. 

Her first stop was a convenience store. It was once owned by the father of her friend and she used to eat a lot of snacks for free. They are few of the people who pitied her and tried their best to help her. 

These guys are the reason she didn't suffer malnutrition. For what they have done for her, Kyra is thankful. 

'She took over.' Kyra thought and smiled when she saw her childhood friend sitting at the counter. 

'Oh, she is pregnant' Kyra thought inside and wondered who the father could be. This is a town and everyone knows each other. 

"Hello." the girl said and smiled at Kyra. 

"Hi." Kyra said. It's been more than a decade since they have talked to each other and it felt like they were strangers. 

"You are one of the medical staff who came yesterday, right?" she asked Kyra for which Kyra nodded her head. 

"Then, the bill is on me. You can buy whatever you want." the lady said. 

"I can't do that." Kyra said. 

"Think of it as gratitude. Please don't say no." the lady said. 

'Still as kind as before.' Kyra thought. Yeah, some people never change. 

Kyra nodded her head and looked around before buying a juice, a packet of chips, a dip and a cake.

These are her childhood favorite combos. She used to eat the same every time she was offered food. 

When the girl saw the products Kyra bought, tears brimmed in her eyes. 

"What happened? Are you in pain?" Kyra asked, as she looked at the protruded belly. 

"No…no. You just reminded me of a friend I lost ten years back." the lady said. 

When Kyra heard that, she even got affected by it. She didn't expect her childhood friend to remember that. It seems like there are people who still remember her. 

Hiding her emotions, Kyra gave a weak smile and without even looking into her friend's eyes, she left the store. 

She could only hope that her friend didn't notice the changes in her but she failed to notice a person who has been following from the start, observing each and every emotion.