53 Chapter 53: I Will Never Leave You Alone

There seemed to exist some form of unspoken tension between Antonio and Anne. She always pretended to be asleep to avoid speaking to him, and he also used that opportunity to greedily look at her all he wanted.

The day for Anne's operation was finally here. This time around, Antonio accompanied her to the operating room. He held tightly unto her hand: "Anne, the operation will be successful, don't be scared, I will be with you."

This time again, Anne did not know that Antonio had arranged for her operation to be done. She looked at him coldly, pushed his hands away and closed her eyes.

The anaesthesiologist started with the anaesthesia. In a daze, she could hear someone whispering into her ear, swearing an oath: "we live together, we die together, and I will never leave you alone."

"Antonio, the surgery is about beginning, kindly exit the room." Antonio shook his head, "I'm staying here with her, and she would be scared if I'm not by her side."

The doctor looked bemused, "how can she even feel fear when she is unable to feel anything because of the anaesthesia"

What he doesn't know is that Antonio is staying more for his sake than for hers, his heart was filled with fear.

"Alright then," the doctor said, "we would make this exception for you, but during the operation, please keep quiet, no matter what happens, do not interrupt the operation. It's best not to make any sound."

Antonio nodded his consent.

The operation begun.

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At the end of the operation, the doctor said: "The Patient now needs to be sent to the intensive care unit for observation and follow-ups. She also needs to be checked regularly for stability and given her medication. Half of her stomach had to be removed. She needs to take extra care with regards to the food she eats and alcohol as well. Her stomach is now very weak"

Anne had a very long dream while she was unconscious. In the dream, there were monsters chasing her and she kept running from them. Suddenly she crushed into a warm bosom, a gentle voice firmly said to her: "we live together, we die together, and I'll never leave you alone." she couldn't see the person's face, she could only hear the familiar voice. She raised her head to look at the face and… she regained consciousness.

"You're awake Anne?"

She looked at Antonio sitting by her bed and was confused. Did she only dream or he actually said what she had heard in her dream.

"Water ... I'm thirsty "...she opened her mouth to say, but no sound came out.

Sensing her need, Antonio picked up the cotton swab, dipped in into the water and wet her lips with it. She unconsciously brought out her tongue to lick her lips.

Just this action she did made her irresistible to Antonio. But he had to control himself, she was now beginning to recover from her operation.