Chapter 405 - 405: I Love You

When Charles reached his place, Elena was already there, waiting for him anxiously. Every minute that passed seemed like ages for her. She kept pacing back and forth outside his balcony while nailbiting and silently praying that Charles was just alright.

She was worried sick about Charles. She had no idea how deep his wound was. She just stopped what she was doing when she heard the engine of an approaching car and saw the light coming from its headlights.

The car just stopped in the front of the balcony and Charles alighted from the driver's seat while pressing his wound using his right hand.

Elena sprinted towards him with her concerned look. "Brother Charles!"

"Hey, don't give me that kind of sad look. I'm not dying yet." Charles cracked some jokes to lighten her mood.

But his joke made Elena more worried. "Don't say that." Elena felt like crying again. She was just biting her lower lip to suppress her sob.

Charles took a deep sigh as he watched Elena helplessly. 'What I'm gonna do with this girl.'

"Hmm, alright, let's go inside first so that you can start treating my wound now," Charles said, putting his arm around her shoulders as he guided her inside.

Upon reaching his living room, Charles sat down on the couch while Elena prepared the things she needed in treating his wound. Charles took off his shirt and his upper body was now n.a.k.e.d before Elena.

Elena paused for a moment after seeing Charles's well-toned body, most especially his six-pack abs. He looked hot, s.e.xy, and yummy in the eyes of Elena. She couldn't take her eyes off him as she admired his beautiful physique.

She feasted on his body for several seconds before she realized that she was not supposed to do that. Elena shook her head frantically to clear her mind.

'[email protected]! Focus Elena! Focus! Don't get distracted by his charm. You need to treat him first.' She scolded herself inwardly, biting her lower lip.

'Brother Charles is so s.e.xy. I couldn't help myself from drooling over him.' 

After gathering her thoughts and emotions, Elena joined Charles on the sofa. All her kits were prepared. She was done sanitizing the kits.

"Brother Charles, tell me if you are hurting. Let me check your wound." Elena said, carefully reaching out his wound on the lower part of his abdomen.

Elle succeeded in stopping his bleeding when she put some ripped fabrics coming from Samuel's shirt in his wound and tied them. Elena cleaned his wound first before she proceeded to stitch it. 

Fortunately, his stab wound was not that deep to the extent of reaching any internal organs. But Elena suggested visiting Dr. Clara's clinic first thing tomorrow in order to examine his wound. Charles just nodded at her in agreement.

After several minutes, Elena finished treating his wound. Charles looked amused while he was watching Elena a while ago. She was concentrating. But he found her very cute. Too bad, Elena was not wearing her nurse uniform. Charles wanted to see her in those nurse's uniforms.

"Thanks, Elena. You are so great. You are a certified nurse now and soon you will become a doctor. You will finally reach your dream. I'm so happy for you." Charles said to her with so much enthusiasm in his voice.

However, Elena seemed like she was not paying attention to his words. Charles frowned when he didn't hear any response from her. When he turned to look at her, Elena's eyes were already misty. She was biting her lower lip and her body started shaking and trembling.

She was now sobbing in front of him. Charles's heart would always run wild every time he saw her crying. He felt alarmed once again, fretting over what he was supposed to do just to make her stop from shedding her tears.

Charles held her shoulders and asked her with so much gentleness in his voice. 

"Hey, what's wrong? Why are you crying? I'm fine now. You even treated my wound. Don't cry. I hate to see you cry." Charles was trying his best to console her. He raised both hands, bringing them to her reddened face as he wiped her tears.

"I-I was so scared. When… I heard that you were wounded… I felt so scared. I thought something bad would happen to you. I thought I was gonna lose you too… just like my sis, Elle." Elena shared her feelings with him.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you like that. Stop crying. See… I'm in front of you now. Alive and kicking." Charles began stroking her hair.

Elena just nodded, trying to stop sobbing. She felt relieved now. But she was still frightened. She didn't want to lose Charles. She didn't even confess her feelings for him.

She wanted to know what happened to him. Who stabbed him? Why he got injured? But before she could ask him that, she already uttered some words.

"I-I… l-love you." Elena suddenly blurted out of the blue.

Charles's hand that was currently stroking her hair stopped its movement after hearing her words.

Charles froze in his spot. His gaze was fixed on her face with his eyes open wide and mouth gape.

'Wait… what did she just say? Did I hear it right? Or am I imagining things again?' Charles pondered to himself.

He was confused. He didn't know if Elena really said those words or not. Charles's heart began pounding rapidly inside his chest once again. He blinked several times as he swallowed hard.

After he recovered from his deep stupor, Charles finally found his voice.

"Pardon… Elena… w-what did you say? I didn't hear it clearly? I mean… I want to confirm if I heard it right or not, can you repeat it for me?"

Elena's face became more fl.u.s.tered. She was not able to stop herself from saying those words. She bit her lower lip once again as she lowered her gaze. 

She felt embarrassed and nervous. What if Charles would reject her right away? Would she be able to handle it? But she could no longer hide it. So she decided to be true for herself and be honest with him.

"I said… I-I love you… I love you, brother Charles."