This time around, Viviana didn't wake up alone to an empty room or to Valentina's face. Instead she was met with Lucian who was seated worriedly on the sofa within the room.
She grunted a little as she tried to push herself up on the bed and that grabbed Lucian's attention. He looked at her, quickly shooting up to his feet.
She looked around. "Y-you have been drugging me—"
"No." He shook his head at her, approaching cautiously. "It was just a sedative to put you to sleep. Your mental state wasn't good and it was only going to put your life in danger. Valentina had no choice but to do it. She was only helping you. I mean, your wound has also taken this time to heal quite enough."
"How do you feel?" he added.
Viviana stared at him and without a word, she broke down, crying again. By now, her eyes were a bit swollen from crying so much.
Lucian quickly sat at the edge of the edge of the bed, proceeding to caress her hair. "Viviana, if you keep crying like this, you'll—"
