Love My Friends with Benefits

The doctor looked at me with pity in her eyes.

She didn't continue, and I felt a little embarrassed to ask her what she meant.

There were no other patients in the emergency room at the moment. I sat there and stared into space, all of my thoughts focused on Grandma.

"What I meant was..."

After a while, the doctor said, "You're young, and you have a long road ahead. You shouldn't do something as terrible as being someone's mistress."

The word "mistress" hit me in a sore spot.

I sprang out of my chair and raised my voice. "I'm not!"

My head spun. I fell back onto the chair, looking dishevelled.

She frowned but remained patient as she tried to talk some sense into me. "I can tell that you and that young man are very intimate. He has a girlfriend, and she injured you..."

It looked the doctor already had a whole soap opera plot in her mind.

I gave her a wry smile and said feebly, "Doctor, you've got it wrong. My sister was the one who beat me up. He's just my brother-in-law."

She was a little surprised. "Really? Things like this actually happen?"

I nodded but didn't say anything.

Being mistaken for a mistress shocked me so badly that I couldn't even bring myself to speak.

Me? A mistress?

My heart twisted as I remembered the bitterness and hatred that had taken over my mother.

I'd sworn that I would never, ever be someone's mistress.

Leonard made all the arrangements for me to be hospitalised and entered the room again. After greeting the doctor, he picked me up and turned to leave.

I wanted to resist, but I didn't have the strength to.

I didn't know whether I was being too sensitive, but I felt like there was a sense of contempt in the doctor's gaze as she watched us leave.

Leonard carried me all the way to the ward and put me down on the bed.

looked around at

it was

down beside me

asked, "How much does it

was a

frowned. "Not much, about five thousand

...

I gaped at him.

a few things before this and

panicking for?" Leonard snorted. "I'll pay

aback, I asked,

coughed, seeming a little awkward. "My woman was the one who injured

Phoebe was his

Phoebe in

even wanted to

laugh so hard that I teared up.

heart. Leonard obviously viewed Phoebe as one of his own, while

an outsider, some monetary compensation was enough to

an outsider had injured one of his own, what would he have done? I doubt that he would've let me off the hook so

Leonard didn't seem to catch my mockery

I dabbed my tears away and asked

deeply at my answer, looking like he was suppressing himself. "Don't give me that bullsh*t. You should take this opportunity to make a deal

you for accompanying

his

on his face and accentuated his features. It also made the rage in

could

sigh of relief and

a while, I

Aunt Nancy was already losing her

out a bitter laugh when I thought of

was a luxury

no choice but to borrow a

indeed my best friend. She hurried over

She stuffed a card into my hand generously. "Use as much as you

not the time for

took the card

no need for that." May waved a