Love My Friends with Benefits

"I was just here this afternoon! She was fine when I left a few hours ago. How can this be?"

I could hear my voice quavering.

The doctor was a little puzzled. "We're not too sure of the exact reason. In fact, the patient's condition has been rather stable over the past few days. What would've caused this sudden deterioration?"

The nurse who recognised me came over. "Did you or your family say anything to her?"

"Say something to her? No, of course not!"

I'd just subconsciously denied it when a slender figure suddenly flashed in my mind.

Phoebe!

Could it be that she hadn't just been making an empty threat?

The nurse wrote something down in her notebook and looked at me doubtfully. "Really? That's really odd, then."

I grabbed her. "Did a young lady come here this afternoon?"

"Yeah." The nurse looked bemused and pointed me. "It was you, wasn't it?"

"Someone other than myself!"

I gritted my teeth and yelled.

I probably looked monstrous. The nurse staggered back a few steps, looking shocked. "I don't know either. I haven't been here after making my rounds..."

The doctor said, "We normally have surveillance cameras on in the ICU. You can check with security."

"Got it!"

I glanced at Grandma, who was unconscious and had several tubes plugged into her. I wiped my face and ran towards the elevator.

The elevator door was made of stainless steel and its surface was as flat and shiny as a mirror.

I looked at the door and saw a woman with snot and tears all over her face looking back at me.

It was my reflection.

I wiped my sleeve over my face.

very least, I couldn't cry in such

had always taught me that it was of utmost importance for someone to ensure that they maintained their appearance. I couldn't embarrass myself by crying. It would only

and steeled myself, not

way to the security room,

and she said, "Queena, come back! There's not enough money to foot your

...

My world was spinning.

the wall, trying my best to

was happening at the same time. I grimaced and hung up, heading back

floor, Aunt Nancy threw

to do? What on

the tears

had to

calmed down and patted Aunt Nancy on the shoulder. "Let's not panic. Aunt Nancy, do you have your bank card with

don't have any money in my account!" She sobbed. "All my money's locked down by a batch of

news made my head

off, looking awkward. "Your grandmother needs to undergo a coronary bypass operation now and it costs four hundred thousand dollars. If there's not

Four hundred thousand?

an

accepting Leonard's card. However, there was no

anxiously. "I'll go get some money and

sorry, but I can't do anything about it. This is the

Aunt Nancy wailed.

teeth. "Try giving Bell a

highly likely that Bell would not be willing to help. To him, his bond

fact that we had no other choice, I never

Aunt Nancy pulled her phone out and called

"Hello?"

a long while before Bell answered it

had him on speaker. I could hear that he was somewhere noisy. There was a lot of boisterous laughter and the sounds of people playing

tears. "Bell, Mum's condition's worsened and she needs to undergo an operation. You need to bring four hundred thousand

you think I'm made of money? Don't you know that I've already spent tens

was clear from his attitude that he

you're willing to part with that money, why can't

since you have one!" Bell snorted, then laughed and

face