Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 130

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Entering the hospital, she went directly to Myna’s office. But she saw Myna sleeping and Edward sitting on the couch calmly leaning his head back, closing his eyes.

Eleanor woke him up and called him out. Edward felt someone was shaking him. Waking up from his stupor, he walked out when he saw it was Eleanor.

He yawned at her face. “Good Morning sister-in-law,” he asked.

“What happened?” she asked.

“Your greedy friend didn’t sleep for three days for the sake of your brother and a patient. Now… she is sleeping as she got a one and half hour break,” Edward said.

“Edward! Callan!” Eleanor would have snapped his head if not for the sake of Cedric.

“What do you know about her? She is anything but greedy! You don’t know what she did for me and my family during the bankruptcy time. You all say you are my brother’s friends…. But where were you all? Huh? Despite being poor, she used to buy meals for us and ate cup noodles for herself. Even though she liked my brother she didn’t confess. When we realized her feelings towards my brother… We brought up the topic of marriage but do you know she declined it by saying she wanted to respect my brother’s choice.

“In the past six months even though she wanted to resign she didn’t just because she worried that there would be no one who would take good care of my brother. You are speaking rubbish. Don’t ruin your impression I have on you,” Eleanor seethed.

She would have taken it lightly if he was saying to some other person but now… he was blaming her Myna! How dare he!? She wouldn’t take it down!?

Eleanor didn’t see there was a smile on Edward’s smile. But it disappeared in a second.

“I am sorry, sister-in-law,” Edward said.

“Why did you call her greedy?” she asked.

“That…” he doesn’t know what to say.

“You know that I can’t take it when someone provokes the people who were closer to me. So… provoked intentionally to get information about Myna. why?” she asked, putting the pieces together one by one.

“I…I…I…” he wanted to say something but couldn’t.

“Enough of stuttering! Don’t you dare harm her!” Eleanor warned him.

There was silence between them. No one spoke. Eleanor was beyond angry.

“I trusted Cedric’s judgment and never doubted your friendship with him. And you should at least trust my judgment since you accepted me as your sister-in-law. I accept I had a terrible judgment back then, but you have seen me after a most important phase in my life. It’s quite terrible of you to still think that I am still the same person.

“Or it means… you still don’t accept me completely and still have some questions on me. But if it’s the latter… you should come at me, not at Myna.” Eleanor said not looking at his face.

Edward was stunned. Indeed he doubted her and questioned her abilities. After all, she was always protected by her brother and father. He even named her a glass vase. When all their friends used to meet everyone used to get their sisters or brothers. But Martin was the only one who didn’t bring his little sister. Edward was the first one to make fun of it. But Martin never said a single thing and just ignored it.

But she surprised him on the presentation day. His thoughts on her started changing and her bold declaration made him see her in a new light. He agreed that she truly loves Cedric. But her past relationship with Jacob still made him wary of her. He couldn’t deny her words and he had to say that both her reasons were right.

Edward… even though he respected his friend’s decision…. He couldn’t bring himself to trust Eleanor completely. And even their company was standing in the current position because of Cedric’s help. From the start, she was using Cedric. How could he trust this woman?

Edward knew Cedric liked someone but he never knew that it was Eleanor. Maybe this was one of the reasons that Cedric didn’t tell the name of the woman he loved. After all, if he knew it earlier he would have tried to persuade him not to go after her. Edward can understand if this was the reason.

He kept his silence at her words. And Eleanor was not a fool to not understand his silence. His silence is his acceptance.

No one noticed how much time passed.

Myna slept for nearly an hour before she woke up. She could feel her sore muscles, she stretched her hands as she tried to stretch her muscles. She covered her mouth with the back of her left hand when a big yawn left her mouth. She walked out of her ward only to see Eleanor sitting silently beside Edward.

“Elle!!!” she yelled and ran into her arms.

“I missed you,” Myna acted like a bunny as she rubbed herself in her embrace. But Eleanor knew the best of Myna. She pulled her ear hard, making her wince in pain.

“Do you think acting cute would work on me? Huh?” Eleanor asked her with a displeased expression.

“Oh My Empress Dowager, please have some mercy on me,” Myna pleaded.

“I will show mercy on you after you answer my questions,” Eleanor said.

“What are they?” Myna asked, feeling nervous. When she came out of her office, she could sense the cold aura brooding from her. She guessed at that moment only! That she was done for!

“Did you forget your purse somewhere while working?” Eleanor asked.

“She forgot the bag,” the middle-aged nurse who was passing through ‘helped’ Myna to answer it. Eleanor increased pressure and twisted her ear harder.

“Ouch! It hurts” Myna hissed in pain.

“Oh! Thanks, aunty,” Eleanor replied.

“How many times did you skip your meals?” Eleanor asked.

The nurse who was about to leave ran back to them and stood in front of Eleanor. “Miss, it would have been better if you had asked her how many times she ate. After all, it would be easy as she ate only three times in the past three days. That too she ate the takeaways I ordered. And a few of the takeaways she gave away to others.” the old nurse answered.

Myna could feel the chills in her spine. She wanted to kill the nurse at the very second. If looks can kill a person the nurse would have been dead at that second. But the nurse shrugged.

“I need an explanation,” Eleanor asked.

“Work would be only her explanation, Miss,” the nurse answered.

“Aunty, I guess the doctor needs you!” Myna said through her gritted teeth.

“But Miss needs me more,” the nurse said.

“I said leave,” Myna said.

“I said stay,” Eleanor said.

“No… don’t…” Myna wanted to say something but her words were cut off by Eleanor.

“Babe… I have something to say,” Myna said.

“Don’t act cute! You will take leave and go home and sleep!” Eleanor said.

“I will do it! Now leave me! It hurts!” Myna pleaded.

“If you go back on your words. You can say goodbye to your cup noodles for a month!” Eleanor said.

“What!?” Myna shrieked. Cup noodles were her life savior. How could she live without them!? Eleanor was really cruel. Myna cried without tears.

Eleanor left her ear and crossed her hands.

“You wanted to say something earlier,” she reminded Myna.

Myna felt elated. This was her chance to escape her anger and direct it on someone else. Rubbing her hands, she gave a vicious look to Edward. Edward, who noticed her gaze on him, knew nothing would come his way.

“That guy is saying he is in love with me at first glance. And he doesn’t believe that I am in love with Martin. He wants proof that I love Martin,” Myna said, successfully digging a grave for Edward.

“You don’t need to prove that you love my brother to anyone. And as for others, it’s up to them if they want to believe it or not.” Eleanor said.

“Now… Let’s get back to the work that we are supposed to do,” Eleanor added.

Myna nodded. She could see the odd air between the both of them. But she didn’t care. After all, she doesn’t need to care about him. There was something off with this guy. She couldn’t pinpoint it. Whatever, she has a lot of things that she needs to care about.

Walking away, accompanied by Eleanor. Eleanor gave an unreadable look to Edward as she passed through him. Even Edward couldn’t decipher what kind of look she was giving. From today’s conversation with her, he understood that she wasn’t as simple as she looks.

Nevertheless, he followed them. Walking behind them, he entered the lift. Finally, they reached Martin’s floor.

“I found something suspicious with your brother’s condition,” Myna started the moment they entered the ward.. Eleanor knew whatever she was going to hear maynot be the things that she likes to hear.