Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 165

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Eleanor couldn’t hold her tears anymore. She wanted to cry with her heart out. A tremor took over her as a lone tear left from her left eye and the rest followed like an unbroken stream that was never-ending. Eleanor could no longer hold her heartbreak now. She leaned on his chest which has wires without disturbing them. Gut-wrenching sobs escaped from her mouth which resounded in the hospital walls. People who saw her crying could feel their hearts breaking for her. Her tears seeped into Martin’s hospital gown turning it wet. Removing her head from his chest, she held his hand in hers before wiping her cheeks with her left palm harshly. Her puffy red eyes, her choking voice, her tear-stricken face says that her heart was broken.

“Brother…. Why did you leave me all alone? Did you know… the Cedric whom I thought loved me… showing his back to me now. He hurt me a  month ago. But I forgave him. Now… When I went to pick him up from the airport today, I saw him making out with some woman. When I asked for the reason, he sent his men to hurt me.

“I was so scared, I hid in a dusty corner. I called my brother Valene to save me. I couldn’t imagine my situation without brother Valene.

“Why don’t you wake up, brother? I feel so alone. I want to have some peace. You know… every day, I pray to God asking him to give you blessings. So that you could wake up. I want to go back to the life where we were living a few months ago.

“Brother… Please wake up and help me. I don’t want to marry him. But if I don’t he will make our company go bankrupt. I don’t want to live a life with uncertainty marrying Cedric. Please….” she said as she cried while holding his palm in hers.

The agony in her heart wasn’t subsiding. It’s like a fire that was eating up her heart and soul. Her tears were an endless stream which was heart-wrenching.

“Do you want to leave me?” she asked Martin, still oblivious of the fact that he was still in a vegetative state.

“Brother… I miss you,” she said as another tear left her eye.

Wiping her tears, she held his palm without saying or talking anything. Many things were running in her mind. She doesn’t know what to do or what not to do. Feeling depressed of her whole self, she slowly slept on his chest unknowingly.

Martin, who was in deep sleep, could hear her words. A tear left his eye, his fingers moved which went unnoticed by Eleanor.

Valene came to the ward finishing his procedures, only to see Eleanor sleeping on his chest while crying and there were tears in his eyes too. And his left hand fell from the bed.

Wait!

Tears in his eyes!?

And hand misplaced from the bed!?

Did he do it on his own or did Eleanor do that?

Wait… even if his hand was misplaced by her but then what about his tears!?

Damn! This needs a doctor’s consultation. He picked Eleanor and placed her on the couch. He ran to Myna and made her check upon him.

“How about we shift him to a safe and good hospital? Or Parkinson’s hospital?” she said.

“Tell me about his condition first!” he said. Anger is evident in his eyes.

“He is recovering faster than expected. Maybe in less than a month, he will wake up for sure. But…

“He needs triggers. I think his emotions were triggered earlier that made him react this way. If there was a way to push him to wake up by pushing his emotions then a miracle may happen. He may even wake up next hour,” Myna said.

Valene nodded. He finished the further procedure and transferred him. Myna resigned from her position. But she has to wait till the deen’s acceptance for which she was sure that he won’t accept.

But she has to rely on Eleanor to get that acceptance.

Martin was transferred to Parkinson’s hospital. While… Valene carried Eleanor to the car.

They reached Zora’s mansion. Aiden was shocked to see Eleanor sleeping like that. And her face tells a different story.

Aiden’s eyes questioned Valene but he knew this wasn’t the right time to question him. He guided her to her room and laid her on her bed. Valene tucked her under the bed and made her comfortable. Eleanor wore a three-piece suit. And Valene could see her feeling uncomfortable. He removed her upper coat and went out. He called maids for help to help Eleanor change.

Valene walked to Aiden and sat with him.

“What happened to her?” Aiden asked.

“She went to pick Cedric from the airport. But she caught him kissing some other woman. When she confronted him, he sent his men to hurt her. When she tried to hide, he found her and said he doesn’t love her. He just wanted to know how it feels like to sleep with Martin’s sister, who was hiding in his protection for years,” Valene summarized shortly.

“And?” Aiden asked. He knew this was not complete. There must be something more to this. And he knew with the past few incidents that this cannot be something that can hurt her.

“Uncle…” Valene asked feeling confused.

“There must be something that hurt her this much. Do you think… I wouldn’t know if my son gets shifted. Say it… what did Cedric do to her?” he asked.

Valene was shocked at Aiden’s words. He knew he could no longer hide anymore.

“He hurt her physically again,” Valene said, forgetting that he was selling himself to Aiden with the last word.

“Again?” Aiden stressed the word, asking for a clear explanation from him.

“What did he do during the first time and now?” Aiden asked as his gaze turned sharper and narrower.

“Uncle,” Valene wanted to avoid but he couldn’t; he might turn out to be his father in the future.

“Say it or live here till you answer me,” Aiden said. Aiden looked at Eric who nodded his head and went outside. He closed all the doors and locked them inside.

“I am as patient as a tree. I can wait without moving. Can you do the same?” Aiden asked.

“Uncle, you are forcing me to answer,” Valene said.

“I can get to know things on my own. But it takes time. If you were to answer it will make my work easier,” Aiden said.

Left with no choice Valene said everything. From the time, Cedric forced himself on Eleanor and today’s incident shows how he hurt Eleanor.

Aiden has to say he was shocked by Cedric’s behavior. He thought he was a good man but he was proved wrong. He raped his daughter. And he hurt her even today physically. And cheated on her.

How dare he say she was wrong!?

This man doesn’t deserve his darling daughter. He doesn’t want him as his son-in-law. No matter how powerful Emerson was, they couldn’t be compared to his daughter. Even if he lost everything he would just fight his way for his daughter.

“I got it. I know what to do.” Aiden said.

Valene knew there was something big that was going to happen.

“Help me with something,” Aiden said again after some silence.

“Yes?” he said.

“Make sure she doesn’t get out of the house for the coming week. Do anything. Also… get Myna into your hospital. I wonder if he doesn’t torture her after everything that happened,” Aiden said.

“I will do this even if you don’t ask me, Uncle,” Valene said.

“Don’t let your mother know this,” Aiden added after some thought.

“Why?” Valene asked. He knew his mother well. If she gets to know this, she would make sure that Emerson gets into serious trouble and makes their living hell. But he just wanted to know this answer in Aiden’s words.

“She is a tornado. She will create one in Emerson’s group,” Aiden said.

“Indeed. She will,” he said with a laugh.

“I am glad you are there for her,” Aiden said all of a sudden.

“I used to be envious of Martin for having such a cutie as his sister. Now, he is sleeping. If not now… I won’t have a chance to get close to her and replace him,” Valene said.

“I wish you would marry her. Such a shame. Did you manage to make that girl fall for you?” Aiden asked.

“That girl… I realized… I always liked her as a sister. I met my soulmate. After meeting her I never truly loved her in a way that a man loves a woman. But as a brother loves her sister. I want my true love to fall for me. It’s such a shame that she is in love with someone else,” Valene said.

“I will give you a suggestion,” Aiden said. Valene perked his ears at his words.

“Pursue her with your whole heart. Wait for her despite the passing time. Don’t fret to show your love despite both of your family statuses. Don’t care about your parent’s decisions. Despite everything, your love is the one who lives the rest of her life with you, not your parents. If your parents truly love you, they will agree with your decision,” he said.

Valene nodded.

Indeed, an old man is not just a man of sagged muscles and weak bones but a man of experience and wits.