Chapter 20: Love at first sight

By this time it was dark, the hospital scene was quiet and boring. Such an atmosphere made Egan feel uncomfortable inside. Actually, he didn't understand why he felt so uneasy inside. It was as if something related to him or the people he cared about had happened. Of course that was a bad thing, Egan felt his guts heat up and his instincts seemed to be raging violently forcing him to be on high alert.
Currently, Egan is in a special room of the hospital. An upscale room in an area seemingly isolated from the usual hospital building. Egan decided to hide at the hospital instead of moving elsewhere. During the day, he just stayed in his room to rest. But today, do not know how evil spirits make Egan decided recklessly out of the room, wandering to the campus of the hospital. And he met Vara, his benefactor. From a distance, Egan didn't pay much attention to Vera's appearance. However, when he got closer, he was impressed with Vera's pure, innocent beauty. She is like the morning dew, very fragile, fragile but very unique. Then he couldn't let go of his lust, stepped forward to get acquainted with Vera. Egan had secretly hoped that Vera wouldn't recognize him and indeed Vera didn't let him down, rather Egan was surprised that Vera didn't know who he was. Vera doesn't look like she's acting. She was very honest and as said there was no lie or deliberate conspiracy in Vera. Vera's marks are all-natural.
Egan thought she would get to know Vera, maybe she would learn something, but surprisingly Vera was such a shy girl who was afraid to interact with strangers. Actually talking with Vera, Egan felt very happy, very comfortable. Vera was not afraid of him, nor did she mean to please him. It's like Vera doesn't know who Egan is and Vera always treats everyone as equal.
The end of the conversation made Egan laugh very happily, all his troubles suddenly disappeared. It's a pity for Egan that he didn't get to know Vera's name, rather he didn't get a chance to introduce himself to Vera. Egan himself was surprised by Vera's point of view, all by chance. Was it Vera's gentle yet effective refusal to prevent others from approaching her? Either way, Egan is sure that the two will meet again, not according to fate, but also according to Egan's will. It is surely that.
Speaking of which, it must be added that the reason Egan knows about Vera's shape and appearance is because of the picture Eric took with his phone and sent him. Vera was engrossed in the book at the time. Vera's intellectual beauty really shined in that moment. The picture was so beautiful that Egan wanted to hide it as his own, and set it as his phone wallpaper. And he really did.
"Have you finished your dinner yet?" The question suddenly shattered Egan's thoughts. He woke up and looked at the person who had just entered his room. It was none other than Kaylin.
Egan didn't answer forcing the female doctor to roll her eyes in search of an answer. Sighing, the girl stepped closer to Egan, specifically near the table beside the bed. She stared at the half-eaten rice on the table, then turned to reprimand Egan.
"Why don't you eat, do you know that fasting is not good for your health?"
"The taste is terrible." "It's not to my taste," Egan bluntly said.
"These are all the best frugal dishes for you at the moment." Kaylin tried not to be angry, and gently advised Egan: "You should work hard to get well soon."
"Pull it out." Egan lazily ordered, "I'm so sick of them. Why can't you just change the dish while using the same ingredients?" Egan suddenly suggested to the female doctor.
"That..." Kaylin was suddenly flustered, she was afraid Egan would find out that she wasn't good at cooking: "I'll try it next time."
Kaylin finally made up an excuse to let the matter go. Then seeing that Egan wasn't paying attention to him anymore, the doctor decided to clean up the things on the table.
Suddenly the door swung open, attracting the attention of both Egan and the female doctor. Eric walked in slowly, looking a little tired.
"Why did you come at this hour?" Kaylin stopped what she was doing to question Eric.
"I have important matters to discuss with Egan, so I stopped by." Eric explained, "I'd like you to go out and look after us."
"Rest assured that the area is safe. However, I'll still do as you ask if you both want to." Kaylin said, then finished the unfinished business and then walked out. Earlier she said again:
"If it's okay, I'll give Egan medicine too."
"I know," Eric replied, nodding his head in greeting as well as thanking the doctor.
The door closed discreetly, then Eric turned to face Egan.
There was a moment of silence before Egan broke it.
"Do you have any good news for me?" Egan studied Eric, waiting for an answer.
"Found the guy you messed with at the nightclub." Eric calmly said: "However, he swore that he did not know anything about your accident. He said that he was too drunk that night to realize what he had done. When he woke up, he found himself lying on the roadside. outside the forest."
Egan sighed in disappointment, he soon guessed that David was just a pawn being used, if things were to go wrong that guy would definitely become a substitute puppet for the person behind pulling the strings.
"I'm really not surprised at all with your news." "Just keep taking his testimony, see if he can provide any leads," Egan said.
"I know. I'm letting my men go on like that as long as he can provide something useful." Eric spoke with a hint of malice evident on the outside.
"So how's it going out there?" Egan changed the subject, he really wanted to know all the movements out there without him.
"As expected of us." Eric excitedly said: "The company started to panic when the news that the director was missing was not found. I also spread the news that he might be dead, now the police are trying to find the body."
"Did you find anyone with suspicious expressions?"
"My people are still watching silently." Eric revealed, "If there's anything new, I'll let you know right away."
Things are now for Egan like a mess, he is not suddenly attacked and does not know who is the mastermind behind it. The enemies of the Robert family are many. In any case, the enemy can be prevented from outside, but it is difficult to blame the enemy at home. Egan himself could not have guessed that the person who wanted to kill him was his uncle.
"How are you today?" Eric suddenly asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell or why do you look so bad? Or do you have a confidant?"
Regardless of Egan's response, satisfying his curiosity or not, Eric still defied many questions, making Egan not know which question to answer first, which question to answer later. Egan didn't know how to explain it properly either. He himself was confused with his feelings right now.
"I met her today." The unexpected revelation made Eric exclaim:
"What, where did you meet her? How did you meet her?" Eric's expression is too much, too much. In fact, he was worried about Egan, that's why: "Did she happen to be in a less-frequented area?"
"I sneaked out of here." Egan honestly confessed: "I met her at the flower garden."
"What, you want to die don't you, how can you act like that?" Eric constantly scolded Egan:
"You should remember that danger is always lurking around, it is possible that someone has seen you. Not to mention you are not allowed to move alone. Want a long-term recovery, you like at the hospital...?"
"Have you said enough, Eric?" Egan asked calmly, he was absolutely not irritated when someone he respected and loved raised his voice or attitude towards him.
"I really don't know what was on your mind?" Eric continued to criticize, protesting the action that Egan did: "What do you do that for?"
"I need some fresh air." Egan curtly interrupted Eric's scathing comments: "And I tell you, I was very, very careful looking around before I showed up in that area."
"Are you sure you've been watching closely, maybe someone is out of your sight and they might be watching you but you don't know?" Eric countered, he had his own arguments and so did Egan.
"Don't complicate things, don't overthink things." Egan advised, asserting in a firm tone: "The truth is that I was safe and fortunately not seen or recognized by anyone. And she was alone there so I couldn't help it. I just wanted to get some fresh air, but when I caught sight of her, I didn't know what happened until my feet stopped in front of her."
Eric didn't want to make a big deal out of it. He was helpless at Egan's innocent expression. Eric plopped down on the chair, crossing his legs.
"And then what?" Although he disagreed with what Egan did, his uncontrollable curiosity forced Eric to find out more about the incident: "What did you do after meeting that girl?"
"Nothing special." Egan shared honestly: "We just talked a little bit."
"Does she know you?" Eric questioned everything.
"Absolutely not," Egan said in a voice so affirmative that Eric's eyebrows raised.
"Are you sure, maybe she's mistaken or she's too sly to hide it all?" Eric seriously reminds Egan not to trust people too easily.
"I understand what you mean." Egan said again: "Her eyes speak."
"What? What's with talking eyes?" Eric really didn't understand what Egan's fancy conclusion meant.
"Her eyes are real, clear, without any gloom." Egan described what he saw in Vera: "Her expression is innocent but unconcerned about the world around her..."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Eric asked confused, "Is what you said true?"
"That's all I felt when I met her for the first time." Egan again honestly admitted his point: "I know it can all be fake, but I have faith that selling first doesn't fool me."
Egan suddenly fell into a pensive state, which shows that he is thinking about what happened. And it wasn't hard for Eric to notice that Egan was thinking about Vera. An idea flashed through and Eric didn't hesitate to do it.
"She's pretty, isn't she?" Eric playfully asked Egan, for the sake of teasing, to see how Egan would react when he talked about Vera. Eric is very concerned about this thing called lightning love, but he has no doubts about it either. Eric was simply interested in seeing if
Egan was being struck by love's lightning?
"Of course," Egan replied wistfully, eyes looking out the window, into the distance. He didn't know Eric was staring at him: "She's beautiful, really pretty."
"And you fell in love with her at first sight?" Eric continued to ask probing questions and once again Egan was oblivious to the world around him. He is immersed in the space he created. Only his ears were still functioning properly and he could hear Eric's question.
"Probably so," Egan confessed without hesitation. Honestly, Egan doesn't know the exact answer for himself at the moment. But he knew his heart had a strange twist. It is no longer calm, simple as it used to be. From the moment he met Vera, he was like a drunkard, yes he was intoxicated with Vera's sweet, pure and genuine eyes. And from there, love also sprouted.
"Is it true that Egan Robert knew how to love? The hardened, hardened heart now knows how to flutter and tremble?" Eric is still not satisfied with his results, he wants more. It's only until Egan has to be shy and embarrassed. Eric really wanted to see the rare manifestation of Egan.
"Now answer me honestly, Egan." Eric urged loudly when Egan had absentmindedly ignored him.
"What did you say?"
Now Egan came out of his trance, turning to look at Eric when asked. Is he pretending to be innocent or really doesn't understand what Eric means, only he knows.
"I've never seen you dreamy, dreamy." Instead of repeating the original question, Eric suddenly made a sincere comment: "Are you planning on becoming a poet or a writer?"
"I don't understand what you mean." Egan asked confused, he even frowned: "What do I do? As a poet, I never had such an idea."
Bored, Eric sighed in frustration, Egan ruined his joking mood.
"Forget it." Eric asked boredly, "I know it all, anyway, keep it to yourself."
Egan looked at Eric questioningly again, but Eric ignored him. He rolled his eyes and saw the medicine Egan needed to take lying on the table, next to it was a glass of water. Eric got up and went over and took them to Egan.
"Time to take the medicine." Eric urged: "Drink at the right time to quickly get better. I prefer Egan running around than Egan lying in a corner of the room."
"Don't make fun of me." Egan countered the teasing: "Be careful one day you too have to go through what I'm going through."
"You'll laugh at me by then, now take your medicine."
Eric gives Egan the potion, then gives Egan water. Egan drained a gulp.