One Night Stand With That Beggar

Eudora George.

A woman from Rosaville City…

One by one, all the criteria in the boxes were ticked.

Was it really Eudora? Was she also in that basement years ago?

Harley suddenly remembered what Eudora had asked him in the car that day. Did she really know?

However, if that was the case, why didn’t Eudora recognize Wendy and Amos?

Harley frowned and continued to search for more information. However, he seemed to have hit a dead end.

There were some records of the other witnesses after they were rescued from the basement. However, there weren’t any of Eudora’s record once she was rescued.

Harley stared at the information for a while. An idea suddenly hit him.

However, the idea disappeared as soon as it came.

After that, he skipped Eudora’s number and started calling the other witnesses.

…

Amos woke up the next day but he was still weak. He immediately asked about Eudora. Harley promised him, saying, “Don’t worry. I’m looking after her. But I’m curious, why don’t you want Eudora to know about this? If she knew that you were willing to give up your life for her, wouldn’t she be touched?”

Amos shook his head and said, “She doesn’t like to owe anyone anything! Besides, I hope that if she eventually stays with me, it would be because she wanted to, and not because she was obligated or for some other reasons.”

Harley sighed and said, “Urgh, fine!”

Amos did not bother to pay attention to him. “Any progress on Caleb’s case?”

“Oh! Well, Caleb is sentenced to death and Wendy…” Harley trailed off.

Amos frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I wanted to make sure that you no longer have a soft spot for her! From the looks of it, it doesn’t look like you do anymore! She was sentenced to thirty years in prison. She’ll be an old lady when she comes out, so she probably won’t be able to cause any trouble anymore.”

She was initially sentenced to ten years in prison but now it had been increased to thirty years due to her own doing.

“Alright!” Amos replied. He closed his eyes once again.

Harley didn’t know what to say.

“What are you doing? Didn’t you just wake up? Why are you sleeping again?”

“I need to restore my energy as soon as possible, that way, I can go over and visit her…”

Her? Harley rolled his eyes. Clint Zuckerberg immediately chimed in, “It’s Miss George!”

“Do I look that oblivious? I’m not stupid! I just can’t stand you flexing about your girlfriend! Humph!” Harley then closed the door behind him and left.

It was better not to mention about Eudora’s past. As long as the two of them could lead a happy life in the future, then the past would no longer matter!

…

Eudora had a puncture to her spleen caused by her fractured bone, which led to internal bleeding in her body. Hence, she needed a long time to recover. However, she was getting a little bored from just lying on the bed.

Fortunately, Auntie Valerie brought Juju over to visit her. Juju was feeling much better and she rarely cried anymore. However, she was still unwilling to speak.

Juju was worried when she saw her mother lying on the hospital bed. Her little hand refused to let go of Eudora.

She only felt a little better after Eudora comforted her gently.

“I’m really sorry to have troubled you, Auntie Valerie. You could ask Amos to take care of Juju if there’s too much on your plate.”

Auntie Valerie paused and shook her head hurriedly. “Mr. Granger went on a business trip. Don’t worry, I’m not very busy, so I can take care of Juju.”

A business trip?

Eudora nodded and said, “Then you can leave Juju with me tonight! I will take care of her!”

“It’s really fine!” Auntie Valerie smiled and said, “Don’t worry!”

“Alright, please look after Juju then!”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

The two of them stayed with Eudora for the whole afternoon before finally leaving in the evening.

…

It was quiet in the dead of night.

The door to the ward opened and a tall figure slowly walked to the bed. He had a hand over his chest as he looked at the woman who was sleeping soundly on the bed.

After a long pause, he could not help but stretch his fingers out to stroke her cheek.

In her sleep, Eudora stirred slightly and Amos immediately ducked. However, he accidentally scratched his wounds and he gritted his teeth, wincing in pain.

Fortunately, the person on the bed did not wake up. She moved a little before falling back to sleep.

After a while, Amos turned to leave. Unexpectedly, Eudora suddenly whimpered. Amos immediately turned his attention to her and realized that she seemed to be having a nightmare.

Amos frowned and held her hand. “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

However, Eudora still seemed very nervous as beads of sweat slid down her forehead.

Amos quickly climbed on the bed and took her in his arms. He slowly patted her on her back with his hand. Eudora seemed to have calmed down after sensing his presence.

He shifted to a comfortable position and fell asleep.

…

The next morning, Eudora was alone in the room when she woke up.

Eudora was still uneasy when she recalled the nightmare she had the night before. Recently, she had been dreaming about those dark times in the basement. However, she was not sure whether it was because she just regained her memories.

However…

She clearly felt that someone held her in their arms, but how could that be possible?

It definitely smelled like Amos but wasn’t he on a business trip? She must have been dreaming…

Did she miss Amos that much?

Eudora quickly dismissed the idea. What was she thinking? Didn’t she already make her choice a long time ago? She would return to Italy once Juju recovered.

While Eudora was still deep in her thoughts, Juju and Auntie Valerie had just arrived in the ward.

After finishing her food, Eudora accompanied Juju to read some books. However, all of a sudden, Juju pushed her away. She was surprised by Juju’s actions.

“What’s wrong, Juju?”

Juju placed her small, round hands on Eudora’s chest and started crying.

Auntie Valerie was shocked as well and she immediately rushed to Juju. “Juju, are you hungry? Let me bring you to have some nice food!”

Juju shook her head and pointed at the bell at the head of the bed.

Was she trying to call for the doctor?

“Miss, are you not feeling well? I’ll get the doctor right away?”

“I’m fine!” Eudora pulled Juju’s hand away carefully and she noticed a blood stain  on her hospital gown.

“Ah, Miss, are you bleeding?” Auntie Valerie shouted in panic.

“I’m not!” Eudora said quickly. She reached out and touched the blood stain. She realized that it had already dried up! “This is not my blood.”

“If it’s not yours then whose could it be? There’s no one else in this room…”

Auntie Valerie suddenly paused and continued hurriedly, “It’s alright. Luckily it’s not your blood. I’ll go and get you a clean set of clothes right now. I’ll help you change.”

“Auntie Valerie, wait. Tell me, did something happen to Amos?”

Auntie Valerie turned away and said, “No, he’s fine!”

“You’re lying. This is Amos’ blood, isn’t it? I’m going to look for him even if you refused to tell me!”

Eudora got up as she spoke. She was not supposed to get out of bed due to her fractured bone, so Auntie Valerie immediately stopped her.

“Miss, I’ll speak, so please,”

Auntie Valerie sighed and told her that Amos had stabbed himself to repay his debt with Wendy Liam.

“The doctor said that the wound is very deep, so it’s going to take a long time to heal. Mr. Granger doesn’t want you to worry and he told us not to tell you about it.”