After ten days of intensive treatment, today, finally, Tristan was allowed by the doctor to go home immediately. Before actually leaving the hospital, the man first underwent a brief observation. The team of doctors even re-examined every function of all vital organs in Tristan’s body. After making sure everything was in good condition, he was invited to leave.
“For now, Mr. Tristan should rest for one to three days at home. Don’t do activities such as lifting heavy objects, walking up and down stairs, exercising too much energy, and lastly, don’t get enough sleep. Don’t forget always to take vitamins and healthy food.”
Aurora and Tristan nodded in unison after listening to what the doctor suggested. Agree not to do things that can worsen health conditions for a smooth healing process.
Tristan himself treated Aurora with great care. Even though she could walk upright, she still didn’t want to take the risk. He asked the medical staff to move Tristan into a wheelchair to be taken immediately to their car, which was parked in front of the lobby.
“For God’s sake, treat me like a cripple, Aurora,” Tristan protested when he got into the car. They are currently on their way to a housing complex in Kensington.
“I’m not exaggerating, Tristan. You heard what the doctor said before we left, didn’t you?” replied Aurora nonchalantly. His eyes were busy looking at the tablet screen he was holding.
Tristan, who was sitting next to him, seemed to sigh softly. Before long, there was a clicking sound followed by other protesting words.
“How long are you treating me like this? Even though you know that my condition is much better, right? I’m like a baby when I do everything with the help of others.”
Without looking back, Aurora nodded, then answered.
“It won’t take long. I promise I’ll take utmost care of you for three days. After that, you may learn to do all your things on your own slowly.”
“Why not just now? How is it different now from three days later?”
Again, Tristan tried to negotiate. He is used to concisely doing everything without the help of others. Being treated as it is now even hindering his body’s movements.
“Oh my, Tristan Quartararo.” This time Aurora turned to look at the man. “Don’t be like a child. Just do what I’m about to do to you. It won’t take long. Only three days.”
“Not!” Tristan shook his head. “I think one day is enough, Aurora.”
“Well, how about two days? After that, you can continue your normal activities as usual.” “Deal.”
Tristan gave his wrist, inviting Aurora to shake hands in agreement with the woman’s request. While waiting for their car to arrive, Aurora’s cell phone rang soon after. The woman took it from the bag without hesitation and received a call from someone on the other side.
“Yes, Sophia.”
Hearing Sophia’s name slip from Aurora’s lips, Tristan turned to the woman next to him. He deliberately sharpened his ears to know what the two women were talking about.
“Are you guys back from the hospital?” asked Sophia, who was currently at home.
“Yes.” Answering the interlocutor’s question, Aurora nodded reflexively. “We’re close. We’ll be home in ten minutes or so.”
“Thank God. Then I’ll prepare the room and food for Tristan when he arrives. You guys, just being careful on the road. See you later.”
“Okay,” said Aurora and then ended the call.
“What else?” Tristan inquired curiously. He said he hated it, but he was still curious about what Aurora and Sophia had discussed on the phone just now.
While returning her focus to looking at the tablet she was holding, and Aurora answered the question that Tristan had asked her.
“Sophia called me because she wanted to ask when you got home. She couldn’t wait to welcome and prepare a room for you to occupy immediately,” explained Aurora.
“Who wants to sleep in my room anyway?”
Raising her eyebrows, Aurora turned her head and then asked a question.
“Then where are you going to sleep? The guest room? Or the workspace? Don’t be crazy, Tristan. You haven’t fully recovered yet. So stop acting like a child.”
Being scolded all-out by Aurora made Tristan immediately sigh in disgust. Why is this woman next to him always angry at his words.
“Who wants to sleep in the workspace. It’s just that you heard the doctor forbid me to go up and down stairs. So I decided these few days to sleep in your room instead. How’s that?” asked the man, rolling his eyes. “Don’t forget, on the first floor, and there is only your room and the workers’ room.”
“You are a bother. Then where should I sleep?”
This time it was Aurora’s turn to protest. Tristan arbitrarily pushed her away to move. “Yeah, just sleeping next to me, what’s so hard.”
Without permission, Aurora immediately pinched Tristan’s arm on purpose.
“Don’t be crazy! Don’t you think about your wife’s feelings? Don’t make my material for your revenge, Tristan.”
“You think I care about that woman’s feelings?” Tristan replied with an indifferent face. “Her name is Sophia, Tristan. Sophia Walters Quartararo,” the woman said emphatically.
“Honestly, I was surprised. Why is it so hard for you to be nice to Sophia once? Even if you hold a grudge against his father, at least for now, respect what he did to you. I who love you can tolerate and even try to be human to a woman who is my rival.”
Tristan chuckled again. He looked away and then preferred to stare at the rows of trees through the car window. For a moment he felt like laughing. Even though Alfonso Adelaide had confirmed to him that it wasn’t the man who killed his father, still Tristan couldn’t immediately believe it before actually proving everything himself.
The same goes for what was accused of Raphael. Even though he was proven to have betrayed his father, still Tristan can’t immediately accuse and then sue the man who has taken care of him to the authorities.
There is still a lot of supporting evidence that Tristan has to look for. Not only that, until this moment he was even kind enough to let Raphael stay at his house. easily watch over and catch Raphael when really proven guilty like what Alfonso had accused him of. Of all people, for now for some reason only Aurora he trusts. Especially when detective Joseph confirmed that Aurora was not Raphael’s biological child.
“Ah, yes. I almost forgot and missed to tell you,” said detective Joseph at the time before actually leaving Tristan’s room.
“About what this time?” Tristan asked curiously.
“It’s about Aurora Smith. A pretty girl who’s been with Raphael for a long time.”
Tristan’s brow furrowed in an instant. Of course he wondered why detective Joseph suddenly returned to discussing Aurora. Was that woman involved in something?
“What about Aurora? Does the woman keep an important secret? Or maybe he’s just like his father.”
From Tristan’s eyes, he could see detective Joseph chuckling as he waved his hands.
“No … no … that’s not what I meant. I missed information about Aurora, who is actually not Raphael’s child.”
For this fact, Tristan was successfully taken aback. After learning about his mother’s love affair, now he got other news about the status of the woman who was previously expected to marry him.
“What do you mean Aurora isn’t Uncle Raphael’s child? Didn’t you say that she was Uncle Raphael’s son with a woman from Bristol.”
“Yes.” Joseph nodded. “I was just rereading my notes. I found some information tucked away.” The middle-aged man then showed the note he meant.
“Here, it’s written that Raphael actually married a woman who was his cousin’s lover before.”
“Huh? What? What do you mean?” Tristan asked, confused.
“Well…” Joseph slowly explained. “So this cousin of Raphael is an army soldier and has been engaged to the woman from Bristol. When he was assigned to guard the border, suddenly his cousin died. While his own fiancé turned out to be very pregnant. Feeling sorry for his cousin’s baby, he didn’t have a guardian. Raphael offered to become his guardian by marrying the woman. But unfortunately, when giving birth to Aurora, the woman also lost her life.”
Tristan was speechless after hearing the news that detective Joseph had just conveyed. He was too shocked to listen to the facts that began to unfold in front of his eyes. No wonder Raphael set him up with Aurora. Maybe because she thought she had no one else in the world.
Based on this information, Tristan continued to behave the same way to Aurora. He even deliberately did not tell the slightest of the feud between himself and his father. Tristan was also not interested in attracting the woman to join him in the vortex of his problems.
“We’ve arrived, Mister Quartararo. How long are you going to be daydreaming like that?” said Aurora while helping open the seat belt wrapped around Tristan’s body.
“Yeah, I know we’ve arrived,” said Tristan, then turned the car door lever intending to get off.
Aurora swiftly circled the car and helped support Tristan’s body, which had already gotten out of the vehicle, to enter the house immediately. Slowly they both walked. When they got inside, there were Samanta and Sophia, who immediately greeted the two.
“Sir, Madame.”
“Samanta, please tidy up my room right now. In the next few days, Tristan will sleep there until he gets better.”
“Very well, madam.”
Sophia, standing next to Samanta, immediately gave her a questioning look. But before speaking, Aurora first gave her clarification.
“Since the doctor won’t allow Tristan to go up and down stairs, let him rest in my room for a while. And you, Sophia. If you want to accompany him, you can move to my room. Let me sleep in the guest room.”
“Who would want to share the same room with Sophia?” Tristan immediately answered. It doesn’t matter if anyone else hears what he has to say.
“Tristan!” Aurora exclaimed in a slightly raised voice. “I told you, don’t act like —”
“It’s okay, Aurora.” Sophia brought her hand to signal that Aurora’s emotions would not be ignited.
“Maybe Tristan just needs some time to rest on his own without being bothered by other people. That’s fine. There’s no need to worry about me.”
Aurora took a deep breath. Truly made crazy by Tristan’s behavior which is getting more and more outrageous.
“I hope you understand the behavior of the little boy next to me, Sophia. He’s always like that when he wants to get people’s attention.”
Lazy to listen to the chatter of the two women next to him, Tristan chose to walk slowly into the room. He didn’t care what Aurora and Sophia discussed after that.