Boyce approached and asked in a low voice, âWhy did you come here?â.
Jasmine said, âI came to see Armand, and I brought some food. You havenât eaten, have you?â.
Boyce nodded, âI think Iâll eat later, when I get back.â
âI brought yours.â Jasmine walked in.
Armand clicked his tongue, âSis-in-law, have you come to see me hurt or your Boyce? If you want to show affection, then go home. Donât do it in front of me; donât you have any conscience?â.
Earlier, Armand used the alias cuñadita to call Dolores Flores, and now he does it with Jasmine.
Jasmine was younger than Theresa.
She was also younger than him.
However, he still called her that.
Alasâ¦
Armand was suffering inside.
Jasmine blushed, and lowered her head to put the container of food on the table, âIâve come to see the wounded, so of course the wounded have their ration.â
Armand laughed, âWhat delicious food have you brought?â.
Jasmine looked at him; he seemed energetic, but his face didnât look right, âBoyce said you were fine, and it looks like you really are.â
âOf course I am. I have magical protection; no one can hurt me.â Armand glanced at the food container.
Boyce reached out silently and picked at his wound. Couldnât he tolerate how hard he felt, and even the magical protection? Why not say he had supernatural power?
Ahâ
Armand groaned painfully, âDamn you, Boyce!â
Boyce laughed, âDonât you have magical protection, can you feel the pain?â Armand was silent.
Jasmine couldnât help but laugh; they were so funny.
âIâm too lazy to take any notice of you.â Armand stretched his head out and saw that Jasmine had brought food, suddenly, his appetite was whetted; the aroma smelled delicious.
âSis-in-law, what is that fragrant soup?â
Being called little sister-in-law, Jasmine felt unnatural and lowered her head, âCow bone soup.â
âGive me a bowl,â Armand said.
Jasmine said, âThis is all for you.â
Armand laughed, âLuckily, the little sister-in-law has some conscience, unlike others who donât.â
âWho are you talking about?â asked Jasmine.
Armand quickly retracted his words, âIâm talking about Matthew Nelson; who doesnât even come to see me.
Theyâre a couple; after saying bad things about her husband in front of her, can she still have soup?
Jasmine poured the soup and asked him, âCan you stand up?â.
Armand tried to sit up. At that moment, Theresa pushed Isabel back.
Armand immediately leaned back and closed his eyes as well.
Jasmine was dumbfounded, âWhatâs happening?â
âYou came.â Theresa saw Jasmine and greeted her.
âYes, I brought some food to visitâ¦â
âI was afraid you were hungry, so you brought food for me.â Boyce lifted Jasmineâs hand intimately.
Jasmine lifted her head and gave him a look, seeming to understand what he meant.
Now Armand was pretending to be unconscious?
She blinked and replied in cooperation, âHe hasnât eaten much at noon. Iâm afraid heâs hungry, so I brought some food and came to see Armand while I was at it.â
Elizabeth did not pay much attention to Jasmine in view of Armandâs business. If it were during the usual days, she would certainly talk to her a lot; at the moment, she just asked Boyce who he was.
They had already gotten their marriage certificate, and itâs legitimate, so thereâs nothing to hide. He said sincerely that Jasmine was his wife.
Elizabeth looked Jasmine up and down and said, âSheâs very young and beautiful. Boyce, you have to be good to her and not be like Armand doing foolish things.â
Boyce said, âI know.â
Lying on the bed, Armandâs heart ached, âDonât tell the others about the foolish things Iâve done, or how could I ever face the others?â
âBoyce, donât let the soup get cold,â Theresa advised him.
Jasmine said, âHave you eaten? I brought plenty; you can eat, too.â
Theresa said, âNo need, we just ate.â Ordering some food, she and Elizabeth didnât eat much, as they didnât have much of an appetite.
Boyce sat on the side of the bed and said, âIâll have the soup.â
He couldnât let Theresa suspect that this soup was for Armand.
Jasmine Burke had spent three hours slowly cooking the soup. The soup was milky white, without oil, and had all the fragrance of bone marrow.
It didnât have much seasoning, but the soup was very fresh and creamy.
Boyce knew Armand had an appetite, so he teased him intentionally. He held the soup up to his nose and went so far as to say that the soup was very aromatic.
Armand was silent.
Jasmine stood by; she knew Armand was pretending to be unconscious. Seeing Boyceâs actions, she held back her laughter. She patted him on the shoulder to stop him from making fun of Armand, who looked pitiful.
Boyce said earnestly, âSince heâs been unconscious, he hasnât eaten anything. Iâve let him smell the fragrant aroma, and maybe the smell can wake him up.â
Armand was still silent.
He was screaming in his heart, âDamn you!â.
Theresa glanced at Armandâs lying position and had some suspicions.
He wasnât lying like that when she came in earlier, and his hand wasnât laying outside.
Could it be that Boyce had moved it?
âBoyce, when you come back later, bring Mrs. Bernie too. Thereâs no place to rest here at night.â Theresa said.
Boyce said, âOkay.â
Elizabeth was unwilling, âI wonât go; I have to keep an eye on him.â
She took Armandâs hand and touched his wounds. Armand was in pain, but he had to pretend he was unconscious.
It was too difficult for him.
That kind of pain could not be expressed.
It wasnât that he couldnât say it; it was that he wasnât supposed to say it.
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