Chapter 161 - Tell Him The Truth

Santiago was now standing bedside Romeo and Emmanuel while Persephone and Valencia were sitting on the two chairs before him.

He didn't know how these two women knew each other but he could say from the ease Persephone was treating the other woman that there was some familiarity between the two of them.

It was only up to him to find how on earth did the two of them end up getting acquainted. 

Suddenly, he was reminded of the night when Cameron was getting beaten and Persephone was standing there. He had deduced from their expressions that those two had known each other but he didn't say anything about it. 

Now that he saw these two women together, he could tell Persephone was acquainted with the whole Vitello family without his knowledge. 

Good. Very good. Only this was left to happen! 

"Can I ask how you end up getting hurt?" questioned Santiago to his wife.

Persephone, who was angry with him for something she couldn't remember right now, just turned her head to avoid talking to him. 

Santiago sighed as he noticed a sneer in her eyes. 

This woman! Was she looking down on him, her husband? 

Valencia saw helplessness in Santiago's warm eyes. She couldn't help but sympathize with him. She didn't know why she felt her heart hurt for him. Could it be that his eyes resembled a lot with her son? 

Helplessly, he shifted his gaze to Romeo, who unconsciously straightened his back. 

"Mr V, Miss Persephone was crossing the road when all of a sudden a vehicle came out of nowhere," Romeo started narrating the whole incident. He shuddered as he remembered the bloody scene where Nash got hurt." Before she could be hit by it, Miss Reynold's friend appeared and pulled Miss Persephone. However, in the process of saving her, he got severely injured." 

Persephone took a deep breath and didn't say anything to him. She had been pretty horrified by the memory of the accident. If possible she wouldn't like to be remembered about it. 

"Our family can't repay the kindness that he had unknowingly or unknowingly bestowed on us," Santiago said. He didn't know what kind of man Valencia was dating. It wasn't like he liked interfering in her life. It was just that this time that man had saved his Red. There was no way he would repay the kindness with cruelty. 

Persephone raised her head to look at Santiago who was looking towards Nash's room with sheer gratitude shining in his eyes. She didn't know if it was true or fake. 

"His condition is pretty serious, "Persephone spoke after a while. "I heard his family was not informed as he wasn't American." 

Santiago's brows furrowed. "He is not American?"

This question was directed at Valencia, who quietly shook her head. 

Santiago sighed. "You shouldn't worry much since he got hurt while helping my wife. I will not slight him in the least. My household will take care of him until he recovers." 

Valencia shook his head, "That's not what I meant to say. You don't have to do this. I will manage." 

"Nonsense!"Santiago cut her off. Letting her take care of a man who wasn't her husband? No way in hell! He wasn't dead yet. 

Valencia felt words getting stuck in her throat. So, in the end, she didn't say anything. 

Once again, Persephone narrowed her eyes on those two. Was it just her that thinks her husband was too attentive to Valencia? He was looking at her with a warm and doting gaze. 

It was only when she looked at Emmanuel that she felt that she wasn't the only one. There was someone else who shared the same thoughts. 

"Val, he is right. Your friend got hurt while saving him. It's natural that as my husband, he would feel this his responsibility to repay the kindness," Persephone chimed in. 

At this time, the door to Nash's room opened and out came a doctor followed by two nurses. He saw five people standing in the waiting area and paused in his footsteps. 

"Are you the patient's family?" the doctor asked them. 

Valencia nodded her head. Quickly standing up, she went to the doctor and asked in an anxious voice. "How is he? Is he out of danger?"

"Although the patient's injuries were grave, still none of his vital organs were hurt. He is out of danger, "The doctor informed them. "He needs to stay at the hospital for a few days. We will keep him under our supervision for a few days first." 

With this said, the doctor left with his team. But since Santiago had something to discuss with the doctor, he followed him. 

Emmanuel saw Santiago following the doctor and so he signalled Romeo to keep the girl's company as he will be back in a jiffy. Actually, he went to the cafeteria to buy coffee or some drinks for all of them. They had been waiting there for more than an hour. 

"Percy?" Valencia softly called out her name. 

Persephone blinked her eyes at her. "Hmm?"

"Your husband is Mr V," Valencia said in a voice that expressed her regret for thinking all the bad things about him. "I haven't met him more than once before this encounter." She was saying this not to let Persephone misunderstand Santiago when the other person didn't have impure thoughts about her and neither did he. She quickly added what she wanted to say from the moment she found out he was Persephone's husband. "He is a good man. I know you won't trust me easily. But I have only met him twice and can say that this man has a heart of gold. He didn't deserve to be kept in darkness. Just tell him the truth once and then think about the consequences. You are a brave woman. You don't need this mess." 

Persephone felt her throat choking as she heard Valencia's words. That person was not wrong. There was no point in playing meaningless games with Santiago. It wasn't worth it. She would never be able to win from him. He was a man who had seen the worst of the world. What kind of games had he not seen? 

She could no longer keep on pretending to be who she was not. She wasn't a liar, cheat and a trickster. She couldn't keep Santiago in darkness no matter how scared she was. She might not be a favourable daughter but she had the support of her brother at least. 

With helplessness and defeat shining in her eyes, she placed her head on Valencia's shoulder and closed her eyes.

Valencia could understand the predicament that Persephone was in. She placed her hand on the latter's head and started caressing her hair. 

This was the scene that Santiago encountered when he returned from the doctor's office. Just as his eyes had fallen on those two women immersed in their own world, he had paused in his movement. He didn't know why despite seeing the beauty of this scene, he felt his heart tightening inside his chest. 

Emmanuel also appeared at this time. He came with his hands full of coffee and some snacks that he found in the hospital cafeteria. Romeo moved to take half of the things from his boyfriend's hand. 

"This one's for you Percy," Emmanuel handed her a coffee. 

"Don't give her coffee," Valencia immediately responded before Persephone could touch the coffee. "This is bad for her." 

Santiago raised his head to look at Valencia with furrowed brows. Just what was happening here? 

Persephone smiled at Emmanuel in apology who just winked at her. 

He then handed coffee and snacks to other people. At last, he gave the special cup to Romeo, "Here, this is your latte. This is what Latte is!" 

Romeo obviously rolled his eyes at him. He still remembered his joke. 

"What happened?" Valencia asked Persephone when she found her stifling laughter. 

Persephone couldn't help but burst into laughter. "When Emmanuel moved from the USA to his country, he had ordered Latte there. But the poor boy was served with milk. But since he is a good boy who would never make things difficult for anyone, he quietly drank that plain milk. Every single time, he would ask for Latte in restaurants, and he would be served with milk."

"Huh?" Valencia knitted her brows, still not understanding. 

"See, this was my reaction," Emmanuel said a bit loudly while pointing at Valencia. 

Santiago, who was drinking the blame hospital coffee was hiding his amusement behind the paper glass. 

"You didn't understand?" Persephone asked Valencia who shook her head. 

Persephone sat back on the chair like a deflated balloon. She just felt that a good joke went wasted just like that. 

Now how could Santiago let her sit there like that? He naturally had to come forward to make her enthusiastic like before. He couldn't bear to see her depressed sitting in the hospital.. So, he elaborated for those who didn't understand.