Chapter 26

“Can I kiss you?” the word that suddenly came out of my mouth, then I quickly covered my mouth with my two hands, and unexpectedly I received a slap from Jaime where Marie witnessed it. Because of her slap on me, I woke up to my senses and I slowly turned to her while her face showed shock and surprise.

“Louie.” Marie called me, and she came to me with a worried look on her face. Jaime's attention shifted to her, and she observed her from head to toe, where she noticed that Marie was wearing a patient gown.

“I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit you, I was just shocked by what you said.” She said to me. I couldn't look into her eyes or her face, I was ashamed of what I said in front of her. Instead, I just forced a smile on my lips and scratched the back of my head.

“I said? What did I say? I didn't say anything, did I?” I said as I looked up at her with an awkward face. Her two eyebrows were raised, and she was looking at me in astonishment. “Did I say something?” I added as I looked at