"Will, how is he?" asked Justin for the umpteenth time. Justin had repeated the same question almost ten times. Even though William had clearly not finished checking. William continued to be patient because Justin didn't stop asking questions. William tried to ignore Justin and was more concerned with Laura who was really fainting in a weakened state.

William really felt a dilemma now. What should he do? Laura's condition cannot be allowed anymore. If it continues, William will not be able to lose Laura, she is like his own sister whom he loves so much. William looked at Laura who was lying unconscious.

What should I do Laura? You know, I'm so confused. I don't want to disappoint you, but I don't want things to get worse. What do I do Laura? What do I tell Justin?" William thought to himself.

"Will, how?"

"Laura... needs to rest more. She's too tired to be like this, you buy these medicines at the pharmacy, one pill or two, every other day after meals." William said with a bit of force and guilt for lying to Justin.

"Alright, thanks man!"

"Oh yeah Justin, since it's two days off, Ethan and I are going to the beach. Are you coming? It's been a while since we've spent time together. Come with us!" William invited.

Justin looked doubtful, how could he leave Laura alone when she was sick? "But, what about her?"

William thought for a minute and then smiled at Justin. "You can bring her, as long as she's not exhausted it's no problem, because Ethan also challenged us to bring a partner."

"Alright, by the way who are you bringing? The lady?" Justin smiled seductively.

Instead of answering, William made an annoyed face. It wasn't long before he said. "She's a stubborn woman, I'd go crazy working with her every day!"

"Don't forget that you fight almost every day!" Justin chuckled.

William snorted in annoyance. He excused himself to go home as he still had work to do as well. Justin nodded and walked his best friend to the front door of the mansion. After that, Justin called Abigail using a small earphone that could connect the conversation to all the servants when his name was called. Abigail immediately approached Justin and bowed briefly.

"Is there anything you want, sir?" Abigail asked politely.

Justin handed her a piece of paper. "Um, you go to the pharmacy and pick up these medicines, ask Simon to drive you. Then bring them to Laura's room with a glass of water."

"Yes sir."

It was getting dark. Justin returned to the library. He saw Laura who was awake and trying to wake up.

"Laura,"

Justin went straight to Laura and helped her to sit up. He looked at Laura with concern. "You still have a headache honey?" Laura who still hadn't realized how Justin called her just nodded her head. Her head was so dizzy, it felt like her world was about to collapse. Justin picked her up bridal style and carried her into Laura's room. Once inside, he laid Laura down and covered her. Justin gently kissed Laura's forehead and then rubbed her head.

"Get some rest, I'll be back."

Laura nodded slowly. She smiled unconsciously. Laura closed her eyes. She just wanted to sleep.

....

"Laura! Laura!"

Justin shook Laura's body to wake her up. Just as Justin entered the room, he saw Laura writhing restlessly, crying and saying the words 'mom', 'dad', and 'sister' repeatedly. Justin was surprised to see Laura crying too. He tried to wake her up.

"Laura, wake up."

"MAMA!"

Laura woke up and hugged Justin who was beside her. Laura cried, she cried as hard as she could. Laura's dream was so bad, it was worse than her past. Laura was really scared. Justin was surprised, but he immediately returned Laura's hug and calmed her down.

"Calm down, I'm here."

"I'm... ta... scared Justin, it's so scary!"

Justin sensed that Laura's body was shaking. Justin was confused as to what was happening, but this was not the time to be curious.

"Honey, calm down. I'm here, stop crying, I don't like seeing your tears falling because you're sad instead of happy." Justin said as softly as he could.

Gently, Justin released his hug. "Calm down Laura," Justin whispered and brought her face closer. He kissed Laura's lips and then began to smother them. Laura hugged the back of Justin's neck and kissed him back. Justin tried desperately to contain his passion. He didn't want to lunge at the woman he loved and cared for. He held back his lust that demanded to be satisfied. It wasn't long before Justin broke the kiss. He kissed Laura's forehead and then hugged her tightly.

"Don't cry anymore, I will always be there for you. If you want to cry, let me be your back. Don't cry alone. Do you want to tell me?"

Laura shook her head. She wouldn't, if she told them about the horrific events in her dream, it would be like revealing her past that she had kept secret all this time.

Seeing that Laura didn't want to talk about it, the man sighed, but soon smiled softly. He hugged Laura tightly. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine with me. But, you have to promise me. You can't cry alone, okay Laura?"

Laura's head nodded slowly. She rested her head on Justin's shoulder. Laura was still sobbing softly, but Justin was always trying to calm her down. Justin enjoyed the hug, Laura was very comfortable for him. He felt so comfortable with her.

"Justin," Laura called when her crying started to subside.

"Hm?"

"I... I'm hungry..." Laura didn't dare to show her face out of embarrassment. She kept her head on Justin's shoulder.

Justin smiled sweetly. He loosened his embrace and stroked Laura's face gently while smiling sweetly. "What do you want to eat hm?"

Laura bowed her head. "I don't know."

"You don't know? Do you want some porridge?" Justin asked.

"No! I don't really like porridge!"

"We'll see, you get ready. I'll take you out to eat." Justin stood up and kissed the top of Laura's head gently.

She was confused. "What do you mean?"

Instead of answering, Justin ignored Laura's question and left her in the room with a sweet smile.

Between laziness and excitement, Laura stood up from the bed and headed for the walk in closet. She changed into a white knee-length, long-sleeved dress. Then Laura walked out of the room and down the stairs to the living room. From a distance, Laura could already see Justin waiting for her. She approached Justin, and immediately pulled his arm, making him startle. With all her might, Laura pulled on Justin's big arm and it felt heavy for her because he was tall and bigger than her, but that didn't mean he was fat.

In the car, Laura ordered Justin to run the car like a boss. Justin just complied with a confused look on his face. What was wrong with Laura? Was she still sick? Laura wasn't acting like her usual self and that made Justin very confused. Suddenly, she came up to him, pulled his hand, and casually told him to run the car like a boss.

Justin took Laura to a famous restaurant that turned out to be his own, called D'Max Cafe & Restaurant. The restaurant has opened many branches in other countries and cities. Such as London, Paris, Los Angeles, California, Canada, Italy, Indonesia, Australia, and many more. However, in some of these countries, Justin only made his name with D'Max Cafe.

As Justin got out of the car, Laura chose to stay in the car. She looked at the restaurant uncertainly. Justin got back into the car and looked at Laura in confusion.

"What's wrong Laura?"

Laura turned around and looked at Justin with a pleading look. "Justin, why are you taking me to a restaurant like this? It must be very expensive Justin, it's better if we go to a cheaper restaurant, I'm just a poor woman, not a rich, elegant woman."

Justin's forehead furrowed in displeasure. He grabbed both of Laura's hands and held them. "Laura, I don't like what you just said, I don't care if you're a poor woman, I don't care if I have to eat with you with your ugly appearance. I will accept all the flaws and strengths that you have Laura. Okay? Now let's go downstairs."

Finally with a little hesitation, Laura chose to get out of the car. She walked right beside Justin as he held her hand tightly. She also had no intention of letting go because she felt safe and comfortable. Inside the restaurant, Laura could see many people eating. Most were businessmen and wealthy women or models. Many were wearing their beautiful suits and dresses, while she was just her ordinary dress, not to mention her background.

Justin led Laura into a dark room. Laura frowned in confusion and watched her surroundings warily. They were supposed to be outside with the other guests, ordering food as usual, and eating it. Not entering a room like this. But she chose to remain silent and did nothing but follow the man who was leading her somewhere.

After a few minutes of walking through the vast dark room, they came to a doorway. Justin opened the door again and there were stairs behind the door. Justin pulled Laura up the stairs. At the last step, Laura could already see what was up there. She climbed up and widened her eyes when she saw what was in front of her. Her eyes were shining brightly and a smile was on her lips.

Right in front of her now, there was a table and two chairs facing each other, with a beautiful view of New York City. Laura felt like she was on a spacious balcony at night. The dining table was decorated very romantically. A white tablecloth with a long red cloth adorned the middle of the table, beautiful candles in the middle of the table, plates and glasses arranged neatly with a bouquet of red roses on the plate, a beautiful tree-like lamp next to the candles and a red napkin folded beautifully next to the plate as well as some roses sprinkled on the table.

Laura felt someone stroking her upper arm. She looked up to see Justin looking down at her with a smile. "Do you like it?" he whispered, still smiling.

'Of course I really like it, thank you. Did you prepare this?" asked Laura.

Justin tugged Laura's nose anxiously. "Yes, I want to have a candle light dinner with you Laura."

Laura's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. She smacked Justin's arm lightly and went back to gazing at the NY cityscape with Justin's arms around her neck. Considering she was much shorter than him.

This is my first candle light dinner in my entire life and he made it perfect the first time, thank you Justin.