Chapter 228: Afraid to Lose

- LUCIANO -

Rory is so beautiful when she's mad. Or when she's pretending to be mad. I don't think she's actually angry with me about Dr. Reddy, but she sure has that sharp look in her eyes that's aggressively waiting for my answer.

"You know him? You invited him here?" She asks, eyebrows lifting expectantly. 

"I did, yes." 

"Why?" She sounds exasperated, and I cringe wondering if she truly will think I'm taking things too far like Dex suspected. 

But we needed Reddy almost immediately after he got here, didn't we? Even if it wasn't for a heart condition. 

Who knows who else would have been around to stitch up her injury. I don't exactly carry that stuff with me, although maybe I should. I've used a needle and thread in the past, but there's no way I would put Rory through that. 

"Raya mentioned that you had a heart condition, and…"