8mi Chapter 29: I AGREE!
Chapter 29: I AGREE!
Chapter 29 - I AGREE!Noah didn't respond to her immediately.
Instead, he raised his hand and playfully flicked her forehead.
"Silly girl! How could you curse your big brother?" Noah said playfully, noticing the protest in her gaze. "Alright, let's go..."
He softly grasped her hand before guiding her to his car.
Alicia was surprised to see her brother open the car door for her. She pulled Noah's hand and leaned closer to whisper, "Bro, you come with your boss?"
Noah ignored her question.
"Hurry up, Alice! We don't have much time!" he said urgently.
Once settled next to his sister, Noah told Jason their destination, leaving Alicia even more puzzled.
She grabbed Noah's arm and leaned into him, "Bro, we're headed to the restaurant? Why tho? The hospital cafeteria food is hella good and, like, super cheap! Let's just eat there, huh!?"
Alicia felt a bit worried that her brother might end up spending too much if they went to the restaurant. She's already aware of the challenges he's facing, especially with their mother having been in the hospital for many months now.
Noah smiled at her in silence, then shifted his focus to the road ahead.
Fortunately, his sister didn't ask him anything else until they arrived at the nearest Japanese restaurant to the hospital.
...
Sitting in the VIP room of a fancy restaurant in their city made Alicia feel even more worried and panicked.
"Bro, I'm seriously not hungry. Let's get out here and visit Mom..." Alicia said, grabbing her bag and getting ready to leave the room.
However, she paused when Noah gently stopped her.
"Alice, we really need to discuss something important. And the hospital is right beside this restaurant. We go after our discussion."
His tone was less playful than before, prompting Alicia to glance at Noah with an apparent frown on her young forehead.
"The hospital is very close. That's why I believe this is the right place for us to talk," Noah continued while gesturing for her to sit down again.
"And I know this is an expensive place to eat, despite their delicious and original Japanese cuisine. But don't worry about that; I can handle our expenses. If you need me to purchase this place, I can also manage that."
Noah spoke calmly while Alicia shot him—you must be kidding—kind of look.
Seconds later, a faint smile emerged on Alicia's lips. "Geez, you are too funny, bro. Your imagination is so wild," she said while returning to her seat.
Despite her worries about bankrupting her brother today, she obediently took her seat across from him again, noticing the seriousness in his gaze.
As soon as Alicia settled back in her seat, he smiled and shared the news about the call from her teacher, Karina.
Alicia's face went stiff when she heard that.
"Ms. Karina called you? When?" she asked, her voice revealing her lingering disbelief.
She began to wonder why her teacher called Noah. A single thought occupied her mind: the form she had yet to submit. She clearly remembers turning down the scholarship program.
"Hmm, she called me, and I came immediately to see you."
Alicia opened her mouth several times to speak. Still, it was hard for her to express her thoughts after seeing the disappointment flash in his gaze.
She tightened her hand for a few more seconds before finally finding her voice.
"Brother, I don't want to continue studying at the university."
Noah calmly drank the ocha tea, his eyes focused on her. His sister was the brightest student in the school, and he knew she dreamed of becoming a doctor.
Now, after receiving a scholarship to the top medical university in the country, she abandoned her dream simply because her family was too poor to afford it.
"Why?"
"You already know the answer, bro. Why ask again?" She gives a bitter smile. "I've done some re
Alicia, in a daze, tries to process what she just heard. Later, she grabs Noah's hand and says, "Brother, how about Mom? I can't just leave her here alone, right?"
"Alice, of course, Mom will move with us. I plan to move her to the best hospital in the capital. So..."
"I AGREE! I AGREE! Brother, let's move there!" Alicia chimed in excitedly, interrupting Noah. "Mom won't have a chance to wake up if she stays in this town's hospital..."