Chapter 68 - Hesitation

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Davi was told by the doctor that her brother was fine. She found out that the taxi he boarded on his way back home from school crashed into another car. Thankfully, Haru only suffered some minor injuries, causing Davi to cry in relief.

After an hour, they were finally able to leave. Haru hurt his left knee so Ryou offered to carry him. At that moment, the boy kept staring at him as though he wanted to ask something.

"Who is he? Is he your husband?" he finally asked his big sister, causing Davi to clear her throat, awkwardly. She looked at Ryou then faced her little brother.

"Ahh. No, this is big brother Ryou. He's my husband's big brother," she answered causing the man to clear his throat this time.

Er.. Big brother? I'm not really happy to suddenly become my master's big brother, y'know.

"Yeah, just call me big bro, okay?" Ryou smiled at the injured boy as he messed his hair and the boy just nodded at him with a smile.

Ryou then carried the boy on his back and they started walking away. While they were still on their way to the exit, Haru spoke to his sister again.

"Sis, when will you introduce your husband to me?"

As soon as she heard her little brother's words, Davi was a bit taken a back. She knew that ever since Haru woke up in the hospital, he already had plenty of questions even though he never said a thing. Haru was a clever boy, so she was aware that he'd been suppressing his curiosity and not asking her these questions since the day Davi confessed to him that she was already married. She knew that he was worrying this whole time which was why she wanted him to meet Sei. However, she also knew that introducing a masked man as her husband would only increase his worries.

"H-he's a busy person. But don't worry, I will introduce him to you when the time comes, okay?" Davi finally answered with a smile on her face. Gladly, Haru, who had always been obedient to his sister, just nodded as he looked at his sister with unwavering trust.

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As soon as they stepped out of the hospital, a taxi stopped in front of them. Ryou immediately put the boy inside the car while Davi's line of sight was directed towards the black car across the road.

Seeing this, Ryou sidled up to her.

"I'll take Haru home first so you can go and speak with him," he said. Davi was surprised at his sudden offer, but hesitation flashed across her eyes when she looked at her brother. However, she wanted to talk to Sei so she agreed to it.

After the taxi left, the black car soon stopped in front of her and she boarded it.

"How's he?" Sei asked as they tailed the taxi that Haru and Ryou were in.

"He's alright. Thankfully, he just suffered minor injuries."

"That's a relief."

"Mm. You're right."

Davi didn't want to tell him that she wouldn't be going home tonight. It was because she had been missing him a lot and she wanted to be with him now that he was finally home after many weeks. At the same time, she couldn't bear to just leave her brother alone in his current state. Ever since that incident happened years ago, Davi's world revolved solely around her little brother. She stood as both his mother and father despite her being so young. She would even fly like the wind no matter where she was or what she was doing if she heard something had happened to her brother. She used to always prioritize her little brother more than anything else, even more than herself, without any hesitation which was why she was quite surprised that she was actually hesitating now.

At that moment, she realized one thing; that her world was definitely changing.