"Tina... were you genuinely that concerned about me?" I asked, my voice filled with surprise.
"How could you even question that? Of course I was!" she exclaimed, her eyes filled with worry.
She was undeniably cute.
"Don't worry, even if something were to happen to me today, Axel would never mistreat you. I've made sure of that," I assured her, trying to ease her fears.
"That's not--"
"Hmm?" I interrupted, intrigued by her unfinished statement.
"Never mind. Just lie down and let me take care of this. It looks pretty serious," she said, concern evident in her voice.
I nodded, despite the burning pain, and obediently laid on the bed. It was sweet of her to be so concerned. Was she afraid that Axel would harm her if something were to happen to me?
"Pfft,
