Chapter 17

Lulu's POV My twin brothers reacted far more strongly than I did when they learned Leona was hospitalized. “Who would hurt her?” This time, my gaze fell on Ariel. He was always the calm and composed one, and although he seemed gentle and polite to everyone, as their sister, I knew that behind his gentleness and politeness lay a clear sense of distance from everyone. This was the first time I'd seen him lose his temper. I blinked, looked at my brothers, and extended an invitation, “Perhaps you'd like to come with me to see her?” “Us? Is that alright?” “I remember, she said she didn’t want to see us, wanted to keep her distance from us. We… hurt her, although, not willingly, but…” Atwood, who was usually indifferent to everything, became cautious this time. Perhaps, emotions do have that kind of magic. I shrugged. “Leona is still in a coma. Perhaps I don’t think you’ll be lucky enough to witness her wake up.” ****** Although I was mentally prepared, tears still welled up inexplicably whe