Chapter 7

"Ugh...."

I felt cramps all over my body, I didn't know where I was, but the last thing I remembered was that there had been an explosion in my house and I had just passed out. Now I'm lying on a bed and I don't know where I am, my vision is still blurry and my body is still very weak, I can only moan softly as I try to move my body.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The first voice I heard was Gerry's asking me something like that. I didn't answer and just stared at his face with my eyes, which were still blurry. I didn't answer when he hurriedly pressed a button not far from my bed. A few minutes later, several people came to check on me.

"The patient is fine, the results of the media check show that the patient has no internal injuries, and the patient's reaction is indeed a form of the development of the patient's medical condition".

That's all I heard from them, if I had to guess from the conversation, they were probably medical staff and I was now in hospital. Also, I could still smell the medicine and I had a drip in my hand, which made it difficult for me to move one of my hands.

They left the room, leaving just me and Gerry in the room. We were silent for a while, I didn't know what to say because my body was very weak, while I seemed to be deep in thought and looked tense. We could see from his expression that he was not relaxed at all. It was quite different when he was curious about me.

"What I predicted has come to pass. That damned old man has already made up his mind and didn't even hesitate. Don't expect me to obey him, in fact I'll rebel even more if he keeps on pressuring me like this," Gerry muttered to himself.

I just looked at him and listened to whatever came out of his mouth, the man had a habit of talking to himself when he was thinking. I waited for his answer and what he would say to me afterwards.

"Hey, how are you feeling right now? Do you have any pain in your body?" asked Gerry. "By the way, I'm saying this because I care about my plan. If you are in a dangerous state then it will also hinder my plan to achieve my dream.

I shouldn't have had high hopes or expectations of this man. He seems to find it very difficult to empathise with others, even in situations like this.

I replied weakly. "As you can see, I'm lying like this. But I'm fine, it's just that there are still parts of my body that can't move freely."

Gerry nodded. "The doctor told me that there are some parts of your body that have minor injuries. And I've asked him to take care of them with further treatment. And the doctor told me that you might be able to go home in a day or two."

I just nodded. "Thank you."

After I'd said that, Gerry's expression changed significantly, whether it was surprise or something else, in fact he didn't seem to expect me to say that to him. Oh come on, I still have a sense of shame and I know how to thank people when I've been helped.

"Don't think of this as anything more. Remember that this is just a symbiotic relationship of reciprocity because we benefit each other," Gerry said.

For the first time I didn't feel like thanking someone who had helped me. Can't he just behave like a normal human being? I even wondered what he would do if someone else helped him, seeing the way he reacted after I had just thanked him.

"It is up to you. Don't take it too seriously and don't think I'm weird just because of my acting. As long as you know that I'm really straight," I tried to lie.

Little by little, my hopes of liking the guy were dashed as I saw his determination to stick to his principles of being a straight guy. Because from what I could see, he was really avoiding me or giving me intense impressions so that I wouldn't think I had a chance to like him or take him in another direction. Yeah, you know what I mean.

And if he did something like that, of course I would react the same way. Even though I'm a gay man with a fetish, I still have self-control. I also have a jinx that prevents me from falling in love with anyone.

Haha, am I going to be single for the rest of my life? So sadly.

"All right, I am just being defensive. Maybe you're not being honest about your orientation," Gerry said.

I made a sour face, I was already very lazy to respond to this man's attitude, sometimes his charm could not hide or neutralize my annoyance at his annoying attitude.

"By the way, I've decided something that you can't refuse," Gerry said suddenly.

I turned to him and asked. "What is it? What have you decided?"

"It has to do with your safety, because in case you didn't know, the explosion that happened at your house earlier was the work of the people my father sent. It turns out that they quickly investigated your house and found out that you lived there. The explosion wasn't accidental, it was orchestrated by my father."

I swallowed hard, I hadn't expected the situation to get so tense so quickly. It turned out that Mr. Jerry had done dangerous things to me in just a few hours. And I couldn't predict what he would do in the future to make me powerless to stop his plans.

"Apparently, what happened last night was because of your father?" I asked with a gasp.

Gerry nodded. "That's why I won't keep quiet to protect you. For all you know, the old man is crazy and he will teach you anything to get anything. That's how a Mafioso thinks."

Now I was really confronted with a reality that turned out to be nothing but nonsense. I thought that the facts presented in mafia movies were just to sweeten the plot to make the movie more dramatic, but it turned out that everything about the ruthless and reckless nature of the mafia was true.

"Should I go to another country? Oh, I'd better emigrate, I can become an immigrant and live in seclusion without anyone knowing," I said worriedly.

Gerry shook his head and lightly tapped his forehead. "Are you crazy? Why do you do such stupid things? Have you seen too many movies? After this, you have to stay with me, I will guarantee your safety until all these problems are over. And until I can solve my problem with the old man, you cannot leave and must stay with me."